What I {Can't Get On Board With} Today

I cannot, CANNOT understand these "shoes"

Yes the quotes are necessary...

It's like a glorified toe sock!

Maybe MAYBE  in an outdoorsy athletic setting but not as everyday footwear.

UNacceptable! UNattractive! UN its doesn't matter! My point is that I don't care how comfortable these things are I just can't do it.

And to make things worse...my bestie not only has a pair...she ADORES her pair. She sent me this pic today...

Why Olivia? Whhhhhhhyyyy?

ughguhguhgughuh

 

Just looking at them leaves me bewildered and confused.

You wouldn't think I'd be okay with it, but I'm totally ok with saying fro yo.  I agree it sounds obnoxious but I like saying it.  So let's go get some fro yo after work mkay?

I still cannot get over last week's American Idol eliminations.  Sure the guy had a mullet, but his voice was so cool! And yeah her hair was white but she was so interesting!  America got it WRONG! 

I'm kind of having a hard time getting board with American Idol in general this season.  But I am on board with the new addition to the bracket.  Oh did I mention we do a bracket for Idol?  A bracket like people do for the basketball thing.

Yes, we take it that seriously. 

No, I'm not embarrassed.

Each week the participants (Michelle, Jason, and myself) pick the contestant we think will go home that week.  If you guess it right you get points.  There's no prize per say.  But the bragging rights are worth it.  However, I've never won the bracket.  It's because I vote with my heart.  Not like American teens.

SO, the new addition to the bracket is that we each have to pick who we think is going to win the whole thing. Our vote is secretly written down and then sealed in an envelope until the night of the finale. If one of us guesses it right that person gets a TON of points and basically sweeps the whole thing.  Like catching the snitch in quiddich.

Yes, that was a Harry Potter reference.

No, I'm not embarrassed.

I could not get on board with my previous "studio" situation.  So for the past week or so I have been trying to fix that.

This is what I was working with before...

And here is what I have now...

aaaaaaaaah that's better.  

Well yeah I know its kind of a mess.  I'm still working on it!  Give it time.

I still haven't found proper storage for my wares.

I did however find some good storage for my embellishments and such.

This purchase was pretty exciting.

all my roving in one place!

A place for fabric and tulle for yo-yo makin (more on yo-yos momentarily)

Oh and remember when I talked about making this?

Well I made it and it's now used to store my yarn balls.  Here is some yarn before they become yarn balls.

 

I used to not be on board with yarn balls.  I was like why take the time?  Then I got an insanely tangled mess once and I vowed never to not yarn ball again! 

[SIDE NOTE: I have to give my rents a shout out for getting me the yarn picture above.  My dad is the king of thrift stores and scored the pink and two white skeins for 60 cents total!]

Speaking of parents...I am TOTALLY on board for my mom coming to visit Mia so that I can get some work done.  But of course I got distracted by the cuteness and had to take some pics. 

Uncle J came over too.

This baby so sassy

I like to think this is her hiding from the paparazzi shot.

Awww look at the G'ma love!

So I've been hard at work in my new "studio" getting stuff ready for spring.  Here's some of what I got...

More flutterbands

And now some flutterbands with a twist...

Now that I know how to sew sequins I've decided I want to put them on everything I own.  I started with this skirt I have...it's going to take FOREVER. 

A flutterband in the round

As I mentioned before I'm really into making these things called yo-yos.  I have no idea why it's called a yo-yo, but I like em.

Before placing them on the headband I've been giving the yo-yo a tulle tutu.

They're so girly. Loves it!

I could so see this on a little girl to match her Easter dress.

So when experimenting with different sized yo-yos I accidentally made this giant one that could never fit on a normal human's head.  So I put a smaller one on top and made it a pin! I like it so much I might keep it for myself.

I could totally see this on some bridesmaids, or even a bride if it were ivory! I can make them in any color too (hint hint Danielle...I'm just sayin...)

Next one I make I think I'm gonna throw some tulle petals in for good measure.

So this hasn't really turned out to be things I'm not on board with.  But you wouldn't really want to listen to me complain the whole time now would you?

Post Script - In case you were wondering these aren't on the Etsy yet...the baby was really fussy today so I couldn't get much done but they will be on there soon!  Or you could go there now and check out what I have...

What I {Became A Fan Of} Today

1. OK Go

Well I've been a fan since high school (Ha! I say that like it was a long time ago...is 6 years a long time ago?) One of my favorite bands, OK Go, has put out another one of their BRILLIANT music videos.  And then they had to go a step further and be even cooler by standing up to "the man".  My bestie, Olivia, is always on the look out for me and spotted this article which introduced me to the video.  So I'm going to be one of those "bloggers and other unsavory social-media types" that embeds their new video.

Love, love, love!

2. DIY

I was going to say Google, but you already know how obsessed I am with Googling.  So instead I'll tell you about what I googled.  So my bestie is also becoming a big girl and moving into her very own apartment.  I am suuuper jealous and of course quite proud of her.  So we were chatting about how she can decorate her new place and then she presented the idea of upcycling some of her old jeans into a braided rug for the bathroom. BRILLIANT! So I set to googling to figure out how she could do it.  This tutorial was discovered.  Which led me to this...

GORGEOUS! I think I'm going to try to felt something like this on a smaller scale. Then I found this! Which I think I'm going to attempt today.

Huge fan. Huge. huge, huge.

3. Fan-ing on Facebook

I've also previously mentioned my love of Facebook stalking.  But now I'm into this Fan business.  It's another way I can stalk my favorite bloggers. Also, it's an excellent way to shamelessly promote myself!  So if you haven't already done so, become a fan of racheldid!

I would also like to suggest you become a fan of my friend James Futch.  Isn't that just a wonderful name?  It suits him.  He has a fan page and a website.  I love his tagline, "When you work hard to do something right, you don't want to forget it!" So true James...so true.  He did my sister's wedding video and it was wonderful!

Look its a mini Michelle and Jason! Yikes and my scary arm...look away!

I also want to share with you my new Etsy friend Janice of Karmic Stone.  She makes beautiful stone carvings.  I love the one called Balance and Strength.  Actually I should have her as part of The Interview Series! Remember that idea?  Yeah it's been a while...so stay tuned!

4. Reuniting with old friends

In the past week or so I got together with three different friends for long over due reunions.  This means I went out three times.  This means I had to put pants on people!  I've actually had to put pants on a lot lately. I'm not so sure how I feel about it.

One of my reunions was with my longtime friend Jay. 

 isn't he a looker!?

We met as young teens while working at the most embarrassing job I think either of us will ever have.  He went to the Citadel which I think is crazy.  He was a German major which I think is awesome.  He now works as an apprentice at a special effects makeup shop which I think is crazy awesome.

His specialty is eyes.  They're made out of acrylic and the iris is handpainted.  Too cool.  He carries one around with him at all times.  Too creepy.   I offered to make him a crochetosaurus hat but he didn't seem too jazzed.  So I went home and started thinking about what I could make for him.  And then this happened...

 

I have no idea what he will do with this.

 

I have no idea what anyone would do with this.

But I thought it was fun.

And I hope he likes it.

 

What are YOU a fan of these days?

What I {Love} Today

My parents.

so lacey. 

so 70s. 

so lovely.

20 January 1974

I'm the same age as my dad is in this photo. Creepy.

My siblings.

Yes, even the faux ones.

These Valentine's.

They make me kind of anxious.  I think that's why I love them.

Puppies.

Rhinestones.

The Olympics.

American Idol.

My boss.

My friends.

Sushi.

My red shoes.

Laughing.

My hobby.

My bestie.

This lotion.  Seriously it smells that good. 

The cookies I baked.

My heart socks.

Getting flowers from a boy.  Well, one boy in particular...

My life.

and of course...you.

Happy Valentine's Day Darling!