Valentine's Day-Date Night

Morning friends,

So last night's Valentine's Day 2013 was full of cheddar biscuits, the 30th Anniversary of Lobsterfest at Red Lobster dinner with thirteen of my friends was a success. It paid to call ahead because I haven't seen that many teenagers trying to eat somewhere since high school prom. Poor souls, they don't know it is smart to call ahead and they ended up waiting FOREVER to get lobster. I wore my prom dress from 2002 to Red Lobster too and loved every second of it. I wore it with my boyfriend at the time in 2002 to prom and we got in a huge fight so that dress deserved a better memory. My husband hadn't seen me in that dress and appreciated it much more than any high school boy could. Here are a few snapshots from that night and I forgot to take a picture of my super pretty make-up. Dangit.

Flowers from My Valentine

The Ultimate Feast :^0

Kate, Christie, Me, and Jenny

We enjoy warm coats

XOXO

JADATO

Makeup from NY Fashion Week

Hi friends!

Happy Valentine's Day of course! I have been saving up a TON of blog article ideas and my friend Sam and I are going to do a makeup one from NY Fashion Week. I wanted to give you ladies some ideas too for your makeup tonight possibly and in the future for a change up. I am going to post pictures early next week of my friend Sam Levi doing my makeup to look like the models and show you how different it looks than everyday makeup.

To my friend's in the Kansas City area or my followers elsewhere I hope you have an awesome Valentine's Day. I'm going to post ridiculous Red Lobster bib pictures tomorrow and show that I can still fit into my Prom Dress from my Junior year in High School. Hell, if that isn't an accomplishment of some sorts I don't know what is; it isn't going to fit after dinner tonight. TOO MANY CHEESY BISCUITS! Btw-let me know in the comments which 4 make-up looks are your favorite and I might choose yours! (PS-my favorite is second below)

XOXO

JADATO

Valentine's Day-DIY

YES!

Valentine's Day is almost here and to celebrate ten friends and I are going to Red Lobster. (Oh yes and my husband of course) It seems like a weird way to celebrate a day of LOVE but I can't think of a more fun group of people that I want to hang out with for that day. We are going to try and get dressed up for that event so people can say "Aren't they a little too old to be going to prom?" I pulled out my prom dress from my junior year out of the cobwebs in my closet and am going to squeeze into that sucker tonight. I am not someone to keep clothing for too long so the fact that my dress from 2002 has kept with me this long is a miracle. I wanted to scour the Internet for some Valentine's DIY ideas and I came across a few that I enjoyed so you can enjoy. I would LOVE to see pictures from what others are doing for their special day; even if that means having a singles date night to just dance and be silly. The last picture I have a soft spot for because I mean that Chihuahua is dressed up as a lobster. Too perfect. Lastly I am obsessed with doing three different shades of lipstick on top, different in the middle, and different on the bottom.

felt hearts/glitter/paper clip

Handmade Heart Cards

XOXO

JADATO

Open Back Sweaters

Happy Tuesday!

I have a new obsession called the Open Back Sweater. I just bought one myself and I appreciate the versatility in the sweater for either winter or spring ensembles. They bring just the right amount of sexy while still keeping your bits covered if you know what I mean :) I think they accentuate the nicest asset in most girls and that is their gorgeous backs; no matter what size a girl is their back is something beautiful everyone has in common. I want to post a DIY way to make an Open Back Sweater for girls needing to re-purpose their wardrobes but not spend a ton of money to do so. Let's explore a few of my favorite open back sweaters/shirts lately:

I really love the simplicity of this last sweater with her leather pants and wonderful short hairdo. A very chic ensemble with just the right amount of minimalism to pay equal amounts of attention to all parts of her outfit. If any of my readers have open back sweaters of theirs they'd like to share I would potentially feature them on my blog. E-mail me!

XOXO

JADATO

JOOMI LIM

Happy Monday!

This morning wasn't what I would call "happy" per say since I had to drive from Wichita to Kansas City. Upon waking up at 4:15 am to get ready/drive/ and get to work at 8:30 am I forgot that I used a different contact lens solution. I borrowed my parent's since I forgot mine at home and needless to say my eye felt like I had poured straight vinegar in them. After that debacle I had to let my eyes stop looking like I was a stoner and then flush them out with water. SOOOO...I made it back to Kansas City and my eyes have finally recovered. Enough about my "Case of the Mondays" let's talk about jewelry.

Looking at the website: http://www.thecoveteur.com I stumbled upon this lovely jewelry design duo/husband and wife for JOOMI LIM. You can buy their collection at Opening Ceremony and my favorite piece is only $75.00 which is a steal for Opening Ceremony. What I wouldn't give for the blue necklace with all that beadwork in the middle; doesn't it remind you of an elaborate peacock feather? I am trying to invest in more "unique" and non costume jewelry pieces to avoid it deteriorating and not maintaining any value. Do you like their stuff? Check out Opening Ceremonies website for articles title 'Shop Talk' to see more of their stuff and discover other artists in their studios. I HEART IT!

http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=3411

Joomi Lim & Xavier Ricolfi

Shop Talk: Joomi & Xavier of Joomi Lim

Xavier's 3-D design of the faceted skulls from Fall 2011, Immortal Beloved 

(see above and below). 

Joomi Lim BFF Skull Bracelet

XOXO

JADATO

(All images by Khira Jordan from her article Fri, May 13, 2011 OC Shop Talk: Joomi & Xavier of Joomi Lim)

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

Hello Saturday,

I'm back in Wichita, KS my hometown hanging out with my family. My mom is so sweet still giving my sister and I Valentine Day baskets even though we are both way older these days. I love receiving them so I hope she nevers stops giving them to us :) She got me the box set of Audrey Hepburn's greatest movies.

My hubbie and I are trying to watch more classic films so I'm excited to watch all three of these from one of my favorite actresses. My mom got me some new silly socks to wear and a really great knuckle ring. I haven't been adventurous to buy one of these yet but my mom is always above the trends. I can't until Valentine's Day so I hope to give you a few gift ideas ladies/gentlemen. I'm still brewing up a few but wouldn't guys love this traveling bar set? (Remember drink responsibly :)

XOXO,

JADATO

AIGA-KC: Homegrown Fashion

Happy Friday!

Last night I had the privilege to attend AIGA-KC's event Homegrown: Fashion for my friend Sarah Nelsen. It was a really nice event to attend after a long day at work and to support the local fashion industry in Kansas City. There was a panel of local fashion and design talent that spoke about the collaborative process of design in the fashion industry. http://kc.aiga.org/event/homegrown-fashion/

The different speakers did a great job of explaining what their company is and each speaker spoke for about 10-15 minutes on their different clients/jobs/design process. The AIGA did a really nice job organizing this event and the event space in River Market is beautiful.

AIGA KC

Our Fashion Panel

Moderated by Molly Bingaman of Ladybird Styling

Sara Cramer | Handmade by Sara Cramer

Morgan Georgie and Carrie Kiefer | Ampersand Studio 

David Lloyd | Method, Kansas City 

Sarah S. Nelsen | studio será será

Jenny Wheat | Wheat Photography

Robbie and I met the ladies from Ampersand Studio and bought a new print to add to our apartment. It's bright neon pink so I'm not exactly sure where we are going to hang it but I'm sure we will find it a nice home. Be Present. I love that saying. Here are those cute ladies at Ampersand Design Studio:

XOXO

JADATO

RAW Artist KC-Voodoo Lounge

Hey readers,

Last night I went out on a school night to Voodoo Lounge to support my friend Sam Levi's RAW Natural Born Artists KC. She has really great work and I was proud to be there for her. Her booth looked amazing and I bought one of her small prints to the left. Check her website out here: http://samanthalevi.com/

Sam Levi Photo

Sam Levi Photo

I forgot to mention they had a swank photo booth option that any girl will flock to. The photo booth was even kind enough to tell you what poses to do. Photo 1: Cheerleader, Glasses, and Blue Steel. Photo 2: Love, Freezing, and favorite animal pose. My amazing friend Sarah Nelsen is the pretty short haired lady in the first photo with me and you should check out her work here: http://sarah-nelsen.com/

 

We had a lot of fun and were ready to call it a night around midnight. Again please check out my friends websites as they are super talented women in KC.

XOXO

JADATO