A day at the fair

Yesterday we went to the fair. I basically love fairs. I like the fried food, riding cheesy rides and looking at all the entries. Oh, and I like making money. This year, I made $145.  I am pretty much a happy clam. I entered these killer brownies that won Best in Division and Best in show. In other words, $75 dollars. I even considered not entering them, because they did look horrible! But of course, I'm thrilled I did because they can support my shopping endeavors. I am now thinking of all the great things I can buy. And I wish Fairs came more often. Because I know it won't be too long before I'm broke again.

Thanks Emily for taking pictures! And if you were wondering, #1 is what you should do if you want to model pathetically. I'm just here to help you all. XOXO, Kryn

PS: What do you think of my dress? It was not what I pictured making, but it turned out cute. Its also kind of Retro! (Eeek! I love retro/vintage stuff.)

10 things {habits}

1. I do not believe in rising before the sun.
2. If I remember to put the lid on the tooth paste-something is wrong.
3. I love dusting. Big time.
4. I don't bite my nails but I am an exuberant trimmer.
5. I eat breakfast the second I get up.
6. I love holding things over my nose (I'll explain.)
7. People chewing loudly near me is so so bad.
8. I crack my toes every morning.
9. Drinking a full glass of milk is something I never do.
10. I like to twist my arms in a funky way.

Okay, so I finished my fair stuff! Woot woot! I am officially a happy clam. I feel like doing something amazing to celebrate, but so far nothing. I'm actually already planning my next outfit (I say that like you should be surprised...I started planning it about 3 weeks ago.) I plan all kinds of things. Like what colors the colors my kitchen will be in my townhouse, what kind of car I'll have and what kind of dessert we'll have at my moms funeral. (Please know, I'm not hoping to use these plans anytime soon.) I guess I could have added planning to my habits list because it is a very prevalent habit. Oh, and in bed I like to plan what I'll eat for breakfast. I think I could write a whole post about the weird things I plan. Hope your Monday was just wonderful!

Weekend High's and Lows

Time Another Highs and Lows. Remember the last one? It was quite a while ago. Just a little tidbit, I updated the celebrations page so you can see all my celebrations by following the link I posted. (PS: it's here too.)

Highs
~ Organized my clothes by color
~ Gave my room a deep clean
~ Got the sewing machine back from the repair shop.

Lows:
~ My tulips are wilting
~ I have a REALLY expensive library fine.

It looks amazing!!

Bacon....Chocolate?

Have you ever tried Bacon Chocolate? I have, and it does taste like bacon. It also smells like a dog treat. I usually never venture from my norm of milk chocolate, but I had to try bacon chocolate. After all, I'm a pig predator! While I'm not sure I'll get it again, it was fun to try. Bacon bits can go on salad and baked potato's, but chocolate? I'm still not convinced.



Here's a peek at the next tutorial for you all. I never thought I'd be smitten on bow ties, but then again, I never thought love and navy blue would ever be said in the same sentence.

And, With my big girl camera, I've been able to get some really cute shots of the neighborhood squirrels.
Okay, this is pushing it. I wouldn't say this is cute.

More like odd and abnormal.

Felt Flowers

I'm slowing down on the tutorials, but this is too cute not to share. I am thinking of posting a tutorial every 3 or 4 weeks.
To start off, you'll need 6 petals and a circle about the size of a quarter. For my petals, I just drew a flower on a piece of paper, cut it out and used that as my template.
Fold it in half, then glue halfway up one side, then fold. You should have one little petal. Do this with all six flower cut outs.
To assemble the flower, cut of the tip of the petal, add hot glue and press onto the circle. Put 4 Petals on the circle, then glue the other 2 in the center.

These are super easy and so fun to make. I have already worn several as hair accessories and I am thinking of adding pins so I can wear them on cardigans and scarfs.

Happy Thursday!

Goals (that involve lip gloss.)

New Years Resolutions anyone? Here are mine. Be assured, I'll forget them all by February.

Get more lenses and improve my photography-Improving is always a good thing. I think first on my list are filters and a macro lens.

Sew More- I want to sew fancy, pretty dresses with lovely material. Enough said. Oh, and I'd like them to be retro/vintage.

Play a sport- This is a new thing for me! I would really like to play volleyball and maybe track? On second thought, no thanks. Volleyball is just fine.

Learn HTML/Corel Draw- I have always wished I could design my own templates and stuff like that. 2012 is the year to do it!

Grow my lip gloss collection - Wow this is really something to aspire too right.......right?! Okay, not so much, but I still would like to do this.

And there you have them. What are your new years resolutions? I hope they are all a little better than Number 5.....

I'm off to bath and body works to begin accomplishing goals!

Ponder this

Can you figure out what this is for? It's pretty tricky.

Floral Flowers : DIY

Now, you get to learn how to make these cuties! Wouldn't they be so adorable on a headband, or hanging like a flower mobile? You can pretty much do anything with these, so lets get started.
You need 5 petals....And needle and thread.


Thread your needle and stitch across the flower...(Clearly, I am in serious need of a manicure. Sorry girls.)
So it looks like this....
And then do it again...And you should have this! Now pull the thread and it will gather nicely. Wrap the leftover thread around several times and the knot it.
(like this.)
And there you have it! These are easy, but take a little bit of time. But the result is so worth it!Here are some ones I made with scraps from my quilt.
And is a cute little pillow I made for my room. I am thinking of adding more flowers, they are just too cute!

There's the template for the flower. Print it out and you will be good to go!Hope you enjoy this little project - let me know if you make any and how they turn out.

I loved sharing this with you. I really, really did.

Pretty Peices

These are the colors for my quilt this year. Aren't they all so pretty? Quitilting is really not my style though. Its all to perfect. Every seam must match. Everything must measure out equal.

It's sort of like math.

And it all goes downhill from there.