Create My Tattoo

I have been on Craiglists looking for a second job all day and typed in "tattoos" for fun and I actually found a pretty cool site for those that are into tattoos. If you have followed me for a while, you know that I want to one day apprentice to learn how to tattoo. But for now, I am working on my drawing and illustrating skills by drawing tattoo designs. I draw them for friends, family and clients that contact me.

This website Create My Tattoo is for people who are looking for custom tattoo drawings and for tattoo designers. A client can hold a contest listing what they are looking for and give a deadline and a prize value. Artists enter their interpretation of a design and the winning design gets the prize. Oh yea, and It's free to register! Just click on the register link in the top right hand corner of the page and its fast and simple!

I am making it a goal of mine to do at least one tattoo drawing a day to improve my skills and with that enter a contest everyday. That would be pretty to cool to win a few contests, but I just want to improve myself. :)

But I also have great news! I have a job interview on Monday for SportsClips and I am pretty excited. So wish me luck! I'm off to go finish a contest entry. I'll post it when I am done or a link to my profile on Create My Tattoo! Good luck for those who check it out and decide to enter their artwork.

Thanks for stopping by! See ya again soon!

 "If time does not wait for you, dont worry. Just remove the battery from the clock and enjoy life".



Back Online

I just picked up my computer this afternoon and it feels good to have it back. My poor baby had her guts ripped out and was in surgery all weekend, but she is safely put back together and viruses GONE! I was so very fortunate to have known someone who could fix her.

My computer ended up having to be totally wiped ( luckily the IT was able to get all my important photos, videos and documents and restore them after wiping her clean). I will def have to go get an external harddrive to keep all my stuff on before something bad does happen.

evening view of sandbridge bay

This past weekend, the family and I hung out in Sandbridge at a beach house my mother rented. It was so nice and peaceful. A cute 4 bedroom house with a huge wrap around deck. It was very relaxing. The whole fam came out and we all ended up crashing over saturday night. All the kids slept in bunk beds....including myself...hahaha. We grilled out, walked to the beach, sunbathed, ate homemade icecream and took strolls on the beach at night.

homemade icecream. (bought this maker at Sam's Club)

I managed to take a few pics before going to the beach in my onepiece bathing suit. (I found at TJ MAXX for only $30) It's a onepiece, hot pink suit that totally reminds me of who other than Marilyn (minus the shaved head part hahaha)

I will say I have a nice glowy tan so no one can complain how ghostly white I usually am. hahaha

Oh, and of course I recolored my hair....AGAIN. Its still half black with yellow,orange and red all creating a ncie fading ombre'd. LOVE IT!

But now that the weekend is over, its time to go back to work. I am going to submit my paperwork so that I can take my state boards and get a job in a salon.  (I do still work for Xotic Eyes in case you are wondering) but I need to go ahead and get licensed.

Well, thanks for stopping by, and sorry that I was MIA for I dont even want to know how long. I will leave you with this positive thought with this picture that is currently my desktop!

see ya again soon!

XOXO Cecilia

A few likes and wants

I'm operating in safe mode with my infected laptop. The situation on that is I think it's a virus, or my hardrive...I'm trying to back up my files in case I lose everything. Just waiting to buy a big enough thumb drive so I keep all my pics and videos and important stuff. Then going to restore back to factory settings, if that dont work then we will just see. but anyways...enough geek techy talk.

I just wanted to do a quick post and show you a few things that have been inspiring me and these images have been lurking on my desktop. Most of this is tattoo and tattoo art related. Oh, I didnt get to share with you....I tattooed myself! If you follow me on Instagram, (sweetsurrenderart) you may have already seen this!

Just something cute I wanted to do to test out my machine. It's still healing, but I love it!

Here are some other things I love!

I just love this photo, its beautiful, the hair, the tattoos, the background. I def love traditional tattoos like her sleeve.

Cute wallet! I love Dia de Los Muertos inspired art! I usually dont carry this type of wallet, but I love the design!

Priscilla Ono's gorgeous makeup look!

Do I even have to explain why I love these?????

I love this black and white dress. My Aunt Beth is getting married this October and her colors are Black and White. Thinking about ordering this for the wedding. What do you think?

Have you guys seen this new eyeliner by NYX???? I want to try this! The coupon is old, but you can still check it out!

Magnetic PAW Pallete! I blogged about these Paw Pallete before, I have yet to buy one, but the past year they have been coming out with some really cute pallete and This is on my wishlist for sure!  

this room is cute! I usually dont do just plain white rooms, but what grabbed me is the contrast of the black and white. I love the stool in the middle. I want to get a few and paint them!

A fellow blogger of mine tagged this quote with me and I love it! Just positive affirmations that keep you going and motivated!

Now that I shared these, I can get them off my desktop! hahahaha Hope you liked it!

See ya soon, Cecilia Marie

I actually Won

I have officially won my very first blog giveaway! Last week, I opened my email inbox to discover I won this bracelet that Cupcakes & Couture! Amy, the owner of this fab blog hosted this giveaway by ADJEWELRY. 

I received it in the mail superfast! Its been hectic since my computer has a virus and has basically shut down my laptop...but thats a story I dont really want to get into right now. I had a chance to snap a few photos today while out and about with my husband. I wanted to share it and also say thanks you for both Cupcakes & Couture and Adjewelry for hosting this!

I usually don't wear gold or orange too often, but since I just recolored my hair this past weekend with yellow, orange and red, I thought it was perfect to go along with my bright flaming hair!

Jermie and I got a chance to catch a movie this evening and we havent had a couple shot in a while, so we shot this! I love it! (In case you were wondering, we went and saw Step Up Revolutionm which is such a great movie!)

Thanks for stopping by! I know I have been a lil MIA, but still working on restoring my laptop, I have a nasty virus on it. See ya soon!

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~Scott Adams

xoxo, Cecilia Marie



Computer Crashed

I'm sad to say that my computer has crashed. :( I dont know the severity of the crash and if everything is lost or not. But knowing my luck, its gone. I'm at the library using the computer because its too hard to use my phone to try and blog. My fingers are small but not that small. hahaha

My laptop wont turn on. Its been acting funny for a while. I'm not sure if it is because I downloaded that video editing software Trak Ax Pro or it was just my baby's time to go. Ive had it for about 3 years now- a simple Compaq laptop.  I will be taking it to the Geek Squad this afternoon probably to see the diagnosis. :( For now, until I figure out how I am going to blog, I won't be posting as often. :( I will try my best to get some posts done on the weekends and schedule them out.

I'm thinking about saving up for a cheap tablet just to get me by until I can get a desktop for my house. I just wanted to let my readers know whats going on!

I'll be back in no time! Thanks for stopping by!

Artist Among Us

Today, I want to share with you artwork done by my friend, Dennis. He likes to dabble a bit in painting, photography and photomanipulation.  Here is some of his artwork he has shared with me.

Above is Dennis's Self Portrait, which I think is pretty amazing from an artists standpoint.  Most of his work is mixed media using acrylics, pencils, markers, whatever his tools are. I'm trying to convince him to start an Etsy Shop especially for these painted flower pots below!

I love these! I want to get these and put them in my patio! So what do you think of his work? I am sure he would love some feedback!

And if your'e interested in any of these pieces or want to contact him, here is his email address:  dennis182@verizon.net

Thanks for taking time to look and let me know what you think!

Maybe you are the "cool" generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.



Swallows Fire

I finally got my computer running more smoothlyThe past few days it has been incredibly slow. Last week or the week before, Jermie and I caught a beach circus show that my good friend and also hair client, Mandy performs in.  She is frickin amazing....I have never seen someone so small....well, she's pretty tall, but really thin have so much body strength!

She used to work with Xotic Eyes, and when she got the opportunity to join this company that performs shows in our local area.

So, to get right to the point, here is the video on her show. I didnt film the entire show, so these clips are just of her!

Enjoy!