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      • Politics and art
        06/30/08
        Not exactly crafty, but kinda....

        I've never been very politically active, but all the sudden this year - I'm going to events and buying art and actually giving a politician money. I'm pro-Obama.

        I love the fact that the campaign is asking artists to create uniqu

      • crochet - more scarves and a hat
        06/27/08
        Below are all the crochet scarves, etc. that I've made over the last week or so...

        2 together:



        close up of the black and white scarf:



        Close up of the brown and blue:



        A scarf similar to Sewing Lori's that I made

      • devaition from crafting
        06/23/08
        I saw the last 20 minutes of Hear and Now the other night. It's a sweet and semi-sad documentary of a woman's deaf parents who, after a life time of being deaf, have cochlear implant surgery.

        It hit home a little for me, because while I missed the lead up to the hearing tests, I

      • Marimekko Fall 2008 Fabrics - Sneak Peek (Part 2) | Marimekko Blog
        06/22/08
        Marimekko Fall 2008 Fabrics - Sneak Peek (Part 2) | Marimekko Blog

        this batch I'm not so hot on.... I think I only like the trees and the sort of barnacle looking ones on the bottom. It's probably the color palette that is throwing my off.

      • Buttons - Look What I Got!!
        06/21/08
        Below are all the lovely goodies that I received from SewingLori

        A glittery tin that held a button stash:



        sweet little button notebook:



        insanely AWESOME ring that she included:



        I've wore it practically all weekend l

      • SewingLori - swappy stuffs
        06/20/08
        SewingLori has received so I can FINALLY post some photos. YEAH!!

        I participated in the I Love Buttons Swap on craftster.org this month and had such a great time making everything. I was matched with SewingLori - she only had one specific request - a buttony, chunky knit scarf. Since I�

      • look what I got!!
        06/19/08





        mimiw from craftster.org sent me these AWESOME coasters for my 2 desks (work & home) in the ongoing wish swap round 35

      • Heather Bailey
        06/18/08
        Pop Garden and Bijou

        Heather Bailey has a new fabric line coming soon. I'm sooo buying a ton of it! This one is my favorite:



        She's such and inspiration for me!

      • five and a half - from prints into journals
        06/17/08
        from prints into journals

        I'm thinking about trying this tutorial - I'll show the results when done!

      • Covered buttons - vintage style
        06/17/08
        At the local thrift store, I found two different types of buttons to cover with your own fabric. One from some company I have never heard of and another set was made by Dritz. One of the packages was horrible and one of the packages worked really well.

        Horrible results front:

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      • trains and buses
        06/14/08
        Saying I was mildly obsessed with trains and buses on my last trip to Japan is a big understatement. I took a TON of pictures and below are some of my favorites:

        Random tracks


        Cute bus company mascot


        Random station


        floor direction mascots

      • Japanese Packaging
        06/13/08
        On my last business trip to Japan, I was heading to work one morning and at the Meguro JR station, girls in cute crisp white shirts and black skirts were handing out little black packets to all the women leaving the train station. It's unusual for the hawkers to hand out stuff to us Gaijin - th

      • fabric lust
        06/11/08
        one of my great finds on the last trip to Japan was something that I couldn't buy!

        On my way from the office to the Meguro JR train station I noticed this lady's bag:



        Take a closer look:



        It's printed with sewing patterns!!

      • pendant
        06/11/08
        I made this pendant a few months ago and thought I should share:



        The keys are scrapbooking charms I received in a wish list swap on craftster. the gears are watch parts that I have had in my crafting stash for years. I used sterling silver chain and jump rings to join them all

      • crocheting again
        06/08/08
        I made my mom a scarflette this weekend! I packed it up with all the goodies I got my family while on trips. (Niece got Hello Kitty PJ's, Nephew got toy cars, mom got a compact & magnet from Meiji shrine as well as a magnet from Harrod's, Dad and Bro got key chains from Tokyo Tower, an

      • Rant Monster Part 2
        06/07/08
        I just got a call from my husband - he was shoved off/kept from getting on the the train!!! some huge family shoved in front of him & his bike and stood right in front of the door until it closed saying "sucks to be you."

        He said the train wasn't even crowded, but he di

      • Beware of Rant Monster
        06/07/08
        I just have to complain about public transport in LA.

        I take the subway to work every day here in LA (yes, there is a subway in LA).
        I ride my bike part of the way so it joins me on my daily subway trips.
        We cyclists are supposed to take the elevator to leave the escalators free

      • new favorite artist
        06/06/08
        melissa moss!



        I snagged the image above from her site (only so I wouldn't steal her bandwidth). Her paintings are BEAUTIFUL!! I really really want one of these prints.

        Her shop is located here.

      • way too much surfing at lunch
        06/05/08
        I love Oakley - what can I say? so I was poking around their site during lunch (which I'm still taking) and found 3 purses I like:

        Option 1 - Rebel Bag
        Option 2 - Standby Bag
        Option 3 - Journey Bag

        Any input would be helpful!

        :)

      • Marimekko Fall 2008 Fabrics - Sneak Peek (Part 1)
        06/05/08
        Snagged this from the Marimekko Blog

        Clicky Clicky

        oh I love this new fabric!! the green ginkos on white and the red ginkos on green are my favorites!

      • craftster goodness
        06/05/08
        jackets jackets jackets. OVERLOADDDD

        this crafter is seriously awesome!I love her funky jackets - the collars, the off center zippers, the muted colors!

      • Westminster Abbey
        06/04/08
        Below are a few of the design reference photos I took at Westminster Abbey a few weeks ago:
























        ....And do I reeeaaallllly need to say "please don

      • New Computer
        06/04/08
        my computer died a few months ago and with all the work stuff I've been doing, I've been a little too preoccupied to REALLY look at a new system.

        I went through a month of waffling between a desktop and a laptop. I finally realized after my last trip that I needed a computer tha

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