Hello My Dear Old Friend

    HOLY COW! It has been QUITE a while since I've blogged. School and work has taken up more than its fair share of time. Time to load up some inspiration! (I must confess... most of what I've made can't be shared online for fear of spoiling Christmas presents for some of you out there =P OR completely dedicated to a class drawing assignment) That being said, I think I should share some of the stockpile I have of adorable ideas cooped up in a dusty file on this old laptop.

Whoopie Pies Anyone?

  
    Off I went on my baking adventure again today. On my list of things to make; Whoopie Pies. Let me tell you... theses are EASY to make, really hard to mess up and no one could eat just one. (Ask my uncle D., he couldn't shove them in his face fast enough.) I'm not much of a chocolate girl, but these are divine. Recipe after the jump!

That's Just Vial

  
    eBay and craigslist are my nemesis. Not because they are evil and destroy the universe, (ok maybe just a little) but because I always find little trinkets and things I can use a gajillion times cheaper than any craft store can offer me. The latest find came to me in the form of that image as a tiny thumb nail ^^^. I had no idea what I would use all ten precious vials for, but I knew if I didn't get them an amazing potential craft would pass me by. Here are just three I made.

UH-DICTED

    I think I should just own stock in a nail polish remover company because my mother swears I drink the stuff at the rate I go through it. Every couple of days my nails are a new color. Why? Why not?! It's an innocent addiction I must say. Having used just about every brand of nail polish known to man I can safely say this is the best I have come across. Sinful Color is by the bestestestest brand... the best part... $1.99 a bottle at Rite Aid. Epic win right? I've used $9 a bottle polish before, it was nice but nothing so spectacular for 9 bucks a bottle. Amazing how the cheaper stuff can end up being the best stuff out there. I decided to get a little creative with it. *Cue evil laugh*

I Don't Need HGTV To Make My Space Awesome

    It is no surprise to anyone that I love to make things to decorate the space that I call my own. I have my innocent obsession with HGTV makeover shows. Now, this has its downfall... I get way too many ideas to make my space look radtastical (yes, that is a word... in my mind at least) and I either don't have an unlimited amount of money to make my gold leaf wall paper line the room or I simply don't have enough room left to make a project happen. So, what do I do? A ton of little epic things! Off I go to the thrift store and dollar stores. They always have such awesome things to either make other items with or fun little trinkets you can make better with very little effort. A mini show off after the jump!

Reginald, My Deer Reginald

   
    Ok, even I'll admit the title is a little corny. Ever so fitting though, don't you think? I was moseying around on pinterest.com and came across these felt mounted animal heads. There was a precious little doe, a soft bunny, a squirrel looking chipper and I believe an adorable skunk. They were all a little too whimsical and didn't have enough of their attributes played up. I thought to myself, "Hmm, I'm sure I could whip something up that looked halfway decent." That is exactly what I did, I made a buck named Reginald.

No Creations Doesn't Mean No Creativity

    I haven't exactly been super busy photographing any of my latest creations. However, I have been thrift store hunting and craftgawker.com stumbling (oi... that is a death trap... got stuck flipping through the endless pages for HOURS!). After creating Reginald, to be explained in a post in the near future, I needed to give my little fingers a break from creating things. What I have book marked, saved into the all important "art ideas" folder on my laptop, and just plain jotted down in my idea book has come to a point where I feel I must share some inspiration. Don't need to be selfish with my collected goodies, now do I?  Ideas after the jump!