Stars & Bars Cutoffs

I've been seeing various red, white & blue attire popping up lately, possibly because the 4th of July is rapidly approaching, or perhaps everyone just really loves Merica right now. I pick the latter of the two.

 I scored some pretty sweet shades that fall under that category. 

But the tip of the patriotic iceburg was when I saw Monica rocking a pair of shorts she had found at le Tarjay.

Being that I'm cheap and stubborn. I refused to go buy them, because I knew I could make em myself.

I present to you: my DIY stars & bars cutoffs.

Sunday after Family Breakfast I had my mom drag out a box of old jeans that she had saved over the years for craft projects.

I attempted to squeeze my notsotiny toosh into a bazillion and twelve different pairs, and finally landed on some real fashionable wideleg white capris. Meow.

And immediately took scissors to them. Out came the craft paint and I set to work.

 I got a little giddy when I saw the red stripes coming to fruition. Yea, that's how lame I am. At least I can admit it. Heck, once the other side had a coat of blue I was blowing up Instagram with pictures!

I patiently waited to add my stars, and now... I present to you... probably the coolest pair of shorts I have ever made (Sorry 6th grade home ec teacher, the plaid boxers we made come in a close 2nd)

Tonight I am working on a pair to send to miss Melissa Jo! Spreadin the Merican' love my friends - that's what it's all about.

 

All the cool kids were born today!

Oh hey guys! We're just celebrating our birthdays today... 

come party with us?! 

In the presence of greatness : AutoTunes

I feel like I come up with genius ideas at least once a day. I mean that in the most non-stuck-up way. Actually, I take that back, they really are genius... if you could peek inside my mind one day you would probably feel compelled to bow to my greatness

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Are you ever driving down the highway in your car obsessively surfing through your 19 programmed radio stations just HOPING that one SoulDecision song is on. And then you rifle through your cd's because you are just POSITIVE that you burnt it to that Spring Break '02 mix which you can't seem to locate in the backseat passenger side door. Then finally, as your pulling into your driveway... disappointed and defeated, you pull up the ringtone on your phone just so you can feel that slightest bit of accomplishment.

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That's where my jukebox radio comes into play! It's like magic. Access to any song you have stuck in your head, right at your finger tips (in a road-safe, hands-free manner of course). It's possible on a computer, why not in your car?! It'd be even more glorious if you had the option to either buy the song (where it would get stored in your car's database so you can replay "Faded" over and over and over so you can enjoy it again later) or just listen to it once.

Go ahead and think on that one for a bit. Let it marinate. You can come back later and tell me what a great idea it is.