Succulents, mittens and more!

Well, it's been a while since I've posted a blog. Mortuary School and the coroner's has kept me busy, but I sneak in some craft time in between. Tee hee. So, what have I been up to, you ask. Besides emersing myself in the exciting world of funeral history (:/), muscle nomenclature, and interesting fluids and aromas. I've been playing with fabric, plants and yarn.

First the Fabric!

A few weeks ago I was driving down Tampa and I noticed that the Joann's store was closing. I was sadden by this, but mostly curious about the sales. I walked in telling myself I would not splurge....yeah about that....I came out with about $80 of merchandise. The fabric was irresistibly pretty and cheap (sort of). Since I do not know how to sew, I asked my long distant aunt (and neighbor) if she could make me needle cases. This was the result:

Cute aren't they?

Now for the plants.

I visited my friend a while back and she showed me her terrariums and I thought they were awesome, so I thought I'd give it a try. I used a vase, pot, and jar to house my succlents, which were purchased from Home Depot. Behold.

Having the plants around remind me of my days in the UCR greenhouses, just exnay the aphids and nematodes...and cute greenhouse guy. (sigh)

Lastly the yarn!

It gets really cold in my house and at the Coroner's office, thus the birth of these awesomely cool, I mean warm, fingerless mittens. The yarn is Tonalita and it was purchased at Unwind located in Burbank. I love the color changes. I have yet to finish the other mitten, hopefully I get that done soon.

Okay enough rambling and back to studying. Eck!