Friday Nights and Road Trips!!!

So a few Fridays ago me and the rest of the Handmade Brigade went out to celebrate the end of our insane indie intensive month...

We started out at SHOW- The Supper CLub I thought it was going to be the 40's show but instead it was "Arabian Nights" .... It was okay... but not my style. There was one INSANE Belly dancer who pretty much stole the show... There was snakes and fire and white people with brown faces.... CRAZY!



This is the belly dancer who was AMAZING!



Then we got one of our very own belly dancers!!! Melissa!!!

They tried to drag Jackie up there first then me... I was the evil bitch that pointed to Melissa and rooted her on!!! She was super good though it was sooo funny to watch!

I want to go back to the Supper club for the Speakeasy show which is more my style... I think this time I will just sit at the bar for $10... $75 for a meal and a cocktail is not in my budget!!!



After we walked to some weird bar called Goat Hill or something like that.. It was super light inside... Which is weird... I like dark bars... It smelled like puke too but we stayed anyways and played pool (or tried too) and took stupid pictures...

I was drinking so much shit... Lord only knows how I didn't puke.... I am not used to drinking and lord only knows I thought i was a fucking sailor that night!

Long Beach Ice Tea... knock your freaking socks off!


Lauren, Nina, & Jackie


Me putting a pool stick up Laurens butt


The Pool Shark...




SISTA, SISTA!!!


Who is the HAM in this group????
NOT ME hahahahah!

Melissas Bar boyfriend.... LOBSTER MAN! He was so gross....


TOLD YOU!!! EEEWWWWWW I couldn't stop laughing because he was so gross...


Then the night ended like this





It was super fun! Especially for a group of girls who never drink and would rather craft all night... BUT this sort of kicked off another event we have planned...

Speakeasy: Indie Crafting, Music and Booze!
September 20, 2009
5-10PM
Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa

Fliers and more info coming soon....

So maybe we are not those granny crafters after all!!! I better see everyone from Orange County there!! Its going to be so fun! We just had our photo shoot there and the bar is super cool! I am excited because I will be bringing a few new items... COCKTAIL HATS!!! I've had the forms for awhile and just started making them! The one I wore on this night is my first one...


ALSO!!! I am going to fly to SEATTLE tomorrow and then rent a car and drive all the way down the coast back to ORANGE COUNTY!! So anyone have any good places to go, eat, see, stay PLEASE COMMENT!!! I've already had some WONDERFUL Ideas from Sherezada, Pam, & Lily. I also will hopefully be meeting them all!!! YAY!!! Crafty internet friends connect!

The Craft Club

When I was getting my second "craft group" together I messaged Nicole from The Craft Kitchen to see if she was interested in coming. She said she would love to come and that she also was going to be putting a craft group together, So of course I was going to come to hers as well!!! She also blogged about it here. She gets into more detail then I plan on and I also stole her photos she took....
So I woke up Thursday feeling like I had been sucking on razor blades while I was sleeping.... Not good... Took a few swings of "The good stuff" (Day Quill) and went on my way. Late as always. I arrive and there was a few peeps I already knew and plenty I've never met. It was fun. I wasn't feeling too well so I wasn't too talkative but it was good to get with fellow crafters. The only part I didn't like.... I was sitting next to the cheese platter... and it smelled like a fucking stinky ass shoe!! Gross! I'm not too fond of stinky cheese... hahaha other then that it was great. I liked seeing what everyone was making. Some wonderful things were going on! The llama mobile had to be my favorite!

I was embroidering but started to get super bored with it. See how I look when I don't feel to great... Pretty pissed off HAHAHAHA( but I wasn't ) I also wore one of my new creations in my hair! I will soon show you the whole " collection" once I get them all finished. I am really excited about them. I think they really reflect me as a person... Vintage sass!

Everyone was doing completely different things and it was GREAT! I loved seeing everything!

People shared some of their crafty secrets, their favorite glue, materials etc. It was really nice to talk to people who enjoy talking about things such as glue... hahahaha! (I was thinking of making a hot glue gun shrine... To ward off all extreme burns that it causes!! hahahaha)



Its nice to feel part of something. Especially something that is so important to me and is such a huge part of my life. Its a connection I think women are losing as time goes on. I am just glad that more and more people I am meeting sees this as well!
Other then that I am in another treasury!! Local etsy artist Elsiee is the one who made it! Its dedicated to Etsians with blogs... And boy do we know I have a blog!

Other then that... Other things to be happy about:
Joann is having $1.99 on all MCalls patterns next Friday-Sunday!
My G-Ma Judy from Michigan is down
I've been making fun baby things for Juans sister (pics soon)
My face doesn't have any major zits
All bills are paid off
Leopard satin ballet flats from target
Roasting marshmallows

What are some things that make you happy... Other then reading my wonderfulness?

Craft Group Meeting!

So I had the second meeting for the craft group that I got together! It was fun! I met a whole batch of new crafters! 10 people ended up coming which was great! I put kits together so we all could make strawberry pin cushions and it was fun to see how everyones turned out! I didn't finish mine yet but Nicole from The Craft Kitchen was wonderful enough to take pictures of the event!





I normally use a sewing machine to make the strawberry part but it was funny to see how they turned out when you stitched them by hand... It took a lot of time thats for sure.



I love to meet new people who love to craft its such a huge part of my life and being able to talk with other people who feel the same way is great! Here is a picture of one of the finished pin cushions!



Its rainy day schedule... Maybe I'll go finish mine! So... Good news for Southern California Crafters! My group isn't the only one around!!! Nicole from The Craft Kitchen is also holding a meeting at her shop on Feb 19th 6-9PM. Be there or be SQUARE!!!

Tattoo Flash Embroidery

So I have finally finished Lilys quilt square. I love the way it turned out! I actually think I might have to make one for my quilt as well.... Since we have the same theme... I sort of jacked her... but I am a sucker for pin up/ tattoo flash... I am in a flickr swap with her and a few other of my favorite embroiderers! I got this image from flickr as well... Isn't flickr grand?



For this I used tons of satin stitching! It was quite a chore... After an hour or so I started seeing double! I used all 6 strands for the outline of the roses, which I normally don't like to do but I thought it made them pop a little more! This was actually really fun to stitch. It was a pretty simple design just a lot of it!



The lettering was the hardest part. It wasn't small enough to do just plain backstitch but it wasn't big enough to do satin stitching with an outline... So I made due...


My favorite part is the little stem! Its weird how the smallest things can be my favorite part... hahaha... So Random! There is still solvy pieces on the square but she just has to wash it once it gets home. I wasn't sure if I should wash it or not... OH WELL!!!

So other then that... I am having my second craft group meeting on Saturday... If you live by me and want to come message me! Maybe this time I will get some pictures.... Nothing like looking like bigger freaks then we already are!! hahahaha.... I already have put all the kits together to make these little gems. I think it will be a fun time! I can't wait!

So Juan and I weigh ourselves every monday and we keep a chart!! (Seriously that thing is hidden so no one can see it but me!!) So this monday I weighed myself... I have lost 3 lbs. For a total of 11 lbs!!! YES! Lets hope I can keep up the good work! I have cheated quite a few times this week... Dipped cone and corn dog with the cousin... Fritos at the casa... You know... Things that you just cant say no too... Maybe I am like Oprah... Everyone likes me better when I am fat... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Craft Group!!!

Okay so I don't have any pictures of today's events but I finally organized a day for some crafters to meet up! I was a little nervous that I would be the only one there!! But 5 people came it it was SSSOO fun! A few of the people were my fellow bloggie friends Wet Paint, Craft Pig,and
Auntie Em. It actually really made my day. It really felt nice to meet people that I've been talking to on blogs, craftster, etc... Especially since they love the same things I do... CRAFTING!!! I was talking to my mom about it and I was like " Yeah I want to do it again tomorrow" hahahah! I pretty much didn't get anything done because I was being a chatty cathy but it was fun to see what everyone else was working on or made! Also I think I could eat The Gypsy Dens Caesar salad everyday of my life.... garbanzo beans and homemade croutons... mmmm.... Does that make me a horrible person for strategically meeting at a place I wanted to eat at??? HAHAHAHA probably... oh well! I can't wait to meet up again! Possibly before valentines day so we can make some cute little sweets! aka... the pin cushion/ scissor bauble I was talking about! hahah!



I really hope we can make this a regular thing!!! I would love to see everyone again and possibly meet some new people as well!!! Hip-Hip- HHHHHOOOOOOORRRRRAAAYYY... (Yes I am that lame)