Mano y Metal got accepted to be a vendor at this years Pitchfork Music Festival! Which means, my 6month haitus from craft shows is over! I took a long break after the holidays because I was exhausted...
Hi! here are my weeks candids captured via instagram, linking up with Life Rearranged blog for InstaFriday :) 1. morning sunshine, day off of the cubicle means day ON for Mano y Metal // 2. family po...
I saw this project here while feeding my pinterest addiction and I knew the munchkin would love to make this... we made our own variation though as the original source of this project used ...
1. worked all day, two whiskey+lemonades after work, cab ride home... it was a long day. 2. obsession of the week. howd that happen? 3. there was no talking myself out of buying these tribal print sh...
Happens everytime! I walk into Target for ONE thing.... like to buy laundry soap or something and you know as soon as you walk in BAM! the womens section of clothing is there.... so many pretty ...
Boy meets Girl... or in this case Olivia meets Alex and vice versa..It was a bar-b-q season and I had the habit of inviting a few girlfriends of mine to these bar-b-q’s to help ...
Source: macide.livejournal.com via Desiree on Pinterestnote to self: stop procrastinating. if only time went a little bit slower... so I could catch up.. ya, know? seems like the...
Source: thiskaleidoscopeheartofmine.bl ogspot.com via Lindsey on PinterestSo, my close friend Olivia is getting married to my brother-in-law t-o-m-orrow! eeeek! SO EXCITING!!!! I cannot wait...
Dont ever ask me to be your "diet" buddy. I am a bad influence and also, easily influenced when presented with loaded burgers and sweets. Exhibit 1, 2, 3, & 5 as references. I was suppose...
Just wanted to wish you all a fabulous Easter Sunday! :) I wasnt raised celebrating Easter so I am not sure on all the facts behind the Holiday- but what i do know is that there is a bunch of f...
Source: images.search.yahoo.com via Desiree on PinterestO.M.G Where have I been? Seriously, I just discovered Pinterest like 2 weeks ago... Ok, so I have had an account for several months... probably...
Welcome to my super-impulsive impromtu DIY nail art series! So, I can go weeks neglecting my nails to the point where I hide them in my pockets when in public, then there are times when i show them l...
My friend Chelcie S. Porter, who is getting her traveling on via New Orleans, Mississippi, Alaska & beyond made a stop in Chicago for her birthday back in February & I made sure to get on her...
It has been a long time since I posted a Sunday FUNday post, but Im gettin back in the groove and wanted to share a fun DIY I found on pinterest... I modified the DIY according to my terms because, w...
note(s) to self:drink more water. take more walks.stop reading emails and etsy convos via my iphone and responding to them only in my mind and not actually... (whoops)make peace (aka stop ignori...
the best way to eliminate the Monday blues... is to add other colors to your day! :) Today I am feeling vibrant color combos... brought to you by my etsy wanderings...My mom cooked with a lot of wi...
60 degrees, 70 degrees are you kidding me? This weather is amazing... too amazing, I mean Chicago seemed to skip right over winter entirely, it snowed only about 5 times over here... pretty (super) m...
necklaces can be viewed in detail hereTruth is, I have been making these sassy necklaces since I first started making jewelry and established Mano y Metal ....but I have made these necklaces on...
Gettin Geometric with it. Hola!So, this weekend I looked at my neglected nails and thought I should give them a little attention after all the abuse I put them through when working on jewelry......
When I finally decided to stop snoozing the alarm on my phone I unlocked it and opened my email... Now, I ask myself why I do this every morning as the first thing, Literally while still warm in my b...
So, I saw this on Pinterest and HAD to try it! I knew my son would love it and so we headed to the craft store after school yesterday and picked up the supplies to get some art-making on! :) I have s...
Outfit Confessionals:::It appears I have "a thing" for tribal print lately. I can spot it all the way across the room in a store and know I need it in my life... This particular combination o...
Some days I wake up wearing imperfection-radar lenses. I mean, I can walk around the entire day and only see what is not going right, what is flawed---> how I am flawed... and am just my own bigge...
Ill admit it, I feel in love with Audrey Hepburn when I saw her in "Breakfast at Tiffanys" I liked her defiant nature that was dipped in sweetness and how she stood her ground and refused to ...
You dont have to be an excellent french-braider to accomplish this up-do, you just have to know how to get by when french braiding and that will do! :) This up-do has rescued me from many of "bad...
yey! I have a guest blogger + a giveaway for you all! :) whoop whoop!Meet my beautiful & stylish friend who is joining us today from Canada.I absolutely adore her and hope you enjoy getting ...
There is nothing better than going out to your mailbox and finding the item you ordered waiting in the mailbox for you! I purchased a Sew Beastly wristlet in a classic black & white ch...
Truth is: sourceits true, so true. and its ok to say that out-loud. :) etsy shop //\\ twitter //\\ facebook \\\///\\\//\\\//\\///\\///\\\/ /\\///\\//what is your truth? Today, I ...
{ Outfit Confessionals }I didnt comb my hair again, I started to curl it to tame the Lion King mane I had going on but my patience is so limited (seriously) so BAM sloppy bun and Im done. And to...
I got some new stuff to share with you all! First, I got some new stamps! yep, I am pretty excited about these because for as long as I can remember I have been obsessed with zodiac signs and what ch...
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