Starbucks Birds

I'm not sure why - I have my theories - but I have a huge thing about birds right now. Not just any birds, mind you, but certain ones. Swallows or ones that look like old fashioned tattoo-ey ones.

So, I'm sitting in S'bux, procrastinating on my final paper of this semester, and I'm sitting right under these birds. Starbucks has a lot of art that I like - not sure why, just do - and these caught my eye.

Everytime I see some birds I like online I try to save the picture of it in my special birds folder (of course, robots and anatomical hearts and purses/bags have made their way into this folder as well). Well, these were good enough to keep so I snapped a pic with my cell and here it is. Better than writing the paper, right? (-;

My first quilt

QUILT!

It's not a good picture (forgot to take the plastic off my camera phone - got a newish phone since I lost mine).

I am mostly done with the top part of my quilt. I am going to add a border and then I'm not sure what.

It has mostly orange squares (different shades and patterns), one white with orange flowers calico print, and the one green print with orange and white flowers.

I'm really looking forward to getting this thing done!

I guess that snake scared me away from blogging.

I have been so crazy busy that I have not had time to blog, but am hoping to get something things posted soon ... especially since I started some new hobbies. FUN!

Mrs. Snake

Here's Mrs. Snake in all her snakey glory. She's been living in a hole in the outer wall of my house between two bricks.

Usually, she just sticks her head out, but today when I got home from church she was out getting a tan while freaking me out. From the size of her head (the one that sticks out between the two bricks), I didn't think she was so long, but she is. I saw how long she was as she tried to climb up the wall before going quickly into her hole.

I'm guessing the little baby three inch snake that Andie had killed a couple of weeks ago belonged to this lovely one. And yes, the baby was inside when I found it dead ... probably played to death with by Andie!

Pity Pat the Kitty Kat

Say hello to Pity Pat the Kitty Kat. This little creation was made from Bre Pettis's (www.brepettis.com) pattern that he shared on Make Magazine's Weekend Project Podcast.
















I really enjoy Bre's ideas (including the icosahedron project I had my class do!) and loved his sympathy doll idea.

Here's an excerpt of what he says about them:

The sympathy doll idea is to make a doll that is so sad and pathetic that it inspires empathy and love from people. You really can't feel too bad around these dolls because you just know that no matter what, you don't have it that bad!

So there you have it.

I have only made one and I gave that to Lia's daughter for her birthday. I plan to make more, though since I think they are fun and cute, although sad.

Stuff I made in Cali

The top two pictures show the purse/bag I made for my friend, Lia. She picked out the materials and I put it together. The other two are bags that I left with her to see if they would sell at all. I think they came out rather cute. There's something about each of them that I really like.

So, why don't I finished the one that is supposed to be for myself? ;-)

1 Peter 5:10

Okay, I had to do just one more.

1 Peter 5:10:

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

Thanks to Biblegateway.com for being the go to place for getting any scripture in any version immediately!

I really need to lose this url! ;-)