tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64902219265801876362024-03-05T07:21:06.766-08:00BoifromIpanemaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437435101178073867noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6490221926580187636.post-35633961626702404042014-04-03T12:07:00.002-07:002014-04-03T12:07:29.267-07:00TTYL BLOGGER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JeshuaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437435101178073867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6490221926580187636.post-34362134628917478052014-03-04T14:33:00.000-08:002014-03-04T14:37:41.216-08:005 ways to entertain yourself whilst being sickWell, I'm currently on day 3 of some weird stomach bug that is throwing a serious wrench in my game...<i>.bleech</i><br />
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I'm so bummed because I haven't even left my house in what seems like forever and I'm starting to develop cabin fever as well as an intimate relationship with a barf bag!!!!!!<br />
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Instagram is a great way to live vicariously through people who are NOT in fact <i>snatched</i> by the sickness. Also, it's a great way to gain sympathy from everyone by posting a "I'm only taking a picture of one of my eyes, pity me I'm sick and tell me I'm hot" picture. It's great and works out for all parties involved!!<br />
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It was grerat to hang out with cool new people and reconnect with old firends (Maya of <a href="http://mayainthemoment.com/">mayainthemoment.com</a> and I got to hang out all weekend!!-- you can check out here recap <a href="http://mayamurillo.blogspot.com/2014/01/disneyland-vine-meet-up-2014.html">here</a>)</div>
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Wow! Has everyone fully recovered from last night's Grammys?<br />
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Seriously, that was one of the most solid award shows I have seen -- <i>and when it comes to music award show....I'm a total junkie!--</i><br />
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From Beyoncé's opening number, I knew the show was gonna be a banger!!!<br />
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I love how the producers always merged current artists with legends!<br />
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Robin Thicke and Chicago, Pharrell with Daft Punk and Stevie Wonder, Blake Shelton and Willie Nelson, Mackelmore and Madonna! I was just totally in awe....<br />
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All of the fusions were great too.<br />
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Kendrick Lamar with Imagine dragons gave an amazing performance... Like AMAZING.<br />
Metallica (<3 a="" beautiful.="" concert="" dark="" gave="" grand="" just="" lang="" layer="" nbsp="" ne="" on="" out="" p="" piano="" pulled="" rich="" so="" song="" that="" the="" was="" which="" with=""><br />
Pink can seriously do no wrong! She gave a fantastic aerialist performance, THEN did some acro, THEN put on heels and a skirt all whilst singing LIVE??????<br />
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Oh and let's not forget my FAVORITE duet of the night. Carole King and Sara Bareilles singing whilst playing those beautiful grand pianos!!!<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">My choice for this Música Monday is a band that I personally discovered on Vine</span><span style="color: #990000;"> (follow me on Vine @boifromIpanema *<i>wink wink</i>*)</span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"> known simply as "Us". </span><br />
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Husband and wife duo Michael Alvarado and Carissa Rae recently released their sophomore album "No matter where you are" in November of 2013 and I have not stopped listening to it since. <br />
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Its definitely a chill album with smooth vocals and R&B references. <br />
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Take a listen for yourself and let me know what you think :D<br />
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You can use the Spotify playlist below, and if you don't have Spotify, I'd definitely recommend you download it! It's free and you can stream millions of FULL ALBUMS!!!!<br />
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SO RAD!<br />
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In the spirit of the Holidays, I thought I'd break y'all off a little Christmas tutorial!<br />
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This project literally took my less than an hour to complete and it totally looks <i>le</i> <i>expensive!</i><br />
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Then on the backside of the image I drew, I used the eraser side of a pencil to push out the back of the heart giving my image a 3D effect. </div>
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After that, I cut out my embossed tin image and glued it to the ornament.</div>
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After the initial circle around the heart was finished, I spread some more glue then began individually wrapping twine around each arm-thing of the cross....</div>
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Once my cross ornament was totally covered, I let it dry (which probably took a total of 20 minutes) then added these little clay flowers, just for some extra <i>flay-vuh.</i></div>
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<i>I'm actually really impressed by how good my ornament turned out for as fast as the process was!</i></div>
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Disneyland (as I have probably mentioned before) is one of my favorite places and deserves it's own special wardrobe. Here's what I wore today to Disneyland. </div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Black Levi Strauss denim pants (Kohl's) $30</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Forever 21 Disney sweater $24</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Diesel leather belt (thrift store) $10</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Vintage Military boots (thrift store) $3</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Disney Mickey ears $14</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Skull bracelet (street fair) $5</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Buffalo leather wrist wrap (street fair) $5 </li>
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Happy Monday friends! <br />
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The weekend may be gone but there is still every reason to bump them jams.<br />
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This Monday, we are taking it back to the year 2000 baby!<br />
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This artist is seriously one of my favorites.<br />
I was absolutely obsessed with her first three albums and I'm pretty sure I know every word to every song, and can sing the songs in sequence of the actual album. <br />
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<i>Forreals...</i>This album was on repeat for like....uh...ever...and still.<br />
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Personally I haven't been a fan of Alicia's most recent albums. The vocals are strained and feel..well...disingenuous? Or maybe I'm just too nostalgic for the vocals and stylings of the original Alicia I fell in love with.<br />
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But as far as Songs in A Minor goes...it is pure R&B/hip-hop/soul perfection.<br />
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<b>Some of my favorite tracks</b> include the poetic "Caged Bird" inspired by Maya Angelou's poem "I know why the caged bird sings."<br />
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A Prince cover, if done well, will always win me over. Alicia's version of "How come you don't call me" has that angsty, sexy, soul, that really brought Alicia into the spotlight.<br />
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"Jane Doe," "A woman's worth," "Never felt this way" and "Girlfriend" give a classic pop-R&B vibe and they are just really fun to sang... no not sing, <i>SANG!!!! </i><br />
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Writing this post really re-ignited my fire for this album and brought back a ton of good memories. <br />
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One can only hope that Alicia Key's will get back to her roots and gives this sound a new life!<br />
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IT'S HALLOWEEN!...Also it's Thursday</div>
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For today's edition of Música Monday (on Thursday) I've compiled a special playlist of some of my favorite halloween music! </div>
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It's a little complilation of everything from "the Monster Mash," songs from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dracula, Hocus Pocus, the Nightmare Before Christmas and hours worth of awesome fun halloween music.</div>
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Play it to get in the spooky-mood or during your halloween party to enhance the ambiance!</div>
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Have a safe and super fun teeth rotting halloween!</div>
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May a little dose of music (and a touch of worms wart...for flavor) spook up your halloween!</div>
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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of working on some face painting videos for the amazing Crafty Chica, using her new line of Dia de los Muertos face paints! </div>
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Since we had the space and time (and thank God for our amazing crew) I even managed to squeeze in a hipster Zombie tutorial using my FAVORITE body art line by Tulip. </div>
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Maya from <a href="http://mayamurillo.blogspot.com/">MayaintheMoment.com</a> was so patient and we definitely had our share of laughs and fun soooo that definitely was a perk. </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">and the award for best co-star goe to..... ;)</span></i></div>
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For the full blog posts check out <a href="http://www.craftychica.com/site/" target="_blank">CraftyChica.com</a> or click the links above the videos to take you directly to that particular tutorial. </div>
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Happy Monday you hard working, beautiful person you! You know what you deserve??</div>
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You deserve a dose of good new music to fill your earholes with!</div>
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The first time I had ever heard Mika was back in 2007!</div>
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MTV used small part of one of his songs ("Love today" from his first album "Life in Cartoon Motion") in one of their previews that would literally play at EVERY commercial break.</div>
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Once I found out who the artist was, I immediately went on YouTube and listened to all of Mika's music that was out at the time, then I bought the full album!</div>
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Mika has a pretty alternative sound which is why I wasn't surprised that he didn't <i>blow up</i> in the states. </div>
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After the release of "Life in Cartoon Motion" I kind-of forgot about him and didn't even bother to think twice about his second album "The boy who knew too much" released in 2009. </div>
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It wasn't until I listened to Ariana Grande's version of "Popular Song" featuring Mika (originally written and recorded by Mika for "The Origin of Love" album) that I was reminded of how much I actually enjoyed Mika's voice and style. </div>
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<b>I gave his most recent album "The Origin of Love" a listen to, and boy was I stoked!!!!</b></div>
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This Album is so good. I literally laughed out loud to some tracks but in a good way. </div>
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The cheeky "I only love you when I'm drunk" was the song that totally caught me off guard. I hadn't read the title of the song because I was just listening to the album all the way through. Once the chorus hit, it totally caught me off guard and made me <i>LOL </i></div>
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The title track "Origin of Love" is a really fun, upbeat, melodic track that has a great feel as well as super interesting melodic vocals. The song has a light piano centered sound that almost makes it a non-traditional dance song. It's one of those songs that you dance in your underwear to whilst getting ready in the morning...or something. haha </div>
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I really like Mika's version of "Popular Song." It has a great message and although it is less pop-melody-esque, than the Ariana version, the message is a little more at the forefront and more matter-of-fact, than the more sensationalized Ariana grande version (which I still love regardless). </div>
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The track "Heroes"also has a fantastic message about a soldier coming home after war. Very relevant to the world we are living in now. </div>
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The moody-ballad "Underwater" has a great smooth piano riff with a really jagged, contrasting lyrical melody in the verses, that really builds in the chorus. </div>
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Finally.... "Emily" or the alternate "Elle me Dit" is just so fun to listen to.</div>
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May a little dose of new music<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;">brighten your Monday and boost your week!</span><br />
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One thing people may (or may not) know about me is that I'm an avid-self-proclaimed Disney-holic annual passholder. </div>
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Next to Christmas time, Fall is my FAVORITE time of year to visit the park. </div>
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I mean...Space Mountian transformed into the spooky (and fast) Ghost Galaxy, a giant HalloweenTown-esque Mickey Jacko'lantern, The Nightmare Before Christmas themed rides and snacks, Dia de Los Muertos themed areas in Frontierland AND trick or treating in the park??? How much better can it get?</div>
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Did I mention The Nightmare Before Christmas?? <span style="font-size: large;">Well</span> if you're a fan of the soundtrack, sip a pumpkin-spiced latte whilst eating pumpkin-spiced beignets in the French Quarter, where the soundtrack is playing <i>on the reg</i>. </div>
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EEEEKkkkkk I LOVE fall in general, but Disney nights during fall give me something I seem to have been lacking all year long <span style="font-size: x-small;"><strike>pumpkin-spiced beignets </strike> </span></div>
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So as some of you know, Justin Beiber has decided to get in on the Música Monday bandwagon, and release a BRAND NEW SONG every week.</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">This week Música Monday selection is the album "Frank" by the untouchable and deeply missed Amy Winehouse. </span></div>
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Then she really established herself with the Album "Back to Black'" which received two Grammy's and tons of critical acclaim.<br />
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A lot of people know about <i>that </i>album, but not many people have heard Amy's first album "Frank". <br />
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"Frank" is different from "Back to Black" in that it's sound is less retro and slightly less produced.<br />
However the writing and feel of the album is young and rebellious, with a generous helping of "achy-heart" syndrome.<br />
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The moody "What is it about men" and "Take the box" give an insight to Amy's destructive and troubled side, including her issues with her relationships.<br />
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"I heard Love is Blind" and "F**k me Pumps" show off Amy's cheeky side while "October Song" "(There is) No greater Love" and "In my Bed" give you the classic crooner-Amy-sound we have grown to know.<br />
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If you really want to hear something cool/supplemental, check out Amy's "Frank B-sides."<br />
It's an entire album of demos and cut songs from the Frank album including some awesome covers and raw moments. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;">If you've never heard "Frank" I hope you enjoy it, and if you </span><i style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;">have</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"> heard it, hopefully it brings back some memories and sparks your nostalgia :D</span><br />
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So yesterday, I was going through old pictures and decided to post pics from my various trips, to facebook.<br />
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I came across pics from a trip I took to Europe to visit and bond with some family that I really hadn't seen much my whole life.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">This quote resonated and continues to resonate with me whenever I travel.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 20px;">Sometimes we take for granted our freedoms, our rights...and sometimes we forget that we don't know everything and we don't always know best. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 20px;">I was lucky enough to spend a little over a month traveling through Europe with the family.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> They were so gracious and took me in and made me feel so comfortable <span style="font-size: x-small;">(they even bought me Christmas presents...<b>yaaaaasssssss</b>). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seeing that in so many ways we were different, but also so similar was really </span>interesting<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to me. I think that the travel experience, really helped to open my eyes and teach me to be patient and gracious with everyone I encounter. </span><br />
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I'm thankful for my experiences... all of them. The painful ones that left me feeling like I was about to break. The ones that left me permanently scarred. Those experiences make you grow. They make you rise above. When you travel you realize that, no matter where we are from, and no matter the background or skin color, beliefs, educational history.....we all struggle, we all strive, we all dream....and we all love. </div>
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Anyways. The trip to Europe was an amazing and rewarding experience that I think everyone, if able, should experience. I just wanted to share some thoughts and ramblings of a boi.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now enjoy some pics from three of the 6 places I visited. ...or don't....do what you want 'cause you're a grown up...unless you're not...idk</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Going out on my own with some friends I met in Paris.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">They gave me a night to remember!!!</td></tr>
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I love the architecture
in Bavaria. All the artwork on the houses and buildings reminds me of
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Tia Nuri loved to torture my by singing the Beatles REALLY REALLY loudly </td></tr>
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Happy Monday ye weary travelers.<br />
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Yes, despite our best efforts, Monday has once again snuck up on us to rear its tortuous head.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Luckily </span>today is MÚSICA MONDAY!!!!<br />
*cheers, confetti, party things and stuff*<br />
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This weeks selection is a bit different than that of previous weeks, but dang, variety is the spice of life <i>amirite?</i><br />
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So before you go running for the hills, never to visit BFI again, just.....give it an opportunity!!!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">ok....ready?</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Today's Música Monday features Nadav Hertzka's "Tchaikovsky: Sonata, Op.80 & The Seasons"</span><br />
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Classical music??? noooooooo!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesss! Yes, my child</span><br />
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I found this album a while ago while searching up Tchaikovsky music and I haven't stopped listening to it since.<br />
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As a dancer anything by Tchaikovsky makes me happy, but Nadav Hertzka's versions on piano gave me goosebumps the first time I heard them.<br />
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Tchaikovsky's work is so powerful. Even it it's quiet stillness, it has an underlying energy. Which is why I think it is used in so many ballets and dance pieces.<br />
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There is something about Nadav's versions (which are strictly piano versions) that just breathes a new life into these classics. <br />
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Now normally I would do a "noteworthy tracks" section but this week I really think that this is an album that should be experienced from start to finish.<br />
If you are stressed out or stuck in traffic or on your lunchbreak, give Nadav a chance. Even if orchestral/classical music isn't normally your thing.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437435101178073867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6490221926580187636.post-74016767169565525492013-10-04T14:34:00.003-07:002013-10-04T14:34:50.215-07:00How to: Disney's "Scar" makeup tutorial<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD7ILF7aUCupFb-5_YnQF78iWLFoqeke8n2wYu6OxK_7TPomF0GwHkvAF8N9VS9cQABhjgQnouX3pFvWNJDV4cd20_TU3DBHX8OWuAY-FdfpeAlChYyOHlmD2Vj6uT8HjQM7WaCaCci0/s1600/581590_10201359648569896_2053291395_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD7ILF7aUCupFb-5_YnQF78iWLFoqeke8n2wYu6OxK_7TPomF0GwHkvAF8N9VS9cQABhjgQnouX3pFvWNJDV4cd20_TU3DBHX8OWuAY-FdfpeAlChYyOHlmD2Vj6uT8HjQM7WaCaCci0/s320/581590_10201359648569896_2053291395_n.jpg" width="320" /></a>Halloween is right around the corner and if you are like me, you're pretty excited!!!<br />
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On my Vine (@boifromipanema) I made a couple of Vines where I had my face painted like Scar from Disney's The LionKing, and I got a lot of Vine friends asking how I did the makeup.<br />
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SOOOOOOO naturally I decided to make a little tutorial to help you out, so that you too, can create this awesome lion's face!<br />
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I'm a total dork, and my camera died while I was filming and I didn't even realize. So there are a few things I didn't get to put in the video.<br />
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I used a dark brown eye shadow from the eyelids to the brow and under the bottom lashes to create Scar's deep, dark, sunken-in eye sockets.<br />
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Then, using the same brown shadow, I made wide lines from the drawn-on lion nostrils, to my inner eyes, to create the illusion of a the wide lion's nose bridge. With a bit of dark grey eyeshadow, I filled in the new nostrils and shaded in the bridge and cheek-fur to give them some depth. <br />
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In these times when synthetic sounds and vocals rule the airwaves_<i>ugh_</i>a beacon of shining light has come forth to break the monotony that is po(o)p music.</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">This week's Música Monday is dedicated to the fantastic talent (and my baby mama) that is Ariana Grande.</span></div>
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Some standout tracks from Yours Truly are the opening track "<a href="spotify:track:2ofOe2OaXFpZF5ETbsc7Qu" target="_blank">Honeymoon Avenue</a>" which gives me so many feels, because who doesn't love a good "let's get back together" song. </div>
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"<a href="spotify:track:7EpKfPAURnG9OCVer0S30N" target="_blank">Lovin' It</a>" features a sample of Mary J. Blige's "<a href="spotify:track:3XG801WWhqC753dekEBkMt" target="_blank">Real Love</a>" which has an amazing mid-tempo groove that gives me so much life</div>
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AND CAN WE JUST TAKE A SECOND TO TALK ABOUT THOSE FREAKING AMAZING VOCALS??!!!!! (listen to "<a href="spotify:track:63bo7NDoWdMFXufhsYOxwG" target="_blank">Almost is never enough</a>")</div>
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Yes I know, one doesn't usually associate Mondays with joy and or...uh...jubilation, but everything is better with a little new music <span style="font-size: large;"><b>right??!!!</b></span><br />
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That's why every Monday will be Música Monday here on boifromipanema.com. <br />
I will be sharing a different song, artist, or album for your listening pleasure!!<br />
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This is gonna be a serious catch all of musical genres, so hopefully there will be a little <i>sabor</i> for everyone.<br />
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Music from Bach to Beiber and everything in between!!!!<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">This week's selection is the new album by John Legend "Love in the Future" which is an album I'm sort of obsessed with at the moment. </span><br />
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Some stand out tracks are "<a href="spotify:track:3U4isOIWM3VvDubwSI3y7a" target="_blank">All of me</a>" John Legend's ode to his wife Chrissy Teigan.<br />
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The track "<a href="spotify:track:1G2Ya2ubnlS7xFfs1CfY3j" target="_blank">Made to Love</a>" has a cool Afro-industrial driving beat which I find completely infectious.<br />
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Every year the fair opens up some country realness to a bunch of city folk with petting zoos, rodeos, and let us not forget THE FOOD!<br />
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While fair food may not be the healthiest choice<br />
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<i>And if you know anything about me, it's that I do, in fact, like to get my grub on!</i><br />
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Having people there to share the foodie adventures totally heightens my experience and luckily I had my sister and our friend Monique of <a href="http://curvesandchaos.com/" target="_blank">Curves and Chaos</a> there to enjoy it with! :D<br />
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I think my sister pearmama and I agree...we weren't the biggest fans of the crawfish craze. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; line-height: 20px;">The L.A County fair is open now and runs until September 30, 2013. It's a perfect place for the family and a fun place to hang with friends! </span><br />
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This weekend I had a revelation whilst surfing.<br />
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Don't always go for the first wave you see. My experience has been to wait and wait for a set to come in. When I catch sight of the first wave I get anxious and try to take that one, only for it to die halfway to the shore.<br />
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Then once I turn around, I see all these awesome waves that I now cannot get to because I decided to paddle into the first one I saw.<br />
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<i>Totally a life lesson.</i><br />
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As some of you may or may not have noticed, I have been absent on my blog for a few months now. It's not because I've been lazy or neglectful. It's just that the last few months have been an adjusting/redirecting phase in my life.<br />
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<i>One of many to come I'm sure</i>.</div>
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However this one has been especially pin-prickly <b><i>'cause I'm an artist and I'm sensitive!</i></b><br />
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<i>Sooooo</i>, I started dancing in the professional arena in late 2008 early 2009. I did some awesome stuff and got to work with some AMAZING artists, choreographers and talent. When I started getting a good amount of work I decided to quit school and dance full time. I also began to neglect my first passion.<br />
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As much as I missed singing and performing and the hustle and grind of school, I decided that ignoring that and really pouring myself into dance would get me where I wanted to go.<br />
I guess my thought was hey, <i>I love doing this and if this is the wave that is moving, I'm going to take it all the way to shore.</i><br />
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It was really good while it lasted. I had some opportunities that maybe a handful of people in the world could say they've experienced.<br />
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Then, I noticed things began to change. I had a falling out with people that I worked with, a lot of my dance "friends" seemed to have alienated me, I got released from my contracts, and then the big one...I broke my ankle!<br />
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In 2011 I went in for surgery to repair the torn tendons and ligaments and shave/repair the bone that had begun to heal very, very incorrectly. That surgery was a doozy. It took months to stand on it, much less walk on it. <br />
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I can honestly say that I never danced the same again.<br />
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I don't know if it was the fear or the pain or a mixture of both, but I completely lost my<i> mojo</i> and was DESPERATE to get it back.<br />
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I attended dance intensives.<br />
I trained everyday at multiple studios.<br />
I spent all my money on dance classes.<br />
I drove ridiculously far to attend schools and studios with great training.<br />
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As much as I worked and loved it (and still do love it) I felt myself being called and pushed in a different direction. Despite feeling this push, I wanted so badly to hold on to this thing that I once was. This ideal that I thought I had to reach again or I would feel like a total failure. I continued to ignore my intuition but gradually, I was getting more music offers, more opportunities to perform at different places. The tide started shifting and more time had to be focused on music and writing music than going to the studio to train.<br />
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I had some really great people sit me down and really make me examine what it is that I wanted.<br />
I guess the Taurus in me refused to give in without a fight. <br />
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Well, fast forward to this summer--mid June.<br />
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One of the studios that I train at was having an audition for a scholarship program. Its a really elite program that delivers on amazing training and a top notch professional career. The day of the audition I told myself, <i>if I get into this program then this is God's way of affirming my direction. If I don't get it, it's REdirection time.</i><br />
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Well I got pretty far through the audition and at one point I actually thought I had it in the bag, but...last round....I....got....CUT!<br />
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So this decision triggered a major change in the course my life was taking.<br />
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I did my share of crying and moping.<br />
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Not because of the audition itself--an audition is an audition. They come and go like the wind.<br />
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<i>I mourned for the path I had laid out for myself.</i><br />
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I spent so much time fighting the path God has laid out for me that I couldn't see all the blessing waiting for me just beyond the first wave. I was so anxious to get where I wanted to go that I invested everything I had into that first wave without looking beyond it to see that there was an amazing set coming in behind it. <br />
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Enough with the soap opera bull sheep.......there have been major changes happening in my life. Lots of really cool things!!! Things that never would have come to me had I continued on the path I was on.<br />
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I know dance will always be a part of my life. I love it far too much to let it go completely, but now I feel I have a better understanding of how it fits in with the rest of my dreams/goals. <br />
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I'm hoping to get back into a few classes soon...just for myself, but lately it's still been slightly too painful to walk into a studio. I know it will get better with time and yes, I know it may not seem like big deal to some, but it was once everything to me.<br />
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I suppose if I've learned anything from this experience, it's that listening and being open to the path laid out for me turns out way better than trying to force something that isn't working. Sometimes it just takes some MAJOR patience to see beyond the first wave, wait it out for the big set right behind it.<br />
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<i>But what do I know?</i><br />
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peace <3 p=""><br /></3>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437435101178073867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6490221926580187636.post-29424032617721522752013-06-29T10:00:00.000-07:002013-11-06T14:35:32.511-08:00Summa-time Shenanigans Music Playlist<a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3638429c88535757f121a0ba1c2b5c89/tumblr_mo7uo421D41qd8j1io1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3638429c88535757f121a0ba1c2b5c89/tumblr_mo7uo421D41qd8j1io1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a>Well it is here...Officially.<br />
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Now, Lord knows I would be lying if I said I was happy about all this heat and stuff<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><strike>bitch mode activate</strike></i></span></div>
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However, I must admit that there is something about the summertime that always gives me a giddy feeling.<br />
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The warm sand under my feet, the palm trees blowing in the breeze, the family barbecues, the outdoor parties that go long into the night. The beach bonfires, the surf sessions, the possibilities of a summer love.....<br />
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Yes, there's something quite infectious about sommer here in California. It's resonance is palpable.... if resonance can be..uh...palpable. </div>
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Whether you're chilling at the beach, river, pool or wherever you prefer (or imagine you are), there is nothing like some slick grooves to get you in the summer mood. </div>
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Here's a little playlist of some of my favorite summer grooves. I will most defiitely playing this playlist today at the beach! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437435101178073867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6490221926580187636.post-87860273762916725672013-06-28T17:19:00.001-07:002013-10-04T14:46:22.428-07:00Duets for a Year: Coffee House SessionsSo recently I have been trying to get back on my performing game.<br />
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After an injury and resulting surgery a while ago, I was forced to call it quits.<br />
To be honest, insecurities and doubts really got to me during my rehab time and only recently have I really been back in the studio dancing and picking up my instruments and using my voice again.<br />
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And let me me tell you..<br />
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.<i>ooh chil' it is rusty!!!! </i><br />
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Nevertheless the answers to my prayers have come in the forms of my talented musical friends who are always pushing me to "Keep Pushing!" lol<br />
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When my good friend Taylor Gordon asked me to accompany her in this performance, I couldn't be more excited!<br />
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This performance was an awesome opportunity to play my guitar in public (for the first time...oh LAWD I was so nervous but alas.. It went pretty well.<br />
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Here is one of my favorite pieces that we performed that night, our version of the Carrie Underwood song "So Small"<br />
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Well....actually, I'm not! Or at least I don't think I am....<br />
Buuuutttt, there <i>are</i> some people who would disagree.<br />
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I mean, even a couple of my friends have admitted to me that they thought I was really stuck up before they got to know me; <b>and</b> thought I was a total snob because I didn't talk to them in dance classes or I had a "don't mess with me" look on my face.<br />
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Well, as you can probably imagine, I was totally confused by this.<br />
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"WHAT? ME???? AN UNFRIENDLY SNOB?"</div>
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I <i>DEF</i> don't feel like I'm in any position to think I'm above anyone...<br />
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After some <strike>crying</strike> self observation, I think I've begun to discover/understand the root of the problem.<br />
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So, 1. I'm über shy and awkward!<br />
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Like seriously, I get anxiety having to go to the bank and talk to a teller (ATM ftw!)<br />
I get nervous when I meet new people or when strangers try to make conversation. I get nervous when there is a group of people that are all friends and I only know like one or two people. <br />
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ughhhh, I can't believe I'm admitting this -_-<br />
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When at "Hollywood" or industry parties, you can usually find me posted in the food area instead of networking like a smart business man would.<br />
I'm like "Hi food, you can be my friend and we can hang out all night, we don't need anyone! <span style="font-size: large;"><i>Perf</i></span>!"<br />
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Ok, now this one seems to be a REAL biggie......<br />
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2. I can get like, really, really intense and hyper-focused. <br />
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When I'm in dance classes, I get really in-the-zone. Because I'm so freakin' shy I guess I just pour everything into my training and if I have a pissed face, it is only because I'm really hard on myself. It's not directed toward anyone...for the most part lol.<br />
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Oh.. and before a show?...omg...don't even try to talk to me while I'm in the makeup chair. I am taking that time to just zero in on everything, and between sets or shows I will usually curl up in the dressing room all by myself.<br />
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It's not that I'm trying to be rude or anything...I just need that time for my own sanity and to calm my nerves..and honesty...sometimes it's just easier to be alone. <br />
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I mean, I want to be social.... I want to be friendly...I guess, sometimes I just don't really know how.<br />
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I think I definitely have to learn how to take the person I am at home,with my friends and family, who I am onstage and translate it into who I want to be in social situations.....<br />
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Just part of my life journey I suppose or maybe just some more ramblings of a Boi. <br />
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I started with and old white cotton t-shirt that I had ombré dyed with Tulip's One-step tie dye. You can see my ombré dying video <a href="http://boifromipanema.blogspot.com/2012/10/DIY-ombre-jeans-boifromipanema.html" target="_blank">here</a> to learn how I achieved the look. </div>
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Trace the pattern onto the fabric with some fabric chalk then cut it out with about a 1" seam allowance. </div>
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To give the pocket a little more weight, I cut a strip of fabric. About 2 1/2" in height and 7" in across.</div>
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Use Aleene's peel & stick Fabric Fusion tape to seal the seams of your pocket by folding excess fabric in on itself. </div>
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Create seams for the fabric strip and use the fabric fusion tape to adhere strip to the top-front of your pocket </div>
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Trace pattern with chalk onto tank to get a general idea of where you want your pocket placed.</div>
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Now you're gonna place the pocket onto the tank. The tape is like, SUPER permanent so you are gonna have one shot to get the pocket in the right place so..uuh..GOOD LUCK brah!</div>
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Press down firmly to make sure that your pocket is completely adhered to the tank.</div>
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Finally I added this Crafty Chica iron on applique to the pocket using a high heat iron, on the "wool" setting. Then just follow instructions on the packaging. </div>
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That's it! Pocket finished!</div>
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I even made a few different pockets with different design patterns!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437435101178073867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6490221926580187636.post-49191341370476137272013-06-11T16:12:00.000-07:002013-10-04T14:47:12.409-07:00Smothered and CoveredSo now that it's summer time, the nights are warm, inviting and just begging to be spent out on adventures. This cover happened after one such adventure<br />
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<b>...at four in the morning...</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>when I was just getting home.</b></span></div>
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Why I decided to sing at that unholy hour of the morning is beyond my comprehension...<br />
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alas...<br />
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My cover of John Legen'd Ordinary People :D<br />
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