Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Short & Sweet.

This post will have to be short & sweet because I work a double at my "real job" today. Boo! Here are a couple of shots I took of my backyard back in January when I was playing around with my new camera. I was really impressed with the macro!


Lucky shot!
Pretty flowers.


In that first shot, I didn't even notice that cute, weird bug was there until I started focusing in. Isn't that a lucky shot?! I have no idea what kind of bug it is, but he is pretty cool with his polka dotted coat & everything. I like that photo so much, I have it hanging up in my bathroom!

Now onto more important news. If there are those of you who sit & wait & count down the minutes (seconds maybe) until the treasuries open, there is something you definitely need to see...

Treasure hunt!


I've mentioned Craftopolis before as a great resource for any Etsian. You can find out what treasuries you may be featured in, among other cool things. Welllllll, they've added the "Treasure Hunt" feature. Click on that tab & you see a countdown clock for Treasury & Treasury West. Pretty cool right? I know, I know. You're welcome.

I need to get ready for work now! All day. That's poop. Oh well, it's really not that bad. I just don't like being away from my house, boyfriend, & pups all day.

Stay sweet & sassy laaaadies,
Jenna Michelle

Saturday, March 7, 2009

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?!?!

I have been MIA and I apologize. AGAIN. My boyfriend has actually been home the last 3 weeks (he is usually at school for almost 14 hours a day!!!), and we have been enjoying our time together. Our puppy has been enjoying it also. I have to get a big girl job of some sort, and our poor pup has been spoiled with so much time with his mom, and he hates being alone now. We are probably getting him a friend (another wiener dog) tomorrow morning! FINGERS CROSSED THEY GET ALONG & LOVE EACH OTHER OR IT'S A NO GO! We got a beautiful little baby! I'm so excited to show you my new family...

BFFL.
The journey of Baxter & Layla's friendship.

My baby Baxter Bear!
This is Baxter, aka Poopers, Pupperton, Puppertonino, Pooter, BRD (Brown Red Dapple), when he was a happy little gentleman. He was my only baby.

Baxter is sad.
...but Poopers was sad; he wanted a friend!

My baby girl!
So we took a trip to the animal shelter, and adopted a beautiful 5 month old girl named Palin.

Baxter got drooled on.
Baxter wasn't really havin this. Maybe he hated her name. So we changed it to Bella, and then after I randomly sang an Eric Clapton song out loud, she became LAYLA!

Sniffin stuff.
They began exploring and playing (videos coming soon), & soon Poopers was attached...

Dog fashion.
DOG FASHION. R U D E. Rude. Don't worry; they're both fixed & he doesn't know what the hell he's doing. Air humper.

Sleepin pups.
They play so much that they sleep a LOT. It's pretty cute.

Lazy day.

My babies!
POOPERS + LITTLE ONE = THE BEST OF FRIENDS.


Ahh, I love her already! They really are adorable. I kind of miss Poopers being my only baby, but I will get used to this pretty quickly & so will he.

Besides enjoying the weekdays together, we have been doing fun stuff on the weekends too. Fun stuff used to consist of getting wasted face & blacking out. It now consists of doing "boring" grown up things, like getting library cards, going grocery shopping together, taking our dog for a walk, etc. I actually love doing these things now. I bet a year ago I wouldn't have thought I would be saying something like that now.

A couple of weekends ago, my wonderful boyfriend Christopher, Baxter (the awesome sausage dog), & I went to The Mercer Arboretum & checked out nature. I never used to do things like this, & I am really starting to love Spring, TX the more we explore it. Our neighborhood is absolutely adorable, & there is a little "beach" behind it! I will have to take some pictures of it, but I'm obviously a procrastinator, so who knows when this will happen? So anyway, nature is awesome, & I have some pictures of it...

Arrrboretum!
We love the arboretum.
Cute weekend!


There is also another new thing in our lives, something that I am getting some really weird reactions about...We are newly vegan, as of about February 21 or 22. I'm still getting the hang of this. At first, it was about being healthy (my body doesn't love dairy that much anyway), & finally being on some kind of diet AT THE SAME TIME as my boyfriend! I used to not want to watch videos on the conditions that the animals live & die in, because I loved hot dogs & chicken too much. I realized choosing to be ignorant was pretty selfish. I wouldn't want to lecture anyone though. Choosing to learn about all of this made me cry & cry. I just thought of someone hurting my own dog in that manner. It honestly was enough. Moving along...

Vegan cookies!

Sooo the other weekend I made these cookies (I got the recipe out of some book from Borders that I can't remember the name of!) & they were pretty good, but the dough was AWESOME. We couldn't stop eating it! Plus there aren't any eggs in it, so I can eat it all I want...MOM! She always told me not to eat cookie dough cause I'd get worms...?
Vegan cookies recipe.
Cookie recipe...

There you go! *In case you are saving the picture to print, there are TWO images there.*

Itsy bitsy babe.

I went to San Antonio last weekend to see my friend Athena's baby girl. So so cute & perfect. Her name is Riley Ann & she looks just like a tiny version of her Mommy!
Teeny baby.

She's the intellectual type. Always thinking.

Here are some other happenings as of late...
Bridesmaids necklaces.

I made these necklaces for this girl Andrea's bridesmaids. NINE bridesmaids! I don't think I even have 9 girl friends anymore. Shit. She was really sweet so I made her a custom necklace as a surprise! :)
Bridesmaids necklaces.

Here are 4 bridesmaids necklaces for another bride, Carrie. She was super sweet as well and also got a necklace from me as a gift! I really like the way the packaging came out...
Bridesmaids necklaces.
Bridesmaids necklaces.


Little bird in a jewelry tree.

Here's a housewares project I'm almost completely finished with for my shop. I love these branches.
Details.

Little flowers yeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Ok, so I was on a brief hiatus, yes. I have bribed you with puppies, babies, flowers, & cookies. FORGIVE ME? Yay. Thanks. :)

Happy Tuesday Errrrbody.
Jenna :)

Monday, February 16, 2009

How could I forget something so AWESOME?

I have no idea how I could have forgotten to post this! I was going to log onto Etsy on Thursday, Feb 12, when I saw this...

First time on the Front Page of Etsy!

I WAS FEATURED ON THE FRONT PAGE! I was so excited, I thought I might cry. I called my Mom right away. I almost immediately made 4 sales and 1 custom order. It was such a nice self esteem boost for my shop. :)

Now I have proudly added this picture to the listing...

My first time on the Etsy FRONT PAGE! :)
Bright Magenta Owl Necklace. $15. by ME! jennamichelle.


I felt famous for an hour. It was fun. Enough bragging; that's not what I'm here for today!

It's fun wearing statement pieces that are busy, bright, & bold, but sometimes all you need is a simple necklace with a cute charm to add that special something to your outfit. Here are some of my favorites from Etsy.

CAUTION: Naughty swear word ahead. Watch out if you have virgin eyes. You have been warned.

Charms!


1 "18K Vermeil Swallow Tattoo Charm" by Heistjewelry
2 "GOLD vermeil shamrock 14K Gold filled double chains necklace" by ArtWark
3 "MICROSCOPE sterling silver necklace" by ballandchain
4 "AHOY" by kellylynraspa
5 "F*ck laser cut from black acrylic on necklace chain" by myeviltwin
6 "Brass Scissors Necklace" by Reyney
7 "Heart Cutout Necklace in 14K Gold and Sterling Silver" by michellechangjewelry
8 "The Original Bunny Trio Necklace" by ThriftyBunny
9 "Baby Elephant Charm with necklace-sterling silver" by umbrellaprints


More charms.


10 "chance la france" by lekelly
11 "First Love Locket" by wiyomu
12 "Long Double Leaf Necklace" by shlomitofir
13 "Long tree necklace in silver" by shlomitofir
14 "Dainty Treasures Lucky Charm Necklace" by VintageMusings
15 "Lightly gold chick and egg." by SeaUnicorn

Even more charms!


16 "Double Branch Necklace in Gold Vermeil" by michellechangjewelry
17 "The golden comb. Vintage couture collection." by SeaUnicorn
18 "Puzzle Necklace" by ialuna
19 "Bunny Rabbit laser cut from white acrylic on necklace chain in gift box" by myeviltwin
20 "Cut out Heart Charm made from Sterling Silver on Chain" by opensesame
21 "Baby Octopus" by SimplyChacha

I love piling on some of my Mom's vintage necklaces because they are simple enough to wear a bunch together.

Layering my mom's old necklaces.


While I was laying down in the grass taking that wonderful picture for yall, I noticed the sky looked awesome, so I took the following photo...

Beautiful sky.

Isn't it pretty? It is actually pretty sunny out today even though that picture might fool you into thinking otherwise. It has been pretty yucky here in Spring, TX the past few days; it's been raining on & off & just plain gross outside. I took the opportunity of the nice weather to snap some pictures of some new things I will be listing today and the rest of the week! Here is a preview...

February projects.

Hope everyone has a wonderful PRESIDENT'S DAY! YEEEEEEEEE!

xoxo
Jenna