getting crafty

Here lately I have been getting my crafty groove on.

Instead of shopping for clothes I have been shopping for scrappy goodness. I adore and am inspired by amy tan, which is why I want my grubby paws on everything she makes.

Catching up on my Project Runway tonight I busted out her new embroidery stencils. Love them!

I can't sew but I can stitch! Love this camera motif and it will be seen on a Project Life layout near you.

working wardrobe | lucky girl

top: Anthro / cardi: Target / skirt: Uniqlo / shoes: Tory Burch / earrings: gift'd

When I am in a sour mood, I always try to remind myself how lucky I am with any multitude of reasons. I suppose anyone who has extra time and resources to be able to blog at all is a lucky person.

This weekend I feel lucky because I have a hubs who doesn't mind painting with me, and who would rather plan an Oscars party than a Superbowl party :) (I assume the Ravens won, but don't know for sure?).

Channelling our inner Picassos

Last night we took Mom and our niece L to paint.


We started with a blank canvas...


painted over the course of 2+ hours,


and ended up with a new masterpiece! A perfect Friday night family date.

Joe is taking mom to the airport as I type and L's spring break ends on Sunday so back to just the two of us after today. I love spending time with our family but am also ready to get back into our normal routine. Today is the last day of March and a quarter of the way through the year. 2012, you are flying by!

Craft Sunday

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Originally uploaded by eekachinski35

This has a been a busy summer for the Wang sisters. Unlike last summer where the younger Wang was still in her carefree house mouse days, now both ladies are hard-working and have little time for crafting! With the upcoming arrival of our new addition (a.k.a. Li'l Cash Money) we have many crafts we need to do!

So yesterday we spent punching and Slicing and gluing! All these die cuts will become a mobile for Cash Money's room! I can't wait to see how they turn out!

Haircut!

2009 08 22 photo
Originally uploaded by eekachinski35

I love having short hair, but it seems to grow faster :)! So the time in between haircuts has to be shorter as well. Since we are flying out to Cali for a wedding next weekend, I figured I should have a new 'do for the trip! I love the way it looks here because the back hasn't gotten too long...just give it a couple weeks!

We had a girls' dinner last night...one of my friends is going through a rough patch with her hubby and we spent most of the night talking about it. I hope she is doing ok today and am sending her much love in my thoughts!

And I am off for Craft Sunday with Tingaling! Since I got home very late last night I just wasn't feeling yoga this morning, so am doing a bit of laundry and cleaning up a bit before I head off!

the coolest thing ever

I don't know why this touched me but it makes me want to make something. Who's in?

Our creations

For part of our craft Monday Miss Tingaling helped me alter some tees to make them more fun and wearable and wearable. We actually "made" 4 new tank tops for me to enjoy for the summer!My faves are the first (Madonna cinched up the side) and last (Beijing 2008 halter, which is very timely indeed!).We also spent some time shopping and getting my poor IPod looked at. He worked this morning, but the prognosis is not good. He just keeps getting too wet after I run.
I've got him soaking in some rice to absorb some of the water, a little bit of advice from Nathan, the Apple genius who helped us yesterday. We'll see if it works!

Craft Monday

Today was scrappy day for our craft monday. I worked on my 12 on the 12th album while Ting made cards. After I finished I made a few cards as well and then we both made tags. We used lots of punches and stamps. We were quite productive!
Here is Tinger mid-production:Our pile of cards:A close up of the cards: Now we never have a need to buy a card at the store again!
I am off to figure out how to cook the ahi tuna we bought yesterday - wish me luck :)

He didn't let us down

Yesterday was a fun filled day full of crafts and music! Tinger and I spent a couple hours in the morning running errands before we started craft day! We made coasters and napkins (and by we I mean I cut the fabic and she did the actual sewing). {photos to come later}

After craft day, Joe and I met some friends for a couple drinks before the George Michael concert. He was absolutely amazing! I think he is one of the most underrated artists from the 80s. I mean Wham was fun and everything, but his solo stuff is so much better. That said, he actually sang a few Wham songs (I'm Your Man, Everything She Wants and Careless Whisper!). I love that he also sang Kissing a Fool. He played for almost 3 hours and we were exhausted by the end.

Our seats were in the 2nd section back on the floor, which were very good, but I still had a difficut time taking a good photo.This morning I just found my GM cd and and uploading it to my ipod - I had forgotten I had it!

Halfway

Today marks the halfway point of the year! We always celebrate because it also marks the birth of my favorite boy in the whole wide world:
My goal this year has been to organize my life a bit better. I am definitely still working on it!
Yesterday was our 2nd craft Monday. We created on tag books! Here is Miss Tinger diligently working on hers:Hers turned out really cute - she's giving it to a friend as a belated bday gift.I made one documenting our Austin trip earlier this year. Mine was more simple but I still love how it turned out.So we are going to be alternating between paper crafts and fabrics every other week. Next time we will be making coasters and napkins. Yes, a bit dorky, but even more fun!

Good morning!

Looks like it is going to be a beautiful day. I skipped my morning run because my back is extremely sore. I can't figure out if it's from yoga or the increase in running miles. When my running shoes were stolen, the inserts I bought from my chiropractor were stolen as well and I think they may have been helping more than I realize, so I may get some more from them.

After yogi today we are having another craft Monday - today's theme is tag books! I love being creative and having someone to be creative with!