Art Monday!

Australian Artist Del Kathryn Barton has captured my heart! Her work is a little edgy, but I love the textiles and the colors and oh my gosh the birds! Check out more of her stuff here! And fall head over heels as well!

7 Things That Make Me Happy!

Yankees and Red Sox outfits.handmade jewelry, DJ Perry playing midst a storm for friend Jacobs wedding, bracelets made by pen pals, artist talks at USC, in process altered books,and a butterfly on my finger. Wishing you a fabulous weekend! Safe Travels to my friend Julie and her hubby!

Camera Shy Love

I would have posted sooner, but I needed to convince my camera shy model, Fritz the rhino, that I would photograph him on his best side... He has been watching the Biggest Loser as of late and has become very self conscience about his love handles, which I think are lovely.

On his ears are some earrings I have been making by the bundle with wire and beads. First I wrapped a thicker wire around a cup or bottle to make my hoop, then I wrapped a thinner wire around it five times, then threaded a bead through, wrapped it two more times than another bead, and so on. Its so fun to wear these to work, and nothings better then getting compliments on something you have made!

Forever and a Day without a post!

My utmost apologizes for not blogging sooner!! So much has happened!
First I moved to a new apartment with my younger sister Kate. Right at this very moment I am sitting on my super hand me down couch that my dear friend Roger gave us, in other words FREE, and I love free. And boy is it fabulous! I am soon to be creating a couch cover, we will see how long that takes me!
Second, I have no TV in my apartment, well my sister has one, but I am TV free, although I must admit I cheat and watch some show online, but mostly TV free... he he.
Third I have been reading like crazy, right now I am reading Skinny Bitch, not the nicest title and a little rough around the edges, but I LOVE it! Seriously, looking at eating healthy in a whole new light!! I actually sent away for a free eating vegetarian starter kit at GoVeg.com we will see if I stick too it!
I have been reading the Twilight Series, and let me just start out by saying I am not a Vampire book reading Gal, but seriously, best series this year that I read, and you can pick up the first one at Target for like nine bucks. The movie comes out in December and I can't wait!
Fourth I have been creating, and I can't wait to post these super easy cheesy earrings that I have been making by the bundle. Check back by weeks end I should have them posted if I get ambitious
I have also had to swallow my pride a lot and apologize a lot to people that I have said stuff too before thinking, and I have to remember that I am God's work in progress and wont be finished till heaven!
And lastly my 5k is on Saturday, and oh my gosh is the Olympics inspiring, at work we have all the races on, so I have been trying to follow their lead, keeping my face loose, my hands unclenched and my strides wide. I practiced with my friend Lauren Loo (thats not really her last name, but it has a ring to it!) today and I was actually running a faster pace in the beginning and now I just have to work on my endurance, lets see if I can finish it in under 30!

Television Fast 2

So I have decided to take note and follow Amanda Blake Soule (of http://Amandasoule.com check out her blog its AMAZING) but anyway she posts a picture a day of summer... I have decided to post 30 days of things I am doing besides watching TV. It will force the creativity out of me:) So stay tuned!

Television Fast

This picture has nothing to do with the post, but it does make me laugh everytime I see my huge piece of cake....Ok so I have wanted to Quilt for a while, I want a big bright quilt engulfing my bed, which makes me smile everytime I see it, although I never seem to have enough time in the day to do it. Then just the other night my boyfriend and I were discussing how we want to raise our fictious children, I said no TV, and then it got us talking about how much we watch... I insisted that I hardly touch the remote control at all, don't watch it, unless I am cuddling up at his house, and then he reminded me about how many episodes of CSI, CSI Miami, CSI New York, Law and Or.... ok I get it ! I watch alot of TV. Usually when I am by myself with apparently nothing better to do. My parents didn't allow us to watch more then one show a week growing up, and we were always outside creating things or hiking through the woods or drawing or reading, basically having tons of fun and getting into a little bit of trouble. So I have decided, tomorrow no more TV, I dont know how long I will last or if it should include movies or if I should refrain from watching it when I visit at friends and boyfriends houses.... I really dont think I will have tight rules. But I want to get back to writing letters to friends, hand written ones, which reminds me I owe my New York pen pal a letter! I want to quilt and take pictures, I want to wake up with the sunrise and go running.... And no TV for me!

Wedding

So this fourth of July has been super busy! Not only was this Katie and David 's( my favorite couple in the world) 4th anniversary (Four YEARS! It seems like yesterday Katie and I were flinging whip cream at un-suspecting Baskin Robbins customers, and now she is MARRIED, for four years, to the nicest guy ever) But now I have yet another reason to celebrate! Jovan's parents got married this last Saturday, and I got to take pictures! What an awesome ceremony of celebration it was! And the empanada's that Abby and Jimmy made, delish! I pray that the adoption of a child in need of Laura and Mike's love move swiftly!