Have You Been Naughty Or Nice?

Well I have been a little NAUGHTY !!! Okay so.... I have never said I was a mature adult... Things that are inappropriate completely make my day. My family are no help... If anything they instigate my crude behavior (My brother and Dad). I love to make things that are beautiful and innocent and turn them into something else.... I did a Christmas Swap with Amy. Her style is "cutesy cutesy" so I really had an idea of what sort of things she would like.

I started off with some inspiration from This. I thought.... eeehhh... I can make these WWWAAAYYY cuter. No offense to whoever made them... I just am not a fan of googley eyed snowmen. Besides I am having a little obsession with deer at the moment. At first they were just so stinking adorable. I colored the mini bottle brush trees a light green, painted the inside of the eggs aqua blue and the outside light light pink! I added some glitz and then added some mini deer... HOW FREAKING CUTE! Topped it off with some fake snow and a ribbon!









As the deer were laying out on the table my 18 year old brother started playing with them.... One thing lead to another and the "procreation ornament" was born... No pun intended. We laughed about it and didn't show it to our mom until it was glued in... My mom was appalled... She told me not to give it to Amy... Why the hell not?? Its freaking hilarious! I should list these damn things on my etsy! They are ssooo cute yet so naughty! Its nature!





I also made her a few more things....




This is my new creation I have made... This will be for Christmas 2009... So here is your year early sneak peak! WIENER DOGS!!! They are in memory of mother loves weenie dog Grettle... The biggest bitch ever!


So this was the "big" project I made for her... A deer from my Japanese craft book Juan got me for my birthday! Its so cute!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! It had detachable antlers... Which was my own personal touch! I thought I would make them detachable so she could display the deer year round if she wants to.


Here is its peeking around the felt tree I made.


Other then that I made it to a treasury!!! Its my first time as far as I know! I love the things she picked out (mine is the rose headband)! IF you want to see the whole thing click HERE.


I don't know if I will be posting again before Christmas if not MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas Came A Little Early!!!

Before I start I need to explain myself... You may think I am spoiled, selfish, and forgetting the whole point of Christmas... BUT its not true... I actually really really appreciate all my gifts. I take care of them and really am thankful for everything I get. BUT I know people are going to buy me gifts... That's a given... Christmas is a BIG DEAL to my family. My Dad goes crazy buying us gifts... There was one year ... Probably when I was in 6Th grade... You know that age. You are very particular about what you wear and what you want. Well under the tree was my parents "guess" to what I wanted... I wasn't upset because it was partially my fault... I didn't give them specifics... So that was the year THE LIST was born! Next Christmas I searched through all the magazines cutting out what I really wanted. I had pictures, price, size,and where to find it. Little did I know it was my parents dream! They would go into the store and show the people working there my VERY DETAILED list and they would show them exactly where it was. So ever since then I have been making a list (so has my younger brother.. he ain't no ffoooolll!) Some of my friends think its so horrible I do this... While others are pissed they didn't do it. Juan said his parents would be SO offended if he handed them a list... The point of the list is this... I don't want a cream sweater! I don't want ugly shit! I don't expect everything on my list... Its more of a "suggestion guide" Wouldn't you like to know the gift you bought is something the person really wanted and that they will actually use and not RE-GIFT? YES of course! HAHAH I am totally making myself look bad... I only speak the truth! There are people in my family who always buy me cool stuff and they don't need THE LIST.



Juan was really trying to ruin my life! He didn't follow the list... He's a stubborn ass and refused to follow my "suggestion list". Which would be okay normally.... but then he told me he refused to buy me jewelry... WTF!!! I think jewelry is a boyfriend gift. Granted for my birthday he bought me a Japanese craft book, a Q-snaps, scissors and some other stuff he didn't know even existed ... Seriously though... NO JEWELRY? I didn't really care too much but come on... You can't go wrong with Jewelry! I don't know if his jewelry strike was all an act or if he had a change of heart... He bought me this BEAUTIFUL diamond bracelet!!!!! Which I was shocked HE PICKED OUT... He kept on telling me " AND ITS NOT ON YOUR LIST..." as if he was trying to challenge the power of the list... So I guess... People Know me better then I thought. It actually meant more to me that he bought me something that he thought I would like rather than follow the list. I am glad to know that my boyfriend isn't completely hopeless when it comes to shopping! HAHAHA... Oh and just so you know.. I don't sent the list to my whole family.. I am not that HORRIBLE!! That would just be TACKY! I only give it to the parents! Speaking of my parents... My mom has a list... and pretty much all she wants is this: Ped Egg, Pajama pants, slippers, watch, Disneyland pass, Beach Perfume. She thinks my dad bought her a lap top and she's pissed... She said " If I don't get slippers I am going to be so mad!!! Can't I just get a pair of slippers! " HAHAHAHA She is so weird!!!




So the moral of this story is: Maybe I am wrong to make a list, but honestly I wish everyone made a list... It makes shopping so much easier!!!

P.S. The reason I got this bracelet today is Juan is going home for Christmas and I am dropping him off at the air port! :( Its okay though! I am flying out to DC for New Years to meet him!!!

Some things I've been working on...

Soooo.... I've been super bad at posting... Which I figured would happen during the holiday season... BUT I haven't stopped crafting!! I've actually been doing some straight up sweat shop work... I've been making a million headbands! They were a huge hit on My Etsy There are still some available and I will be listing the most beautiful deep purple ones tomorrow. I sold out of them within the first hour at the craft show I was in on Saturday. I could kick myself for not making more purple and red ones... Oh well... At least I know for next time.



I also have been making some fun little other things... I am slowly but surely getting my craft "TO DO LIST" checked off one at a time... I finally made some clothespin dolls. Don't hate on the one with super big eyes!!! Shes my first one, I used a paint pen and made one eye too big... then I was like... FUCK IT... This bitch is going to have the "stink eye"...



Isn't the tree so cute? That was another one of my "projects" I found it at Michaels on clearance for $4.00 but it was just a regular bushy tree.... Well I gave that thing a brazilian wax! I made it bare and lovely!! I love the vintage feel it gives!



I have also been thrift store shopping... I have been keeping my eye out for some cute little tea cups to make pin cushions out of and here are two I "experimented" with.





Also I made another one of my "Embroidery art" pieces. This time I made her with green eyes, a green bow, red hair, and silver stud earrings. I think I like her better with a more traditional earring.



She is available here.

Other then that I have been decorating for Christmas. My boyfriend went home to Maryland for Thanksgiving, so I decorated his apartment while he was gone. The tree is so not at its prime A) because I don't have any of my handmade ornaments on there because I was going to be selling them at a craft show and B) My mom gave me all these "handmade" ornaments some crazy "aunt" of hers dropped off at our house last year... If you blow the picture up you will see there is an ornament of a "snowman" and his hat is made out of the top of a tube sock... (OH HOW CLEVER). I should be caned in the crafting world for allowing such ugly ornaments on that tree... but you know what... I love them because they are SO TACKY!!! Also see the snowman chillin' at the bottom of the tree... Ugly Ornaments need love too sort of like the Island of Misfit Toys!!! I also used dingle berry garland. I think that was a wonderful idea on my part. Partially because I bought a HUGE spool of the shit for $6.00 (thats a wonderful deal I think there is 50 yards) at a thrift store and my mom told me I would never use it... Well here you go Momma O... 2 yards down... 48 yards to go!



So yeah to say the least I have been keepin' busy!!! Its really rewarding to know that people actually like my stuff!!! Keep your eyes open for my headbands in some new colors..... (lets hope I take photos of them tomorrow!)

EDIT: Just listed new headbands!!










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