Amanda Rose Zampelli | the blog

recent pins & other stuff over at amandarosezampelli.com

Hey, guys! You might have noticed my absence from this space the past few weeks, but I'm writing to tell you that I've been posting over at my website: amandarosezampelli.com and slowly making it a comprehensive place for all I want to share and all I've already shared. 

Today I'm over there with some recent pins from pinterest, and this month I've been posting pages of my December Daily 2015, listed some songs that would make a good Holiday Soundtrack, shared a fun word art DIY appropriate for the season, and posted a Saturday night outfit edition of my His & Hers blog series. 

I hope to see you over there, and you can follow my blog on Bloglovin' to stay updated. Happy Holidays!

that time I was Selena for Halloween

I wrote a post on www.amandarosezampelli.com to celebrate that time I was Selena for Halloween.
I don't think you quite understand...I was possessed by the spirit of La Reina herself.  Head to my site to see how the costume came together and to watch a minute-long video of my 'performance.'

Project Life 2015 // intro page for album 3

I can't believe I am on my third & final 6x8 Project Life album of 2015!!! Head over to my website amandarosezampelli.com for more details on the intro page of album 3, and to see all three albums' intro pages next to each other for comparison. See ya there!

PHOTOBOOTH @ Danielle & Jerry's Wedding

Grams was here for the week leading up to our cousin Danielle's wedding. At the wedding, her sister Jenny set up her PHOTOBOOTH and the pictures above are some of my favorites. I plan to print the two with my Grandma and send them to her in Florida. I've also thought of blowing up three or four of my favorite ones to poster size and hanging them on the wall above my couch. We'll see what comes of them, but for now: as photos in this post is just fine.  

my first LADIES CRAFT NIGHT

I'm excited to finally share with you some shots from my first LADIES CRAFT NIGHT. It's been something I've wanted to host / do/ start up for a long time and I'm proud of myself for setting a date and just doing it.

To prep, I purchased each attendee two medium-sized orange pumpkins and two mini white pumpkins (Trader Joe's had 'em for a good price). I laid brown craft paper I got from Staples on my long dining table to catch any paint drips or splatters. I also spread out 'a runner' of masking tape, paint brushes, and paint down the middle of the table.

Click on the images below to enlarge, and view scenes from the night. My sister had the idea to try some Fancy Tats™ Metallic Tattoos from me & my BIG ideas on one her pumpkins, and it came out great! I also adhered some large mambiSTICKS alphabet stickers to one of my pumpkins, which gave it something special.

I have my second LADIES CRAFT NIGHT scheduled for next Friday. I plan to host one of these once a month, and I hope to get better at hosting this type of craft event with each one! I'm excited! Stay tuned!

recent pins // OCT 2015

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These are some pinned images I've recently added to my Pinterest account. To look at them collectively, you can tell what mood I'm in and where my brain's been at. This month I see and feel the Halloween spirit influencing my pins.

I've been pinning grey and hands. Subtle colors, a cat mat giving the finger, and black sneakers! I don't wear black sneakers. I never did, but this season: I might. 

Any particular thing(s) recently inspiring you?

october : currently

• snuggling with a few of my faves: my boyfriend, my cat, and my sister
• watching the new season of The Walking Dead
• appreciating how he's the Glenn to my Maggie
• holding hands on Austin Street with John
• falling in love with Sundays <3 <3 <3
• laughing at Grams telling the story about her two kitchen fires around our dining table
• rolling eggrolls in cornstarch with Grams
• helping mom with all these house guests coming over to visit Grams
• feeling excited for the upcoming wedding this weekend
• creating a logo for my boyfriend, John's, new training program
• dreading the cold winter months ahead
• wondering why my iPhone quickly runs out of battery life ever since I upgrade the iOS
• driving my dad's smelly car around
• coming up with our Halloween costumes !!!
• needing an invitation to somewhere on Halloween so we can wear them
• planning for the second Ladies Craft Night
• dancing Bachata with John for reals (!!!) at his Aunt's surprise 50th Birthday party
• thinking of my pink Christmas Tree & Christmas this year
• revamping my blog behind the scenes 
• eyeing Big Magic - the new book by Elizabeth Gilbert
• thanking God for the blessings that have come my way these past few months
• celebrating John and my 6 months together today

snippets / september 2015

• the bright & airiness of my apartment, settling in for real, and framing that Home Sweet Home print
• John and I took Bachata classes every Sunday (the most fun ever!)
• working together at the table
• the Thursday we went to New York City to see Jimmy Fallon, but arrived to late and didn't get in; there was no Jimmy, but there was shrimpy...and lots of hand-holding
• proof that Fall is upon us
• my two boys / my two best buds
• pumpkin-gathering prep for my first LADIES CRAFT NIGHT !!!
• 22 lbs. down from December 2014; feeling strong and healthy
• the result of my first LADIES CRAFT NIGHT

a bit about snippets:

Blogger Manda Townsend posts snippets of her life every now and then, and after reading her ode to snippets post back in January 2014, I commented that I would join her in 'snippetting'. :)  

I posted snippets of my month on the last day of every month in 2014, and I'm back doing the same for 2015 (see Jan & Feb & Mar & Apr & May & June & July & Aug). 

See 2014 snippets of Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec.

i Periscoped!

Social media is strange. That was basically the theme of my 2o+ minute Periscope video I did last night at 8:15pm EST. I believe you can still watch it for the next few hours, until it disappears into a black hole forever, but yeah...

I talked about the PROS and CONS of living in a 'posting culture' and share a story that made me feel 'posting guilt', and for my first one, I had a small but enthusiastic bunch of listeners. Yay!

I was happy I did it in the spirit of 'JUST START' and hopefully I'll have it in me to do some more in the near future.  I'm trying to work out the kinks and get used to the Periscope platform before contributing to the me & my BIG ideas Periscope (which you can find out more about here).

Thanks for stopping in, and I'd love for you to give it a listen! Have a great day!

two recent projects

Hey, boo boos! I'm popping in today to let you know that I posted the two recent projects you see above and below to my website: www.amandarosezampelli.com.

Yes, I've been few & far in between this site and that one, sporadically posting, trying to revamp what currently is that space and get back into some sort of personal blogging routine. This has been going on since May-ish, and it's October this week. But, anyway, I digress.

Details on the October prep page in my Happy Planner can be found HERE and my Project Life 2015 |Summer| pages can be found HERE. Hope you check 'em out! thanks for stopping by! xoxo