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Author: madewithjoy

Made With Joy is a fashion, lifestyle, adventure blog featuring the latest fashion trends, travel tips, influencer tricks & DIY hacks.

How To Turn A Pallet Into A Planter

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

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Say her name.

“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

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How To Make Your Own Woven Facemask With A Filter Slider

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.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12a5YO0Z9RpHZk9Zkzl4NOj9CbjzhFfoKjPLFFC-21LU/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR1rkHZvCje8nkYlL8aU-KRFIRyKvLVnjCgrYhAhb2pv6J8Sk8_1bMxAam8

So grateful for our front liners. They’re all we’ve got. Let’s help them heal our world.<3

XO,

Joy

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How To Sew A Homemade Knit Face Mask With Hepa Filter Holder

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

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Things To Do in NYC during winter

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.

  1. Pack smart and layers of everything!!! Cannot stress this enough. New York have really harsh winds and you can feel it slap on your face. Bring mittens, hats, 6-8 pairs of socks, cardigan, thermals and coats!
  2. Wear comfortable shoes! I made this mistake on my first day as I wanted to look chic and cute on my photos but after walking at least 10 miles each day (you are going to be doing a lot of walking) my feet were in so much pain at the end of the night!
  3. Buy aNew York City Go Pass. Trust me, it will save you sooo much money and you will be able to see as many places as you like on your visit. Because we bought a city  go pass, my family and I got to see three different landmarks that weekend.
  4. See the Statue of Liberty and I cannot emphasize this enough. BE THERE EARLY! Better yet, schedule the time you’d like to be there and be on time so you don’t have to wait in line for THREE HOURS! In order to get to see the Statue of Liberty, you’d have to take a ferry from Battery Park (you can take the metro to get there). Once you go inside, you can see the NYC sky line and it’s such a pretty view.

    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.

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  5. Watch a Broadway Show! This has been in my to-do-list and we saw The Waitress. I also bought my tickets for a less expensive price than most at Goldstar. The Waitress was phenomenal, hilarious and relatable! It’s a must watch!IMG-4990
  6. See the 9/11 Memorial. It was beautiful, sad and powerful.

     

  7. You have to go to Times Square even though it will be crazy busy! Also, be careful of your surroundings and pick pocketers but have loads of fun!

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

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alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet x FriendsWithYou Launch Party

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.

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What do you think about her new collection? Doesnt she have the cutest clothes?

XO,

Joy

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Hallowmeet

Happy Halloween Babes!

As you all know Halloween is my second favorite holiday and I normally make three costumes: one to match with my dog, one for a going out outfit on Halloween night and one for work. And for these year’s halloween, these are the three costumes I made!

  1. Pumpkin – where I matched with my baby, Coco!

2. Starbucks Frap To Go – because who’s not obsessed with Starbucks?

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3. Pennywise – this is my first time dressing up as something spooky and I actually love it! I might do it again next year.

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What do you guys think  about my costumes? Do you have any suggestions for next year’s halloween costume?

XO,

Joy

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Jord

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Maybe if we stay still, we can stop time and hide from Monday?

What’s your favorite day? Believe it or not, I actually love Mondays as much as I love my new watch from Jord . My favorite is the rose gold, Cora Polaris. It’s a beautiful, timeless watch that’s polished with metals, surrounding subtle wood accents that brings elegance into existence.

Would you like to have your own Jord watch?

Click on this link jord.co/g/_madewithjoy and let them know what your favorite watch is and fill out the simple form for the giveaway info.

The contest ends in 10/27/19. Good luck and I hope you win one of Jord’s wonderful watches. The winner will receive a $100 gift code towards any watch in the collection.

XO,

Joy

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