Finding Color Inspirations at the Thrift Store

There is a thrift store in Lake Worth where I used to live, that is just plain awesome, they are big and they have everything you can imagine, so everytime I need something and I don't mind it being used, that's where I go.

I found this plate here, I didn't buy it, I have no use for it

but it caught my attention, the colors are so pretty that I just had to take a picture and make this color palette

 

 



I hope it becomes useful for somebody, I know for sure I'll be using it :)

 

If you use it, please come back and let me know leaving a link to how you used it :)

 

Have fun!

 

 

 

 

 



 

Embroidery kit

I just happened to find this pencil case at a super discounted price

So I decided to make something very useful out of it,

a take along sewing/embroidery kit. Everything fits perfect inside of it, is just the right size for the needle book I am working on, and the right length for the embroidery floss :)

I love to recycle stuff this way :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

 

My Pinterest Finds

When I take a break from all the things I do, I usually read my e-mail or just relax looking at Pinterest trying to see what to choose for my next project, but there are soooo many cute things that your mind goes crazy, look what I found (that I like) in Pinterest

These bookmarks are made out of paper clay, awesome activity for an older child and you together :)
 



And these ones are just adorable, made out of felt, the site is in Portuguese but under this picture you'll find a link that is in English telling where you can find the pattern :)

o.k. Wild Olive just takes one of the top sites for me, I love making things by hand, and sewing even more, I love making small stuff, and I love coffee, so there you go, this is just ME!

Mason Jars are just awesome, at the beginning I couldn't see the beauty of them, but my daughter really likes them, so I started looking for things that she can make in her little time off, then I started liking them more and more :) These are so cute you can use them to embellish anything :)

Thanks for visiting :)

 

 

What I learned today :)

 

This is what I learned today,

On my PSPX2 I learned to play with brushes and add pictures inside of frames,

it might be pretty basic for a lot of people, but PSP has soooo many features

that it's pretty exciting to make new layouts.

 

I need to learn how to combine colors better

but I am working on it right now too :)

 

Any advice? I love constructive criticism :)

 

 

What would you be if you could be whatever you wanted to be?

I decided to play this little game with Ginger from Love from Ginger blog and she asked this question which made me think...

I think I would be a Model or a Preschool Owner, when I was 17 I model in my country, Ecuador, and won a few contests; my mom saw that this was not just a passtime or hobby for me, so she put a stop to it lol I don't blame her, she was just protecting me; then I came to the States and became a Hairdresser and had the opportunity to model for a Hair Show, nothing big, just a State Hair Show where I felt like in heaven, I loved it! but then I got pregnant and that was it, no more modeling for me, my choice, my family became my priority, which is still like that :)

But at 17 I had another dream also, I lived near a Preschool and I loved looking at the parents dropping off their child to school, since then I wanted to have my own Preschool. When I had my second child I stayed home and studied to be a Preschool Teacher, changed careers and practiced too, loved it also!!!
But things here in Florida are not as easy as saying I am going to open my own Preschool. So to make a long story very short, we'll keep it as that :)

But dreams are not done! Now I am a stay at home mom and this thought in my head has been lingering for a while now, I want to open my own online business where I can sell what I make, my Art, Crafts and Scrap kits.  And that's what I want to be if I could be whatever I wanted to be :)

Building a Bunny House

This is what it has been keeping me busy for the last couple of weeks

We are separating an area for our bunny to live in, since we live in Florida he can be outside most of the time, but since he likes to dig! we have to go through a process.

First we had to mark the area, then we had to take the grass out and dig down

to put chicken wire on the bottom, since they dig they'll escape if the wire is not there
(believe me, it already happened to us)

We also dig a few holes to put the posts (4x4) with cement to hold the fence that we are going to put as walls

When we are done putting the wire on the ground and the fence on the sides, we have to connect them, and put some sand and grass on top for bunny to have a living area of his own, but now we are stuck since it's raining so much here in Florida :(

I'll post some pictures when we are done :)

Thanks so much for reading, I know this is not artsy or crafty, but I had to take pictures and make a layout of such a hard work lol

Right Brain Left Brain

I've been really curious lately about what creativity has to do with the right and left side of the brain

so I did a search to take a test for it and I found this one here for free :) it only took a couple of minutes to do it and I am SO amazed with the results:

It says that I am 60% Left Brain and 40% Right Brain

But when I really, really think about it, it might be right lol

I am a hairdresser who practice for nearly 12 years then I had my second daughter and decided to be a preschool teacher which I did for 6 years, the hairdressing career falls under being creative and the preschool teacher falls under math and science, I love doing both things but when it comes to my hobby is all art, what's up with that?

Aren't I supposed to use my right brain more? lol

Would you take the test and come back and share with me your results? :)