I have been playing with photoshop today trying to get a handle on some of its many functions.. .. i dont think it will ever be my favorite tool.. but it is a nice way to play with composition and kinda sketch a bit. ANYWAY I took this from a photo I took of some box springs that were hanging as a makeshift fence near my house.

vietnam sketches!

Yeah for circles, bugs and plants, really what would I do with out the inspiration.

Snow in Incheon

These where taken just before Christmas.. but it has taken me a while to get back into the posting mode. Anyway I love these little berries and the snow around these little red dots made a really beautiful sight.

Green!

My favorite green. From a little pond in Vietnam.

ARRRRRGGGGGGGG, I continue to slack. I blame TV and a lack of will power. Just got back from my super duper vacation in Vietnam, my new home come fall, and did lots of sketching there. I will get some pictures up tomorrow. But for now here is what I made Chris and Euan. I must admit that I took it back to redo the boarder...... it was messy and made me crazy. However I am totally in love with the way the little plant thing turned out.

i am a slacker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but i have been doing a bit. I finished the gifts for the family, yes they are a month late.

DONE!

Last month I signed up for WAY to many swaps and I just finished the last one.. thank god. Now I have free time to make stuff for me. The last one was a bollywood themed swap.. and was kinda fun. I got to dig though all the junk I brought back from India, which was super fun. I made some cards and a book/journal type thing. You cant really tell from the picture but that is one of the best books I have make in a while, structurally speaking.

Swim free

OK scary and a bit anxious fish you are free to swim the mail system to America.

New little sewing kit thing.

I revamped a cute/crazy Korean diy kit and made it into a little sewing kit.

Photos from the weekend

I spent most of the weekend indoors, with occasional outing so as not to lose my mind. I took the fist photo so i can remember what you can do in a space the size of a shoe box. Photo number two was taken in the window of my 9th floor apartment. I'm am amazed that bugs get up this high. During the summer there were tons of huge dragon flies buzzing around outside my window. Anyway, thought this guy was beautiful and scary at the same time.

New painting!

Yesterday I got to paint and it made me feel so good. I'm in the process of getting the sketches that I did a few months ago onto canvas.. so maybe I can get my act together and put them up somewhere. This is the first one, and is very small. In the the sketches I used photocopy transfers but in the painting..i just painted everything.

Chicken Photo album

I made this for a swap and want to keep it now, but i will let it go.

I am getting better at these...

I used a heavier paper to back these stars and they were much easier to make. I love the little pink and white one.

You asked for it Chris!

Here is the completed photo frame from the super DIY kit i picked up from the local stationary store. Now i just need to find the perfect photo.....

More cool wall art in Hongdae

I need a picture of this during the day.
It says "we are not falling just landing...."
It is everywhere you look. I love it all.

Look what Britt found!

I was taking a picture and Britt found these wonderful running guys. Once one was found we noticed they were everywhere. Unfortunately the battery died on my camera, but got a couple of killer pictures.

I want MORE!

Why oh why is vacation never long enough. It was wonderful to hang with my pals, eat great Italian food, find more interesting murals in Hongdae, and have time to craft.

I finished the silly DIY photo frame set. I love it, so silly. Made some more books, surprise surprise. A gal that i met on craftster came over on Sunday and i taught her how to make books. Now she is going to teach me how to crochet

Vacation!

so exciting.. off for a week to make things and hang with pals.

Felt Beads

FELT BEADS! so fun and so easy.... now i have a way to use up that big bag of roving.

STARS

Last night i tried my hand at making these paper stars. Next time i need to reinforce the paper a bit to make all the cutting and gluing a bit easier. However, all and all quite pleased with the results. A good way to use all the fancy paper here in Korea!