chevron stripe necklace

hello my lovelies.

happy Monday to you all.

I have an exciting giveaway on my blog today provided by

lemon door jewelry (visit my site here)

i am going to giveaway this necklace to a lucky winner.

to enter the giveaway:

1 - blog about the giveaway

2 - become a follower

3 - leave a comment of your favorite item in the shop

4 - become a fan of the shop on etsy

5 - become a follower of me on IG: @ashwarn

giveaway will be open until August 31, 2012.

good luck to all.

the life of a narcissist

the life of a pretend narcissist.

do you ever think that you spend too much time online?
checking your facebook, email, twitter, IG, blog, etsy, pinterest.

i have been feeling like that lately. and i've come to a conclusion.
we ALL are narcissists

nar·cis·sist  [nahr-suh-sist]
noun
1.
a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish.

who agrees with me?
am i the only one who has realized this.
i think technology is wonderful, don't get me wrong, but i also think we all suffer from this.

do you really care what i am doing with my time?
do you really care what your "blog friend" is posting on IG?
does it make you depressed to go on pinterest to see gorgeous things you'll either
never be able to afford or be able to pull off?

studies have shown that people are the happiest in the morning - not in the mid-morning after they've checked
all the blogs, looked at photos on IG/facebook, and looked at pinterest.

the reality of it all is, at the end of the day - how are you spending your time?
are you making man-kind better by sitting on your booty reading blogs all day?

what are your thoughts on this ladies?

insta weekend

sweet tooth fairy cookies
sleeping by the pool
bought this table off Craigslist
Mexican food (dine-in)

Three movies in a row with my BFFs
Wearing no makeup
Sleeping

Twas a lovely weekend.
Happy Wednesday loves

DIY - antler necklace holder

i love deer.  really, i do.

i wanted to incorporate my love for deer into my home decor.
the inspiration? (see here)

items needed:

(project took about 30 minutes total to complete)

- antlers (we bought ours here)

- fake flowers (any craft store)

- spray paint

- acrylic brown/black paints

- hot glue gun

- first thing you need to do is spray paint the antlers an all over color 
(i chose ivory because i really liked the creamy color more than a stark white)

- after letting the paint dry, i sprayed another coat of paint and let it dry again

- while your paint is drying, take the flowers off of the stems (be careful that your flowers don't fall apart....you may need to hot glue them around the base of the flowers before taking them off the stem)

- cut out small green felt circles to be the "base" of the flowers.

- hot glue the flowers to the felt circles

 - i then began to paint the antlers a color that i liked.  i mixed a few browns together, let them sit for a minute - then i wiped the paint off with a moist paper towel.
repeat this until you get the color of antlers that you desire.

- once the paint has dried, arrange your flowers how you want them to look in the center of the antlers

- hot glue the flowers to the center of the antlers (or however you want....)

and.....

VOILA

you have yourself a brand-spankin new necklace hanger

{tuesday tunes} with ashley

hello reader, i'm starting off the {tuesday tunes} segment of my blog.
if you're new to the blog, welcome!
if you're a follower, welcome back!

if you know anything about me - you'll know i'm an avid music fan!  i love music!
so i decided to share my love for music with you - and hey, maybe some of the music
i'm currently obsessing over will become something you like to listen to as well.

{favorite tunes for today}

 Finally Falling by Mayer Hawthorne

Trouble - Ray LaMontagne

Ho Hey - The Lumineers

Golden Train - Penguin Prison

Medicine Show - Big Audio Dynamite

you like what you're hearing?  do you have favorites? :)

if you want to participate in {tuesday tunes}

here's the requirements 

tuesday tunes

i wanted to try something new.
i decided that since i love music, 
and i am sure lots of you love music too - 
i would love to have a MUSIC fest on Tuesdays.

{tuesday tunes}

what it's all about:
- sharing your favorite music 
- introducing people to new artists
- learning about cool music

to participate email me: 

(ashley.warner88@gmail.com)

* your top 5 favorite songs of the moment

* a little blurb about yourself and the type of music you love

* why you chose the songs you did

you'll be spotlighted on my blog for the tuesday tunes reveal (sounds fun, right?!)



if you're still not so sure, come back tomorrow for the first {tuesday tunes} post...

DIY lace shirt

so...this isn't done yet, but I thought I'd post a sneak peek of the progress.

I bought this shirt at Old Navy (cheap)
lace is from JoAnns ($3.00) I used my coupon for this

This'll be a relatively cheap shirt to create, plus it's one of a kind.
No one else has this shirt.

What has been your most recent DIY project?

Happy Friday lovelies...

jewelry photo shoot

i had the chance to shoot some of these pretties for a new etsy shoppe.

how fun, huh?!

there were so many pretties.

i wanted to take them all home.

i was dying.....

does this 'look' appeal to you?

i hope so...

help me. seriously.

hi ladies (and gents, maybe?)


ok, so I must admit - i've neglected this little slice of the cyber world called "MY BLOG"
i feel like i have nothing important to say anymore...ever feel like that?
and i feel like i'll turn into a narcissist if i continue to write about myself (wait...isn't that what this is all about)


so tell me dearest reader, what you like to read, look at, or see on blogs.


is it DIY projects?
photos?
contests?
recipes?




help me. pretty pretty {please}
any answers are greatly appreciated!

this is about how i look right now - confused and sleepy...

always remember....