Heartagrams make me smile!

Some people like hearts, peace signs, and other symbols.

But there is only one that makes me smile every time I see it.

My love for the Heartagram comes from  different places.

First of course it being made by lead singer

Ville Vallo of HIM for his bands logo.
One of my favorite bands!

It was a idea he came up with on 

his 20th birthday.

A mix of a pentagram and a heart.

It symbolized love and hate, life and death.

I remember the first time I listened to HIM.

My friend Adam Absinthe told me

he had a cd he wanted me to listen to.
It was Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights.

He popped it in , it was love at first note.

I was drawn to Ville voice.

The music was haunting, I was hooked!
This video is that whole cd if you want to take a listen.

Soon I had every HIM cd.

I listened to them daily, and I still do!

Seriously there isn't a playlist of mine with out 

10 or more HIM songs on it.

It is my happy music and my sad music all in one.

My love for the Heartagram goes way beyond that though.

I have Heartagrams all through out
 my house, on my car, and tattoos.
I make Heartagram art all the time.

My first foam cut out was a Heartagram of course!

My graphic arts I usually sneak

 in a Heartagram here or there.

Book cover project

Typography - Make a book project

(Which I gave to my husband as a Christmas present)

Friendship Clock

Made  a special birthday message for  

my bestie Poisin from Ville himself.

I have a ton of Heartagrams on my computer.
All different kinds cause I love to put them on everything.

Out of my 22 tattoos this one is one of my favorites.

A good friend of mine Holden started it for me.
The plan is to have my arm covered in the reverse tribal.
I still love it though unfinished and all.

My bestie Evil Blue tattooed my Heartagram on my finger.

This tattoo reminds me of that awesome weekend!

I do have a Halloween kitchen, but I still have 

a Heartagram on my refrigerator.

You remember I got a Silhouette for Christmas.

Once I get some vinyl I am going to make

a lot of Heartagram decals.

The more Heartagrams the better in my eyes!

Soon there will be a huge Heartagram decal in my bedroom.
I want it to take up half of the wall and be in silver.

We had our one year anniversary
wedding on Heartagram day.
That just added to my excitement.

I had posted this on my Facebook 

early that morning.

I walked down the isle to a acoustic version of
 Wicked Games.
It was perfect!



I have seen HIM in concert a few times.
The last show I went to my hubby surprised me with
tickets and took me for Mothers day.
I wore my wedding dress
and my black platform Mary Janes.

So many people complimented me on my outfit.
I felt like a Heartagram princess.

My laptop wallpapers, I switch between the two.

 Watch out cause this doll will
be making Heartagram tea cups!
 Just like the one Ville had on the cover of Hammer.

The Heartagram  really makes me think of my best friend.

All the fun times we had and laughs we shared.

My first HIM show was with her almost ten years ago.

And yes that is a huge Heartagram on her wall.

We both love the Heartagram!

Through out the years I have introduced HIM to friends.

Rocked out with them.

When I see the Heartagram is makes me think

of all the special moments of my life.

The wonderful people that I have in my life.

 I will have more Heartagram tattoos in the future.

More Heartagrams all over my house.

I can't help it they make me smile!

It is February my month of love!

Heartagram Power!

Emily The Strange Prize Pack

I am a huge fan of Emily The Strange.

My love for her runs all the way back to my school days.

I remember reading all her cat filled stories.

Along with Living Dead Dolls , I also collect

Emily The Strange stuff.

I am signed up to the newsletter
and follow them on Facebook.

I enter every single contest they have.

Each time I get all excited thinking of all that Emily loot.

Never actually won any of the contest.

But I did get my hands on one of the prize packs.

How you ask?

Listia

My eyes lit up huge when I saw this lot on there.

I watched it for days and then won it.

Excited was not even the word, I was ecstatic.

My birthday had just passed so this was perfect timing.

Ready to take a peek at all the goodies I received.

8 Emily The Strange Stickers

Super sweet Emily Rocks Wallet

A Emily bandanna

Sorry for the roll wrinkles.

But I wear this bandanna a lot.

I have it so the kitty head and ESP shows.

Deck of 54 Emily The Strange cards

The picture cards are my favorite.

I think I am going to use these for a art creation.

They are just to perfect to only play cards with.

A signed copy of 

Emily The Strange: The Lost Days

This was my favorite of the whole lot.

A signed book oh my!

These were perfect additions to my Emily collection.

Moral of the story:

You can get really awesome stuff on Listia.

and

You don't always need to win the contest

to get the prize!

Go to

http://www.emilystrange.com/

I adore our new bedding!

We got new bedding!
I had won a $100 gift card to Sears last year

 and used some of it for a  bedding set.

It was a really nice.

I loved the color and the fabric.

One thing I noticed right away though

that it wasn't quilted.

I knew that was going to be a problem 

in the future but I didn't let it ruin my

excitement for our new bedding.

Well it has almost been a full year and
 what I feared has happened.

The fluff inside moved all to one side.

Then I noticed a rip where the fluff was coming out.

I pulled it all out, so basically the blanket

had no warmth to it, but looked a lot better.

I had been eyeing a Skull bedding set on 

Amazon for quite awhile.

Showed hubby and he liked it a lot too.

We had received some Christmas money from

my dad and I knew I wanted to get this set.

And since the bedding we were using was on

the way this was the perfect time to get it.

Another reason too is we are down sizing our bed.

The king is nice but takes up way to much room.

And we really don't need a bed that big, 

we like to cuddle and be close.

I ordered a Queen size set, it cost a little over $55.

Free Super Saver Shipping yay!

It arrived in two days, fastest shipping ever!

I wrapped it and put it under the tree from my dad.

This comforter set is so nice

 and well worth the money.

The fabric is a silky material and is quilted.

Another thing I love about it is that it is reversible.

Big skulls on one side and small ones on the other.

The skulls are made of flowers.

It has a day of the dead feel that I love.

It isn't black and white it is more a ivory color.

It came with two pillow sham cases and a bed skirt.

I can't wait to get our new bed so we can set it all up.

I wasn't going to open the new set till the new bed.

But it has been chilly the last few nights.

Not only is the comforter stunning, but 

it keeps us nice and toasty.

It is hard to get out of  bed cause it is 

just so warm under this comforter.

The plan is we are going to get a black platform bed.

This bedding is going to look so nice.

I am really excited just can't wait.

We are pillow people as you can see.

And yes your eyes do not deceive you those are pillow pets.

We sleep with them every night.

Can't help it they are so soft and comfy.

The skull and ghost pillows glow in the dark.

Total awesomeness!

This is seriously my dream bedding.

I'll be sure to post pics when we get the new bed.

Love this set too?

Amazon still has it, go order it.

For $55 it is a steal.

Street Revival Flower Skull Comforter Set- Amazon

I am so happy to finally have this set on my bed.

I just adore it!

As for the old bedding, I still love the fabric.

Thinking maybe making a dress out of it.

I'll post pics of that too!

Shout Factory First Grand Prize Winner!

First before you read this post you need ask yourself

are you looking for a place to get all your 

Pop Culture needs.
If yes, then I suggest you go and like

Shout Factory- Facebook

and enter their 

When I was 10 contest. 

Click the link

When I was 10 contest...

They are still going to pick two more
random GRAND PRIZE winners.

Get your name in that hat of awesomeness!

$100 to Shout Factory is something to smile about!

They are celebrating
10 YEARS OF PUTTING POP CULTURE ON A PEDESTAL.

A week or so ago I was going thru my

spam folder and I saw a email that read.

Shout Factory's "When I was 10" contest Grand Prize Winner.

I opened it in excitement!

And good thing I had, this was their second time

contacting me about winning.

If I didn't reply I would have lost my prize.

Jeff and Evan were awesome!

I was told to go to the site and pick out whatever I wanted.

I quick texted my hubby and let him know!

He came home that night all

excited and ready to pick out something good.

My choices were

Rocko's complete series

Casper The Complete Collection

I saw all the Mystery Science Theater they had.

I know how badly my hubby wanted the 

Mystery Science Theater 3000

MST3K: Volume XVI [Collector's Edition].

I decided to let him pick out whatever he wanted.

It was the nice wife thing to do.

We sat on the site for hours.

But then he made his mind up.

We sent in his choices and

in a matter of days look what has shown up.

They get a big A+++ oh and they recycle!

Watch the video to see what goodies are in the box!

This video for some reason looks all wacky.
On my computer it was much
clearer and didn't cut off words.
Sorry about that, also I am sure I pronounced most
of the names wrong but honestly I haven't the slightest.

We will be watching Mystery Science for awhile,

9 disk to be exact.

I want to give a big THANK YOU to 

the SHOUT FACTORY crew.

You have made my hubby very happy!

Thanks for the contest and for being

A for Awesome!

SHOUT FACTORY is 100%

http://www.shoutfactory.com/

Fashion Union gave me a Christmas surprise!

I have been a huge fan of Fashion Union for awhile now.

They have super cute clothing for reasonable prices.

Seriously you need to go and check out the site!

Right before Christmas I received a direct message

from Fashion Union on Twitter.

It was to let me know I was chosen as one

of the winner for the FU Xmas Win

Pinterest boards contest.

Here was my board.

I had a lot of fun making it.

And it only made me love Fashion Union more!

I was beyond thrilled to be picked as a winner.

 5 winners were picked randomly.

My prize was a gift certificate for 50 pounds.

I sat going through their site for three days.

They just have so much to choose from.

The excitement kept rising too 

while picking everything out.

One word of advice though when 

ordering from Fashion Union have

a size converter opened in another window.

The sizes on the site are European 

so it can get a bit confusing.

I just went with small on everything

and crossed my fingers it all would fit.

Sooooooo what did I get?

Here is a pic in case the video doesn't work.

Skull and floral leggings

http://www.fashionunion.com/jackets/black-military-styel-pu-jacket/invt/wjap0042blk/

http://www.fashionunion.com/peplum-tops/black-wet-look-peplum-top/invt/wtop0265blk/

Sadly I don't see the skull skate dress on the site anymore

I may have gotten the last one.

In the video you really can't see it but the fabric

has a pretty golden shimmer to it.

The fabric is stunning I was just expecting a cotton dress.

It was a very fancy surprise how nice the dress is.

Warning this video contains a lot of twirling and posing.

I can't help it I am a happy doll!

Fashion Union is 100%

Go Like

Fashion Union Facebook Page

BYOU Magazine

I was really excited when contacted about BYOU Magazine.

Being that I have a seven year old  darling daughter,

I knew this was a magazine that
 we would be very interested in.

Its main focus is to help young girls develop 

a healthy self-esteem.
Encouraging to embrace their own and unique self.

Miss Blue was very excited when it arrived.
It was in a shiny pink package,
her eyes lit up when she saw it.

She got a very pleasant surprise when she opened it.

Olivia Holt was on the cover.

She had just watched Girl Vs Monster last week.

Also she had received some Disney Signed clothing

for Christmas this year.

Right away she went "Mommy that's my girl!"

We decided that we would leave the 

Olivia Holt story for bedtime story.

I told her to look through it.

She was smiling the whole time.

This magazine is full of great stuff.

Be Fearless in 2013 is right on the first 

page when you open it.

The table of contents has three parts.

Features

Specials

Faves In Every Issue

What is really great about this magazine

is that is is real girls telling their stories, giving their advice.

Then as a extra bonus it has interviews and questions

answered by young actresses and singers.

Girls young girls would be familiar with from TV shows and movies.

They also are running two contest in this issue.

A pet photo contest and 

Where Do You B-You?

Enter by submitting a photo of your

daughter with her magazine in a interesting place.

Miss Blue is already trying to think of a great 

place to bring it to get a good shot.

There is a lot of smiling faces through

out the pages of girls from 8-14.

My favorite part was reading about 

the young girls with their own businesses.

It was great for Miss Blue to read showing her

if she put her mind to it she could  become

successful at a young age.

It is all about determination and great ideas.

Other fun pages were:

Quiz: Climbing Towers

B-Smart Puzzles

BYOU Mail

Girls making a difference: Girl Talk

Helping girls through the drama years.

Shining your heartlight bright:

Beauty's inner and outer beauty tips.

Internationally speaking- Say Happy Holidays in 10 languages

Ask Cassie- Teen Anti-bullying advocate

Star Signs

That night at bed time Miss Blue 

had her BYOU magazine in hand.

We cuddled reading the Olivia Holt interview.

We learned she is a very sweet girl.

And that her whole family moved to LA 

so she could pursue her dreams.

It was a very sweet interview.

Added bonus it has two mini posters of her.

Miss Blue was beyond excited.

I feel this magazine has a lot of 

great articles and advice for young girls.

I felt though the quizzes were a little

to old for Miss Blue.

But it was still fun taking them.

I remember that was always my favorite part 

of girly magazines.

It was the first time Blue took one

or that she got her Horoscope read to her.

Over all it was a great experience.

I would defiantly recommend the BYOU Magazine

if you have a daughter in the 8-14 range.

My daughter is at that age where she is 

developing her self confidence and honestly

I want it to be through the roof.

Anything that can make her smile more 

and feel better about herself.

I am 100% behind and this magazine did just that.

Also if you have a daughter let them check out the BYOU website.

http://www.byoumagazine.com/