Saturday, December 25, 2010
Santa Has Come to Town
Monday, December 13, 2010
Christmas is Coming Soon!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Nostalgia Corner
Friday, November 12, 2010
"Ruldolph the Red Nose Reindeer...Had a very shiny nose..."
Today I went to an estate sale!!! AN ESTATE SALE in November!!! What a miracle!!! I walked in the door and the room to the left was FULL of vintage Christmas decorations. I personally, always try to look for the 1940s- 1950s felt knee-hugging elves. They are usually at EVERY estate sale I go to that has vintage decorations, has these. I walked all through that room but I did not once see my desired elves. My mom and I decided to take a gander at the rest of the house, of which I didn't find anything in, and I just had to go back into that room and try and find one of the DAMN elves! I finally found one of them, in a bag, full of some crappy ornaments of which I didn't want. I walked up to the lady running the sale, explained my prediciment and she sold me the elf for a quarter!! It will go nicely in my collection of elves.
Well wish me luck in my adventures to try and find some bad ass decorations to use for the upcoming holidays! I will post some pictures after I decorate.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
The Blasting Room Studios
Saturday, August 7, 2010
A Night in Old Town
Monday, August 2, 2010
What A Wonderful Day With My Friends
Friday, July 30, 2010
Do I Have the Plague?!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Day Full of Memories
Monday, July 19, 2010
Let's Make Every Moment Special
When I got home, I received a message from Gwyn, my stepmother, that I got a package in the mail from my Aunt Julie that had some bees stamped on the box and other insects as well. Could it be? Could I have really gotten a present out of good luck that I got from a bee landing on me? It is true, or at least I believe so!
Inside this box of wonder withheld treasures of which only artsy people could enjoy. When I tore away the tape from the box it was shipped in, I saw a small white envelope that said 'Kassie' on the front in cursive. I opened that which held a vintage-style kitty card that said," Remember that each day and week of your life is making your life's tapestry. Each strand on it's own may not be interesting but when you look at a finished portion of that tapestry- your life is a beautiful and interesting piece of art. 16 is a good place to be!" What a wonderful, heart-felt card to give to someone, especially when they have been going through times like myself. I carefully unwrapped the many layers of beautiful packing that was so delicately places into the box. When I undid them all, there it was, a Reader's Digest novel with a hole in the center that was filled with a tapestry that covered mounds of wonderful delight. There were chains and charms, and just plain bizarre items inside! That was not the only thing I received in my box of wonder. I also got more tapestries which when unveiled, revealed clasps and other mechanics of jewelry which always comes in handy seeing that I am the jewelry woman, as well as a Starbucks After Coffee Mints tin that had a wonderful necklace inside! There was a Steampunk book in there as well which talks about making Steampunk jewelry, Steampunk sculptures, as well as mentions a few bands that follow that style. Matter of fact, I had just visited a website that had a picture of the book but I had never found it in person.
It seems as though all the makings of today have made it wonderful! Thank you very much to all involved it really was a blast! (i.e.- Auntie Julie, Emily, Brenda, Kenzie, Mrs. Rhodes, Dory, Mom, Ron, Dad, and Gwyn) I hope every one's July 19th, 2010 was as memorable as mine.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Changes
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Is it too early to think about Halloween???
I plan to make these, decorate them, and use them for Halloween. It should be a fun activity to do with the friends and family. I wish that I could spend October 31st in Colorado and then get on a plane and head to Mexico to spend the rest of the holiday of Dia de los Muertos which is November 1st and 2nd. It would be perfect! If anyone has any ideas for my Halloween celebration then just send me a comment!
I hope everyone has a great day!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
My Zoo
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The Promanade
The Invite:
The first thought would be the way he should ask you to the Prom. It should be romantic and make you feel as if you are the only girl in the world. Some ideas for the guy would have to be:
-If you are not the creative type you could ask her by just simply saying, "will you go to the Prom with me?" That would be somewhat boring but it is more that just ASSUMING she is going!!
- Another idea would be to make a poster and put if in the school somewhere that is frequently passed by the girl you are wishing to go with. Hopefully she will return with the answer in a poster as well.
- My favorite way that I personally would like to be asked would be to take your date to get dinner. While there, pull out a box that with holds a locket that says, "Prom?" engraved into the back of it. This is not only a cute way of asking someone out to the Prom but it provides the girl with a necklace to wear to the dance. It also is something that she can wear anytime and it will always make her think of that day.
The Dress:
Pick a color that looks good on you. And pick a style that looks good on your body, not just one that is instyle that year. I believe that you really shouldn't spend very much on a dress either. Why not just get a friend that wears the same size and switch dresses for the next dance. You could always alter it in a certain way to make it your own.
How to go from work to Prom:
Since this is what I have to do this year I have decided to write about it. Hopefully it works. I personally have quite long hair that is very pretty when it is curly. Naturally I have straight hair though. I work at a movie theatre and usually have to wear my hair up so it doesn't get in the food or anything. Prom is from 8:00pm- 11:00pm. I happen to work from 1:30pm- 8:00pm. Now I have to switch from work to beautiful for Prom. I will take my hair down and it should be quite wavy by then. I will take the front sides and twist them in the back. Hopefully I will have a pretty hair accessory to place in my hair to hold it together. I will go from day to night by adding a bit of shadow to my eyelids and a bit of lipstick on.
With my tips I hope your Prom will be spectacular!!! Have a great day!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Happy Easter in Kassieland
So Easter was a few days ago but I have been so busy that I hadn't gotten around to putting up a blog post about the eggs that Gwyn and I made. In the picture on the top, you have the three eggs that Gwyn and I made. These ones happen to be hollowed eggs so we can keep them for as long as we can until they break. To the left is mine that I made. He is a bit inspired by Humpty- Dumpty. In the middle there is the Gnome egg that was created by both Gwyn and myself. I came up with the idea, drew the face, made the jacket, and actually made the shoes. Gwyn found the materials for it all, did a lot of the gluing, and made the hat. On the right hand side is Gwyn's egg. He was originally going to be a purple fox and that is why he has such a long tail. She then changed her mind and created the cute little bunny with a button hat.
I hope everyone had a wonderful, bunny- filled Easter!!!