To humble myself—as my horoscope instructs me to do this week, I offer this photo that recently surfaced on facebook. Me in 8th grade. I’ll let you guess which one is me. Horrible. But hilarious.
Hint: orange.
Miniature Camembert Walnut Pastries how do I always forget about puff pastry?! these may have just made the week’s menu.


today’s thrifting scores:
1. miniature handmde pirate ship for my Christmas Village— looks like this year we will have a small ocean!
2. vintage fishing lures. coming soon to a bright pirate project.
first official project with the Bedazzler. Which is awesome. Everyone should have one.
(they are Bedazzled constellations. Orion and Big Dipper…)
when I was a teenager, my mom and I made candles every Friday night and watched X-Files. at the thrift store today I got all the ingredients to make candles for only $4.25. and yes, the large white slab is wax! score.
despite the pouring rain, today is going to be like a holiday for me. thrifting, breakfast out, ANTM finale on the internet, studio time, cookie dough, etc… and this delicious website sent by HK has started it off right.


it was a nice day here. i got a ventriloquist dummy. i carried it around the shop like a baby, but bagged it for the walk home (it’s a small, gossipy town). he is for my little brother’s 11th b-day. its mouth is faulty so i decapitated it to try and fix it. but, i’m stuck… come nightfall things could get a little creepy if his head is still off….
clearly, not my day today. but at least I don’t look like this woman. (even thought my cookies do) via AFP
WTF. Spent the night making chocolate chip cookies from scratch— with no tools other than a spoon— and this happens. They look like eggs. Ugh. (i really made them for the dough. but still….)
while checking my Google Analytics last night I noticed 7 visitors to my etsy site coming from Regretsy. this news made me almost puke. i can’t find the source, but it terrifies me to think it’s possible. although, there were also visitors coming from Lucky Magazine which made me feel a little better.