kandeland

Tuesday

Hello there! I'm feeling pretty darn good today! A lot of things in my life are broken or not working properly right now: my dishwasher, my truck door handle, interior lights and Cd player, my phone, my outdoor fountain, my paddleboat....random things like that. But when it came to my computer printer not working I was about to flip! So after a couple days of it being a heavy weight on my conscience I decided that this morning I would either fix the problem or buy a new one because I realized my printer is one of things I have a hard time living without. I can live without a phone before a printer! SO for TWO hours I fiddled with it, uninstalled it, reinstalled it (without finding the disk!) and tried every stinking thing I could think of! And IT WORKS!! It made my whole day! I love that feeling of fixing something that is broken, even if I had no clue how I did it! I really took my printer for granted I'll tell ya! The only reason I know this now is because of how happy I am to have it back! I love you cheap Lexmark printer!

catch-up post in photos

Busy, busy, lots of stuff going on! So here's a little peek into my world...

lots of journaling happening

trip to the Farmer's Market

peaceful time

panko shrimp lunch

retro ice cream stand

a peek of a canvas I'm making for Lee

come on in

coloring with Prismacolors

dinner bowl

I think you'll understand...

So I went to see Conan in 3D. Do I ever go to movies that aren't for 5 year olds? No.

Do you think this had anything to do with me making the effort?

Yeah, I'd say so.

Was it a "good movie" you ask?

Was it a good plot?

I can't say I was really focused on that, or that it mattered much.

Was it worth seeing?

 

uh....I think that's pretty clear!

what I've been making...

Besides just having fun, I do make things still! I feel like I haven't shown too much of that to you lately. Maybe because it's summer and the photos of flowers and outdoor fun takes precedence.

Yesterday I made my 4th FTB journal. I'm completely addicted to these, even though I'm only just finishing the inside of my first one! I haven't even done the other 2 journals that are taught in Mary Ann's class. (And speaking of Mary Ann , she is on an incredible travel journey in Budapest and I'm swooning over her photos! Go check out what she's been up to.)

I've also been playing with resin thanks to Sandy ! I made myself two pieces that I love! The first...this necklace...

Got this awesome, creepy antique German doll on etsy and added some words to live by, some glass glitter and voila!

I also made this Steampunk ring...

I had a bunch of these watch parts and layered them in this ring base...

and resin-ed away!

And I even popped two charm necklaces in my shop  that I made with resin.They are made on vintage pink poker chips and come on a ball chain.

This one of friends or sisters....

and this baby one...

They are 1 1/2 inches in diameter and $6 each if you're interested. Just go here

So that's a little bit of what I've been making. What about you? Are you getting your hands in the Halloween supplies?

cleaning out my photo files

Hello, happy weekend. It's a torrential downpour outside! I'd be loving it if there wasn't a certain 5 year old who had a bad case of boredom whining by my side all day! A perfect day to read or journal.

So I want to get some photos deleted out of my photo files. But they must go somewhere first, so here are some snippets of my life in the past 2 weeks...

Dinner at a Lebanese restaurant

Big fat dahlias I love

7 Grain breakfast

paper dollclothes maker extraordinaire

funky trims

homemade basil pesto

Fair ride

demented doll

crazy face

beautiful water

new pincushion

provolone and chive omelette

big dinner

garden view

I don't know if I can do this...

Here's the story. As you-who-stop-by-here know, I love my juicer. I drink big glasses of celery-parsley-carrot juice everyday.

Well, I have been looking for fresh wheatgrass to juice and have been excited to start drinking this "wonder juice". So I bought a bag at a health store the other day and just had myself this half-shot.

Well, let me say: It. Was. Disgusting.

I mean, gag-reflex-inducing-disgusting. I've had my share of Spirulina drinks, and all kinds of semi-nasty-tasting healthy things, but this time it was really rough getting down.

So I'm kind of bummed. I was so excited to start drinking this and reaping great health benefits (and to kind of balance off some of my bad habits!) but I don't know if I can gag this down.

Does anyone out there drink this? Can I acquire a taste for it? At least enough not to throw up? I'd love to know if you are a wheatgrass drinker....

Because Suz says so...

Since Suz is sweetest, kindest person ever, how could I deny her?! Suz wants another postcard swap, so Suz is gonna get it! Let's go for Round Three!!

If you've joined in before you know this is EASY and FUN! If you haven't, here's your chance! Receive happy, fun, inspiring mail along with all those bills and crappy ads!

The simple rules:

-Leave a comment here letting me know you want to be in the swap.

-When everyone is signed up (I'll keep sign-ups open roughly a week from now) I will send everyone an address list. You will send everyone on the list a postcard! (usually that means about a dozen postcards or so)

-Postcards can be STORE BOUGHT OR HANDMADE- it's up to you! I go for purchased artful postcards because it's easier!

-Jot down an inspiring quote in the message part of the postcard and sign your name.

-Send all postcards by September 6th the latest.

THAT'S IT! Easy! and cheap too! Postcard stamps (within the U.S.) are 29 cents...the best shipping deal you're going to get for a swap!

So please join in the fun!!

The swap is now closed! thank you!

Won't you join us?

I've gone and created another flickr group for August. It's only day 13 at the group and you can join at any time. Each day there is  prompt to spark your creativity through photography. There are some amazing photos posted there already. Here are some of my photos for the group...

"Candid shot" from day 3:

"Candlelight" from day 4:

"Opposites" from Day 6:

"Serenity" from Day 8:

"Where you sleep" from day 10:

"Glass" from day 11:

just another way to artistically interpret by the world around you...

go here to join or to see more.

my brother and I have way too much fun when we go out...

(it's pretty sad when you're really psyched that you find a street side toilet for a photo-op!)

here's the video!

 

SO here's the video (I'm a really crappy videographer!) of Scarlet when Big Time Rush first came on stage! This is the stuff I live for! Pause my Playlist music on the sidebar so you can hear it.

(thanks Linda!)