I don't want summer to end.

Getting back on the horse

Trying desperately to get back into the habit of making things. I used to have unlimited time, now I have VERY limited time. And in that time I normally feel too exhausted to do anything, but I miss crafting so much. I'm trying to get back into embroidery which is very new to me. I used to do a little bit with my plushes, but now I'm trying to just straight-up embroider.

I'm apparently ok at it, based on the birthday present I posted before, but I'm not so ok at coming up with patterns on my own. Drawing has become a sore subject for me that last few years.

Here's hoping!

I'm so good at birthdays!

Haven't had a chance to mail this off yet. Thought the dog card would be a nice touch. Need to find a nice padded shipping envelope big enough for this embroidery hoop.

People should send me presents like this. I'd be such a happy girl.

Make It Work!

Yesterday was a friend's birthday so I spent most of the day making this for him.

He's always on about getting a tattoo of Tim Gunn and I saw this several months ago and thought of him. After realizing it was his birthday I decided to whip this up to mail to him.

I miss having any-time access to this blog. I have to wait until I'm using someone else's computer. I even left a post on the forum and no one offered me any help so I guess I'm SOL til I get a new computer.

"Luckily" I never having anything to post these days. I miss endless days of crafting and watching Doctor Who and Northern Exposure.

Harry Potter Embroidery Pt. 2

I had originally wanted to make a "Weasley is Our King!!" one and we really excited to see that Kim included one in her bonus patterns, but chose to redraw it because her design wasn't working for me.

I didn't follow her patterns exactly on a lot of these, but I don't think what I paid to use her patterns was an unfair price to be inspired!

I'll post the finished product probably after Harry Potter tonight! :)

Harry Potter and the Hoops of Embroidery

I bought some Harry Potter patterns from Kim Smith to make embroidered badges to wear to Deathly Hallows tomorrow. I know most people are trying to get into midnight showings, but it's a tradition for my sister and I to go the day it officially opens to the latest show. We got our tickets yesterday afternoon. Going Friday night, however, gives me time to finish these up and get the badges assembled. I am pretty excited!

Crafting update 2

I managed to get the rest done today. I don't know about the one in front though. I've been having a tough time with embroidering the Ziggy Stardust ones. The one I made for this customer came out terrible, so I made one with felt lightning but I don't know if I can sell the customer on it. Hope so. Much cleaner-looking. For the most part they look better than some of my old ones, but it's been so long since I've sewn any. Now I have to figure out how much merchandise to make for the art fair.

Crafting update.

I got my first sort-of complaint on etsy yesterday. I had some customers order some things a few weeks ago and I haven't had the time or energy to get them out. I now know why I've been so exhausted the past few months, but it's still going to be a few more days before I can get in to see a doctor and get things straightened out, but I've had a wee bit more energy since I found out and have been trying to do my best to eat right. Still tired but I don't want to lose customers over it. I've got 3 of 7 done so far.

I also just went through my embroidery floss for the first time in months because it was a huge mess and I couldn't find half of the colors I needed. Looks like a lot but I'm still missing a few colors, or at least running low on some. Going to have to take a trip to the craft store on pay day.

Tell me about it, stud.

My friend Halle sent me a switchblade comb in the mail. I can't even describe how excited I was when I saw it.
Immediately went into greaser mode. This picture got a lot of attention...positive attention. I was trying to be silly, but apparently this is a good look for me. The funniest part about the whole ordeal is how shocked people seemed to be by my appearance...

Craftastrophe

I feel like it's been months since I've been able to sit down and craft. While that's not entirely true, it's somewhat accurate. I started my job in July and since then I haven't really had a whole lot of time, or energy, to sit down and sew.

I have something like 20 orders to fill, or at least 20 or so items to make, plus I have goodness knows how much to get done for the county fair and for the arts and crafts fair I'm selling at in October. Deadline for the fair is the end of September, and I'm only submitting a few things, but I will need to restock completely on merchandise for the arts and crafts thing in October which will take me pretty much the whole month of September if not longer.

NOW my boss is thinking about trying to get me to work full-time a loooot sooner than she had originally planned. When-oh-when will I fit all of this into my life? Why can't I make enough from sewing to quit my job?!

CUPCAKES!

Doesn't really require a clever title. They're CUPCAKES.
Strawberry and cream cheese. Pink cupcakes with blue wrappers. Blue frosting with pink sprinkles.

Happy happy.

Talk Nerdy To Me

If you're on Tumblr, there's a good chance you've seen the meme going around the past several hours of topless, bespectacled, babes and babe-ettes inspired by a few friends of mine.

I did one earlier today with my Elvis cookbook, but since it was so spur of the moment, it wasn't my favorite picture of myself. Thought I'd put a slightly more sultry picture out there promoting how sexy designerds can be. And what's sexier than a girl with a copy of Hand Job? ;)

Hello!

Hello, there, boys and girls! It's late and I'm exhausted and I would love nothing more than to just collapse into my bed and fall fast asleep, but that's not going to happen. My oh-so-humble abode looks like it was hit by a tornado and I can't seem to find my bed :/ I wish I lived a normal life where I could just crash on the couch when everything is too piled up to deal with, but... I don't.

Hugs and Kisses.

More foam crafting.

Yesterday I made this little bird and 4 more cheeto pins. I was pleasantly surprised about the bird, because I can't even draw one.

Two of Us...

I opted to buy these dishes today. I've wanted them a little while and they're on sale so I figured I should buy them before they're gone.

I bought a pitcher, two bowls, and two plates. One for me and one for...you...whoever you are. I'm thinking about maybe getting more if they're still there on payday, but I kind of like the idea of just a set for two. If only there was another person to share them with.

Dangerously Cheesy Jewelry.

My friend Jazzy said she wanted a Cheeto pin and when I inquired as to if she meant a pin that looked like a Cheeto she said yes, and that Jason Schwartzman had one, and said for me to make her one.

I agreed and went to the craft store directly after work. It's made of a foam egg that I sculpted with my fingernail in the car and some orange paints, glossy glaze, hot glue (that I had to melt with a candle because I can't find my gun) and a pin-back. I wanted to use a tie pin, but the store didn't have any.

Catstache

Since we have to give her extra attention now that she has her "condition", I brought Lucy in here to hang out while I clean.

First she batted around some sparkly pom-poms that came in a package the other day.
Then we played "monster in a red plastic bag".
Then she got on my bed to take a nap.

I tried to get her to wear a mustache, but she ate it instead.

In Moleskine We Trust

This is the cover of the moleskine I use to balance my money in so I don't wake up one day, broke, and can't remember where all of my money went!

My cat needs antidepressants

She's been twitching for the past few weeks and we've been terribly worried about her. The vet didn't seem to think anything was wrong. Lastnight I finally googled her symptoms (we thought it was an allergic reaction to a bug bite at first so we were googling what she SHOULD be displaying). It turns out she has feline hyperesthesia syndrome. I know it's never the best idea to diagnose via the internet, but the symptoms are spot on and I youtubed videos of other cats with the same disorder and it's the exact same thing Lucy has. Basically the internet says to spoil her rotten (at least that's what it comes down to) and that antidepressants can help. It turns out it's common in Siamese cats, and she's half, but it can happen to all cats.



This cat seems to have it about as bad as Lucy does.

Nothing to see here.