Inspiration

My friends and I took a day trip down to Santa Cruz/Capitola yesterday and got inspired by all the beautiful jewelry. We promptly stopped by the bead store on our way back and started beading (after eating, of course).

Here is our pre-beading mania meal:

And here is our bounty!

Made by Miss K:

Made by myself:

Afternoon project

I had an extra hour this afternoon and couldn't fall asleep, so I did a quick project. I like white for some things (soap, shampoo, rice, lights), but I wanted to spice up my bookcase, so I painted my magazine holders today. I was inspired, oddly enough, by some paper tape I had in my pocket from the hospital. No, I did not steal it. I used a little of it and forgot I had it in my pocket - so I put it to good use.

Now, my magazines, or my financial folders, can sit in colorfully created magazine holders!

Oh, if you're wondering where that wonderful print in the background is from, it's my wonderfully talented and endlessly creative cousin, Quyen Dinh and you can purchase your own right here.

So so crafty

In addition to cooking, catching babies, and gardening, another hobby of mine is crafts! In general, I stick to jewelry making, but I have been trying to branch out a little bit more (on my craft to do list: make a lampshade, bead a border on one of my shirts, etch my drinking glasses, create a headboard).

So, today, I made jewelry. It's the first time I have made jewelry in a very long time and it was tons of fun. Though I admittedly spent too much money at the jewelry store (and still forgot to buy wire, of all things), it was all worth it.

So, here is my bounty from today:

I made two necklaces (from beads I bought abroad), wine charms, one set of earrings, and hair clips (which I forgot to take a picture of before I gave them to my friend). More pictures here.