Being Philosophical.

I haven't blogged in a while. I don't know what to write about. I don't even know who I am writing to.

School starts in 10 days.
10 days.

WHY.

I got my schedule the other day. I have 8 classes first semester. Sigh. The summer flew by. Of course, a new school year starting means the sooner the year will be over. Which means the sooner I'll be done with school. Not that I dislike school of course. I hope to be a teacher someday. I dislike the people. A whole bunch of kids squished into one building just isn't my idea of fun. A whole bunch of kids desperate to be 'cool'. Kids bragging about how drunk or high they got last night. Who they're dating. I really don't want to go back and listen to who's dating who. 'Dating' (if you can even call it that) in high school seems to be more of a game. Who can I make jealous? Who will make me more popular? Who can I date that will take me to prom? Blah blah blah. I don't see the joy in it all. Either be in a relationship for a few months (or weeks. or days.) that will just come to an end and cause heartache, or be in a long lasting relationship that will probably involve a lot of stress. I guess there's exceptions though- if you have a so called fairy tail relationship.

Fairy tails. Which brings me to another rambling paragraph.

Who even came up with the idea of fairy tails? The Greeks or Romans or the somethings 1000s of years ago? Let me go Google it. Or maybe I'll Yahoo it. I definitely won't Bing it. (I hate Bing.)

............................................................................

Well, I Googled it, then went to Wikipedia (I trust Wikipedia thank-you very much) HOWEVER, I am way to lazy to dissect they entire article to find a clear answer. Go read it yourself if need be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale

Back to my Fairy tail rambling/paragraph/thing. I love Cinderella. The movie? I sing along to every song. Honestly though, fairy tails are all the same. At least the Disney ones are. All the girls can sing. They wear a bow or rag or doorag or whatever. Almost all of them marry Prince Charming. (Can you say player?!)

Hullabaloo.

My laptop is about to die. Which is probably a sign that this post needs to end soon. Before I try to be anymore philosophical.

Happy Friday!

Go read a book.

Image taken from Google Images.

Galaxy Shirt

Galaxy clothing has become rather popular lately. I am way to cheap to go pay $20 or more for a shirt I could easily make at home.(With the help of pinterest of course)  I made my own shirt at home and posted it on Facebook, and my best friend texted me asking for directions. Therefore, I shall write a how-to blog just for her. :)

Materials:
Black T-shirt
Bleach
Water
Spray Bottle (I used a travel size)
Red, Blue, and White paint
Glitter Glue/Paint (Optional)

Step 1.
Slide cardboard in your shirt so the bleach does not soak through. Fill up a spray bottle with half bleach, half water. I barely used any of the mixture when spraying my shirt. You do not need a lot.

 I sprayed my shirt around 7 o'clock in the evening, and didn't rinse it with cold water until 10 o'clock in the morning. You obviously don't have to wait this long.

 Step 2: Paint time!

 Mix paint with some water. I used sponge brushes. I also used the red and blue to make a purple paint.

 Step 3: Sponge red paint around the bleach spots or wherever.

 Step 4: (I apologize for not having anymore good pictures; I had a lot of paint on my hands and did not want to touch the camera) Then blue, and purple. Basically, you just sponge paint into random places.  I also put white paint in the  center of the bleach spots to lighten it up.  I then dipped a paint brush (it is better to use a toothbrush I've heard, but I had no old tooth brushes) and flicked paint specks onto the shirt. I then dipped a sharp pencil into paint and drew x's and t's to make stars. I also took some silver glitter glue and brushed into onto the white spots.

 Later on that evening I decided that there just wasn't enough glitter. (I probably went overboard. Just a tad. :) I brushed red glitter glue onto the red spots in random areas, and blue glitter glue onto the blue spots in random areas.

I wasn't 'thrilled' with the overall product, but for the most part I like it. It was mainly the material of the shirt; I got it from Goodwill and it was a sort of cashmere like material. It was just weird. I'd recommend using a cotton tee.

Wednesdays.

I finished the fourth season of Doctor Who.

Rose has the duplicate Doctor.
Donna can't remember anything.
The Doctor has no one. (Even though obviously he'll find a new companion soon.)

I feel sad for him, which is weird 'cause it's just a t.v. show, right?
But the real Doctor and Rose should be together. It's just weird. And dumb. And annoying.
So I went on Pinterest and found solace in their pictures.

SEE. Rose is right.

They were supposed to be together. Forever.

She came back for him.

But then was forced to leave again.

I mean he burned up a SUN just to say goodbye the first time.

Well, at least  Rose and the duplicate Doctor are together. They'll die together.

I'm just . . . bleh. And it's a Wednesday. I need to clean. I need to cook. But I feel empty.
ALSO. Last night, while I was being sad about Doctor Who, a Roach came scurrying across the living room floor. I hate roaches. Of course, I don't know anyone who likes roaches. Thanks to the help of my cat, Midnight we were able to defeat the horrible creature. Yuck.

Owl Pincushion

I am always leaving my pins everywhere for people to step on. 

And I love owls.

SO, I figured, why not make on owl pincushion?

And make on owl pincushion I did. I couldn't find any owl pincushions I liked on pinterest, so I just printed off an owl template craft.

      

http://amigasdofeltro.blogspot.com.br/ 

Cut out the shapes and pinned them to the material. The material was just random scraps.

Pinned it all together. (I decided to use buttons for the eyes)

Sewed it all up, stuffed it with a rag, and inserted the pins!

DOCTOR WHO PURSE

I made a T.A.R.D.I.S purse! It's the first major project I accomplished with my new sewing machine.

The inspiration.

http://kfsfindingmyway.blogspot.com/search/label/TARDIS%20messenger%20bag

And the process to achieving this bag.

Warning: This is a very long blog.

So let's begin, shall we?

I didn't buy a pattern because quite frankly,  patterns are overpriced. I based the  T.A.R.D.I.S. purse off of this one.

Layed out my material . . . 1 1/2 yard navy, 1/4 yard white, 1/4 yard black.

I used wax paper to make myself a pattern.

As Midnight watched.

Made the outside of the bag.

I wanted to use a galaxy type material for the lining, but I couldn't find any. I went to the Salvation Army and found an old king sized pillow case to use. I think it fitted nicely.

Ta-da.

I printed off letters then used a nice to cut them out.

Traced with a white crayon . . .

And began the tedious task of embroidering.

*Finished*

Meanwhile elsewhere in the house . . . cats sitting on top of a mattress. Seems normal.

Pinned the letters to the bag.

I made a template for the windows on Word. Then used the knife to cut it out again. I laid it on top of the material so I'd  cut the material and the paper at the same time.

. . . Now that was a pain. And took forever. And ever.

Attached the windows and sign! ALMOST DONE.

Worked on the strap.

Mom: "Want me to take a picture of you?"
. . . "Shouldn't I not post my face on my blog?"
. . . "Well your head will be down."

So thus, she took a picture. I posted.

Attached it! And FINISHED.

This project was fun! For the most part it was easy. I did want to add the sign on the front of the T.A.R.D.I.S. to make a pocket, but alas, I had no transfer paper. I don't use pockets much though. I guess I could always add pockets, right?

Rag Wreath!

I really love rag projects right now. For a couple of months my mom has been complaining about how she wants a new wreath. So, about a month ago, I came across a 4th of July wreath. Made from rags! But we didn't have any patriotic rags . . .

The Original
http://www.womansday.com/home/decorating-ideas/summer-red-white-and-blue-wreath#slide-2

So off to Joann Crafts we went.

We got the biggest foam wreath they had which wasn't very big. Mom picked out three different types of material. Personally, I would've gotten more, but material isn't cheap. :(

There was 1/2 a yard each type of fabric. I cut the strips 10 inches long. The site said to do 14 so if you want a more full wreath, do that. I didn't take long at all to complete this project.

Basically that's the end. Just tie each strip twice and go all around. I pushed the strips close together to make it look more full. It didn't have any wire to make a hanger for the back so I used an extra strip of fabric and pinned it on.

Midnight was wore out from all the hard work.

Happy Crafting! :)

Starbucks, Doctor Who, and Rag Rugs

A while back I saw an idea on Pinterest . . . a RAG RUG. I used to think those things ugly . . . but it all depends on the material. I decided to make one of my own.
Here is the original pin:
http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/how-to-make-a-rag-rug-by-everyday-art


Yesterday I ventured to Joann Crafts to get supplies to make the rug. After gathering materials I was homeward bound. First, however, I needed fuel . . . or, well, Starbucks.

Strawberries & Cream . . . Mmmm.

I got home, plugged in my computer, pulled up Doctor Who, & laid out my materials,

Finally finished cutting up my rag strips! *Excuse my knee with Snoopy pj's*

I began making the rug; (All you do is slip the material between the holes. No need to tie. It looks better if you don't tie it. *Still a Snoopy knee*

Then I decided that I wanted to add a patterned material. This material was from a dress that my Grandmother had made me when I was eight and had gone to visit Laura Ingalls Wilder's home.

Mid-stage.

Finished! I ended up not having enough strips. (I bought 1/2 yard (each) of three different colors of flannel plus the dress scraps. In the end, I used an old blue t-shirt and a white t-shirt in order to make more strips. I'd recommend getting  3 yards of material or more to make this rug. The rug is around a half of a yard long. Oh, and Miss Midnight had to check it out when I was done. 

And so did Mr. Benny.

I really enjoyed making this rug. It was very time consuming & I ended up watching almost an entire season of Doctor Who (Best show ever! Seriously, it's amazing.) So you know, this is a simple project and no-sew. A young child could easily do this. Plus, it only requires to two materials: Rug backing & Material. Hope you try making it yourself!