Cameos and Owls

I rarely shop for clothes, but this week I've been beset by a fit of needing something *new*.  In my quest for a new shirt, I found a couple of other things I felt called to buy.  Naturally.

These earrings are my new love. 

They're antique cameos with a cat's eye bead dangling below, and I just love the apple green color.  The jeweler converted them from screw-ons to dangling earrings.  I'm so glad she did, because now my life is complete. 

They're by Harley's House, which had a booth at our farmer's market.  Don't ask me when veggies cozied up to earrings but I'm so glad they did.  Harley's House has cute stuff, but it looks like these were one-of-a-kind earrings and you can't have them.

[sad] 

HOWEVER!  There are lots of similar earrings on Etsy.  Like these.

[happy]

And then, in a startling twist of fate, I found another pair of earrings I liked.  This time, at Old Navy.  Have you seen their new accessories?  Super cheap, tons of variety, and definitely cute.

But these owl earrings?  They take the cake. 

Because I am a horse dork/Beep mother/Georgie person/Cabbage wife and not a pro photographer, I was unable to get a good picture of them.  

Not the first time you've noticed such phenomena here, I'm sure.

Photographic shortcomings aside, the owl earrings are incredibly toothsome.  Even better?  They cost $7.  No typo there- SEVEN DOLLARS!!!!!  I just can hardly contain myself.  

I wasn't able to find these earrings on the Old Navy website, so you'll need to check them out in person.  Never before has accessorizing been so accessible.

I still haven't found the elusive shirt that launched this shopping spree (for me, this is indeed a spree), but hey- I'm up two pairs of great earrings. 

Not too shabby.

 

You So Pretty: Homemade Pore Strips

So you know when you've just had a supercrazy busy kinda weekend?  And it wasn't bad- it was all pretty good- but you're just... worn out.  Achy back.  Tired legs.  But the baby was just as tired, so she's already asleep...  And you have an unexpected few minutes to yourself?  Yeah.  It's that kinda Sunday night. 

Maybe it's time to make yourself pretty...  Not that you're not already.  You so pretty. 

As for me, I'm spiffing myself up a little, which will be just in time for our wedding anniversary tomorrow! 

So I found this how-to for homemade pore strips on Petit Elephant.  It only takes a couple of ingredients, and a couple of minutes. 

I spread this liquid pore strip alllllllll over my face... that's gotta be, like, $30 worth of Biore pore strips.  But homemade, it only cost me a few cents. 

I love stickin' it to the man.

When it peeled off it left my skin soft, clean, and de-pored.   Amazing.  And now I'm suddenly and seriously addicted to spreading gelatin on my face.  (The only thing I didn't love was the hot milk smell, but it only lasts a couple of minutes.)  Check it out. 

Oh- and when you visit Petit Elephant, just because I love ya, I'll tell you there's also a mind-blowing solution for shattered eyeshadows.           

I gotta go- The Marriage Ref is on, and it's time to choose sides.