another...

"city streets and hearts make the same sound." ~ chamberlain

day off

oi, what a day. atticus isn't feeling well today, and so he needs to go outside every hour or so. poor dog. i'm wondering if its something he ate...especially because he got into the garbage 2 days ago.

anyways, finally got a chance to continue my clay gift tags (bought paint!). my first batch i had to throw away because i let the paint dry on the tags and it would not come off. at all. *big sigh*

second through fourth batches went a lot better....

heres some up close...

then i added some thread...

most of it actually coordinates....

lots of tags!!!

just for fun...

my second big project is actually for work. one of my coworkers is leaving (katie - who i actually like and get along with. so its doubly sad). but anyways, for her going-away party, we have decided to continue with our inside joke about twilight (the vampire tween movie) and make it a theme party.

i've wanted to do freezer paper stenciling for awhile now, but haven't really had anything to do it with. until now.

i'm making tshirts for people who come to the party....

haha. silly fun.

i got the most wonderful wedding invitation in the mail the other day....

i'm gaining another creative sister!

"cancer does not automatically make one funnier, i guess." ~ donna warren

almost friday....

i swear, atticus can do the "make you feel guilty" face really well. forget that he just had a long walk, 45 minutes of "lets throw the tennis ball inside the smallest apartment ever", french fries, belly rubs, and treats.

okay, not all that happened today, but still. i'd get the sad face even if i did all of the above.

it only took 5 hours, but i think my brain has finally clicked into neutral. i can't believe how tiring this week was. i have another early shift tomorrow, but its back at my center. then one day off and its back to graveyard for 2 days. i'm sleepy just thinking about it. oh wait...i think i was sleepy anyways....

"garcia wondered why people with JESUS stickers on their bumper always drove twenty miles per hour under the speed limit. if God was my co-pilot, he thought, i'd be doing a hundred and twenty." ~ carl hiaasen

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i couldn't think of a blog title. thought i'd show you what 5am in washington looks like when i walk outside my door.

one more day of the academy. thank heavens. i'm exhausted.

"way to set your standards low and barely make it." ~ m.w. 1147

caution: pretty things ahead

so, alicia was bad again. this is what happens when i check up on my new favorite fabric site and see all the new stuff on clearance....




got more thread....new colors.....

some large ric-rac....

and, of course....japanese fabrics!

home dec weight...ants...

sun-shiney cotton...

more home dec weight...elephants!

a cotton & linen blend...

the last fabric, up close...

flying sheep on a gauze -like linen...

and some pretty butterflies.

last picture....how perfect are these together?



okay. show and tell is over.

i have lots of fabrics now, and lots of ideas. but i can't seem to find the time to make things. so, i'm making myself a pledge right now....no new fabric til i use some of my new fabric. my friend sarah's birthday is coming up....i think she deserves something japanese!

in other news, the academy has been mentally exhausting. not only the work, but the politics. i really hate politics.

"be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind dont matter and those who matter dont mind." ~ dr seuss

things dont always go as planned

tried out something different today....



thanks to the super creative idea of artmind, i was able to take all of the above to equal all of the below....



clay gift tags! aren't they neat?

heres a closer look at some...

i wasn't able to do the next step properly because some how i forgot i dont have any paint at all except for the metal paint i bought recently. i left all my acrylic paint behind when i moved. i of course didn't realize this until i went to search for it...if i didn't feel like a dip shopping for paint on easter (dont even know if michaels was open), i would have gone out and gotten a bunch.

so, i tried the next best thing...metal paint. ugh....

thats not how its supposed to look. that paint doesn't wipe off clay that easily.

oh well....maybe next weekend i can get some paints so i can finish this project!

onwards and upwards....

sewed a card...messed that up too...

(look at the "y" in "birthday". grrrrrr....last stinking letter. thats all stitched by the way. i'm loving my sashiko thread :D )

oh well. heres a look at my piggy timer. just because he makes me smile.

a week at the academy starting tomorrow. 2 hours of commute time a day. wonder if i'll be worth it....

"never underestimate the power of listening." ~ dr dorian, scrubs

eating like a king

atticus ate like a king today....cheesy garlic biscuits, sweet potatoes, and i let him have his own hamburger. and still, he tries to steal hamburgers off the counter. silly dog.

i'm trying to air my apartment out...it smells like grease. ugh.

"come on, you're practically a midget." ~ one of my esteemed coworkers said to me one day...