Santa Paws

X-Mas Gifts

X-Mas In-Door Decor

Xmas Project List

I don't exactly celebrate Christmas, in a Pagan/Buddhist household, it is out of convince that I identify this celebration as Xmas. So now to begin my project list.

The Tree.

Ornaments

     ~Bought 

And 

     ~Homemade

In-Door Decor

Out-Door Decor

Gifts

And 

Crafts (which I really didn't do this year)

Halloween Cones

Still Alive

Took a month off from life.

Keeping a 5 Year Journal Project

So last month I started my 5 year journal, a project that was started by Tami Taylor on Get It Scrapped!. Chick the link and you can get and explanation on how it works and all 12 months worth of prompts.

To kinda summarize the project but explain more of what I've been working on, my journal consist of 4 x 6 inch  index cards that I decorate the front however I want and then answer the question to the prompt on the back.

I'm not going to say any of these are my favorites but out of 30 cards these were the ones that were the most well done.

Currently I am keeping them in a Scooby-Doo box and I already know I'll have to find a bigger box for them. It's a pretty awesome box though and I just got it about 2 days ago.

So there is enough room in this box for a month, maybe two. I think they look pretty swanky in there.

And keeping them in my Scooby-Doo box is way better then losing them in my WIP cigar box. And yes, things get lost in this box, I know, you're say "HOW!? That box isn't that big!!" All I can say is I haven't a freakin' clue.

Alright, till next month there will be another update on this project, we'll see if I get a better box or get the hang of making these on a regular basis.

Blessed Litha

Okay, so I am a little all over the place today. I'm working on cleaning things out and creating some new printables. I just started on one called "Things I scan", I'll blabber on more about it, when I have completed it but I didn't want today to pass without me saying...

If my spelling is all over the place, it's because my monkey mind today is not only all over the place but is also tired.

Ex Libris

Okay so I had just stubbled upon Shelfari through blog hoping and even though I have a goodreads account I found their widget for blogs to be too cool. So I wanted one!! Even better! Shelfari allows me to identify not only books I own but which ones are being borrowed! This inspired me to want to organize my library, which made me revisit wanting bookplates for my books. Well I told myself I wasn't in any mood to reinvent the wheel and to just google "printable bookplates" and pick some to use. That didn't happen, well it did and I found some great bookplates but then I got to thinking.. if I keep them simple I could make my own bookplates according to subjects or genre's of my collection! So I give you the bookplate for my "Crazy Cat Lady" section.

This bookplate not only makes the statement that "this is my book" but also "you better return it if you know what's good for you!"

In the event that I get lazy.. yeah (stop laughing)... so when I start getting less enthusiastic about this project, I figured it would be a great idea to include a few links to some of the bookplate sites that I liked.

If I ever want to pay for my bookplates.. er I mean professionally done plates;

Bookplate Ink

The title of the page should say it all. Bookplate Bonanza is a list of sites that has printable bookplates.

www.squidoo.com/best-bookplates

This site I really like, it is a collection of printable bookplates, arranged by size.

http://www.myhomelibrary.org/bookplates.html

Below I have included my "Own" book shelf. That's right I own these books! And no, I'm not going to loan them out to just anybody, I have to organize and give them their bookplates but now you know why I totally had to make a Shelfari account.

Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog

Monthly Bills Overview

So this is my first pdf. document that I have created to share. It's still a work in progress but woot to my first printable!!

Click for full download here; Monthly Bills Overview

Alright, that's all I got for right now, back to organizing.

Organizing Journals

Oh pinterest, how much time I waste on you... Oh well.. you have inspired me to try work in my journals and to organize them. Also, must work on smashbook.

Okay, yup, my journals...

   Constructively Destructive: Is my "Wreck This Journal" journal. I decided to leave my original Wreck This Journal in fairly good condition and instead alter a book to be my wrecking journal. As much as I love this idea, it does not work so well when if I can't find my original "Wreck This Journal".

Constructively Destructive on Flickr

   Friendship Journal: This one I share with two other people and at the moment I am not sure of it's currant location, it's either in Missouri or Southern California right now.

Friendship Journal Pages on Flickr

   

   Friendship Journal Sociology: Yeah.. this one has been on the back burner and is currently MIA...

Friendship Journal Sociology Pages on Flickr

   Personal Journal: Well um.. it's my personal journal. I think I might have some 2012 pages but I haven't used this one in almost a year.

Personal Journal on Flickr

   Stories For..: Is a alter book that is a work in progress. 

Stories For... on Flickr

These were also in my journal folder. The start of my heart collection for my heart jar..

My Kinetic Cardboard Sculpture

So the last project of the semester in sculpture is to make a kinetic sculpture with the use of a toy. The project is this, make a sculpture out of cardboard that is able to move using a toy.  While most of my classmates have gone with using a race car, I have chosen a more unconventional toy, the Tumbling Tigger.

Original Form

And because you can go on youtube and watch as many videos that you want of this guy in action, I will not bore you with those videos. Instead lets be entertained by the creepiness of a skinned Tigger dancing.

So yup, that is what a skinned Tigger looks like (and dances like). Also I kept the skin, I'm thinking about turning it into a mini tiger skinned rug.

Phase 1 of Project

Drawing Projects

2 Point Perspecitve

Hallway ( Status; Finished)

Interior Space ( Status; Finished)

3 Point Perspective

Imaginary City Scape ( Status; Finished)

Corner of Shima Complex ( Status; Finished)

[Picture Soon To Come]

Painting Projects

Still Life ( Status; "Finished")

Self Portrait ( Status; "Finished")

Expressionistic ( Status; WIP )

Political / Social / Cultural ( Status; WIP )

Sculpture Projects

All of my currant projects for my sculpture class and their status..

Bronze Statue (Status: Need a little more chasing and a patina)
 ~not a currant picture~

Cardboard Bust (Status: Maybe a little more paint)

Plaster Carving (Status: Not yet started)

[A picture would go here]

Kentic Cardboard Piece (Status : Constructing)

Crocheted Square #1

January .....

But at last it got lost in the mail... back to the drawing boa-..er crochet hook.

Current Project List...

Because of my heavy course work I have quite a few projects that I am working on that have taken up a good amount of free time. They are as follow,

In Drawing, 

One Point Perspective. ( Status; Finished) 

In Sculpture;

Lost Bronze Figure. ( Status; On Hold)

Picasso Inspired Bust Clay Templates (Status; WIP) 

In Painting;

Self Portrait aka Zombie / Ninja Turtle Mommy / The Hulk

(Status; Painted Over and WIP)

Well, now back to the studio to work on my WIP pieces.. but first LUNCH!!

Monthly Projects

In an attempt to create some good, creative habits, here are some projects that I will be working on monthly.

~ Crocheting A Square ~
This is a project that I have signed with friends I know who are crocheters and every... wait, wait, *copy and paste*
"This group exists because everyone likes cozy blankets, and ones with personality are even better. 

Each month, you will be assigned a random group member to send a crocheted granny square. When you have enough, put them together to make your one of a kind blanket!"

Nuts to me, I'll be posting my monthly 8x8' squares here.

~ Artist Interview ~
Because it is always good to surround yourself with other creative people, start with making a list of 10 of the most creative people you know (in my case 12 people) and try to have at least half the list be people you know personally... and then from there see if these creative people will share there secrets with you. The above is my plan for conducting and having Artist Interviews every month.


~ Sketch Fest ~
While I already participate with this one on a semi-regular basis already.... well I shall continue it... and continue to encourage others to participate.
Ellen Million Graphics

~ Deferred Self - Gifting ~
More to come on this one...

Happy 2013

To start of the year, a project....

This isn't mine but it is the idea of a new jar I'm going to put together.