I bought a new book! And so far it is beyond wonderful =]
I have always enjoyed sewing, but recently I’ve wanted to learn more and sew more…so I bought this extremely helpful guide that includes some fun patterns. Hopefully soon I can post about something I have sewn!
This weekend I cam across a very cute hat, which I just had to make for myself! It’s a crocheted puffy hat =)
Here is the link and a picture from her site!
Two projects left unfinished….I don’t like leaving project unfinished, but I am stuck. The two in question are this kiwi bird I came across some months ago and the halloween pirate pal from Lion Brand Yarn.
The problem I am having with these is crocheting the feet and beak for the kiwi bird, and the legs and arms on the pirate. I don’t know why I cannot get them to work for me. I have crocheted tiny flowers and other patterns, but for some reason I am stuck. Hopefully if I keep trying I can get them to work. If you have any advice I am more than happy to listen =]
I have not one excuse for putting off blogging. I had many afternoons that I could have updated everyone about something!, but alas I let the lazy bug get me. Since my last post I have come quite a ways….
I decided to overcome some fears and prove to myself that I can accomplish anything I put my mind to. So what did I decide to do? Fly! I booked a ticket and flew to Vegas! I was greeted by Ryan and his family, but I did fly all alone….which I still feel unreal about. I had a tremendous experience and am way proud of myself.
I hope I can keep up on the wonderful new knowledge that I am capable to do more than even I thought possible. On that bright note, I leave you with this….Think of something out of your comfort zone, no matter how small…maybe asking a stranger how their day was? or even giving that jerk the gift of kindness? I dunno, you decide….and let me know how it goes. Good Luck =]
My Birthday/Weekend Vacation trip to Santa Barbara, CA was wondeful. I was glad to get away and visit somewhere new. I loved the Santa Barbara Zoo! The animals were amazing and I took many pictures of all of them =] This past week has been super busy at work and just yesterday I had a horrible allergic reaction! So I spent all of today in bed asleep! Which was not very fun or relaxing. I still have much to do and I only have tomorrow to get most of it done. I hope everyone is having a great weekend, and I also hope that this week will not be too busy!
Goodnight all,
Cynthia
Sarah Dessen is a phenomenal author. She has written many novels for young girls. Sarah Dessen knows just how to target a young audience and help them relate to her characters. As everyone knows, being a teenager is rough. Sarah Dessen’s books definitely capture that awkwardness and confusion of being a teenage girl. For example, Keeping the Moon is about a confused young teenager, who is forced to spend the summer with her eccentric aunt. Colie, short for Nicole, spends the summer working at the Last Chance restaurant and hanging out at her aunt’s house. She makes new friends with two girls she works with, who happen to live right next door. Colie goes from being a shy, confused girl, to happy and outgoing. Not only does she become comfortable in her own skin, but she also learns that life is not always about being perfect. Sometimes, the broken parts are what make everything so special.
I am one of the biggest book worms around. That being said I have decided to add to my blog by writing small reviews and recommendations on the most recent books I have read. I have always had a passion for reading, even though I am not the best writer. I love that you can lose yourself in an entirely different world.
For my first recommendation, I chose Jennifer Weiner’s Good in Bed.Her novel is about a young women going through dramatic life changes, such as break up, pregnancy, and dealing with all the problems the world throws at her. Candice Shapiro is a lively character that deals with being overweight, having her sex life published in a magazine, and having a lesbian mother. I thought Jennifer Weiner did an excellent job tying all these issues together and making it work. Not many could pull of this kind of story. I was extremely into this novel. I also love that the book didn’t end with Candice losing a ton of weight and become the image she thought she wanted, instead she learns to be content with how beautiful and real her body is. I could not put this book down at all, I am happy that Jennifer did write a sequel, which I hope to read soon =]
After a VERY long break, I have returned to crafting! And my blog. =] I am happy to say that I started and finished a very awesome project. I have been surfing the net on my down time and came across many ideas. I found lots of very pretty fabric, that I just HAD to have! This past Saturday, as I sat eating breakfast, I decided my slump was over! Since then I worked hard on my very first apron. I used the awesome cupcake material I had bought because I am indeed a baker/awesome cupcake maker =D I couldn’t choose between the yummy brown and the tasty purple. so I made the apron reversible! woo! Here is the brown side…..
And here is the purple…..
Here is the top waist band and ties….
And here is a close up of the bottom corner, which I had sewn with right sides facing and then turned it right side out and ironed it before making it very pretty!
Well, not a huge update, but still a good one! I am hoping for a lot more of these! Hope everyone has a wonderful week, oh and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I am starting to feel that I am drowning in all of the things I need to get done! I want to do so much, but I am just one person. Where to begin!? Sometimes I just want to freeze time and work at my own pace, but the world just won’t slow down. I have to take a deep breath, take a step back and just tackle the project clostest to being finished. I will continue to try harder and harder!
I have been so busy lately that everything seems to have been put on hold. Working full-time is awesome, but it does mean I have less time for everything else. For the past couple weeks all I have done is lounge around and be a totaly bum! I know not the best use of the precious time I have. One good thing is that I finally got a gym membership! Woo….just enough time to work out before bikini season! (not that I would wear one even if I did lose my weight goal).
And I am sad to say that another weekend has gone by and I have not seen any new movies! =( Hopefully soon….
