First off, what's new? The last post was about (2013) holiday crafts and it's now... November 2014! So how did my year go? So far, I have checked some things off my Bucket List, started new friendships, lost some, forged new relationships, lost one, camped and explored, stayed at home feeling stagnant, went back to Oahu/Maui, and applied to my first graduate program....

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Quite late, I know, but these were some of my DIY ornaments for 2013. I had too many ideas so it's a'clutter--Harry Potter, Star Wars (not shown), named ornaments, sculpting, spraypaint--it was a little chaotic. I had one day off and I ran with all my crafting ideas... from 10am to 11pm. It was longer than a regular work day! Still, even after...

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Some of my friends and I held a last minute holiday get together and the rule for our White Elephant gifts was that each one must have an element of Do-It-Yourself! Time to hit up the thrift store (and Google)! I got this load, worth $6, with some kind of gift idea...  I sort of just winged the whole project as I went...

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