Rain's Embellishments

Valentines Day Is Coming

2012-01-24T00:19:00.000-08:00

Here's a little of what I've been working on recently... Just in time for Valentines Day!

A little something for everyone. Please check back, I'll be posting new items in my shop tomorrow! XO

Feeling the Need for Some Colour Etsy Treasury

2012-01-12T18:30:00.000-08:00

Maya Wade included me in her Feeling the need for some colour Etsy Treasury!

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Lisa's T's!

2011-12-26T21:03:00.000-08:00

My "little sister" (and model) Lisa now has t-shirts of her

colorful artwork online for purchase!!!

Please take a moment to check out the awesomeness

and perhaps fill your cart with a new shirt! :)

Free Shipping @ Rainsembellishments.etsy.com

2011-12-09T23:59:00.000-08:00

FREE SHIPPING on orders $25 or more!

http://rainsembellishments.etsy.com

Just enter coupon code FREERAIN at checkout

***Expires December 31, 2011***

Indie Gift Guide: Sweet Tooth - Indie Sacramento

2011-11-29T21:20:00.000-08:00

*REPOST from Indie Sacramento!* - Thanks for including me Amy! :)

We all have at least one person on our list that has a major sweet tooth. Check out this selection of gifts for the sweetie on YOUR list.

1.) Sweet cupcake earrings by Rain's Embellishments

2.) Try an indulgent Birthday Cake candle from Beegrl88

3.) What doughnut lover wouldn't be thrilled with a gift certificate from Doughbot Doughnuts, where they can try flavors like maple bacon and chai? {Photo above by Rodney Blackwell}

4.) Any cupcake baker would adore these handmade cupcake flags by la maison des plumes

5.) Take the scent of Red Velvet wherever you go with a roller ball fragrance fromBody Luminosity

6.) Need a gift for someone who is crazy for cupcakes? How about a box of decedent flavors like chocolate hazelnut and pb&j by Icing on the Cupcake

7.) And what cupcake lover wouldn't want to adorn him or herself with these adorable cupcake buttons by Klinger Creative?

8.) This cherry covered apron might fit the bill. By Mrs. Talbot

Indie Gift Guide: Skulls - Indie Sacramento

2011-11-29T21:16:00.000-08:00

*REPOST from Indie Sacramento* ... Thanks for including me Amy! :)

Do you have someone on your gift guide that is obsessed with skulls? Whether they are a little bit goth or just in love with the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), we've got you covered.

1.) How about a colorful Day of the Dead painting by The Vintage Peacock?

2.) Rain's Embellishments offers a variety of festive and colorful skull jewelry.

3.) If skulls could be cute, these earrings by Leighlicious Designs are the cutest skulls I've ever seen.

4.) Does your skull-lover own a pet? If so, these skull and crossbones colars byxoxokakes are a MUST.

5.) This creepy cute skull and crossbones headband by BugzerkBands would make a great gift for that punky girl on your list.

6.) Do you like your skulls with a little more sophistication? Try a Dia de los Muertos serving platter from whygirlsgoastray.

7.) This framed skull makes a "smart" gift - it's printed on a dictionary page. ByVintageDictionaryArt.

8.) Ana Apple's Bad to the Bone onsies are the perfect gift for a skull-loving baby.

9.) What about this unisex Day of the Dead tee by Zen Threads? Other styles available.

10.) Perfect for the Dia de los Muertos man in your life, is this t-shirt by Mi Vida Creations.

11.) Last, but not least, are these bright and colorful clay earrings by Penny's Lane. Other colors and styles available.

New on Etsy

2011-11-23T00:04:00.000-08:00

Shopping Bonus!

2011-11-22T01:58:00.000-08:00

With the plethora of shopping expected this weekend, I just wanted to remind everyone to help support small businesses during

Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday!

Along with that, I want to share a shopping coupon bonus!:

From now til the end of the month, I'll give you 10% off your purchase at my Etsy shop when you use the coupon code LETITRAIN at checkout! How sweet is that?!

So please check out all the new goodies I have up in the shop! All the necklaces, bracelets & earrings are looking for great new owners! :)

I (HEART) The Guild!

2011-11-14T21:05:00.001-08:00

I must confess, I'm a GEEK! (If you didn't already know this, now you do!) I'm sure you've noticed my fair share of blogging about Buffy or Joss Whedon , but I've barely talked about The Guild! It's basically a show (web series) centered around Syd/Codex and her "friends" who love to play a online role-playing game (think World of Warcraft) and how they interact with each other in game and real life. You can catch episodes on their website, YouTube or Netflix...I suggest you do! :)

I've felt pretty crafty towards The Guild recently and made myself a couple items in honor of my favorite web series!

Please allow me to rewind for a quick second....

I <3 The Guild sooo much that I went to the Long Beach Comic Con back in April just to catch a glimpse of them taping Season 5!

I'll admit, I was stalking the set!

Taking quick pics when the guards weren't looking!

(Hence the blurry photos) XD

Getting back on track... A couple seasons ago Zaboo had this Highland Sextacy painting done for Codex to show how much he supported her "relationship" with Fawkes (leader of the rival guild). Think Geek actually started selling Team Codex-Fawkes (Team Cawkes >:) ) posters! I subsequently emailed Think Geek to see if they would be selling t-shirts with the print. Sadly, they responded no because it would be too hard to print the dark picture, resolution, etc..

Then I thought: "Hey, I've made my own 'screen printed' shirts before! I can totally do a Team Cawkes shirt myself!". A trip to the fabric store to buy a tee and dark transfer paper and I was ready to get to business. I just downloaded the image, printed it out on the transfer paper, ironed it on the tee, altered the tee to fit me better & voila!

Me & my Team Cawkes shirt!

But I didn't stop there - because dude, I need jewelry to go with the shirt! "I can make shrinky dink charms out of The Guild icons and make a charm bracelet!" As it turned out, my shrinky dink charms came out a tad bit too large..."Necklace it is!".

Here's how I did it:

(Disclaimer: ALL images are property of The Guild (Felicia Day, et al)! I made the shirt and the necklace just for myself! I do not intend to sell them!)

Downloaded the icons and printed them out on shrink paper.

Then I cut them out, punched charm holes and laid them on parchment paper on a cookie sheet to bake/shrink at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes.

They went from really BIG

(a little more than a quarter of a regular sheet of paper)

to big charm size (about 2 inches) :

(By the way, sorry for the crappy images! I was using my phone camera at night!)

To keep the ink from running (from either getting wet or sweat) I decided to put a clear coat on each charm. I started by using nail polish (since I couldn't find my Diamond Glaze) and found out that it was a bad idea.

If you look closely, you'll notice that something funny started to happen to the Clara (blue) charm when I applied the nail polish. The ink wanted to run - yikes! So I sprayed a clear coat of Krylon on the charms. As it turned out, that wasn't the wisest choice either because it made the ink spotty. I ultimately decided that I didn't buy the proper shrink paper because the ink did not want to fully dry!

Though, I must make another confession: I hate waiting for things to set! Whether it be glue, paint, nail polish, ink, whatever - I get impatient! I want to get to the next step! Which I have found never really helps any project. I just get so excited that I want to get to the finished product! I'm sure many of you other artists/crafters have been in this situation before as well! Come on, 'fess up!

I'm sure if I had waited overnight for the printer ink to dry on the shrink paper then tried to bake/shrink the charms I would have had much more positive results!

Anyway, I soldiered on!

I did end up applying a coat of the nail polish to the charms to make them glittery. ;)

I wire worked the charms onto a white enameled chain and added a lobster claw clasp.

Then I laid out different colored Czech glass heart and star beads to see how I wanted the remainder of the necklace to look. Then I put all the beads on head pins and wire worked them on the chain. I omitted some beads and added others and this is what I ended up making:

There's me & my finished product! I couldn't be a happier jeweler/geek!

All I need now is some Jones soda featuring The Guild while I watch the webisodes! (BIG thumbs up!)

Rain's Embellishments Trunk Show THIS Saturday!

2011-11-10T10:56:00.000-08:00

Spanglish will be hosting a Trunk Show

featuring MY Jewelry

THIS Saturday!!!!!

Hope to see you there!

Great time to buy for the holidays! ;)

Sunshine Tutu

2011-11-10T00:43:00.000-08:00

I made a Sunshine Tutu for my niece (girlfriend's daughter) for Halloween!

Here's how I did it:

1. First cut out 3-4 different colored pieces of tulle in varying shades of orange & yellow. I cut 8 pieces of each tulle...two shades of yellow & two shades of orange = 24 triangles.

2. Do a zig-zag edge stitch along two sides of your triangles with matching thread.

You should get a nice pile of edged pieces

3. Get a piece of ribbon and straight stitch your triangles onto it. You'll want to cut the ribbon to twice the length of the waist measurement.

Stagger your pieces along the ribbon so they lay unevenly.

Lay orange on top of yellow...yellow on top of orange to create depth .

4. Trim any tulle points that might sick out along the top edge of your ribbon.

5. Get a thicker piece (at least twice as wide as the base ribbon) of ribbon and fold it evenly over the front & back of the base ribbon.

You can't really tell from the top picture, but I took my long ends of ribbon & tied them in a bow in the back of my niece. Pretty easy project!

Halloween Costume '11

2011-11-08T23:39:00.000-08:00

I always dream BIG for Halloween because it's my favorite holiday!

After much debate I decided to do something Tim Burton-esque! After going to his art exhibit earlier this year I've just felt so inspired by his art. In preparing my costume I scoured the web for ideas and created this Etsy Treasury:

As well as this Pinterest Board:

(more pictures on my pin board)

This is how my costume turned out:

Not exactly what I originally envisioned...actually I wanted something a bit more kick a$$ (like with a corset & skirt), but this worked for passing out candy to Trick-or-Treaters!

My mom made the AWESOME black & white striped jacket that I'm totally in LOVE with <3!!! It turned out so great that I even wore it to the Dia de los Muertos Celebration I vended at the weekend before. (Pictures below)

I originally wanted to construct a top hat to go with the awesome jacket, but I went with this psychedelic witch hat I got at Gatherings. To complete the ensemble I wore my red & white stockings I picked up at the Heebe Jeebe Halloween boutique!

Here's a few other creations made for Halloween/Day of the Dead:

My Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein Love Necklace

My sister showing off the "zip from the top to the bottom" skirt made by our mom!

Me & my jewelry with the jacket! :)

Last Weekend for the Farmer's Wife Boutique in Petaluma!

2011-10-29T00:39:00.000-07:00

This is the last weekend for the Farmer's Wife Barntique at the Adobe Pumpkin Farm in Petaluma! If you have a chance, please stop by. My jewelry is there along with a ton of other wonderful goodies made my local artists!

Address
Adobe Pumpkin Farm 2478 E. Washington St., Petaluma, CA 94954 · Get directions
Phone
1 707.338.2315
Website
http://www.adobepumpkinfarm.com
Hours
Fri - Sun: 10:00 - 5:00

October 31st - Halloween 10:00-5:00

Rob on the Road with Spanglish Arte!

2011-10-29T00:11:00.000-07:00

Back in late July I had the opportunity to be part of the taping of this segment of Rob on the Road (KVIE) show at Spanglish Arte!

You can see a bunch of my jewelry in the video footage. Mari is actually wearing a pair of my earrings. If you look reallly closely, you can see my side & my hands working on jewelry. I'm wearing my rose ring. Enjoy the art-E!

Scraps! "An actress tale..."

2011-10-26T11:32:00.001-07:00

My friend, Melody, wrote a script for a short film, Scraps. She asked me to be an "extra" for their shooting of the laundromat scene. So I happily accepted my part as an "extra"! Little did I know that I would have to actually act! Yeah! :)

Here I am post makeup (done by my sis, Angel):

Totally sleepy-eyed, but ready to be in the background & fold laundry.

Before that day Melody and I discussed what I should wear that day. Both of us being Dr. Horrible fans, she sent me this picture on my Facebook page:

(Felicia Day as Penny & Neil Patrick Harris as Billy, aka Dr. Horrible.)

I told her that I would have to see what I had in my closet. I decided on my "naughty maidens" (fabric I got from reprodepot.com a few years back. If you look close you can see sassy maidens showing a little leg in their dresses. My mom made the dress!) dress because it had all the colors of Penny's outfit in it. It would have been great if I had my little cap sleeve white cardigan, but guess what? It was in the laundry! lol! And seeing as I was up the night before at the Midtown Vampire Pub Crawl (hence the sleepy eyes in my previous picture), I didn't get any laundry done!

Here I am between scenes with my basket o' laundry:

The director gave me my direction and I happily, or normally, folded my laundry... I put clothes into the washer... and then I found out I really had to act! I'm not going to give the scene away, because you will ALL have to see the movie, but here I am waiting to do my part:

I just have to laugh because I do not look thrilled at all in this picture! I felt bad because as previously mentioned, I was prepared to fold my laundry in the background and call it a day. Then I find out I had to do this "acting" which I was not at all prepared to do! Ah well, it was fun! And now I can officially say that I'm in a movie! :) *giggle* I met a lot of fun people on set which made for a good time talking about movies & Whedonesque things between takes! Thank you Melody for making me a part of your movie!

Panteon De Sacramento - THIS WEEKEND!!!

2011-10-26T00:12:00.000-07:00

I will be vending here THIS WEEKEND!!!

Please stop by and check out all the NEW Necklaces, Bracelets & Earrings

I have in stock!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Please remember, this is a "CA$H & Carry" event! ;)

Detailed listing of the event & workshops below.

(Copied from the La Raza Galleria Posada Facebook Events Page)

Dia de los Muertos: El Panteon de Sacramento Events & Workships (Oct. 29-30)

Día de los Muertos is a traditional Meso-American holiday dedicated to the ancestors; it honors both death and the cycle of life. In Mexico, neighbors gather in local graveyards to share food, music and fun with their families and extended community, both living and departed. This most personal of all Mexican holidays, Dia de los Muertos has become an international phenomenon in recent years, and acknowledges the belief that death is only another phase of life from which we both shrink from and celebrate.

Whether in the day, or bathed in the light of the moon, upon entering LA RAZA GALERIA POSADA'S Panteon de Sacramento @ J St. & 20th St. in midtown Sacramento, one immediately feels that it is a place of memories and, the presence of those who have passed. 50 large alteres, created by individuals, families and non-profits.This is free, all are welcome.

www.larazagaleriaposada.org

Panteon de Sacramento Event and Workshop Programming*

Sábado 29 de octubre (11am-10pm)

& 20 th St.

11am Panteón opens to the public

Opening Ceremony- Danza Azteca-Xantotl(Unification)

12-2pm Workshop*-Cempazuchitl-Flower Making

($5/person)

2-5pm DJ Larry Rodríguez

2:30pm-4pm Workshop*- Mask-painting

($10/person)

4:30pm Workshop*- Mask-painting

($10/person)

4:45pm Marco Ferrero presenting “Hidden Truth-La Viuda de Don Marcos”

5:30pm Poetry Reading by Escritores del Nuevo Sol

“Recordando a Nuestros Antepasados”

and open mic to follow

6:30pm Performance by Eduardo López Martínez-Direct from México!

NOT TO BE MISSED!!

10 pm Panteón closes for the night. Re-opens at 8am tomorrow.

*All workshops are on the first come first serve basis and while supplies last.

Domingo 30 de octubre (8am-8pm)

8 am Panteón re-opens.

12pm-6pm DJ-Albeert Garnica playing oldies, rancheras, viejitas, and other requests($1/song)

12-2pm Workshop*-Cempazuchitl Flower Making

($5/person)

2:30pm-4pm Workshop*- Mask-painting

($10/person)

4:30pm- Workshop*- Mask-painting

($10/person)

7:30pm Closing Ceremony

Handmade Halloween

2011-10-24T16:18:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween Everyone!

I'm always happy whenever October rolls around because this spooktacular month features my very favorite holiday, Halloween! :[ (<---That's my happy vampire smilie)

You get to dress up in a costume, which let's face it, is probably one my absolute favorite things to do! When I was younger, and old enough to be left alone, I would always rummage through my mom & sister's closets to try on dresses & high heels! I start dreaming up costumes waaay in advance then narrow down my list to what I really wanted to be! Most Halloweens my mom makes my costume. Occasionally I sew a little myself or I augment some outfit with the proper accessories to go with it!

You also have tons of fun craft projects to create! I got a head start this year (because my jewelry is in a couple boutiques for the season) and made a bunch of earrings & necklaces.

Today I carved a pumpkin & baked the seeds for a treat!

Here's a little of what I've been working on craft wise:

(I promise I'll do another post for those costumes I mentioned earlier)

The conglomeration of projects!

My necklaces & earrings that you can find & purchase here!

Roasty toasty pumpkin seeds!

(a little butter, salt, cinnamon & sugar. Bake @ 350° yum!)

Googly-eyed pumpkin

(Inspired by the Martha Stewart magazine)

Knit Candy Corn Cap made by my mom & ready to purchase here!

Shrine made using Crafty Chica products

for my Tia Chalia & my Grandma Carmen

(So this is more Day of the Dead, but I made it a while ago & never quite

finished it, so I decided to put it out as is! - I can always work on it more...)

Obviously, I've been having some fun!

Have to say I love the photo editing options that I can do with my Picasa 3 photo program along with some spice from Picnik!

Sweet Treats everyone and...

Macabre Beauties

2011-10-24T02:09:00.000-07:00

New Lovely Pendant Necklaces available in my Etsy shop!

Flying Keys

2011-10-21T03:00:00.000-07:00

For all you Harry Potter fans out there!

Flying Key Earrings
Rainsembelli...
$12.00 USD
Flying Key Earrings
Rainsembelli...
$10.00 USD

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This is HaLlOwEeN Earrings Looking for NEW HOMES!!!

2011-10-07T21:05:00.000-07:00

New items are up in my Etsy shop!

Just in time for Halloween!!!

Etsy
Rainsembellishments

Please make a purchase...they'll be so lonely without you! :)

Curtis Fest - Wrap Up

2011-09-12T21:40:00.001-07:00

Like most shows I do, I stayed up really late finishing projects just to wake up really early to trot out to the show & set up my goodies to sell! Which is why you won't see any pictures of me because I looked like a zombie until I ran to Starbucks to get a large mocha & then I was just hot & sweaty (because it was hot outside) once I was alert ...and you probably don't really care, so on to the pictures! lol!

My jewels, my mom's knitting/sewing/crocheting & Erika Ashley with her 23rd Year goodies

Fun aprons

family friendly petting zoo

Totem Sculptures

Tapigami Lampshades

Live Music

Fun Potted Succulents

Stained Glass

Rad Art Paintings

Sold!

Hand painted "Sugar Skull" earrings by me :)

This was a family friendly event. Made me wish I had brought my niece's crayons to sell! Ah well, can't win them all. Did have one really great sale that day that covered the cost of my table, plus put a little something in my pocket :) !

The Art of Tim Burton

2011-09-08T00:50:00.000-07:00

Back in June, I had gone down to LA for the Can't Stop the Serenity charity event (which you can read about me in all my geekdome here). The day after I took a trip to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to see the Tim Burton Exhibit!

If you're a "kid" around my age, you fell in love with Beetle Juice and The Nightmare Before Christmas! The awe & mystery of Edward Scissorhands and many many more! Now imagine if you would, walking into the creative world of the artist that made these wonderful films possible! I got to do just that!

This was my portal into that world:

I walked around in childish delight taking it all in from scultpures to statues, paintings, movie props, costumes and videos. It was all eye candy and nourishment for my soul!

The colors and textures of everything. Endless hours of love, neurosis, art and ambition from his early days at Disney to his work of today. It was all there on display and I drank it ALL in!

The walls were covered in pages of notebook sketches & water color doodles.

Even the simplicity of this sketch & poem has depth with the use of watercolors! Not to mention that the poem is pretty kick a$$!

This piece stole my heart!

I could envision a young Edward cutting out cookie dough with his cutter feet & his father holding up his heart! The magic that cinema is brought to life!

In the center of the exhibit, you walk through this black curtain.

Danny Elfman nightmaresque music is playing.

The entire room is dark - lit up with a black light.

Creatures are crawling on the black walls in bright black light paint and this awesome carousel is sitting in the center of the room.

Electrified & revolving!

Off in the corner of this room is a replica of "Oogie Boogie"!

After a short millenia of being captured by the awesomeness of the black light room, I move on to a room full of a hundred little Jack Skellington heads in plexy glass on one wall and the rest of the cast of Nightmare on the other! I decided that this was the time that I put my headphones in my ear & start up my ipod with the Nightmare Revisited soundtrack...Marilyn Manson's version of "This is Halloween" delightfully playing in my ears.

I walked from section to section looking at Colleen Atwood costumes in intensity! Catwoman, Edward Scissorhands & a huge pumpkinhead cape from Sleepy Hallow! Numerous other stop-motion animated characters and movie memorabilia. There was just sooo much in this one place!

I enjoyed watching this short called Vincent.

My tour ended here:

Flooded back by the light of day and ushered into the most evil little museum gift shop ever! - Well, a close second to my trip to the SF MOMA to see the Frida Khalo exhibit & gift shop! (but that's a story for another day!)

I ended up buying a sticker pack containing the Pin Cushion Queen & Oyster Boy! I still have yet to make anything with them. I'll make a post once I do. :)

Me having fun in front of the LACMA

All I can say is Tim Burton is an awe-inspiring artist! If you have a chance to see the exhibit, please, PLEASE do! You're doing yourself a disservice if you don't! LA traffic is worth the experience to see his art up-close!!!

And if I'm not convincing you to go, here's a guerrilla recording of the exhibit I found on youtube...which really doesn't do it justice, but gives you a good idea as to how awesome it is!

You can also view other people's photos on flickr! Enjoy!

Chalk It Up Sacramento

2011-09-07T00:36:00.000-07:00

This past weekend my mom & I met up with my sister & my niece at Fremont Park to see Sacramento's Annual Chalk it Up event!

I always admire a work in progress!

Light sketches...The blending of colors...Eventual masterpieces waiting to mature!

I was so proud to see these kids working on a

Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon piece!

Love Bots?

Gotta LOVE Nightmare Before Christmas Art!

The Garcia Girls

You can see more pictures that I took here.

Curtis Fest 2011 - THIS SATURDAY!!!

2011-09-06T21:08:00.000-07:00

This weekend I will be at:

Please come & join me for the festivities

at Curtis Park (Sutterville/12th Ave. & Curtis Drive)!

Pass the word along to all your friends & family as well!

Here's a preview of my new merchandise:

You know you want one! ;)

See you there!

Expanding Business!

2011-09-05T23:37:00.000-07:00

Last month while showing at the San Francisco International Gift Show, a few boutiques ordered some of my jewelry! Here's the first two boutiques:

Flying M Coffee

Spirit Winds

They don't have a website, but I found a review with some pictures of the location here!

So if you happen to be in Boise or Las Cruces please stop in take a look around and enjoy a cup of coffee! Maybe even purchase some Rain's Embellishments! ;)

The SF Gift Show with Spanglish ArtE

2011-09-05T00:10:00.000-07:00

Last month, my fellow artists & I from Spanglish Arte showed our goodies to new perspective clients at the San Francisco International Gift Show!

Sugar Skull Art by Rob-O & La Gloria Throw Pillows

PXC Jewelry by Perla

Tapigami by Danny

Me on the second day by my jewelry!

Photo Challenge Day 30

2011-09-03T00:53:00.001-07:00

In Motion

I dropped the ball on this one! I missed taking this shot on the 30th...so, I'll post this one of my goddaughter testing for her Red Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do!

What Does Spanglish Arte Mean to ME?

2011-08-30T00:51:00.000-07:00

About a month ago I was asked to participate in the creation of this video:

Spanglish Arte... from Spanglish Arte on Vimeo.

Happy to be part of the Spanglish Arte familia! :)

Photo Challenge Day 29

2011-08-29T22:01:00.000-07:00

Purchased

My only purchase of the day... Gas!

Photo Challenge Day 28

2011-08-28T21:54:00.001-07:00

Daily Routine

Applying lip gloss!

Photo Challenge Day 27

2011-08-27T23:06:00.000-07:00

After Dark

I've been doing a lot of spray painting recently with my jewelry. I thought it would be semi cool to show me doing some guerrilla spray painting after dark! ;)

Photo Challenge Day 26

2011-08-26T22:56:00.000-07:00

Something Old

I picked up this old flashlight last year at an antique fair in Placerville while I was hunting for things to go with my Steampunk costume. It's actually produced by Winchester (looks a lot like this 1930s model)! Since it was missing it's internal mechanics, I added a watch face with a few sprockets & cogs from other older pieces along with some leather & lacing...and voila! I have a cool old piece for my costuming!

All You Need is Hugs!

2011-08-25T23:04:00.000-07:00

What do you know? SkyBird111 included me in their Etsy Treasury, All You Need is Hugs! :)

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Photo Challenge Day 25

2011-08-25T20:53:00.000-07:00

Sun Flare

Photo Challenge Day 24

2011-08-25T20:35:00.000-07:00

A Smile

Harley always smiles when he gets his tummy rubbed!

Photo Challenge Day 23

2011-08-23T22:41:00.000-07:00

Sunset

Okaaayyyyy... I had way too much fun with this one! I started off in Capitol Park then ended in Old Sac. I was taking so many pictures that my phone died on me & I didn't get all the shots I was going for! Oh well, can't win them all! Hope you like my Sacramento Sunset!

Sacramento

2011-08-23T22:00:00.000-07:00

Benches to watch the sunset.

Sundial in Capitol Park

Ferocious Squirrel

Firemen Memorial in Capitol Park

Peak of the Capitol

Liberty Bell replica

The Delta King

Sacramento Southern train car

The Tower Bridge

Photo Challenge Day 22

2011-08-22T22:10:00.001-07:00

Trees

I forgot to take pictures of tress while there was still daylight. So I snapped a pic of the Hippy Tree sticker I have on my computer! :)

Photo Challenge Day 21

2011-08-21T22:49:00.000-07:00

Pretty Pattern

I chose 3:

Very cool spray paint stencil art on a record (By Josh - Art By Last) I traded at the Craftaluma show today!

Roses in a jug plate pattern :)

My patterned bracelet on a piece of dress pattern :)

Photo Challenge Day 20

2011-08-20T22:44:00.000-07:00

What I Read

Joss Whedon's Dollhouse: Epitaphs Volume 2!!!! Oooh...looking at the website is such a tease! They're displaying the covers of Volumes 3, 4 &5! I can't wait! :)))

Photo Challenge Day 19

2011-08-19T22:41:00.000-07:00

Where I Slept

On my bed with my fleece blanket my sister gave me for Valentines day a few years back! ;)

Photo Challenge Day 18

2011-08-18T14:49:00.001-07:00

In my Bag

I actually switched bags today just so you wouldn't see all the crazy things I usually carry along with me! This is an average sampling of things I usually have on my person. Keys, cell phone, head phones, lotion, lip gloss, lip stick, brush, gum, Ricola, mints...Purse made by my lovely & talented friend, Amanda, and her mother for my birthday! Wallet made by my mom! :)

Photo Challenge Day 17

2011-08-17T18:49:00.001-07:00

On the Shelf

Honestly, my bookshelves are stuffed to capacity! But out of all of them, this one is by far the most characteristic of me! From the top then l-r:

(Shelf above: The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer & His Dark Materials Series by Philip Pullman)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: TALES By Joss Whedon (my Christmas bonus gift to myself)

Sex & the City "Kiss & Tell" (gift from my mom)

Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion (gift from my "other mother")

Serenity: The Official Visual Companion (gift from my friend)

BTVS: The Long Way Home

A massive collection of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 comics

Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

Serenity Comics

Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories by Whedon & Co.

The Guild by Felicia Day

Serenity: A Shepard's Tale

(a variant copy) Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

V for Vendetta (graphic novel)

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (gift from The Bead Girls)

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (gift from The Bead Girls)

Gustav Klimt by Gilles Neret

Klimt Calendar Book (gift from my mom)

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith

Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen

Metal Clay: The Complete Guide by Truty

The Diary of Frida Kahlo by Carlos Fuentes

A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera

Photo Challenge Day 16

2011-08-16T18:44:00.000-07:00

What I Ate
Well, I forgot to photograph a thing I ate....so, you get my open mouth! lol!

I had some really yummy hummus with veggies & veggie chips, so I'll let you use your imagination on this one! ;)

How the Craft Was Won!

2011-08-15T19:46:00.000-07:00

This Sunday I will be here:

Here's a sample of what I will have at my table:

Hope to see you there! <3

Photo Challenge Day 15

2011-08-15T19:41:00.001-07:00

My Shoes

Why yes, they are very RED! I love my Saltwater Sandals! :)

Photo Challenge Day 14

2011-08-15T19:34:00.001-07:00

Flowers

Photo Challenge Day 13

2011-08-13T21:27:00.001-07:00

From a Distance

Went to brunch at The Fox and Goose with my mom today.

We indulged in mimosas, olallieberry scones with Devonshire cream, British Bangers omelet & country potatoes...YUM! We then went into brief food comas & went about our day! Oh yeah, the picture is of the flags hanging in the restaurant!

Photo Challenge Day 12

2011-08-12T21:58:00.001-07:00

Close-Up

Graffiti art behind Capital Dawg

I loved all the colors together. I was going to stop there, but while I was walking through the book store to kill time before going to see Captain America, I saw this:

An AWESOME book about Comic Con! With a foreword by non other than Joss Whedon! ;) (I also like that Stan Lee is front & center!)

Anybody want to get me this for Christmas?!? LOL! :D

Photo Challenge Day 11

2011-08-11T21:37:00.000-07:00

Something Fun!

Loteria

"Sugar" Skulls
Paletas!
(ice cream/popsicles)

I was over at Spanglish today, taking care of business, and decided that there were a lot of fun things around the shop! :)

Photo Challenge Day 10

2011-08-11T10:18:00.000-07:00

Something I Made:

Beachcomber Jewels!

Earring Give-Away Winners

2011-08-11T09:26:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I meant to do this yesterday!

And the Winners Are.......

Angel (Feathers), Ana (Owls) & Melody (Cupcakes)!!!

I'll be emailing each of you shortly to get your addresses to mail out your winnings!

Thank you to all who participated!!! :)

Photo Challenge Day 9

2011-08-09T22:26:00.001-07:00

Faceless Self Portrait

What could be more of a (faceless) self portrait, than me working with my pliers?