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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Saturday night

When you're at home, nursing a summercold, and have been in the bed all day.....

and then gone to the neighbor's for some dinner, a bit of tea, vitamin C, and tlc.....

and then you end up back at home, in the bed... still nursing the summercold..

you wonder why there's no sweetheart around,
and start to miss that mythic companion that you hear about
that takes care of you when you're sick.

i actually physically feel a lot better than I did yesterday,
but, I still miss *somebody* being around, to make me smile.

..........oh well...... back to the interwebz i go for enjoyment.

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Thursday, 1 May 2014

Mod Dress - Practice Makes Perfect (or close to it)

In the runup to STF2014, I desperately needed a break from exercisewear. I mean, come on. GIVE ME A PRETTY DRESS AND GIVE ME ONE NOW.

So I made one.

Meet my mod dress. I love this fabric.

I bought it from some tiny alley, just after I started sewing in late 2010. I knew it was fabulous, I knew I needed to make something from it. And I came up with this:

It was not good. My vision was poor. I was ashamed, ripped it up and mourned the loss of something so beautiful. Never again would we cross paths.

Then 18 months ago I was in the same dingy alley. The shopkeeper somehow still had 2m hidden away in some forgotten corner. You don't hesitate when an opportunity like that comes along. A second chance passed down from the Saints of Seamstressing. It would be a mod dress. I confess it was always destined to be a mod dress.

And I still stashed it for a year.

I finally made it in time for Stockholm as a reminder that hours of practice will eventually make perfect.
Front, mid-boogie

Back, mid-boogie
I traced a base pattern for which I've already done the work perfecting the fit and balance, drafted some modifications, then cut, stitched and finished the dress in 3 hours. Guys, 4 years ago...hell...18 months ago I could not make this in 3 hours.

Everything hangs straight, I added my favourite shoulder crossover detail, all the edges are enclosed. It's not going to ride up and show off my booty because I told the bloody pattern it wasn't going to show off my booty. Ha.

So when I'm struggling with something tricky in tap, I can look at this dress and know to crack on with it. Keep working at it, and one day you'll wake up and it will be a breeze. You won't think twice. It might just take a few years.

But let's move on to a different kind of eye candy...guys, meet B:

B, short for Jumping Bean

B is cool. B patiently takes photos, taps, calms creative fury, crochets and happily takes part in random sewing challenges. B is also a fan of the mod dress. He and I have created a new sewing challenge for each other, but you'll need to stay tuned to hear more...right now I have a project to finish.

Toodle, Oodles and Doodles,

  1. I suspect B has had many years of practice, calming creative fury... He has certainly met it somewhere along the line...

    but he could hide that tongue...

    1. He's certainly very diplomatic in these affairs!

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Monday, August 31, 2015

Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of August 31st - New Directions, Focus Adjustments and Cutting Our Losses

"My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart." ... Maya Angelou

I have been thinking about giving this blog a rest (and yes, by rest I mean a nice walnut box with a red velvet liner about 6 feet in the ground).

Having been told for months, years maybe, (when did my blog take this astrological turn, it's hard to remember and even harder to search the backend of blogger to figure it out), that it isn't a good idea for a jewelry designer and maker to talk about this stuff so often.

It hurts my SEO (which I rarely think about probably because acronyms have always annoyed me for some reason), my credibility, my right elbow, my left toe - you get the idea. And now with so much happening astrologically in September and October I am afraid I might not have the time or skill set to do it all justice.

This will be the last weekly forecast then I'll likely go back to timely "bigger picture" business/personal posts with a magical, astrological bent. I'm a bit up in the air about it. For this week, we'll take a lesson from Maya and continue on!

Anyhoo ....

Lots of ending, releasing and new beginning energy again this week. Last week the Sun went into Virgo so details matter, little things are big things now. We are working our way through these last moments of summer - lots of water aspects - tears, sweat - we are feeling everything.  There is this "where are we going?", "what are we doing?" energy we are working our way through.

On Monday we are wrapping something up. We have an Aries Moon, so will probably want our own way with whatever we are working through, of course so will everyone else. Monday's aspects trigger the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse that happens at the end of September so we may feel like something has to end or we are reaching or reaching for some new height and are willing to 'eclipse' something or someone out to reach some achievement or reach for something we want.

On Tuesday and Wednesday we have Venus meeting up with Mars in Leo. This is excellent energy to meet someone new, start a new job, launch something. Yes, Venus is still retrograde for a couple more days, but when the Goddess of love and money meets up with the God of  action, opportunities that come up are most likely opportunities to take. Taking action to get what we want is favored here.

This is the second of three conjunctions between Venus and Mars in 2015. The first conjunction (the third week of February at 1 degree Aries) offered a new beginning where actions (Mars) combine with our wants or love or money (Venus). This week's conjunction as Venus prepares to move direct (14 degrees Leo) is an assessment of what started then. When Venus stations direct on Sunday, assessment time will be over and things will move forward.

The final conjunction will be on November 2nd (Virgo 24 degrees) and will wrap up this Venus/Mars cycle. Wants are materialized. What actions do we take to get what we want? This cycle is about our relationships, our values and self esteem, our money and/or our creativity.

On Friday Jupiter will be pushing us to go bigger with something.  On Sunday Venus moves direct and whatever we have been working through since she went retrograde in late July will move forward as she does. This is a reconnecting week - if we broke up with something or someone over this Venus retrograde period - that can come back up for another looksie as she moves over the same degrees she touched earlier in the summer - this doesn't mean a reconciliation is 'meant to be' if your ex suddenly pops up in the coffee shop or if an idea you let go of is suddenly in the news - it's just energy that is moving forward - forward can bring us back together with someone or something or just move us on up and away

(did you maybe notice how rude that ex is being as he orders his tall non-fat latte with the caramel drizzle or feel how that idea you let go that is suddenly all the rage still brings a pit to your stomach when you think about actually doing it).

As Venus stations we might feel a need to 'do something' about that relationship issue - we can really just let it all unfold. Venus wants acknowledgement and so will we. On September 6th our new flock assembles.

Mercury has entered his shadow so all the stuff that is going on right now is the stuff we will be dealing with while Mercury is retrograde in the coming weeks. Mercury is in Libra and hitting our North Node (future) so lots of job offers for lots of people who have been looking and that continues now as Mercury rolls through the upcoming eclipse degrees. If you want something put yourself out there for it.

Things are about to change, yes again, so take this time to think about what you want and that new dream we are hatching! The upcoming eclipses will take whatever anxiety and crap we have littered our past year with that has spread over into the rest of the house and clean it up .... xo all

Friday, August 28, 2015

FULL MOON in Pisces August 29th | happiness comes in like salty water

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On Saturday we have the first of three Super Full Moons to usher us into eclipse season.

With our Sun in Virgo, we know the Full Moon will be in Virgo's polarity sign of Pisces.

Pisces and Virgo are opposite signs, but really the opposite sides of the same coin. The balance of these two signs is where we bring God (or whatever word you feel most comfortable using here) to earth through our actions of service.

Pisces; the mutable water sign is the archetype of the mystic, the dreamer, the visionary and the compassionate (also the addict, the escapist, the pessimist). Pisces beckons us to look inside, to use our intuition, to feel our connection. Pisces sun people need to meditate everyday (well, we all do) to empty themselves of all the crap they have collected from everywhere or they will become very spacey and forgetful.

(and if you are a Pisces thinking your absentmindedness is a character flaw - no, this is a just a condition of not being true to your mystical archetype - you must spend time in quiet everyday - I'm not a Pisces Sun but have Neptune in my first house and find this true for me also - when I get busy and don't take the time to get quiet and go within, I start misplacing and losing things very quickly)
Neptune, the planetary ruler of Pisces, and the mythical God of the Sea has been in his home sign since 2011 (and will be hanging out until 2026) - this is powerful energy for collective change and awakening.

How does water change things? Water dissolves. Water washes away. Water erodes. Water suffocates. Neptune rules spirituality and dreaming. Neptune rules creativity and inspiration. Neptune rules illusion and escape. Neptune rules water and the sea, drugs and hospitals.

The last time Neptune was in Pisces we saw the abolitionist movements to end slavery in the United States and to free the serfs in Russia. This is powerful energy for the release of victim consciousness. This transit of Neptune has again put issues of injustice and inequality on our collective radar (a spotlight on refuge and immigration issues, the black lives matter movement, etc) - the ways we blame the other and refuse to look at our own shadows. Pisces dissolves boundaries - we can more easily see and feel the ways we are the same. The unifying forces of Neptune and Pisces remind us that "there is only one of us here" is not some crazy bumper sticker but the way the universe actually works!

This transit will increase our sensitivity to toxins and our focus on water. Escapist activities like drugs and the internet will expand (basically anything that is pleasurable and repeatable). Neptune in Pisces wants to feel everything.

Saturn, preparing to move into Sagittarius for the next two years is going to be squaring Neptune in Pisces popping some dream bubbles and bringing us down to earth. Whether we end up disappointed or transcending our previous limits depends on our chart and the other influences hitting it. Some will be able to make the magic happen and some will have a rude awakening. Not everything is possible, and not everything belongs to us. For those indulging in escapism, denial or addiction, this square will be especially harsh. Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces) will feel this. For people born with Neptune in Sagittarius (1970-1984) at some point over the next two years Saturn will conjunct your natal Neptune - the dreams and fantasies you've been carrying will be questioned and addictions and vulnerabilities exposed. This is just how life works - the ebb and flow of things - sometimes we're the windshield and sometimes we're the bug kind of thing.

There is nothing to fear here. Sometimes Neptune takes us down the wrong path, and Saturn is our course correction. Saturn can focus our dream and give us traction. Sometimes traction comes in the form of our back against the wall giving us something to push off from. This might manifest as the lack of something essential. Then our discomfort will push us to do something else.

Sometimes the Neptune vision needs limits to manifest.

FOR NOW we have this loving and compassionate FULL MOON asking us to embrace the positives of Pisces - compassion, imagination and our highest vision for ourselves and use the energy of the Virgo Sun - precision, work without rewards, craftsmanship, service, putting our dreams into words, speaking our truth - to move everything forward.

This is an excellent healing moon. Walk in it. Be near water. Take a bath.

It's a powerful time to be mindful of what we have worked for and created and be grateful for the process (Virgo). It's a time to recognize our ability to dream (Pisces) a different world - to be a difference in the well-being and evolution of the planet. xo all

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of August 23rd - Get Stuff Done, Meeting With DESTINY

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We've got the Sun in Virgo for the next 30 days, so we are all burning the fuel of Virgo precision "do the job. do it right. measure twice, cut once. eat your veggies. move your body." - you get the idea.

(ugh, Virgo, I'm tired already!)

Summer is winding down ... sniffle.

He is joining expansive Jupiter, who's been in Virgo since August 11th. Now we get a little movement going! This is about what we will be working on through next July.

Our focus turns to our Virgo house - what house(s) holds Virgo in your natal and progressed charts?

(this is an especially important time for people born in the 60's with Pluto and Uranus in Virgo - more on this later in the week)

Make a list of how you want this area/house of your life to expand. Start to get organized. This year we need a plan.

On Monday we have a Sagittarius Quarter Moon that has us thinking BIG and BELIEVING in ourselves. It's also an energy that encourages us to RUSH and bounce from one thing to another, but we won't. We've got a Virgo Sun to keep us grounded.

By Tuesday and Wednesday the Moon is in Capricorn and we are plowing on through whatever is in front of us. We can get a lot done with this energy. We are building toward a full moon so this is the peak work time of the monthly moon cycle.

(if you are looking to work with the Moon, this is the week to put in the hours - remember working with the Moon isn't a Monday to Friday thing - we slow down after the Full Moon Sunday and rest completely during the few days of the Balsamic Moon about 10 days later)

On Thursday, Mercury enters Libra and conjuncts the North Node on Friday (we could also feel this on the 24th or 26th or 30th). Our attention will flip to key relationships (Where's that flock people - I just left another flock last week - ugh!).

A NOTE ABOUT FLOCKS - Remember as relationships take center stage this week we have a long history of giving up our individuality for the safety of the tribe. This is not the tribal experience we are seeking in this new paradigm. Let's not focus on getting specific outcomes with others now. Instead let's just focus on feeling our OWN emotions. The tribe needs our individuality now. This is not the time to be fixing anyone or anything.

The North Node is our future and with Mercury, the fleet footed God of communication nearby a message about our future will be delivered.

Are you paying attention?

We might meet someone we are destined to meet. We might have a meeting or talk with someone that impacts our future. We could have an idea or receive an offer. In gracious, balanced and partnership oriented Libra however this plays out there will likely be choices.

Over the next 3 months (Mercury will be retrograding in Libra in a couple weeks so this is a longer transit than usual) Mercury will conjunct the North Node two additional times (October 8th and 10th) so whatever comes up this week will come back around then. This might also connect back to last September.

(back in October 1995 and 1996 we had this configuration if that time frame rings a bell for anyone for fated options and meetings)

On Sunday we have a Full Moon in Pisces. I'll do another post on that. It will be a biggie and connects to mid September. Did I say the eclipses are coming? Some people feel the eclipses a month early - if something has just eclipsed itself right out of your life, know it needed to go. xo all

Friday, August 14, 2015

New Moon in Leo August 14th - FRESH START | Money and Love Reset Button

Today's New Moon in Leo (even with a retrograde Venus and maybe even because of it - she does conjunct the Sun tomorrow!) is excellent instigating energy.

Fresh starts associated with this New Moon

(we've got a friendly aspect to Uranus now, too - making unexpected events, to quote Martha here - a good thing and favoring our more unorthodox and unique endeavors and perspectives)

have an element of generosity, excitement and, dare I say this - LOVE - connected to them.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of August 10th - Jupiter into Virgo | the details that change the BIG picture

We start the week moving into the Balsamic Moon phase - see my post about that HERE.

The dark night sky is the perfect arena to see August's annual meteor showers. More shooting stars = more wishes. Let's get outside and on this!

We have Jupiter (the planet of luck and wishes) changing signs this week and a New Moon in Leo on Friday - the two weeks following the Leo New Moon is a great launch period - see my post HERE about that.

There are some caveats this year with Venus still retrograde - I'll write about that with my New Moon post later in the week!

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of August 3rd - Saturn Says MAN IT UP

Mega-accurate and amazing astrologer Susan Miller has called August the best month of 2015. She isn't concerned with Saturn and maybe we shouldn't be either!

Read her HERE (if you know your rising sign, read that FIRST)

Maybe since Saturn sits all comfy, cozy with my natal Sun I give him a little too much power. But, I see pressure this week.

Anyhoo, here we go because this is another big week!


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Tiger's new blonde has sporting links: reports

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Former world No 1 allegedly back in swing of things and dating step-daughter of Rangers boss

ORLANDO, Florida - Tiger Woods is dating the blonde 22-year-old step-daughter of Glasgow Rangers Chairman Alastair Johnston, an executive at the IMG agency that represents the golfer, according to reports.

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Alyse Lahti Johnston, whose biological father is former St. Louis Cardinals baseball pitcher Jeff Lahti, was first linked to Woods by sports blog TerezOwens.com and since then has been the subject of hundreds of US and British reports.

Woods, a 35-year-old father of two whose 14 major titles rank second to the all-time record of 18 won by Jack Nicklaus, has not won in 16 months since a car crash touched off revelations of his affairs with multiple mistresses.

The sex scandal led to his divorce from Elin Nordegren last August and Woods has not been linked with another woman until Woods and Johnston were seen last week on the golfer's yacht Privacy, which docks in North Palm Beach, Florida.

Woods and Nordegren are moving to separate mansions in the Palm Beach area in the next few weeks from Windermere, the private community near Orlando where they lived and where Woods, according to the New York Post, might have met Johnston when she was only eight years old and the girl next door.

Alastair Johnston, the 62-year-old football boss who spends half his year at Windermere, told the Scottish Daily Record that he had no clue about any dating relationship between Woods and his step-daughter.

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The Post reported that Johnston was the architect of the golfer's $60 million endorsement deal with Nike in 1996 when he turned professional. The deal launched Woods on the way to becoming the first $1 billion athlete, largely on his skills as a pitchman, a career that has faded greatly since the sex scandal erupted.

The 22-year-old is reportedly attending classes at Northwood University near Woods' new $60 million Jupiter Island home, which has a four-hole golf course training area and a yacht dock.

She is a native of Cleveland, who moved to Windermere after completing studies at Ohio State University, according to Britain's Daily Mail.

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Places to Find the Best Playlists

For a task as simple as creating a playlist comprised of our favorite songs, the Internet sure does make it tough. Many online playlist services require many hidden, unnecessary fees, have complicated and messy user interfaces, or have limited music selections and availability. Fortunately, a couple of online radio and playlist creation services have arisen from the flood of music services trying to make their way onto the scene. Try out a couple of the following; there’s bound to be one that fits your needs.

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Spotify is a little like Pandora, but with much more customization potential. Launched in 2008, Spotify has grown tremendously over the last 5 years, reaching over 20 million users across the world, over a third of which pay for premium services. The premium services offered by Spotify make the service much more desirable to those interested in creating custom playlists, though the free online radio service is still an option.

The premium services are where the playlist customization potential begins. Though there are monthly subscription fees, the playlist functions are worth the money. Users have access to over 20 million songs, far surpassing the outreach of Pandora. Users can create multiple playlists and share them with friends while editing and collaborating playlists from other users. The one inconvenience involves having to download software. Thus, users taking advantage of public or work computers may have limited access.

8tracks is a rather unique music streaming service that has become quite popular over the years. 8tracks allows users to create their own mixes and follow other users’ mixes. The interface is slick and easy to use and promotes sharing of music between users. Though you can create your own mix of – that’s right, 8 tracks – many users use the service to stumble upon others’ mixes.

A 6 month paid subscription opens up all the functions and perks of a premium service on 8tracks. The small fee allows unlimited access and customization of mixes and sharing. 8track is one of the highest publicly rated internet music services of them all. It has even made Time’s list of 50 Best Websites. Some users complain about the length of the short mixes, but that’s the purpose of an 8track, right?

Though these are the big three in terms of online radio and playlist creation, there are tons of other radio services. If none of these do the job for you, consider checking out Rhapsody, Slacker Radio, iHeartRadio,, Sirius Satellite Radio, and others. Internet radio has exploded onto the scene of music listeners, and more services are dipping their feet in the pool. Mobile applications are surging and even video game systems have produced services for radio and playlist customization. As the thirst for easy music access and easy playlist customization services only gets greater, keep your eyes open for new and revolutionary music services on the horizon.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

To Be Sure

I did this layout for the 123 Challenge blog. The criteria for the August challenge was to use the colour yellow, misting and the word sunshine. I was immediately inspired to do this layout, but what with moving house and starting a new job and all, it nearly didn't happen in time. Lucky for me I managed to unpack my scrappy goodies and whip up this page in the nick of time.

Lots of misting as you can see, using my well-worn home-made sunrays stencil. And then I stamped in the Studio Calico 'happy' with some Distress-Ink which meant that when I went over the layout with a spritz of water, it bled and blended very nicely.

After mounting my layout onto a paper from the Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety collection to really highlight the yellow, I literally used scraps to finish the rest of my layout.

I know different people have different systems for collecting thier scraps and off-cuts but what I do is to file them into a ring binder with plastic sleeves, a different page for each colour. So I simply flipped through my folder to find pieces that coordinated with the colours and theme of my layout. For example, you might recognise that banner from all the projects I did as a Guest DT for Scrapbooking from Scratch last month?!

I was a little bit unsure about whether to add another title to my page, since I already had the digital stamp on the photo which I think served pretty well for a title (it's from the Feeling Cloudy collection by Vol.25 - you really should check out her blog and Etsy for yourself - it's something else!) but as you can see I did it anyway. And then, as usual, I added in heaps (too much?) journalling because I really wanted to journal these thoughts.

It's about how Munchy is so very helpful around the house, especially when it comes to her little sister. Whenever I ask her to do something (fetch me your sister's dummy, pass me those wipes, can you share your toys please, go and get her teddy.....) she never ever complains, she always answers very quickly with "sure" and it makes me so very happy that she's so generous and helpful.

Monday, August 30, 2010

The State of Play

So I'm getting back into some scrappy time, and boy does it feel good!
Thanks once again to everyone who has left comments to wish me well as I'm continuing to make the transition back into full-time work. Things are getting easier as we all adjust to the new routine, and more and more boxes are getting unpacked everyday so it's starting to feel more like a home rather than 'the new house'.

Two things have made me particularly happy today:

1. I was able to whip up another page for my stint as Kontributing Kreator at Kreatorville Krafts, and it's just gone live on the blog.

Here's a little sneak:

I'll come back and give you a run-down on how I put this together another day.

2. One of my scrappy idols Kathy Link has showcased some of my work on her blog today as she does a focus on journaling. You only have to flick through some of my recent posts to know how much I value writing on my pages. In fact, I'd rather ruin the design of the page by including journaling than run the risk of forgetting the story in the future. I pretty much insist on writing/typing/whatever on every single page I do (well...... nearly!)

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Things that make you go Ummmm......

I had little more than scraps left over from my generous DT kit from Handmade by Suzanne this month. But since we are talking about the delightful and gorgous Olivia collection from Basic Grey there was no way even the scraps could go to waste. So this is what I came up with.....

Step 1. I made my background by grabbing some old (and ugly!) cardstock that I then camouflaged by slapping on some glue-stick and covering it up with a crinkled and ripped layer of dress-pattern. Voila... one textured and interesting 'kraft' background :-)

Step 2. Randomly sew on any and all of my left-over scraps. And I mean that literally! For example, see that flowery pattern on the white background in the bottom left corner of my layout (the focus in the photo above)? That's not actually from any of the papers, but rather from the packaging from the Olivia bloomers! And the rest of the bits and pieces are off-cuts from my previous layouts.

Step 3. Glue on an abundance of blue and green half-backed pearls for added dimension and call it done!

So the story on this one goes something like this....
I caught Munchy putting baby-lotion all through her hair because she was trying to immitate me when I put product (such as mousse) in my hair. She thought she was pretty stylin' !!

But speaking of an abundance of all good things... you should see all the new CHA goodies Suzanne has got in the store! Between all the new Crate Paper collections, My Mind's Eye Lost and Found and Cosmo Cricket my scrappy budget has gone out the window. And that doesn't even cover the new Prima, Kaisercraft and Imaginisce. You can see all the new stuff here. But be prepared to whip out your credit card because if you're anything like me you won't be able to help yourself!!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

M for......

I created this page from my August Kreatorville kit mainly because I knew we were focusing on painting techniques this month, but also because on regular occasions I just want to go all "art-journal" on my pages. This came together really quickly and was absolutely freeing and soooo much fun to do!!

I used the b-side of the Collage Press paper in the kit as my background. It was perfect because although it was plain, it was also already 'grunged up'. (I tried to upload a picture of the paper to show you, but Collage Press have got copyright protection stuff turned on, so I'll direct you to this link instead).

Firstly, to create the frame for the photo I laid down the cover sheet from the Girl's Paperie Sticker Book directly onto my background paper and traced around the inside of the window shape. Then I just drew a simple scallop frame around it.

I also traced the same shape onto the red Sassafras Paper and cut it out slightly inside the lines. I stuck that down on my page before mounting my photo onto it.

Without any pre-planning, and without any rough drafts I simply got my black calligraphy pen and started doodling fun shapes. That's why my birds are a little wonky!! Sure, I could have used some kind of template, or drawn it in pencil first until I was happy with it, but I liked the risk of just going with the flow. It's quicker and easier, and gives a more 'arty' feel rather than a perfected painting.

Then I got out my water-colours and painted away. Again, the trick here was not to be too perfect or precise but simply slap on some colour! Once it was dry I did some free-motion sewing to add dimension, and highlighted with a white gel pen.

To incorporate more of the kit contents onto my page I added a lot of the embellishments from The Girl's Paperie - such as that banner, the compass', the bird and the arrows around the photo. And as Keandra pointed out on the Kreatorville blog, I love how you can barely tell where the paintings finish and the pre-made embellishments begin.

So what do you think? Too messy and distorted? Or arty and lovely? I have to admit that I waver between the two opinions myself, but at the end of the day I really enjoyed the process of this page and would do it again in a heart-beat.

Monday, August 23, 2010

My Always

I was absolutely delighted when I opened my DT package from Handmade by Suzanne this month. The Olivia collection from Basic Grey is absolutely gorgeous, and my pack was overflowing with it. I haven't bought any Basic Grey for myself in quite a while now, and I had forgotton how lovely they really are, and what I couldn't get over was that these double-sided papers were really usable. I mean, quite often for me I can clearly and quickly work out which side of a paper I'm going to use.... but these were hard!! I really needed two of every paper so I could use both sides!

This was the first layout I made, and you can see how I've tried to use as many of the papers as I could! And I really think the pink doily paper (which is actually from the Green at Heart collection) adds such a stunning detail and extra dimension. I know these are a bit more expensive than the average paper, but I cut mine up and have easily used it for at least 5 layouts so you really do get your money's worth.

The white border strips are called 'paper frills' and are by Doodlebug Designs. You can get these at the store in a couple of different colours, but I figured white coordinates with everything and plus you can always alter them so these are a good investment. You get heaps in the packet so you'll see these on a lot of my layouts in the future I can assure you! I added some of the half-pearls in green and blue to the centre for a lovely touch.

And then speaking of lovely things... this was my first time at playing with the Basic Grey bloomers. I never realised how fantastic they were in real life before! Those beautiful flowers already come layered and stitched and buttoned, so all the hard work is already done for you. I tell you, this layout come together so easily and yet it looks like a lot of work went into it.

I made my layout on a regular old manilla folder before I sewed it onto the 12x12 American Craft cardstock (in chocolate). I only sewed the back of it on so that it still opens up and then I put a pocket behind there to hold the Mother's Day card I received this year. I'll show you what I mean......

It's not really the prettiest thing you've ever seen behind there, but it's practical!

The photo is of Munchy giving me my Mother's Day present (see the macaroni necklace I'm wearing?!) and the journalling tells the story about how I was away all that day but that she rang me up in my lunch break and said (without prompting by her Daddy) "Mummy, I love you and I'm never going to stop." It sure bought a tear to my eye and I knew that moment would be scrapped.

Another memory captured forever and all wrapped up in pretty product :-)

Saturday, August 21, 2010

From Screen 2 Scrap Bloghop

If you're on the From Screen 2 Scrap bloghop, my post can be found here. If you're not then I encourage you to join!! You can start here and it's totally worth it - there's about a million prizes to win :-)

This post is sticky and will stay at the top of my blog for the duration of the hop. It's running from the 9th to the 21st of August to allow you plenty of time to visit all the sites.

For my newer blog posts please just scroll down :-)

Friday, August 20, 2010

Kreatorville sketch

The very first layout I did as the Kontributing Kreator with my August kit from Kreatorville Kraft was this one:

Now I know you are all wondering about the "Bird Soup" but I'll get to that in a minute!

I designed this layout based on the August sketch, which looks just like this....

I loved this sketch and how it challenged me to use three photos. I keep on telling myself to do more multi-photo layouts, but always seem to end up in my comfort zone of just scrapping one at a time. But I was really happy with how this one turned out.

Absolutely everything on this page is from the August kit, and I think it's fabulous that if you compare this page to the other page I've posted a couple of days back that was made with the very same kit - it's a totally different look and feel. This kit is so versatile! And let me assure you, the other pages I've made are different again..... but you'll have to wait a little longer to see them :-)

The journalling tells the story about how one day Munchy had been outside playing very quietly by herself for quite a while. Now while that is good in so many ways, it always alarms me just a little because it usually means she is up to mischief! So I found her stirring this muddy concoction she had brewed up in the bird-bath. It was like a scene out of Macbeth :-) She declared she was making soup for the birds, and she was having the best time! The 'cherry' on top is actually an apple she had picked off the tree - she thought the birds might like it.

So no, there were no birds in her soup. Rather, it was soup for the birds!

If you want to join in the sketch challenge at Kreatorville this month all you have to do is make a layout (or card) based on the sketch and post it to the Flikr group. You don't have to use a Kreatorville kit, but you might want to pick this one before it sells out - it's totally fabulous.

PS. The layered circles down the bottom of my layout was an idea I scrap-lifted off one of the Studio Calico designers from the gallery a couple of months back. I just can't remember who I'm afraid. Does anyone else remember?

Monday, August 16, 2010

Oh boy - I really got quite mushy and sentimental when I was doing up my DT layouts for Handmade by Suzanne this month! For the best example of this, see the layout I posted last week here. But this layout comes a close second on the cry-baby front :-)

Once again I've journalled all about my impending return to work and how much I loved spending the year off with my girls and how amazed I am at how quickly and wonderfully they are growing.
But since I was in the mood for doing girly and sentimental layouts, Suzanne sent me the perfect products in these gorgeous Basic Grey Olivia papers and the American Craft foam Thickers that coordinate so wonderfully with them.

I also got these cute little half-pearls in my package, and although they can be a little bit fiddly to use (I found the best way was to pour some liquid glue onto a plastic lid and dip my pearls in them - holding them with my tweezers) they add so much more shine and texture and dimension that I fell in love with these as a fabulous extra detail. I ended up using them on every single layout I did, and not just one or two, but a heap! And the best thing is, you get a minimum of 100 in each packet for under $2 which means I have a tonne left over for lots more projects!

Yes it's true - I love clouds on my layouts, and I love sunrays (which I created with some Glimmermist and a handmade stencil). You may have noticed this trend on my blog? :-) And these kites I made just seemed to finish it off perfectly. Aren't they fun?!

So now I've been back at work for a little over a week. It truly breaks my heart to leave my girls behind and to have to say goodbye as I'm peeling Munchy off from around my legs, or to spend an hour settling Moodles down at night even though she's never previously been a fussy baby. Not to mention the hard work and stress of having to move house the weekend before I started :-) I have found slipping back into the work routine has been fairly easy. Apart from having to do night duty one night a week, I get a reasonable amount of time off on my roster too so it's not so bad. And although starting at a new hospital always comes with the extra challenge of finding out how everything works and what the hospital policies are everyone is being quite patient with me and I'm sure it won't take long before it's all second-nature again.

Thanks once again to everyone for their kind comments and well wishes. I love coming home and tuning into my blog world at night once the kids are in bed. Soooo relaxing. Thanks for making it so much fun for me :-)

Saturday, August 14, 2010

It's a boy!!

No, not me!! Thank goodness :-) But last month my sister had her first baby, and while I'm used to all things girly she shook up the mix a bit by having a gorgeous baby boy. I managed to have someone capture this photo of Munchy, Moodles and I meeting Mason for the first time, and I knew I had to scrap it.

My personal stash doesn't have a lot of masculine papers and embellishments in it, so imagine how delighted I was when I opened my Kreatorville Kraft August kit (where I'm a Kontributing Kreator this month) to find some papers from the lovely Girl's Paperie On Holiday collection, that A-Mazing Kreatorville male tag, and the measuring tape ribbon. It was like Keandra designed this kit with my photos in mind!! It was simply perfect.

The only thing that concerned me was that those brilliant Girl's Paperie stencil alphas were black with PINK letters. I knew that wouldn't quite work!! But the solution couldn't have been easier. I simply used my craft knife (personally I use a scalpel which I find cuts much more smoothly, but I realise not everyone has access to these! Lucky for me, I'm the Scrap Doctor!) to cut out the pink letters, and then I used foam tape to pop up the black negatives on the b-side of the Sassafras paper that comes in the kit.

I love how bold and graphic my title is, and the extra dimension from the foam tape makes this look so impressive in real life.

Meanwhile, speaking of bold and graphic... the Kreatorville tags that came in the kit worked in perfectly for this layout. I used the male tag as a base for my sub-title (which I copied from my sister's birth announcement) It reads "10 little fingers, 10 little toes, and yes.... 1 of those" which I couldn't help but chuckle at.

As you can see, I cut the numbers from the Girls Paperie On Holiday Day's Away paper, and the words are from the Girls Paperie sticker book (all in the kit). For the few words that didn't come in the book, I simply typed up on my typewriter. You can hardly tell the difference.

The "secret" technique at Kreatorville Kraft this month is using paint. I know, I know, I know, some people are a little intimidated to use paints on their layouts, or at the very least are just a little unsure of how to go about it. I put together a very simple tutorial on how I used a toothbrush and syringe to make the messy paint effects on this layout (granted, I ended up covering up a lot of it with my photos and embellishments) which is up on the Kreatorville blog here. But check out what all the other girls are doing with paint this month too. Keandra and Charity have also posted tutorials on great ideas of how to add paints to your creations.

And stay tuned. The full reveal of the August kit went up today, and I've got a lot more layouts to show you :-)

Friday, August 13, 2010

In the flash of an eye

ETA - I must sincerely apologise as I truly believe in giving credit where credit is due. The design for my layout below came about after I was inspired by these cards by my friend Val. I instantly fell in love with her messy stitching and the way she used the Basic Grey bloomers and decided I needed to do my own version on a layout. I asked and received her permission first, but as it was a few weeks ago and in my haste to post this layout I totally forgot to give her credit. Go and visit her blog and leave her some love for me please!

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that it's disturbing how fast time seems to go sometimes! If you take a moment to think, I imagine you're like me and will get surprised when you realise that the memories you thought were only from a little while ago were actually from a year ago or more. At least, that's what happened to me recently. I was going through some of my pile of "must scrap" photos and came across some of my left-over pregnancy shots that my sister took for me. Suddenly I realised that these were taken about 12 months ago when I had just started my maternity leave.

So I did grab a couple of them and quickly slapped together this layout. Of course I had to include lots and LOTS of journaling as I got a bit sentimental about my impending return to work and all of the changes that we have gone through as a family over the past year.

I used my August DT kit from Handmade by Suzanne plus a few extra bits from the store.
For a start, I used a page from My Mind's Eye Life Stories collection as the background cardstock. There are still a lot of these in the 60cent paper clearance section of the store (although I'm going to be adding a few more to my cart!!) and I think they're brilliant as a kraft background with another layer of detail already built into them :-)

The tags I wrote my journaling on are handmade, as are the decorative pins. But meanwhile I want to draw your attention to those alphas. These foam Thickers are called Cinnamon (peony is the colour I'm using) and these are so lush! The product pictures in the store don't do these any justice! They match perfectly with the Basic Grey Olivia Collection papers I'm using, and are just so lovely. You can also see how I've sneaked a little bit of my favourite washi tape in to secure the photos too :-)

I've been wanted to try out free-motion stitching on my sewing machine for the longest time! In fact, when I needed to get a new sewing machine a little while back I specifically made sure I got one that allowed me to do this. And yet, this was my first attempt. I'm not one for doing practice runs or experimenting, I run full-tilt into my projects so when I say this is my first attempt I really mean it! But perhaps you can tell, and certainly there are things I'll do differently in the future :-)

I drew a rough outline of the flowers on my paper first before I did my messy stitching, and then I pulled out my water-paints to add a little colour to the leaves. The flowers themselves are the gorgeous Basic Grey Olivia bloomers, and I put a tiny bit of paint on that bottom one too. Don't be afraid to embellish your embellishments I say! I also added some of the 4mm mint half pearls to the leaves for another layer of dimension and texture (although I'm a little afraid they look a bit too much like peas in a pod now!!)

I wanted to thank everybody for their kind comments and well-wishes about us moving house and my return to work this past week. It certainly helps me get through some of the more difficult times to know I'm surrounded by so many supportive people out there in blog-land. We're still well and truly in the adjustment phase but I'll be trying my very best to continue crafting and keeping my blog up to date, but I appreciate your understanding if things are going to be a bit different from now on.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

From Screen 2 Scrap Bloghop

Welcome to the From Screen 2 Scrap blog-hop, and thanks for helping us celebrate our 1st birthday!

If you arrived here from the amazing Anne Patterson's blog then you're on the right track. If you've stumbled across this by accident then I encourage you to go back to the FS2S blog and start at the beginning - you won't be sorry!

To celebrate our birthday we've got a tonne of prizes to give away, but before we get to that I wanted to show you the layout I created inspired by the movie poster for Juno.

I used the movie poster much like a sketch and clustered my photo and embellishments in the corner, and then filled up the page with stripes. I've used Sassafras Apple Jack collection papers and banner flags (including the negatives from the sheet once I had removed the banner itself - nothing goes to waste here!) You can still find the Apple Jack collection papers in the Handmade by Suzanne store here, and they're even on sale at the moment! The word 'sweet' and the boy flying the kite are from the October Afternoon Fly a Kite sticker sheet which you can find here. But the flowers are all from Kitschy Digitals.

On first impressions it might appear as though my 'lollipops' title is made of traditional alpha stickers (at least from a distance anyway!) but it is handmade. I'll quickly run you through the process of how I did it. It's an easy way of customising your titles and getting quite a professional appearance.

1. Type your title in a Word document and choose a size and font that suits your layout. You can find a tonne of fun (and free!) fonts you can download at Kevin and Amanda's. Print it out on a scrap piece of paper.

2. Use some tracing paper (or just plain old baking paper!) to trace your title

3. And then transfer it onto the patterned paper you're going to use for your title. I'm using the yellow b-side from the Sassafras Apple Jack paper called "my type"

4. Use a black pen or texta to go over it. I use a calligraphy pen as an easy way of making sure that the letters aren't all the same thickness. If you look closely you'll see that each letter is thicker in some parts and thinner in others. This gives it a more professional appearance.

5. Then just cut around it - either use your craft knife (or scalpel as the case may be!) or your fine point scissors. Whatever you find easiest.

6. You can either stop there, or for even more details I then matted it on another contrasting colour and cut around that too. Plus I also added a few 'shadows' to my letters with a brown pen.

When I added it to my layout, I used foam tape to pop it off the page a little. And there you have it! It really is a quick and easy way to customise your titles. You can easily change the size, the font, the colour - anything goes!

Oh, and in case you're wondering why this layout is even called sweet lollipops, the journalling reads "While I was pregnant if anyone asked Bethany what the baby should be called she always answered 'Lollipops'!!" Strange but true :-)

Now onto the really good stuff!

I've got a $10 voucher (plus free shipping) to the Handmade by Suzanne store up for grabs! How sweet is that? I love that Suzanne throws in free shipping too so that you can spend the whole $10 on goodies!

In order to be in the running for the prize on my blog you simply have to sign up to be a follower and then leave me a comment. If you're already a follower you still need to comment to let me know you're playing along :-)

Your next stop on the hop is the incredible Julene Matthews.
Make sure you leave comments on all 10 Designers blogs and then check back at FS2S to leave your comment there to be in the running for the FS2S blog candy. Or check back there if you get lost along the way.

PS. If you enter a layout into the August Juno challenge you automatically get a free entry into each of the 10 Designers blog prizes. And if you do that and mention that you are a follower of my blog (and/or any of the other Designers blogs) then you get another free entry into their blog prize!! Soooo many reasons to enter :-)

Thanks for hopping with us!

Friday, August 6, 2010

So I go back to work on Monday after having a year off.
It's quite a daunting prospect for so many reasons. Obviously the most important one being the change it's going to make to my family, but somewhere down on the list is the change it's going to make to my crafting ability and time. I say this as a way of explaining what may or may not happen to my blogging over the next few months. Basically..... I don't know.

I do know I will continue to scrap and craft. For a start I still have my Design Team commitments and I will continue to do these to the best of my ability. And I'm sure I will continue to scrap for myself as well. But it will just remain as to what amount of time I can dedicate to this. Certainly not (nearly) everyday as the case is at the moment. And I do have a back-log of projects that I can share with you over the coming weeks. Starting today.......

Grab a coffee and relax because this is going to be a mega-post (my way of making up for knowing I may be MIA for the next little bit. Apart from starting work on Monday I'm also moving house this weekend. I'm surrounded by boxes as we speak!)

I thought it was about time I showed you all those layouts I made with my first Studio Calico kit (June's Partly Sunny, and the add-on kit of which I can't remember it's name). I've already shared two of them, which you can check out here and here. But there's a few more :-)

I might not write a whole lot between pictures as otherwise this would get ridiculously long. But let me just say that on all these layouts I've used the kit products and nothing else. They are all a mixture of the main kit and the add-on I got. By the way, the main kit is still available to purchase in case you're interested!

I particularly loved the K&Co alphas and fabric embellishments that came in the add-on and I've used them on nearly all of my layouts I think!

I've had those Jenni Bowlin vintage buttons on my 'must buy' list for a while, so imagine how chuffed I was that I got both the white and the green buttons in the kit!

You'll also notice a lot of the photos I've used on all these layouts look the same too. That's because they're all from the same day at the park, snapping photos on the i-phone with the Hipstamatic app.

And did I mention the washi tape and how much I love it?!! A lot! And the add-on kit came with two rolls. That was another reason I needed the add-on (even though it cost more than the main kit!)

I had to think of something spectacular to do with that Buzz and Bloom chipboard piece. It's actually 12x12" so I cut it down a bit, and I'm really happy with how this layout turned out.

This lovely American Craft's Botanique paper has a really nice glittery finish on it so I wanted to showcase it on this layout. I like how it's all nice muted tones.

Wow. I thought I had only done 5 or 6 layouts from the kit. In doing this I realise I've done 8!! And I've still got enough left overs to do at least another two and easily another 4, although I would have to add some more cardstock and ration out my alphas. But I've got one piece of paper that's still intact and lots and lots of scraps and embellishments.

Anyway, I hope this will tide you over until I get back to regular blogging and crafting again. However, I don't think you'll notice any difference until at least September because I'm organised enough to have all the August stuff sorted out :-)

Alright ... I've got to get back to packing!

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Posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009

A thief broke into the apartment of University of Georgia cornerback Asher Allen sometime this month and made off with a Nintendo Wii and a 19-inch flat-screen TV, together worth $700, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.

Allen, who announced this month that he will enter the NFL draft, told police he had been gone for about a month.

He returned to his apartment off Gaines School Road on Wednesday to find the back door pried open and the electronics missing, he said.

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Posted: Sunday, February 22, 2009

When a formation of military attack helicopters hovered over Athens on Thursday, more than just the air was buzzing. More than a dozen calls and e-mails came into the newspaper asking if we were being invaded.

Turns out, the six Apache attack helicopters originated from Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah before landing in Athens about 10:45 a.m. Crew members left to get a bite to eat downtown while the helicopters were being refueled in preparation for their return to Savannah.

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97jeep: Slow news day I guess.

want-to-know: I think people would want to know why helicopters are flying over.

mentok: Aw, and here I thought that the military was going to invade the People's Republic of Athens.

cdneal1: As the lead helicopter and Air Mission Commander of the flight it was a great training exercise for us to plan a cross country flight and practice Company level formation flights in vicinity of UGA. I have more flight time in Iraq than in my own country and it was nice to have a peaceful flight not having to worry about getting shot down, losing my wingman, responding to MEDEVAC security, or our young men in women in contact with the enemy. I appreciate all the comments, and for the young aviators preparing to go to war for their first time this Company level training was not only essential but will pay big dividends in their future endeavors in War. God Bless America and a special thank you to Athens/Epps Airport personnel and Depalma's Pizza. -OUTCAST 06

pilot10: cdneal1- Thank you for your service to this country, but most of all thanks you for stopping, buying some gas & pizza. We need all the money we can get to build more bike paths and those taxes we collected sure help!

wandah: ... cdneal1 my hats off to you and thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do. And if married please tell your wife that I for one would like to thank her also. It is hard on the families also. God Bless America, God Bless all of out troops, and please do not listen to stupid!!!

dcox90: I personally fueled the Apache's myself. ... From my understanding one of them was a big bulldog fan and wanted to get some pictures of the stadium and check it all out from the air. What better way to get some cross country training along with some reconnaissance training at the same time. ....

jtwiss: I'm from San Diego, California. I grew up just outside North Island Naval Air Station, and I miss the helicopters flying over. Big treat for me!!

Ivycollector: My husband and I were leaving a doctor's office on S. Milledge and saw the helicopters flying overhead. It is a very awe inspiring sight to see and then later in the day we saw 2 military cargo planes (not sure what they were C-130s?) flying over Oglethorpe County heading in a north west direction toward Athens. At least in the USA we can rest assured when we see our military aircraft flying overhead we aren't being attacked by an enemy. An added comment, we have a young cousin who is a Marine somewhere at sea in the Middle East now.

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Posted: Friday, May 23, 2008

Today is Friday, May 23, the 144th day of 2008. There are 222 days left in the year.

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On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La.

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In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English.

In 1533, the marriage of England's King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.

In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

In 1945, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler committed suicide while imprisoned in Luneburg, Germany.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Betty Garrett is 89. Actress Joan Collins is 75.Actress Lauren Chapin is 63. Country singer Judy Rodman is 57. Actor-comedian Drew Carey is 50. Country singer Shelly West is 50. Actress Laurel Holloman is 40. Rock musician Matt Flynn (Maroon 5) is 38. Singer Lorenzo is 36. Country singer Brian McComas is 36. Singer Maxwell is 35. Singer Jewel is 34. Actor Lane Garrison is 28. Actor Adam Wylie is 24.

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Sissel: O Mio Babbino Caro | Gianni Schicchi | Giacomo Puccini

"O mio babbino caro" is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918), by Giacomo Puccini, to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between Schicchi and his prospective in-laws have reached a breaking point that threatens to separate her from Rinuccio, the boy she loves. It provides a contrasting interlude expressing lyrical simplicity and single-hearted love in the atmosphere of hypocrisy, jealousy, double-dealing and feuding in medieval Florence of Puccini's only comedy, and it provides the only set-piece in the through-composed opera.

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Because I’m struggling to come up with something clever that doesn’t come across as incredibly judgmental.

I drive by here often and these cars are always all here. And by always I mean, literally every time I drive by at any time of day, any day of the year. The Mercedes was covered in dirty snow until very recently, in fact. It spent the winter almost in the exact spot where it is now, but with the suspension completely collapsed.

I also learned that there is a such thing as an S430.

Sorry for the crappy pictures, I didn’t want to stalk any more than I already was, driving by with my cell phone partly out the window.

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Round frames have become quite the hot commodity recently, and we’ve got a large selection of everything from true round to panto, as well as rounded square for those of you looking for a shape that’s a little more in the middle.

Yet we find that a lot of people perusing our shop are hesitant to give this shape a try because, upon slipping them on, they ‘feel like Harry Potter’. Now, any random round frame does not a Harry Potter make, and today I’m going to tell you why.

Let’s take a closer look at the boy who lived’s frames. These iconic glasses are a drop-temple saddle bridge made by Savile Row, which we do carry a fairly large selection of. The rims are black, while the bridge and temples are a sort of brushed, antique silver looking metal.  To be fair, we do have a few pairs that look a little more similar:

So, fair enough.

But if you’re wearing a panto frame like THIS:

Or a rounded square shape like THESE:

…there really is a world of difference between you and a cupboard under the stairs. For starters, the temples on these frames are much higher, creating a more lifted look around the outer corners of your eyes. Secondly, full acetate gives off a much heavier and more present effect on the face. And square frames are, well, square. It’s a completely different shape.

So while we do have some more comparable styles, that doesn’t mean that they’ll look unbearably Potter-esque on YOU. Unless you’re walking around in billowing black robes with a Gryffindor patch, chances are that you’ve got a unique personal style that will set you apart from the JK Rowling universe.

I myself have been wearing my big, true round, drop-temple Savile Row frames for months now, and they are truly one of my most prized possessions. Do you know how many people have stopped me to tell me that I look like Harry Potter? Exactly zero. Do you know how many people have stopped me to tell me I have great glasses? I don’t either, because I’ve lost count.

The point is, don’t shy away from a beautiful frame because of a fictional character whose last movie came out, like, 6 years ago. These frames are fab, and so are you.

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Photo date: April 28, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

In the photos below we see a purple orb, a pink orb, and a yellow orb near some Manhattan skyscrapers.

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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Fusion Apps - Let's Kick The Tires

In addition to the Collaborate 08 events I've written about previously, it seems the conference will offer an opportunity to "kick the tires" on Fusion Applications.

Oracle and OAUG are jointly sponsoring onsite Customer Feedback Sessions on Product Usability for Fusion Applications. This is a chance to look over the user interface for Fusion Applications. I'm hoping we may even have the opportunity to take the apps for a little test spin.

Those of you interested can sign up to attend here. Let's fire up the engine, kick the tires, and see what we're getting.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

OOW - Tuesday Keynote

So, as I'm writing this, I'm in the press tent at #OOW13 sipping on a Dr. Pepper fetched for me by one of the lovely staff members here.  Yeah, it's a tough job but somebody has to do it.  I'm a bit torn regarding my feelings a press tent versus the press room at past Oracle OpenWorlds.  Love the press tent approach for several reasons:  it's much easier to stay engaged with the conference (some of the sides are open), it's a great place to check out all the keynotes, and the open layout encourages catching up with old friends in the press corps and meeting new ones.  My only objection:  when the Bay area warms up, this tent gets really hot! Deodorants and tempers are tested to the extreme.

Anyway, back to the subject at hand:  Tuesday afternoon's keynote. First, a nit.  Larry Ellison ditched the keynote for the cup races.  Thomas Kurian delivered the keynote in Larry's stead.  Cool by me.  First, the American team is mounting one of the greatest rallies in sports history as I write this.  Making history...yeah, that's where I'd be too.  To top it off, Thomas Kurian has developed into a great presenter in his own right.  While Larry may be a bit more entertaining with loads of smack talk for the competition, Thomas is clear, concise, energetic and stays on point.  In fact, in terms of sharing information, I'd personally rather listen to Thomas (no offense, Larry).  So, for all the folks giving Larry grief for his choice on's not really news, let's move on.

The keynote was pretty amazing...lots of announcements from a cloud services perspective:
  • Database in the cloud, this provides full control of a dedicated database instance and supports any Oracle database application, giving users flexibility and choice over the level of managed services provided by Oracle.
  • Java Cloud: this provides Oracle WebLogic Server clusters for deployment of Java applications
  • Business Intelligence Cloud: Enables users to analyse data with visual, interactive dashboards for the web and mobile devices.
  • Document cloud is like a Sharepoint in the cloud provides file-sharing and collaboration solution.
  • Marketplace Cloud, this provides a marketplace were partners can publish applications and customers can browse through the list similar to google and apple store.
  • Application in the cloud includes full ERP – Financials, Projects, HR, CRM, and EPM
I think some of the service level offerings for database in the cloud will cause some pretty significant disruption in the Oracle consulting services ecosystem.  You could see a significant shift in the type of work, especially in terms of a move from less demand for basic database administration services to more demand for complex, leading-edge types of things (less database optimization and patching, more managing disparate environments in different locations of varying types if infrastructure platforms).  More work, but of a much different type of work.

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American Association for Thoracic Surgery Website

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American Thoracic Society Website

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Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine: Symptoms of tobacco dependence after brief intermittent use

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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services page on Lung Cancer. The site lists risks and causes of lung cancer, along with resources for additional facts and information.

Medline Plus: Lung cancer

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Morbidity and Mortality of Major Pulmonary Resections in Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Initial Results of the Randomized, Prospective ACOSOG Z0030 Trial.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Little prospective, multi-institutional data exist regarding the morbidity and mortality after major pulmonary resections for lung cancer or whether a mediastinal lymph node dissection increases morbidity and mortality.

National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute home page with links to all cancer topics, clinical trial information, statistics, research and treatment information.

National Cancer Institute: Lung cancer

The National Cancer Institute’s page on lung cancer, providing the definition, estimated cases and deaths and resources for research and funding.

National Library of Medicine

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Oregon Tobacco Quit Line

Oregon’s resource for smoking cessation. Provides online tools and support in English and Spanish.

Patterns of surgical care of lung cancer patients

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The radiology information resource for patients, provides a glossary of terms and information about patient safety and treatment.

Specialists Achieve Better Outcomes than Generalists for Lung Cancer Surgery

Abstract: Objective: A push toward care provided by generalists as opposed to specialists has occurred in the health-care marketplace despite a lack of provider specific outcome data. The objective of this study was to determine whether the outcome of patients undergoing lung cancer surgery is different between general surgeons (GSs) and thoracic surgeons (TSs).

Surgeon Specialty and Operative Mortality with Lung Resection.

OBJECTIVE: We sought to examine the effect of subspecialty training on operative mortality following lung resection. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: While several different surgical subspecialists perform lung resection for cancer, many believe that this procedure is best performed by board-certified thoracic surgeons.

The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network

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CTSNet’s website section devoted to professional journals published by members and colleagues.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is dedicated to enhancing the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest quality patient care through education, research and advocacy.

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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Planes, Autos & Max Headrum?

Ok so it has been one month since I began this new and exciting journey. I sit here in the last hour of my flight home after 6 days on the road reflecting on the week’s absolute madness but sheer joy. Much was accomplished in these past days as I and a strong team of our Salomon staff attended multiple pre season ski sales throughout the greater Denver area. A true Labor Day weekend. By all accounts the economy is showing signs of coming back. People were out in full force spending money on big ticket ski items not just window shopping. Either the economy is starting to show signs of coming out of the flat line or people have decided that last year they were miserable and spent and did nothing after getting bum rushed by the fledgling economy and have now decided if they are gong to get screwed by the government, at least this ski season they were going to have a damn good time while doing so. I agree. If you’re going down, go down with a smile and enjoy the ride.

Things seem to be good. I love what I do. That is not hard when what you do is what you love outside of work. So the question is, is it really work if your work is your passions? Kind of like the Cadillac commercial with the beautiful Kate Walsh. “When you turn on your car, does it return he favor?”

The family is doing well. We have been feverishly searching for a new home in Utah. We may have identified a few. The downside is we must sell our beloved home in Portland for a profit to do anything on the other end, which goes against the mindset of the relo folks who think they own our home. SCREEEEEEEECH>>>>>NOT!!!! WE DO!Got it. Unlike the Obama health plan or serving my tax dollars to those jackholes on wall street to pay their bonuses for driving this global economic Hummer into the Grand Canyon, I am not letting anyone shove this down my throat.. Point made.

More updates as I have time. My travel schedule has been Crazy.(I have been reading each of your efforts at night and love your work. Thank you for helping keep me real and sain.) I am off to the east coast at Oh’ dark thirty Tuesday morning to start this next week’s madness. Oh, I swear I saw Max Headrum walking through the Salt Lake Airport. I just could not get my camera out in time. Next time I will catch that elusive creature. God Bless.

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Deb said...

hey!!!! you'll be happy to know that we own 2 pairs of salomon suspects and a pair of salomon threats.

you wouldn't be interested in renting in utah for a while, would you? i saw one of my twitter friends is looking to rent their home.


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Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Full ORS Retreat Photo Collection

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Thoroughly thoroughly jealous!! It looks like it was fabulous! I love the room decorations. :)