| No good stories |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|10:48 am] |
I survived dinner at Kev's nieces and while crowded, it really wasn't bad. The umpteen children were either outside or in the basement, I barely saw them. In looking at niece's bookshelves, it turns out she and I have similar tastes in reading materials-urban fantasy. She likes Twilight, but other than that...
So, she loaned me a series by Melissa Marr about fairies. I have to say the cover designs are pretty awesome. Beautifully done. How often do I say that about a book?
Also, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) bray_max got me a new series of books, I can't remember the author but some of the titles are Gideon and Damien. Tam says they are urban fantasy from a man's POV.
Kevin also got me the latest Merry Gentry and the first book in a series by Lilith Saintcrow. I am well booked for the holidays. I am not sure where to start reading honestly. But....I picked up Merry.
I gave Kevin The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (a gift I can enjoy too) and he's just about a quarter of the way through. His first book since school started that wasn't school-related. No reading for pleasure during the semester, remember. Although I didn't follow that rule this semester-probably why I got a B.
Today we head back. We may get to see friendbrian but they are in Boise so not sure if that's going to happen. We'll see. We are also supposed to drop in and see Gerry, another friend.
Oh, talked to Kev's sis, she of the living shit timebomb. She chastised us for not stopping by on Christmas Eve. I told her that she didn't ask, she goes, "But you always stop" Because you always ask. Whatever, I had enough on T-day, I'm good for awhile. We are not stopping on the way home. |
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| Christmas crafts and llamas |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|11:45 am] |
This year I'm serving in an AmeriCorps program where I work as a tutor and after school teacher in an urban school. I taught a class called Amazing Animals for 2nd and 3rd graders, and after discovering that classes went much more smoothly if they got to make things, I incorporated more arts and crafts into the class. We spent quite a while on llamas in the class, partly because of the complexity of this project, and partly because I decided to show The Emperor's New Groove as a preview to the llama class. But the kids loved doing the llamas, and they had something to show off at Family Night!
It was a fun project, and since I rely heavily on the internet for ideas for game and craft ideas for my class, I thought I'd pay it forward by making a tutorial of how I made the llamas. Click here to see the tutorial on my blog"
( Click cut for more llama love and some last minute Christmas cookies and gift boxes ) |
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[Dec. 25th, 2009|09:35 pm] |
Merry Christmas everyone!! (Or, Happy Day in General if you don't celebrate it!)
I dunno if anyone remembers, but a while back, I posted in here with a ring that I made out of a quarter. Many of you asked how I did it, but it's kinda one of those things that's easier to visualize than explain.
So I finally had a day off today and made y'all a video of the process :) It's highly sped up in parts but you get the idea.
Link to the Video
Enjoy! |
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| Радость каждого дня :) распростроните пожалуйста |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|03:23 am] |
Друзья!
Каждый из нас - немножко волшебник: будь то дизайнер, умело воплощающий порывы творческой мысли в оригинальные творения, или опытный учитель-мастер, стремящийся поделиться формулами волшебства с окружающими, либо актер, создающий новые образы прямо у нас на глазах…
«Артмаркет на Артскладе» объединяет волшебников в одном месте!
Новый год не за горами. Хочется тепла, уюта, волшебства. Давайте создадим его вместе!
«Артмаркет на Артскладе» приглашает стать Волшебником и
Приобрести:
• эксклюзивную одежду:
ZVANA,
Siam shop,
Senseshop
Mrs.Pomeranz
Good bye London и др.
• Авторские сумки: Studio Desiderio – Алена Раца;
MARIMANN – Марианна Нарейко
• Украшения-механизмы из Петербурга
• Уникальные елочные игрушки из Таллина
(все в единственном экземпляре!)
• винтажные штучки и
необычные предметы интерьера
или
Создать оригинальный подарок СВОИМИ руками:
- яркие запоминающиеся украшения из полимерной глины, термопластика;
- смастерить необычные елочные игрушки;
- узнать что такое «структурный стиль с эффектом фарфора» и создать «живые» куклы; (мастер–класс ТОЛЬКО в субботу с 15.30 до 18.30!)
- освоить воздушную технику «Норигами»;
- открыть для себя основы искусства «рисунок песком по стеклу»
- опробовать роспись по стеклу и дереву;
- изготовить оригинальную новогоднюю открытку;
- свалять подарок из войлока;
- научиться вязать из лыка;
-почувствовать себя кузнецом и унести с собой амулет собственного производства!
- провести чайную церемонию под чутким руководством чайных мастеров,
- отведать элитные сорта китайского чая
Внимание: мастер-классы от 100 руб!
А еще:
Насладиться волшебными перформансами, увидеть дуэт Дедов Морозов-перкуссионистов, получить оригинальный рисунок хной на руке от Снегурочки, заплести афро- и любые другие косички на Ваш вкус.
Среди новогодней суеты и покупок найдется место и для задушевных бесед за чашечкой горячего чая (все угощения за счет заведения).
Приходите к Нам и подарите себе, близким, друзьям и знакомым праздник, а вместе с тем - подарок, хранящий тепло человеческих рук.
Будем рады видеть Вас в нашей дружной команде волшебников!
Когда: 26-27 декабря 2009 г.
13:00-21:00
Где: «Артсклад»
М. Павелецкая (радиальная), ул. Летниковская, 6а
Схема проезда: http://art-sklad.com/about.html
С уважением организаторы проекта:
Надежда Ефимова моб.: +7 (906) 034 81 55
e-mail: efimova.nadia@gmail.com
skype: Flash_n87
Сергей Таргоня
Моб.: +7 (919) 784 98 58
e-mail: targonia@yandex.ru
skype: targonia_
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| Avocado? & 3 Questions |
[Dec. 25th, 2009|05:57 pm] |
1) We made guacamole last night and I now have three pretty avocado seeds that I want to try growing. I've always been unsuccessful before so any tips/tricks?
2) I live in N. Virginia (zone 5/6), when should I start seeds inside? Last year mine weren't ready and I had to buy plants from a local farmer's market which is no biggie but I want to start at least some of my own stuff from seed.
3) Our lemon tree blooms 3-4 times a year but we haven't gotten lemons since our friends gave it to us. Does it need another lemon tree to fruit or is there some other reason? The bees love it, so its definetely getting pollinated when its outside in the summer.
Thanks in advance guys! |
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| Hey, guess where I am? |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|11:55 pm] |
Twin Falls. With stolen internet at the MIL's. Woohoo. At least I can feed my Facebook addiction.
Last night, I decided to make a mini- voodoo elf. And rather than sew all the raw edges, I used hot glue. It turned out really nice, and saved me way more time. I might just start doing that with the bigger ones. Bigger pics are here.
Voodoo elf
With my hand for scale.
And in the dollar store box that is almost as cool as the doll.
In the ornament exchange, this was VERY popular. There was no mystery who brought it- but it was traded until it could be traded no more. I will admit, I love having the best present at the exchange.
Ok, my computer wants to install some updates. I guess I'll let it. |
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| Jon and Stephen Christmas |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|04:45 pm] |
MERRY COLBERT CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! I had made a Christmas vid last year and thought I'd reporst! It's semi-slash Jon/Stephen so if you're offended don't watch! It isn't that bad though!
Happy Holidays!
Video HERE!
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| Last minute Christmas crafting! |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|05:55 pm] |
My stepmom is impossible to get Christmas presents for. She has just about everything, and I never know what she wants. All I really know is that she loves the color pink, martinis, and Corvettes. Last Christmas I etched the Corvette logo in martini glasses, so I kind of used up all of my options for this year and just decided to go with a pink theme.
( what's inside ) |
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| Snowflake Journal |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|05:37 pm] |
A snowflake shaped journal I just made:
I made it by cutting out a snowflake out of decorative paper, gluing it to a binder board, cutting the snowflake in half and stitching a journal out of it.
( more journals here ) |
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