Aaahhh!

Okay, so it's not as bad as all that. Just didn't get enough sleep. I stayed up all night pretty much watching the second season of The Office on Netflix. So yeah, I fell asleep finally around 5:00 AM. Not bad. I can handle one night of no sleep, but anymore and I am asking for it. Two kids to take care of with no break or rest, yeah no good.

On another note, there's this great photography website you should check out. It's called OneADayPix Really great photographer, a friend of mine. He takes pictures of all things, really interesting. I especially like how dirty and real everything is, I think that's his strength. Anyway, check him out.

It's been so LONG!

I have been very busy this past month. Almost every weekend we had a birthday party to go to, and so it's been a little hectic at the house. We celebrated my birthday a few weeks ago. One year older. Money has been a little out of reach too. Still, I managed to get a few things for the kids and packed it away in the closet. It's funny, because I remember my parents doing the same thing around Christmas.

Speaking of the holidays, I have been looking for a job. It is hard every Christmas. I always start to think, "how can I make some extra money?" This year the answer might surprise you but it's true. I am an Avon Representative. Crazy. I am a pretty shy person for those of you who have never met me. I am hoping to get a lot of sales online through the website, so check it out. It's www.youravon.com/carnold8821 If you spend over $30 you get free shipping.

I Need To Find A Robot Cookie Cutter!!

I am currently planning my son's first birthday party. It has been crazy trying to find a robot cookie cutter. I finally found one at coppergifts.com I am not sure which cookie cutter I am actually going to order yet though. I really like the robot, but I also like the person, which seems a lot more versatile. They have different sizes too. I was also looking at a mini person cookie cutter and then they have another robot cookie cutter. I was really interested in the Williams-Sonoma robot cookie cutter, but everything that I've read says that the cookie dough gets stuck really easily. I was also looking at this robot cookie cutter, but I decided I wanted something else. I also was thinking about getting a spaceship cookie cutter. I already made the invitation for the party. It's pretty cute and it's based on this invitation. I also found this idea for a robot cake at the cookie website.
If you check out this link, you can see how one person made robot cookies. I am pretty sure the cookie cutter is pretty similar to one of the robot cookie cutters that you can buy at coppergifts.com
I will put up some pictures of the party after we have it.

Self Portrait

I made a self portrait on canvas not long ago. Mostly an experiment, it was done from a picture my husband took of me while we were on our trip. I was actually driving at the time when he took the picture, which I don't really do all that often. As you can see I am very seriously concentrating. It wasn't that bad though, really, but I do tend to worry more than necessary.

Anyway, he took this picture of me when we were driving through Alabama. The way I created the painting was by first sketching the under drawing on the canvas.
Then I figured out what colors I wanted to use. I used acrylic paint for this painting. I decided to go with a blue and yellowish-orange color scheme. Something very contrasting and bold. I painted the background first with a blue color that varied in tones.To finish the painting I had to paint the face. Even though my hair is brown I painted it black, since it looked very dark in the picture. Once most of the painting was done, I also added some colored pencil and some black ink to certain places I wanted to make stand out. I also smudged some of the colored pencils, to blend them into the canvas.All in all, it came out all right. I think my painting of skin tones can definitely be improved, but other than that I do like it.

New Jack O'Lantern Purse Pattern

I created a fun little purse for the Halloween season. I have the pattern up for sale in my etsy store. It is the first of hopefully many patterns I will create for sale. I think it is a very cute little purse. I like to wrap the handle around my wrist and swing it around. I think it would be the perfect bag for a child this season. Anyway, let me know what your thoughts are on it. It was very quick to make and if you want to make one for yourself, go to this site and buy the pattern. I will make sure to send the pdf quickly.

Back from the Chaos

Our vacation is over and we are back to the grind. My husband started work again after having off for two weeks. It's going to be hard around here for a few weeks more though, because he didn't have a paid vacation, so no paychecks for a couple weeks. Other than that our trip was a blast. We got to see lots of family. Not everyone on our list, but still it was a good time. We went to the boardwalk, a favorite destination. No skeeball, sadly, maybe next time. We really need to visit for longer than 6 days. I feel like I need a vacation from my vacation, ha.

My newest endeavor is going to be creating some patterns for my etsy store. The watermelon purse will be going up soon so look out for it. I even have some new ideas for other themed purses. I made one today, it needs some more work, though. I'll make sure to put up some pics when it's finished.

Vacation Time!

Today is the first day of our vacation! Yay! It starts off with a wedding. Yup. Today is the day that my husband's cousin gets married. I know she is going to look beautiful and I am very mucxh looking forward to seeing these two love birds tie the knot. I made them a gift, but I don't want to spoil it by posting it, so I will post a picture of it in a few days. After the wedding it's a lot of driving, yup you heard me right. We are driving to our destination. It'll probably about 1000 miles to where we are going, my home state of NJ. We'll have some real pizza, something we have long missed in Louisiana. Looking forward to seeing family and friends. What fun. It's a long ride though, in a cramped space. Other than that, I am so excited. I guess I need to finish packing. Au revoir!