show me the illusion July 31, 2007

So I spray painted my new TV tray and it looks great! I love it. It is incredible how quickly spray paint can transform something. I think I might go back tomorrow and get the other one. You know for guests. Ha. So I have been browsing around the internet as usual and have found so many new things I wish I could get.

I never wear necklaces much but I think its just because I don’t really have many. I love this one though.

I really like this one with the blue glass. So pretty…

I also have been obsessed with this beautiful website. This is my favorite.

I also have had my eye on these adorable Camper shoes. I tried them on the other day. Most comfortable shoes but so pricey. I need a money tree.

Today went by super fast. I’ve been thinking about having a little dinner party sometime soon. I don’t have a kitchen table which proves to be a small problem but I thought perhaps I would serve homemade pizza, smores, and champagne. All foods that can be consumed around while sitting on a floor. Like an indoor picnic. Classy.

Tomorrow my plans are a trip to Target, the used bookstore, and job patrol as usual.

+ spray paint.
+ Syroco birds.
+ Amy Sedaris.

tie the knot twice July 30, 2007

I want these tissue paper pom poms! I want to hang them in my apartment. Today I went to Value Village and got an old TV tray for $1. I’m going to repaint it tomorrow. I don’t have room in my apartment for a kitchen table so I thought this would be great for eating in the living room.

Last night I was getting in bed and noticed on of the corners seemed a bit lower. It turned out the leg holding that corner had fallen off. You really have to appreciate cheap furniture. So tonight I attempted to fix it but realized I couldn’t but I did have a chance to look through all my old journals under the bed. They are so funny to read!  I also found all my old photographs. I can’t believe I had blonde hair as a toddler. Strange.

+ Karen O
+ old kitchen appliances
+ Italian mops

simple kinds of things July 29, 2007

I bought a folding table today. I am going to use it as my cutting table most days and as a show table when needed. I don’t have many shows coming up and would really like to plan more for the future. I really want to go down to Texas in November and sell at Stitch just because it looks like so much fun. I also want to go down to Portland on the train and sell at Crafty Wonderland, maybe in September. I was looking for hotels and found this one right by the show, its called Jupiter. It looks really neat and the price isn’t bad either.

I saw Ryan Adams last night at the Moore Theater , it was an enjoyable show. We went out afterwards to get cocktails, I got a delicious mango mojito. I was lazy today and spent the morning trying to learn some CSS and messing around with my website. I hope to redesign it a bit in the next month.

+ guinea pig chirps
+ smell of basil
+ piggy banks

glitter and gold July 27, 2007

Today was another day of job searching and such. I just wish I could find something that I might actually enjoy doing on a daily basis.

I made the simplest craft ever today, cloth napkins. I’ve been trying to cut down on using paper towels and have started using rags to clean and cloth napkins. I used some 1950’s fabric that I had around. I also wanted to show off some of my awesome birthday presents including a set of Lotta Jansdotter cards, green candy dish, and cupcake making supplies.

I also spent an hour on the martha stewart website which embarrassing as it is to admit I absolutely love. I especially love the projects aimed at children. I want to make that rice krispie cake and some butter soft pretzels in the near future. I love homemade soft pretzels. Perhaps when I get a job I can buy a bread machine.

+ Baking

+ cheese and wine

+ everything 1950’s

just words July 26, 2007

This week has gone by so fast. Monday was my birthday and I am now 25. It was a fun day that started with a delivery of a dozen cupcakes from Trophy Cupcakes. My mom sent them to me. I spent the rest of the morning opening presents and reading and went out in the evening with friends. I can’t think of a better way to spend a birthday. Tuesday was the first beautiful day in a while and Katie and I took the ferry over to Bainbridge Island. We went to the fabric shops and out to lunch. We walked around all afternoon and had a great time.

Today wasn’t such a great day because my bathroom flooded with icky brown water. The person who lives above me fell asleep while they were filling their bathtub! Nothing was really damaged so that is good but it was still a mess and my bathroom light is now broken.

Tomorrow I am going to sew all morning and do a little job searching in the afternoon then it is off to an art opening in a bar only a block away. I love when things are in my neighborhood.

+ new postcards
+ peanut butter icing
+ board games

bright lights July 22, 2007

It was a dreary day and I really wasn’t motivated to leave my apartment all afternoon. Which wasn’t bad because the new Harry Potter book was delivered this morning and I started to read it right away. It was a wonderful day to curl up on the couch with tea and read the day away. I also spent some time at the sewing table and made this little bag.

Later that night I went out to get dinner with my friend Kim. We ate crepes which were really delicious. Afterwards we went out for cake and coffee at a nearby cafe. It was a nice time because we had a lot of catching up to do since we last got together and nothing beats chocolate raspberry torte.

+ tiny espresso cups
+ rainy afternoons
+ raspberry

think about it July 21, 2007

Things seem to be turning out better than I thought they would and nothing could make me happier. I saw the Harry Potter movie tonight and I enjoyed it. I can’t wait to get my book tomorrow, I can’t believe it is really the last one.

I went to the thrift store and got a some really good stuff including a new metal hamburger tin. I absolutely love having so many thrift stores here. I think I might like shopping there better because you never know what you will find. Its like entering an old attic filled with abandoned stuff waiting to be found again. I’ll post some photos tomorrow. But for today I will post my best attempt of me as a Simpson character. You can make yours here.

+ perfect timing
+ late movies
+ freckles

one moment please July 20, 2007

I wish summer would never end. It was beautiful outside today so I walked down to the international district and went to the bookstore. That place is so much fun. On the way home I decided to walk around a bit and look at the shops. I found a park on the way back to my neighborhood. It had a pretty large garden but smelled awful like cow poop. I love that there are so many random gardens scattered around Seattle.

Tomorrow I plan to apply to a few more jobs and work on some sewing patterns I’ve been wanting to make.

+ smores granola
+ iced tea
+ letters in the mail

move the clouds please July 19, 2007

I spent today sewing and organizing my piles of fabric. I organized all of it by color so it I would know where to look to find a certain fabric.

I found out today about the Capitol Hill Block Party. If you live in Seattle you can read about it here. I really wish I would have known about it sooner so I could sell there. There is always so much going on in Seattle it is hard to keep track of it all. At least I can still go to it and shop and have fun.

Isn’t this lamp great?

I haven’t been sleeping well lately. I got up at 3am last night and could not go back to sleep. I ended up watching a Bare Escentuals commercial for an hour. They almost convinced me to buy the $60 starter kit but somehow I resisted.

+ english tea

+ my fabric collection

+ James

try this trick July 18, 2007

I woke up super early this morning to go to a job interview. I really hope I can find a job I won’t mind getting up for in the morning. I looked at government jobs but they all sounded terrible. So I guess the job search will continue.

Today wasn’t a terribly exciting day. I wondered around downtown for a while and when I got home I made fajitas topped with tomatoes and a cob of corn for dinner. I also watched Factory Girl which was extremely sad. It is incredible how much Sienna Miller looks like Edie. I really like the name Edith.

Plans for tomorrow:

- laundry

- organize fabric piles

- stir fry

+ guinea pigs chrips

+ movies in bed

+ vanilla coke