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

*confession* #327

WHY confession #327, tea?  cuz it sounds cool, right?

confession #1 sounds whack..  like i never had to confess anything until now.. pshhh..  lol

anyway.

i NEED this stuff *right* now.
i'm not even playin'!
check out this shirt.. if it wasn't for the price tag attached, i'd hafta snatch that one up! :)
(remember.. i'm the girl with the $5 price "rule")

 & of course with the pants.. one word.. *STYLINNNN*

i actually have a blanket with this kind of knitted pattern.. i'm feelin' sOoo tempted right about now.

anyway.. inspiration can only get u so far.. then you either hafta start BUYing or MAKEing..

it's up to you.. me. which gets pretty complicated.. i'm one of those girls who doesn't really care for sewing..  *ick*
i'm tempted to buy some ol' skool patterns, though.. maybe that would make the journey a lil' more exciting.. we'll see..  ;)

*remember* confessions are good for the soul. <3

makin' stuff..

yea.. sO.. i finaLLy finished one of the projects that's been looming over my head.. with a bit of disappointment..

tosha, please make a note to yourself.. YOU GET what you PAY for..

ugh. i bought a cheap-O serger..

what can i say?? i'm a thrifty woman!! ^_^

i'm not ashamed to admit it until i buy sumthin' that turns out to be cruddy crap.

& so.. yea.. last night, at 11:30ish.. i'm trying to serge the garments and the thing is goin' at a rate of about three inches per minute.. sux.

seriously.

sO.. i had to use pinking shears. (not my fav).. i'm rambling.

anyway.. i have one more outfit to complete, then off i go to do sumthin' fun for meself & my lil' princess Noah.. i think she'd LOVE to have a homemade mommy sumthin..

but, need i 4get that my lil' modpodge goodie is sittin' in the corner weeping it's eyeballs out 'cuz it doesn't have a home NOR stockings to wear.. still rambling.

i'm gettin' sumwhere, just not sure you'll ever figure it out.. sometimes, it's pretty obvious that my posts are outlets for me to de-JUNK my noggin..

anyway.

check out these awesome patterns!! i wanna buy a fabric with the print.. and make a lil' skirt. =)

handmade wreath!

i would abSoLuTeLy LOVE to make this wreath.. i REALLY wonder if i'll have time to make all of the holiday goodies that i desire to! only time will tell..

there's such an excitement inside of me... i'm really trying to make all or most of my gifts this year, so finding neat ideas here and there to inspire me REALLY keep me motivated..

you can find this wreath project HERE... have fun! =)

crafts for kids!

another fun one to do with the special little people in your lives.. my daughter LOVES "sewing".. at least what she knows of the craft.. she's seven. she made a cube once.. and i'm proud of her..

and she's proud of her cube! =)

anyway.. maybe you'll wanna try this one with your kids.. sO many crafts so little time..

*sigh*

check it out HERE..

records?

you mean... the basically obsolete pieces of plastic that can fill a landfill and destroy the environment all at the same time??

i have TONS of those.. and you probably do, too...

sO.. now you have something funky to do with them..

weird. but definitely funky..

think more.. conversation piece. think.. REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!

and have fun doin' it with your Boy George album from ninth grade..

=)

put yO snacks in THIS!

ONE Lego® is all it takes...

YES.. there's only ONE Lego® balancing that whole... umm.. thing.

:P
check THIS out...

new websites!

i found some great links the last couple of days.. for handmade stuff.. "green" stuff...

creative stuff.. antique stuff..

lots of stuff! lots of fun!

check 'em out! handmade news

trendy indie

indie public

and.. craft bits!

some fun ideas for inspiration and how-tos! enjoy! =)

kimmie is smart.

i found this cute lil' story book making program... it's called storybird..

you simply look through artists' illustrations & choose which ones you want to use for your "one-of-a-kind" storybook..

i think it would be a great tool to inspire budding artists/writers.

i attempted to make one..

check it out.. HERE.

enjoy.

=)