Snoozer.

I am so super tired right now, but i'm forcing myself to squeeze out a blog entry. The past few days i've stayed up much later and woke up a lot earlier, so my body is sort of angry at me and i just feel really sluggish and my allergies are acting up. I didn't have much time to work on things today, as there was some family stuff i had to help out with. When i got home, i continued experimenting with some new stuff i'm working on, which includes these two little guys.



Also, I was going to work on these two pouches, and had cut everything out and did my ironing, but i had to throw in the towel because i'm just not up for it right now. The new "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" is on tonight and i'm tempted to take a nap beforehand, but i'm afraid i won't wake up in time!



Yesterday, Jen Vecc tagged me, so here are 6 unusual(?) things that you should know about me:

1. I'm 25, but am easily mistaken for a 16 year old. If i go to the movies and have to buy my tickets at the window, i get carded.

2. When i was about 12 or 13, i was super into Silverchair. For my first "concert" ever, i saw them and The Rentals (another favorite) open up for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I thought it was one of the craziest things ever and had so much fun that i wrote a letter to Kennedy on MTV, back when she was hosting Alternative Nation. She read it on air, and me being the huge geek that i am, have it on tape.

3. I tried going to college for about 7 years and studied graphic design, drawing and illustration, but never earned an actual degree. First i went to junior college, took some time off here and there, then went to art school for a year. I eventually called it quits due to my social anxiety and the fact that i find classroom situtations and group work to be completely unbearable.

4. When someone with opposing tastes deems something tacky or horrible, that just makes me like it more and more. I do have my limits, though.

5. I love bright, bold, crazy colors, but i wear a lot of black.

6. I met The Boyfriend on Myspace.

I think i'm supposed to tag someone now?

Ummm...I'm shy!
(Tell me 6 Unusual things about YOURself.)

To quote The Boyfriend, "sKullz R keWl, LoLZ!!!1!"

So, my plans sort of got messed up yesterday and i didn't get to start work on the garage. I was online A LOT and kept checking the forums on Etsy, and actually started promoting my blog and such. I did step out to drop some packages off at the post office and took my mom to one of her favorite stores, which i usually cannot stand, and got these funny little folks:

"Stan the Strong Man"


"Sweet Tooth Ruth"


They're Halloween ornaments that i thought were just too cute and funny and they were super cheap, so now they're on my red shelf full of other cute, colorful, and obnoxious things.

On a productive note, I set out to Gocco-print some skull notecards (which i did a while back but the screen got effed up), but printed some for stickers instead. I used the same neon paper, AGAIN, and printed skulls with black ink, ran the skulls through the Xyron and then cut them out by hand.





There are 5 each of 6 colors, and right now i'm trying to figure out how to package and price them. Any suggestions?

Color Saturated Saturday

Today, Ryan and I headed to Jersey to hit up the Goodwill and to go to a flea market. I didn't really feel like sifting through all the crap at Goodwill and almost immediately got all stuffy and felt gross. I did manage to find this crazy-colored plastic statuette of two kids looking like they're about to kiss. I love it so much that i might make it the official ILIKEITTOOTOO mascot. Not that i really need a mascot or whatever.



Apparantly it was an off day at the flea market because there weren't too many vendors set up. Some family members of mine had suggested i purchase a space to see if i can squeak out a few sales, but i'm not sure people are willing to shell out the bucks for handmade stuff when there are crazy bargains everywhere.

Even though Saturday wasn't the most bumpin' day at the flea market, i got a few things. Here's my haul:

Super strong plastic magnetic flower hooks:
2 packs of 8 Magnets


Large "Skull-Knocker" Earrings:


And!

An embarassing amount of Nylon stud earrings:
Dots, Teardrops, Flowers, Hearts, etc, etc, ETC! These will be added to my Punk Rock Flea Market deadstock earring inventory


Oh, i also got the newest issue of Craft: Magazine at this vendor who sells current and recent issues of tons of different magazines at a few $$$ off regular price. Sweet!