iPhone video test

I know the whole world has seen this awesome commercial with Jose
Gonzalez doing Heartbeat which I think is originally by the band The
Knife. I've had this song stuck in my head this morning...afternoon. Well this didn't work quite like I had expected so I had to edit the old fashioned way...on a computer...how primative. I decided to add this commercial as well since I thought it was fitting for my blog.

iPhone Test

This is an iPhone test and if this work my mind may explode. This
dude from CinWeekly, a local Cincinnati newspaper, set something like this up for Bad Veins to use to
blog while we are at SXSW. I'm hoping to be able to blog on our week
long trip too! This is Oscar being cute.

Word Search

My spell check isn't working so I've decided to make it into a game. How many misspelled words can you find in this post?
Anyways, I haven't been as productive as I would like but I'm trying to fix that today. I have the day off in honor of President's Day which is pretty funny to me since I probably can't name the most ten recent presidents. Sad but true. I started the day off watching the final episode of My So Called Life. I've been watching the entire season on order from Netflix and reliving how uncomfortable and awkward being a teenager really was. After some reflection I retrieved Ben from his studio and we went to lunch at the Blue Jay with Rick where we talked about how artists represent themselves on the internet. Should they use myspace, should they have a site, should they have a blog. There is no real road map to follow because technology is changing so fast and it's turning the art and music world upside down. It's sort of exciting to watch but nerve wracking to be a part of through Ben. I'm feeling sort of talkative today which happens when I have a few days from work to let my mind clear of all of it's clutter.

This weekend has given me some time to play with my sewing machine. Last week I made this pillow cover. It's not perfect but it was good practice. I apparently didn't iron it enough on one side. The iron and I have a bad relationship because I neglect it so. The pillow has two different sides so I can flip it when I get tired of one side...that and the fact that I didn't have enough fabric for an entire pillow.











My second pillow cover was more successful. I made it for the couch in Ben's studio. I ordered the fabric from Lucky Kaeru Fabric & Supplies. It's hard not to go crazy buying fabric when it is this cool.

R.I.P. Polaroid

I don't really have any projects photographed right now to post but I just read that Polaroid isn't making Polaroid film or cameras anymore. That depresses me. The other depressing thing about this day is that I went to yoga for the first time and I'm SO out of shape. I'm probably going to need help putting on my own shoes tomorrow.

I've Already Failed

I've already botched one of my goals. I didn't blog last week, I could list my excuses but that would be a waste of time. I did finish another onesie for my nephew. He's just getting to the size where he can wear them. I'm hoping my sister sends me some updated pictures soon(hint, hint).
Our friend Rick was also kind enough to give us one of his paintings. Ben and I have been hinting for a while and he finally broke down. We love it! It looks great in our living room and it's nice to have art other than my own hanging in the house.

Next week I will post my first completed sewing project!

I'm Not As Lazy As I Think I Am

I'm back to report my goals because without a plan I'll wake up tomorrow and it will be January 2009. No witty intro, I'm just diving in to the list that I've been making over the last two weeks...
1. Learn to use my sewing machine...I can actually report out on progress on this one already. I got the sewing machine out of the box, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS and figured out how to thread it, bobbin and all. Once it was threaded, two hours later, I didn't know what to do with myself since I had no other sewing supplies, no fabric etc. I went rummaging through my closet and found a pair of size 7 pants that won't make it past my knees. They seemed like a perfect sewing experiment so I simply cut the leg off and sewed it shut on one end. I was so shocked and excited that it worked.
2. Buy more gifts for people on ETSY. This site is truly amazing and beats store bought gifts any day.
3. Post things on Etsy to sell by next holiday season. If I make more art I will have to buy a new house. I have progress on this one too! I set up an account last week!
4. Blog at least once a week...starting now.
5. Complete 100 4x6 paintings, stop giving them away. These are a few that I made before Christmas. 86 paintings to go.



6. Have a show with above paintings and sell remaining paintings on Etsy.
7. Claim a crafting corner in my house. Man...this is seeming impossible but I actually have made progress here too. Ben and I had a tenant living in our attic for a few months who moved out this weekend. We didn't hesitate to reclaim our space within hours. Ben went from using only one room in the attic for music to two so it seemed only natural that I get two rooms too. I paint in the dirty dark basement which is perfect for painting but my craftiness needs a cleaner place so I took over the extra bedroom. This is picture shows the beginning of it. Oscar likes to take my seat.

8. Start making Christmas presents in August since I still have presents that need to be gifted and many more presents that I wanted to make but never had time.
9. Treat my backyard with the loving care with which I treat my front yard. I always neglect the back and spend all of my flower money on the front. This year the front yard should be in good shape after three summers of planting bulbs so it's time to give a little tlc to the back.
10. Finish painting our house...it looks newly painted from the front...the sides...not so much.
11. Save money to buy a Macbook. This may be the hardest goal of all since I suck at saving what extra spending money I have and IKEA opens on March 12th. Yikes.

Holy Hell It's January!

This blog post was supposed to happen a long time ago but the holidays and this new position of mine have sucked all of my spare time so I've decided that I need to make a list of goals for this year to make sure this doesn't keep happening. I generally hate New Years resolutions so I decided to make goals. That's different right? Before I commit the list I'd like to finally show of some projects that I finished over the holidays. There are more to come but unfortunately I just finished a few and have not given them to their new owners...yes...I know the date.


The first projects are gift card holders that I made for some of my co-workers. They were really fun and added a personal touch to the impersonal gift card.










This is my standard baby hat which, of course, turned out too big despite my efforts to make it smaller. Luckily my nephew has a pretty big head and looks really cute in over sized hats.
I seem to be out of shape and have grown tired of writing this post. My first goal of the new year is to post my goals for the new year before the end of the week.