Tonight I am going to see the Hunger Games at midnight with my girlfriends. I must say I'm very excited but I don't know how I'm possibly going to stay up that late. In my younger days I could stay up til three, sometimes four AM no problem. But nowadays by 12am I'm usually ready to board the Sleepy Train. I plan on dressing up a little bit since it is the midnight premiere after all. I'm going to wear my neon blue wig and I bought this Rimmel blue eye shadow quad yesterday that I'm excited to test out. I painted my nails yellow to create a nice contrast with the blue but I managed to fudge it up already by being gross and eating Cookie Butter straight out of the jar. Speaking of Cookie Butter...oh, man! I'm totally addicted. That stuff is like crack (from what I've surmised crack would be like). They have it at Trader Joe's and you can pretty much put it on anything (anything includes your fingers, btw). I'm wee bit upset that I didn't find out about Trader Joe's until just recently. Think of all the years of deliciousness I could have had. Better late than never though, isn't that what people say?
I haven't had that much time to craft as of late but here's my most recent creations:
"Ponyo Eating Ham"
6 inches
Felt and Embroidery Floss
"Pug Life"
6 inches
Felt, Glass Beads, Embroidery Floss
"Totoro, Mushrooms and Dust Bunnies"
6 inches
Felt, Glass Bead, Embroidery Floss
Assorted Fruits and Veggies Brooches
Felt, Glass Beads, Embroidery Floss
I also finished my newest charcoal illustration as well. I just need to have it photographed. I'm very happy with it and am pleased that I finished it pretty quickly (my illustrations usually take around 2 months to complete and this one only took about a month). I don't work on them everyday mind you, only about 2 times a week so that's why they take me so long --not to mention they're also quite large.
Business has been a little slow on Etsy this month and I'm hoping that'll change in the near future. The thing about Etsy is that there's so much stuff on there that it's really hard to get "found" unless people are looking for something very very specific. I'm happy that my hoops are relatively easy find since there's not that much hoop art available. Last time I did a search two of my hoops came up on the first page. AND my work as been on the homepage a few times. For now I just need to keep making new work and I think the sales will follow in time.
Oh! More news! Only about 6 1/2 more weeks til the big move. I can't believe the time is going by so fast. Too fast. I don't feel prepared at all. I still don't even own a map of Seattle yet! I really need to get more on top of things. My dad on the other hand is confident that everything will just "work itself out" and has been telling me not to worry about it so much. If only it were that easy. Moving to a new city by yourself is really stressful. I wouldn't be as worried if I had a job lined up and had a lot of friends there. But it'll be a good experience. I'm ready for an adventure. Like Bilbo says, "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
I won't miss Phoenix but I will miss all of the people I love here. In the past 3 years I've met some of the most wonderful people I've ever known in my 27 years. They've all become like family to me so it's going to be very hard to leave them. If only I could've met them sooner and would have had more time. Le sigh...I guess what's important though is that I did meet all of them and that they know who they are ;)
