Slightly Obsessed

So I have lately become MAKE-UP obsessed and loving playing in my make-up and creating different looks...What do you think?!?!

Orange Glow

Summer Pink

Bold Lips

Purple Love

Simple and Beautiful

If you would love to see more make-up looks and even some tutorials let me know and for more up to date and recent looks follow my Instagram: @zyizomommy

Spruce it up w/ Color (DIY Series Ep.2)

Hey guys! Hope you had a AMAZING weekend, the girls and I enjoyed a pizza date night ending in ice cream and the movie Frozen! Those are the moments that I live for and I enjoy seeing them so happy and excited. :) But anywho this post is all about painting old items to make them new again. I must admit I LOVE a good spray painting of either furniture or decor items. When it comes to painting you have options, my favorite has to be spray paint, because 1) its affordable 2) it gets the job done fast 3) you have endless options in colors and textures that will make your job super easy!

So what do you need to paint?!?!

* Well first you need an item you want to make new again.

* Sandpaper  and primer: you want to sand your item to create a smooth surface for your paint to adhere to. And you want to prime so that your choice of color comes through on your item! (Some paints already have primer in it, personally those are my favorites cause im impatient lol)

* Finally you want your color choice of PAINT! 

Yep its that simple, so I challenge you to make something old new again with with a fresh coat of PAINT!

This is an example of a item I was able to recreate with a fresh coat of paint!

I absolutely LOVE it!!!

DIY Series!

So I'm getting ready to move into my new apartment next week (Inserts praise dance) lol! To say the least im excited not about the moving part, cause lets be honest who just loves packing their life into boxes. More so the decorating and creating part of moving into a new space. So in good ole Ryan Ashlie fashion, I have started doing DIY (do it yourself) projects to help jumpstart the BIG move. So to broadcast the different projects im working on, including step by step instructions on how you can also recreate the project I will be doing a DIY Series! Yayyyyy!!! Lol

So to kick off the series lets talk Decoupage....

So if you follow me on IG you have probably already seen this table (BTW Follow Me on IG @zyizomommy).

So this is a wooden side table i picked up at a local thrift store for $2. I painted the entire table with a Metallic Gold spray paint. I wanted to create something very different but yet unique to display in my bedroom. My inspiration came from several post on pintrest and youtube. But one particular youtube video by Mr. Kate ( << click to watch video) kept replaying in my head. I pondered on many different ways to create this and i must say I am very satisfied with the outcome and can't wait to display it in my new room! :) 

What did i use?

~Mod Podge (which can be purchased at Wal-Mart & any craft store like Michael's or Hobby Lobby)

~ Sponge Brush (also can be purchased ^^^^)

~Magazines 

~ Scissors

~Plastic cup

~credit card

Step 1:

            Take your magazine and clip out whatever appeals to you and your taste and the look that your are trying to achieve when decoupaging whatever surface you plan to transform

Step 2:

            Layout your design how you want it to look so you have a visual of the outcome.

Step 3:

            Taking my Mod Podge and pouring some into my plastic cup, you want to use a disposable cup because it wont be fun cleaning glue out of a regular non disposable cup.

Step 4:

            Take your sponge brush and dip it into your mod podge, then begin to brush your surface to where you will lay your first clipping. Once you lay your clipping on the mod podge take your credit card to smooth it out and make it flat. Then brush the top of your clipping with a thin layer of mod podge and again take your credit card and very gently smooth out any wrinkles or bubbles.

Step 5:

           Repeat step 4 until finished

Step 6: 

            After you've finished to ensure your clippings don't lift or rip you have a few options to seal:

A. Coat your entire project in a couple of layers of mod podge

B. Spray paint your project with a clear sealant

C. Paint a coat of polycrylic over your project

And that's it, its  pretty simple and easy it just takes time so to make that time go by faster i always pull up one of my favorite shows on Netflix or Hulu+.

So until next time...

Xoxo

Ryan Ashlie

            

             

Its been forever....

So it has literally been FOREVER since my last blog post...like OMG! YEARS lol. But I am back and better then ever :) So much has changed in my life, I've had another Beautiful little girl and I've developed new passions... I have Big things planned in 2014 and I feel the best way to show and express that to the world is on the platform I began to build years ago with my blog "Ambitious Ventures" because my adventures are truly ambitious. So what do I have planned for you guys???...... Hmmm well to say the least all of ME! I have so much to offer and I want nothing more than to share it with the World so I hope your ready for all the "Ambitious Ventures" I have planned for you. So until next time....

Xoxo

Ryan Ashlie