Mynt Box

Hola kidds, I received in the mail Friday my very first Mynbox! Mynt Box is a monthly jewelry subscription and you get to pick what kind of box you want. I chose the Mixe Box, which is just a little bit of everything. They say every box there is $100.00 worth of jewelry and you only pay $30.00. I am going to try this box for a few months and you can quit anytime you want!

They have the cutest packaging, I didn't even want to open it.

I love what I got! My first box was definitely a success. I think my green dainty heart necklace is my favorite. Have a great Sunday!

xojackijo

craft outing outfit

Sunday, Barb and I went to a craft show at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. So many neat things, wish I was more creative. We bought some REAL goodies. (pictures to come) 

birthday party outfit

Friday, was my one and only nieces birthday party.

 There was good foods, beers, and family!

church lunchin

I had such a fun/busy/tiring weekend. I finished it with a church lunchin with the family.

I really like vests

nest necklaces

I also made some more nest necklaces. 

They are a big hit at the farmers market!
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1 pearl

2 pearls

3 pearls

polyvore necklaces

Morning, I made some necklaces last night. I really like how they turned out!
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I can make any shape/color/design. I do take requests!

red shirt & jeans

Good morning! I had a plan to wake up and get into fierce clean mode. I should never had turned on Hulu. America's Next Top Model has a college cycle... YES!

Anyways, this is what I wore last night. Pay no attention to the light switch.

 

Sorry, I have no idea why it is so blurry. I'm doing this on the laptop, there must be a size issue.

• The red top is Mossimo brand, from Target. I bought from Goodwill
• bracelet is from Urban Outfitters
• my necklace Urban Outfitters?
• Gray jeans from Heritage
• ring was a gift
• shoes from younkers

And now we watch Season 2 of Grimm. I'm lazy...

Vacation in Kansas City, MO

Good Morning! Getting back into the work routine has been rough. Which means a lot of coffee. My boyfriend and I went on a 4 night vacation to Kansas City. We did it last year and are making it a yearly tradition. Even though we would like to go more often. It's 3 hours away from us, but we keep ourselves entertained. Never a dull moment in our lives.

the view from my window.

Kansas City. and this thing is pretty neat.

The buildings close to where we stay are beautiful

We shopped until we dropped

The best part about our trips are H&M and Urban Outfitters. There are some things from Charlotte Russe too!

I realized I kind of have a thing for fountains.

Being in Kansas City, we HAD to go to Power and Lights for some drinks! We met up with friends and had a great time.

Our last day in Kansas City was a little gloomy. Iowa straight ahead was nice and sunny! Good thing to come home to.

Tonight, we go to the Iowa State Fair! 

FOOD

colored ombre necklace

Before

After

I was a bridesmaid in a friends wedding recently and this was the necklace we wore as bridesmaids. The necklace looked amazing with our dresses and matching earring. It was a gift from the bride and I would love to keep wearing it. So, I gave it color to make it more casual. I hope she likes it 

;)

my week so far.

Hola people! Last night I got my butt to work and make some more necklaces and dabbled in making a few rings. (I don't know if I like them, hopefully someone will buy one)

My boyfriend and I live in a 2 bedroom apartment so we don't have a lot of room. So I just turned on Craft Wars and make these on our bed! While I was making these my boyfriend came walking in with these!

He got these specific ones because blue is my favorite color. I gave them a little trim and put them in a vase that my grandmother gave me. more on that

Monday morning I was so happy to see balloons in the sky. I'm like a little kid when I see them. They used to take off at my parents house when I was young, so they come with good memories. I went on a venture to take some pictures.

These were all taken with instagram (missjackib)

  

zZz

Let me just start by me venting about how exhausted I am. I had a very productive/fun weekend, but I did not get enough sleep in the process. Friday was too much fun. I went out for margaritas with a couple girlfriends. We started at 5pm. DO NOT DO THIS! I love these girls, even though one of them is running away from us to another state. WAH!

We also saw fireworks from the minor league baseball field that is close by. I have a love/hate relationship with fireworks. They are pretty to look at, but I don't like the loud booms. I believe Kasey said "you squirmed like a little girl" 

Yes, I did wear this downtown Des Moines and yes I am posing that a real cowgirl. Success!

Saturday was party day again, sadly I did not participate. 

After the graduation party I had to make a run to Hobby Lobby and Walmart. I almost fell asleep in the jewelry section. I did get everything I needed, this usually doesn't happen.

This is what my Saturday night looked like.

 Full of making things and cake in a cup 

Sunday was another fabulous/tired day. I got to hang out with my nephews all day. They were very good boys, but they can wear me out quickly. 

I did get started on my tote designs and finished some necklaces Sunday night.

I'm even more tired writing all this. I'm going to go home and going straight to bed. I'll leave you with this. BONUS! My mother sent me this picture, the fern I got her looks pretty next to her flowers.

necklace making

Yesterday, I "dressed up" for work. When I say I dressed up I mean I didn't wear mesh shorts. Our work as no dress code (I have the best boss in the world), so most of the time I'm a bum. I sported my Hello Kitty razorback, kiwi earrings, and green shorts. I don't even know when I bought my shorts, but they still had the tag on them and are now too big for me. Thank goodness they are a tie belt. 

My reason for said "dress up" was my boyfriend and I were going to go see The Avengers again, but he hasn't been feeling the best and wanted to stay home. Which turned out ok, because I didn't have an excuse not to make my necklace I have been putting off. So, I got my butt to work. It turned out a lot better than I expected. I made it with oven baked clay. I am hoping to make some more and sell some in my hometowns little Farmers Market or maybe an Etsy account? Would you buy one?

shower hooks+towel rack=necklace holder