March Updates

Hello all,
I've been keeping busy with a little bit of everything. I started knitting again and I finally finished my shawl that I started way back in September. I used 10 skeins of Inca Alpaca yarn by Classic Elite, which I purchased at Unwind. If you live in the San Fernando Valley and haven't visited Unwind, go.... GO NOW! Stop reading and GO. Je je.

 

I felt warm and fuzzy after I finished the shawl that I immediately started making a scarf out of Mochi plus. 

I found this yarn at Michael Levine's. This store is AMAZING!!! I always come home with awesome finds. The beads were from Bead Source and the bracelet were from Chinatown, but the rest was from Levine's... I'll let you bask in it's rainbow goodness.

I have still been keeping up with bookbinding. Life has been much easier since I invested in a guillotine. I made this Coptic book for my friend's birthday. 

And for those who are curious, I'm still keeping up with my photo a day project. Here are some highlights.

Breakfast at Corner Bakery

New Shoes from Modcloth!

L's Architecture midterm

Los Angeles Fashion District

This is my dinner...diabetes, shmabetes....LOL. That made no sense.

My new tea pot!

J's Tea Party

Aikido sporting my new shawl.

Have I explained why Tyson is named Tyson?...Well he likes to bite everything, including my knee. 

Polymer clay monster on Aikido...I know random.

Oatmeal monster!!!!

A girl can never have too many bags.

I made another bag. This one is a messenger bag. I think I'm going to use it for my sketch book,  pencils and portable watercolor set. I don't mean to brag, but it's pretty darn awesome.

This pattern came from Sew What! Bags. It was quite simple and fun to make. 

The bag consists of rectangles, which makes life so easy. I don't know why I didn't start bag making with straight edges. The first few bags I made had round edges. This can be a pain to sew if you are a beginner. 

I also made sure to add lots of pockets! I was very excited because this was the first project where I didn't have to completely rip out my stitches and redo my project. 

Now here are random pictures from February and March.

February Week 1

First of all, yes I changed my blog title. It was a bit of a misnomer, but I called it Palabras (Words) de Copernicus because that was my screen name. Anyway, I decided to change it to Random Rambling because that's what I do. LOL. It's a tentative title until I think of something more creative.

On to more exciting stuff, here are my pictures for the first week of February.

1 Feb. 2011: My parents came back from Mexico and they brought me back pomegranate tequila. I love it! It's sweet and does not burn your esophagus.  

2 Feb. 2011: I got home late and I was not feeling inspired at all, so there's my teapot strainer and kitchen aid. 

3 Feb. 2011: Feeding my two addictions. Sadly, I still had wrong answers even though I was working on a kid's crossword puzzle and the solution was below....Sadness....I was over analyzing my answers....yeah, that's it. 

4 Feb. 2011: I discovered a used music store (Orphaned CD's) across the dental office I go to and found these awesome records! 

....oh and she stabbed herself with an X-acto knife and needed stitches. Eek, indeed. 

5 Feb. 2011: Saturday was my mom's birthday. She turned 47 and we celebrated with food,

cake and.....

oh yes, tequila!!!!

How to make an envelope out of circles.

Why spend tons of money on stationary, when you can make your own? Here is a tutorial of a simple envelope you can use...especially now that Valentine's day is right around the corner.

Materials:

• Circle stencil
• Pencil
• card stock or medium weight paper.
• scissors or X-acto knife.
• Glue (I learned elmer's glue works best for cardstock)
• Waste paper
• Bone Folder.

1. Trace 4 circles and cut them.

2. Fold your circles in half. It helps to have a bone folder.

3. Place your waste paper on the bottom so you do not ruin your work space. Apply glue on the rim of each circle. Make sure that one edge is tucked into a circle and the other overlaps a circle. You also want to form a square when you glue the circles. 

See how the creases form a square?

4. Let the glue dry. Then tuck the flaps like so: 

The back side.

5. Insert your note for that special someone.

Have fun!

Week 4

A month has passed by and so far I'm still diligent about taking pictures everyday. Yay. Here are some highlights for week 4.

I love tins! I can't have enough of them. 

Cute envelope...it has a funny story behind it..... 

the kiddies wanting in. 

Sardines and tamarind...the perfect combination?

candy!

more candy!

Pretty Jello.

Je je, sleepy pants

My cousin's architecture project.

getting my crossword puzzle fix.