thankful #3780

i'm thankful for aging.

you know, the inevitable wrinkles, stiff joints, hoary head..  all that *fun* stuff.

just kidding.

i'm not gettin' older.  matter of fact, i refuse to.. sOo, today i'm thankful for other sweet reasons.. (which do include another year passing..)

my only girl made me a cake & jewelry.  sOoo sweet.

pretty awesome, huh? her 1st cake EVER. she rocks!  <3

my j-boy #1 made me breakfast AND dinner!!  ^.^

the other j-boys cleaned their room! :D

i'm thoroughly impressed by my peoples.. sO thoughtful!

i went shoppin' yesterday & got some oh sO groovy shoes among other goodies.. 

i'm on a tiny, cute, lil' cloud of happiness.  <3

feelin' yuck. caught a bug..

not that i wanted to. it was more like one flew in my throat & got stuck there.

i don't like bugs.

o_O

BUT.. in the meantime, i found sumthin fun i can do with my only girl..

she LOVES doin' her nails..  i've never really been into the whole manicure thing.

but if this idea works, my manicure attitude may just change..

i think this looks amaZingly purtyy..  <3

and the only way to REALLY find out if it works,
is to try it..  ;)

you can find the details here.. and here..

*UPDATE* watch a video on youtube for this or your hands will look JACKED up.  smh.
it's even too embarrassing to post a pic. lol

Quirky lil clock toot..

i needed a new clock... turns out that one of my clocks that had been reading the SAME time forEVER was that way cuz it was BROKE.  haha!  :D

sOoo.. i decided to buy a new one.. but just a cheapie..  it looked *okay* online..

o_O

honestly, i could NOT in good conscience put this up.. reminds me of school..

sOo, i decided to go fancy.. cuz, well.. u know me.. lol

i broke out my stash of modpodge, magazine cut outs & a brush & went at it!

i used old Anthropologie & Free People catalogs..
they have awesome texture & prints..
:)

Step 1: remove the clock glass *face thingy* before you begin..

Step 2: paint your lil' magazine papers everywhere!

Step 3: put the face thingy back on before the podge dries completely.. (to make sure you don't jack up  ALL your hard work.. podge dries hard.. you want the paper to give a lil' as you put the face thingy back on)

Step 4: enjoy all your hard work!

okay.. sO, i know we're all different, but i appreciate a lil' bit of quirkiness..
sO, i let the numbers below the podge peek out a lil'
for dimension..
& quirk's sake..
;) 

i warn you before you do this one.. modpodge is a LOT like kindergarten glue projects..

i started havin' flashbacks of when i had to peel the *skin-like* layer of glue from my palms..

good times.. good times*...

<3

Q is for..

quilting!!  ^.^

do i suddenly become an old lady if i have an interest in such unique works of art? one of my friends thinks so.. o_O

i BEG to differ!

i find quilting to be VERY intriguing!

not just anybody can turn a picture into a blanket..  or.. a blanket into a picture.. *heh heh*

& that's what this girl is doin'... and doin' quite well, i might add.. ;)

look how cute!

♫"God bless the fishes in the deep blue sea"♫ 

sweet lil' birdie.. & you KNOW how i feel about lil' birdies... 

i'm a sucker for bright colors.. i'm seriously thinkin' of giving this type of artistry a try.. i'm impressed..

isn't this one adorable!?  

looks like this just might be my next lil' project.. :)

toot time!!

this is my FIRST ever tutorial!!
how exciting!!  ^.^

i decided to create a wreath... got pretty inspired the last few days lookin' at all these different ones that are available thru crafty folk...

i think it turned out sOoo adorable.. & so, i thought i'd share a lil' toot with you so you could make one, too..  :)

shall we begin??

FIRST:
grab a WIRE hanger.. (if you don't have one, go get sumthin dry-cleaned again..)
stretch out the wire until you've got a nice roundish sumthin..

THEN:
find a rag or two & cut it into strips.. (i used an old towel..) wrap it around the hanger over & over & over again until you've got the WHOLE thing-a-ma-jigga covered in rags..  lay it flat as you go so the strips don't shift.

NEXT:
you wanna get some fiberfill (the kind that's used for quilting cuz it's a long one piece thingy) cut a strip or two of that about 3 inches wide & wrap that around the strips of rags..

THEN:

wrap with yarn.. (honestly at this point, i didn't know what i was doin', but this seemed *right* lol)

turns out the yarn will kinda tie the other stuff together..

NEXT:
collect *stuff* to prettify your wreath.. i wanted mine to be made of mostly felt, so that's what i used.. as a base, i chose one color (i found this cheap sweatshirt poly-sumthin to use as the base color & wrapped it inside out so that it would have the same fuzzy texture as my felt decorations)

i discovered that my glue gun was my best friend (who knew?) i cut lil' leaves & flowers out & just played with the pieces until it felt *right*. i added embroidery floss to give it a lil' more
definition..

i think it turned out pretty cute.. you? :)

fuzzy leaves..

i discovered these sweet wreath concepts that are very pretty.. thinkin' of makin' one, but it's way more complicated than just choosing one.. turns out i'd like to make sumthin a lil' less perfect..

irregular makes a wreath look a lil' more realistic, no?

sOo.. i went thru the wreaths and grabbed my picks that i thought combined would make the *perfect* door adornment..

leaves! sweet lil' idea.. but they need to be more than one color.. in *my* opinion.. 

sOo.. add pops of color like this one has!

& these flowers in varying sizes would be awesome...

 i'm gonna give it a shot.. wish me well.. this should be fun!  :)

how do YOU spell relief??

sorry.. yesterday i got home too late to write. but i come to you now bearing GOOD news!!

my cheek is free!!  ^.^ (read thursday's post for details..)

i decided to do a photo blog post to walk you thru my outing.. it was kinda fun...

left me with lots of appreciation for photographers..  heh heh..

if there's one thing i appreciate about the city is that people go out of their way to make every tiny patch of green beautiful..  <3

see what i mean?

you ever seen the movie "stand by me?"  this pic reminds me of that movie sumhow.. "wanna see a dead body?"

as i walked behind these guys lookin' all touristy together, i couldn't help but wonder if they color coordinated on purpose.. 

i think dressin' alike on purpose is nauseating, but these guys made me smile.

.... they both had white hair.. ;) 

cute. 

not to mention, i've blogged about purses like the one she's carrying!! how insane is that!?  check it out here!

people trying to make it seem like spring time.. with a bunch o' fake flowers mixed in with leaves. 

*tsk tsk tsk*

i'm a BIG fan of mums. they welcome autumn sO warmly. 

:)

i felt like such an awesome photographer after taking this shot.. don'tcha LOVE the shadow & sun beamin' thru..?  

(maybe i'm secretly awesome) lol

i came back to this spot a few hours later... PACKED.. 

people EVERYwhere..

 i also enjoy that about the city.. 

:)

wouldn't you be? them shoes is bootleg. O_o

on broadway or 6th ave.. no gas, though.. lol

well.. i don't know if i'll ever do this again.. it was kinda fun takin' the pics, but honestly, i'm NO photographer..  maybe i should make up stories for each one.. 

oh, & btw.. remember what my FIRST question would be when i arrived at the maxillofacial surgeon (ie., people that jack up yO mouf)??  

WHY is my cheek in my pit??

she had the NERVE to tell me that it wasn't my cheek. O_o

then WHAT was it? lol

it "disappeared" when she took the stitches out.. & NOW i can open my mouth. 

whatever. -_-

tee hee.

oh.. btw.. happy October 1st!  

;)

a need for the bug..

i'd REALLY like to get all crafty self right now..

instead, i'm all stuck with my ever-desiring need to look at other people's ingenious ideas..

sOooo..

what's a girl to do??

1st of all.. just writing what i've written so far inspires me to draw a lil' bug.. like this one:

now i just need more stirring for other stuff..  :)

like something patchy.. or pillowy.. or colorful..

hmm..

some inspiration..

just when i need it most..

after midnight.. LOL

i thought that THIS was an amaZing little way to use paper.. would i try it?

no.

& yes.. it IS paper

but it's still pretty neat to look at.  ;)

and THIS is just too much cuteness.. i love it when people aren't afraid of color.. so much fun*

and THIS is one i just gotta have.. but i can't find it where it's supposed to be..

i saw it here, though..
should i make one for myself.. maybe.. ;)

sO, yea... i'm inspired. :)

a must see..

to see details about what looks like an awesome movie.. click here.

about this guy....>

heh heh..

;)

what a funny lil' man..

his name is Shail Upadhya.. a former UN official for Nepal.
i would've loved to see him during forums.. LOL

you can see more here..

new recipe book..

cute, huh?

i have lots of recipes that i'm attracted to.. that i'd like to make & haven't yet tried, cuz their on lil' scraps of paper tucked away in my cupboard.

BUT.. if i had this lil' recipe nook book, i'm sure i'd be alright.

;-)

dear hippie dress:

she doesn't deserve you. price does not indicate your value. love does.

i loved you first.

honestly, i didn't have $400 layin' around. i tried to tell you that.

maybe you could sneak away. when you get this letter, send me a private message thru facebook and i'll send you my address.

the internet is just too creepy.

i still love you.

p.s. the REAL free people should've known that you and i belonged together. oh well. find me. i won't stop calling you mine.

funky decor!

... and of COURSE, it's from a free people store. i seriously can't get enough inspiration from this place! ha!!

u would think i have a wardrobe full of their clothing..

unfortunately, i don't.

i can't afford it.. LOL..

*BUT* we can ALL afford a few strips of polyester scarves cut and braided together to hang from our ceilings..

OR.. some old yarn tied around some "found" vessels to put on a dusty shelf..

OR..

some old bandannas from the thrift shop shredded to wrap around SOMEthing useful.

anyway you look at it, there's some AWESOME color awaitin' you.. if you're willing to be adventurous.

hmm.. QUESTION: what funky decor should i work on next...?

:)

necklaces??

or those WAY COOL hair wraps that i always wanted & was never brave enough to get??

i say *both*

YEAH, homie!

:D

color is VERY exciting, no?

i'm gunna try to do a hair wrap. and some necklaces.

and look like a nice lil' bohemian girl.

^_^

pillows.

ok... sOoo.. this post is NOT really about the pillows. it's the COLOR!!

am i on some kind of a *high*??

NO.

u hafta admit, the pic as a whole rocks. look at those glass bottles. perfectly paired with awesomely funky throw pillows. and the rug, too.. just when u thought u had seen enough.

i rest my case.

free people. or freepeople.

i have decided that i seriously need to get an internship at freepeople. i mean, come on!! they're RIGHT in PENNsYLvaNia!!! there's no reason why i shouldn't be able to go & hang out with them.. i LOVE being around fun fabrics.. trims.. and COLOR!!! OMGness.. i'm in love with COLOR.

i truly think i could live in a fabric swatch warehouse making patchwork stuff ALL day.

maybe i'm just a lil' too emotional right now..

free people.. freepeople. however u say it. ROCKs.

;)

images from freepeople blog

eye candy?

i think so. :D

but wait!! there's MORE...

monstrosity.

ain't he cute? =) well.. sort of. don't ask me WHY i liked him. i'm a sucker for multi-colored beings. heh heh..

ok.. what about his brother?

well..whatever! you can see their WHOLE family here!

to say the least, i definitely found them interesting.. and FULL of character. :D

**QUILTS**

am i 'spoze to be a quilter and i didn't know it or sumthin??

mannnn... this quilter is AMAZING!! i know it must've taken her YEARS to complete the thing.. and now, honestly.. the thing should be in an art gallery somewhere.

it's AWESOME.

and so, yea.. go figure. i have a "new" love interest..

i wanna make a quilt. =)