merch table masterpiece...

Here's a little peak at the super-cool-DIY-merch-table-light-up-sign that I made for Andrew's show at Jammin' Java yesterday!

Here is the before, it was the box my roller derby skates came in!

The next thing I did was print out his name in the same fonts I had used for andrewrohlk.com and his stickers. I'm such a font whore this was a crucial step for me.

Then I cut out and traced his name onto the box using the print outs as stencils and carefully cut the lettering with a box cutter.

Almost done:

Add some white lights and you've got a finished product:

Check out the set up the day of the show:

We thought about painting the outside of the box black. it looks so cool in low lighting with out it, but as you can see here in a venue that isn't as dimly lit it looks a little silly with the skate logo on it. We're probably going to tweak the design a bit for the next show.

If you'd like to see a little day before the show performance check out this adorable sing-a-long!

Part of this idea was inspired by this project:

Let me know if you have any suggestions for improving the super-cool-DIY-merch-table-light-up-sign.

rad things i've been doing...

So I've been pretty busy lately! Yikes! Here's a little peek at some of the exciting things that have been keeping me occupied!

I now have all of my very own roller derby gear!! Which i've been using three nights a week at practice! If you missed my post on joining the Rocktown Rollers check it out here. Speaking of the Rocktown Rollers, our first home bout is coming up on March 27th! Let me know if you want tickets because I have some. If you're in Harrisonburg you definitely don't want to miss this!

I saw Hellogoodbye in concert. Before you [completely] judge me check out one of their new songs here. Their sound has changed and matured so much since "Here in Your Arms"... in a very, very good way. Forrest (lead singer) is super adorable. How can you not love them?

I got locked in my apartment. Yes you read that right. LOCKED IN. The roomies and I were late to work and had to exit through the secret upstairs of Jack Browns! Kinda cool, plus all my co-workers found it extremely entertaining.

I bought new heels and have been working on being a better girl by wearing them at least once a week to work! Ohh look at me go! It's on my 24 Things to do while I'm 24 list! Thanks to McKinzie for walking a bit slower with me on my first day out in them ;)

I went to my first Pens game in the new Consol Energy Center! It was also Andrew's first professional sporting event ever! So what the Pens lost, we got to see a couple awesome fights at our end of the rink. Plus here we are hanging out with Geno & Sid!

So there it is. Some exciting updates in the life of Jess Lonett. Expect more excitement soon!