DIY: Malachite Lamps

So, maybe you know that I might have an obsession with malachite. And the color of the year is Emerald, so there is no better time for this DIY project!

Just a fair warning before I go into more detail about this: I am not sure that it turned out 100% how I wanted it to, but I blame the fact that I used curvy lamps and not a flat box (I definitely plan on doing boxes soon).

Anywhooo, I believe I have already mentioned The Aestate's Malachite Box Tutorial (here). This will serve as the inspiration for these lamps and my future boxes.

You may have noticed these Dollar General turquoise lamps in the back ground of some pictures of my apartment, but maybe you didn't, I don't know. But here's a refresher:

First, I spray painted the base white. 

Lucky you, you get a little sneak peak at an S that I'm also painting haha

Second, I painted the whole thing green.

Please ignore my dying manicure.

Then, you take a small piece of cardboard, and swirl it around creating a pattern while the paint is still wet. It helps to look at a malachite pattern while you are doing this, but my lamp is so small I did the pattern smaller.

Excuse the nails again.

Finally, voila! I am spray painting some lamp shades gold to go with these so I'll show yall those when they are done.

Do yall like these?

I think that the boxes may turn out a little better, but I like them and with the gold lampshades, they will look great! I might add a little gold leafing in some places.

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I should probably apologize for going off on such a tangent in my last post!

I didn't even get to what the post was about...

Decorating!

Hopefully I'll stay on track this time, and make it not nearly as long!

Where did I leave off? Oh yeah decorating my "new" (aka non existing apartment).

Well like I said I want to do Green and Lavender with black and white and mixed metals in the accessories. While I was browsing some websites, I found a few things.

This rug by Lulu & Georgia is to die for! Recently I have been all about some Greek Key and this ebony and ivory REVERSIBLE rug is perfect for my apartment.

I have been seeing Lulu & Georgia all over the place lately, but it's not hard to understand why

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Another thing that I must have in my apartment is either malachite boxes or a pair of lamps!

Now that the color of the year is Emerald, I feel like we will be seeing malachite everywhere. Even more than we do now.

It kind of makes me excited because I've loved malachite boxes for years, but at the same time its like when you find out about something and nobody cares, then all of the sudden it becomes popular and nobody remembers that you loved it even when it was just a loser that no one wanted to acknowledge?

Oh well, four for you malachite, you go malachite.

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Here's a few lamps that I'm obsessed with:

Both via google images.

Also, I have these 2 turquoiseish tealish lamps from my last apartment that I am thinking about doing a DIY experiment on them. If they turn out all good and malachite-y, I will definitely post the final results  on here. If you would like to do your own malachite DIY, check out The Aestate's tutorial here!

Speaking of DIY, I have also come into the possession of a less than cute (but rather large) canvas. My cousin is moving and has given me this picture that she had in her house, the problem is it is BRIGHT lime green and while thats cool and stuff, its not my thing. I'm thinking of doing it all black and white or something but ill definitely post that too.

Here's some inspo for that

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I am obsessed with this dresser and I have been forever. It the Hayworth at Pier One. Now considering that I am decorating my dream apartment, I guess I could say that my bed, vanity, and 2 dressers could fit in the bed room. But that's unlikely. Since I am hoping this dresser is one of my graduation presents, I have no problem using this big thing in the living room to sit my tv on stuff, thats probably what I will have to do if I'm being realistic. I'v done this before but with roommates so it was kind of odd having to walk outside of your room to get clothes.

Check out this gorgeous thing. 

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These were just a few things I've been thinking about lately, I'm sure I'll come up with some more very soon.

I'd love to hear what y'all think!

xo

Suz

Chic Peek

Ok guys, I have a confession to make.... I am officially addicted to LEATHER LEGGINGS....

Weird, right? Or maybe not so weird, thats what I can't figure out.

I know tons of people like them, love them, wear them all the time. And some people are more like they've already hit their peak and they are so over now. I am just a bit confused on why I have recently become obsessed lately...

It's not like I've been living in an underground hole (redundant and i like it) and I've just realized they exist, I've known about them and seen about them in person and just didn't care that much about them. Then all of the sudden BAM!! I'm sitting on my couch and I see some, I don't even remember if I saw someone on TV wearing them or online or maybe I just had a vision haha. I don't know I don't care, its like I just realized that I need them like really need them. I had a dream about them last night. But OF COURSE when I scour the mall to find a pair there are none to be seen, so I ordered some online. Hopefully they'll work out great and hopefully they'll come in before I'm over this crazed obsession.

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Here are some other things I've been drooling over lately:

Malachite.

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I really want to have a few malachite boxes for my new living room, but its a work in progress.

And its perfect for Pantone's Color of the Year: Emerald

Brown Nail Polish

I don't usually love browns and tans, but for some reason I do now.

Vaseline

This one may sound weird but I use it all the time. Especially since it is winter now, I don't really use chapstick so just a dab of this on my lips and I'm just fine. 

Also I've recently re-started using it as an eyelash conditioner again, I stopped a few months ago just out of pure laziness. But it really does make your eyelashes look so much longer and fuller and it helps prevent any wrinkles that might just sprout up around the eyes!

Those are just a few things that have been occupying my thoughts lately, I'll definitely update when the leggings get in. Hopefully soon!

So, what have you been obsessed with lately?