Dear Pennies & Pens, This past weekend, I made a short trip to Dallas (one of my favorite cities) for the Dallas Observer’s Artopia 2015 event. It was fabulous! I cannot emphasize this enough. Although, I somehow I missed the fashion shows…
Dear Pennies & Pens, It’s ya girl LoudPen here with some exciting news! Late last year, I joined Dare To Adventure a travel community for bloggers, professionals, and influential travelers. Dare To Adventure was created by HT Holidays a luxury accommodation provider in Niesko, Japan. HT…
Dear Pennies & Pens, It’s ya girl LoudPen here to welcome you to 2015! Can you believe it’s 2015?! I certainly can’t, I started de la Pen in 2010 and it’s been an amazing ride. Last year proved to be…
This post contains Press Samples Dear Pennies & Pens, Within the last few years, I’ve started to fall in love with makeup! I was a late bloomer as far as beauty because I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup until I…
This post contains Press Samples Dear Pennies & Pens, When I originally created de la Pen, it was to be a fashion blog. One of my first posts talks about my desire to break into the industry. However, over the…
Dear Pennies & Pens, The thing about interviewing new artists is that I get insight into their world. I get to learn more about their creative process and how they view society. I’m so thankful that I was able to…
Dear Pennies & Pens, As you may know, I’m not the biggest fan of Houston but I have an appreciation for the city and its diversity. Houston is truly a multicultural melting pot which makes it very diverse.There’s always cool…
Dear Pennies & Pens, A few weeks ago, I was browsing around online and came across an article on the Huffington Post about supporting African-American independent artists and small businesses during the holidays. I clicked through and found some really…
Dear Pennies & Pens, It’s ya gurl LoudPen here with the last and final Pen.Style post of 2014! I can’t believe 2014 ends in 2 weeks. Moving right along, out of every look I’ve ever shot for Pen.Style this look is my…
Dear Pennies & Pens, It’s ya girl LoudPen back with the latest addition of Pen.Style. When I was going through the photos from this shoot, I kept hearing my best friend say “Coolin”. Every time you ask how he’s doing he…
