Apples to Apples

First off:

Do you like my temporary tattoo?

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DO IT YOURSELF BRACELET:

Who: Me!

What: A bracelet made of cards.

When: I made and finished this the day finals were over.

How:

Gather:

  • 2 Cards
  • Jump Rings
  • 2 Clasps
  • 2 pairs of needle nose pliers
  • A crocodile
  • Scissors

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This is what a crocodile looks like. Use it to punch four holes in each card slice.

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Instead of jump rings, I took apart a charm bracelet and used the chain bits.

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Attach the jump rings through the holes until it reaches around your arm. Then attach the clasps.

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And: It was a really fun craft to get my creative mojo back.

Are you ready?

Finals week is over.

I’ve got lots of pictures.

Trophies:

Who: Mary and I

What: Spray painting trophies.

When: A few weeks ago

Where: The deck

How: We covered the nameplate with masking tape and then sprayed them.

And: An easy, satisfying project. I saw pictures of someone doing this with black spray paint for Halloween and covering the nameplates with ‘Creepiest’, ‘Bloodiest’, etc.etc.etc. I liked the idea because it would unify the miss-mash of a trophy collection we have.

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This is also when I got grounded. I got paint on the camera and wouldn’t apologize. Oops.

“a single green light, minute and faraway, that might have been the end of a dock.”

Zah Grr8 Gatzbee iz awr reding matery-yal en englosh.

And we needed to make a notebook. We could use a composition notebook and decorate it, (shoutout to Niki and her weaving skills!) or make a real live book. I had been hankering to bind a book, so I left my homework in my bag and worked on this instead.

Grounded.

Since I’ve been grounded from the camera until tomorrow, I got creative with photo booth.

Don’t let comparison steal your joy.

Efficient Sunday

It sure has been a while since I last posted. This week has been busy. A lot of studying, testing, and stress. There was a lot of fun too, but as I’m in the studying mode I can’t think of anything else.

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Friday and Saturday were my days off. I did no homework and it was great. I sketched, put up Christmas decorations, we got our tree, and relaxed. But as the day dragged on, I got more and more stressed about the amount of homework I needed to do, and the lack of days I had to do it. So I made a schedule.

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I have it all planned out on a piece of paper. Get up at 6:45, get dressed eat breakfast. 7:00-8:00, read chapter 19 for history. 8:00-8:10, break, eat, get dressed, get set up. 8:10-9:00, do chapter 19 online homework. 9:00-9:10, break, computer, get set up for math. Etcetera, etcetera, you get the gist. I live for these 10 minute breaks. So far I’ve been spending the little time I have on this post, typing as much as I can before the 10 minute mark is up.

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And I’m listening to Mozart at high volume on repeat to stay focused. After going through my playlist at least a half-dozen times, it’s starting to lose it’s effect.

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DONE! I’ve reviewed chapters 1-4 and I’m ready for my final Tuesday/Thursday! I still have to make flashcards, and memorize them, and do a few practice problems, but I can do that tonight.

On another note, here’s some necklaces a made a little while ago. I could make these all day. But I don’t because making these necklaces is a very long process. First, whenever I find a shell or rock on vacation I save it. And it sits in my suitcase or coat pocket for months until I find it and set it on my dresser. It remains on my dresser until I get a burst of inspiration and turn it into a pendant using wire. And back onto the dresser it goes because I don’t have a chain for it.

Here are the lucky few that made it through the last obstacle.

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I might get back to my regular schedule of posting 2X weekly by Wednesday, maybe. You can count on it by winter break though.