Etsy sale

Quiltlets are on sale in the shop. You can find them here.

catch up

my fortune from Saturday...I went to my friend's youth group the next day. it was unusual in a good way...something new. I liked it a lot. I felt so welcome.


Updated the Etsy shop on Sunday with some more quiltlets. I listed four and now there is only one left! A good friend bought one, then the uber talented Debra Gabel got one, and so did the fabulous Pokey Bolton (editor of Quilting Arts magazine)! It was very exciting! I also listed a baby quilt I finished up.

Sorry this post is kinda lame...I am sleep deprived and my to do list is growing.
Rachel's second art journal class started...I can't wait to start that this weekend, mayhaps.

the weekend update

Tutorial number seven for rachel's art journal class...used an anthro page on the back of the page before this one (first picture above)
I got not one, not two, but three fortunes in my cookie on Saturday...is that considered extra lucky?
mirror self portrait. you can see my room. Anthro initial letters above my bed along with an old green clock that doesn't work. bed spread made by my mom...I am still working on my new Amy Butler one.
the pile next to my bed...teen vogue issues, artful blogging, a bible, and the latest addition...Twilight.

we had our tennis team car wash on Sunday...we made the freshman girls hold the signs and awkwardly stand by the cars during a red light. someone brought their iPod and I am sad to say this, but we played the Jonas Brothers and yes everyone knew all the words and sang along...I will confess, I was anti-Jonas, but their song "Burnin' Up" has grown on me and I catch myself humming it sometimes.

this is Stella...the 9 week old puppy of one of the girls on the team. super cute. she loved the water.

last, the quiltlets...i have eight that are almost done. i hope to have them in the shop later this week. for now you can peek at the doors with the cute buttons i picked out. i also finished off a baby quilt that will also go into the shop.

i hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend!

three day weekend=cool beans

So this weekend I am hoping to get more quiltlets done and posted in the shop. When I made the first one I really didn't like it very much, but to my surprise some people out in the blog world want more. Ok people, I am on it. They are starting to grow on me too.

Walked home from school today listening to Viva La Vida by Coldplay...so I was singing to myself..."Now in the morning I sleep alone, Sweep the streets I used to own." I turn the corner and see: male subject sweeping the street. I laughed to myself, maybe a little too loud. I felt kinda stupid, but I mean it was pretty funny. Ok, fine... maybe it was one of those things where you had to be there, but come on...maybe a little chuckle?

"Good ideas will spring forth naturally from your mind in the coming week." --my latest fortune cookie...i will let you know if i get any.

I finally fell to the hands of peer pressure...I started reading Twilight. So far so good. I still haven't hit that moment where I become totally engrossed and cannot possibly put the book down, but I can feel it coming.

Sent RAKs to some lovely girlies. We kind of did an RAK swap if you will. Kate commented on my quiltlet so I gave it to her and she sent me a print from her etsy shop and a mini art journal. Dani drew my number for an SIS TV gift certificate on her blog so I sent her a little quiltlet too. Sending and receiving mail is so much fun!

Enjoy your three day weekend people! Do something creative and love it!

"I don't care if Monday's blue, Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too, Thursday I don't care about you, it's Friday I'm in love" --The Cure

So Friday was a good day. Let me rephrase...Friday was an absolute blast! I woke up, got ready for school, ate breakfast, then went to check my email...you know the usual. Then I see this email about a new comment on my blog. It turns out that Kelly Rae Roberts purchased this quiltlet over on my etsy. I flipped out...literally. I mean the Kelly Rae bought my quiltlet. I ran downstairs yelling to my mom and dad, "Kelly Rae bought my quiltlet on etsy!!!! It is my first sale! WOOT!" Of course my dad says, "Who is that?" I reply, "Kelly Rae...the amazing painter who has her own book coming out this month. The Kelly Rae who posts her original paintings on etsy and within the hour they are gone. Yes dad, that is Kelly Rae and she wants my quilt." (you get the picture...I was off the wall. I walked to school with a skip in my step and I was wearing a really cute outfit so it made all the difference.)

The school day flew by and I had successfully survived my first half week back.
Then it was off to my first concert! Maroon 5, Counting Crows, and Sara Bareilles. It was so cool! Sara sang her Love Song.

I took pictures through the binoculars.

Maroon 5 "nailed it". (the words of Jack Black in The School of Rock.) Like really, they were killer and I sang so loud to every song.


Counting Crows were great too even though I really didn't know that many of their songs. I still had fun pretending that I did as I moved my lips and then yelled out on the long notes.

Friday was amazing. I loved it! It might have something to do with the fortune I got earlier in the week. I don't really remember the exact wording, but the main gist of it was good times are in the near future.

One more funny thing completely unrelated to my awesome Friday is tonight when I got in the car to go to Cooper's house this new song just came on the radio and then when I left some two and a half hours later it came on right as I got in the car to go home. I liked it too. It is called "Rise Above This" by Seether.