I AM...

I am...Happily Optimistic

I think... way too much

I should...Clean my house

I dream...Of owning a home

I want...to move back to California

I know...Everything will always be alright

I don't like...Negative people

I smell...Popcorn

I hear...Rockabye baby from my baby boys mobile

I fear... any harm coming to my children

I search...for my cell phone or keys daily.

I miss....The beautiful California sunshine and my family!!

I always...Drink Diet Coke

I crave... Chocolate

I remember...the moment my hubby and i met

I need.... a local cheap craft store!!

I forget......ummm...i dont remember!!

I feel...Satisfied

I can...do anything I set my mind to.

I can't...say no..

I am happy... being ME!!

I listen...To my heart

I shop...At the Dollar Store and Walmart almost weekly

I eat.... What i crave

I love...My wonderful husband and family

Play time

Yesterday i let the kittens out to play

and noticed they liked playing with my soda boxes.

So i made them a kitty playground..they loved it

its so cute....

POPULAR!!

WOW!!

 Ive made it to over 500 visitors

 in less than 4 months!!

 ( i added the counter in Late May)

I JUMPED from over 100 visitors to 500 in just a few weeks!!

Thank you to all of you who visit me here

and thank you to all of you who inspire me,

 because with out you

 i wouldn't have anything to blog about!!

Be sure to keep an eye out,

 I've got more crafts in the making!

Thank you again!!

Crafty Love to you all!!

A lil bit about me...

I Love Manga and Anime.

some of the favorites that we get here in the us include:

                                   Dragon Ball Z                                    Sailor Moon

                                   Cowboy Bebop                                                      

Ghost in the Shell

                                   Gundam Wing                                          Outlaw Star

                                        Lupin III                                      Case Closed

                                            Blood                                                  Hellsing

                                       Tenchi Muyo                                       Negima

                                                  Bleach                          Full Metal Alchemist

                                         Trigun                                      Inuyasha

Avatar: The last Airbender

Howls Moving Castle

English Version Voiced by:

Christian Bale, Billy Bob Thornton, and others

(own)

Princess Mononoke

English Version Voiced by:

Claire Daines, Gillian Anderson, Minnie Driver, Billie Bob Thornton, and Jada Pinkett Smith, and others

Spirited away

KiKis delivery service

English Version Voiced By:

Kirsten Dunst, Janeane Garofalo, Matthew Lawrence, Debbie Reynolds and more

and the most recent

Ponyo

English version voiced by:

 Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett,Lily Tomlin, Betty White, Cloris Leachman,

I still haven't seen ( and really want to see)

My Neighbor Totoro

                     Nausicaa of the valley of the wind                Laputa: castle in the sky

A Cause For Celebration!!

THIS CALLS FOR A

CELEBRATION!!!

WE BROKE 100 VISITORS!!

YAY ME!!

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU

COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!!

KEEP ON CRAFTING!!

creating ingenuity

I've been thinking....

I like to explore the web and see others craft ideas and designs.

alot of these crafters have wonderful ideas but..

most of them tend to have more supplies and technology than i or alot of other people

they have cricuts, and sewing machines that basically embroider for you and almost limitless varieties of supplies and fabrics.

Id love to have even half of that..but...

I have what i need.

i have a basic sewing machine, paint brushes, crochet hooks and, my newest addition, a hot glue gun.

i think that crafting on a budget and with limited supplies creates much more ingenuity

you create things from scratch when you have unlimited supplies,

but when you are limited ,you create something from something else.

something you would have never used it as.

 for example creating pillow cases, and dresses, and aprons from simple dishtowels.

curtains from sheets and dresses from pillow cases

or even seat belt cushion/covers from potholders.

designing on a dime as my husband put it

i believe we 'dollar store crafters'  are much more ingenious because we create our own ingenuity...

( it makes sense to me...lol)

100 things....

i borrowed this from craftastical

All the things I've done are in purple...

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band ( does rock band count?)

4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland /world ( when i was 3)

8. Climbed a mountain ( climbed half dome when i was 14, and darn proud of that)

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea ( on a cruise to Ensenada)

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (or way more than one)

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables ( TASTY AND JUICY!!)

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill (who hasn't!!)

24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb ( Ive sheared a sheep)

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset ( nothing compares!)

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo's David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted ( sketched in San Francisco in 96')

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen ( assisted at a nursing home)

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving ( SO WANT TO!!!)

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter ( Chinook!!)

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job ( I always quit)

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone ( toe)

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle ( what a rush!!)

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible (many, many,many.....many years ago)

86. Visited the White House ( does seeing it from the street count)

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating( ugh...didn't eat chicken for months!!)

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved some one's life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous ( Gary Condit, Jada pinkett smith, and powerman 5000)

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Read an entire book in one day 

Dirty little secret...SHHH

I have a dirty little secret.....

(and boy do i mean dirty!!)

we lived in a small apartment and i don't really have much room to organize my craft stuff. I've just got a Lil corner in our room to store it. I've been currently stash busting so its kind of a mess as I've been going through my supplies.

i save alot of everything ( Capri sun pouches, boxes, misc)

you never know when you'll find a use for something

Planning and To do:

I have Plans for so many projects, and so  many things that need to be made and finished

(i will post pictures of the projects as they are worked on and finished)

TO FINISH:

Finish crocheting Zach's blanket

Applique and paint onesies (need fabric paint)

family crest onesie

Finish the men's dress shirt to girls shirt refashion

Finish hemming dress made from men's dress shirt

Crib- need to 'fabricate' my crib bumpers

(if only i can find some awesome fabric for a low budget income)

Finish Liam's blanket ( name and backing)

Finish painting Suri's bed

Applique towels and shower curtain

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Paint and finish beaded 'lantern' for Suris room

TO DO:

Crochet niece a black and bubble gum beanie

Make curtains for kiddos room

Make more Sheets (crib and twin bed)

Upcycle aluminum can jewelry

Make more Bro-Bots

2 commissioned Zipper roses

No doubt there are even more things to i couldn't think of at the moment... its gonna be a busy week...and a busy month at that!

A day at the Park

One day i stayed home while my hubby took the girls to the park. i told him to take some pictures. these are what he came back with. they're super cute! and him and the girls had so much fun!!