tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45577598257543438242024-03-08T13:10:55.261-06:00I went to the library to study, but I forgot a penI'm a new transplant to Chicago from Washington DC. I'm trying to discover Chicago while I keep up with my grad classes and UIC and crafting activities! Hopefully I can cram everything I want to do into 24 hours a day and find time for studying too.Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-6858681741856266592010-05-04T19:57:00.007-05:002010-05-04T20:15:38.975-05:00Me-made-may day 4 and project list<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>So I just realized how un-photogenic I am when I try to take pictures of myself using the timer. Oh well too bad. Anyway here's day 4(may the fourth be with you). Its Butterick 4443, again!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DDQih9tII/AAAAAAAAANU/ycdEP4SNIL4/s1600/IMG_1262.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DDQih9tII/AAAAAAAAANU/ycdEP4SNIL4/s320/IMG_1262.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467584636542366850" /></a>So, since after tomorrow I will have worn all my home-made clothes for Me-Made-May, I've decided I might need to make some more items. AND, since I'll be done with finals at noon tomorrow, I will actually have time to make some!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DDQCjyXLI/AAAAAAAAANM/HwuYCJvCXpQ/s1600/IMG_1265.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DDQCjyXLI/AAAAAAAAANM/HwuYCJvCXpQ/s320/IMG_1265.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467584627960077490" /></a>So I was going to make a ruffly-shirt with this, but then I realized its pretty thick and will be too warm now that the weather is staying nice. So I'm thinking maybe I'll make a Cynthia Rowley skirt. I was thinking maybe the one on the body left.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DC4gnDWKI/AAAAAAAAAMs/NSGIzA47Q5Y/s1600/IMG_1271.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DC4gnDWKI/AAAAAAAAAMs/NSGIzA47Q5Y/s320/IMG_1271.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467584223709976738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a>And then I think I'll make the upper left shirt on this pattern with this pretty flower-y pattern.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DD4rBihTI/AAAAAAAAANc/8Sj33Yaxy5U/s1600/IMG_1268.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DD4rBihTI/AAAAAAAAANc/8Sj33Yaxy5U/s1600/IMG_1268.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DD4rBihTI/AAAAAAAAANc/8Sj33Yaxy5U/s320/IMG_1268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467585326017054002" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DDPiLVeXI/AAAAAAAAANE/LPYCEobYJPE/s1600/IMG_1266.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DDPiLVeXI/AAAAAAAAANE/LPYCEobYJPE/s320/IMG_1266.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467584619267586418" /></a>And, I've been planning this shirt dress for a while too, and I finally bought some buttons for it! I'm going to make the one in the middle, with this awesome geographic pattern.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DC5Y4b5gI/AAAAAAAAAM8/nMHEPf1RAOo/s1600/IMG_1269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DC5Y4b5gI/AAAAAAAAAM8/nMHEPf1RAOo/s320/IMG_1269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467584238815274498" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DD5EmqViI/AAAAAAAAANk/VBZim0_DbGA/s1600/IMG_1267.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DD5EmqViI/AAAAAAAAANk/VBZim0_DbGA/s320/IMG_1267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467585332883641890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I'm also trying to figure out something to do with this yellow polka-dotted fabric. I only have 2 yards, so I'm a bit limited unless I go back and pick up some more. I think I might want to make a less-flow-y dress. I only have 2 or 3 patterns that allow for such small yardage, so I guess I'll figure it out!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DC3kTH06I/AAAAAAAAAMk/u36Cc4OJaPU/s1600/IMG_1273.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DC3kTH06I/AAAAAAAAAMk/u36Cc4OJaPU/s320/IMG_1273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467584207520256930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DC3G8fGMI/AAAAAAAAAMc/Kv2JNKPcygQ/s1600/IMG_1274.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S-DC3G8fGMI/AAAAAAAAAMc/Kv2JNKPcygQ/s320/IMG_1274.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467584199640684738" /></a><br /></div></div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-335062595565591812010-05-03T10:21:00.004-05:002010-05-03T10:25:42.182-05:00Me-made-may day 3<div>So I skipped day 2 of Me-made-May, but I'm doing a lite-lite version, because I only have a couple of dresses made.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S97qKF1dAZI/AAAAAAAAAMU/y0D_mPNl5kM/s1600/IMG_1249.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S97qKF1dAZI/AAAAAAAAAMU/y0D_mPNl5kM/s320/IMG_1249.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467064456760328594" /></a>Here's McCalls 5800 without a belt...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S97qI_bGaeI/AAAAAAAAAMM/EW0_TFzKmt8/s1600/IMG_1256.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S97qI_bGaeI/AAAAAAAAAMM/EW0_TFzKmt8/s320/IMG_1256.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467064437859314146" /></a>And with a belt. Too bad I'm going to be in air conditioning all day and will have to wear a sweater over it :(<br /><br /><div>I really like this dress because it feels a bit vintage with the circle skirt. I think I need to make a crinoline to go under it and make it poofier too. The fabric is quilting fabric from Joanns that looks a bit vintage to me too. And it was pretty easy to make!</div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-561101493715974352010-05-02T19:18:00.003-05:002010-05-02T19:26:04.093-05:00Me-made-may day 1<div><br />Well, its day 2 of Me-made-may and since I'm doing the lite-lite version, I wore nothing homemade today. But yesterday I wore Butterwick 4443. Its a pretty, light-blue, sparkly damask. The sparkles at first seemed super fun, but now I can't wait for them to wash out of the fabric. I also find specks of glitter everywhere in my apartment.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S94Wt2x-VnI/AAAAAAAAAME/tNjslpVs7lg/s1600/IMG_1247.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S94Wt2x-VnI/AAAAAAAAAME/tNjslpVs7lg/s320/IMG_1247.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466831974729406066" /></a>I paired the dress with plain white belt from H and M, and I wore a sweater part of the day too. Please note the crappy 10-second delay photography skills, no one was home help, so I discovered new tricks on my camera.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S94WtaEfGPI/AAAAAAAAAL8/xWKjAPjCwgU/s1600/IMG_1248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S94WtaEfGPI/AAAAAAAAAL8/xWKjAPjCwgU/s320/IMG_1248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466831967022422258" /></a>I just realized I've made this pattern, or variation of, for 4 dresses. It is one of the "Sew Easy" patterns, and it really was, except for zippers...but it also has a pretty full skirt and only requires 2 yard of fabric!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-60248982623695680732010-05-02T16:56:00.003-05:002010-05-02T17:20:21.198-05:00Yorkshire pudding...or wait popovers?<div>So after I finally found a summer job I decided to treat myself to Jamie Oliver's new Food Revolution cook book. His basic idea is we should al learn to cook and make healthy food with real ingredients. The surprising part is that half the recipes call for either bacon or heavy creme....but they do look good. I like that they are all kinda British and he has a ton of recipes for curries, which I've kind of always wanted to learn how to make.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I decided on making Yorkshire pudding, or what my Dad/Grandma call "popovers" because they pop over the side of the pan.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931YoGzwuI/AAAAAAAAALU/EbMjgTgdEAY/s1600/IMG_1227.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931YoGzwuI/AAAAAAAAALU/EbMjgTgdEAY/s320/IMG_1227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466795326129292002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are at about 5 minutes into the cooking process(out of 15).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931YzQUayI/AAAAAAAAALc/tzNe0QG6LTw/s1600/IMG_1230.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931YzQUayI/AAAAAAAAALc/tzNe0QG6LTw/s320/IMG_1230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466795329121970978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>This is after about 10 minutes and right before my smoke detector went off. This recipe takes a pretty hot oven (475 degrees), thus burning all the bits of pizza (my roommate never puts her pizza on a baking sheet), and pie filling left from Thanksgiving, which reminds me I should learn how to clean out an oven.</div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931aXu0vfI/AAAAAAAAALs/QzfFFLu77uI/s1600/IMG_1235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931aXu0vfI/AAAAAAAAALs/QzfFFLu77uI/s320/IMG_1235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466795356093464050" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div>So I pulled them out of the oven at 12 minutes because the smoke detector surprised me and I wanted it to stop, but I soon realized it wasn't the Yorkshire pudding that was burning, so I put it back in for 2 minutes. This probably made some of them pop less, but they still turned out tasty.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931aGAa_9I/AAAAAAAAALk/fYuLuJnOdwQ/s1600/IMG_1234.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931aGAa_9I/AAAAAAAAALk/fYuLuJnOdwQ/s320/IMG_1234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466795351335436242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>I paired my puddings with some leftover <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/shepherds-pie-recipe/index.html">Shepherd's pie</a>, making for a nice British Sunday dinner! (and the shepherd's pie is a "healthy" recipe, so if I had followed it exactly it would have been only 350 calories per serving).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931bFiP5xI/AAAAAAAAAL0/96D39S6JRRg/s1600/IMG_1240.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931bFiP5xI/AAAAAAAAAL0/96D39S6JRRg/s1600/IMG_1240.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S931bFiP5xI/AAAAAAAAAL0/96D39S6JRRg/s320/IMG_1240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466795368388749074" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>The only problem I found with the Yorkshire pudding recipe is that they were a bit oily. The recipe called for a tablespoon of vegitable oil in each of the muffin holes, and it left some of the puddings dripping in oil, or in the case above, with a little pocket of oil inside. But they turned out delicious and crispy, even though I pulled them out before they were done!</div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-3952844039211070992010-05-01T13:06:00.004-05:002010-05-01T14:17:11.880-05:00Happy May Day!<div>Apparently, no one knows what May Day is! I guess the only reason I know is because one time as a kid we celebrated in girl scouts and had a May Pole dance and everything. It turned out pretty cool.</div><div><br /><div>But with May Day comes the first day of <a href="http://www.colettepatterns.com/blog/the-handmade-world/me-made-may-join-us">Me-Made-May.</a> Since I only just started making my own clothes, I'm going to be doing a super-lite version. Basically, I'm gonna wear my hand made clothes as much as possible this month, but since I only have 5 dresses and 1 skirt, its not going to happen every day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today I'm going to start with my sparkly blue damask dress, but I'm still in my gym clothes (I was about to go out to the door to the gym when my landlord showed up to fix the washing machine, which 3 hours later he is still doing. Though, I gotta say, even though this is taking a while, he is a much better landlord than anyone I know, and is actually fixing things! :) ).</div><div><br /></div><div>But on an other awesome point, I got my patterns I ordered from Vogue today! They had a sale the other day so I had to scoop up all the ones I can never find at Joanns!</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x92kM0HJI/AAAAAAAAALM/xntw28ntKw8/s1600/IMG_1226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x92kM0HJI/AAAAAAAAALM/xntw28ntKw8/s320/IMG_1226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466382424104770706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x92D9LlSI/AAAAAAAAALE/nBzoCFICi5M/s1600/IMG_1225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x92D9LlSI/AAAAAAAAALE/nBzoCFICi5M/s320/IMG_1225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466382415449265442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9nLV_JAI/AAAAAAAAAK8/PlzvMQmWkOM/s1600/IMG_1221.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9nLV_JAI/AAAAAAAAAK8/PlzvMQmWkOM/s320/IMG_1221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466382159734318082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9mg7cs_I/AAAAAAAAAK0/SUmKwN648yQ/s1600/IMG_1220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9mg7cs_I/AAAAAAAAAK0/SUmKwN648yQ/s320/IMG_1220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466382148348720114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9mBlB3aI/AAAAAAAAAKs/bmz_rGpPHRE/s1600/IMG_1219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9mBlB3aI/AAAAAAAAAKs/bmz_rGpPHRE/s320/IMG_1219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466382139933187490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9ljAvcsI/AAAAAAAAAKk/KbNl-2eHWN8/s1600/IMG_1218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9ljAvcsI/AAAAAAAAAKk/KbNl-2eHWN8/s320/IMG_1218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466382131727921858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9lAx6pbI/AAAAAAAAAKc/qUwPkCMbx40/s1600/IMG_1217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S9x9lAx6pbI/AAAAAAAAAKc/qUwPkCMbx40/s320/IMG_1217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466382122538935730" /></a>So, right now I'm not sure when I'm gonna make these or what fabric I'll use. I'm not letting myself think about it until my finals are over on Wednesday. But I certainly do have a lot to make!<br /><div><br /></div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-612826042315018592010-04-01T20:31:00.005-05:002010-04-01T20:49:14.166-05:00The Chronicles of a book case.al<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>So I have decided that I should chronicle my bookcase. When I moved to Chicago 6 months ago, I bought a trusty, 6 foot tall, 1.5 foot wide, Ikea Billy bookshelf in white. I wanted it in black, but alas, Ikea charges twice the price for a black one! My dad put the shelf together, and then I filled it with the 20 books I brought with me and the hand-full of textbooks I needed. Now, after my obsession with buying books or getting them for free from Bookmooch.com, I have absolutely no shelf space. <div>Here is a partial pic of the bookshelf in question.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S7VJyYGskPI/AAAAAAAAAJo/8_ja9B5rIkE/s1600/IMG_1215.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S7VJyYGskPI/AAAAAAAAAJo/8_ja9B5rIkE/s320/IMG_1215.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455347653442048242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>Please note the 2 textbooks on the floor. Those are just the beginning of textbooks that no longer fit on my bookshelf(and a ridiculous mess around the bookshelf)...oops. So, well, I need a new bookshelf, but I'll probably just fill that too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Instead, I have decided to chronicle the books that are on my bookshelf, because, as a litophile, I have an unstoppable obsession and I want to talk about it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the shelf that is second to the bottom:</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S7VKmR_khGI/AAAAAAAAAJw/yMEHbp-3c1I/s1600/IMG_1216.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S7VKmR_khGI/AAAAAAAAAJw/yMEHbp-3c1I/s320/IMG_1216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455348545154745442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>This is the shelf of "read books." I usually don't keep books around that I have read, because lets face, I have a list of books I want to read that extends half-way to China. Notice the Russell Brand "My Booky Wook" on top. This is my most recent book purchase, and I'm excited to hear about the sex, drugs and rock and roll in his life, something I will never come close to experiencing(oh the places you go when you read)! It also came alllll the way from Gloucester, UK "par avion." Currently, I'm saving the mailer because I worship all things British.</div><div><br /></div><div>I now notice, I've actually only read 7 of the books on this shelf...but still, its where I put the ones I've read. The four flowery things to the right are actually journals I decoupaged and was planning to give away as graduation gifts last spring, but never actually got around to giving away. And the three frames on the left are competition pictures of my old synchronized skating teams that I never found a place to hang up.</div><div><br /></div><div>"The Red Tent" is something I got from bookmooch, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" was a fun read I picked up last summer and always read on Metro to surprised looks. And then there's two Huruki Murakami books. I own several more, but I think they are all being borrowed by different people at this moment. </div><div><br /></div><div>I guess I have nothing else to say about this shelf, I thought I did, but no. The rest of the books are; "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"(a book I could not put down and I have the next one sitting on an other shelf), "High Fidelity," "College Girls"(go women's studies books!), "Confederates in the Attic," "In Cold Blood," "The Time Traveler's Wife"(one of my all-time favorite books), and "Her Fearful Symmetry"(somewhat of a let down after Time Traveler's wife.)</div><div><br /></div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-78203326956683855322010-03-25T18:06:00.004-05:002010-03-25T18:20:45.645-05:00Screen Printing!So this is the angry typewriter. I think I need to give him an evil name, like Walter or Jeeves.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtp9F_w_I/AAAAAAAAAJg/kkfXph_w97w/s1600/evil+typewriter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtp9F_w_I/AAAAAAAAAJg/kkfXph_w97w/s320/evil+typewriter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713078892250098" /></a>I basically traced him over a picture of an old typewriter that looked it had a face, he came out pretty well!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtpU2-EHI/AAAAAAAAAJY/_Xi69Nnhb-4/s1600/IMG_1212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtpU2-EHI/AAAAAAAAAJY/_Xi69Nnhb-4/s320/IMG_1212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713068091805810" /></a>And then I turned him into a screen at a class at <a href="www.theneedleshop.net">The Needle Shop.</a> Its a cute shop, with gorgeous fabric, and they have classrooms for sewing and crafting classes. I gotta say, screen printing is way more intense than one would think. You have to use an emulsifier to get your image on the screen, so its kinda like working in a darkroom, you don't want to expose it before you get the image. Then after you expose it to your image, you wash out the light parts(what was originally in black on the image) with water and then the screen printing can begin!<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtoz7eT1I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/fczTXm8mff4/s1600/IMG_1207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtoz7eT1I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/fczTXm8mff4/s320/IMG_1207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713059252326226" /></a>I made hand towels with the evil typewriter, so he stares at me while I pee.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtooITL8I/AAAAAAAAAJI/s67HrFWhfew/s1600/IMG_1204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtooITL8I/AAAAAAAAAJI/s67HrFWhfew/s320/IMG_1204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713056084897730" /></a>This is his beauty shot close-up. Sexy, right?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtoNaUvnI/AAAAAAAAAJA/kDtJYO9gsyw/s1600/IMG_1206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S6vtoNaUvnI/AAAAAAAAAJA/kDtJYO9gsyw/s320/IMG_1206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713048912739954" /></a>He's also an awesome bag, so he can see the world and give the stink eye to everyone when I wear it!</div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-34799695783228300322010-03-02T19:26:00.003-06:002010-03-02T19:35:03.450-06:00FlowersSo, I'm kinda really girly and freakin' LOVE flowers. Alas, I also love taking pictures of flowers, and I finally uploaded all the pictures off my camera. So, yay flowers!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428Dkjy93I/AAAAAAAAAI4/jar8s8JZt2A/s1600-h/IMG_0811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428Dkjy93I/AAAAAAAAAI4/jar8s8JZt2A/s320/IMG_0811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444214294100244338" /></a>That's Monticello in the background.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428DePyu-I/AAAAAAAAAIw/j7M1wWG7qtk/s1600-h/IMG_0743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428DePyu-I/AAAAAAAAAIw/j7M1wWG7qtk/s320/IMG_0743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444214292405730274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428C_rdGUI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Yw_cA6T52kw/s1600-h/IMG_0786.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428C_rdGUI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Yw_cA6T52kw/s320/IMG_0786.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444214284200253762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428CXzvhJI/AAAAAAAAAIg/dyDLFLxZ4hs/s1600-h/IMG_1031.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428CXzvhJI/AAAAAAAAAIg/dyDLFLxZ4hs/s1600-h/IMG_1031.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428CXzvhJI/AAAAAAAAAIg/dyDLFLxZ4hs/s320/IMG_1031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444214273497597074" /></a>Ok, so this one isn't a flower. But its a pretty pic of the sun setting while my friend Anna was fishing. I just realize I have a million pictures of her fishing at dusk from different fishing excursions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428B9EfU3I/AAAAAAAAAIY/-5qMaIneMbI/s1600-h/IMG_0538.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/S428B9EfU3I/AAAAAAAAAIY/-5qMaIneMbI/s320/IMG_0538.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444214266320081778" /></a>This one is from the apartment I lived in last summer, which had a great view of the complex's pool and a city scape behind!</div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-54720526617337316622010-03-01T15:27:00.003-06:002010-03-01T15:30:49.091-06:00I'm totally making this<a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/how-to/how-to-make-scented-linen-powders-home-hacks-109477">Linen powder.</a> It seems kind of old fashioned, but I guess my family never used it because my mom always put a plastic case around our mattresses. But alas, it makes so much sense, to deodorize and remove stains from the mattress by powdering it a bit with baking soda and a little something scented. I'm thinking about using lavender, so that it will be soothing too! I like scented things, but room sprays are always a bit strong, this however, will be nice, refreshing and tasteful. I just need to find a jar!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-28460487210280951832010-03-01T15:14:00.003-06:002010-03-01T15:15:13.532-06:00Fakery Bakery<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mommy24cs">Sooooo cute!</a> If I had a kid, they would totally be playing with felt fake food instead of plastic! I'm also kind of jealous I didn't have these as a kid...Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-32956896946108303282010-02-24T15:48:00.002-06:002010-02-24T16:01:23.449-06:00For the love of Blogs!In my continual attempt to avoid doing work...even though I know I should, I spent all of my office hours today searching for new craft projects. Alas, a list:<br /><br />This is just a book blog I feel in love with<br />http://www.bookliciousblog.com/<br /><br />I want to try to make a ruffle tee!<br />http://adventuresindressmaking.blogspot.com/2010/02/simple-ruffle-tee-makeover-original.html<br /><br />Great rug idea, but i'm not sure if I like the Chevron pattern thing. Maybe I could try a stripe or stenciled pattern though<br />http://adventuresindressmaking.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-am-so-proud-of-my-diy-zig-zag-rug.html<br /><br />I wish I bought more interesting food in cans to make these!<br />http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/01/made-with-love-tin-can-planters.html<br /><br />If I had a house I would buy this<br />http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/02/hollys-houses.html<br />But since I don't, the stamp thing inspired me to make note cards ect...I love using that stamp stuff that makes it pop up and shiny, so I might be heading to a craft shop soon to get some...<br /><br />I'm also seriously thinking about taking a screen printing class...and then opening up an etsy shop...<br />http://www.theneedleshop.net/fashion.php<br /><br />This menu planner/shopping list is awesome too, but I'm not sure my life is organized enough for it...<br />http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/01/diy-project-kates-grocery-planner.html<br /><br />A really easy cardigan updater that could also work on an old sweater. I should think about updating my wardrobe when I get tired of it, instead of just buying new stuff.<br />http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2010/02/fancified-cardi.html<br /><br />That is all...now I have to go to class and remember to actually do all this stuff that I want to do!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-24681484518175504932010-02-11T23:26:00.000-06:002010-02-11T23:27:24.283-06:00fun furnitureI totally plan on doing<a href="http://morethanahouse.blogspot.com/2010/02/china-cabinet-turned-craft-storage.html"> this!</a> I have the perfect wall to put a china hutch, and I saw a bunch with great structure at the thrift shop a couple of blocks away....can't wait until I actually have time to do it too!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-25356836351095090742009-08-20T07:51:00.001-05:002010-02-11T23:16:55.737-06:00Doug and Gary the Happy Pirates at Ontario Beach Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1Hj1SjF4I/AAAAAAAAAG4/w8BeB-anjbE/s1600-h/IMG_0926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1Hj1SjF4I/AAAAAAAAAG4/w8BeB-anjbE/s320/IMG_0926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372028611448739714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1HipcsLsI/AAAAAAAAAGo/kfRdWIcxErY/s1600-h/IMG_0921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1HipcsLsI/AAAAAAAAAGo/kfRdWIcxErY/s320/IMG_0921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372028591090183874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1HjGT-YiI/AAAAAAAAAGw/0IB8TLdrmpo/s1600-h/IMG_0919.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1HjGT-YiI/AAAAAAAAAGw/0IB8TLdrmpo/s320/IMG_0919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372028598838256162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1HiEgI03I/AAAAAAAAAGg/4uHqar3i7XQ/s1600-h/IMG_0916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1HiEgI03I/AAAAAAAAAGg/4uHqar3i7XQ/s320/IMG_0916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372028581172532082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1H8MLgo2I/AAAAAAAAAHI/Wx-0yEMOvyc/s1600-h/IMG_0945.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1H8MLgo2I/AAAAAAAAAHI/Wx-0yEMOvyc/s320/IMG_0945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372029029910094690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1Hkf6fvjI/AAAAAAAAAHA/EAqdmh9m1zA/s1600-h/IMG_0933.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1Hkf6fvjI/AAAAAAAAAHA/EAqdmh9m1zA/s320/IMG_0933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372028622890581554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1H824egpI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/gHYdbhVjqI8/s1600-h/IMG_0980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1H824egpI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/gHYdbhVjqI8/s320/IMG_0980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372029041372988050" border="0" /></a>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-75606679760367408382009-08-20T07:33:00.001-05:002009-08-25T16:35:13.583-05:00Lampy-lamps and shelfy-shelfs!So, for the love of before and afters....though these before and afters only required a paint job, I thought I would share. I bought two candle-stick lamps at the Christmas Tree shop, this is a chain in the northeast that is full of cheap stuff that is not exactly what you want but on the way there. So I got these for $10 and $12, with some really awful, trying to be shabby chic but just plain shabby, lamp shades. So instead of using the shades that came with, I bought two more lamps for $8 each and used the black shades on them, and created new lamp shades for the other lamps(not shown).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DUaB8gVI/AAAAAAAAAGA/Z2AjqFEIf4g/s1600-h/IMG_0831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DUaB8gVI/AAAAAAAAAGA/Z2AjqFEIf4g/s320/IMG_0831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372023948386795858" border="0" /></a>After a sand, prime and coat of awesomely magenta paint they look perfect!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DVYTQRYI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/l8SsFAQWtYg/s1600-h/IMG_1054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DVYTQRYI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/l8SsFAQWtYg/s320/IMG_1054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372023965102392706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DU2IuykI/AAAAAAAAAGI/gXDcqCjyHsY/s1600-h/IMG_1056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DU2IuykI/AAAAAAAAAGI/gXDcqCjyHsY/s320/IMG_1056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372023955931449922" border="0" /></a>Here is an other fun project that used the same awesomely pink paint. I also found these shelves at the Christmas Tree Shop. I was looking for a plain flat shelf, but these are just soooo much cooler! However, I thought they needed something to bright them up. Instead of painting the entire shelf pink, which I was tempted to do, I went for the more subtle, but still uber chic, painting of only the inside. So you can still see the pink, but its not over-powering or too pink(though, is anything ever too pink? maybe a zit or a blushing face, but not really).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DT8E3gjI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Bcm9jMvB96c/s1600-h/IMG_0820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DT8E3gjI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Bcm9jMvB96c/s320/IMG_0820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372023940345987634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DTWFDC0I/AAAAAAAAAFw/t785o5LGND4/s1600-h/IMG_0821.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DTWFDC0I/AAAAAAAAAFw/t785o5LGND4/s1600-h/IMG_0821.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DTWFDC0I/AAAAAAAAAFw/t785o5LGND4/s320/IMG_0821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372023930146196290" border="0" /></a>Above is a picture of the awesome tape job I did to make sure I got the pink only on the inside. I LOVE painter's tape, except when it sticks to the electric cords of the lamps you're painting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DhauxNpI/AAAAAAAAAGY/ZcPheSw7MIg/s1600-h/IMG_1053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1DhauxNpI/AAAAAAAAAGY/ZcPheSw7MIg/s320/IMG_1053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372024171913098898" border="0" /></a>And these are the shelves on the wall! So far, I have decided not to put anything too extreme in them yet, just little things people have given me. Notice the paper sculpture of the White House my boss gave me, and the little and awesomely-pink Russian doll in the smallest shelf, the "L" is from when a friend went to El Salvador for a working spring break trip!<br /><br /></div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-49169695622525178992009-08-20T07:25:00.001-05:002009-08-22T18:12:31.739-05:00Genesee Country MuseumBy far, the best living history museum I have ever been to is <a href="http://www.gcv.org/">Genesee Country Museum</a>! It's just a couple minutes from my parents's house, so I always make it a point to go there. 2 weeks ago, it happened to be Laura Ingles Wilder day and they had lots of fun events!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B1hpNdLI/AAAAAAAAAFA/bBgUk0Nu5Ko/s1600-h/IMG_0844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B1hpNdLI/AAAAAAAAAFA/bBgUk0Nu5Ko/s320/IMG_0844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372022318342960306" border="0" /></a>Meredith spitting watermelon seeds. She almost beat all the little kids, but then some dad participated and kicked ass.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B2tdlNoI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/LVBIh1QzJxc/s1600-h/IMG_0853.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B2tdlNoI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/LVBIh1QzJxc/s320/IMG_0853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372022338695280258" border="0" /></a>Kaitie also tried the contest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B2ALe_cI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Oubt3gzizdc/s1600-h/IMG_0849.JPG"></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B2ALe_cI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Oubt3gzizdc/s1600-h/IMG_0849.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B2ALe_cI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Oubt3gzizdc/s320/IMG_0849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372022326539779522" border="0" /></a>And myself as well. I don't really know anything about spitting, so I did horribly! Apparently you need to roll your tongue as you spit and then it will go farther...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B3CMeaGI/AAAAAAAAAFY/mZtsOM-L-EQ/s1600-h/IMG_0856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B3CMeaGI/AAAAAAAAAFY/mZtsOM-L-EQ/s320/IMG_0856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372022344260675682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B3t7Tg4I/AAAAAAAAAFg/BLSBYjNkJKY/s1600-h/IMG_0862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1B3t7Tg4I/AAAAAAAAAFg/BLSBYjNkJKY/s320/IMG_0862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372022355999818626" border="0" /></a>Mer Bear loved that oxen, she took a million and three pictures of it, while the rest of us ran away. I think Meredith should just marry the oxen...he could make her life much more fulfilling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1CJpVQL-I/AAAAAAAAAFo/DNZcZd41cDo/s1600-h/IMG_0860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So1CJpVQL-I/AAAAAAAAAFo/DNZcZd41cDo/s320/IMG_0860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372022664004120546" border="0" /></a>Finally, one of the main reasons we came, to see "Ma" from the "Little House on the Prairie" TV show. She is behind us somewhere, but you can't really see her. I probably would have better appreciated seeing her if I had watched the show. Next year I hope they get Jason Bateman, he was on the show too and probably much more interesting!!</div>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-74727942216855323972009-08-20T07:14:00.000-05:002009-08-20T07:23:53.511-05:00FinallySo its been about a million years since I posted...oops. But I've been super busy preparing to move and crying about leaving my wonderful job!<br /><br />Now I am finally moved in, all my Ikea furniture is put together, the internet works, and my artwork is hanging on the walls! I will post pictures soon, I just need to complete a few more details before I can show the finished project which has taken me MONTHS to put together.<br /><br />However, I do have some awesome before and afters, though really all they are are paint jobs, of some of the accessories in my bedroom.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So0_JNjWW9I/AAAAAAAAAEg/1OJqCjjZclo/s1600-h/IMG_0828.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So0_JNjWW9I/AAAAAAAAAEg/1OJqCjjZclo/s320/IMG_0828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372019358012169170" border="0" /></a>This is a kind of crappy before shot. But it was a creme colored mirror. I don't think it actually has the mirror part in this picture. But either way it was kind of ugly and only $4 at the Christmas Tree Shops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So0_J0tz4RI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Q-f4Q2u0060/s1600-h/IMG_0835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So0_J0tz4RI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Q-f4Q2u0060/s320/IMG_0835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372019368525029650" border="0" /></a><br />So I primed it! and then painted it my favorite color!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So0_bwztNUI/AAAAAAAAAE4/lBod2LgtKjk/s1600-h/IMG_1057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/So0_bwztNUI/AAAAAAAAAE4/lBod2LgtKjk/s320/IMG_1057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372019676713661762" border="0" /></a><br />Pink! Yeah! I feel like I'm giving away little details of what is to come with the rest of the room!!!<br /><br />I also need to discuss the comings and goings of my short time in Rochester.Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-32020322322038974472009-06-30T11:33:00.001-05:002009-06-30T11:34:13.051-05:00Ummmm....my dreams just came trueSo in looking for comforters, I have found tons of stuff I like, but nothing that is perfect....and now I can <a href="http://site.inmod.com/textiles/inmod-design-studio.html">design my own!!!</a><br /><br />OOOH SOOOO EXCITED...Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-15967827024408662742009-06-29T13:56:00.000-05:002009-06-29T13:57:07.187-05:00Bookmooch<iframe frameborder="0" src="http://widgets.bookmooch.com/widget/en/html/mooched_recent_cover/lisetted/5/+/" width="300" height="200"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.bookmooch.com">Trade your books at BookMooch.com</a></span>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-64418757075630041672009-06-21T18:43:00.001-05:002009-06-21T19:00:15.412-05:00Jammi got patio funiture!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HBHjuY-I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/51eyVV8zHY8/s1600-h/IMG_0531.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HBHjuY-I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/51eyVV8zHY8/s320/IMG_0531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349932229385413602" border="0" /></a>So Jammi bought some new and super awesome patio furniture and some palm plants. I also bought some flowers that I will nurture into colorful goodness! We put it all together out there, and soon we will have dinner on the patio. The picture above is from the corner right in front of the door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HA_vbKSI/AAAAAAAAAEI/WsRCmnuNVOw/s1600-h/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HA_vbKSI/AAAAAAAAAEI/WsRCmnuNVOw/s320/IMG_0530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349932227287001378" border="0" /></a>This is the table. Note the cute green pillow rolls. Jammi and I tried to make beaded napkin rings...but we kind of gave up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HAVeCnqI/AAAAAAAAAEA/aQeD3-MxB8c/s1600-h/IMG_0529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HAVeCnqI/AAAAAAAAAEA/aQeD3-MxB8c/s320/IMG_0529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349932215939800738" border="0" /></a>This is the lounging corner. We aren't completely sure where everything is going to go, so a lot of stuff is just sitting around waiting to be moved.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HAPoaz4I/AAAAAAAAAD4/KDm3nQZx-rY/s1600-h/IMG_0528.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HAPoaz4I/AAAAAAAAAD4/KDm3nQZx-rY/s320/IMG_0528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349932214372716418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HBSEmaGI/AAAAAAAAAEY/90QGWQaTVF8/s1600-h/IMG_0533.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/Sj7HBSEmaGI/AAAAAAAAAEY/90QGWQaTVF8/s320/IMG_0533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349932232207657058" border="0" /></a>This is one of the two plants I bought! I almost got the pink Gerbera daisy, but this one looked livelier. I also got bright pink geranium. There is something I weirdly love about the absurd metallic smell of a geranium.<br />Yeah! I can't want to spend all my weekends sitting outside and reading a book on our patio!!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-66920786617345808002009-06-19T19:24:00.000-05:002009-06-19T19:35:41.655-05:00Book Mooch Journals!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjwtKcOXF7I/AAAAAAAAADY/eErJxdW0_Js/s1600-h/IMG_0512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjwtKcOXF7I/AAAAAAAAADY/eErJxdW0_Js/s320/IMG_0512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349200114807674802" border="0" /></a><br />So Book Mooch has an option to<a href="http://www.bookmoochjournals.com"> make journals!</a> Basically, someone starts a journal, gives it a theme, the one I had was "H is for...", and then posts it on book mooch just like posting any book. Then when you get it, you fill in a journal entry on what the topic is, and send it on its way through book mooch. BUT when the journal is all the way filled, it goes back to whoever started it! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjwtLKj_y1I/AAAAAAAAADo/E72OGa4FnTc/s1600-h/IMG_0514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjwtLKj_y1I/AAAAAAAAADo/E72OGa4FnTc/s320/IMG_0514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349200127246453586" border="0" /></a><br />Someone wrote about hedgehogs...pretty cool<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjwtKhRjO6I/AAAAAAAAADg/kTr1cBJx3w0/s1600-h/IMG_0513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjwtKhRjO6I/AAAAAAAAADg/kTr1cBJx3w0/s320/IMG_0513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349200116163230626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjwtLXgt9SI/AAAAAAAAADw/u15Yd-FldT8/s1600-h/IMG_0515.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjwtLXgt9SI/AAAAAAAAADw/u15Yd-FldT8/s320/IMG_0515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349200130722362658" border="0" /></a><br />I wrote about H st. NW, Washington DC. Note Schenley Hall right there!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-73361928257414656232009-06-19T10:49:00.000-05:002009-06-19T10:51:18.970-05:00Thinking of future decorating...<a href="http://www.curbly.com/jamievogel/posts/6603-how-to-create-a-button-wall-hanging">This would be super cute!</a> It would be cute to get a canvas, paint it burnt-orange or brown, and then use bright pink for the flowers and bright green for the stem! Ooooh I can't wait to give it a try!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-14805994494009739782009-06-18T17:27:00.000-05:002009-06-18T17:35:41.156-05:00My class ring came today!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjrAf_-QFEI/AAAAAAAAADQ/gcY4y06_pig/s1600-h/IMG_0511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjrAf_-QFEI/AAAAAAAAADQ/gcY4y06_pig/s320/IMG_0511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348799163436897346" border="0" /></a>So my ring was supposed to come before graduation. It officially made it 32 days late!<br />This is my favorite part. Note it says "BS 2009" that's exactly what GW was...and I'm glad my bachelor's of science did double duty!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjrAfn1d6JI/AAAAAAAAADI/_BowMj_8Nto/s1600-h/IMG_0510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjrAfn1d6JI/AAAAAAAAADI/_BowMj_8Nto/s320/IMG_0510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348799156957603986" border="0" /></a>This is what took the extra time and sold me on wanting a class ring! Go STAT!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjrAfWRJ6tI/AAAAAAAAADA/MbPvPFzwJak/s1600-h/IMG_0509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kxm8ux466Nw/SjrAfWRJ6tI/AAAAAAAAADA/MbPvPFzwJak/s320/IMG_0509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348799152241896146" border="0" /></a>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-78260984364240692052009-06-18T08:48:00.000-05:002009-06-18T08:51:07.927-05:00Really, I haven't blogged in more than a month?Its weird how fast time flies when you start working everyday! I barely have time to craft, but my new roommate Jammi and I are thinking about potential decorating schemes so hopefully I can talk about that soon.<br />But today Mer Bear sent me a really cute idea for <a href="http://www.merrimentdesign.com/recycled-fabric-napkin-rings-from-saran-wrap-tubes.php">napkin rings!</a> I never use napkins, I stick to the conveniently available paper towels, but now I might need to use napkins!<br /><br />OOhh I can't wait to make them!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-17897777238893467982009-05-05T18:51:00.000-05:002009-05-05T18:52:00.407-05:00HairMaybe I should do mine like <a href="http://www.sweetsassafras.org/2009/03/05/wavy-lady">this.</a>Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557759825754343824.post-40612623846167722992009-05-05T18:40:00.000-05:002009-05-05T18:42:27.985-05:00Can you say eye-candyI'm getting tons of decorating inspiration from this <a href="http://desiretoinspire.blogspot.com/index.html">site!</a> It makes me want to buy one of those ikea shelves that is all cubes and put lights in some of them! How cute! I can't wait to decorate in Chicago!!!!!!!!Hortencia Butterscotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025311232557575390noreply@blogger.com0