What Am I Up To?
Costume: In my last post I proudly proclaimed that I was going to make my own costume this year. . . well.  Maybe not.  I got it all cut out, and then I think I cut it out on the wrong side of the fabric.  Nice. So I’ve deserted it for now, and maybe something will light a fire on my bum to get me going on it again, but probably won’t pick it up for a while.  I won’t even look at it yet. Kool Aid Kids: In other news, I taught a group of middle school kids to dye yarn using Kool Aid the other day!  It was my first time teaching a workshop, and I am surprised at how fun it was.  I mean, of course

Dress Form
Dress Form: Since I’m on a mission of insanity to sew my own Halloween costume this year,  I felt it was time that I get a dress form.  The problem with that idea is that 1.) They’re a bit pricey, 2.) I’m not really sure which brand is better quality and 3.) I need a petite size, and those are kinda hard to find. . . if you have any suggestions let me know! So, I took it upon myself (with my mom’s help!) to make my own using duct tape.  I went to a few different places to try and figure out the best way to approach this project, and here are a few links to some helpful instructions:

Craziness!
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks around my house lately – Monster goes to a museum for the first time, a couple days later he fractures his collar bone, and I got a tattoo!  Crazy combo, huh? Museum: I had to go to The Blanton Museum of Art for a class assignment, and realized that Monster hadn’t been to an art museum yet!  Since he loves to paint, I figured he would enjoy going with me – and he did. . . for about 30 minutes.

Sea World – San Antonio
This past weekend we took a little ride south of town to San Antonio to visit Sea World.  It has always been one of my favorite theme parks because I absolutely love dolphins and whales – in fact, I used to want to be a trainer and to this day I still think it’s one of the best careers ever.  Anyway, I digress.  The reason we planned this trip was for the kiddos; Monster kept talking about sharks and whales – so we decided to take a trip! We were very lucky with the weather because it was cloudy all day; it was still hot, but at least th