can only mean one thing: Craft Show. This weekend I'll be at the Lowertown Art and Music Festival in Paducah, Kentucky. I've never been to Paducah before, but I hear it's nice so I'm looking forward to it. If you happen to be in the area, I hope you'll stop on by!
Daily photo: 5/22/08
Thursday, May 22, 2008
This much fabric
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Seek, and ye shall find.
My incessant pining has paid off, and today I got a treat when an unexpected package arrived from Farmaesthetics. Thanks, momma! I feel prettier already. Really. I do.
Daily photo: 5/20/08
Monday, May 19, 2008
I am not a jeweler.
But when one of my oldest friends eloped on Leap Day, and I realized that they were the kind of people who would likely do without wedding rings (a thought I can't imagine!!!), I offered to make them some. And so, here are the fruits of my labor, and my first gold castings (second attempt). L and A, I hope you like them! More importantly, I hope they fit...
Daily photos: 5/17/08 and 5/18/08
Friday, May 16, 2008
I'm not one
to go on about a store sale, but today, I learned that Steve and Barry's is selling everything in it's stores for $8.98!! (for a limited time, of course). I got this great black dress--made all the greater because it only cost me 9 bucks!
Daily photo. 5/16/08
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The movies.
One of N.'s and my favorite things to do is to go to the movies, especially when it's crappy outside, like today. We saw Iron Man. Definitely hamburger, but entertaining nonetheless. I recommend it as a summer blockbuster.
Daily photo. 5/15/08
5/14/08
I'm sort of obsessed with having lots of containers-usually mugs-on my work bench for organization.
Daily photo.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Making up with make-up.
I have never been a big fan of make-up but I don't have great skin, so it's a necessary evil. After a recent television news magazine did a show on green living vs. conventional living, I became aware of the chemical preservative used in most make-ups called 'parabens.' Some studies have apparently shown that parabens might act like hormones in our system and I discovered that virtually every cosmetic item I use daily, from shampoo to mouthwash, had them. I'm prepared to believe they are not dangerous, but I figured better safe than sorry (and mostly I'm hoping to improve my skin). So, I decided to try to find a make-up with out them and I settled on this mineral make-up from Afterglow cosmetics. So far, so good.
It was a practical purchase, one I was happy to make, but in my heart of hearts, I always want non-practical cosmetics that make me feel pretty because of their prettiness (read: marketing) and the best site I found for that as I searched for more natural cosmetic products was Farmaesthetics. Anyone, at any time, may feel free to send me the big, beautiful box of everything for $195, though I'd settle for the 5-piece chamomile collection. ;-) A girl can dream...
Daily photo: 5/12/08
Beautiful!
I recently made a trade with a friend of mine from grad school, Miles Rountree, and in this trade, I got this beautiful new necklace and a pair of adorable earrings like these. Thanks, Miles! I love them!!
Monday, May 12, 2008
5/11/08
Breakfast when the weather's too warm for hot oatmeal: oatmeal with milk, honey, walnuts and cinnamon.
Daily photo.
5/9/08
Most often used wedding present: salad spinner.
Favorite salad dressing at the moment: a homemade mix of low-sodium soy sauce, EVOO, rice vinegar and a dash of wasabi powder.
Daily photo.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
