some craft projects are whack..

in REAL life.

they look all good on the inspirational websites and they don't tell you how annoying the whole process is gonna be.

this is an example of one of those whack projects..

yesterday i mentioned that some craft projects suck.
yea.. it's that SAME one that i started like FIVE days ago..
when i'm workin' on sumthin for that long, i wanna see BIG results. and each day this thing looked the SAME way.

corny.

it's not a complicated craft at all.. it's just ANNOYING. i didn't think crafting could be annoying..

this one proved me sOoo wrong.. o_O

that lil' bowl in the center took about FIVE days to make..  o_O
ALL that paper was left & i was DONE.

all you do is cut strips of magazine and wrap them up in a lil' wheel shape..

you know how most times when you start a project you can't WAIT to see the finished result so you work on it day & night?

not this one.. it's boring. lol

BUT.. there is one good side.. it's an eco-friendly craft project.. i saved at least .999999 % of the environment.. o_O

whatever. 

i painted it.. cuz i didn't like the way it looked with all the magazine writing.. it looked junky.

but then it looked lonely to me.. like it needed some shtuff. ;)

i think i need to podge it!  but for the record.. it's definitely NOT gettin' anymore magazine strips!

DON'T try this at home.. it'll drive you nuts. ;)

random raves and rants..

i'm sO frugal. it's not funny. seriously. it's not.

hee hee..

i sO *heart* this website. the girl is CRAZY. she spends no money on her creativity. \

she's my idol..

but, wait.. the Bible says don't have idols.. sOoo.. she's my friend.

yea.. that's it.

okayyy.. sO i don't REALLY know her. but she's cool. so, if i refer to her as my friend, that means she has gained my approval. which is sumthin not to be taken lightly!

;)

look at a few of her posts. good stuff.

anyway.

the tree is done. i don't buy new ornaments. matter of fact, i barely buy anything new.. except for shoes. (used shoes?? EW GROSS..)

sO, i'm thinkin' tonight as i'm decorating the tree..

Q: WHY is it that i have the SAME lights that i had like 7 years ago...?

A: 'cuz it's friggin' *i nvrrr say friggin' btw..* awesomeee!!

Q: WHY is THAT friggin' awesomeee??

A: 'cuz it's friggin' frugal! LOL

WHY am i cracKin' myself up right about now?? LOL

yea, sO the tree is pretty cute. same Christmas stash, new look.. red, gold & good 'ol balsam green. i like her. :)

Q: WHY do people refer to Santa *which is Satan if u switch the letters around* Clause as magical??

A: i have NO idea.. but i went to the mall with my kiddos last week & the dude was holding lil' kids and LYING to them.

BOOOOooooo!!!

i am sO not a santa *satan* subscriber, supporter, or anything else.

**BUT**

because i grew up supporting the liar, i find songs about him quite enjoyable.

Q: does that make me an oxymoron?

A: shutchO mouf.

i can't wait until Christmas. ^.^

you can aLwaYs blame Dr. Seuss..

we LOVE the book "Green Eggs & Ham.."

i'm sure it's one of my absolute favs by the guy..

sO, the other morning i decided to do the SAME daring thing my kindergarten/first grade teacher did to me..

i made green eggs & ham for my kids.. as we read the book.

the kids were determined NOT to like it.. honestly, i can't blame them. it did look pretty gross.

LOLOLOL :D

i'm cracKin' up just remembering how it looked..

yet, they ate it.. 'cuz everybody knows that at the end of the book, that "other guy" decided that he would eat them in a box, and he would eat them with a fox, and he would eat them here or there, in fact... he'd eat them anywhere. sO, they concluded that it must be good.. & it was..

but.. as for ME.. and MY three kids, ONCE is enough. i don't think glycerine and

blue #1 (whatever that is.. O_o) is good for us.

fun experience, anyway. hee hee.

green Harlem?

yup.. it's TRUE.. i would never even imagine folks in Harlem even CONSIDERING going green...

but here they are..

thanks to Good Housekeeping magazine, someone is gonna be living an "eco-friendly" life.. perhaps preserving a lil' bit of our polluted planet!

ya never know.. maybe others who will hear the buzz will be inspired to do some much-needed "green" renovations to their own "brown" stones.. =)

too bad you can't see the new stuff from the front... but as we ALL know, Harlem ain't the place you wanna show off your new digs. O_o

looks good, though.. to say the least.

bottles..

every now and then, i feel like i find something that makes me say to myself, "i think i've seen it ALL"... & i'm sure that's all cliche', but part of me feels that people have WAY too much free time on their hands, sO, they build houses.. out of plastic bottles.

hmm.. O_o

scary. but honestly, interesting..

i hafta say, after further research & examination, this is an aMaZing project.. i'm impressed.

and get this... it's GREEN!! We should ALL be building houses out of plastic bottles..

LOL

tiny house..

this idea is INSANE.. i would probably lose my mind in such a tiny lil' space, but this guy seems to have it figured it out.

"two to three hundred dollars a month.. two to three days a week. that's it. anything past that, you're showing off" is his slogan. O_o

REUSE-ables!!

ok, for the record.. until i start SWIMMING in free-time, you'll probably find a lot more of other people's stuff on my blog than my own.

we all need inspiring ideas, right?

right.

=)

sOOoo.... here's one that's sure to make you wanna go green.. or at least partially. heh heh.

;-)

reuse the millions of embarrassing shopping bags you have into long-lasting ones..

we're always promised what? 2 ¢ per bag, right?? this way we're sure to bring them.. and get our 2¢ worth. as well as give it. =)

green!!

i'm really loving the way Raina Kattelson decorated her home! my husband's photography side forbids painting any walls green.. and i DO agree with him.. in pics, people tend to look kinda sick!

but, her paint mixed with the awesome colored vases and vessels on her shelves make the room look amaZing!! i'm all for color! i think my mood is definitely affected depending on the colors that surround me.

don'tcha think bright colors almost SCREAM "cheer up, homie!" =)

you can see more of her awesomeness here..

Merry Christmas!!

haha! sO.. i'm late, big deal.. no one REALLY knows the day Christ was born, sO.. i figure i'm safe saying it any day of the year! ;-)

anyway.. i thought i might share some of the goodies that i made for gifts this year..

if you're interested in any of the items, post a comment.. i'll see what i can do!

;-)

sorry about picture quality.. i'm new at this..

natural fibers.. ahh.

i found THIS website to be amaZing!!!

natural fibers will ALWAYS rock! ... the reason why?

they feel sO good! and they don't age! i LOVE the look of this linen dress.. i can't find it for purchase, but they have so many wonderful ideas.. just making me long for an entire wardrobe..

nice. =)