14: Keeping it all in place

I like the book mark magnet idea. They are simple, cute and very gentle on the pages.

I recently joined a book club and have met some awesome new people. Maybe instead of reading Falkner like I'm supposed to for January, I'll give the girls new book marks and they will all 'oooh' and 'awww' over them and forget the fact that I didn't even crack the book!

13: More monsters

The Ski Bum by Romain Gary

I found this book outside of our local used bookstore while looking for something to cut up for a project I had planned. I've used it for numerous pieces. Every line you have seen here so far is Romains. I thought I was ready, but I can't see parting with it quite yet.

Monsters want to help you keep your spot

I think I'll take the book with me out of town this weekend and see what other marvels I can dream up to share

12: Black

McGriddle Pants wasn't here to model and drink beer with me.

I like how it's mostly black... with a touch of silver lining

11: The monster inside

Mini monster cards

 

Well now aren't they just adorable. Devious, dirty minded and possible contagious, but adorable none the less. 

10: I love lamp.

 

I love lamp. 

Wait... I mean I love plants. My house is like the homeless plant shelter. I got to looking around at the rest of my house plants after re-potting the mantle diver, and I have kept some of these suckers alive for a LONG TIME! The above charcoal is of a plant I've had since the early 2000's. I have a spider plant Moo brought home from school in a dixie cup in 2006. I've given away plenty of spider babies from that one. There is the fern-ish thing that I rescued from Kacie when she had my job. A violet that isn't nearly as awesome as The Dan Plant I bought for McGriddle Pants. 42 baby cacti (re-potting cacti is a major pain in the ass by the way). That bamboo one that used to grow straight up just like it should until my ex forgot to water it while I was away. It's all weird and twisty now. I've killed almost all of the Jade, but still have Jadee transplants doing well. The umbrella plant I adopted in 2006 that needs... honestly I don't know what it needs. A poinsettia I jacked from the Albany office (it just needed water) just last week and whatever hot mess is growing outside.

9: At the shore

 

I re-potted this plant today and put it next to the painting to inspire it to grow big and strong. 

 

I also organized the 5 totes of crafting nonsense under my bed. **pats self on the back** 

 

 

Playing with charcoal is almost as messy as I remember. Nothing like waking up at midnight, when the cats knocked the above mentioned plant off the mantle, and the entire living room is covered in potting soil, but dirty none the less.

At the shore

8: Ready?

Don't be afraid.