So 2010 came and went and it's now 2011(!!!)
Wait, what?? Too many things to do, to many things that need to be taken care of.
So, please keep me accountable!
1. A craft a day
2. Lose 15 pounds over this year
3. Find a great job that I love
4. Help hubby with his endeavors
5. Push for Rolo the Bullie
6. Be more active and responsible
7. Sell something on Etsy (or hopefully, more)
8. Let's make this a great year
9. Blog at LEAST once a week.
10. Here we go!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Friday, September 17, 2010
The Future of Glossies
Hmm. The future of glossy magazines is looking a bit bleak.
As a self professed wedding junkie, I've been scouring the magazine aisles for all the wedding magazines since high school. I could never get enough of them. They seemed to have never ending ideas of new ways to do your hair, new dress styles, the trendiest centerpieces, the list goes on and on.
Flash forward to when I'm starting to plan my own wedding. The collection of 25 or so bridal magazines I always gazed at longingly has now shrunken down to 10?
One of my close friends and brides maids subscribed me to Brides, Modern Bride, and Elegant Bride for my birthday. A couple of subscriptions in I get a letter in the mail stating that both Modern Bride and Elegant Bride were going to be cancelled and that Brides would now be a monthly magazine. Hmm looks like the recession was not kind to the wedding industry.
Well the bright side now was that I would now be getting one issue every month! Fabulous new and trendy ideas for me to look at every few weeks! So fresh! So new!
Wrong. While I do enjoy getting the magazine in my mailbox every few weeks, I have to say that the content... well...kinda sucks. The magazine is around 75% ads and whatever is left over is really not that great. During this time, I stumbled upon the world of wedding blogs.
Oh boy, they knocked my socks off! I fell in love with the very sweet DIY community of Weddingbee and the ever so fashionable daily line up of Stylemepretty. I couldn't believe it, fashion forward daily accessible eye candy-every morning!
The best part-they feature REAL weddings. Everyday.
Whereas some of the bridal magazines are still using dated looks, these sites featured super trendy brides who would let you know how to achieve each look.
I was in wedding fashion heaven. So I guess if you are looking to find some really great wedding material but want to save on the $$, I urge you to skip out on the bridal magazines (except for Martha Stewart Weddings-she's still a genius), and make a beeline to the blogs!
So without further adieu, one of my favorite posts on Stylemepretty yet. Get ready for some major wedding porn.
As a self professed wedding junkie, I've been scouring the magazine aisles for all the wedding magazines since high school. I could never get enough of them. They seemed to have never ending ideas of new ways to do your hair, new dress styles, the trendiest centerpieces, the list goes on and on.
Flash forward to when I'm starting to plan my own wedding. The collection of 25 or so bridal magazines I always gazed at longingly has now shrunken down to 10?
One of my close friends and brides maids subscribed me to Brides, Modern Bride, and Elegant Bride for my birthday. A couple of subscriptions in I get a letter in the mail stating that both Modern Bride and Elegant Bride were going to be cancelled and that Brides would now be a monthly magazine. Hmm looks like the recession was not kind to the wedding industry.
Well the bright side now was that I would now be getting one issue every month! Fabulous new and trendy ideas for me to look at every few weeks! So fresh! So new!
Wrong. While I do enjoy getting the magazine in my mailbox every few weeks, I have to say that the content... well...kinda sucks. The magazine is around 75% ads and whatever is left over is really not that great. During this time, I stumbled upon the world of wedding blogs.
Oh boy, they knocked my socks off! I fell in love with the very sweet DIY community of Weddingbee and the ever so fashionable daily line up of Stylemepretty. I couldn't believe it, fashion forward daily accessible eye candy-every morning!
The best part-they feature REAL weddings. Everyday.
Whereas some of the bridal magazines are still using dated looks, these sites featured super trendy brides who would let you know how to achieve each look.
I was in wedding fashion heaven. So I guess if you are looking to find some really great wedding material but want to save on the $$, I urge you to skip out on the bridal magazines (except for Martha Stewart Weddings-she's still a genius), and make a beeline to the blogs!
So without further adieu, one of my favorite posts on Stylemepretty yet. Get ready for some major wedding porn.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Inspiration Boards
So a lot of weddings, parties, magazines are all planned around inspiration boards.
They're a great way to get your creative juices flowing and get you really psyched about how something could look. Keep in mind that unless you have lots and lots of $$$ and/or lots and lots of time, a real wedding will never quite look like those wedding inspiration shoots. Those require many, many vendors and they play up small spaces. But nevertheless they are always very drool worthy to me and I love being inspired by them everyday!
Not being particularly tech saavy, I decided to find a site that had materials already for me. I used Polyvore to create my own "set" and play fashion editor. Polyvore focuses more on fashion than images of places or detailed shots of things. Perfect for those who want to achieve the magazine look! I'm not quite there yet, but it's pretty fun! This particular board is called Modern Romance. I think I'll have to improve on my laying out skills though!
They're a great way to get your creative juices flowing and get you really psyched about how something could look. Keep in mind that unless you have lots and lots of $$$ and/or lots and lots of time, a real wedding will never quite look like those wedding inspiration shoots. Those require many, many vendors and they play up small spaces. But nevertheless they are always very drool worthy to me and I love being inspired by them everyday!
Not being particularly tech saavy, I decided to find a site that had materials already for me. I used Polyvore to create my own "set" and play fashion editor. Polyvore focuses more on fashion than images of places or detailed shots of things. Perfect for those who want to achieve the magazine look! I'm not quite there yet, but it's pretty fun! This particular board is called Modern Romance. I think I'll have to improve on my laying out skills though!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Lavender and Red-A Quirky Color Combo
Did I mention that I heart weddings? I do! I think they are so beautiful! It's a celebration of love-from the couple to their family and friends. They are always a joyous occasion and they are increasingly becoming more and more stylish and personalized.
My dream is to be discovered by Martha Stewart and work for her team-but that dream may still be a ways off. In the meantime, I wanted to explore a color combination that I've never seen before.
Best part-it's two of my least favorite colors. If you asked why I don't like these colors, I don't really have a straightforward answer. But that sometimes happens right?? And when I first read about it I was very skeptical. Really? Red and Lavender? But Martha Stewart proved me wrong. To the right are some images from her Perfect Palettes collection and I must say I'm very inspired! So chic, trendy, and unexpected. All of a sudden both red and lavender are starting to look like pretty awesome colors to me. I love it! I'm starting to feel that there really are no colors that are off limits to weddings. It's really just all about how you play around with them.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Ghost Chairs
For those of you who don't know me-I was just married this past July. It was definitely a very exciting and stressful time for everyone! I think I have just a hint of post wedding blues so am trying to figure out ways to still stay tied in the industry.
I didn't realize exactly how stylish weddings could be until I first attended my best friend's wedding back in 2007. Up till then, I thought the typical Chinese American wedding either consisted of (a) a Chinese banquet (if both parties are Chinese) or (b) the typical midwest wedding aka get married in a church and then have the reception in a banquet hall.
I've been to and seen many weddings since then and have consistently had my mind blown by how detailed and personlized each wedding could be!
Anyways, my latest obsession has to do with chairs. Yes, chairs!
It seems like the elegant go to chair is the Chiavari chairs. I can definitely see why. It's a true staple and a pretty one at it. For the record, we weren't able to use these chairs at our reception because we didn't have the budget, but it was definitely considered!
But looks like there's a new chair in town. The Ghost chairs are definitely not for everyone, but I love how they can make everything look that much more sleek and chic. Not to mention that they wouldn't take away from the colors.
Case in points the picture on the bottom is one of the Louis Ghost Arm Chair by Philippe Starck. It was sitting there so innocently at Design Within Reach that I decided to ask the salesperson what the selling price was. A whopping $410. Hmm, so instead of these chairs being in reach for the ridiculously stinking rich people, they are now within reach of the normal stinking rich people. Nice.
Anyways, it may look a bit sad by itself, but when used in masse, the look suddenly becomes pretty awesome (a la a wedding I found on Style Me Pretty-my fav blog!)
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I didn't realize exactly how stylish weddings could be until I first attended my best friend's wedding back in 2007. Up till then, I thought the typical Chinese American wedding either consisted of (a) a Chinese banquet (if both parties are Chinese) or (b) the typical midwest wedding aka get married in a church and then have the reception in a banquet hall.
I've been to and seen many weddings since then and have consistently had my mind blown by how detailed and personlized each wedding could be!
Anyways, my latest obsession has to do with chairs. Yes, chairs!
It seems like the elegant go to chair is the Chiavari chairs. I can definitely see why. It's a true staple and a pretty one at it. For the record, we weren't able to use these chairs at our reception because we didn't have the budget, but it was definitely considered!
But looks like there's a new chair in town. The Ghost chairs are definitely not for everyone, but I love how they can make everything look that much more sleek and chic. Not to mention that they wouldn't take away from the colors.
Case in points the picture on the bottom is one of the Louis Ghost Arm Chair by Philippe Starck. It was sitting there so innocently at Design Within Reach that I decided to ask the salesperson what the selling price was. A whopping $410. Hmm, so instead of these chairs being in reach for the ridiculously stinking rich people, they are now within reach of the normal stinking rich people. Nice.
Anyways, it may look a bit sad by itself, but when used in masse, the look suddenly becomes pretty awesome (a la a wedding I found on Style Me Pretty-my fav blog!)
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
It's Born!
I am a 27 year old, recently married Asian American woman. I have a nerdy engineer husband and an adorable and lazy bulldog Rolo. I am on a quest to discover what life has to offer and make sense of my current quarter life crisis.
I have a passion for all things stylish, fun, and well quirky. I am hoping to share my ramblings in the hopes that someone will also be able to relate and be inspired!
On to it!
Here, I will post a picture of my dearest pup Rolo. He truly is the joy of my life!
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