30 Random Facts About Me

Hello there,

I was tagged a couple weeks ago by Kar Yi to do this random fact tag. I know I don't often do tags like these and it took me a little longer to put together these facts, which I thought long and hard over, lol, because it wasn't easy coming up with 30 without putting you to sleep but I suppose it's good to throw something out there about myself that isn't beauty related so you can get to know me on a personal level as well.


1. I spent new years eve making Pho, drinking wine and champagne, and watching a movie with my family. That's usually how I prefer to spend my new year's eve. Nice and quiet with family.

2. The last movie I saw was on new year's day. I took my kids to the theaters to see The Hobbit: The desolation of Smaug. Loved the special effects with the dragon. Great story line and lots of adventure.

3. Every day, I start my day with a cup of coffee with cream and sugar to keep me going. Caffeine helps keep me alert and awake.

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4. Some days, I only sleep 3 hours before going to work.

5. I work as a team lead in a medical office.

6. What I love about my job is that it always keeps me busy and engaged with others. There's always more problem than I can solve. I'm always learning something new.

7. What I dislike about my job is there's too much work, not enough time.

8. There are certain things that I forget very easily and certain things that stick in my head very well. I guess it depends on how critical the information is.

9. I'm a quick learner and I take good notes.

10. I hardly watch TV.

11. I love roller coasters, the faster and higher the better. The best ride I had so far is the front row seat of the Millennium Force at Cedar Point. You gotta be at the front seat in order to get the best thrill.



12. If I had the money, I'd definitely consider plastic surgery. Actually, I have, I just didn't have the money, lol.

13. I prefer taking showers. That could change if I had a Jacuzzi.

14. My favorite childhood game was Chinese jump rope. I was very good at it and had so much fun playing it at school with my friends before class starts and during recess. Oh and my second favorite thing to do when I was a kid was climbing trees. There were Mulberry trees in the neighborhood and I used to always climb them to pick and eat the berries. They taste so good!

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15. I'm quiet and mellow. I may come across as boring but I'd be more than happy to go skydiving, bungee jumping, para-sailing, go to the moon, eat snakes, lol...yeah that kind of stuff...

16. I don't like confrontation but I will assert myself if I feel that it is necessary. I usually wait until I'm calmer before I talk to someone .

17. I started to cook for my siblings/family at the age of 10, I think. I just remember I was very young.

18. Hair styling is not my forte. I really suck at it, that's why my hair got no swag. Surprisingly, I cut my sons' hair all the time and do a decent job at it.

19. I've never got my nails done at a nail salon before.

20. I've never smoked.

21. I'm messy.

22. I love rice. I mean I have to eat it like almost every day. I crave badly for it if I skip rice for a couple days.

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23. I need at least an hour to get ready.

24. I don't like planning so most of the things I do are either habitual or spontaneous.

25. Things that make me happy: a kind word, knowing someone cares about me, yummy food, and sales.

26. I'd prefer receiving a thoughtful gift than a gift card or money.

27. I believe everyone deserves a second chance if they redeem themselves.

28. I'd rather be alone than being in an unhappy unfulfilled relationship.

29. I kissed a stranger on my 34th birthday at the spur of the moment. It felt like the best thing ever at the time, lol. He was cute and a good kisser too!

30. I carry a half dollar bill everywhere I go because someone special has the other half. I have a grain of hope that we might run into each other someday...perhaps when we're very old, or perhaps in another lifetime.

Kudos if you read the whole thing and I didn't bore you to death and thank you for the time :)
I tag anyone who'd like to do this tag. If you already have, let me know and I'd be glad to read yours.

Insomnia

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I'm so annoyed at myself right now. I passed out like before 9 pm last night. I was exhausted. Then I woke up at 1 am and can't sleep. I'm gonna have to be at work in a couple hours and I probably will get crabby if people get on my case, which is seems inevitable, lol. Feels like I was under a full moon this whole week. 

I'm gonna need to get a humidifier because the air is just too dry. My nose has been stuffy and my throat has been feeling super dry at night, which also caused me not to sleep well. 

I'm pretty sure I'm going to pass out early later tonight and the same thing is going happen again...I can no longer deny that I have insomnia and truth is I don't know how to go about that. 

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that prevents you to fall asleep or stay asleep. It's either a physical or psychological. There's a few good reasons why you should get your beauty sleep, as the term suggest, because lack of it hurts your appearance, your health, and your quality of life. 

• Your skin regenerate itself while you sleep.
• Your body need sleep to recharge. Lack of sleep makes you tired, increases your appetite, and causes you to gain weight!
• Sleep deprivation makes you more irritable and stressed
• Getting enough sleep keeps your mind sharp and yourself more alert during the day
• Lack of sleep may give you more wrinkles, dark circles, baggy eyes...well you get the drift. When we don't sleep well, we don't feel good, and when we don't feel good, it shows on our face.
• Sleep problems are linked to depression, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other health issues.

After reading this list, I guess I'm ready to accept and admit my condition hits pretty much all the bullets. The problem was I didn't want to admit to myself I had another problem...lol. Who does anyways? It's depressing to even think of the possibility of it or add another one to the list. Truth is you can't fix your problem if you don't acknowledge them. So that's the first step. Stop being in denial.

Insomnia is probably one of those things many of us ignore and don't think it's that important. I know I am one of them but if you really stop and think about it. It can be serious. 

Story of my life...Many years ago, I came home really tired from work. I can't remember how long I slept the night before but I was driving home from work and going 65 on the freeway. I fell asleep behind the wheel and my car went off the road and into the median. Luckily, it didn't fall into a ditch, hit another car, or flip, but when I abruptly woke up by the bumpiness, I was able to steer my car back into the freeway and avoiding an accident. I was scared to death thinking I could've died right there and my small children would've been motherless. 

I've had trouble with my sleep habit for about a year and a half now if not more. This was never an issue before and I remember many moons ago, my mom used to always nag me for sleeping too much. She said to me "one day when you get to my age, you won't be able to sleep too." I would sarcastically reply "I guess I better get all the sleep that I can while I still can."  

I don't want to see a doctor and I don't want to be on sleeping pills. I could be wrong but I think that's what they do and I'd prefer to avoid that. I'm beginning to realize that my lack of proper sleep is hindering my quality of life and health more than I realized. 

I'm thinking about how the lack of sleep is hurting me personally. What is causing it and what should I do to make it better? My lack of sleep started about after the end of a relationship. I was hurt, I felt betrayed, and I went to bed feeling this way for a long time so I didn't sleep much. Afterward, I don't know if a habit just developed from there. Other things that could affect my sleep is my job. Around the same time, I got promoted, so I took on more responsibilities. There's definitely more pressure and more demanding. I haven't lost my mind yet but I get a lot of those little annoyance that seems to build up by the end of the day. Some days are just chaotic. I get nothing done and more problems added to the plate. I come home, I'm beat, and I'm thinking geez, I don't get paid enough to deal with all this nonsense. But overall, that's what I love about my job. All this craziness can be overwhelming at times but it keeps me challenged and I like being challenged. 

At night, I seem to only sleep for 4-5 hours and I'd wake up. I have the hardest time getting back to sleep when that happens. So here's my problem. I'm a thinker and I usually have a lot of things running through my mind, small things and big things, for no rhyme or reasons sometimes. The only time I stop thinking is when my brain is exhausted and it doesn't tire easily either. I wished my body was as active as my mind. 

I guess my mom was right. You really do think more and become more restless as you get older. I never thought it would do this to me. 

I've started putting on the pounds with the lack of sleep too. I also avoid taking naps if I can help it. It really messes me up. Naps keep me awake all night so forget it. But still...I need to figure this out and it probably will involve changing some habits and ways of thinking. I don't know...

What helps you sleep? 

The Perfect Palette Tag

I took advantage of the weekend to stay warm and catch up on some blog posts. I have a lot of post drafted with pictures and needing some words. I'm also running a bit late for the last of my 2013 favorite products. I've seen so many people get on the ball with it already.

I was tagged by Jemimah to share with you my favorite palettes. I thought it would be fun to do because I certainly enjoyed reading other's tag about the Perfect Palette.

Best Packaging

Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. This one got me stumped for a bit, lol. After looking through my palettes for the best packaging, I've come to conclusion that the Naked 2 fits the bill. Generally, I look for practical packaging and quality of product. Hardly do I purchase makeup just for the pretty packaging. I like the fact that the Naked 2 palette doesn't cling on finger prints, has a nice weight, has sturdy and lean packaging. Some of the prettiest packaging I've seen are the Sephora Disney Princess eyeshadow palettes. I thought they were beautiful but sadly, I did not get any of them because I have too many eyeshadows.

Best Color Payoff

Mehron INtense Pro Pressed Pigments Wind palette. Seriously, one of the best and most pigmented matte eyeshadow palette that I own.

Bare Mineral Ready Eyeshadow The Playlist. I couldn't just pick one, I had to nominate this Bare Mineral palette also. The pigmentation and creamy texture is just fabulous!

Most Versatile

Inglot Freedom System Palette. It's versatile because you get to pick and choose the palette and the colors.

Z palette. Ok so it doesn't include the eyeshadow but you can depot and put any eyeshadows that you can fit into the palette, thus why I think it's worth mentioning. 

Best for Traveling

The Balm Jovi Rockstar palette - great colors, nice pigmentation. It's got you covered for your eyes, lips, and cheeks

theBalm Shady Lady palettes. They're small and light, which is great for traveling. The eyeshadows are also lovely. 

NARS Danmari. You got 4 blushes, one bronzer, and one highlighter and they're all great quality. If I take this for my travel, I don't need anything else. 

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette. The best face palette I own. If'I'm going on vacation, this will be in bag as well. 

Biggest Regret

I know Wet N Wild has had some very nice palettes for a very small price but they've been a hit or miss and at this point. I am waiting for people to actually review them before I grab them. 

From left to right: Petal Pusher, Fauna, Flora, Baking a Cake, Bake Off Contest, Baked Not Fried

Smashbox Eye Wish Palette (2009). I acquired this palette before I started my blog and unfortunately do not have a picture to share so I had to improvise someone's link, but I'm so disappointed at this palette. Half of the colors suffered pigmentation and looked muddy when applied. The cream eyeshadow went bad after 6 months. It was just not worth it. Ever since this palette, I refuse to purchase anymore Smashbox eyeshadows, lol. 

Best Color Names

The Balm Jovi Rockstar palette - All these names take me back to the 90's, when I was a huge rock band fan back in the days. 

theBalm Nude'tude palette. I think because the names are clever and coherent with the theme. 

Least Used

Urban Decay Book of Shadows and palettes. Ok, honestly you can't go wrong with UD eyeshadows but I've barely touched these ever since I bought them. Some haven't even been swatched! Call me crazy. 

Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette. It's almost like new still! 

120 Eyeshadow palette. My first multi-colored eyeshadow palette. Some colors work better than others. I lost interest in it as I keep buying more eyeshadows, lol. 

Most Used, Most Loved Palettes

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette. Like mentioned earlier, it's the best face palette that I own. The Ambient powders are divine. It's the perfect finishing touch and makes my skin look airbrushed. 

Tarte off the Cuff Blush Palette. Has 4 blushes and a bronzer. All lovely colors with great pigmentation. I reach for it almost every day, I have to remind myself that I have other blushes too. 

Urban Decay Naked and Naked 2. Ok, I think these are some of the most loved, most raved, and most sought out palettes in the whole world. I don't think I need to even explain it. I love them too. Naked 3 will be mine sooner or later. 

If you've already done this tag, please link it, I'd love to read about your palettes. Otherwise, you are more than welcome to join in and participate in this tag as well. 

Happy New Year! A Glance Back at 2013 and What I Look Forward To For 2014

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Wow, yes Happy New Year to all of you...best wishes and best of luck. May this new year be a lovely, healthy, and successful year for you.

When I look back at 2013, it was a rather sad and depressing year for me. Earlier during the year, one of my worst fear happened. I broke my left ankle during a stupid freak accident. Not only did I break my left ankle but I also sprain my right ankle and injured my sciatic nerve, which caused immense pain for a while. Lack of mobility and being confined at home for 6 weeks made my recovery days feel extremely long.

I had a friendship fall out with someone I used to work with. Her productivity and quality of work suffered greatly and after 2 years, re-training her, and doing a work improvement assessment with her for 6 months, she failed to improve. We had no other choice but to let her go. The perplexity of the situation was that she never once showed concerns or took ownership of her actions or lack of it. She believed it in her mind that we set her up for failure and that she was doing a good job. I don't know. I suppose it's hard to reason with someone who don't think they did anything wrong. I've worked with difficult employees but never with someone who didn't care about their performance. Most people take pride in their work and want to do it well but she wasn't like most people.

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Aside from my physical ailment and work issues, I've also gained a lot of weight and I pretty much let myself go because my moral, my thoughts, my feelings really hit rock bottom.
I've spent the year battling my demons. I always try to keep a positive outlook no matter what kind of curve ball life threw at me but I suppose for some people, at some point something hits you hard and you just can't go back to being the person you once were. I kept relapsing back into this empty hole. For 2014, I'm gonna have to try to reinvent myself. I need to heal my soul. I need to find some hope and faith.

The highlight of 2013 is that my son graduated high school and went to a local college. I also taught him how to drive. The realization that I had a graduating kid gave me mixed emotions. Happy and proud that he made it and a little sad and scared that his new life goals may take him away somewhere far from home.  His father, as we expected, didn't attend the ceremony. Didn't even send a card. His excuse was that his car broke down and can't make the drive. Anyways, I'll just leave it at that. My kids know who the real parent in their life is and all that matters is that I'm still here for them.


What's in store for 2014?

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I took a hit financially last year because I was out of work for my injury and disability insurance barely paid for groceries. I had to pay for books and tuition that financial aid didn't cover. I spent a lot and didn't get much. I didn't even go on vacation. My last credit card statement makes me want to pull my hair. This year, I will try to spend my money more wisely. I've decided that I'm going to challenge myself to use no more than $70.00 on myself each month. If I stay under the budget, I can carry over the left over money to the next month. If I go over my budget, next month will have a shorter budget as well. I think it's doable and reasonable budget. I really hope I don't fail.

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I really dread the thought of exercising but I need to do something about my body. I decided that I'm going to start with looking at my diet first. Perhaps looking at trying healthier recipes and portion control and once it becomes routine, go back to exercising. I know it's going to be hard to stay motivated but I'm gonna have to give it a try. I'm going to start looking at quick, easy, and healthy recipe. If you know of any that you enjoy, please share.

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I don't like to make big plans. I just rather make realistic goals. I know for sure I'm gonna need to get another car this year. If I can keep my spending at bay, I hope to take a vacation with my kids in the summer.

As far as my blog is concerned, I may not post as often but I'll continue to post regularly, perhaps 2 or 3 times a week at least. The reason is I want to try to stay focused on other personal goals.

I guess that's it. I want to keep things simple and realistic. I know the last couple of years, my life has been hanging in limbo so I'm gonna need a lot of will power and motivation to make this a better year for myself.

Thank you for reading. Feel free to share your favorite memory of 2013 and what you look forward to this new year.

Problem With Bad Picture Quality On Blogger & How I Fixed It

Ok, guys, I don't know if you noticed it but recently I've been having some major issues with the picture quality on my blog. Especially, when my skin tone and textured is involved. It drove me up the wall and I finally figured out how to fix that.

Below is the original picture and that is how it was supposed to look BUT right after I upload it on Picassa and add it to my draft, I ended up with the ugliness above. What the freak! Right? My skin look like crap and like I've aged 30 more years. Google was doing "something" to my pictures.

The Solution

If you had the same issue I did, the problem lies within Google+. Go to your Google + profile setting and scroll all the way down to Photos and uncheck Auto Enhance and check the box with Upload my photos at full size. This way it doesn't alter or compress the quality of your original picture and what you see is what you get. After I changed the setting, I no longer have issues with my picture coming out looking like crap. The auto-enhance actually made my pictures look terrible.

Nail Polish Remover Cocktail To Try & My 4-Way Frustration

Hello there,

I don't like to rant but lately, it's been getting on my nerve and it's happening more frequently. I'm talking about the 4-way stop rule. I live on a street that has a couple of 4-way stops on my daily commute and almost everyday I encounter one or more of the following idiots:

1. People who slowly roll to the stop sign without stopping and speed away as soon as they see you slow down to stop.
2. People who stop 6 feet before the stop sign cause they know you're going to stop before them so they decide to stop early so they can go before you.
3. People who stop after you and don't give a &#@* what you think and still go before you.
4. You stop after the car on the left but before the car on the right. So while you wait for the car on the left to cross, the car on the right decides to go when it's your turn to go.
5. You let the car that stopped before you go but the car behind that car decides not to stop and keep rolling with the other car.

I'm so annoyed with people who don't know how to drive. The rule is simple. You must make a complete stop at the stop sign and yield to the motorist who stops first. If you both stop at the same time, the motorist on your right has the right to go first. How complicated is that? Anyways, that's my rant of the day for yall.

Now on more important things...I wanted to share with you how I mix my nail polish removers and why....

In the past, I have used those cheap dollar store nail polish removers and found that I always had to rub really hard in order to get the color off. It gets even worst when I have to deal with glitters.

When I switched to 100% acetone, I was pleased that the solution was much more potent and removed nail polishes better and quicker. The problem is that pure acetone can be harsh and drying on your cuticles and nails. I started mixing 2 parts pure acetone with 1 part nourishing/conditioning removers and I've found that by mixing a concoction of the two, I get the best of both world. Still removes nail polish quickly and effectively without over drying. I would highly recommend that you try this nail polish remover cocktail if you're not already doing so.

Do you mix your own nail polish remover? If so, what do you use?
Do you have anything to add to my 4-way dilemma? haha

It's Coming To An End! R.I.P Google Reader

Hello lovelies,

I hope everyone is having a nice and restful weekend.

To be honest, I haven't done much research about the issue at hand but the word has been circulating that Google Reader is coming to an end in July, which is just a few days away. I'm sure most of you already know but in case you didn't, I wanted to make you aware of it.

Bad news! Sad news! Because I use it everyday and it even makes me angry that Google has decided to terminate it. What can we do? Well, using other social media to stay connected. Let's not lose contact! If you enjoy reading my blog, please make sure you follow me on either one of these site before next month rolls around. This month is going to be over before you know it and so will Google Reader.


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Emerald Green Swatch Fiesta

Wasn't too bad of a Monday. Time flies when I'm busy, which I always am anyways but it can drag when I'm feeling sleepy or tired. I don't know about you but I love emerald green and since this is the color of the year, I thought why not put together products and swatches for you.

Eyeshadows

• NYX For Eye Color Brown. There's a total of 10 eyeshadows in the little palette but there is a ligtht shimmery emerald. It looks a lot lighter swatched than it does in the pan.
• Wet N Wild I <3 Matte. This was limited edition and was recently re-released as Drinking A Glass of Shine. I don't think you can find these in stores anymore but you can get them on Amazon and Ebay.
• Wet N Wild Pride. This is discountinued as well. The green on both Wet N Wild palette looks identical, but I feel that the color in the Pride palette seems to have a softer and smoother texture. This can also can be found on Amazon and Ebay.
• Coastal Scents Creative Me #1 palette. CM11 looks a bit bluer than CM12.
• Maybelline Color Tattoo Edgy Emerald. Leans more teal on the swatch but you can actually make it look emerald on the eyes when blended with other shadows. 

I have a couple other shadows that leans more green and emerald but they were limited edition and hard to find so I decided not to include them with these swatches. If you own the 120 eyeshadow palettes, there's a few emerald green eyeshadows in there too but I'm not really loving the formulation of the shadows in the 120 palettes.

Eyeliners

• Wet N Wild Mega Liner Turquoise. I haven't used this liner in a while and the one I have is drying out but this is actually a perfect shimmery emerald eyeliner. Pigmentation is nice and last fairly well. This is another great budget-friendly liner. 
• Make Up Forever Aqua Liner #4 is slightly bluer and slightly more pigmented than the next two liners but they are surprisingly very similar that you honestly won't need all three.
• Milani Ultra Fine Emerald Glisten. A lovely shimmery sparkly deep emerald liner. Looks a lot more emerald in person. 
• NYX Glam Liner Aqua Luxe Glam Lagoon. This is the cheapest of the three.
• Milani Shadow Eyez Green Safari. This is a great emerald shadow/liner that honestly won't budge until you take it off.

The three liner swatches in the center are very good dupes to each other. They look more emerald in person than they do on the picture.

Nail Polishes

So they all appeared like a good shade of emerald in the bottle but once I swatched them, it was a totally different story.
The ones that look closest to emerald green is

• China Glaze Running in Circles - vibrant shimmery emerald
• Revlon Posh - bright emerald cream
• Orly Mermaid Tale - glitzy emerald glitters
• Color Club Holiday Splendor - leans a bit bluer but still has that emerald quick to it and lots of sparkling holographic glitters.

OPI Jade is the new black - a bit too dark to be a true emerald
Zoya Frida - A little too dark and blue
Essie Going Incognito - too dark
Milani Neon Fresh Teal - too teal, too light, and blue. I can't believe I didn't swatch this polish yet!

Do you have any emerald makeup you would like to recommend? Which of these emerald do you like best?

Jewelries, Nail Polish, and Some Randomness

Happy Mother's day! I hope you are having a great one with your mother or children.

I'm trying to be good so I didn't haul much for the past few days. I needed to buy some tops so I stopped by Dots. Their jewelries are always BOGO for 50% off. Not too many things that attract my eyes but I eventually managed to grab a necklace and a pair of earrings.

I thought the bow chain necklace ($10) was super cute. Definitely my style. It's simple, cute, and pretty. I don't wear long necklaces as often as I used to but I really liked this one.

http://www.dots.com/product/Accessories/Jewelry/3-Row-Chain-Mesh-Bow-and-Tassel-Necklace/pc/2158/c/0/sc/2181/156713.uts

I like the design of these earrings ($8). The arrows look really cool. It's got a bit of bling bling. It's about 2 inches long. I can't find it on their website but it did have a matching necklace, which I didn't get.

http://www.dots.com/product/Accessories/Jewelry/3-Row-Chain-Mesh-Bow-and-Tassel-Necklace/pc/2158/c/0/sc/2181/156713.uts

Sparkling Garbage is a new glitter polish from Orly. I spotted it at Sally Beauty Supply. The holographic glitters are very eye-catching in the bottle. The base is a sheer light sage color. This probably will need to be layered.

We, my sister and I, had to do a corsage project for her son's prom. He wanted white flowers and blue ribbons so this is what we came up with. It turned out pretty awesome I must say. Even if we had to scratch our heads a few times, we made it work.

My birthday and my daughter's birthday passed a few weeks ago and I took these pictures on my other camera. I should've used my Rebella for better quality but at the time my ankle was still in bad shape and I was too lazy to go fetch it. My sister made these two fruit cakes from scratch. It was so awesome of her! Cakes are delicious and not too sweet.

So far, didn't really get anything done for Mother's day but my daughter made me some yummy salad :). I'm in the mood to watch a movie.

Last but not least, this is a design that my son did. We need your votes! And I think it ends or tomorrow. Isn't that cool or what? I would really appreciate if you take a couple of minutes of your time to vote. Here's the link http://www.threadless.com/threadless/theyre-here/. You can log in with your Facebook account to vote so no need to sign up unless you want to buy some tee-shirts. Apparently, my son tells me that he needs to reach a certain amount of votes in order for them people to approve  his design to be printed.

That's it for today I guess... :)

DIY Prom Corsage and Matching Boutonniere

I know this post is out of the ordinary but I still wanted to show you something pretty that I did. Last weekend, my son attended prom and instead of purchasing a corsage, I decided it do it myself. First, they are quite expensive and a corsage similar to the one I made runs around $45-50.
After purchasing my supplies, my total cost was just roughly $20.00.

To be honest, I had no clue what I was doing or how I was going to do it but I just had a general idea of how to do it. Please excuse my lack of pictures tutorial because it's not easy being both the photographer and the somewhat crafty person.

Mainly what you'll need is:

• Flowers
• Ribbons
• Foral tapes
• A bracelet

You can find these supplies at any craft stores.

1.  First, I grabbed a handful of flowers and leaves and position them like a small bouquet. I use the floral tape to tie them together, like so.

2.  Once I am done wrapping the flowers together, I leave about 2-3 inches of stems and cut the rest.

3. I wrapped the ribbon around the remaining stem and created a few loops of ribbons. I actually sew the loops of the ribbon by hand.

4. I use a few strings of small ribbons to secure the flowers on to the bracelet.

The matching boutonniere was a LOT easier to do. Only took me 5 minutes. Took me about an hour for the corsage. The process was similar to the corsage. After I used the floral tape to tie the flowers together. I wrapped a ribbon over it and finished it with a bow accent.

Just had to end it with a picture of the prom boy. If you'd like to see more pictures, you can view it on my other blog http://pangsphotodiary.blogspot.com/2013/04/prom-2013.html

How do you think I did? Have you ever tried to do a prom corsage or boutonniere yourself?