Instax 4

Here is the 4th picture in my 52 Weeks of Instax project.
I love Netflix!



I live on Netflix!
I don't have TV or internet at home so I just watch movies or tv shows that I get in the mail. Whenever I've had an issue, their customer service has always been so nice and helpful.
I don't know what I would do without Netflix. Some of the best shows I watched were The Wire, Dexter, Oz, Chappelle's Show, The Office, I just finished Daria: The Complete Series and I'm about to start Family Guy from the beginning. Anyone have any suggestions of good shows to watch? If a show is on TV I prefer it to be a few seasons in so that I don't have to wait so long!!

Vacay!!

I am leaving tonight for vacation with my 4 Book Club ladies!!
We have been together for 5 years and we decided a trip to Vegas was really the only way to celebrate!!



I'll be back next week with some pics of the shirts I made for us and probably some pics from the trip too! Plus I will of course be bringing some crafting for the airport and plane that I'll have to show you all.
Everyone have a great weekend!!

Embroidery Floss

I used to have a tiny plastic container to store my embroidery floss in. My floss collection eventually outgrew it and I asked for a bigger container for Christmas. I got one but then I forgot I need the little plastic spools to wrap the floss around. I just bought all these new spools and spent a couple hours wrapping up my floss. It's all so nice and pretty and organized now. However, this container is so big it is only half full. I guess I need to buy more =P

Just some gratuitous shots of it all nice and organized, the colors make me so happy!




Now if I could only find a way to organize all my yarn a little better!

More Granny Squares

I've made 12 more Granny Squares for a total of 24 in my 2011 Craft Goal of making myself an afghan. I really like just watching a movie with a mug of hot chocolate or tea and hooking these bad boys up.
Here are some pics of the new ones I finished over the last few days.
I took these pictures during the day thinking that the natural light would show the colors best. Turns out...the purple kept looking really blue in the pictures, kind of annoying!





It is Lion Brand - Vanna's Choice Eggplant. This picture shows the true color of the purple.



My basket is getting so full of granny squares!

Instax 3

Here is Instax number 3 in my 52 Photos in 52 Weeks project.



This is my bear. When I was really little I called him Brownie and I had a white bear that I pretended was her sister and her name was Oatmeal. Somewhere along the line he lost the name Brownie and is now only referred to as My Bear. Is it ridiculous that a 27 year old still sleeps with a teddy bear?! Well I don't care...it's not like I suck my thumb (never did) or wet the bed! I only sleep with him when I'm alone, it's a comfort thing, both emotional and physically. I can jam him right under my head and shoulder and it's so perfect.
Anyway...I somehow just got very defensive about my bear =)
He looks sooo ragged, I can hardly believe it. I've had him my whole life. I got him from my Godfather who I actually don't know.
Story is that when my father and mother lived on the ranch (they trained horses together) my mother and one of the other handlers got into a fight and the guy almost pushed my mother down the stairs when she was pregnant with me. This other guy, who's name I don't even know stepped in and knocked him out. Thus, becoming my Godfather. I guess he got my bear for me too.
Kind of a weird story, but I like it.

Keep Calm and Bake On

My friend Shannon's birthday isn't actually until the 24th but we needed an excuse to have a party and meet some of our other friends' new significant others. Saturday was "The Event". We hung out, drank, played games, the normal shenannigans and had an over all awesome time. I keep seeing this "Keep Calm and Carry On" mantra all over the place, which I don't totally understand. I guess because I'm a spazz. Anyway, I decided to do a little play on words and how perfect is it that I have a ton of this cupcake fabric laying around?!




I really hate what my camera's flash does to thread and how it can wash out fabric. I also hate how just the dim, crappy light in my apartment can make the fabric and thread a little darker looking that it is when the flash isn't on. I really need to make an effort to take pictures during the day using natural light!
On a happier note, I totally freehanded the lettering. I didn't put anything on the fabric first and then trace...I just went with the flow and am so happy with the results!

Instax 2

Here is Instax number 2 in my 52 Photos in 52 Weeks project.



These are my Chucks (Converse, All Stars, Chuck Taylors, etc.). I have quite a few pairs of shoes that I love in their own way but nothing comes close to the love I have for my Chucks.
It all started when I was little, my sister and I practically lived outside. We rode our bikes all day, everyday but we never actually used the brakes. We would just drag our toes to stop the bike. After a while I guess my mom got sick of having to buy us new shoes because we wore through so many of them. She bought us the generic brand chucks because of the rubber toes. As a 6 year old, I had no clue about brand names and what not but when I got older I wanted "real" chucks and that's all I wore for years. There was a brief stint in middle school and the beginning of high school that I sported combat boots (the generic Doc Martin) and Vans. Those Vans were pretty amazing, they were black and I painted them in glitter nail polish and then every few weeks I would paint the rubber around the bottom rainbow colors with my nail polish. Anyway...then there was a rumor that chucks were stopping all their fun colors and designs and they would only be made in red, white, blue and the regular black and white. So of course my friends and I ran down to the mall and bought all the fun colors that we could! I ended up with bright yellow high tops and a pair of plaid low tops, but my plain black and white ones were still my favorite. Somewhere around age twenty I wanted just all black ones and that's all I've worn ever since. It's probably really weird that as soon as I put on these shoes (I'm wearing them as I type!) I feel so comfortable and at home or something. They just make me feel like Me!
It's kind of hilarious to think that at any point we thought chucks were going to stop making all the cool colors and designs when you see all the different ones they have now, it's out of control actually!