11.10.2010

i heart fall Journal Prompts 20-22

I did 3 more pages last night!! And I painted 3 others to use for future prompts.

Journal Prompt-Dia de los Muertos
"To celebrate dia de los Muertos, today I would like you to pay homage to any of your loved ones who have passed away. It seems like a sad prompt but it's actually a great way to celebrate their life and to take one day to remember them and all of the wonderful things that they brought into this world while they were here :)"
I miss all my grandparents so much =*(



Journal Prompt-List of Recipes
"Today I would like for you to create a page where you can document all of the new recipes you have tried this fall. If you haven't tried any yet, maybe you can make a page for ones that you would like to try out in the future."
These are not recipes from all the recipes prompts the rest of the class did, these are just new recipes I happened to try on my own this Fall.



Journal Prompt- Create your own Spooky/Cute Creature!
"Create a cute/spooky monster in honor of the fall festivities ahead :) Get creative, use new materials, take a picture of your creation or just draw one instead!"
I painted this page before I knew what I would do with it and I think it came out so cute!



I'm really loving doing more than one page a night!

11.09.2010

i heart fall Journal Prompts 15 - 19

I blasted through 5 more journal pages last night! I kind of like doing a few pages at once, I feel really accomplished (even though I'm totally behind) and I get more and more creative with each page.

Journal Prompt-Today I...
"This page is all about what you did today. It doesn't have to be anything fall themed or related, just a little documentation of what you did today!"
Nothing too exciting, work, grocery shopping and cooking.



Journal Prompt-Found items...
"Today I would like you to collect at least five found items. These can be anything just lying around in front of you at the moment, or materials you have been saving for something but you just don't know what...anything.
I want you to create a page, just using those things that you have found. They don't have to have a theme, or anything, just randomness. For the prompt, you can write about whatever is on your mind at that moment too!!"
I found all this stuff in my craft area, I've had this jelly fish picture for yeeearrs. I took it at the Adventure Aquarium like 5 years ago! Everyone at my job just found out 2 weeks ago that we lost the contract with the company we take calls for and will be out of jobs soon...no clue when though =(



Journal Prompt-Fall Crafts....
"What are some crafts that instantly make you think of the autumn season. They could be holiday crafts, seasonal crafts, cooler weather crafts, anything!!!"
I mostly think of warm yarn and halloween decorations.



Journal Prompt - Extra Prompts...
"Document what you look like and what you are interested in during this season of your life."
I'm always in skinny jeans, a top, cardigan and flats these days. I've been dyeing my hair colors again and trying to wear more earrings. My ears are stretched and I always just wear steel tunnels or black plugs, so boring considering how much other jewelry I wear and all the fun earrings out there! Plus I paint my nails a lot, but I always have.


Journal Prompt-Things I have made...
"What crafts have you created so far this season? There are so many things to be made, and this page is THE PLACE to document everything that you have made thus far :)"
Lots of crocheting this season! This is my favorite page right now!



Phew got a lot done last night. I don't know if I'll get any done tonight but definitely tomorrow!

11.06.2010

Featured...

The lovely Nicole saw my post about the Zombie Heart I crocheted for Jeremy last week and I had also posted a picture of an embroidery I did for him last year for his birthday. Now that I think about it, that was actually almost two years ago! His birthday is in February...anyway...she liked it so much she asked if she could feature it on her blog!
I of course felt so special and said yes!! Go check it out! She also is doing a free journal class that you can join, all things to be thankful for this month in the spirit of Thanksgiving!

Thanks Nicole!!

11.04.2010

i heart fall Prompts 11 - 14

I've been slacking hardcore on the i heart fall journal class. I really hated my last journal page and so I had a sour taste about the whole thing in my mouth. Last night I got really inspired and banged out 4 pages!

Journal Prompt-magical...
"The best word to describe fall for me is "magical." There are so many magical aspects of the season ;) This page is all about the magic of it all!! What are some other things that are magical to you?"



This picture is of a wall in Minneapolis I took a few years ago while on a road trip with Liz. It was this giant brick wall covered in awesome graffiti.

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Journal Prompt- Favorite Fall Traditions
What are your favorite fall traditions? What are some things that you do or create each time fall rolls around. Are there places that you go with your family?
Tell us about them. Document them for your family!!



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Journal Prompt - Halloween Costume Ideas!
What are your plans for dressing up this year? Who or what do you plan on being?? Document any costume ideas that you have for you and your family members :)



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Journal Prompt- Fall Playlist
Today I would like for you to create your perfect fall playlist :) What tunes are currently listening to this season? I think this one will be really fun to look back on someday! Also, try using a new medium on your journal page today!!

11.02.2010

An Award for Lil' Ol' Me?!



Last week the lovely Charity from over in A Lovely Little World passed the Versatile Blogger Award on to me. I was soo happy and felt so special that someone I've never met could like my blog so much =)
I mostly just started this blog to document all the different crafts along with other randomness of my life and never really expected anyone except my friends or family to read it. Now I have followers that I've never met from all over the country, it's pretty awesome!
Compared to other peoples Reading Lists, I apparently don't follow that many blogs, sheesh!
A few of the others I was going to pass this award on too already have gotten it =/ so I've had a hard time coming up with 7...so lame I realize!

RULES:
To accept the Versatile Blogger Award the rules are:
1. Thank and link back to who gave you the award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass it along to 7 blogs you've recently discovered and enjoy
4. Leave your recipients a note, telling them about the award.

So here are 7 things about myself that you may or may not know...

1. I am in a book club with my very best friend Liz and 3 of my closest friends, Shannon, Kristin and Jess. We've had a few other members here and there but us 5 are the core members and this coming February will be our 5 year anniversary so we are going to Vegas to celebrate!!!

2. I have a pet snake named Seraphim. I've had her for almost 11 years now. She is a Snow Cornsnake and I bought her my junior year of high school after standing in line for Tool tickets which sold out when I was second in line. I was so upset and had that money burning a hole in my pocket so I went and bought her.

3. My love for "I Love Lucy" started after my parents divorced. My Dad remarried and it was very weird for my sister and I to move into another house and go visit another family (we would stay at my step mothers sisters house on the weekends to take care of their sick mother). We would lay awake most nights watching Nick at Nite and I Love Lucy became a huge comfort for the two of us.

4. My love for all things scary and horror definitely started as a kid with "Are You Affraid of the Dark?" and R.L. Stein's Goosebumps. Saturday nights at my Dad's house, Jessie and I would watch Snick (and then Nick at Nite obviously) and I've read sooo many of the Goosebumps. I would always get yelled at for reading into the wee hours of the night and then being too tired for school in the morning!

5. I was in a really shitty car accident 2 1/2 years ago that definitely changed the way I think about life now. I broke my pelvis in 3 places, broke my ankle, "degloved" my heel and messed up my eye. I was in ICU for 2 days, the regular hospital for 6 days and then rehab for 8 days. I had an external fixator attached to my hips for 6 weeks and couldn't walk for over 4 months. I still have a screw in my ankle and lots of nasty scars all over my hips. I learned a lot about how much friends and family can help get you through the worst situations and to never take them for granted. I learned that we aren't gauranteed tomorrow and we need to live each day to the fullest and appreciate every god damn breath you take! I am thankful every day that I am alive, I can walk and nothing can hold me back!

6. I have a ton of freckles that my Nana told me were kisses from the Sun. I miss her so much.

7. I live in a teeny tiny studio apartment but I absolutely love it. It's two rooms - Dining Room/Kitchen which is really my Craft Room/Kitchen and then the Living Room/Bedroom and the bathroom and a closet in the middle. I have a fire escape that I treat like a deck and besides my noisy neighborhood, I love it!

Now let's get to the blogs I would like to pass this award on to...
1. Diary of a Hooker
2. Saltwater Acorns
3. Faster Kittykill! Blog! Blog!
4. Knickertwist's
5. I Only Like Monsters
6. You Will, Won't You
7. The Dainty Squid

I'm really glad I started this blog, I've met so many other awesome and crafty ladies and it keeps me motivated to keep making things and craft a little every day!

11.01.2010

Anniversary Present

Today is 2 years that Jeremy and I have been together. We met on Oct. 3 2008 but it wasn't "official" until November 1st. Nothing fancy happened, he just dropped the BF-bomb on me.
My apartment complex put up new signs in the parking lot that said "Tenant Parking Only" As we parked and he saw this sign he said "Well I need a sign that says "boyfriend" of tenant parking"" And that was that. So cute!
We don't really do the mushy, romantic thing. We didn't do anything last year for our anniversary or even Valentine's Day. This year I decided that I wanted to make him a little something just because. Of course I thought of this idea Thursday night while laying in bed trying to fall asleep. With overtime and Halloween parties this weekend, I wasn't sure if I'd get it done in time. I hunkered down yesterday, had a horror movie marathon and whipped this guy up!
I'm pretty proud of myself, I found this pattern for a heart and decided I would just wing the eyes. I wanted one bigger and one smaller, give it that zombie feel LOL
I've made Jeremy a few Zombie/Love things in the past, that's how I got this idea. For his birthday last year I made him this embroidery.


This is what I made him this year for our Anniversary.




I definitely stole the way AmyDice makes her little guys look like zombies with the blood coming out of their mouths. I hope you don't mind Amy!!
I can't wait to give this to him tonight!

Halloween!!

YAY!!
I freaking love Halloween!! Seriously, it's my all time favorite holiday and I take it very seriously. Last year I was little dead riding hood and taught myself how to use latex, tissue, face paint and fake blood to create wounds on my face, chest and arm. It was so incredibly fun to do!
So this year I knew I wanted something that I could use this same technique for again.
Freddy Krueger!!! His are burns though so I got to use different colors which was fun.
I had two parties this year to sport this sweet, sweet costume at.
The first was one my sister threw but I was NOT happy with my make up that night. I had a bottle of latex, unopened still in the cardboard and plastic too from last year. But it was almost all dried out so it was a real bastard trying to apply it over the tissue and then paint on top of it. And of course I didn't open it until it was waaaay to late to try and get into one of the costume shops. It kept peeling off, ugh!!
Luckily there weren't many pictures that night, I don't have any.
The second party was at Shannon and JP's house. I bought a new bottle of latex and am really happy with how my face turned out!
These are the supplies I used.


Here is how it looked afterward, I'm so pleased with it!!




Jeremy went as one of my victims so he just wore PJ pants and I slashed up a shirt for him and made it bloody.



Shannon made a scavenger hunt for everyone to do which was so fun!
"Act out a scary movie" (I hate this picture ps)


"Kiss the White Beast"


And heres some more pictures from the night.
All us ladies!


Freddy, Lady Luck and Michael Phelps.


Just so you can understand the size of this costume, JP is normally 6'9" and Jeremy is 6'4". JP has stilts that make him a foot taller, he's one of the Knights who say Ni...gigantic!


I had such a fun Halloween, I can't wait til next year!!