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

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..

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.

^_^

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...

**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. =)

oh Joy!

if you've been following my blog for any amount of time, you probably know that i'm something of a 33 year old rainbow brite.

umm.. maybe punky brewster.

nevermind.

anyway.. i found a new blog today..

isn't this wonderfully colorful?

that's all i'm trying to say.

i like colors.

a LOT.

the knitty gritty..

i'm always INSPIRED..

if you didn't know any better, you'd probably think i'm like one of the craftiest people in the world, but alas, it's all in my head.. waiting to materialize..

...well, maybe not all of it.. but certainly a LOT.

on another note, can someone PLEASE teach me how to knit?

... i get sO inspired by knitting projects, but i'm a hopeless case if i don't get some real intervention.. and patience. i don't find the actual process of knitting very exciting. LOVE finished projects, though.. & this team of knitters are pretty funny.. goin' all over the globe, knitting stop signs & stuff.. makin' their marks like lil' stray kitties.

heh heh..

cute stuff.

quilts!

if i ever turn into an old lady.. i wanna make quilts that ROCK like theirs!

i kinda wonder if i'm turning into one.

i looked at these quilts last night for a LONG time..

i mean, STUDIED them. such craftsmanship. such artistic expression.

but grandmas made them.. sO, i was sort of embarrassed to post about them.. but then i thought just now, WHO CARES???

one day i'm gonna be old. & i'm gonna want young people to blog about the "cool" stuff that they find on my blog.

and i'm gonna be proud. and post links to the cool blogs that show MY cool stuff..

as i sip tea on my porch.. holdin' hands with the man i've been married to for fifty years.

... ok. maybe i'm goin' too far.

whatever.

i think i do that a lot.

by the way, nice quilts, Grandma. =)

patchy goodies..

i CANNOT believe it's March already.. O_o

i feel like i've done you guys wrong by not updating my blog with some fun lil' tidbit of "sumthin"..

sO.. here it is!

isn't this patchy stuff wonderful??? =)

if only i had the time AND the energy to do lil' fun projects like this all the time.. i'm workin' on a few things right now, and i gotta say, they're kickin' my patootie.

beadwork..

a very cool tutorial to make this cute chandelier can be found HERE..

i'd love to try it.. one day! ;-)

more inspiration!!!

i wanna try to make stuff like this!!

sO fun & colorful!! you can see the flickr site here..

play *dough*

OK.. i HAVE TO try this one with my kids! i can already see their faces full of delight over such amaZing creations!! these cookies MUST be yummy.. otherwise, umm.. i don't think half of the moms would even "try" to recreate this recipe..

i'll let you know if there's truth to my theory soon.. in the meantime.. maybe you wanna try to make some yourself... =)

you can go either HERE.. or here.. enjoy!!

a garden for my finger!!

i really, reaLLy like these rings! i think that they're absOLuteLy amaZing!

.. all i really need is a garden for my finger..

you can buy me one *HERE*

heh heh..

**snowflakes**

it already snowed here once.. but the snowflakes looked nothing like these!! can you imagine, waking in the morning & seeing these beauties.. ALL over your yard.. or goin' outside.. and they're ALL over your hair & jacket!? AwESomE! =)

you can see more HERE..

funky furniture!!

if i had my way, i'd have furniture ALL over my house JUST LIKE THIS! i'm craZy... i'm pretty sure that the cat in the hat is my cousin.. anyway.. don't u love it!? you can see more HERE! enjoy! =)

apple.. not edible.

stumbled upon this.. after searching for "apples" heh heh..

the logo.. for the computer..

thought i'd share this one.. interesting read..

...APPLE...