Craft Day

I love to craft.

But I'm not crafty

There is a difference.

And don't let me anywhere near paint. 

I will paint everything, even myself.

But I had no plans yesterday afternoon 

and I decided to do some crafting.

I wanted to do those string art where 

you wrap the string around the nails and

it makes an outline of a picture. 

That didn't happen.

So I went to the dollar store because 

It's cheaper and got some ribbon, 

because I love ribbon, 

sticker, glass stuff, and random things.

Also if it is cheap I will buy it.

It's a problem I have.

Then I went to wal-mart,

I really don't like that place.

And got some more stuff. 

And they had paint on sale so I had to buy at 

least 6 bottles.

I was thinking I would try the string thing

until I got home and realized that it was

way to much work and I only had a couple hours.

So I pulled out a canvas I had, 

Only because I bought it on sale, 

and thought up an idea.

My penmanship is bad but I love those canvas art 

where the word is painted in it. 

But I had to solve the letter problem. 

So I used scrapbooking letter stickers. 

And this is what I made...

The stickers were not very sticky, 

I knew that paint would bled under but I painted it anyway.

Blue and purple are one of my favorite combinations.

Good thing I bought that paint, right?

I started the colors light and let them get darker, 

giving it an ombre type look.

Which was just adding water to the first rows and

 more paint to the later ones.

After I painted it and used my blow dryer to 

dry it up and peeled off the letters

Finished product...

I think I'll add a silhouette of a dancer on the left side 

but I love how it turned out. 

By -J 

Spring Break 2015

I know what you are thinking,

Not another person telling all about their awesome 

plans for Spring Break...

Nope my plan, because I have online classes 

and I don't really get a spring break, 

especially with work.

I could ask for the time off and get it but I like work.

And money :) 

But I do have plans to go to the movies at lease once,

get ice cream with friends and visit the beach at least once

and visit my best friend in St. Augustine for the day.

Really not exciting or exotic plans for the week.

So it kind of got me thinking about the people who don't

have the time or resourcing to do something crazy.

Which gave me the idea to share some ideas on easy 

Spring Break ideas.

1. Play Tourist. 

Your local area can be a treasure trove of fun 

visit your online visitors bureau or locate your visitor center and explore. 

2. Girls day.

Local shopping or browsing maybe get your nails done too.

That is on my list of things to do but I'm 

waiting for my nails to grow.

You can also organize a slumber party.

Movies, comfy clothes, maybe some spa treatments.  

3. Day trip.

The price of gas might make you cringe but 

grab some friends and split the cost. 

Set out for a planned day or a day of getting lost.

(Pack snacks or their will be blood) ;)

4. Tour your local restaurants.

This is on my list too.

Set out to eat, eat, eat, 

You don't have to do a full meal

 but ask for drinks and appetizers and try out new places.

5. Museums and Aquariums. 

Art is coming back in a big way.

Street art, pop culture, and even historical are making 

their way into fun chic environments. 

Try out locally or drive to the "big city"

And aquariums are awesome...

Have fun and be safe!

By -J

What are your plans for spring break?

P.S Happy St. Patrick's Day