1/14 I Don't Like to Throw Little Objects Away

I collect little random objects (wine corks, plastic binding from notebooks, scraps of ribbon, etc.) and put them in a box so that I can make things with them. Usually, I have no idea what I'll make when I put them in the box, but on one random day, I have an epiphany and make something awesome. Sometimes, I have plans, like my wine cork mobile that I will make as soon as my collection gets larger (I can count on my mom for constantly providing me with them.

Remember those swirly colored pencils from the other day? They were wonderful in making my Polaroid Shrinky Dink!

1/13 My Hair Has a Life Story of Its Own

It's gone from super-curly when I was born to wavy and super-long to straight in elementary school to wavy and super-long in high school to curly again now. And I've started to love it. So there--the not-so-interesting life of my hair.

My new beret! I knitted it in less than two days, and I love it so.

1/7 I Love Kiwi and Grapes

I am especially proud of this ring because it took so little time to make, and I love it! It's made out of Shrinky Dinks, and I plan to make some more just as soon as I have time.

1/1 With Detailed Instructions, I Can Teach Myself to Do Almost Anything

I'm talking artsy and crafty stuff. I taught myself to sew, use some programs on the computer, use crazy-awesome cameras, and make what I just finished this evening...

Happy New Year! I rang in the new decade relaxing at home with a few friends, my parents, and some family friends.

...Christmas/Going Away presents for three of my friends who are going abroad next semester! I bound 50-page journals and made really cool covers with fabric scraps and expired stamps from their respective countries (bought on ebay). Notice the hearts on the covers for Italy and New Zealand.