All Treat and No Trick

Hello, boys and girls.  As an early Halloween present, here's a treat for the ears.  Jules Marie, one of my new favorite artists, has just released her second full album titled "Scarlet Lore."  Her sound is a dark mix of alternative, electronic, and dream pop with a bit of ambience.  "Scarlet Lore"  is available for free on bandcamp.com.   You can also get to the album download page by clicking the link below.

Scarlet Lore

Awesome Discovery

About a month ago, the mailman accidentally put a catalog into my mailbox that was meant for somebody else.  It was from this online store called The Pyramid Collection.  After looking through the catalog, I saw that the shop sold items that catered to a lot of different subcultures.  Like Gothic, Steampunk and other new age subcultures.  If these type of things Interests you, click the link below and give the site a look-see.

The Pyramid Collection

Jewelry Rehab 3: The Finale

I did it!  Last weekend, I finally completed my necklace project.  I ditched the elastic cord that I had originally planned to use and threaded some of the beads from my broken bracelet onto a short ball chain that I had sitting in my jewelry box.  Then, I took the rest of the beads and fed them through a pair of large silver hoop earrings that my mother had gave me.

For the low price of free, I created a cute jewelry set.  On to the next project.

New Specks and No Net

Finally got my new glasses yesterday.  Pros: Love the frames.  Cons: Lenses are super thick and everything's a blur when I wear them.  Eye doctor told to give it a few days to see if my eyes adjust to them.

In other news, Fios up and suspended my internet service without warning.  So, it will be awhile before I can get internet back up at home.  Now that that's out of the way, it's on to some serious business.  A picture of the Fonz jumping over a shark.  Feel free to discuss amongst yourselves the importance of this picture.

 

Minor Progress

Been slightly busy the last 2 weeks.  Had a well overdue eye exam and created a couple of stencils for t-shirt designs.  One of the stencils is in the shape of an ankh.  The other in the shape of a cross.

As you can see, the ankh stencil came out pretty good.  The cross one, not so much.  So, I didn't bother taking a picture of it.  Using a white fabric marker, I traced the ankh shape onto the front of a black t-shirt.  Once I get some white fabric paint, I'll be able to fill the ankh in.

Another DIY Project (Update)

Here's an update on how my little project is going.  Told one of my friends what I was up to and she sent me a patch that she had lying around.  Since my sewing skills are a bit rusty, I broke out the hot glue gun and glued the patch to the bag.  As I was gluing and pressing the patch down, some of the glue seeped through the edges.  I tried to wipe the excess off, but it just ended up leaving a white residue around the sides of the patch.

You can't tell from the picture, but the white residue works as a cool border.  I call that a happy accident.

Another DIY Project

A few months ago, my mother brought home 2 messenger bags that she got from work for free.  She kept one for herself and gave me the other one.  Around the middle of last month, I finally decided to add my own personal touches to the bag.  I started with scraping off the words that were already on it and adding a couple of buttons.

The bag is still a work in progress.  Some of the words are still visible.  But they'll fade out over time.  I'll probably add some more buttons and see about having some patches sewn onto it.