Home-made Curtains & Some Design Work

Last night I made the window curtain; it took me 3.5 hours hehe I don't think it's that bad considering I've never made curtains before! Well, I am very proud with how they turned out. Today I bought a curtain rod and installed the window treatment at the house. It took me a half hour to finish everything, including hanging up his matching shower curtain. I wish I would have taken a picture straight on instead of at an angle, but oh well!

Tubbs Pro Wallpapering Design Work
Over the weekend I did a lot of organic SEO and gave her some options for PPC campaigns. She hasn't answered me back yet. Today I designed a comment card for her to give to her customers to fill out. I recommended she have them printed by Overnight Prints. They are my favorite printing company; they're affordable and deliver quality work. I think the comment card would be a nice touch for her company blog, because all she'll have to do is scan them into her computer and upload them.

On a different note, I have a game tonight and am not really looking forward to it. Last weeks game was AWEFUL.. We had an awesome sub goalie but none of our good offensive players were there and we were playing the best team in the league. We were in our zone the ENTIRE game. Fortunately, we were able to have two lines of D or I would have died lol. We were already dying by the end of the first period haha. The forwards kept complaining because they only had one sub but I was like, "You do realize, this entire game has been in Our zone."... Anyways, now I'm done venting about that haha. That's not even the reason I don't feel like going tonight :D I'm just being lazy. In all actuality, I don't really care about winning or losing, but when your team sucks THAT bad it's not even fun anymore :( 

Kai Cosplay & Chibi-Con Update

Well, I've been pretty busy working on my Kai costume, since there's going to be a small, one day con in Virginia Beach at the end of this month. It's called Chibi Con and will be held at the Virginia Beach Public Library. Here is the location info taken from the website, http://www.chibi-con.com/ :


Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Venue: Virginia Beach Central Library (Conference rooms area)
4100 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
When: April 30, 2010
9:00 AM - 4:50 pm  

The one day con, which is free, features panels, guest voice actors, and a music artist. I just can't believe it's free! I feel they should have asked for, like, 5 bucks or something! Unfortunately, it is on a Friday, And ends at 5, so that kinda sucks. Maybe we can plan dinner in Town Center. And yes, I will be in a Kai costume. In Town Center. LOL...

Here are some pictures; the hat is 95% complete; make-up practice:

My First Seamstress Job

My mom was working for a friend yesterday, hanging wallpaper in two bathrooms and helping out with the decor; she bought two, beautiful cloth shower curtains for the first bathroom and came up with the idea to use the second as a curtain for the window. She informed him that I was "into sewing" and that I could make a valance for the window. Well, I got the "job", went to the house to take measurements, and have the shower curtain sitting next to me now.

The fabric is very pretty; 100% polyester gold fabric with a subtle pattern of squares. I plan on completing the valance this weekend.

Jillian Michaels Cardio & Strength Training All-in-One

So I noticed that I've started developing a "pooch". I absolutely loathe this thing. On my Cable network, there's an entire FreeZone and part of that is a Health & Fitness section. I was pleased to find some Jillian Michaels workout videos and decided to try one out. The one I tried was a fast-paced, no resting circuit that's about 20 minutes long. And it absolutely kicked my butt. I used 5 lb weights and ended up straining my left bicep muscle. I couldn't straighten my arm for the next 3 days!

Now, to give you some background on myself, I'm 22 years old, 5'3", 102 lbs, and have an athletic build (my way of saying I have small boobs lol). I play ice hockey in a local men's league. It's not like I'm that out of shape, but for some reason I strained my muscle with only 5 lbs! Sad really...

Well, that was a couple weeks ago, and I feel like everything's healed up. I did the workout again yesterday but instead of weights used Wii remote controls LOL. I've decided to take it slower this time, and build up my muscle a little more before just jumping into it. There are push-ups included in the workout so my biceps are still getting worked. It's just really weird how weak my upper body is! 5 POUNDS?! Really??

But besides that, her workouts are really awesome, and the one I did still kicked my butt, even without weights. I definitely know that if I'm going to do this, though, I'm going to have to increase my calorie intake. I don't need to lose weight, but I need to gain muscle. I guess this is why I've been craving eggs and potatoes like crazy :P

Focusing On Web Design, In a Nutshell :P

Well, I decided before reading the entire InDesign book, I've decided to go with this one. Everything seems to be going to web, and I need to learn more. I've had this book for a while now (it was a requirement for one of my classes, though we never even opened it) and I decided that it was time to read the thing.

I finished Chapter 1 last night. I'm planning on reading a chapter a day, but I haven't even started on Chapter 2 yet and it's already 4 pm! (Typical me.)

I really like the way this book is set up; it's separated into the layers of web design: structural, presentation, and behavioral. Chapter 1 starts off with basically everything I need to know and ever want to know about the history of web standards, the browser wars, and the different organizations that are trying to push things forward. It also offers a lot of references for further reading. One in particular that I would like to check out is the ietf.org website. IETF is the Internet Engineering Task Force, and on their site you can find out new technologies that are currently in development. I haven't checked it out yet, and you probably will before I do XD

More Ideas :P

Well, I created an account on Etsy and put my shop together. I even wrote my shop policy and everything :-) Of course, I'm not selling anything yet. I have to make everything first!

I've researched shipping and stuff and decided to go with USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Shipping. My first set of small boxes came in the other day. I also ordered medium, though, for scoodies and other larger items. I also need to design some cute tags with my logo and info on it, and info unique to each item. I think that would be a nice touch. I want each item to be sealed in a plastic bag, but also make a nice looking fabric gift bag to put it in. Fortunately, I'm going to be making items that can't really break (unless your dog gets ahold of it) so I don't have to worry about packing peanuts, bubble mailers, etc.

Ok, so maybe I think too much. And when did I become such a planner?? Wait. I forgot that I was never the spontaneous one who just jumps into things. That was my parents lol. I have always put way too much thought into things! What's funny is, the one thing I'm not thinking about or worried about is if people buy my items. If I don't sell anything, then I'll just end up having a lot of cute stuff! XD Or I would probably be giving a lot of cute gifts to my friends..

So I think for my first set of items (on etsy it's pay per item post, like some change, less than a dollar) I'm going to make another panda scoodie (because I love mine), a white fox scoodie (can you tell i only have b&w fleece left lol), a panda hat (I really love pandas..o well), and some cute cell phone cozies.

I'm actually kind of nervous when I actually think about putting my items up there, because I'm really a perfectionist when it comes to making something for someone else. To the point where it could discourage me from even making anything. Lol yeah, I'm weird. I just have to not worry about that and have fun with this. What's nice is on etsy I think you get to post four or five pictures of your item, so they'll see every angle and know what they're buying. If it's not perfect enough for them they just won't buy it!

It's Been Awhile...

I've finished a few little projects here and there, but I've actually been busy working for my friend's design company. Unfortunately, my mom is still on the I.R. due to her recent knee surgery, so I'm not sure when we'll be working together again.

(Side note: I'm not sure if I've talked about this at all. My mom tore her ACL, (it's in the knee, google it lol), and had to have surgery to repair it. Pretty major surgery, too. She's still in a lot of pain, and I think the surgery took place either the beginning of this month or end of last month. She's in physical therapy now, also. So, as you can imagine, she won't be working for a while since we hang wallpaper and paint, Tubbs Pro.com . I don't think she would have a nice time walking up and down a ladder all day..)

Little Sewing Projects

This was kind of a while ago,  and I can't even remember if I posted a picture of the little guy! It's a rice ball wrapped with a piece of seaweed (onigiri). It's pretty small, about the size of your hand, but I also am making a big one out of fleece that I need to finish. I gave this little guy to my friend.

I made this cell phone pouch for my new phone -the HTC Hero! (Can you tell that I love it? haha)

It's pretty much the cutest thing ever, and I received many compliments on FB. Hmm maybe I will set up an Etsy shop.... The tarepanda head is my wallet lol.

Finally Hit the Slopes

Last week we joined my parents at their timeshare in Massanutten. The conditions were pretty good, not too much ice and nice weather. I'm sure Snowshoe has some sweet powder, though. They've been getting hammered. This is my ride, which is actually a Ride board. It's fairly new, a lot longer than my old board, and I felt some drag in the front. I'm sure I'll get used to it, though.

The design is pretty cool, but I'm disappointed in the placement. That cool cat just ripped of the head of a mouse and has the body in its mouth. But the head is placed right beneath the binding! And I had to get a clear stomp pad just so you can see the cat... Ugh like I said, really poor placement guys!