Greetings from Space City.

I am writing all of you from the armpit of Texas… Houston. (Second to the armpit known as Waco… my apologizes to those of you who committed the best years of your life to that city.) Contrary to my frizzy hair (complimentary of my humid visit), and inability to find a decent coffee shop (forget the prospect of anything cozy or underground), I have had a pretty decent time here thus far… for the whole 2 hours I’ve been out of the car. Random people have come up to chit chat with me. Whether I seem particularly inviting today, the people here are friendlier, pre-mature Starbucks Christmas music puts everyone in a euphoric mood, or Houston residents have a weird interest in people from the University of Texas (regarding the shirt I decided to sport today, and therefore, conversation starter), I haven’t decided, but everyone has been extremely pleasant. I am here for Clint’s potential job situation; consequently, I will be stuck here for the remainder of the day, sipping on endless fraps, finishing an 8 page psychology paper attempting to outsmart Freud and write up a personal theory of what drives people *intimidated sigh*, praying I won’t get towed for the 30 minute parking spot, and working on graphic design projects for 2 of my “clients”. Can I call them that.. since they are technically my bosses? I mean, they hired ME. Hmmm.

Well, I wanted to share a blog that has the DIY inspiration of one of my favorite stores.

http://blog.freepeople.com/category/diy-projects

This blog makes me happy. I love high fashion mixed with vintage/cheap/homemade things. Really, I think I like it the other way around. Vintage, and secondhand splashed with alittle bit of high-fashion glamour. It makes me want to be a fashion photographer. Or a fashion editor who gets to make the blog for a place like Free People. Or a fashion designer. Or a store decorator.  Really, I just want to design and make everything in the world. Which is the reason that I’m already religiously researching exactly what I want my future home to look like. Anything that allows me to capture/create something homey or beautiful is my absolutely favorite thing in the world. I’m a just a jack of all trades, but a master of none.

Also, just to further explore photoshop, I found a graphic design challenge that gives you broad assignments of inspiration for you to complete. This one was titled “Self Discovery”. In regards to this time of my life, this is what I came up with:

It won’t let me type under the picture for some bizarre reason, so I will say my partings now:

Everyone have a lovely day, and keep warm.

Love, K.

 

obsessed

with this artist. i love just about anything that looks like it used to be really nice and new, and then got dragged by a car for a few miles, and then got attacked by a sand paper monster.

 

 

Enjoy. -K

zen

 

This lil video has started out the day right.

Now on to registering for classes for next semester. And you know I’m getting in a yoga class.

i wasn’t done.

I made another one. This one is quite a bit larger, and more colorful. Forgive me, it’s just a cell phone picture.

To keep the branches from moving, I put them in an old antique jar of old buttons. This arrangement is going to the bedroom, so I can feel like I’m waking up inside of the Free People store every morning.

On to another day of creating, then class (where I get to learn how to throw clay on the wheel for the first time- I’ve only been doing sculptural ceramics thus far), then catching up on Dexter with friends over donuts and chinese food.

I’ve been really diggin fall. All cozy and stuff.

-K

next project.

http://www.designsponge.com/2011/10/diy-project-autumn-leaf-bouquet.html

I love real flowers, but these are just too cool to pass up.

crafting mission; yarn.

 

 

 

Step uno; collect sticks from outside.

The longer they have been dead, the better.

Step dos; get any color of yarn you desire. Or four…

Step tres; start the yarn towards the bottom by securing it with tape. Or tying a knot.

 Step quatro; winddd your way upppppp. And include your toe in the picture.

Step cinco; when you are towards the end, have someone take a small photoshoot of you.

Finally; tie it off with a knot, and put it in something pretty.

Time: 2 hours, if you include wine sipping and reheating some left over tortellini to snack on.

Toldja it was cute.

-K

paint

Just got home from visiting the family in Dallas, and Austin greeted me with some dreary, damp weather. The kind of weather that requires a blanket and a good book. This was the perfect weather to encourage me back into some long over-do creativity. Without the option of exploring outside of the house, I was left to find things that I need to create. This particular crafting bender inspired me to repaint.. everything. I’m heading to home depot to hopefully pick up some paint to sprig up an old dresser, and a mirror that I bought a few years ago in hopes to “create a mosiac on”. Psh. Like that ever happened. So maybe a new layer of paint is within my creative labor limits. I’m also hoping to make yarn branches. It’s where you wrap dead branches with different colored yarn. Sounds strange, but it’s pretty stinkin adorable… and fall-sy. I’ll post pictures when I’m done to cure your doubts.

Oh, design sponge, you’ve spoiled me.

http://www.designsponge.com/

-K