I tried to make fancy nail art that’s all the rage these days, but I don’t think I did very well! I tried though, blue and red for the election! I used the little ball end of a pin to make the dots, next time I might try something different, or I might try to … Continue reading »
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First bedroom craft since coming home
I covered one of my smaller walls in my room with all of the maps from the places I traveled to this summer. Some craft paint and an inspirational quote later I got this! It really adds great color and warmness to the space.
Crochet in Italy
I’ve witnessed some quite amazing crochet in Italy. Things I would love to be able to make and do. Crochet still bewilders me and I am barely able to do a basic stitch. Physically I understand the idea of how the fabric is made, with one continuous loop instead of many (as in knitting). I … Continue reading »
Pescara Antique Fair
Reblogged from Summer in Pescara: On my way to the center of town I got very distracted one day. I randomly stumbled upon a whole street shut down for an antique market. If you know me, then you know that for a 20 year old I’m freakishly in love with antiques and thrifting. I love … Continue reading »
… I designed a t-shirt design for my department
Check it out! I’m awesome at using paint to design basic things like this. We’re yet to actually make shirts out of it, but most everybody really likes it! If you haven’t absorbed the deep symbolism it’s supposed to represent biology and engineering coming together.
… I made a glitter Starbucks cup!
Yes this post gets an exclamation point because this was so incredibly easy and turned out so amazing! My best friend got me the original Starbucks cold cup as a belated Christmas present. It’s originally only $10 but she works at Starbucks so she actually got this for free as they were shuffling merchandise. I … Continue reading »
… I made a painting.
Okay, so it might be cheating to make a painting about engineering while I was not doing my homework, but what can I say, in the end I am passionate about it. This project started out as an abandoned sandwich board. I would walk to class everyday and see this sandwich board on a random area … Continue reading »