Happy August.

Hey guys,

happy first of August. :D I know, it's only the beginning of a month, but why not? It's crazy how already 7 whole months passed by. Is it cheesy to say that actually 2012 was great so far? I mean, is it to early to say that?

Well ... I don't think so. It's good to appreciate the good things and take some time to honor them or re-live them, isn't it? 

There are many things I'm really thankful and happy about. For example this blog: it's a blessing to see how it grows every single day, how the views multiply, the comments get sweeter and your feedback becomes more. I just love that. You know that there was a tough time when some people cleary misunderstood the mission of this blog and started to spread some hate. But there were many people who told me not to stop and not to take care about those mean people. And I didn't. I carried on and I am so happy about that decision.

Also I am sooooooooo happy about how I met so many wonderful, inspiring, carrying and just lovely people  this year. Honestly I am so touched by what a few of them did for me and they became so important to me. So meeting many great people is definitely one of the coolest things of the year so far.

Another cool thing is that I am working on many projects right now. Some are for myself and my future, my dream job, stuff like that. Some are for my horse. And some are for this blog and I'm just super excited to watch them growing, becoming something real and see how you guys will react. : )

At the end of this blogpost I want to make sure that the new followers/readers get the chance to read the most important blogposts of this blog. So I will list them here and I'd be very happy to get some feedback as well:

• The Mission Of Promotion: Capulet.
• Concert Picture Collection.
• A wise man once said ...
• houseinthesand honors M&J
• Jim Kroft concert.
• Martin and James concert.
• Bullying. Inner beauty. Confidence.
• The Mission Of Promotion: Dan Dietrich.
• Musikmesse Frankfurt 2012.

x Vanessa.

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The Mission Of Promotion: Capulet.

Hey guys,

I am super excited about this blogpost. You might wonder why, right? Well.. this is another part of my "the mission of promotion" series which started with Dan Dietrich, an incredible musician. 

With introducing you this next musician I kinda feel like giving you an inside tip and we all would be like those fashion bloggers who already know what's in next year. You know? After this post we will be those music blogger/people who already know what music will be in soon. Why? Because we know this music project:

Capulet.

Alright, let's get into this amazing project. 

Well, I keep saying project, because it's Chris Pate's side project. Chris is the lead singer of The Arkanes (a band from Liverpool). True readers probably remember this name because I have already introduced you a few songs and showed you pictures. 

What I think is pretty impressive, is that Chris works on this project alone. The only helping hand is Tim Gordline, the producer. 

Of course you guys should listen to the songs! I really had a hard time finding the right words to describe the sound. 

You know what? Go and listen to the songs, that's the best thing to do. 

(to listen, just click on the name)

• New Skin
• Confessions Of A Capulet
• C'mon!

I have talked to Chris on Facebook. (wait - is that "talking" or only "social networking"? .. tough one) Well then .. I have social networked with Chris and he told that none of the songs is released or available to download yet, but they will be soon. 

Now there are some great things to tell you about the song "C'mon!":

- The song is used by ASOS, the modelling agendy in Australia, USA and UK). 

- And it's in a promotional advertisement for DENON's new prodoct. (a docking station called COCOON)

The advertisement just got filmed and will be available to view in less than a month.

So and now it's your time to check out the songs and like the Facebook page. 

Link here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Capulet/338409849579492

Alright insider people, we are officially the coolest now because we know great music some other people don't. But I think we should change that! So please share the music and support an amazing project! 

Please leave a comment (it's free ;) and everyone can do it, even anons) and in the meantime I'll try to figured out how to make it to Munich to see The Arkanes. May we all be successfull!

x Vanessa.

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Favorite lyrics update.

Hey guys,

I thought today it was time to do a "favorite lyrics" update. I did a blogpost for that about 4 months ago which you can read here. Of course I still love the songs/lyrics I posted back then. But there are other songs (mainly by the same artists) which became important to me and I'd love to share them with you now. 

Demi Lovato:

Fix A Heart: "You can't bandage the damage, you never really can fix a heart."

Jim Kroft:

Canary In The Coalmine: "The only way you fail, is when you don't react."

Martin and James:

What I'm Searching For: "I never wanted to run, I never wanted to hide, I never wanted to hurt you."

Maroon 5:

Payphone: "You can't expect me to be fine, I don't expect you to care."

Taylor Swift:

Better Than Revenge: "No amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity."

B.o.B:

Both Of Us: "Sometimes I wonder why we care so much about the way we look and the way we talk."

Kelly Clarkson: 

Einstein: "Dumb plus dumb equals you."

Carrie Underwood:

Undo It: "You want my future, you can't have it. I'm still trying to erase you from my past, I need you gone so fast."

The Arkanes:Don't Act Like You Know Me: "Don't act like you know me, no you're gonna know me." 

That's it. I hope you enjoyed the lyrics and like them as much as I do

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Let me know your favorite lyrics in the comments. I will definitely listen to the songs I don't already know.

x Vanessa. 

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Scrapbooking.

Hey guys, 

today I went to the mall to do some shopping and suddenly I saw wonderful Scrapbook paper. There were so many lovely pattern in so many pretty colors.

 Seeing pretty stuff like that definitely made me want to start a Scrapbook.

But I have never done that before so I actually don't really know how to do it.. Are there any "must-do's" or "don't's" ?

I thought about doing a Scrapbook for all the concerts I went to but honestly I'm not sure how to start. 

Do you just take pictures and place them on a page or do you even write on it?! I don't know.

Has anyone of you ever started a Scrapbook and has any tips for me? It would be wonderful if you could share your knowledge with me! : ) 

Maybe soon I'll be able to start it and share my work with you. 

x Vanessa.

p.s.: I'm overwhelmed by your support. Leaving a comment or even hitting the "follow/subscribe" button which I just put on my blog means so much to me. 

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Fix a heart.

Hey guys,

since you enjoyed my last music blogpost (which was this one), I thought I would just do another one. 

Today it's "Fix A Heart" by Demi Lovato. This song has been my favorite of her album "Unbroken" ever since I first heard it. 

I probably don't have to tell you that Demi's voice is perfect, right? She has so much power in it and in my opinion she's the best female vocalist of the "Disney generation". 

But she not only has this amazing voice, she also puts so many emotions in every song. 

"Fix a heart" is such a wonderful song. 

My favorite part of the lyrics is:

"I just ran out of band-aids, I don't even know where to start. Cause you can't bandage the damage, you never really can fix a heart."

Now of course for those who don't know the song, here's a video of Demi performing it live:

What do you think of this song? And do you like Demi? I'd love to hear your opinion. : )

Might do another "song introduction" soon. : ) I hope you enjoy these kinds of posts. 

Thanks for your support which got much bigger lately! You guys rock! And if you follow me and want me to follow you back, just tell me. ;)

x Vanessa.

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Vacation time.

Hey guys,

I think almost everyone is on vacation right now. Well, at least the students. So today I'd love to know what you guys will do in summer. 

I'm asking because I definitely need some inspiration from you guys. I haven't plannend anything yet but might go on a little road trip to my favorite city. But I'd love to know what you guys are going to do.

 Are you staying home? If yes, what will you do over that time? Read books? Make music? Spend time with your friends? Get creative and create new things? 

Just tell me what you'll be doing over the summer : )

x Vanessa.


P.s.: feel free to talk to me on Twitter: @Vanyhoney

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Blown away.

Hey guys,

first of all I want to thank everyone who supports my blog by reading and especially leaving a comment. It is the most wonderful thing to answer comments, so keep that up you guys! : )

Today I'd love to introduce you a song which ironically has blown me away: Blown Away by Carrie Underwood. 

I liked Carrie ever since I first heard "Undo It" on the radio, but with this song (and actually the whole album) she really got me. Her vocals are incredible! Honestly - if I sang like her, I'd never stop. 

What I love about this song is the lyrics. She uses different kinds of writing but it all looks so similar. There are a few comparisons which are just great. The story of the song is fascinating because I am pretty sure that lots of people can relate to it. In some points even I can.

Listen to this amazing live perfomance of the song:

The whole "Blown Away" album is great, so feel free to check it out ;)

Do you like Carrie Underwood?
Leave a comment and tell me what you think about her and the song.

x Vanessa.

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Concert picture collection.

Hey guys,

today I wanted to post a collection of every concert I've been to. While preparing this blogpost I realized that I don't have pictures of every show, so I decided to post those I own. 

Pictures are memories and who doesn't want memories from concerts?! 

Here are the pictures, hope you enjoy:

Rooney - October 2010

Taylor Swift - March 2011

Rooney - May 2011

Bruno Mars - October 2011

Dan Dietrich (supporting Martin and James) - February 2012

Jim Kroft and Jonas Lieber (supporting Martin and James) - February 2012

Martin and James - February 2012

Martin and James (Musikmesse FFM) - March 2012

Martin and James - May 2012

The Arkanes (supporting Jim Kroft) - May 2012

Jim Kroft - May 2012

Martin and James (supporting Milow) - July 2012

Martin and James (supporting Milow) - July 2012

That's it. : )

Please leave a comment and tell me which picture is your favorite. : )

If you can guess my favorite picture you will be the one to choose what I blog about next, is that cool? 

(everyone is able to leave a comment, no need to have a blogger or google account ;) )

x - Vanessa.

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DIY: make it glitter.

Hey guys,

today this blogpost is mainly for the girlie girls under you. The girlie girls who love glitter like I do.

I was super bored the last few days so I decided to let my creativity run wild. So I looked around in my room the first thing I saw was my glitter powder .. creativity + glitter powder = attention, I'm going wild. 

So I actually decided to do a little DIY. Let's get started:

What you need:

- glue

- glitter powder

OR:

- glitter glue

What you do:

Ok, this is super simple: just put glue on whatever you want to glitter, (I've chosen things like picture frames, iPod cases, my capo, pictures, cards, etc.) and then put the glitter powder over it. 

If you're using glitter glue, that's all you need to put on. 

Super super simple.

I just think that putting glitter on things that look boring makes them super cute and interesting to look at. For example the picture frame I glittered looked horrible before, but now that there's glitter on it's my favorite frame. 

Here are a few pictures of what I glittered so far. If you have any ideas what else to glitter please let me know ;)

Picture frame with glitter.
(sorry, I don't want to show you what's inside)

My capo - now even lovelier.

Put glitter glue onto the picture aswell. 

Have a sparkling day everyone! 

x Vanessa.

 

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Oreo Cupcakes.

Hey guys,

today I want to share an amazing party food recipe. Well.. a "last minute" recipe because you actually can use a cake mix for it. The baking people under you guys will probably not like the idea of using a cake mix, so you can of course do it yourself. (but I have to admit that I used the mix.. :D, I guess that was the better way for my guests .. )

I chose to show you the recipe of the oreo cupcakes because of all the things I made for my birthday party, those ones were the best in my guests opinion. 

What you need:

- Oreo cookies (normal sized)

- Oreo cookies (the mini sized ones)

- A choco cake bake mix (or do it yourself)

- Topping (in America you can probably buy it, right?)

--> if you need a recipe for the topping I did, just leave a comment.

What you do:

Take the cupcake moulds and put one normal sized oreo cookie into it. Then fill the rest of the moulds with your bake mix and put everything in the oven for about 15-20 minutes. During the cakes are in the oven you can prepare the topping. 

(I put the topping into the fridge and waited until the cakes are completely cold)

Then put the topping on top of the cakes and use one mini sized oreo to decorate the whole cupcake. 

It's super easy to bake and definitely an eye catcher at every party buffet.

Let me know if you try it out ;) I will definitely bake this stuff more often.

x Vanessa.

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