Make architecture

I have been so busy lately. I decided to go into interior design after years of telling myself I would never join any form of the architecture program. It's so much work! But, I went for it. I should probably be working on my Shepard Fairey essay due...tomorrow...

Our first Design 1 project was the "Cube Construct"

Not quite as cute as my other creations, but pretty badass.

I have some other pretty exciting things I'm working on. I'm a Delta Z now so I've been making a lot of sorority stuff! I can't believe they are pink and green and turtles! That's my entire bedspread from the summer!

My camera is broken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Make photopearls.

I went to the Craft Super Show in Orlando, FL at the Orange County Convention Center. They actually had the biggest scrapbook crop ever on Friday night. They also had Mary Engelbreit as a guest speaker. Honestly, I never really got into scrapbooking. Maybe one day, but I'm just not a big scrapbooker right now...so a lot of stuff at the crafts show was boring and overcrowded. I have never seen so many women screaming over a cutting product.

I did find something to interest me though. I came across this both called, "Photopearls." From a distance, it looks like ultra pixelated images, but it's actually made entirely out of beads! And the best part was that it was free!


They took my picture and printed out a sheet with rows out circles filled with numbers. They number coordinated with a bead color. Then there was a clear, pin board that you placed on top of the print out. You place the beads on and when you're done, you stick a sticky sheet of paper on the back and remove the beads from the pin board. When they printed out the sheet of paper earlier, they actually reversed the image.


The end result looks amazing from far away. This is what it looks like close up. A lot of women would put the beads on row by row but I just did it color by color. It saved a lot of time. I actually finished when other people that I sat down with had just gotten there.

The line for this place was insannneee. We got there at the perfect time between crowd. I think they were giving away a free gypsy so everyone was gathered around there. People were crazy stalking seats to make their own photopearl. The kits were $50, which is a bit pricy but it comes with software that can map out your picture.

They actually made the largest bead picture ever of Obama. I think it's going to Washington D.C. soon.

Make banana muffins.

I've been trying to eat a more balanced diet lately. Usually, I just consume ice cream, peanut butter, back to nature cookies, and cupcakes. So I'm on the fast track to diabetes. I was trying to look up vegetarian meal plans and I found something amazing:

http://www.vegcooking.com/veganMenus-1.asp

I think it was developed by PETA but they have meals for each day for two whole weeks. I think I might try to loosely follow it. I started by making their banana oatmeal muffins using whole wheat flour. And they are so perfect and delicious!


Gators also like banana oatmeal muffins. "Nom om om."

Make ceramics.

There's a little ceramics shop in Downtown where you can paint just about anything. A guy from the Real World (MTV) actually worked there at one point. Needless to say, they bring in a lot of celebrities. I became addicted at one point. I cut myself off. If I didn't, I would end up with a lot more plates than I would ever need.


This thing is so neat. It's mug so it's perfect for drinks but it's large enough to be a bowl!

Make another gator dress.

As a member of the Gator Nation, I need clothes to wear on game day! That's how I justify my compulsive sewing habit...


This dress is a deconstruction piece The white parts were once a forever 21 babydoll dress. There was a hole in it and it was near the end of its life. The orange part is a men's XL polo I found at Goodwill. The gator is also a Goodwill find. Never underestimate your neighborhood Goodwill. Those recovering drug addicts can be your best friends or your worst enemies. Did I also mention that college students get a 10% discount?

Make floor cushion

Dorm life is cramped. There's limited space...especially at the University of Florida. So a logical solution would be floor cushions! I would like to thank Amy Butler for the idea. She has the most beautiful fabrics and patterns I've ever seen. Imagine Vera Bradley x 100 translated into a pattern and you get Amy Butler.