Today's Outfit

I don't post much about what I'm wearing but today I was needing some photos for the 21 Things and got a few good ones of the outfit I had on today.

Dress: Aqua Blues

Cardigan: Old Navy

Glasses: Walmart

Belt: Forever21

Ring: Handmade

-Amber

21 Things- Thing 1

It's 21 days until I turn 21 and I thought I'd try this out. I got the idea from ♥elyica who did something similar on her blog and I thought it'd be something neat to do. Here it goes...

1. I'm left handed 

 I do everything with my left hand except when using scissors. It's a tough world for us left handed people and I've actually only met a handful. I know there were probably more in my classes they just never noticed me and got excited and gave me a high five (happens more than you think we lefties are united!). There are things I wish I could do better like writing neatly on chalk/maker boards and not having pencil smears on my paper but all in all I love that I'm left handed. They say left handed people use the right side of their brain more which I definitively do. Being left handed isn't really being "different" but being exactly who I am.

-Amber

Looking for jewelry for the last Harry Potter premiere?

The Wand,The Stone, and The Cloak Necklace

My etsy shop, Craft'n Bettie, has some Harry Potter-esk jewelry. There is necklaces and earrings for everyone to look amazing for the final Harry Potter movie! All pieces are under $20 and have low shipping cost. Please take a look and let me know what you think.

-Amber

Happy 4th of July

Wishing everyone a Happy and Safe 4th of July! Also a Happy Birthday to my Poppy!!

-Amber

Recent artwork

Owl Silhoutte, a photo by Amber Upbeat on Flickr.

This is a recent piece I was experimenting.

Guess what we got?

We bought a shag rug at Target tonight! 

Happy Father's Day

Just wanted to wish my Dad, Poppy, Pawpaw Lawning, Pete and Pawpaw Cooper a Happy Father's Day! Also to any of my other family and friends who are Dads too!

My Dad and younger siblings with me at High School Graduation

My Poppy with the dogs Emma and Buddy on Halloween

-Amber 

Thank You to Freckled Nest

I just wanted to say a special thank you and Happy 5th blog anniversary to Freckled Nest! To celebrate they were giving away free ad space and I jumped on the bandwagon quick. They have great articles and are in general a great blog and I'm so excited to see my little ad on their page. Thanks again LA!

(I'm the third one in the second row)

Alright time to go to work enjoy the rest of the evening!

-Amber

Help!!

If you need help/advice on a current decoration dilemma or just don't know where to start feel free to ask tonight! Leave a message and a way to contact you (via blogspot or email, etc) and I'll come up with a solution!

This will be open until 11:59 pm eastern standard time and I'll start responding to questions once I get home from work tonight!

-Amber

Vintage Finds: 6/5/11

I went with my lovely friend Desiree and her boyfriend's Mother to this Antique Flea-market-esk shopping area. Silly me forgot to bring my camera to document this amazing place but that is what happens when I wake up at 7:30 in the morning. There was so much stuff I didn't know where to go first but I wish I brought more money. I guess it's just something I'll do next time. Here are some of the great finds from today:

These beautiful vintage Pyrex bowls

Paint by Numbers Painting

This huge globe.

I really wanted more but the first store I went into I spent most my money and stayed cautious afterwards. I really was looking for a table but didn't find the one I wanted. Then again this won't be my last time going to this wonderful place.