Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Time wasting was never so fashionable!

Found this awesome website called: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/home. Pretty much the most awesome thing ever. You can browse through thousands of articles of clothing and accessories and mix and match them into outfits all your own. Save them and move on, or link directly to the retailer and purchase your outfit. It's pretty much funtastic. I can't afford any of it of course, but it's still fun to dream. ;)

I did the outfit above myself sometimes I think I'd have a very bohemian style if I had the money and the right body type. (by the way, that sweet octopus necklace is from modcloth.com for 15 bucks, just in case you were at a loss as to what to get me for Christmas....)

Friday, November 14, 2008

Hand Painted Kashmiri Bangles

Love the color, and the pattern and everything about them. They are from Smithsonian store and way too expensive (for me anyway, National Geographic has something similar but they don't look as good ). BUT! read the discription:

These wooden bracelets are sheathed in hand painted papier-mâché adorned with nature-inspired motifs rendered by artisans using native pigments. Color assortments are pre-selected and will vary. 8"; Set of 6.

GOSH! how cool would it be to make personalized ones?! Then I can have whatever I want on mine. Plus it'd make an awesome gift. Now I just need to find the bracelets for the base (for cheap). I could even paint the paper myself if I couldn't find what I wanted. Neat huh?

Richard Lawson 9-Volt Lights


So clever I'm surprised no one has come up with this before. I totally love how it shows off the power source and makes it and intigral part of the aesthetic. So HONEST! love it. It's an LED light so there won't be any problem with heat or small hands burning themselves on accident. Or big clumsy hands burning themselves easier. Plus no fire hazzard.
Mathos manufactures them and they should be available in white by now. The first ones came out in red and blue. What a fantastic decoration idea.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Cool Ideas Abound!

This is pretty much suprememly creepy. I read something about the girl who made this. It's a wall in her bedroom. Pretty much awesome. But it's inspired me to do something similar with hands and a lightbulb. I know how to wire one now and the idea is that they will cup the socket and then the wire will come out the back. I want to do them out of plaster, so I have to learn how to do that (any help on this account is really appreciated). I want to do one you can mount on the wall like a bracket and one that sits on the table. I'd like to work the wire in somehow so it's decorative, we'll see. I also have ideas for mushroom side tables that hang from the wall like real mushrooms and I don't know what to make those out of yet. I'd like to do acrylic or something but that's product developement for another day. I also want to try hands on a wall that hold up things like a toilet paper towel holder. or a coat rack with a crooked finger. Anyay, I'm gonna go now. I have other things to do with my life...like live it.

YAY! Guess who's excited for Thanksgiving...

...well, certainly not this guy. girl? 
Boise is gonna be so much fun! I'm super excited to see everyone. There will be merriment and mashed potatoe goodness. :) Now all I need to do is find people willing to ride with me. I hate making the drive alone. (ick) OH! and happy engagement to Trevor Harper and McKenzie Williams. They're so perfect for each other, I don't know quite how we all missed it before. Anywho, I got to go get my car fixed and get some homework done (and find a job). 

Hair cut?




So I was thinking about chopping all my hair off and these are pictures of the style I was gonna be going for. However it's getting to be winter so I'm not going to do it. I think I'm going to grow it out long (about mid back) and see how I like it really long. It's been a while since I had hair that long, and last time it was strait and I didn't like doing it. Another reason not to cut it, I'm not sure how curly it would stay short. Oh, and I can't afford to keep it cut. So for now I'll be long and luxurious, but someday I'm gonna go short and sweet and sassy.