Cupcake on a Wire

Happy February

2012-01-31T14:33:00.000-08:00

... well almost :) Hey friends, it's me again, it's already a month into the new year, but you could have fooled me, it doesn't even feel like it should be February yet.. Ahhh, I cannot wait to be done. I'm really excited to start looking for a real job, although I'm not sure how great my prospects will be living in Michigan : / It all still feels like a toss-up to me! I have no idea how I'm

Flashback: Pleated Purse Project

2012-01-21T22:42:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends, I've been up late going through all my old videos, updating some stuff and missing my long dark hair : / I realized in the middle of doing all of this that I never posted this awesome tutorial series I made for making a pleated purse, it was pretty nifty (and I double checked to make sure I didn't mention it... and behold! I hadn't... my apologies), so without further delay here's

Travel Vid: Eleuthera, Bahamas 12.25.11-1.2.12

2012-01-12T16:02:00.000-08:00

Recently I was able to visit my family and have a sort of reunion at my grandparent's houses in the Bahamas. They own property on the island of Eleuthera (which is where we stayed), and I wanted to share all the different things I did while I was there. I plan on returning in the summer (if we can afford it), and perhaps doing more travel vlogs in the future. I hope you all enjoy watching this,

Hunger Games Haze

2011-12-02T20:27:00.000-08:00

[Hey friends, I didn't know how long I could put off a post like this, but I feel that now is the time!] If you don't already know, my mum gifted a Kindle to me for an early Christmas gift. This is beyond exciting! The first the I did was download The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. (Which by the way- the Kindle edition of the trilogy has some font formatting issues, it randomly

Rainy Tuesday

2011-11-22T13:34:00.000-08:00

It's been raining all day today and I do not care because of these three things: 1. It gives me a chance to stay in and catch up on watching Youtube videos 2. It gives me a chance to indulge in unusually long hours of MW3 3. It gives me a chance to stay up until 7 am reading The Hunger Games I'm slightly obsessed. Reading this series feels like reading Harry Potter or Twilight. It's just like

Windy

2011-11-15T15:12:00.000-08:00

Hey friends, it's me... just checking in like I do from time to time, what's new? So I'm still in Chicago, it's Tuesday afternoon and I'm waiting for my mum to get home from work so we can sort through some more things. I cleaned out her car earlier today and have a bit of stuff for her to go through. I also put the Manic Panic "After Midnight" blue through my hair in some subtle streaks, so

Short Short

2011-11-06T18:39:00.000-08:00

Hey friends... can I really help it if I've been in a blogging mood lately? Babe is going to deal with some things for a job and so I'll have the day to myself Monday. The goal is to wake up with him and finish that dyeing video I've been working on. I also plan to go to the post office to send out some things later this week (most likely Wednesday or Thursday), since it's probably the only day

Making Christmas

2011-11-04T20:36:00.000-07:00

Hey friends, so it's Christmas time now right? I went to the post office and they have *all* of their Christmas/ Holiday stuff out and up and on display. I eyeballed a set of Pixar post cards (they are pre-paid stamped), but they were $15... a little too much for notecards you know? I went to Michael's in search of resin casting molds. I was unsuccessful. I went to drop off my scholarship forms

Happy Devil's Night

2011-10-30T10:29:00.000-07:00

...because in Metro Detroit it's almost as important as Halloween Day :) Hi all.... I've been taking a sort of internet vacation recently. The long story short is that Babe probably won't be leaving for California for a few months. The downside to this is we were really looking forward to having him work (and having the extra money, let's be honest). The upside is that he'll be here for

Nifty

2011-10-25T09:27:00.000-07:00

It's my duty to get my stuff skinnied down to the bare essentials. It takes me months to move sometimes, seriously. I feel like I'm constantly sifting through my things looking to downsize. I'm a bit of a pack rat, but really admire how minimalist other people can be sometimes. This leads me to discuss my Nifty (yes it was so Nifty it warranted a capitalized 'N'!) project last night. I went

Catching You Up

2011-10-17T16:27:00.000-07:00

Hey friends, it's been a bit of time since my last post. I have to say that in that time two really incredible things happened. One was really scary and the other one is kind of exciting. Firstly, I had my first episode of heartburn. That is the scary news! It was terrible... how do people tolerate it?! It's so uncomfortable :( I hope that never happens again. The reason why it happened is

Nothing in life is more sure...

2011-10-09T18:18:00.000-07:00

...than death, taxes and kitty pee. Seriously. I'm so for seriously right now. I just got done bathing the kitty babies. Not only did they scream kitty cries of water and soap torture, but poor Indy got so scared and peed on my leg. Luckily none got on my clothes, but it did get all over the floor which means I had the wonderful luxury of not only cleaning both kitties, but cleaning the shower

Halloween Things

2011-10-06T19:36:00.000-07:00

Hello again friends :) I'm making slow progress on the donation mountain growing upstairs in the living room. I've also been sprucing up my living quarters with some really awesome Halloween decorations. I've decided one of the things I'd like to start collecting is a modest assortment of decorative items for each holiday. Something about decorating my living space really makes moments of

My Granny

2011-10-04T00:56:00.000-07:00

As many of you might know by now my grandma passed on a few weeks ago (two weeks ago to be approx.), and I just now finally got the nerve to plug in her camera and get the pictures off of it. My uncle told me it was my responsibility to do so, but I had been putting it off until today because of how sad I thought it was going to make me. It has actually had the opposite effect. And sure there are

Hi There

2011-10-02T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hey all, I figured I would take the time to discuss why I think Blogger commenting is weird. I can't tell if you get a response if I respond to your comment, so to be quite honest I don't typically respond to comments here on my blog. But just because I don't respond doesn't mean I don't read each and every one. Also, if you ever wanted to start a conversation about something after commenting

TGIFriday Night

2011-09-30T20:29:00.000-07:00

Even though the whole concept of "weekends" is kind of meaningless right now, I'm just so freaking happy it's Friday. It's started turning more and more autumn and I absolutely love it, even though it is really freaking chilly outside. Last night I managed to film a slew of videos I'll be posting slowly over the next few days (because as I've stated before, I don't want to be *that* person who

After a Small Break...

2011-09-28T20:43:00.000-07:00

Hey friends, I'm back. I've actually been back for a few days but haven't been up to resuming internet activities until recently. Needless to say last week was one of the hardest weeks of my life. My granny passed away last week after fighting colin cancer for nearly 4 years. I'm going to vlog about it as soon as I feel up to it. In the meantime, I've been getting back with emails (over 250 when

Humdrum Notes

2011-09-16T23:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday morning it was positively chilly in the basement. We have a small window that we open for ventilation and all the cool air made it almost impossible to get out of bed, almost. I ended up getting a lot of things done yesterday, primarily shopping for a few little goodies to add in with my homemade jewelry care packages and a little bit of grocery shopping too. I'll have pics to post

Thinking of Titles is Hard

2011-09-14T23:47:00.000-07:00

One of the best things I learned about myself and writing is that I'm terrible at thinking of titles for poems or stories. I usually like it to be simple and ambiguous rather than something too clever. I think writing posts here more often may be able to help my brain stretch that much further. Because every post must have a title and it must be interesting to be read. I kind of wussed out on

Leia's So Cute!

2011-09-12T17:50:00.000-07:00

Hey friends, it's me. I'm writing this Sunday night although it probably won't post until tomorrow. I still have to find (take) a decent picture for the picture of the day! This weekend was pretty nice compared to the last few weekends. We were able to go down to Detroit to see one of babe's friends for a bit. He's got a pretty gorgeous loft just down from the Tiger's stadium (I'm sure it has a

Some Notes

2011-09-10T19:55:00.000-07:00

I've been making good on my promise to myself to downsize some of my things. But not so good on the getting to bed "on time" routine. The other day I started going through all the boxes we have kept on the other side of the basement and I've been able to part ways with some things, although I fear that it won't be enough to really make a visual difference. As for the bed time routine, well... I

Hair Bear

2011-09-08T21:41:00.000-07:00

9.5.11 Nothing much has happened since last I wrote, except my hair! The pink washed out and was looking kind of ratty. I made the mistake of trying to lighten my hair with blonde hair color instead of lightening powder and had to do something pretty creative with it. I have to say right now the Manic Panic Ultra Violet and Virgin Snow are still sitting on my head. I'm going to put turquoise (

Crazy Sleeper

2011-09-05T01:22:00.000-07:00

It's 3:55 AM and I have the most horrid sleep schedule ever in the history of ever right now... I suppose it's my own fault, since the semester has ended I've been indulging my internet activities into the wee late hours of the morning. I find it easier to concentrate in the middle of the night... is that weird? The past few night I've been watching unusually great Jane Austen movies off Netflix

Little Late, Better Than Never ;)

2011-09-04T09:29:00.000-07:00

Didn't get a chance to post this until just now! Happy long weekend everyone :D Hey friends, it's me... it's Friday night :D Because it's Labor Day weekend I've been able to treat myself to some Double XP 24/7 Nuketown weekend on Black Ops. This is super awesome because I can level over much quicker (I'm trying to prestige level 15 ;)... I've just finished playing a round, now I'm settling down

Heartfelt Honey

2011-08-30T21:30:00.000-07:00

It's 11:30 right now. Babe's listening to "The Scientist" by Coldplay. This song makes my heart cry. I had a really tough day today, as always I'll spare the details :), suffice to say I'm just glad tomorrow is a new day. I kind of effed this one up. My head is puffy and I'm tired of rationalizing, that makes a long story short. So I officially got my grades back, I got an A in my social science

Sunday Sunday

2011-08-28T14:25:00.000-07:00

Hey all, it's me. I'm just enjoying a crisp Sunday afternoon. I stayed up a bit late last night watching BSG (Battlestar Galactica) with babe, we really enjoy that show. I remember the first time we watched it- it wasn't available streaming off Netflix so we had to rent it disc by disc. It took forever, nearly 2 1/2 months to finish D: But it was worth it! Babe and I have a sort of ritual to

Semester Over, Rover

2011-08-25T12:27:00.000-07:00

Hello again :) I happen to be in a better mood today than I was the other day, or yesterday for that matter. I finished up my summer classes yesterday. I feel like I aced my social science test (hopefully the class too with a solid A), but I'm a little more reluctant about my English class. I have a really sinking feeling I might have gotten a B+, but hopefully my professor takes pity on me and

Top O' The Evening To You

2011-08-23T15:57:00.000-07:00

Why hello there all.. I decided (like I've already said a few times before) to take a more active interest in blogging regularly... 2-3 times a week good? yeah... it sounds good to me too :) I've been spending a lot of time on Chictopia getting inspired about revamping my wardrobe. There is such inspiration there to absorb, I'm pretty much in love with it now. I'm getting so many good ideas for

Feeling Frumpy :(

2011-08-21T13:26:00.000-07:00

I have to admit I really like writing in this blog, mostly because I feel like no one reads it and I can be a little more loose or short about what I share (does that even make sense? who cares! lol). Today I woke up a little late (maybe it's because I stayed up a little late....) I caught up on some video watching and signed up for a Chictopia account. Way back when I was in my senior year of

Procrastination Station

2011-08-19T23:24:00.000-07:00

When I was younger I used to watch a television show on PBS called "The Imagination Station". It was a show that taught you how to draw cartoons in funny perspectives; going through step-by-step.... it showed you e-x-a-c-t-l-y how to do it. I thought it was so neat. I had a sketch pad and a sharpie marker dedicated to this show it was so awesome. I have to finish reading that poetry book and put

End of the Rainbow

2011-08-14T19:14:00.000-07:00

Hey there, it's me.. just doing a fast update... it's Sunday night and I'm furiously procrastinating doing my homework (typical), as it is I'm kind of bummed out about school at the moment. The science classes I need to graduate are all filled up so I may be taking next semester off to work on videos/ get a part time job somewhere around town. I'll finish up school in the winter semester once we

Mothy Days

2011-08-05T13:42:00.000-07:00

I don't know why today feels like such a slump, but it does. It's a grey day for sure : / I saw this moth climbing on this prickly-looking plant and thought it would make an interesting picture, I guess it kind of does... gah I feel so blah!!! D: I had planned on filming my outgoing mail video (which is something that I've been holding off on for quite some time I'll admit... I keep making things

Octopus's Garden

2011-07-16T18:42:00.000-07:00

I found a little zen sand garden thingy at the dollar store awhile back and filled it with sand I had saved from a vacation to the Bahamas when I was younger. I took a couple seashells from the jars upstairs from other vacations and peppered them in the sand to make a sort of octopus's garden, or at least that's what it reminded me of anyway :)

How I Make Link Chain Bracelets

2011-07-08T17:34:00.000-07:00

I was asked to do a jewelry tutorial recently and decided to do a revamp of my link chain bracelet tutorial. I filmed a new video making a new bracelet using the same technique I had shown before in a previous video. I decided since I'm not posting dailies anymore, that I ought to include some of my videos (the craft tutorials anyway...) because I think you guys over here would really enjoy them

I've Decided!

2011-07-06T19:25:00.000-07:00

This blog used to be my hangout spot, where I could take pictures of cute things I made and found and share them all with you. I feel like I haven't been around as much as I should : / I feel like I should be updating this blog every time I post a video (though the content really doesn't have to be relevant to each other). So I'm going to start posting cute pictures of stuff for old time's sake,

Whimsical Clock Shop Lamp

2011-07-05T20:36:00.000-07:00

Awhile back while thrifting at the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Store, I discovered this adorable little clock shop shaped mini lamp. I believe it was an Easter decoration for something at one time or another as it is egg shaped and *very* Easter colored. I thought it was cute and thought it would be appropriate to share :)

Being a Youtuber: Q + A

2011-07-04T18:48:00.000-07:00

I recently received a private message in my Youtube inbox from a woman who wanted to know a little bit more about what it's like to make videos on Youtube. I decided that these questions were so super awesome ( and I get asked these questions a lot by other people from time to time). I figured I could probably share my response below in case anyone else was wondering what it was like for me to

Felt Food: How I Make Little Mini Felt Cakes

2011-05-01T15:07:00.000-07:00

Just sharing a little tutorial on how to make little felt candies out of inexpensive craft felt. I made a video for my channel and wanted to share it here too :) The directions can be adjusted to make any size cake desired (depending on how large the circle template used can be- small or large!) Also, just is just a way I decorate my cakes with 3d puff paint frosting, but you could craft little

Earth + Starry Space Nails

2011-04-29T22:25:00.000-07:00

I decided to do an awesome nail tutorial inspired after watching the Voyager update on Nasa on Thursday :) It's pretty much a sparkly spacey dark glittery base with one lone Earth drawn out on my left middle finger ;) Materials: Seche Clear Orly "Space Cadet" Revlon "Star" glitter topcoat China Glaze "Frostbite" OPI "Who The Shrek Are You?" Seche Vite Dotting tool (large and small ended)

My Hand Sewn Hair Bows!

2011-04-22T21:49:00.000-07:00

I decided to finally do a tutorial for my Youtube channel! Hooray! It had been a really long time (since before we moved back to Michigan) that I've gotten a decent chance to do a proper craft tutorial so here it is: how I make my hand sewn hair bows- enjoy! Materials: Sewing needle Thread (that matches ribbon) Ribbon Alligator hair clips Scissors

Dear blog, I'm sorry...

2011-03-29T18:01:00.000-07:00

Just a short apology for my extended absence lately... catching up with life in the midwest has been all but way too enjoyable these last few weeks :) Where I was before and where I will be soon will be different, and I'm really going to make an effort (and not just say it) to keep this blog updated more often. I was really (like really super!) inspired to keep up with my blog after reading page

Recent Jewelry Craftings

2011-01-21T00:20:00.000-08:00

I put together some packages in the past few weeks, but was only able to snap a few photos, here's a couple bracelets and a red necklace I put in a giveaway on my Youtube channel.

Many Silver Monies :D

2010-12-30T21:31:00.000-08:00

I snapped a few pictures of all the quarters I picked up at the bank earlier this week (so we could finally do that mountain of laundry ~! D:) , the coin purse is one that I ordered off eBay, I believe the brand was Cram Cream, it has little sheep, rainbows and pills on a sky blue background, this is such an old coin purse : / it's seen better days, so now I use it for laundry quarters :)

My Holiday Crafting Extravaganza Part 2: Everything Else! :)

2010-12-27T01:53:00.000-08:00

I spend an incredibly long time getting packages together for Christmas so I didn't really have time to import, crop and upload until now. It's the wee hours of Monday morning and I'm waiting for my post Christmas vlog to finish uploading to Youtube. Here you can see various pieces of jewelry I've finished, mostly earrings and necklaces. I've still got two packages to send

Our 1st Christmas Tree

2010-12-09T12:20:00.000-08:00

This year we finally got our first Christmas tree. Last year was a little bit chaotic with having just moved and trying to organize things so we didn't get much of a chance to celebrate. This year we wanted it to be different :) We got the tree, lights and ornaments at Target. I got the candy canes and silver bells at our local dollar store. A pretty thrifty deal when you think about how much

My Holiday Crafting Extravaganza Part 1: Earrings

2010-12-09T11:34:00.000-08:00

I spent an eternity this past week finishing some earrings, I still have quite a few left to make, at the end of this I hope to have 50 pairs of earrings ^_^ lol Next on the project docket- beaded bracelets (with pictures to come soon:) I had ordered the beads and findings online from two different sellers from eBay. I start assembling the main body of the earring by making all the large

More Shrinky Dink Pendant Necklaces

2010-12-06T18:20:00.000-08:00

These are the necklaces that I made for Krysay. I couldn't post them until she received her package, which she did some weeks ago. So I wanted to share the pictures! I'm especially fond of the bat pendant design I came up with :)

A Crafty Catastrophe

2010-12-04T18:56:00.000-08:00

Bah! I knocked over my trinket jewelry container and all my odd bits and charms went flying everywhere : / Thought I'd post pictures here to share with you, it took forever to clean up D: Ahhh!

My 3D Snowman Nail Art Tutorial

2010-12-03T15:22:00.000-08:00

This is the jump-cut tutorial for the snowman 3d nail art entry I did for Kelley (PhatGirlzRule). I sculpted the snowman freehand from acrylic and then made the snowflake design for the nail bed- enjoy! Products Used: Press-on nail (thumb-size:) Face mask Dotting tool Rhinestone wheel Glass dappen dish Sable hair brush Paper towel Aspire acrylic bonding liquid White, orange and black

Happy Halloweenie Spooky Time!

2010-10-30T22:46:00.000-07:00

Just had a night carving a pumpkin:) Also watched scary movies with the hubby and friends. We watched "Crazies", "Creepshow" and who knows what else (perhaps another round of Back to the Future (for we've already watched our newly acquired copies once through:).... Thought I'd share some pictures of some awesomely cute candles that I got on 50% discount from Bath and Body Works... pshhhh it

More Cute Cat Pictures :)

2010-10-29T19:15:00.000-07:00

I found Leia snuggled up in the comforter on the bed and had to snap a shot. I also caught a good picture of Indy and decided to post that as well. Happy cute kitty Friday!

Princess Leia Kitty Defends The Death Star?

2010-10-23T11:43:00.000-07:00

Leia curled up behind the death star the other day, I had to snap a picture because she was just too cute. She was hiding out from Indy chasing her, so she hid behind the 1/2 Death Star play set we have on our tv console. Next to the the imperial probe droid (to the right), and Tetsuo pvc figurine (to the left), above her is an AT-ST Walker.... the point being, we have a lot of Star Wars toys,

Halloween Spooky Graveyard Nail Art

2010-10-21T16:31:00.000-07:00

Awesome Halloweenie graveyard nail art I came up with using the following supplies: Beauty Secrets basecoat Sinful Colors "Hot Spot" Sinful Colors "San Francisco" Revlon "Silver" Wet n Wild Wildshine "Sunny Side Up" LA Colors Art Deco "Yellow" LA Colors Art Deco "Black" Sally Girl nail color "You Glow Girl" (glow-in-the-dark:) Dotting Tool Rhinestone Wheel

Craft Quickie: My Package for Holly

2010-10-16T15:31:00.000-07:00

Awhile back I did a swap with Holly and I snapped a quick picture of the package before I sent it out. I used a recycled popsicle box and covered it with cute hippie pictures I printed off of some stuff I found online. I made all the little boxes by hand and stamped them all as well too. The little pine trees are from a hole punch I found at the dollar store years ago... so cute ! Wanted to share

Gloomy Autumn Day and Spooky Pumpkin Candle Luminary

2010-10-15T18:23:00.000-07:00

Today was gloomy, gray day ... I lit my super awesome pumpkin luminary holder which I got from the Dollar Tree some years ago when we still lived in Michigan... such an awesome halloween decor find :D

Update: Project 10 Million Pan

2010-10-02T21:28:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of September I wrote about my project ten pan and how it was going to be ridiculous, that this was what I had so far, yada yada yada... well here's an update, I haven't gone through anything yet, but I have added a few items to that list and here they are :) wet n wild ultimate expressions eyeshadow palette "Fantasy Island"wet n wild megaeyes eyeshadow trio for green eyes LA

Fall + Winter Nail Polish Color Picks

2010-09-30T17:03:00.000-07:00

Here are all the swatches that I promised to post (from a video which I haven't even edited or posted : / yikes!! ) But I figured I'd post all my fall/winter nail polish color picks *right now* ! :) Here's a complete list of all the nail polish swatches below: China Glaze: Frostbite Recycle Light As Air Revlon: Steel-her Heart Silver Milani "Bare to Wear" Confetti "Moonstruck" Fingerpaints "

My Red Rose Tea Whimsies Collection

2010-09-25T12:08:00.000-07:00

This is a really awesome thing I have here! This is my tea whimsies collection, they were all little guys that used to come in a box of Red Rose tea. I've been collecting them every since I can remember, recently my friend Lindsay sent me the pink bunny, tan owl, white snowman, green leprechaun, blue man and orangutang. The others I had previously as my mum used to collect them when I was young

Recycling Candles for Autumn Scents :)

2010-09-18T18:15:00.000-07:00

What is this you might ask yourself? I'll tell you it all the scrap wax that I've collected this past year from other candles that I've burned down. I like to melt the waxes together to make new candles, this way i'm reusing material and saving a few monies on candles. I already had the candle scent, scrap wax, wicks and candle dye. (because if you didn't know i love candle crafts :), it's sad

Cute Cat: Leia in the Window

2010-09-09T23:04:00.000-07:00

Just messing around with the white balance settings on my camera, it's fun to experiment, and the best subject I have is a baby kitty :) I really like how the light in the window looks in the second picture especially x

Project 10 Million Pan

2010-09-07T23:41:00.000-07:00

So as promised I'm going to start to bring more attention over this-a-way. I feel like I've been neglecting this blog and so I am going to do my project 10 pan from here. Only I have a lot of things, like *a lot*, so I'm going to call it project 10 million pan instead :D All the products will to be used: Top: Maybelline eyeshadow quad "Metro Melon"2nd Row: Kleancolor 9 eye palette "277"LA

A game of chess with teddy: A FML photo tribute :)

2010-08-31T21:02:00.000-07:00

So I was working on a contest entry for one of the people I am subscribed to. She was having a sort of "america's next top model"-type contest and I was totally into doing a look for it today. I really love how the pictures came out but I couldn't figure out a way to correlate it to her "alternative" contest theme so I figured i'd just call it an "FML!" and post the pictures here. I'm going to be

Furiously Making Jewelries

2010-08-18T22:42:00.000-07:00

So everyone it has been quite some time, and no doubt you've wondered where I went, and I've been making videos for my youtube channel and well..... that's that! I snapped some pictures of the jewelries I am making for my upcoming contest. I will be making necklaces, bracelets, earrings, felt kawaii pins and hand stamped cards for prizes with some other things thrown in as well :)

DIY Gift Wrap: Make A Mini Box

2010-06-27T01:01:00.000-07:00

I decided to whip up a little instructional video on how to make these little gift boxes. I'm a big fan of making up care packages with a little extra something :) so I decided these were cute enough to share! I think it adds a very personal touch to any gift giving experience lol

Red & White Recycled T-Shirt Computer Cozy

2010-06-25T15:50:00.000-07:00

Made a computer cozy for my hubby out of 2 large white t-shirts and 1 large red t-shirt. I used my sewing machine to put it together and it took a few hours to construct. The back was left open (because of the wires), but I still think it holds it's shape pretty nicely :D

Lovely Shadows

2010-06-24T00:36:00.000-07:00

This afternoon there was a very elegant shadow being cast on the far wall in the bedroom. I decided to share ^_^ <3

Naughty Baby Kitties

2010-06-22T21:58:00.000-07:00

Innocent? I think not! Leia and Indy have been shredding the couch ends, and so while doing chores around the house today I managed to patch the spot on the couch they've gotten particularly bad :( This is what the spot looked like before, highly suspicious! And this is what it looked like after the patch was sewn on! It didn't take too long at all :D What I had ended up doing was cutting open

My Nail Polish Collection

2010-06-17T17:44:00.000-07:00

This took me an eternity to finally sit down and do so i hope you people really appreciate the hour of my life spent doing this >_< Here's the complete list to date (from right to left): L.A. Colors Art Deco nail art laquer: Red GlitterGold GlitterGreen GlitterBlue GlitterSilver GlitterPurple ShimmerOrange ShimmerHot PinkLight Pink ShimmerYellowBlack Sally Girl Mini Nail Colors: 167 Rock

Dollar Store Daisies

2010-06-04T13:52:00.000-07:00

If you can believe it my dollar store (but out here in the west they call them 99 cent stores?) but anyway.. at the dollar store they had mini flower planters for a dollar. this is great because sometimes they have roses too ^_^ in either regard buying this plant is cheaper than buying a bouquet of flowers and lasts nearly twice as long, very lovely :D

Home-Made Peach Crisp

2010-06-01T20:10:00.000-07:00

I made this wonderful peach crumble for dessert last week by cutting up 2 peaches into a small pyrex dish with a tablespoon of sugar. cookie crumble top is grapeseed oil, brown sugar, oats and unbleached flower plus some cinnamon spice to make it nice... freakin yummy, it was pretty much gone before morning ;)

Monthly Favourites: May Favorites Video

2010-05-29T16:37:00.001-07:00

So during the month of May I enjoyed some things more particularly than others, which means I had some favorites. In this video I share with you some of my favorite beauty items from the month of May 2010 as well as my book of the month and favorite movie as well. Hope you guys enjoy !!! List of things mentioned: -Tokidoki Headphones -Garnier Fructis conditioner -Beyond Belief Vita-C+

Makeup Experiment #2: Depotting and Pressing My Own Eyeshadow

2010-05-28T14:38:00.000-07:00

Well the title pretty much does say it all. Here I made a video describing how I depotted my Revlon "Soft on the Eyes" loose eyeshadow palettes. Then I mixed them up with some L.A. Colors loose eyeshadows (which were previously depotted by me) and I came up with some really fun colors!! So check it out: (list of items used is as follows: 2 Revlon "Soft on the Eyes" eyeshadow quad palettes 2

Cute Find: Kitty Cats in the Mail

2010-05-20T07:20:00.000-07:00

Awhile ago I went and checked out a local feed store (for baby kitties), which turned out to be pretty neat because I signed up for their mailing list. The reason why this is neat is because on ever monthly flier I receive in the mail there is an ADORABLE baby kitty duo on the front page of the flier. Here I've save the fliers I've received so far. I'm going to wait til I have a bunch of them

Rose Scented Googley Bear Hand Soap Dispensar

2010-05-19T07:03:00.000-07:00

I bought this little guy for no other reasons than 1. he's pink 2. he's a he 3. he smells like roses 4. he's functional. Nothing is better than something that is googley cute and functional, then I can get away with having it in my home ^_^ Perhaps the most ridiculous thing is that my husband uses this soap dispenser, but at least it smells like roses, which is rather delightful ^_^

Makeup Experiment #1: Making my own yellow concealer

2010-05-18T18:17:00.000-07:00

I had a stroke of inspiration while trying to find concealer palettes, I realizer I could probably make my own concealer by mixing a bit of shea butter, concealer (sample size) and a yellow eyeshadow (which was a bit sparkly too :D). I got the mini container to put my concoction in by emptying out a sample size face mask (from Sephora years and years ago) and sanitizing it. First I de-potted a

Cute Find: Mini Notebook

2010-05-15T08:02:00.000-07:00

Whenever I get a good idea, or need to make a "to-do" list I always jot them down in a mini notebook. I had posted awhile ago (read last year) when I got my last mini notebook. Well my poor purple striped notebook is on its last leg :( I'm always really sad to see them go, I feel the same way with a planner at the end of the year. You spent so much time in that year jotting things down and

Jewelry Tutorial: How to Make Cute Dangle Earrings

2010-05-14T09:48:00.000-07:00

This is a rant about jewelry allergies, craft supply sources and a tutorial on how to make blue dangle earrings. Here's an exact list of all the materials I used in this video tutorial: :: in no particular order :: - 4 pearl beads - 2 large blue beads - 6 small blue beads -2 earring hooks (sterling silver if sensitive) -multi-purpose pliers (3 in 1) - 2 loop head pins - 6 flat head pins -

Cosmetic Goodies: Recent Makeup Haul

2010-05-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

So awhile ago (read last year) I posted about a huge birthday haul that I gave myself with goodies and wonderfuls and all that great stuff. Well I recently felt the urge to stock up my makeup collection a bit. I'm a fan of getting what I can get at a good price, as long as it's actually decent enough to wear for an hour or so. I don't really need staying power of higher end cosmetic lines because

Cute Doodles for my Youtube Channel

2010-05-06T16:53:00.000-07:00

I decided I was going to doodle up some cute things to have at the beginning of my youtube videos as a sort of cute introduction type thing. This is what I came up with: Well... I thought it was cute, It'll be the picture that appears before my video starts. I doodled the elements out on a piece of sketch book paper with a micron 01 pen. I scanned the pictures into the computer and then

Cute Kitty Cat: Leia Lounging

2010-04-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

A few quick snaps of Leia, my most adorable baby kitty: Her eyes are so wide open it freaks me out sometimes *lol*

Japanese Beaded Junk Food Charms: Desserts

2010-04-16T09:45:00.000-07:00

Here's the third installment of miniature beaded food charms I've been working on. If you missed my beaded vegetables or beaded fruit, here's a good treat for you:) Only one of the patterns came out of the book that I ordered on ebay (the cotton candy charm), the rest of the beaded charms were made up by looking at examples of various "japanese beaded books" (go to ebay, search for that keyword:)

Salt Doughnut Cakes Miniature Ornaments or Fridgie Magnets:)

2010-04-14T16:21:00.000-07:00

I still had a little bit of salt dough leftover from my Easter egg craft project and I wanted to put it to good use. I wasn't exactly sure how long before salt dough goes bad :) Anyway... I had a bunch of different molds in storage in my kitchen cabinets and thought I could put the two together. I ended up using my small doughnut molds to make 4 cute little doughnut "sculptures". I'm most

Kawaii Crafts: Miniature Beaded Fruits

2010-04-09T09:46:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I made a "batch" of beaded vegetables from this Japanese beaded craft book I bought off eBay. I did another batch of beaded charms, this time I decided to do the fruit patterns. Here's how they turned out :) : Miniature fruit beaded charms Miniature grape beaded charms Miniature banana beaded charm Miniature peach beaded charm Miniature strawberry beaded charm Miniature

Polymer Clay Alice in Wonderland Inspired Eat Me Cake & Drink Me Bottle

2010-04-07T10:05:00.000-07:00

After my last batch of polymer clay, I baked a 2nd tray of little charms I created (still need to finish those:) and two little sculptures of a cake and a bottle. I got inspired to make them to use in an Alice in Wonderland project I had in mind. I'm just crazy about making things in miniature, always been fascinated with it, don't know why really. I started out making the cake with brown and

Japanese Kawaii Crafts: Miniature Beaded Vegetables

2010-04-06T19:55:00.000-07:00

I ordered a book off the internet that intrigued me about how to make Japanese beaded charm mascots. I finally sat down and did some test patterns to see how easy it was to do and I was amazed. It was quick and easy to bead these little creations. I used 30 gauge zebra wire (the kind used for wire wrapping) to string the beads on. I also used assorted seed beads from the local craft store (came

Miniature Easter Eggs Centerpiece + Salt Dough Recipe

2010-04-03T17:30:00.000-07:00

I decided that I was going to make some sort of decoration for Easter this year. You know something to brighten up the house and make it feel cheery... I had planned on making some awesome fruity smelling candles for the centerpiece on our coffee table, but alas I still have yet to find a good dollar store that sells *quality* candles:( Sad for me... Then I remembered back to when I was a kid

Happy Easter! Bunny Rabbit Mini Felt Plushie Mascots

2010-04-03T09:44:00.000-07:00

I broke out one of my tried and true craft books today, Aranzi Aronzo's "The Cute Book". I love the felt plushy patterns in these books because they're simple, easy and quick to make. I decided to do the "White Rabbit, Brown Bunny" pattern on page 6-7 to make little felt dolls. I figured since it's Easter weekend I may as well do a cute craft project ^_^ The only difference I made to the

Alice in Wonderland Inspired Necklace "Painting the Roses Red" in Polymer Clay

2010-04-01T16:06:00.000-07:00

After seeing Alice in Wonderland in 3D I was really inspired to make something. Naturally I decided to make a piece of jewelry for myself:) Heres a short recap of how I made my own Alice in Wonderland inspired rose necklace. I'm pretty sure this would make an awesome necklace to an Alice themed Halloween costume *wink,wink* First I made polymer clay roses out of a mix of pearlescent and white

Faux Turquoise & Pink Fire Polished Glass Beaded DIY Necklace

2010-03-30T17:21:00.000-07:00

I've been feeling more and more in the jewelry making spirit and sat down today and made myself a cute necklace for spring:) I started out by making links with faux turquoise round beads accented on either side with pink fire polished, faceted glass beads. To give the pattern a little breathing room I added 3 seed beads to the end of each link to space out the design a bit. Using my round nose

Animal Mascot Charm: Seed Beaded Gecko

2010-03-23T15:10:00.000-07:00

I whipped up this really cute little guy this afternoon. I used to make really big ones like these out of pony beads as a kid. Making them out of seed beads is definitely harder than that, but when they're finished they're mini = so cute. This little guy measures about an inch in length and is made from translucent green and cyan seed beads. I used a metallic nylon thread to string them

Quickie Cute Find: Animal Stickers

2010-03-22T18:55:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to post a quick pictures of the new stickers I acquired today before they get put to good use:) I picked up some kitty, wild animal and puffy polar bear stickers while I was at the craft store today to add to my ever growing collection. I'm especially in love with puffy stickers, because they remind me of being a kid again. I'm also on the hunt for some scratch and sniff stickers,

Twilight Saga Inspired Shrink Jewelry and Cell Charms

2010-03-22T12:39:00.000-07:00

"Team Edward" Golden Pendant Necklace Way back when, last year, for a short short time I was making Twilight inspired bracelets, necklaces and cell phone charms. I was cleaning out my jewelry supplies (making room for freshly ordered supplies), and found a slew of Twilight inspired jewelry that never sold (for one reason or another), and then I realized... I had never really posted pictures

Adventures in Beading on Looms

2010-03-18T14:07:00.008-07:00

I recently ordered a really crappy beading loom off of eBay so that I could figure out once and for all how to make those really cool beaded loom bracelets I've been googling for the last few weeks. So I ordered it, its pretty shoddy and hard to use. This makes me want to invest in a really nice wooden hand loom so I could learn more intricate looming skills, but that's an adventure for another

Dear RL ... Re: Men's Cargo Pant?

2010-03-01T18:17:00.005-08:00

Dear RL-I am in the midst of repairing two pairs of cargo pants for DH because, for some reason you forgot to add the essential belt loop to the back of your pants. Luckily I found extra cords on the interior of the garment that apparently have no function, and furnished a nice middle belt loop for my DH. For future designs I recommend functionality, add the #$(* belt loop so I don't have to do

Cute Kitty Afternoons

2010-02-20T20:24:00.002-08:00

A few cute pictures of baby kitty Leia and Indy noodle. Indy was lounging on the couch all afternoon, when I came back from checking the mail he was propped up on the couch like he was watching tv:) Also, little Leia found a hidey-spot under the coffee table on top of my beading supplies. So cute:)

Experiments with Polymer Clay Canes

2010-02-20T13:55:00.000-08:00

(More pics will be posted after I bake this tray:)I recently dug through my stash of polymer clay to try to finally sit down and teach myself how to roll out polymer clay canes. I was really dismayed when I started looking for tutorials, because every site that called for a bulls-eye cane needed a pasta machine to "skinner blend" the clay colors together. I don't own a pasta machine, nor do I

Crochet Cat Bed: Mission to Use Up All Scrap Yarn

2010-02-02T12:50:00.004-08:00

As I mentioned before, I'm thinking of project to depleted the rather large yarn collection I've accumulated. I have a bunch of special yarns that I bought because i thought they were pretty, but they were hard to work with. I'm trying to use up my supplies and Leia needed a new bed, so I got to work. I crocheted in the round to make a tube shape and crocheted until I ran out of yarn. I did

Nintendo Inspired Crochet Rug: Mario Star & Mushroom

2010-02-02T12:45:00.003-08:00

I made this rug for our front door. I adapted a few cross stitch patterns I found online by searching for mario cross stitch patterns. I had a bunch of acrylic yarn in my stash (that I've been meaning to thin out) and decided to sit down and make something. It took me about two days to finish. I used the biggest crochet hook I had (which isn't labeled, so i don't know the size), and doubled up on

Cute Cat: Leia

2010-01-28T15:26:00.003-08:00

Here are a few pictures of the newest baby of the family, Leia. She was adopted from the shelter last month. She's a tuxedo kitty, which I think is super cute:) She's only about 5 months old right now, she and Indy get along great as new friends.

DIY Cell Phone Rhinestone Bling Repair & How I Make Cell Phone Charm Straps

2009-09-07T00:05:00.003-07:00

Quick video of my doing some repair work on my cell phone bling rhinestones or whatever... I have a tendency to be a little rough with my phone and some of the rhinestones can undone and fell off around the camera lens. I repaired the spot using rhinestones, E-6000 industrial strength jewelry glue and a cuticle pusher. I then proceeded to make a ridiculously cute cell phone charm dangly, because