A couple of months ago, I heard about Hobbit Day. It's the "official" Tolkien celebration day, according to the American Tolkien Society and Wikipedia. Mark your calendars-- September 22nd, the birthday of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins! "My dear Bagginses and Boffins, Tooks and Brandybucks, Grubbs, Chubbs, Hornblowers, Bolgers, Bracegirdles and Proudfoots. Today is my one hundred and eleventh birthday! Alas, eleventy-one years is far too...
Acrylic and glitter on masonite board, 1 hr. Sometimes I feel as if I were a wave, stuck in a strange dichotomy between the world of chaotic water crashing over rocks, and the serene beauty of a sunset over the endless sea. (That's supposed to be a clever simile inspired by my painting of my Papa's photo. I don't think it quite worked, so... *insert...
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This is not the easiest ear cuff tutorial; if you are just getting started, I'd suggest making several of the Simple Ear Cuffs to warm up! A primer for those unfamiliar with ear cuffs: You don't need peircings to wear these! They slide on to the cartilage of your ear. (Here's a description of the proper way to put on ear cuffs). It's...
Wow! This giveaway was a sucess-- so many people entered! Thank you all, and I really wish that all of you could be winners! The winner of the Slender Elven Jewelry Set is Entry #260, Brenda W. (Contacted via email.) Now, as to the question I quizzed you with for the mandatory entry: For those who decided to choose their favorite item, I...
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(Last day to enter the Elven Flower Jewelry Set Giveaway!) I normally don't write about books that I read or movies I watch, simply because I go through a spectacular amount of material. I've never had the gumption to tread the waters of book-and-movie-review-blogging, because I know I'll drown under tsunami waves of heavy books and shiny discs. But this is my blog,...
