le fin de 2007

This photo is half of two dozen carrots that I've been scurrying to make up these last few days for a couple craft consignment stores. Including The White Rabbit (see link at side bar).

Happy New Year!

à bientôt Madison

First is my seasonal card to EVERYONE!

Today I said farewell to Madison until June. I thought it would be bittersweet, but it was mostly just sad. I won't get all weepy because there are plenty of other weepy blogs you could be reading. So instead I'll post some of the pretty photos that have been taken in the past weekish.

Here is the pile of slippers that I made for the fam and some friends, although they're not complete. The finals versions were personally embroidered with the name of the recipient sewn to the heel.



And here is the wrapping paper I made at kinkos by using some red and blue wrapper paper found at a thrift store and making more copies (illegal?) for PERSONAL USE on neon 11 x 13 sheets of paper.



And finally, some photos that Adam took of his bug collection since they are too pretty to just leave in a dark, lonely folder on my desktop.

WINTER!

According to my assignment notebook, today is the official first day of WINTER! Not to mention all of a sudden only 3 days until Christmas (and 11 until I take off for France!).

Right now, finals are done as of yesterday, and I'm just working on packing up everything to get moved in the next few days...



The Etsy shop has been closed but I may post a few special orders / reserves for people. I really don't have much left though, but feel free to send me an email (poorlostbread@gmail.com) or a message on etsy if you'd like to check on my stock.

Anyway, I'm very excited for everyone who is getting one of my plush for a holiday present--if you do and you read this I'd really like to have a photo of your toy in it's new home!

Off to pizza and packing....

allez-y!

(on the left) Saturday : one year celebration with delicious paella made by le chef Adam, followed by a live improv performance of one of Adam's fellow entomology majors.

(on the right) tonight's batch of 6 coals for the Glitter Workshop, hopefully I can get them over there tomorrow or Wednesday. I have another 9 or 10 to make tomorrow in order to take them to work on Wednesday, so expect more plentiful and aesthetically pleasing coal snapshots to come.

Otherwise,

Sunday and today were spent for the most part in Chicago. Got my VISA, a book of 501 French verbs, and a good haul from a 50% fabric store moving sale (photos of those goods coming up, they should be documented and shared).

Also, I'm trying to think of some plush to make between finals and when I shove off for France to send to stores to sell for me... any suggestions of anything you'd like to see in plush format?

Off to the nightly episode (or two!) of The Twilight Zone!

Night!

evidence

the photo on the right is that previously mentioned particular car at the end of my block... my car was about 1/2 this bad this past weekend, or maybe less, but it seemed pretty bad... AND still 3 more days of snow in next 10 days. i feel like we haven't had this much snow in the month of december in the past 2 years combined.

the photo on left is the thank you card i made and gave to eric for shoveling and driving and rescuing my car.
the card is one of 5 i copied at kinko's using their really fancy color copiers and some cardstock, of a card i actually have dated 1947. i plan to do a lot more of this kind of vintage-stationary reproduction soon... i just need to have a good reason because those color copies aren't cheap!

still snowy

although i have no photos of the snow to show, i may try to get some tonight. there is on particular car at the end of my block that is hardly visible under the masses of snow and ice.

but anyway, i found this lovely photo of my plush in action at the kismet gallery's plush vinyl + clay show in Troy, NY right now.

also it seems the croque monsieur moustached sandwich has already been eaten or perhaps purchased? who knows, maybe he's living in nyc now, spreading his toasty warmth.

one full week of classes left, with a trip to chicago this weekend to meet with the French Consulate to get my VISA (fingers crossed!), and then finals and then moving and then christmas (oh no i don't have any presents), and THEN FRANCE! AHHHHHHH!

but, i still have about a month, and i really really want to get some sewing in too, hopefully tomorrow after my oil change (yes Mom I remembered)...

Yip yip!

snowy

i keep forgetting to upload my photos onto my computer before i leave to get internet (since i don't have it at my house)! but, luckily a recent Poor Lost Bread convert has taken a photo of her pink bulb ornament in her pink holiday tree! (thank you Sandy!)

nothing like a pinky photo to help me forget about my $30 parking ticket and the dread of oncoming "snow showers."

this past weekend there was SO MUCH SNOW. luckily one of adam's two weight-lifting room mates was nice enough to help me rescue my car. and adam helped too! my keds became swamps though, and now they're crispy from all the salt...

but i did order some boots yesterday and they should be getting here tomorrow! yay! i'm having everything i order online these days shipped to adam's house since i suspect somebody STOLE my yellow reebok's, of which i have still not received a full refund, but i talked to a reebok rep last night and he said it takes up to 30 days. boo hoo.

speaking of 30 days. 29/30 days until i fly away for France!

and... less than that to make presents for everyone i love! yiiiikes! jo ann's here i come, oh, and i have to get my oil changed, bah!

but no, i have lots of ideas for presents, although most people i'm making them for are going to be snooping around here so i'll be posting them and how-to's AFTER the 25th, but more sweetie photos to come, including my recent project at kinkos involving vintagey stationary and a color-copier!