Pinterest and my obsession.

Well, this last week has been full of changes. Mostly because of Pinterest. (I AM SOOOO ADDICTED.) The only thing wrong with Pinterest is that there is a no, Project completed button. (And for that matter a place to put up a photo or 2 of the completed happiness ;) ) So My blog will be where it is posted.


So, my most recent pinterest experiments. The first was a tutorial on Bokeh photography. Which is an art of photography where you are essentially out of focus, and you put a cover over your camera lens which has a cut out of a shape that you want to be shown. I chose to do a heart. (the tutorial basically was a picture showing you what your cover should look like and the difference between the before and after.) I didn't have a hole puncher and to be honest I didn't quite understand how to do it.
So instead of googling it, I attempted to do it similar to how the pictures in the tutorial showed how to do it. Luckily when I was messing around with it, I figured it out. I will say it is in no way my kind of "art". I will be sticking to taking photos of my friends (and random people.) It was fun to try, and maybe if I get bored I will try and do it again.

My next Project was the Soda Can Cupcakes. OH MY GOODNESS!!! BEST tutorial, recipe, idea, EVER invented! So yummy!!!! I had originally planned to make funfetti cupcakes with Cherry 7-up. Well, much to my surprise SOMEONE had taken and used the last of my stock piled funfetti mix. (Yes, I stockpile funfetti mix... it's just so yummy.) So the instructions are : take cake mix, add soda. Bake. and enjoy. So Simple, so perfect, so me. I ended up using white cake. (not a bad idea, was a great idea for a first try.) I used from the can whipped white icing. I don't have fancy pipping bags. But from many years of girl scout camping and making womp'ems, I just put the icing in a bag and cut the tip of the bag and used it that way.[For those of you who don't know what womp'ems are you need to experience the bliss of taking biscuits and putting it on a stick over a campfire, then filling it with pudding and jellies and any other yummy food that comes to your hearts desire.]
The way I frosted it looked kind of like a rose. Which I loved. When I took them to church, everyone wanted one. (Cupcakes never survive church) Everyone really enjoyed them (from what I heard, and some people got really offended that I didn't have enough to feed every single person that was at church. (More than one person made a comment on how it wasn't fair that they didn't get a cupcake. But I guess I am being kinda snobby about it. Then again, I did only have 12 cupcakes. 9 of which were going to certain people.)

Okay and the FINAL project for today: Rag Curls. (picture above on the right hand side.)

This is a way of doing hair that I have done quite a few times in my life. Each time usually inspired by Shirley Temple. (She is amazing.)
The picture that I saw for it didn't look quite like a full rag curl to me, but I ended up doing full rag curls. I enjoyed it regardless. And am dying to try out new hairstyles. (None of which are going to include CUTTING my hair, maybe dying, but definitely no cutting!)

Well, Hopefully I can have some more projects completed soon enough. For sure I will post when I do my Superhero vs. Villain party. (Which will be the best.)

My friends are crazies.

Last night was probably the most odd night I have had in quite some time. Sarah and Virginia came over and we spent the night making ninja sugar cookies, texting a friend, and watching Popper's Penguins. (Which is the best movie ever... especially when you are on a sugar high.) So besides sliding back into a friendship that has been mildly distant for one reason or another, it was like all my friends had never gone their separate ways.
I had heard once that about every 7 years your friends are completely different. And that its a rarity to keep the same friends for 7 years. I never used to think that was true until I looked back and thought about it. I have a few people that I would call friends that have been around 7 years or more. However, at one point or another we stopped all contact or had a fight or something had happened.
I have always been a hater of that thing people like to call "change". It could be good change and I still wouldn't enjoy it. I don't like people leaving, getting married, moving away, changing who they hang out with... I just don't enjoy it. So when I experience change I sometimes freak out. Sometimes it isn't so bad. But mostly I get all moody and act like a child. I scrapbook and journal because at least in my memories it will always be the same. Saving memories has become so important for me. (Walmart photo will always be in business because I will always have new photos to print out, digital files have a shorter shelf life when compared to physical photographs.)
I have a scrapbook which has been recording the years I have spent in the YSA ward. It was the best idea I have ever had. When I look back I see that I hung out with certain people more often than others during different times of the year. And in those photo's I have no resentment for them moving on with their lives, or changing. But in person its a totally different story. So when I hung out with my friends last night it was odd to feel like nothing had changed.
It's 2012 and I will be 22 years old in March, and I have decided what my new year resolution/goal will be. (Yes I know its a week into the year... sue me ;) ) I will attempt (No guarantees) to accept change this year. I will move on from the angst I have and the regret I have. I will attempt to forgive people who have hurt me, and forget those who have been repeat offenders. I will express my love for my friends in ways that will blow their minds, and make sure they know how much I really appreciate them.


Hopefully that made sense. I got to get back to my sewing. (going to be making a makeup bag because mine apparently is too small.)

Love Always,
Cambria Lee

Crafts galore

Lately I have been in a crafting mood. I decided what my birthday party theme was going to be 3 months in advance so that I could do lots of DIY projects. I am becoming obsessed! My theme is going to be superheros. And so that means making Masks and capes! Which is super fun. I'm not going to lie, the eye holes on my masks aren't even, and the sewing is a tad messy. (my sewing machine is on its final legs and reaching the sad sad death that it has been looking forward to since we met) But they are turning out pretty awesome. Each one is different and mildly unique. I am pretty jazzed with how they are coming out.
Besides of the masks I made a banner which was going to be in bright superhero like colors (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue...) but they ended up more circus (purple, pink, blue, yellow.) I may attempt to do another banner for the party when it gets closer, and when I have the time to search out material that would make a lovely banner for a boy... (one that I can give away) but right now I am making a dress that is supposed to take about 30 minutes to make. I did my first cut of the material and its just a few minutes before 4. If I have this done by 5 then I will agree it is an easy project that takes minimal skill and less time then a normal project will take. (I say 5 because I have the a.d.d of a 7 year old boy that was given Candy. I in no way can focus. Though I do want to wear my dress tonight. Its going to be purple on the bottom and white on the top. Well.. time for me to focus. Besides I ended up going up to Walmart and buying a $80 brother sewing machine. (I am pretty sure it screamed my name from the moment I walked in the store. It knew I needed something that was pretty much put together and cheap. But I can't for the life of me figure out how to gather on the new machine so its off to old trusty and sew up the gather. YAY for being domestic!!

I am pretty sure if there is a DIY project that takes minimal skill and supplies I will be trying it this year.

Maybe I will even make my Christmas presents instead of spending oodles of money on useless crap.. when I can MAKE useless crap!!

-Cambria