Updates on Some Stuff

STUPID PHONE.  I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW
TO DO BLOGGING ON IT ANYMORE.  IT WORKED
ONCE AND ONCE ONLY.  FAILED ME EVER SINCE.

OH WELL.  SINCE IT DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND PREMATURELY
POST THIS UPDATE, I WILL ACTUALLY WRITE THIS BLOG.

UPDATE #1-

SIGN DANCING GUY

HE IS NO MORE.  I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE
THE "I OFFENDED HIM" INCIDENT EXCEPT FOR
JOGGING OUT ON HIS OWN.  WHICH IS A WHOLE
OTHER WEIRD STORY OF IT'S OWN BECAUSE
HE WAS KARATE KICKING THE PEDESTRIAN WALK
BUTTON WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE.
REPEATEDLY.

UPDATE #2-

BIRD ON THE WIRE

HE IS GONE NOW.  WAS TAKEN OUT
BUT A STORM FINALLY.  BUT SERIOUSLY,
HOW CREEPY LONG DID THAT LAST?!?!

 UPDATE #3-

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS HEAD 

IS NOW ON MY FORMERLY BLANK LIVING ROOM WALL.

 OK, I THINK YOU'RE ALL UP TO DATE NOW!
ALSO, I AM STILL WORKING ON BEING ABLE TO
POST FROM MY PHONE.  MY APOLOGIES FOR
WEIRDNESSES IN THE MEANTIME.

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Jewelry Frames

I HAVE EXPRESSED HERE THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH MY JEWELRY MOUNTING UP ON THE COUNTER.

ERNIE GOT ME A NECKLACE HOLDER FOR X-MAS BUT
I HAVE SO MANY THINGS THAT IT JUST ISN'T ENOUGH
SPACE FOR IT ALL, AND I HATE HAVING MOST OF MY
JEWELRY IN A HUGE JEWELRY BOX IN MY BEDROOM.

OUTTA SIGHT, OUTTA MIND!  I FORGET ABOUT THINGS.

SO THIS IDEA HAS BEEN POSTED BY MANY PEOPLE,
BUT I SAW IT ON MR. KATE HERE.  I THOUGHT I'D
TRY IT OUT FOR MYSELF- MAKING JEWELRY
HOLDERS OUT OF COLORFUL FRAMES.

I WANTED THEM TO MATCH THE MIRRORS THAT

I GOT FROM KATHY SINCE I THOUGHT THAT A FRAME

COLLAGE ON THE WALL WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

(SEE MR. KATE'S "CLUSTER F" TUTORIAL HERE WHICH 

GIVES TIPS ON GROUPING FRAMES ON A WALL.)

THEY NEEDED TO BE REALLY STURDY SO TWO 

 OF THEM HAVE WOOD BACKINGS TO THEM.

HERE I AM THROWING OUT IDEAS FOR EACH OF THEM.
I PAINTED THEM ALL TO MATCH THE MIRRORS AND THEN
ASSIGNED THEM ALL PURPOSES.  THE MESH BEHIND THE
PURPLE FRAME IS INTENDED FOR EARRINGS.  BEHIND THE
YELLOW FRAME IS CORK FOR PINS (OR THUMBTACKS TO
HANG THINGS ON.)  I PUT PURPLE CRUSHED VELVET BEHIND
THE SILVER FRAME TO GIVE IT A MORE LUXURIOUS FEEL
OVER THE COARSE WOOD BACKGROUND.  THE ZEBRA FABRIC IS
AN OLD CLOTH NAPKIN OF MEADOW'S.  I DIDN'T END UP USING
THE LACE IN THE END.  INSTEAD I PAINTED THE WOOD RED.

I USED NAILS TO CREATE THINGS TO HANG NECKLACES
OR BRACELETS OFF OF.  THEY WERE SUPER SHARP THOUGH
SO I PUT THESE ROUND CLEAR FACETED BEADS ON TOP.

TA-DA!

THE BACK- I RIGGED A GHETTO HANG
STRING ON EACH OF THESE.

THESE TINY NAILS WERE THE ONLY THING THAT
WORKED FOR NAILING WOOD TO THE BACK OF THE
FRAMES- BIGGER ONES SPLIT IT.  AWW, SO CUTE!

THE ZEBRA STRIPPED CORK BOARD.

MY INTENTION IS TO PUT PENDANTS THAT I ROTATE
ON A CHAIN IN LITTLE CLEAR BAGS (USING THUMBTACKS)
SO THAT I CAN SEE ALL OF MY OPTIONS.  PINS CAN ALSO
BE STUCK RIGHT INTO THE CORK BACKING.

I USED A STAPLE GUN TO ADHERE THE CORK.
(I ALREADY HAD A SHEET OF CORK FROM WHEN
I WAS MAKING A LOT OF COASTERS.)

I PUT HOOKS INTO THE WOOD BOARD BEHIND THIS
FRAME.  THEY STUCK OUT THROUGH THE BACK BUT
DAD HELPED ME CUT THEM DOWN MORE FLUSH.

I ADDED FELT TO KEEP THE POKEYS FROM
HURTING THE WALL.  YOU CAN KIND OF SEE
WHERE THEY ARE MAKING IMPRESSIONS.

BLACK MESH-
THIS WAS THE ONLY FRAME WHERE I ENDED
UP KEEPING THE ORIGINAL BACKING
(BECAUSE I COULD).

THE FIRST STEP TO DOING A FRAME COLLAGE
ON THE WALL IS TO LAY IT OUT HOW YOU WANT
IT ON THE FLOOR FIRST TO AVOID TOO MANY HOLES.

I ENDED UP HAVING LESS WALL SPACE TO WORK
WITH THAN I WANTED SO I THINK ONCE WE MOVE
OUT OF THIS APARTMENT IT WILL END UP LOOKING
BETTER.  BUT THIS WILL DO FOR NOW!

I COULDN'T FIND ANY CLEAR BAGS SO I WILL
HAVE TO GET SOME.  BUT I DID PUT MY PINS UP!

EARRINGS!  GEEZ, HAVE SOME RED HEART
EARRINGS THERE PERLANA!  I THINK I KNOW
WHAT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO GET ANYMORE OF!

I USED THIS FRAME OF HOOKS FOR MY RINGS.

AND WHILE I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT I WOULD USE
THIS ONE FOR NECKLACES, I DID BRACELETS INSTEAD.

I THINK THE NECKLACES WILL STAY ON THE OWL
HOLDER FOR NOW.  I RAN OUT OF ROOM ON THE FRAMES.

SO THIS IS WHAT THE END RESULT LOOKS LIKE!
IT IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS AS I DECIDE
WHICH PIECES GET PRIME REAL ESTATE ON THE WALL
BUT I THINK EVENTUALLY I WILL END UP ADDING
MORE FRAMES TO IT.  I AM IN LOVE!
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Noa and Mira Awad

ON SUNDAY NIGHT WE WENT BACK TO CENTENNIAL HALL
AND SAW NOA AND MIRA AWAD.  ERNIE WAS OFF AND CAME
TOO BUT I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF US ALL.  THE LAST
TWO TIMES SOMEONE CAME UP TO ME LIKE I WAS
FIRING A GUN.  BUT ALSO I MOSTLY FORGOT.

NOA AND MIRA AWAD ARE A SINGING DUET FROM
ISRAEL WHO ARE TRYING TO SHOW THROUGH MUSIC
THEIR BELIEFS IN PROMOTING PEACE IN THE REGION.
I BELIEVE NOA IS ISRAELI AND MIRA IS PALESTINIAN.
THEY COMBINE ISRAELI AND ARABIC LYRICS IN SONGS.

THEY ALSO DID SUCH CLASSICS AS "WE CAN
WORK IT OUT" AND "IMAGINE" BY THE BEATLES.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE WAS
JEWISH PRETTY MUCH.  IT REMINDED ME A LOT OF
AMANDA SINCE SHE SINGS AS WELL.  I THINK SHE
WOULD'VE ENJOYED IT A LOT.

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Makeup from the HRE Show

SO I HAVEN'T DONE A MAKEUP POST IN AWHILE
MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY TAKE UP MORE TIME
BUT I DID CAPTURE A COUPLE PICS OF THE
MAKEUP I DID FOR ORIN'S SHOW AT CONGRESS.

BEFORE LIP GLOSS

KISHI BASHI T-SHIRT, YAY!

TIGER'S EYE EARRINGS TO GO 

WITH MY TIGER T-SHIRT.

AFTER LIP GLOSS
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HRE @ Congress

ON FRIDAY NIGHT "LOCAL LEGENDS" (AS QUOTED BY
HOTEL CONGRESS THEMSELVES ON FACEBOOK) HOLY 
ROLLING EMPIRE PLAYED.  IT WAS A GREAT SHOW FOR
PICTURES BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME FUN LIGHTING.

(CHECK OUT THEIR LAST SHOW HERE.)

CONGRESS STREET ENTRANCE POSTER

INSIDE THE TAP ROOM

I HAD TO INCLUDE THIS PICTURE BECAUSE

IT MAKES ORIN LOOK SO FUNNY AND 

DISTORTED.  MOTION SHOT YAY!

"IF YOU CAN'T BEAT IT FUCK IT"
I LOVE HOW ORIN JUMPS AROUND IN THIS VIDEO
 BUT SERIOUSLY WHAT'S UP WITH THOSE RED BANDS?

"OH OH OH, OH OH OH SONG"

I TRY TO GET BOTH ORIN AND NOAH AND END UP
KIND OF SPLITTING THEM BOTH IN HALF.

"FEATHERS AND CARDS"
THE SONG WHERE ORIN AND NOAH SWITCH.

I LOVE HOW ALL THE COLORED LIGHTING 

MADE THESE PICTURES COME OUT.  GREAT SHOW!

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