For Gwenn

For Gwenn by bellastarr featuring long earrings

Rock Republic scoop neck tee
kohls.com

Hollister Co slimming tank
hollisterco.com

Jeans
$145 - impressionen.de

Jimmy Choo pointed toe cowgirl boots
theoutnet.com

MIA high heel boots
heels.com

LK Designs long earrings
$140 - pret-a-beaute.com

14k yellow gold jewelry
boticca.com

Roberta Chiarella crystal jewellery
maxandchloe.com

Club Manhattan hoop earrings
$33 - welikefashion.com

Untitled #112

Untitled #112 by bellastarr featuring a feather belt

LnA short sleeve v neck t shirt
$100 - donnaida.com

Miss Me vintage jeans
buckle.com

Minnetonka sandals
sheplers.com

Dorothy Perkins feather jewelry
dorothyperkins.com

Western silver jewelry
crowsnesttrading.com

Feather belt
sheplers.com

Mirrored aviator sunglasses
retrocitysunglasses.com

Easy Sunday

Easy Sunday by bellastarr featuring acetate sunglasses

Big Star big-star jeans
buckle.com

Ladies Western Wear-Women's Western Wear-Cowgirl Apparel-Cowgirl...
crowsnesttrading.com

Minnetonka fringe shoes
swell.com

Streets Ahead cuff jewelry
endless.com

Gucci acetate sunglasses
net-a-porter.com

Cowgirl hat
crowsnesttrading.com

Untitled #104

Untitled #104 by bellastarr featuring statement necklaces

Madewell western shirt
madewell.com

Pleated maxi skirt
ebay.co.uk

Gucci gladiator sandals
$295 - profilefashion.com

Statement necklace
etsy.com

Wish I was an OUTLAW

The move is under way. Just for fun this one is for my Metochoi girls. I promise I will NOT end up in painted on blue jeans and bedazzled shirts!! Love you girls. Thanks for holding me accountable.

Over it 1.18.12

It was so popular the first time, I thought I would try it again. Besides it is sort of like therapy, you know just being able to talk about the things I am  over :) I loved hearing everyone's comments through the week. I loved that all you junkies would point out when you were doing or wearing something I was totally over . :) I mostly loved seeing My favorite Neighbor in her RED skinnies. I know seriously, this girl can't go wrong.  

DISCLAIMER:  I am about to get all judgey 

Well, it's the middle of the week. The ever famous HUMP day. The one where it's half way over but not all the way. So in honor of getting over it, I am posting my tops "I'm over it" and "I want some more of it".

I'm OVER it:

• Pink. Yes, the color. It's cute on little girls,not so much on grown women. Yes, I like pink cheeks and maybe a pink accessory. BUT I am over seeing women covered in pink. Unless it's October.I totally support pink ribbons!! Cover your body in pink ribbons. 
• REALTORS not answering their phones. Come on people!! 
• REALTORS not giving feedback on the homes you show. It's common courtesy.   
• The "we have more then one offer so we need highest and best"
• Second and third showings resulting in NO offer
• No SNOW!! Hopefully we get some today.
• To do lists half way done.
• Dishes in the sink.
• The never ending pile of laundry that has to be washed,dried, folded or ironed.
• Feeling guilty
 

The HUMP part. I am almost over the following:

• The color RED
• Short Sales
• Envy. Just when I think I have it handled!! That's why I am ALMOST over it. Stink'n sin.

I want some more of it:

• UNDERCONTRACT
  

• Rustic in my house. I am imagining rustic with urban flair. Catch me? You know like a pair of deer horns hung on my bedroom wall; with a few strands of my pearls hanging off those bad boys. Hickory Wood floors and wall to wall mirrors. A LARGE crystal chandelier in the living room matched with a HUGE sepia toned horse canvas.I am thinking pallet coffee table with books of beautiful architecture and fashion magazines strewn about. Don't forget the fur throw over the back of my antique leather sofa. I am thinking a little tasteful taxidermy above the stairs and some antlers in a jar for a table scape. Candles in ball jars... to bad that's all in my imagination.   
• Drop Cloth curtains
• Punks home from school. This week they had two days off. I loved having them home.We had good conversation. We laughed a lot. I miss them today.
• Soft Vintage Graphic Tees. With designs on them made by orphans. CommonThreads.
• Forgiveness
• Thrift store finds
• Projects getting done
• Big decisions being made. Like to homeschool or not to homeschool
• Black horn rimmed glasses. I want some so bad I can feel the ache right in my bosom. Ha! Bosom, what a funny word.

What are you over and what can't you get enough of?

10 things i am over 1.11.12

DISCLAIMER: I am about to get judgey and there is an offensive word in the following post.

Well, it's the middle of the week. The ever famous HUMP day. The one where it's half way over but not all the way. So in honor of getting over it, I am posting my tops "I'm over it" and "I want some more of it".

I'm OVER it:

• Bling on your jeans!! Yep, sick of seeing women and MEN with bling on their butt's.
• UGG boots and sweats. Yuck!!
• Boots tucked into pants. Well, I like them on everyone else. Especially my long legged sister in law.Just not me. I am 5'1. Come on. Really. I am going to stick my leg in a boot with HALF my jeans sticking out!! I just cut my 1 foot leg in half. Looks ridiculous on me. I know,just after I made a ton of leg warmers with ruffles. 
• Skinny Jeans. 'Cause I am not skinny!!
• Burnout tees. Period.
• My red drapes in the kitchen. Ug.lee
• Utah drivers. Learn to merge. There are other people on the road.
• Being stagnant. MOVE. Do something already!!
• Poverty. I am greedy! Why can 't I share more?
• Drug addiction and the hopeless parents/spouses/siblings/employees/citizens that it conceives. Demonic. 

The HUMP part. I am almost over the following:

• Feathers in grown women's hair.Although I am tempted to put this blue one in mine this afternoon.
• Smokey eye. 
• Crackle paint on finger nails. AND furniture too. But I am WAY over that.
• Red lips. OR am I?

I want some more of it:

• More stats that tell me UTAH's housing market is on the rise and that the housing crisis is over.
• Offers on the homes and properties I have listed. 
• The Bitch Bang.(I warned you) I sport one,therefore I can call it the name I coined it. "The Bitch Bang". Why do I call it this? Because that is what you look like when you wear this thick, heavy, in your eye, side bang.You look like a female dog that has just gone in for grooming. BTW I cut a mean bang. OR as Francois would call it "Fringe"
• Cowboy boots
• Cardigans
• Scarves
• Chunky, earthy rings and necklaces. With a big fat CROSS!! Makes it all the better.
• Pendleton/Aztec print
• Rosy Cheeks
• Well defined black eyeliner
• Big fat false lashes

There you got it!

What are you over and what can't you get enough of?

Make up for a Sick Day

Ugh!! I am sick AGAIN!!

So, here is a quick post ; how to do your make up when life doesn't stop, just because you are sick.

• Even though you are sick and feeling like you want to fall into bed. DON'T forget your skincare routine. Wash your makeup off at night, your eyes will thank you in the morning. Make sure you moisturize day and night. Your nose will pay you compliments. Truly it will. Is that the Nyquil speaking?
• Keep it light. I use a tinted moisturizer on these days. No need for a heavy foundation and concealer. It will just get wiped off your face. So keep it light.
• Don't forget your eyebrows. Believe me, a nicely groomed eyebrow makes all the difference. 

I am telling you. Eyebrows are the bees knees!!

• Two coats of waterproof mascara. You. do. not. want ugly raccoon eyes half way through the day. 

• When your sick you usually already have pretty rosy cheeks. Why not play them up? Add a light blush. I like a cream blush when I am sick. Anything that makes my skin look a little more moisturized. You don't want to look drab and dry. Tip: When you use something creamy you need to add a powder on top. Other wise it will just rub off. This applies to cream shadow as well. I added translucent powder on top of my cheeks. It didn't change the color, but I still got the healthy moisturized look I was going for.

I am making a prediction for 2012. ROSY CHEEKS are going to be the new smokey eye. I am not kidding. EVERYONE is going to want to be sporting a rosy cheek. Mark my word!!

• For the lips: CHAPSTICK. Mint flavored is my favorite!! Today I used Strawberry, it added just the right amount of pink.
• Don't forget your hair. I love an easy stacked pony. Who wants to blowdry, flat iron or curl their hair when they are sick? NOT ME.

Stacked Pony: A regular or messy pony;add two rubber bands instead of one. You "stack" the rubber bands. OR if you have finer hair; you can separate your hair into two sections. Top and bottom. Back comb the crown and secure the top pony into a thin rubber band. Then "stack" the bottom section under the top section. Securing with another thin rubber band. (Make sense?) THEN with a thicker hair band secure it all together. It adds height and style to the regular old pony.Jennifer Aniston, Hillary Duff and J-LO are famous for these.

• Don't forget to rest!! 
• Lots of fluids

I am off to deliver Earnest Money and get some contracts signed. Make it a wonderful day!!

Things I have tried on Pinterest

I have this love of  Pinterest. It has a lot of great ideas and beautiful pictures. I use it for inspiration and a checklist. I use it to get more organized and for some amazing ideas on decor, staging, parties, crafts, travel ideas and wardrobe ideas. I love it. The thing is you need an invitation to become part of this elite little group. If you wanna, you can ask me to invite you and I will. Because I am sooooo nice like that!!  Here are some great things I have tried from Pinterest. Some were huge successes, while others were just great ideas. I have a list of about 100 other things I would like to try. I have to remind myself one at a time... I get too overwhelmed.

Successes:


This was a success so far. It made a huge difference under my sink. We will see in a week, after the bottles have hung there for a while. Best part of this, was that it was free... sort of, I mean I already had the tension rod in my basement from a year or so before. That counts right?I am afraid to show the before and afters. You all will judge.

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I have made  a few chalk boards in  my day. This picture was the inspiration to the new chalkboard that hangs in my entry. I loved the ornate, distressed, white frame. I found a hideous gold frame at the local second hand store for $5.00. Everything else I had on hand. It took me less than an hour total.

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The source has disappeared. It was inspiration for my messy summer do. Super easy.

 But I did copy this tutorial to get the foundation for it.

Tutorial

I used all of these for inspiration outfits. I mean seriously good stuff on here.

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I guess the only one that has truly been just a good idea was this one. I won't even show you the after. Lets just say I could not find my favorite shoe under the rubble of extra large purses.  

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They were immediately hung back up in the coat/backpack/laundry room. Sure wish I had one of these. At last there is no room in my home for a space like this.

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I would settle for one of these.... Maybe if I beg and plead the L.O.V.E. of my life will build it for me!!

I would love to give you the source. Someone stole it and pinned it with out giving the credit. There is a tip for you. If you join pinterest make sure you give credit where credit is due!! Nice picture anyway.

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