My favorite things

M.I.A

That is where I have been. I am taking a break from the whole world wide web.  I am taking a break from scrap booking, creating, anything related to  that.  Mostly because I am just a bit caught up in travel plans and that is all that has been on my mind as of lately.  I am also pretty much dry in the crafty department and in times like this, I just like rolling with the flow until the rain comes. So that's where I stand. 

Aside from the trip planning, we spent some fun time with friends.  We did it up St. Patrick style and attended the Hampton Bay's parade(Guinness at 10 a.m, its chock full of vitamins) The weather was awesome, and it allowed us to bbq and spend some time on my friend's dock behind her house.  It really made me want summer even more. 

So this Friday, tomorrow, me and Will will be flying out to FL.  Four whole days of sunshine:)  It has been pretty nice here in NY, but yesterday the temps dropped once again and the wind kicked up and I was so not loving it, ready for that humid, warm air.   We have all four days jam packed(just like Clark Griswold would have liked)

(explicit language for the kiddos)

Except we are on a pilgrimage to see a mouse! hahaha.
Ok, well I am off to pack and then paint my nails, and then bed!

Be back shortly:)

Spring is in the air.

So I am thinking of light airy colors, open windows, bike rides again and most of all, some small traveling.I have things I really want to accomplish this spring/summer or acquire.For one, I need to update my tattoo on my left forearm.  Its just a black silhouette of a swallow on a branch, but to me it is very dark and gloomy.  I get so many comments referring to Edgar Allen Poe, not what I wanted at all.  
(The only photo I can find that shows my bird tattoo ever so slightly)

So when I was up at the place I usually get tattooed, we went over options.  Color, as in a night sky, but a dusk like sky with purples and light blues.  Some outlines of stars and perhaps some blossoms on the branch, I like the way it all sounds.  Then as I am thinking of tattoos, I am thinking of a new one(yikes, no more, no more)  I think a Rob Ryan inspired tattoo would be so interesting and beautiful.

One step at a time.  Touch ups and add on first.
Now I have been dreaming of prettier, more stylish camera bags!!!  Came across this great site, Epiphanie..........I love the teal one!!  I like the color, I love the long messenger bag like strap it has, and most of all, its not black and icky.  This will be a splurge this Spring for sure.  Now one cool thing that is going on over at their blog is that they are having a very big giveaway.  You have two prizes to choose from, one would be a brand new Canon 5D Mark or $2500 in Southwest airline bucks to use to fly anywhere, hmmmmm, which one would you choose??  I think I would choose the Southwest bucks so that I could fly place, which would scratch off some small travel off of my list:)  
Well, that's about it for now.  Tomorrow is St. Patty's day, so happy green to all! I will be going to my parents for some traditional fare also a parade this weekend, pictures to follow.

Now I wanted to leave you with a song that has been like my anthem this past month.  I just don't know what it is about this month, its been a downer.  Here is to more blue skies;)

(Pardon the biscuit ad in the beginning)

Thinking of a title.

That is how my mind has been working lately, just thinking of a title.  I have not a thought in the world, my mind is so not focusing in on anything.  Perhaps that is just odd, or I am just way overwhelmed with so much that I cannot focus in on just one thing, and at this moment one of those things would be a title, haha. At the moment I am enjoying Troop Beverly Hills, Jenny Lewis was so very young in this one. 

You had to have loved this movie, especially if you were a Girl Scout yourself(which I was, for about 7 years) I remember watching this over and over again with my friends, this and Lady Bugs.

A classic I tell you.It is so very rainy out, and windy. It woke me right out of bed, now after eating some breakfast, I ready to go back to sleep but we have a day planned ahead of us.  A visit out to my family for dinner and hopefully a fire, it is windy and cold so one might be in order.

Ok, in the creating department I have not been scrapping much, but I got out of control with making paper garland.  Much of which I hung up on our ceiling in our bedroom and a whole set of which will be sent to my buddy Danielle so that she can hang it up in her new casa:)

Now I have oh about 100 sheets of scrap with huge circles cut out of them.It becomes very addicting:)

On Wednesday I played tourist after we went to the class for the child I take care of.  The school is pretty close to Washington Square so we spent about an hour there, I took some pictures of her(which I will not share, I sent them to her mom) and then I just took a few of this and that.

Well last but not least, some of The Smiths.

For some reason they happen to put me in a Spring mood, yes, sad bad relationship lyrics and all.

A very important date.

Hmmmmmmm, I should not be posting this because its a gift for someone, but I just wanted to share it.  I made  this for a very close friend of mine who is turning thirty and well, that all of the details I should go into.  We will just say it involves Alice in Wonderland.  I will talk more about it later, but for now lets share!

This is it in its frame.  It is basically a collage in which I used a photo I had from Central Park of the Alice in Wonderland statue, it was a perfect fit.  I just played around with some fun bright colors, painting, glimmer misting and using the sewing machine once again.  It was all just a big experiment and I think it came out just how I sort of envisioned it:)

The frame was trouble from the start. I wanted something that had a door that would open up and you could open the door and look at the details.  Well I found the perfect one at Michaels for $10 and on the way home from the store I got on the wrong subway and got off and transferred to the right one.  While waiting for the train, the handle on my bag broke and the frame broke, boo.  I was so bummed, but thanks to a spare piece of glass from another old frame, I was able to replace it!

I used the Hambly I have been hoarding, the lime green woodgrain paper in the background, Butterfly paper behind the polaroid.

Here it is with the door open.  I used your photo tip Cynthia:) Thank you.

Now I cannot wait to gift it to her!!!

Before I go, there is a new interview up at The Little Red suitcase.  Tina from Life Love paper did a little Q & A which is very insightful when it comes to her photography process and her scrap booking process.  So go and read and enjoy!!

Pretty sounds.

I just cannot get enough of Nataly Dawn and her two man band Pomplamoose.  Her voice is amazing, and sometimes her covers are way better then the original.

And my very, very favorite......................................................................

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