offbeat tuesday.

here's a little upbeat song for those who are experiencing a slightly offbeat tuesday--

(too bad the full length vid of her new single off her FLAGS album isn't on youtube yet!)

gonna be watching this lovely lady thursday night! see you at the el rey, miss brooke!
hope we get pic-op again, will post my adventures if we do :)

thought you might want to know...

... a little bit of how we put "under construction" together....

(1) we did a little scouting, and voila, found the perfect location for our anticipated shoot! my little bro was my stand-in model for "testing" the area.

(2) i thought this little window was so beautiful, unfortunately we didn't use this section because a man was sleeping on a bench close by that day. (hehe!)

(3) same goes with this little section here, ... we couldn't possibly bother the exhausted man taking his afternoon nap on the lone bench in the area. but this was one of the sections i absolutely loved! felt a little european right smack dab in los angeles!

 (4) we were able to take a couple shots here-- beauty!

(5) and another fave, the electrical post... if you noticed on this picture -here-, on the top right corner, there was a little signage that actually said don't climb on the post, and we technically didn't, we just held onto it, which wasn't that safe either, such rebels! hahaha!

(6) our make-up stylist's treasure box! check her work out on makeupbycarmella.com, expect to see our fashion shoot on the website soon! 

 

(7) all-in-one studio!

 (8) one of our models having coffee while getting styled-- such a diva! haha!

(9) bringing on the fierce before the shoot!

(10) all-in-one make-up, hair, and fashion stylist, and flash lady-- our very own, carmella pacana, helping out our photographer, glenn espina

(11) our girls in action!

 (12) our models backstage!

(13) much love from all of us! xxoo!

hope you guys stay tuned for the launch of our very own style studio in january 2011!
also-- we hit our new fave store goodwill about a week ago, and scored some major deals! so for style steals, deals, and other fun stuff and tips, do drop by again soon!

back-to-work, beads friday.

no black friday for me. never was my thing to shop amongst a crowd of people, and to stand in line for ages to buy probably something that i'll wear once or twice in my life. nope, not the girl for that.

so instead of spending this lovely morn and afternoon getting pissy about how long the lines are or how i can't find a spot at the next car park... i've caught up with my primetime comedy shows on hulu, and now like a granny, i'm picking up my craft tools and getting back-to-work on my cutesy boxes, and! gonna get started on stringing these beads for...??, who knows what, but i want to make use of them-- so we'll see what i end up making today!

under construction.

(1) Gold Brocade Jacket by Saks Fifth Avenue - thrifted from Goodwill.

(2) Hair and make-up by Carmella Pacana @ makeupbycarmella.com

 (3) Sequined Jacket thrifted from Magnolia Commons, Sequined Tube thrifted from Goodwill

(4) Hair and make-up by Carmella Pacana @ makeupbycarmella.com

(5) Tulle Hoodie and Sequined Corset thrifted from Goodwill.

(6) Hair and make-up by Carmella Pacana @ makeupbycarmella.com
(7) 

 (8) 

 (9) Our sweetest friends-cum-models, (from top left) Justine, Carol and Hannah.

(10) Make-up by Carmella Pacana, Hair by Carmella Pacana, Justine Velandria & Anina Antonio (myself), Styling by Carmella Pacana & Anina Antonio, Shoot Directed by Anina Antonio, Photography by Glenn Espina

so as promised, many moons ago, i said i would post photos from a fashion shoot i took part of early fall--

ultimately, the concept came together differently than what we had imagined, and that was a good thing! with the mesh of pieces we've gathered from our very own closets to the racks of clothes in the various goodwill and thrift store locations we've surveyed, we're proud to bring you the final results of "under construction", the first of many fashion/photo shoots to come from our very own (*fingers crossed*) fashion and beauty studio/blog to be launched January 2011!

definitely gonna be an amazing adventure for our small team, with our old, and of course, new friends to come! we're putting our heads together in gathering ideas and solidifying our creative concept, so we can start whatever it is we've got going now and share our very own cheap, yet chic, finds, tips and designs!

what a great start, ... ! i'll keep you updated until the official site launches 2011.

crafties.

this is my first clamshell box and journal project from over a year ago! i made this one at otis. (excuse the cut on the journal, my bone-folder was too sharp and sliced my beautiful journal's side spine!)

i decided to give it a shot, and try making one on my own, i'm almost done with it-- but this is what i had early morning. 

i attempted making engravings shown on the journal above (leaf cut), but i wasnt too successful because i forgot to put glue on the cardboard end! hmmm....

these are two of the boxes i finished constructing from scrap cardboard i wanted to get rid of. they're still waiting to be covered!

i'm getting a lot better at making these boxes, and i'm a little disappointed with the glitches i make on each one. so far i've made five, but i'm thinking of keeping these slightly imperfect ones-- i really hope to start selling my little crafty paintings, and of course these boxes on etsy. what do you think?? interested?

beautiful lord.

all week, i've been saying, beautiful, oh how beautiful Jesus is. how beautiful, just absolutely beautiful my Lord and Savior is. then comes this amazing song that puts my praise into an amazing song. wow. BEAUTIFUL. my heart could just about explode.

writing thoughts down.

Today is Super by Chronicle Books

Simple Diaries by P. Keel

i'm a journal, calendar, planner-loving-somewhat-at-the-same-time-free-spirited girl, and i came across the cutest journals in anthropologie today! (click on the title/links to browse and find more info on these cuties!) --i've been making lists, and have begun crafting boxes, and soon journals of sorts for ... i have no idea, and these are great inspirations!

anthropologie is absolutely one of my new fave stores to window shop.
beautiful setting, beautiful clothes, beautiful home decor, beautiful knick-knacks and etc, but UGLY prices. (i could afford a number of items, half of which i think have appropriate pricing and the rest, well, not, but i don't want to go on how i'm trying to not buy everything that i think is beautiful and find that i have no use for it later.. yadayada)

 

check out anthropologie!

belated.

my 22nd birthday was a couple days ago, but i think this birthday gift will be belated. it'll be worth the wait :)

posties.

forgetting a lot of things lately, very scatterbrained at the moment.

and i just remembered too, that i was supposed to post fashfash pictures from last month's photoshoot, and i still haven't done so! hmm. let's see what i get to start and, or finish today, and i will update my posts. updates to come!

i'll leave you with my craft idea for the day:

fini!

before and after--

one craft box done-- it's not perfect, but i'm proud! now off to make the little knick-knacks, or possible zines, journals, or postcards, or paintings, or cards of sorts to put inside it! :)

delays!

i know, i know... monday layout overdue.

workin; on it!

plans change.

good thing-- or else i would've screwed up life a long time ago.

this means:
-working on blog etc this week.
-artsy crafty projects continuation.
-squeezing in looking for a job.
-... and some other stuff that i can't remember at the moment.

i got a feeling tomorrow's going to be beautiful.

Nando's.

remember this?

 

well, today, at a world market store, i finally found one!

and then this is me, before eating with chicken tenders (closest chicken i had... next time i'm grilling me some!)

 SCOOOORREEE! hurray saturday delights!

spirit of a dream.

while you wait, (and i work) on this exciting new, hopefully AMAZING layout....
you can read:

GARANCE DORE'S inspiring story!
*so inspired! so touched, blessed, and wow moment definitely!
 
i will leave you with the link, and a few words of encouragement:

DARE TO DREAM.

*uggh, and then some, i have to share! today was a good day, but every day's a good day i'd say, today was just especially better, particularly because i got paid for my graphic design skills. literally. nothing too fancy, but knowing inDesign got me the job, and now i'm getting another pay check (from a project that followed) and hopefully more work to follow. and was totally work at home status! yeeep. oh, and on that job hunt, NADA. i have been off the hunt for two weeks now, maybe this coming week'll be the hotshot. aiming a little lower, but with new possibilities, part time with side lines, is better than an invisible full time job. heh? happy friday all.

here we go, thursday night.

excuse the soon to be on-going construction, things might look upside down around here for the couple days. but i cannot wait. i have to get moving and start my blog remodel because i want to share some photos with the world, and what if, possibly, somebody, absolutely somebody wants to post a comment, or a suggestion, or a note of some sort to my next possible amazing posts?! ... and the post link isnt working? hmm.

therefore, we start tonight. construction, construction, and hopefully when i return to facebook next monday night, regular and beautiful blogging will also commence! therefore, say goodbye to the old, (AH, AND I SAY THIS FOR EVERYTHING I ABSOLUTELY DESIRE TO CHANGE WITHIN MY LIFE!) and IN WITH THE NEW!

goodbye beautiful white space photo format!

Hello Weekend Wonders!

home is where the heart is.

and i have no clue where my heart is this week. things are getting hazier as the days progress. i fear that i may be running in reverse, taking a step forward and two back. although, i'd say i was pretty productive today, working at home doing some template stuff, working to pay the bills. long sigh.

but i know someday, one day, all that'll come to a halt, and i'll just live life, without the burden of paying for bills (ha, at such a young age, right?) and whatnot. maybe soon. ;)

can't wait to find a place where my heart can settle. a place like this would be nice. i don't require too much.

(credits to ApartmentTherapy.com)

real models.

 season 5 ladies, top 3, L to R: Tahnee, Clare and Cassi.

 season 5 winner: tahnee atkinson

 season 1 runner up: chloe wilson (?)

 season 5, 3rd from top, clare venema

 season 3, alice burdeu on VOGUE

 season 5, adele thiel

 season 5 runner up: cassi van dungen

 season 4 winner: demelza reveley

 season 2 winner: eboni stocks

 

season 1 winner: gemma sanderson

and finally, controversial season 6 produced, amanda ware...

the ANTM girls have nothing on these AusNTM girls. Among the many I've posted is Alice Burdeu, international model, who has graced magazines such as Vogue, modeled for high end lines such as D&G and Blumarine. i mean, Australia is breeding a whole new batch of supermodels who totally beat Tyra's little minions! These girls CAN model, walk, book REAL jobs and so on, so forth. Don't get me wrong, i love ANTM and it is entertaining, but I've just watched my first couple episodes of AusNTM and they are AAAHHMAAZZZING and they're not doing this for the sake of entertainment, they are really going into the business of modeling.

these ladies take after their fellow Aussie models, Elle McPherson, Gemma Ward, and i'll throw Miranda Kerr in there.

i guess this post can kinda be a prelude to my next possible couple entries, (surprise surprise!) and an inspiration for my possible portfolio, or just a plain ol' photoshoot for fun (LOL).

lights out--