July 2012
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Jul 11th
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Jul 11th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 8th
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June 2012
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Jun 9th
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Jun 8th
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Jun 8th
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Jun 5th
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April 2012
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Tissue Paper Magic
Goodness, I love tissue paper. I made these super simple tissue paper roses for my mum’s birthday. I used twigs from our yard wrapped in green tissue for the stems and little balls of white paper glued to sticks for the mock baby’s breath. Pretty fun stuff. The sad part is that I gave them away so now I need to make more for me!  
Apr 18th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Scans
I’ve been scanning some of the postcards from Abe’s grandfather that I find particularly inspiring. Here’s the one from my previous post (supplemented by many other images I found online of a similar style), and here’s the one for my next post (very literal).
Apr 16th
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Apr 12th
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That feeling
Last night I stayed up until 5:15 AM working on an art project, which is something I haven’t done in ages. It’s really a crazy feeling when you realize hours have gone by and the sun is coming up and you left the cat outside to fend for himself and you’ve spent hours completely focused on one thing. And then you tell yourself you should probably go to bed, but you still...
Apr 12th
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Apr 7th
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Progress? Lack of?
I haven’t been very hobby-ful lately. I gave up on crochet rather quickly but did take up knitting again, which I learned to do sometime in middle school. I am making 2 neck warmers, both pretty goofy looking as I am very good at losing track of what number stitch I am on. I will give them to my Dad and boyfriend or someone that won’t mind/notice. I am glad that the knitting is going...
Apr 2nd
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March 2012
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Mar 9th
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Crochet pt. 1
Yesterday I bought an “I taught myself CROCHET” kit and some cheap yarn. I’ve been wanting to learn how to crochet for a while. So far my review of the book is not super high but I have managed to learn a few basic things, mostly with the aid of the internet.  One problem I’m having is figuring out where I left off when I stop. Also, The book will say things like...
Mar 6th
February 2012
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Feb 24th
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Postcrossing update!
Woo! I officially love postcrossing. I have received ONE (1) postcard in the mail from a stranger and I am hooked. I just about peed my pants when it arrived. Wish I had a scanner. 4 people have received my postcards, 1 is MIA. I sent 4 more today. On a related note, I am planning to make my own postcards. My first ones will probably be of pictures of Hornby to send to family and pals to give...
Feb 23rd
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Postcrossing!
It’s cool, I think!  Postcrossing is a website that connects you with postcard lovers all over the world. I did step 1 and 2 this week: sign up, and send 5 postcards to assigned strangers of all difference ages and backgrounds. It’s neat. This week I sent to the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, and the UK. I won’t know if it’s actually cool until they receive them,...
Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
Pseudonym
I’ve been thinking for a while that one of the biggest reasons/excuses I have for not writing and being openly creative is that I am afraid of the criticism that comes with it. I am such a judgmental person that I have undoubtedly earned many judgments. I’ve thought a lot about creating a pseudonym to write under to see if that helps me to feel less judged. It would likely be a name...
Feb 9th
Why?
I started this blog because I need to find a hobby. Or maybe two. I like a lot of things and I think I’m good at some things but mostly I don’t care about stuff. Some things I’m planning to try but won’t hold myself to: Start a blog. Watch the 10 top-rated movies from my birth year (1986) and then watch the top ten movies from each subsequent year.  Take photos. Cook...
Feb 9th