passion

this is the most amazing flower i have ever seen. it's a passion fruit flower at the dixon. (by the way, the workshop was awesome)

embroidery

so i know i haven't been keeping up. i've been looking for a job. with no success. it's discouraging. but here's some embroidery for you.

an owl on a grocery bag :D

a skull on a stained tea towel*

*this was my very first embroidery!

on the sidewalk downtown

after leaving breakfast from the Arcade, just past American Apparel, there is a heart in the sidewalk.
very lovely indeed.

a poppy and this was apparently flower week

a poppy at the dixon

this was a far more striking photo than i thought it was going to be. wish it was in focus a bit more. it was however taken with my phone....

stop.

a rose at the dixon

Stop! lyrics by Against Me!

Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
You’ve got to make a serious decision.

It could be me up there in stage lights.
It could be me on the TV in you living room.
It could be me jet setting with my band all across the world.
Appearing live in concert one night only, tickets sold out.

Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
You’ve got to make a serious decision.

There I am giving candid disclosure to press in interview.
There I go on my way through the crowd up to the podium.
On behalf of our fans we’d like to accept this award.
Smile for the camera boys, gold record in hand.

Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
You’ve got to make a serious decision.

All of our lives in waiting.
All of our lives traded for their roses and applause.
All of our lives dedicated to shoving it right back in their fucking face.

Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what’s important to you.
You’ve got to make a serious decision.
You’ve got to make a serious decision.

Stop! Take some time to think.

violas, and not the ones that make sound

at the dixon, again

ooo look at the pretty flower...

photos are definitely a craft. i know, because i can take some pretty bad ones :P

this was taken at the Dixon, i don't remember what kind it was.

making clay is totally a craft!

because it's hard, and you have to know what you are doing!
so i (with the help of a fellow sculptor) made some clay.
i have never made clay before, only seen it done.
can't be that hard right? ugh. it's not elastic enough. i don't know what to do...

here it is though:

craft #51 roomie's blanket! finally finished!

this took a few nights to cut out and pin. i sewed it all together in one night.
did the back the next day.
i don't think it's really a quilt because i didn't really quilt it.
i did sew the corner's down so the batting wouldn't escape.
i know it's sort of wonky, but i still love it, and he does too, oh, and so does julian the cat.
it is super soft flannel.
mmmm

here is a close up of the 5 different fabrics
it is backed in a chocolate brown

pj's for roomie

i saw this fabric and new it would be perfect for my room mate. (he's 31, but inside he's 8)

also, his current pj's were super old, and too short for him.

#46-#49

so if i don't keep up with this, it's a pain in the ass to go back and count the days.
i'm busy this weekend, so here's until tuesday.
so, i know they are crappy cell phone pictures, but the idea is there.
this is at the dixon in memphis.

some clematis

whole bunch of happy flower faces

yeah, a washed out lily.

Allium, yay for giant garlic flowers!

LOTS of earrings! and 2 necklaces projects #26-45

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#25 skull purse

i needed a bag to go over my shoulder for when i rode my bike. now i wish it were more shallow. it has 2 pockets on the inside. i only a picture of one of them. the other one is way down there. it is lined with some faux linen.

#17-24 of 365 just so you know i am still counting.

here is some jewelry i made reciently:

woodland spider necklace

2 strand spiral necklace

flower earrings (sold)

green glass earrings

lavender earrings

owls!

antique Japanese and lavender jade

these remind me of snowmen, if they were made of ice cubes :P

yoga bag

here is a bag i made to carry my yoga mat in:

the drawstrings have dichroic glass beads on the end

ooo shiny!

brought to you by Inanna the cat, marshmallows, and the number 2.