a starry mix of sassy thoughts
It’s true – I love glitter and I love stars. While doing more research, I came across Ashley Carter/Goldbug Studios at Roger’s Garden. Everything about her work appeals to me – the glitter, the collage, the flowers, the delicateness of it all. More inspiration for my ornament idea…
I’ve been thinking tons about what I’m ornament I’m going to make for the Holiday Ornament Swap. So – I do my usual research – like a mad woman. I’ll be sure to post my most fave images, links and info here. And if you want to participate – you have to sign up by November 8!
I got a library card the other day. It’s probably been about 10 years since I checked books out from a library. Our little local yokal library is quite wonderful, and I found the craft section. Most of the books were from the 70s, and they were pretty wonderful. I found this book, written in 1973, and decided to make up the Flour Modeling Clay, it’s salt, hot water and flour. AS you can see, a lot of fun was to be had with playdoh tools and extra flour. I’ll cook it for an hour, and hopefully it will be dry enough to paint.
While reading about the Garment Remake Exchange I explored Helena’s site and took a look at some of her other projects. I was blown away by The Past is Over project. Kids are amazing. I especially love the letter about the twinkies…
Last night we attended a super fun pumpkin carving party. In between saving the Iz from some dangerous stairs, we took turns “carving” our pumpkins. I decided to drill stars into my lil’ pump and there was goo all over me! Rob was kind enough to lend me his drill, and the kids were amazed. I need more light inside the pumpkin – so look for some pictures later!
Super thanks to Sienna for the picture
Oh boy – another good class last night. I felt like we were all sitting on the edge of our seats as our fearless leader talked the legal. Oh legal. I think for me this is the scariest part. LIABILITY. How do you protect yourself – your house, your belongings, your company? So many questions – so little time. Legal? What questions do I ask? What do I need to know to protect myself? I just feel the need to make lists, and more lists and a few more. Organize, organize, organize. Oh – to have the freedom of hours. Almost makes me want to re-Franklinize. At times like this I do miss my Franklin, I actually pulled out my shell of a Franklin and considered ordering the meat…maybe I’ll sleep on it.
ok – so Project Runway…I have to admit that I actually cried during the runway shows. Can’t help it – total sap-o-rama. I even cry at the Olympics…to think of all that these people have accomplished is pretty amazing. I’m thrilled for all 4 contestants – they are all winners. But, why is it over??? Can’t they start the next season next Wednesday? I admit – that I also watched Top Chef – thinking that I wouldn’t – but you can bet that I’ll be tuning in next week. sigh… I did recognize Padma…we used her in one of our campaigns for lingerie in one of my former lives. Very sweet and kind. Should be a fun…or maybe Top Designer. Anybody know when that starts?
The Iz wiggled her way out of the “truck” cart at Target today as we pushed along the toy section. She was screaming “ELMO!! ELMO!!” and I have to say, I didn’t see the little red guy at first. Then I spotted him, on the very top shelf (THANK GOODNESS) were Elmo Plush sitting chairs – the perfect size for my lil’ Elmo lover. She went further sown the isle, found an Elmo chair on the bottom shelf, pulled it down and sat in it with the biggest smile I think I have ever seen. I don’t think she was quite ready for what happened next. The chair started to vibrate as Elmo giggled. She jumped out of that chair so fast, looked at it, picked it up, put it back on the shelf – stood back, looked at me with eyes bigger than soccer balls and ran into my arms. She held my neck tightly as she cried, mama – mama. I was shaking so hard from the laughter – I thought I was going to lose it. To satiate the Elmo desire – we found Elmo finger paint bath bubbles. She’s been carrying the bottle around all day today, loving it, and she even took her Shout with Me, Elmo to the farm this afternoon to show the moo moos and the baa baas.
Now – do we get her the chair? We’ll have to see if there is room under the Christmas Tree this year…
The Iz has decided that the middle of the night is her new bedtime. She is so tired, but WIRED. Poor thing, who wants to cry to sleep every night, it must be exhausting.
But even more exciting, we are now wireless here. Big deal, as our computers as are up in the office, and that doesn’t allow us to work anywhere else in the house (as work means being on-line:-).
So, I’m sitting at the kitchen table, Iz is on the floor, playing with a frying pan and a cup of water and cooking all of her plastic food toys. The wood cook stove is going, and I’ve just put water on it so I can heat up noodle left overs, and the rest of the goodies will go in the cook stove to warm up for dinner in a few. I feel pretty lucky.
However, I am procrastinating. I need to write my Marketing Plan as part of my Business Class homework. Lots of reading, research and writing. Instead, I am reading blogs, writing emails, and writing here. A lot if what I am doing now is geared towards the marketing plan homework, but I should be typing that right now and not this.
A dear friend sent me this link: http://rifferaff.typepad.com/make_it/ and I love it because it tells me all about Jenny Kwok, who is responsible for the fabulous cutxpaste – which, I LOVE big time….who knew she left Brooklyn for Istanbul? How cool is that? Further proof that on-line can be successful, wherever you are…
So, I just got home from my class, and immediately tuned to Project Runway. What will I do when the season ends? Tim Gunn has just arrived at Uli’s apartment in Miami. It’s rainy and cold here in Western Mass. Hmmm, I could be there now, sun and warmth and all.
My class was really great tonight. We did some brainstorming and I came up with my tagline/mission statement and I have to say – I love it. Stay tuned, it will be posted when the site is launched. I feeling more postive about the class, I was a little worried that it wasn’t going in the direction I needed it to, but the brainstorming was really the creative part I was missing from the other sessions. Whew.
Now, Project Runway is back in NYC, and watching, makes me a little homesick. While I love the decision to move out, I do miss an awful lot of what the city has to offer and miss friends and my favorite places. Oh, to take a taxi…
I’ve been coordinating Messy Play Days at our Family Center and feel so inspired by lil’ ones making a mess with paint and glue and glitter and leaves. Oh, to squish paint between your fingers, spill glitter all over the place and to crumple leaves. To watch their faces, makes me want to enjoy it all over again. Pictures later.
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