Upside down houses

I'm so into upside down structures, it is not even funny.

Also,

Happy Obama Day!

I've been obsessed with the Sampler making thing on American Girl website. Felicity is the best. I think these look so cute I can't handle it. Well Obama Day is so great I feel like my eyes are tearing up every time I think about it. I just heard Charlie Gibson talking about Sasha and Malia's coats and about how much fun Sasha probably had picking it out. This makes me so happy. Joe Biden's beautiful smile makes me happy. I'm so giggly and happy and excited and kind of nervous. They say there are 10 balls happening tonight in Obama's honor and he's expected to dance at each and every one of them. Hot.



I like them!





Some preview of my recent projects, including a professional African American man in honor of Obama.

New Year Crafts!

I doodled this lady in class when I was bored, and last night I carved linoleum of her face. It took 3 buffy episodes, but I think she's damn perfect.



My sister is modeling this headband I made. Cheap notions/weird appliques from SAS and vintage paisley trimming make perfect headbands. I've been wearing this a lot with my new poncho and the old Mexican boots from the ten dollar store.



My sister who is completely oblivious to all things craft bought this from Joann about a year ago. She still hasn't learned to use the sewing machine, so I made it for her. Why she wanted this tiny quilt, I do not know, but I think it's rather darling.

Merry Christmas!

This year, I celebrated Christmas by making homemade marshmallows with friends using Martha's recipe and carving my head off to make linoleum block printed Christmas cards. After Olvera St, I listened to Odetta and danced around the house then eating alphabet soup out of a bowl I made while watching Buffy. I also sewed velvet until my fingers were stained. The rest of the day was spent sitting around listening to Debussy with my family while eating in-n-out then watching Korean dramas all night.

Christmas eve ruled. I wish everyone a great happy merry Christmas!

Worry dolls

For Christmas, Justin took me to Olvera St. and bought me everything I wanted. I picked out a pair of leather sandals and a couple families of worry dolls. I think they are so darling and I love them so much. 

I want to make something out of them like a pin or something but I don't want to take them apart from one another. 

I'm free.

Today was the last day of school until January 5. It's a bummer I'm taking winter session but I'm gonna do it! I guess I might not go to Chicago tomorrow, it's still up in the air and I don't really care. To celebrate my freedom, I took a self portrait on my beloved Land camera and finally got to use my self timer. It's insanely hectic running around trying to make sure I set everything up right. I had to do this 5 times, but I really like the result. The colors kept on coming out skeezy because the film was old. I forgot that I bought this film 2 summers ago and that's why the film was being unforgiving. I just ran around, googled, adjusted until I ran out of film. 

It's my homage to Mexican haciendas. 

One day, I will have a working scanner. Until then, this will do. I also just got a bunch of 55 film and a handmade wooden pinhole camera. I'm gonna make so much.

Earwarmers.

I saw this thing at Urban Outfitters and I thought that I could make it. So I did! I knit it with white cotton yarn with a pink mohair. It's wonderfully fluffy and so nice. Today I wore it out for the first time, and I kept on getting "Why isn't it a beanie?" comments but I like the 20'sness of it.  

The flower looks like this. Kind of oversized but lovely.

That's the original I looked at while knitting.