I’m going to take a tiny break from New Orleans thangs and share these fun keychains I made!
I used Sculpey oven-bake clay. I always wanted to make something fun and bake it, but I had an irrational fear of something going wrong during the baking process, resulting in the house burning down. I decided to get over that and try it out, and it turned out to be a-okay!
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Unfortunately my awesome vacation has come to an end; just got back home today.
I’m not going to go into much depth about the daily shenanigans we participated in, but I’ll quickly summarize.
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Note: this was written up yesterday but couldn’t find a chance to do my final edits before posting, so therefore it’ll be an “Entertain Me Tuesday” post.
My first festival experience for sure was interesting, but I would say it wasn’t anything more than average. Crowded, hot, but exciting to share the experience with so many other people that are there for the same reason you are.
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Finally found some downtime to post at least a little sumthin’ sumthin’. It’s been a super non-stop active bunch of days, and if I can share without sounding whiney, my body is a bit sore.
This is my first time in New Orleans, as I’ve shared before, and although the south is foreign to me, New Orleans feels familiar. I personally sense some similarities to Portland, which could be why this city feels familiar.
Like I predicted, I’m enjoying the art scene much down here. Both visual and audio. Their music scene is so LIVELY. Murals everywhere, art vendors left and right, and hot diggity dawg, their houses are so damn precious. I love the colorful shotgun houses; I’ve been photographing strangers’ homes more than anything else so far.
(Exhibit A ⤴ )
So I guess I wanted to share some of my trip I documented so far. Here’s a small batch of colorful things around the city I have seen that caught my attention.
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Here’s some more graffiti I came across that I captured on my phone. I don’t know why, but I just love documenting street art or anything of the sort. It’s like a story people leave behind that should be noticed, even if it is gibberish, offensive, or just one word.
I wish I could have hopped into the heads of these people when they wrote these words…
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I started this little revamp back in December and finally got around to finishing it this week. Oops. Better late than never?
For a while, I’ve been on a roll with revamping and upcycling things I own – from little containers to my mirror to my cabinets. I’m not very good at buying new things because I tend to feel guilty. I kinda live by “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Why replace if they’re still usable and working? At this point, I’ve just gotten accustomed to revamping everything I own. It’s become my thing.
This little guy I decorated back in elementary school. I got it in some kind of kit with markers and stickers, and I felt a little embarrassed still using to this day when it screams “hey, I’m 11”. Doesn’t really fit my current life interests…
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Earth Day is a fantastic day. It’s a good reminder to keep up with doing your part to keep Mother Earth thriving.
I’d like to think I do my part as much as I can. To be honest, I’m a bit of a water waster, but I make up for it for all the reusing and recycling I take part in sometimes known as hoarding. Tomato…tom-AH-to. Or just tomato. Anyway, my goal is to try and produce the least amount of waste as possible. And I think it’s important to keep conscious of it. Not that I’m trying to sound all hippie-dippy.
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Just like the rest of the world, I was THRILLED when an announcement was made for the Twin Peaks revival. And just like the rest of the world, I was crushed when David Lynch pulled out due to negotiation issues with Showtime, whom will be bringing back the new episodes.
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I got this idea from another project I’ve done, and decided to customize completely – a distressed sort of type made by sewing through paper.
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My inner high school self is squealing with excitement knowing Babes In Toyland has reunited and they’re going full force into touring and recording. I listened to them non stop when I was younger, and I never thought I’d see the day they’d reunite.
With all this new, I’ve been in a big time Babes In Toyland mood lately, and as I was doing some cleaning, I came across this t-shirt that I painted back in high school.
It doesn’t quite fit the way I’d like. So I decided to combine it with this long sleeve button down, which is huge on me.
So I resized the big button down, using another shirt that fits me well as a “pattern” to mark down how much to take in to make it a comfortable size. After I deconstructed and sewed it smaller, I cut the t-shirt into a square and sewed it to the back.
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