...and now I can make skirts!

I've been hesitating to put clothing that I make up on my Etsy shop.

I think it's because it's really hard to model and photograph at the same time...
and I really didn't want to model.

But there I am.
On the internet.
For everyone to see.
I suppose I can't keep all my secrets forever - I sort of enjoy being a bit anonymous - but I do feel a little bit better about modeling my skirts when I can keep my face completely hidden.
(It's not hideous, I just can't control the expression on my face!)
Right when I took this photo (self-timer, I've never loved you more than right now) my face was saying, "Holy mackeral! I'm tired of putting on skirts and running around, pushing buttons, sitting still, and pretending to fix my hair!"

Instead, the viewer thinks I am just enjoying a good book.

And you know what? I DO love that book.  But I certainly wasn't reading then - I was just listening for the faint click so that I knew the photograph had been taken.

Maybe it's acting skills that I lack.  :)

craft fair

Way back on December first, I went to a craft fair up the street from where I live.
But when I say I "went" ... I really mean that I sold my wares.
The first photo shows my table at the fair.
And when I say "up the street" ... I mean I just walked there with my suitcase full of scarves and postcards.

Pretty cool, huh?
My favorite silk scarf that I made is the red - orange- yellow- ultramarine blue chevron striped one in the photo.  I was surprised no one bought it that day!

Taco is a cat

Taco is a cat.  Well, our Taco is a cat.  Other capital T tacos might be other things.

He is adorable, which helps him get out of trouble.  For instance, he just stuck his paw into my teacup.  That's pretty annoying.  Especially because I wasn't done drinking that tea!

I try to draw him sometimes, but he looks even goofier on paper.  That postcard I'm holding up is pretty good evidence.

Other things you don't need to know:  That is my absolute favorite yellow nail polish.  It is surprisingly hard to find a bright, flat, non-metallic yellow.  But it's called "lightning" and it's awesome.  I'm happy every time I look at it.

hexaflexagons ...an inexplicable obsession

First, I will explain this photo.  It was my friend's birthday, and I made her a TEENY TINY BANNER that made me squeal with glee.
I love things in miniature.
I have no idea if it affected her in the same way, but at least I tried.  Some of her favorite colors are purple and silver.
Yeah. Silver. Made it all shiny, didn't I?  I'm surprised at how well a crayola colored pencil works, sometimes.
(And, oh yeah, made some brownies with dark chocolate icing. Drool. It was drool-worthy.)

And now, on to the secret topic of this post: the hexaflexagon.

Here's a video to explain all the ridiculous I can't even contemplate.

This woman makes my brain pound with the possibilities, which dissipate harmlessly into the night, usually, because I'm not even sure what to do with these thoughts.

It's all math & geometry & then UNEXPECTED TWIST OF DOODLES EVERYWHERE - and I don't know if you guys were like me in high school, but I definitely did my my fair share of doodling during my math classes.

It's good.  I promise.  Watch this video, then hexaflex your life away.
Also, check out the poster's other videos about doodling.  They're fun. She's all "Fibonacci series makes your pine cone drawings look real!"  Not that you were worried about your pine cone drawings.
But I was.
I just didn't want to say anything until I knew how to help.
Fib!

crustaceans & cephalopods hanging out on a postcard

Sent this out last month as part of a mail art exchange.

I have to say, I really like a good octopus now & then.

will send fake vegetables through the mail

I taped on a piece of paper with an address (and my return address)
and then I kind of just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.

I haven't heard about it...but I also don't want to ask, "Hey, did you get a carrot in the mail? Because that is the reason why I started laughing maniacally when I bought those fake vegetables at the thrift store."

It would give away the surprise.
Definitely can't do that.
I wonder if it is still sitting at the post office.
Next time I'm going to have to get delivery confirmation on my plastic food.

happy halloween...it's a gravestone

Went to the graveyard with my friend Kim, who is a photographer, and into creepy things like graveyards.

This is obviously the least creepy gravestone there. 
I think his parents didn't love him enough to give him respectable initials.