Mr Applebee's!!!

Love him! Who doesn't love him?

Stories, Oh Stories

If poems can be ceative, so can books. And if books fit into this aura of creativity, so can related events, especially if it involves mindblowing novels.

So I recently finished Across the Universe by the awsome Beth Revis and I wanted to tell you about something she's doing. Beth has inspired me to go above and beyond, and rather than just sitting back and reading, I'm joining her and a few other authors in an upcoming event: they've having a contest to see which hometown they should hit next, and I've listed the info below for anyone interested in participating. Totally spectacular!! And even if you don't want to enter, or don't win, or are just too excited to know what to do, well, no worries :) The books will still be there for you to enjoy in alll its glory!

Have you ever wished that a big YA book tour would make a stop in your hometown? Well, here's your chance for that wish to come true! YA2U is a program that features five award-winning and best-selling authors who are holding a contest to see what city they should visit in an exclusive tour stop!

The authors are collecting votes from January 1 to February 15, and any city in the continental US or any Canadian city that has an international airport can win an exclusive visit from all five authors, including an author panel and book signing! Entering is super easy--and if you help spread the word about the contest, you can also enter win a signed copy of all of their books (TEN signed books in total!)--and the book contest is open internationally!

The authors in the program are:

• Marie Lu, the New York Times best-selling author of Legend and the upcoming Prodigy
• Marissa Meyer, the New York Times best-selling author of Cinder and the upcoming Scarlet
• Beth Revis, the New York Times best-selling author of Across the Universe, A Million Suns, and the upcoming Shades of Earth
• Victoria Schwab, author of The Near Witch and the highly-anticipated upcoming The Archived
• Megan Shepherd, author of the debut novel The Madman's Daughter

And they want to have an event in your home town! To participate, just go to the YA2U website and let them know what city you want them to come to. And while you're there, help spread the word about the contest and you can be entered to win all of their books--TEN signed books in total! 

Why should the YA2U Team come to your hometown? Why not join in the fun today and share with others about this program and your hometown. The more votes your town gets, the closer you are to having your very own personal tour stop! Vote for YOUR town here!

And if you help spread the word, you can also participate in the book giveaway. Tell them that you learned about YA2U from me and we both get extra entries in the contest! 

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Lost

Stranded
A deserted island
with nothing but strangers
All around
Voices,
Creatures,
the Magic of nature.
Tempted by curiosity and hunger,
Limited by sense and logic.
Lost at sea,
but not lost at heart
So much out there
If only we didn't question it.
If Darwinism didn't spoil
every natural substance in the world,
We would know peace and love as
it Was.

Me and my limited computer/programing/photo editing/tech skills. Anyhow, I'm totally in LOVEE with this show, along with H2O:Just add water. Why are all the good shows done and in the past? Why are the only good shows now being cancelled? Terra Nova? Chloe King? The River? Well, as long as they don't cancel Once upon a time and Grimm. The only shows they ever have are things like "revenge" or "Late nite with Jimmy.." or "Up all night" or some lame adult comedy that's also trying to be pg-13 but failing miserably at everything. Everyone needs a little magic and mystery in their lives :) Enjoy! Happy holidays!

Money box

Index-card Gift Box



Making the box

Wrapping the box

 

 

Instructions!!

Pencil christmas tree

Inspiration is only the first step.

Trust is the second.

Communication is the third.

Love is the final step to any relationship.

You can't hate someone you truly understand.

Know them inside and out

Even from above.

This is why arranged marriages work out.

This is why opposites can attract.

Inspired by some photo online.. The star is an ornament, the rest is scrap paper (duh!), and the stand underneath is wrinkled scrap paper, and the whole this is held together by a pencil. Figure it out.

That's all folks!

Ribbon hair piece

 

Hair piece. It looks kinda....ehh right now, but it's cute in your hair and hey, it's cheap and easy to make, so it doesn't hurt to try! Take a ribbon, curl it, and put it into a bobby-pin. no glue or anything, just put the pin into your hair and WOOHOO! you got the cutest little hair piece in town! works with thin hair, thick hair, or..gray hair.... but here ya go!

Perfect for the holidays and beats having your little bro or sis put the sticker bow of the presents in your hair, right?

Another piece I made, but instead of adding the ribbon, I made a bow from a drawstring piece

Scrunchie Wreath

My friend bought me a bunch of giant scrunchies and I have no idea WHAT TO DO WITH THEM! I love her, and they're beautiful, but it just....well, I don't wear big poofy scrunchies in my hair. So what do I do? Well, here's the beautiful wreath I made out of the scrunchies :)

Don't spend however much you do on buying cheap cliche wreathes or amazingly fancy wreathes that out shine your home. use this. Make a circle out of paper and tape if neccessary. Then tie scrunchies around the ring :)

My out-of-the-blue Cold

Aching skin, freezing hands, what more could there be?
Swollen throat, pounding headache, please don't you dare tell me.
Chills down my spine, stiff aching neck, I'm wearing a winter coat for cryin' out loud!
Dry sweat, heated body, I can't lose that heat.
I need it, I NEEED it,
Don't take my body heat from me.
I've become light sensitive now?
I walk like I have a neck brace?
I get to bed like I'm elderly too?
Burning pee, icy toilet seat, why oh why ME?!
I can't run because the pounding will start up
I can't shake my head or my brains will swash n' buckle over seas
I can't move my head down or the .00001 pressure change will kill me.
I can't even shiver or my clothes will let in a draft
I can't move
I can't eat
I can't even sleep
This isn't mono, oh ho, No.
This isn't the flu, God bless you.
It couldn't be the cold -- I haven't been THAT bold.
I dress warm and eat right and wash my hands whenever I could.
It started as a sore throat but this can't be all it is.
So what, you tell me what
What have I'z got, eh?

--The cold.
Darn.--

Store Display

Harris Teeters' display of soda!

Amazing! I'd buy that!

Forget just plain ol' soda, or advertising with polar bears and anything - all you need is a giant display, stacked sky high with alternating colors and sodas of every kind! Yum!

Druggies

From Hulu commercial....

Actually, excluding Hulu or the holiday season or anything really, I have to ask: Why would anyone trust energy drinks? Instant energy for hours? Doesn't that sound a bit unnatural? Monsters, 5-hr energy, and other...energy drinks.

 

I don't get it, but have fun being a caffine druggie!

Aloe ornaments

Cute little buggers, aren't they?

http://www.designsponge.com/2012/06/diy-project-hanging-air-plant-containers.html

Not much to say here... so, Have fun making these!

Finals week!

What's this? What's this?
There're students everywhere
What's this?
There's panic in the air
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes
You must be kidding
Wake up, Jack! This isn't fair!
What's this?

What's this? What's this?
There's something very wrong
What's this?
There's no one singing songs
What's this?
The streets are lined with
Absolutely nothing
Everybody seems so happy
Have I possibly gone daffy?
What is this?
What's this?

Lyrics from What's this? from Nightmare before christmas with a few alterations :) teehee. don't know the legal rights for this but might as well put it here, right?

Water bottle Vase

A flower, not quite a rose

With just as much elegance. Nothing fancy,

but a simple touch of color

Adds life to any room

It sits

watching

Spreading its beauty

with all who glances its way

It may look a bit plain, but add more flowers, leave the leaves on the stem and if you want, you can take away the lable or leave it on. It's the flower that takes the spotlight, not the vase (or water bottle) you put it in.

The Heavens are opening up!

The Heavens have opened up
But what truth is this?
There is no god above the Mighty
Nature
There is no Power judging us.
There is only the One.

Us.
Us, the humans, the animals, the plants and the seas
It watches us, judging us,
But no, they do not control us.
There is no God.
Nature is the One we live by.
The one we talk to.
Our friend through life.

No worship, no religion.
Just peace, equality, Fairness in all the lands.

Something's up with Jack Skelly!

 

 

Jack, are you there?

what's that in the air?

Little white flakes of mystery?

Well, that's just silly.

They're delicate drops of joy!

frozen bits of holiday spirit

that can cheer up a little girl or boy.

Holiday spirit,

Something I know you have!

 

But I'm sorry you've discovered this so late,

Christmas is a wonderful time to make

these little things called cookies, you see?

They can look like you or me,

but you can eat them.

Please don't attempt

to fight it,

I just have to eat you now.

It'll all be over before you know it.

 

 

http://spoonful.com/recipes/jack-skellingtons-sandy-claws-cookies

These are not mine, but they're soooo darn cute! Jack Skelly cookies!

All recipe and cookie creds to Cindy Littlefield!

Poem is (of course) mine :)

Hope this brightens up your holidays!

And if you're a college kid like me, this is your yummy study break!

Movies

As promised, here are movies!

Oh where do I begin? There are sooo many good movies!

1. Nightmare before Christmas (The movie is made of little clay figures and it's musical and the pictures are pretty and it combines the two BEST holidays!)

2. The Orphanage (creepy in the ghostly way and not in the stalker-rapist way.Original, makes you think, and any ghost movie involving children usually is good. Or reallllly old ghosts and old places with history and such is usually good. If you know any other movies like this, please comment below! I'd super appreciate it!)

3. 27 dresses (Cute little love story and Katherine Heigl is in this movie!!)

4. Kate and Leopold (awwwww the guy is so sweet, the girl is so relatable, and the whole thing is just romantic!)

5. Silent Hill (Horror movie, very original, based off of a game but still original for a movie,

6. The Ward (great twist in the end, and very intriguing up until the end is revealed. One or two gory scenes, but they don't even show it. Or atleast I didn't watch those. If I can take it, I'm sure you can too :)

7. Uninvited (like Ward but with better fashion and I love the girl's hair. And it's not quite as violent. This one's more suspense.)

8. My cousin Vinny (hilarious and clever lawyer)

9. Chicago (high energy dances and music and I love their costumes. Wish I was back in the 20's so I can wear that fashion)

10 Tangled or Princess and the frog (Cute, lovely, funny, and colorful family film but sooo much better than those 90s family movies.)

Some fun reads, Fun...watches?

Now you may be thinking - what the hell does this have to do with being creative....blah blah blah little crafts and my original work or others' works that I like and OH etc.. right? Well, technically, Books and movies are forms of art too, with writing and filming from imagination! So here are some of my faves that I'd recommend:

1. Oblivion Road (girl and I think a friend gets trapped in the middle of a snowed in short cut or local route or something...point it she and friends don't get to go home. They scavenge around for stuff, I think a guy needs to stop his bleeding by patting snow on the wound and there's some crazed murder-rapist out in the woods. I think halfway through she finds her dad, but I don't know...But the twist in the end is really good and it's an adventure story, which I know you all like, right?

2. So you want to be a wizard (harry potter in America. I think they're in NYC or some city, and it's soooooo much better than Harry potter. Or atleast I had more fun reading this than reading Harry, though Harry's pretty good too - pretty good looking! ;P

3. Poison Ink -(um...i read this awhile back... but let's try this anyway. A tatooist has evil ink which if he uses to tatoo you, the design grows and spreads and poisons your mind to act like a devil. being evil for the sake of making others miserable. The friends notice and go after him....um yea, stuff happens)

4. Fracture ( Engaging. Lots of romance. The guy is so cute! But the plot is really intriguing and adds a hint of mystery and fantasy. Idk, I liked it.)

5.Christopher pike books like Die softly and Remember me and Neal shusterman stuff like Unwind....

I know these are all young adult and stuff, but they're pretty fun. Unless you're grown up, reading the adult fiction with wayyyyy more graphic stuff, then ok, this may be too childish for you. But these are pretty good for almost anyone.

Tomorrow I'll tell you some movies, since this is realllly long already.

Ferrero Rocher Pikachu!

Cutie pie, what a cutie pie
Pika chu! Pika-
Sigh...
Where are my friends?
I just want a hug,
isn't that enough?
I guess I can be your little pet,
but why can't you be my pet?
Someone to play with
when I have time,
but someone I can leave behind
when I have something to do.
Sigh...
Pikaaaa...


Seriously, this is a one time thing, I cannot make this again if I wanted to.

Map Nails

http://nailcrazyyouknowit.tumblr.com/post/20526813892/map-nail-art-submission

Paint nails, soak a map in alcohol, press and check. NEEEEEEED clear coat on top or it'll fade off after a day or two.