Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Summer Camp!

I have never been to an
 overnight summer camp. 
Only day camps and only dance or VBS.
But I have always wanted to go!
I just watched "Camp Takota" on 
Netflix written by Mamrie Hart 
a pretty famous Youtuber. 
It was pretty funny. 

And I'm working a summer 
dance camp this week. 
The kids are pretty funny and fun to hang out with
I also get to hang with my Bestie 
so its pretty awesome. 
Summer so far has been full of school, 
work, crafts, and the beach.
Today though this little girl is playing 
and starts singing Les Mis.
"If the beating of the Heart, 
echos the beating of the drum, 
.......
People who will not be slaves again"
It was adorable. 

Happy Summer!
By - J 
Here is my hair today 



Friday, June 12, 2015

Canvas Inspiration

I think this is just turning into a blog 
about crafts. 
Who cares! Crafts are awesome!
My latest canvas piece. 
I found this really cool canvas art on 
Pinterest, where it was painted these awesome 
colors, then they put tape over it and spray painted
it gold. So the colors under came through when the 
tape came off. 
Anyway I am not patient enough to wait for it to dry so 
I just put tape down in different patterns
and painted over it. 

Start with a blank canvas (duh)

I was doing this on my bathroom floor because
I was also coloring my hair :) 


Added some tape and some paint. 
I used different size washi tape to mix it up a bit. 

Finished painting it, let it dry and 
then took the tape off. 
I don't really love the tape design I chose. 
I should have created straight lines and 
tried not to blend it on some parts.
 I also should have really squared the center purple. 
Now I am trying to choose a quote to go in the middle. 

A. "Life is better when you are laughing"
B. Quiet people have the loudest minds"
C. "When it rains, look for rainbows. 
When it's dark, look for stars"
D. "Today is the perfect day to be happy"

What do you think?
By - J



Thursday, June 11, 2015

Summer Semester

Anyone taking summer classes?
Fun isn't it?
Yeah not really. 
First, I like to shut my brain down
 when summer comes but,
I need this class before starting college in the fall. 
But I am having some problems with my teacher. 
The "pace" is up in the air except for the first two weeks,
you have to have submitted 6 assignments. 
Which to me sounds like 6 lessons. 
Friday night week 2 I am ready to finish my last two 
lessons when the next three don't have submissions. 
Literally three lessons with 10-16 pages each and 
nothing to submit. 
Ridiculous. 
Mostly because the pace chart/syllabus   
says week 1: lessons 1.01, 1.02, 1.03
Week 2 :Lessons 1.04, 1.05, 1.06. 
But they want you to be on lesson 1.10 by week 2. 
It really is crazy. Then I finally get done with these
lessons and I'm ready for a test, but no. 
I have to write an argumentative essay. 
In a MATH CLASS!
I don't like math. 
So I write it and I use Prezi presentations, 
but my teacher says I can't use Prezi, 
even though the lesson said it was an option.
So I am not doing well in the class, 
But I do this talk to the teacher evaluation
and ace it. 
This is my problem.
I'm really good at (pardon the french)
BS-ing those type of assignments. 

So my summer has been filled with crafts, 
fundraisers, and terrible math classes. 

How is your summer?
Best Wishes 
By -J 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

More Crafting and DIY

I've been on this crafting kick lately 
and I love it. 
I am also running out of space on my 
walls for all of my wonderful crafts. 
Anyway I bought a scrap booking paper of the USA 
(cause that's where I live)
and used my Hobby Lobby discount 
to buy some 12" by 12" cork tiles. 
I apologize about the terrible picture taking 
skills. I'm working on it. 
Anyway I bought the map paper and put it 
(using tape) on the cork tiles.
No trimming because they are they same size.

I put some pins in on the places I've been. 

I have a tendency to travel the eastern side. 
I told my sister that the west is settled now 
and we don't have to pack a covered wagon to travel. 

That's what I did today. 
I also am waiting for my brother to finish building 
me a shelf (its been six months, but I'm still hopeful)
anyway I am prepping my room for the bookshelf 
and its a mess. But I am usually a mess :)

Best wishes!
By -J