Hi friends~
Here’s the first collaboration that I have with my best friend, Jessika of our youtube channels, the very first episode of “The JJ Show.” As Jessika and I haven’t seen each other for many months because of the global pandemic, here we will be sharing the things that we’ve been up to and learning along the way.
Enjoy!
XOXO,
Joy
For the past seven months, I have been one of those people who take the pandemic very seriously and have tried my best not to go out or dine outside due to safety precautions. However, when I was invited by The Pier House to dine in their patio right in front of Venice Beach, I just couldn’t say no. One of the things I’ve been dreaming about during this pandemic is to just eat oysters and have drinks by the beach and thanks to Pier House, they made my dream come true and so much more! The Pier House, is a beachfront restaurant and bar in Venice, CA with a coastal California style seafood menu and has recently extended its patio to accommodate a surge in customers.I felt very safe from the moment I got in and sat down at the patio up to devouring their delicious food and drinks!
We ordered savory crab bagels, octopus tacos to the best lobster omelet I’ve ever had in my life to the classic French Toast with a modern twist! And of course, we ordered some oysters as that’s what we came there for! Our server Julia gave us a wonderful recommendation to try their crab and lobster claws and boy, weren’t we glad she recommended that! Their seafood is truly delectable as I can still taste the freshness of the lobsters, crabs and oysters in my mouth. Mitchell, one of their friendly managers also gave us their one of a kind, delectable fresh scallops as it was recommended by the Chef. Let’s just say I’m still dreaming about those scallops!
The Pier House is paying homage to Venice history and The Dancehall of the original Venice Pier in the early 1900s, the venue represents an all-new vintage inspired design, bringing a refreshed vibe to the are known as Washington Square. The menu from Executive Chef Alexander Schwartzman seafood inspired menu features classic fish house dished with a modern twist. If you’re looking for a new brunch place, don’t look any further and go on your dates here or round up your girl friends so you can spend the rest of the day by the beach after having their heavenly food and drinks!
Hi friends,
If you’re like me and cannot get ahold of an EDD representative in CA and you’re losing your mind because you haven’t received your benefits yet, click this video and take notes! Feel free to share this to anyone who needs this information. Please let me know below in the comments if it worked for you! I hope it helps!
XO, Joy
Hi friends!
Hope you’re all staying home and well. The pandemic is still here and I don’t think it’s going anytime soon so I’ve picked up a new hobby and found myself in an entanglement with plants lately that I ended up turning my old wooden pallets into a planter instead of buying different pots or new $50 planters.
If you have any pallets lying around your house, here’s a super cute way to turn them into a planter. Or if you don’t have any, I found mine for $5 each at this app called let go and they’re so worth it!
Enjoy and let me know what you guys think!
If you have any other suggestions of content that you’d like to see, feel free to comment down below! 🙂
XO,
Joy
“It’s in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.”
– Nelson Mandela
Can’t believe 4th of July is already almost here and normally, I would be so excited to celebrate and have my stars and stripes outfit made already; yet there’s a part of me that is unsure on how I feel about celebrating freedom and independence in a country where my African American brothers and sister are still being killed and murdered unarmed or in other cases while asleep. Therefore, I’ve decided to dedicate on selling a BLM Mask donating 100% of the proceeds to Justice For Breonna Taylor
Nearly six months ago, a division of the Louisville Police Department performed an illegal, unannounced drug raid on her home. Not one single officer announced themselves before ramming down her door and firing 22 shots, shooting Breonna 8 times and killing her.
Not only were the police at the wrong house, but the man they were looking for had already been arrested earlier that day.
She was an award-winning EMT and model citizen. She loved her family and community, working at two hospitals as an essential worker during the pandemic.
Because of the protests about Breonna Taylor, one of the officers who murdered Breonna was fired from the force. Brett Hankison, one of three officers who stormed Bre’s home and murdered her in her sleep, was announced fired today by Mayor Greg Fischer on June 19, 2020.
This is a step in the right direction, but we know this is not what justice looks like and we refuse to settle for it. There are still two other officers, Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove, on the force who were involved in Breonna’s murder. Mayor Fischer must fire ALL of them.
Also, Louisville voted to ban “no-knock” warrants, the warrant that was used the morning Breonna Taylor was murdered while in bed on June 11, 2020. So for all the people that think that protests do no good, they’re wrong! They make a difference.
If you cannot join any protest, sign a petition calling for justice for Breonna Taylor here.
Sign another one here.
Donate to a fundraiser for Breonna Taylor’s family, supporting their fight for her justice, here.
Buy a mask now and join me on fighting for justice and saying her name and making awareness of her sudden unlawful death!
XO,
Joy
Hi loves,
Here’s a quick easy tutorial on how to make a facemask without sewing! This is specifically for folks who cannot sew and just wants something easy and still a reusable mask.
Hope you guys like this video! Let me know what you think!
Take care & stay safe!
XO,
Joy
Hi Friends!!
I made another video on how to make your own facemask but this time using a woven fabric! Here’s the video below & let me know which one you guys like more. The knit vs. woven? Hope this video is helpful to anyone that wants to learn how to sew & make patterns or to people that already know how & would love to make their own mask at this current world that we’re living in for your family + friends!
Also, feel free to donate to hospitals around the US! Here’s the link below.
So grateful for our front liners. They’re all we’ve got. Let’s help them heal our world.<3
XO,
Joy
Hi friends!
Hope you’re all well in this mad world we live in. As most of us are in quarantine, it gave me some time to start something I’ve been wanting to do, which is to make my own youtube channel so I can show you boys and girls how I make things! For my first VLOG, I’ve decided to teach y’all how to make your own homemade knit face mask with a heap filter holder!
Here’s the video below.
If you guys have any questions, feel free to comment below. Stay safe and well loves.<3
XO,
Joy
Hi Friends!
Traveling to NYC during winter? No problem, I got you!
Here are some tips of things to do/pack when you go to the Big Apple. I happened to have gone during Thanksgiving weekend so I got to watch the Thanksgiving Parade and it was marvelous! There were so many cool cartoon characters and celebrities.
So here’s tip number one.
4. Climb the Empire State Building. It’s one of my favorites! We went there first thing in the morning and the line was a breeze, where it can easily be like another Disneyland line. As you wait in line, there’s a few things to do like take pics with King Kong and other interactive media.
That’s all folks! Wish we had more time to see Central Park and other places but each day was all so booked filled with walking. Hope this list helped you for your next trip. Tune in for more travel advice as I’ll be leaving to Europe this Friday!
XO,
Joy
Boy does Stacy Bendet do know how to throw a party! Yesterday I attended alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet x FriendsWithYou Launch Party at the Hollywood Athletic Club. There was a bounce house, lots of yummy drinks, claw machines, dancing clouds, celebrities and candies everywhere.. so pretty much every girl’s dream come true. Check out their new collection here Alice & Olivia x FriendsWithYou
The collaboration launches as part of alice + olivia’s Art Collective, a series of creative partnerships with renowned artists that began in 2013. The FriendsWithYou collaboration debuted in Los Angeles during an alice + olivia event that gathers the LA art scene in Hollywood, combining art, fashion, and fun.
alice + olivia’s Stacey Bendet was drawn to FriendsWithYou artists Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval’s joyous post-pop imagery and colorful style, and saw how their magical worlds would translate into whimsical, wearable art. The collection itself puts optimism at the forefront, with FriendsWithYou’s signature smiling cloud graphic drifting across knitwear, skirts, accessories and shoes. In the mix are alice + olivia’s saturated rainbows, with West Coast inspired silhouettes.
During the Art Collective event, alice + olivia will also launch its Kindness campaign T-shirt in partnership with Ditch the Label, the anti-bullying charity dedicated to promoting equality and providing support to young people who have been negatively affected by bullying and prejudice. alice + olivia created a black t-shirt with bold, white messaging: Kindness Is For Everyone. The shirt will be available in alice + olivia stores and online; a portion of the proceeds will go to Ditch the Label.
What do you think about her new collection? Doesnt she have the cutest clothes?
XO,
Joy