It's already half way through August, it's 100 degrees outside, and the only type of productivity I feel enthusiastic about involves a/c and an xBox controller.....How did this happen? Oh. Right.
Also, blueberry vodka...


Here are some random things I have done lately that do not focus on sitting on my bum getting thumb exercise (interpret that however you'd like).
I've been trying to do little improvements in my house for as little $$ as possible.
Among other things, I painted a wall. I still think it needs ragged with another color for some texture though...

I made and added that curtain too. Not incredibly impressive, but I was stoked I remembered how to thread a sewing machine and sew a straight line.

Painted some vine type things on my bedroom walls that I painted greyish-green a few months ago...

I'm saving up for a large ornate mirror I've had my eye on for that big blank spot next to the vines.

Re-did an old dresser (and made a silly photo collage of it)...


It was beat up and gross. The wood was pretty cheap so stain wasn't an option. So,I sanded, primed, then painted it that taupe color....added molding, and painted it again with a faux finishing technique and a really dark glaze. I think it turned out pretty nice considering it was my first attempt at adding molding and the faux finish thing. The top actually looks a little like wood grain.

Bought a dress on eBay for super cheap. Took a poor quality picture of it...


Then took some slightly better quality pics wearing it. These are some product shots I took for my Etsy shop...
Like most everything else in my life, these were also very DIY, so please don't judge too harshly.



Alternate History Designs

And some other random shots I took mostly for my Etsy shop Facebook page....I gain sustenance off your likes (also, I don't have very many so I'm trying to update it more often).

tea-staining lace...

Agent Scully...
Finished tea-stained lace choker...



Finished poison bottle necklace...


Potion of Flora...

Crazy buns-camera face...

More strange faces...(this always happens, but I'm sure you've noticed this)


Okay, that's enough random pics and Martha Stewart like craziness for one blog. Thanks for hanging in there.

I hope you all are having a nice summer, or August I guess I should say.
Have any game/movie recommendations for me while I melt on my couch????


XoXo!


ps: Thank you Rorschach for the 3rd vol. of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I'll definitely be diving into that as soon as the xBox overheats. Which will be in 3...2...1....