We need to play catch up...

Hi everyone! Well we have some catching up to do. I am finished with finals and just found out i got A's in all 4 classes!! So awesome! I kept my 4.0. Time to celebrate...

I have 4 weeks of winter break!

Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!

So now I am preparing for my next "end-of-semester-tuition-reimbursement-tattoo". I will be getting a cartoon '57 Chevy Bel Air on my left lower arm.

Hoping to be able to get it before my winter break is over but it all depends on my tuition reimbursement.

 

I have washed and ironed 2 loads of fabric. I have never been happy to iron so much! For one, I was excited to finally use my new iron and two I was so happy to finally have time for crafting.

 

Of course I can't show you anything I am crafting that is a Christmas gift until it has been received. But as soon as I am done making my gifts I can start on my Christmas dress. Today I finally decided on Butterick B5603 View A in this holly material with red accents.

 

 

I have taken a few Xmas outfit pictures but dealing with all the issues of this past week I have forgotten to snap pix on most days.

 

"Hey Santa I may be bad but I'm so good at it". This shirt has enough green glitter to last a lifetime! I love it! 

 

I paired it with my tan corduroy mini and my super thick knit winter leggings. They are just like a sweater for my legs. And they have adorable sprakly snowflakes all over.

 

 

How fun is this top! Happy Bunny as a "Gangster Wrapper". I did not get a full outfit picture when wearing this shirt (it was the night of my final) but I promise the rest was bland anyways. Just black tights with a burgandy corduroy mini.

 

 

I usually don't wear this shirt very much but I fell in love with it paired with this polka dot skirt.

 

 

This is a close-up of the candy cane heart rhinestone design.

 

 

and an artsy shot of my skirt =P

 

 

And lastly (for now) my snowman shirt. I love this outfit <3

 

 

Well that wraps up this post. I will follow up with a post with 2 recipes and another post where I answer the questions offered by Cherie over at The Sewing Lab who nominated me for The Liebster Blog Award. Hooray!! (Thanks again Cherie).

 

Here's a picture of a thick icicle from a drippy hose (no one knew it was even dripping before the freezing night haha). They say we may be in for rain mixed with snow tomorrow... Looks like Jack Frost may finally be here to bring winter.

 

 

 

Baby It's Cold Outside!

 

XOXOX

Lily Bean

A Very Somber Week

I have had so been trying to write since Finals but it has been a terrible week and although I have been accomplishing some crafting and cooking I have felt writer's block. I think I feel the need to take a moment of silence for the tragedy in Connecticut. My heart breaks for all the families affected. I know our whole nation is in mourning and feels the same as me.
 

I have never even been half way to the east coast.

I do not know anyone in the area.

I just know that babies lives were cut tragically short in a devastating act of pure evil.

Since the moment I heard of the heinous events I have been trying to find a way to give back. I know I can bring no peace to these broken families, but I can show some support. I have seen an address going around facebook where condeolences can be sent. It is a small act but at least it will be a show of support, love, and kindness.

I thought I would post this information here in case some of you have not yet seen it and would like to send something as well.

The U.S. Postal Service has established an address where people can send letters of condolence to the people of Newtown. Here is the address:

Message of Condolence
PO Box 3700
Newtown, CT 06470

I also had a death in my family last Tuesday. I lost a cousin. He lost a battle with alcohol. I am devastated at the news because he was always so driven. I never knew him to be sad or mad. Recent happenings in life had resulted in this 180 and it was only months before he was gone. He was laid to rest yesterday.

I am glad the week is behind us and know that now as a nation we need to begin healing.

XOXOX

Lily Bean

May all the souls lost rest in peace.

Xmas Outfit Day 1 and More Fabric

Hi everyone!

Well My goal is to write and post this in 10 minutes. I have to get to bed to be up by 6A tomorrow so I can get to a craft fair. ( I promise, I will have my 700 million flash cards with me. I will just be there in case help is needed).

I just wanted to share my Christmas shirt and outfit from today:

I wore my pink "I Love Frosty" t-shirt

 

 

I paired it with a tan corduroy mini skirt and striped purple tights.

 

I love funky tights! These have sparkles in some of the stripes!! Too cool!

 

Well I went into Joann's today... I really shouldn't have. I barely have the dough I need to finish shopping and shipping for Christmas. But I did. And I bought fabric.

I have a problem.

I recognize this.

Knowing and admitting is half the battle.

What's a girl to do when the red tag and flannel fabric is an extra 50% off?!?!

Of course I had to buy some!

I have no regrets and no buyer's remorse.

I got all of this for $15.06

 

 

(1 yard charcoal with girly skulls sweatshirt, 2 yards green and white flannel, 1.5 yards white flannel, 1 1/3 yards fox flannel, and 1 2/3 yards magenta flannel)

Feel free to enroll me in Fabricaholics Anonymous.
 

Off to bed!

XOXOXOX

Lily Bean

 

p.s. I only went 5 mins over the time I wanted to spend right now, hooray!
(I expected worse haha)

p.p.s. Here is a "blooper" picture for you. I was planning on posing with a candy cane but Penelope decided I was holding it up for her to try and grab haha. Needless to explain, I was caught mid-laugh in this shot. Crazy pup.

Finals Just Around the Corner... and I Have Zero Attention Span

Hey there!

I have finished my Pharmacology and Literature finals but do not know my grade yet. I think I can safely say both classes should be A's. Next week I have my HIM and Computers in Health Care finals. I am most terrified of my HIM final on Monday and will feel better when it has passed. I currently hold a 96 in that class but must do well on my final to hold my A.
 

So needless to say I should be studying right now... but I have no attention span and I think after I blog some thoughts I may be able to focus more.

Today I received a suprise care package in the mail! It was the sweetest thing <3

2 packs of Chips Ahoy, plenty of Starbucks (christmas blend, hibiscus refresher, and peppermint mocha mixes), plus a calendar for next year, a cute retro coffee sign, and a card signed by my loves! do they know me, or do they know me??

I was so happy it brought tears to my eyes.

... a bit of relief from the stress of finals

I can't wait for finals to pass so I can finish my decorating and start my crafting

By this time of year I am usually way past done decorating and mostly done crafting and wrapping.I still need to assemble my light-up Santa in a airplane that I keep in the living room, none of my crafting has been started, I have not even wrapped one gift to put under the tree, and I still have 3 packages that need to be shipped out. One of those packages is going to my dad and contains his birthday and Christmas... his birthday is 2 weeks from today =/

I haven't even begun crafting any of my homemade gifts for this year yet. So much to do... Good thing I work well under pressure.

Plus I want to sew up a holly dress for Christmas.



I have some flannel and want to make three cozy winter dresses with it as well.



Now that I have patterns and fabric I have no time!

I have not had any chance of baking cookies since deciding I want to bake a different batch ever weekend. I should be good to take that back up next weekend.

One tradition I personally have for as long as I can remember is wearing a Christmas shirt every day after Black Friday until Christmas. I have quite the collection. I will try to take a picture of my elf style every day and share my shirts with you. Thankfully (since I have to get dressed no matter how busy I am haha) I have not had to break this habit this year.

Many of the blogs I am reading are covering Christmas wish lists and memories, I will blog about both in the near future and would love to hear about yours.

XOXOXO

Lily Bean

18 months and counting

Hi everyone!

 

I am almost done with this semester! Only 2 weeks left. These last few weeks have been major crunch time and I haven't had any time for any fun at all. I want cookies so bad but have been to busy to be able to bake. I will try to squeeze some in tomorrow. I just keep reminding myself I am almost on break and can sew and bake around the clock until next semester.

So this coming week I have a Pharmacology test, Literature test, and test in Health Information Management. I may also have a test in Computers in Healthcare but am not sure yet.

Then the following week I have a final in Health Info and Computer in Healthcare.

Then I am done!!!!

The scheduling really stinks trying to squeeze in studying for all these tests followed right by the finals. I always feel crazed at the end of a semester and my mind feels like I can't take any more information in. I was so excited this morning when I realized not only that I knew the date but that it was Decemenber 1st! You know what that means! Another link of the chain gets torn off!

That leaves only 18... EIGHTEEN! For a moment I thought "That can't be right". Then I realized 2013 is 30 days away.

I have never been happier to have time fly.

 

 I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a great Black Friday. I enjoyed two consecutive Thanksgiving meals that rendered me unable to move for a few hours. I was good by the time I went out shopping. On Thursday I went to Kmart 8A but the joys of Black Friday really started when i went to Walmart 8P.



Friday I went to Michaels at 7A then to Kohl's and Petsmart. At 2P I went back out to Joann's and then Comp USA. I am super proud of my perfomance this year and happy to say I got everything on my list and that anyone in my family asked I get while on my adventures. I think this was my most successful Black Friday ever!
Of course I didn't come home empty handed... my girls were super happy to get these massive rawhides! It was hilarious to watch them teeter-tottering around the house trying to balance these. Penny was crying because she couldn't figure out where to hide such a large chew.


 

Well I better get back to making my flashcards and studying for all these tests.

Thanks for hanging with me even when I am too busy to be interesting.

XOXOX

Lily Bean