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
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 (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?