Something to Do While It’s Quiet

I just wanted to warn you that it’s going to be a little quiet here for the next month or so.  I’m taking a little break from updating this blog to work on a few other things.

But just in case you get a little bored, here’s a few suggestions.

If you haven’t already done so by now, try checking out my doll blog, From a Doll’s Eyes.  It’s mostly about ball jointed dolls and written mainly from the point of the view of my first doll, Hikaru.  If you like dolls in general, tutorials, cute photos and amusing stories, you will love it.

You can also check out my maze blog, Simply Mazes.  It’s been a little quiet on there, but I’m trying to get it rolling again with a new maze at least every other week.  Feel free to browse all the mazes available.  These particular mazes may prove useful in the next month (hint: Valentines’ Day).

Find Me on Pinterest

For a bit more variety, try visiting me on Pinterest.  I frequently pin tons of stuff I find like funny videos, recipes, doll stuff, holiday stuff, clothing tutorials, and more.  If you prefer, I also share stuff on Twitter and Google+.

I hope you enjoy all I have to offer and I shall return with more.  Look forward to it.

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Valentine’s Day on Pinterest 2016 Edition

Valentine’s Day is almost here!  In almost two weeks!

As always, I have created a Pinterest Board for this lovely holiday as with most other holidays for this year.  Also as always, I had pretty much forgotten about it until now.

So here it is:

My 2016 Valentine’s Day Pinterest Board

Some highlights:

• Star Wars Valentine Cards!  Free Printable
• Hershey's Kisses Mice
• Vintage Valentine Silhouette, Free Clip Art

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Christmas on Pinterest 2015 Plus Some Gift Help

December first, Christmas is now less than a month away. (Insert appropriate, adult reaction).

Here to help with your holiday planning needs is the latest edition of my Christmas Pinterest board.  And as with all my yearly holiday pin boards, I will continue to add to it throughout the entire calendar year. 

Anyways, here it is:

My Christmas 2015 Pinterest Board

Some highlights:

• Recycled K-Cup Snowman Hat Ornaments
• Victorian Christmas Clip Art Girl with Wreath
• Minion Christmas Ornaments
• Felt Gingerbread Gift Bags

Plus, I created a new general pinterest board that could prove useful this season.  A Gift Ideas board, solely intended for crafts and other stuff that would make nice gifts for other. 

Gift Ideas Pinterest Board

Some highlights:

• 25 Things to Sew in Under 30 Minutes
• Teacup Candles
• How to Sew a Sock Monkey
• Ear Bud Holders

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Thanksgiving On Pinterest 2015

This is probably a little last minute, but that’s why I’m posting this now.  It’s my Thanksgiving pinterest board for this year.  Because sometimes you need a few last minute ideas for holidays, especially for Thanksgiving.

So just in case you can’t find your pecan pie recipe, need to spice up your mash potatoes, or need something quick to whip up for the vegetarian in your life.  I present:

My Thanksgiving 2015 Pinterest Board

A few highlights:

• Reese's Peanut Butter Turkeys
• Fall Leaf Coasters
• Rosemary Bread, mmm.
• Healthy Hummus Mashed Potatoes
• 32 Vegan Recipes that are Perfect for Thanksgiving
• Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Halloween on Pinterest – 2015 Edition

It’s finally October, Halloween is coming! 

As with all major holidays, I have prepared a pin board specifically for Halloween of this year.  And as with all yearly holiday pin boards, I have and will continue to add pins to it all year until New Year’s.

But enough of that.  I now present:

My Halloween 2015 Pinterest Board

Some highlights:

• Eyeball Wreath
• No-sew Elsa Cape
• Spooky Starch Ghosts
• Magnetic Spiders
• Pumpkin Cheddar Cheese Balls

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Back to School!! On Pinterest

August always makes me think of Fall which always, always makes me think of school and all that comes with it.  I love this time of year.  It’s been years since I have so much as taken a single class, but I still get excited when I see sales on notebooks and stuff.  It’s still useful stuff to have around the house anyway, especially when it’s cute.  Nothing like pretty office supplies.  And since things are cuter when you craft them yourself, and I tend to honor all occasions with Pinterest, I created my annual Back to School pin board.  Here for your enjoyment.

Back to School 2015 Pin Board

Some Highlights:

• Button Paperclip Bookmarks
• Rollup Cord Holder
• Binder Pouch Tutorial
• Notebook Folder

As usual with my seasonal pin boards, I will add new pins throughout the year regardless of season.  Check out my boards for other holidays/occasions too.

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Pinterest Rebooted

Things have been a little slow for me since “summer” started, so I’ve had a little more time on my hands.  Means more time to work on the things I’ve been neglecting, like my pinterest account.  I did a major over haul on it.  Cleared out unnecessary boards and pins.  It’s now all clean and sparkling with a few new fresh boards.

The For My BJD board is obviously for stuff I find to use for my ball jointed doll.  A few clothing pattern tutorials, some wigs I’m eyeing, etc.

Some highlights include:

• A Sandal Tutorial
• This Wavy Blonde Wig
• Doll Underwear

The Pretty Accessories board is devoted to things like jewelry, hair accessories, etc. that I think are pretty enough to try to make or to inspire further creation.

Some highlights include:

• Melted Beads Accessories Tutorial
• Button and Jump Ring Bracelet

And finally the Summer 2015 board.  A board specifically for this summer. 

Some highlights include:

• Light Up Fireflies
• Mason Jar 4th of July Décor
• Tie Dye Folding Techniques

And as always with seasonal and holiday boards, I add pins throughout the whole year not just that season.

Enjoy my pin boards for now, but tomorrow there will be a special announcement.  Look forward to it. :)

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Time to Catch Up

Except for my blog hop, it has been pretty quiet here.  Okay it’s been totally dead.  I thought I’d take the time to update a little, you know, clear away some cobwebs. 

First off, after months of trying and trying I finally got a job.  Yay!  I start next Monday.  I will be working at a medical manufacturing facility.  It should be super fun, I get to wear goggles and a lab coat.  And hopefully it means I won’t have to stay in motels much longer, another plus.

I can’t remember if I mentioned this here or just on twitter, but I am on Google+ and have been there for quite some time now.  So I have been regularly sharing things, mostly stuff I posted on pinterest, random craft tutorials, and cute animal pics.  I’m a sucker for those.

As quiet as it has been here, it has been even more so I my maze blog up until last week when I finally posted a new maze.  I will try to post a little more regularly from now on.  Keyword, try.

I know I haven’t mentioned this yet, but I am now on tumblr of all places. I find it rather fascinating.  It’s kind of like twitter but without the character limit and more customization.  Plus not only can I post just about anything, I can let people submit things for me to post and even ask me questions.  Feel free to ask me pretty much anything, I have an odd habit of answering almost every question asked of me anyway, even the awkward ones.

And last but not least, I finally got back on track with my crafting.  Yep, another pink pants project is coming up (see A Challenge!!), I’ll probably post it Thursday so look forward to it.

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Christmas on Pinterest

I do believe Christmas is the most popular holiday on Pinterest.  So many pins, not to mention pin boards, for this wonderful time of the year.  So without further ado, here’s…

My 2012 Christmas Pin Board

Some of my favorite pins:

• Ornament Cupcakes
• Poinsettia Wreath
• Felt Ornaments
• Snowflake Ballerinas

Update: You can check the latest version of my Christmas Pinterest Board Here.

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Thanksgiving on Pinterest

I mentioned last month how I like to do holiday boards on pinterest.  Thanksgiving is no different, so I now present for your enjoyment:

My Thanksgiving 2012 Board

A few of my favorites ones are:

• Clay Pot Pilgrims
• Autumn Felt Coasters
• Pilgrim Hat Cookies
• Pilgrim Pal—It reminds me of those elf on a shelf things.

And like my other holiday boards, I will continue to add more to this one until the end of the year.

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Halloween On Pinterest

I think I may have mentioned that I am on Pinterest once or twice.  Well, probably only once.  One of the things I do there is set up boards for upcoming holidays (i.e. this Halloween).  I just thought “why the heck don’t I post these here?”  Why indeed?  So here we have:

My Halloween 2012 Pin Board

A few of my favorites include:

• Felt Halloween Decorations
• Magnetic Spiders
• House O' Lantern
• No-sew Iridescent Fairy Wings

And so you know, I will continue to add more pins as I find them through Halloween, in fact through until the New Year. 


Update: You can check out the latest version of my Halloween Pinterest board here.

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Oops, I forgot.

I forgot to mention this here, but I signed up for a pinterest account.  Just what I need right?  Another account that needs to be “maintained” regularly.  I just wanted to try it out, so many people I know have been raving about.  However, most people seem to think of Pinterest as a way to promote oneself.  I guess it sort of works for that, but I'm using it more as an organization tool.  That is was it was created for, I think.  For example, let’s say I wanted to get a jump on my project list for Christmas.  I just set up a board for it and pin all the cute Christmassy tutorials I find everywhere.  I’ll have them all conveniently in one spot.  Works pretty well that way for me, how about you?  What do you use Pinterest for?

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