For you Aniheads out there, you might be interested in knowing that two Ani songs were featured in the 10.24.07 episode of Bionic Woman.
I was stoked, since I love her music and would gladly hear it everywhere, all the time. But it seemed a little strange to hear her someplace so mainstream.
Similar to hearing her version of wishin' and hopin' in My Best Friend's Wedding.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
As if I haven't been busy enough...
Oh yeah...did I mention that the website I've been working on for what seems like eternity is now, officially, an online jewelry store?!! All of the necessary steps have been taken to take orders, process credit cards, and provide trackable shipping, among other things.
Inventory posting has been slow-going, since a) I have only small blocks of time to devote to uploading photos, and b) I have to work around the house and my full time job.
But I am totally stoked that my business is finally, officially up and running.
You can check it out by following the link at the top right hand side of the page that says Allie Perry Designs.
Here are some of the pieces you'll find there:
Please check the store often, as I will constantly be adding new pieces. If you have any suggestions for pieces you'd like to see, please let me know.
And if you like what you see, tell your friends!
Inventory posting has been slow-going, since a) I have only small blocks of time to devote to uploading photos, and b) I have to work around the house and my full time job.
But I am totally stoked that my business is finally, officially up and running.
You can check it out by following the link at the top right hand side of the page that says Allie Perry Designs.
Here are some of the pieces you'll find there:
Please check the store often, as I will constantly be adding new pieces. If you have any suggestions for pieces you'd like to see, please let me know.
And if you like what you see, tell your friends!
Pumpkins!!!
Joe and I went pumpkin picking today!
We went to Jone's Family Farms, which is where we've been going for several years to cut down our Christmas trees. Their pumpkin patch is on Pumpkinseed Hill and is covered with thousands of beautiful pumpkins!
They of course have bright orange pumpkins, but they also had pink squashes that looked like pumpkins and were covered in things that looked like warts! They had white pumpkins and green pumpkins, too!
I got an orange one.
Joe got a sort of striped white and yellow and green one.
We also got four tiny little mini pumpkins and some of the craziest gourds I've ever seen!
And some little white pumpkins with orange and green stripes. Crazy!
I can't wait to carve them and make pumpkin seeds!
I'll post pictures soon.
We went to Jone's Family Farms, which is where we've been going for several years to cut down our Christmas trees. Their pumpkin patch is on Pumpkinseed Hill and is covered with thousands of beautiful pumpkins!
They of course have bright orange pumpkins, but they also had pink squashes that looked like pumpkins and were covered in things that looked like warts! They had white pumpkins and green pumpkins, too!
I got an orange one.
Joe got a sort of striped white and yellow and green one.
We also got four tiny little mini pumpkins and some of the craziest gourds I've ever seen!
And some little white pumpkins with orange and green stripes. Crazy!
I can't wait to carve them and make pumpkin seeds!
I'll post pictures soon.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Halloween Decorations
A few weeks ago, Joe decided that "we" should decorate the house for Halloween.
As it turned out, "we" meant "me" and I have spent the last few nights making tombstones for us to put in our front yard. I also made a sign that says crypt, although I'm not exactly sure where that's going. I copied the method from a guy online.
I carved the pieces out of pink foam insulation board that is really cheap and easy to carve.
I started on Friday night, carving the crypt sign. I first carved the edges to give the appearance of stone blocks. I had Joe find a creepy font for me to copy onto the foam for the lettering. I used an exacto knife and tried to make the letters look like they were chiseled out of stone. Once I was happy with the way it looked, I misted each piece of foam lightly with water. I then took a small propane torch and lightly went over the surface of the foam. (Joe stood by with a fire extinguisher, just in case.) The heat distorts the surface of the foam, giving it the appearance of aged stone. Then I painted the sign with grey paint. It dried over night and now I'm going to go back over some of the areas with black paint for some low lights.
Tonight, since we still couldn't walk on the kitchen tiles, I carved out two tombstones. I followed all the same steps. They are also painted grey, and will receive block accents.
The first one is carved with RIP...
This skull will be attached to the empty square on the RIP tombstone.
This one is supposed to be a tombstone with a scary, halloweeny, arched-back black cat carved into it. I think I managed to pull off a look that more strongly resembles a postage stamp.
Once they are all finished, we will attach dowels to the back of each tombstone and stick them in the front yard. Hopefully by the time they are all finished, I will be able to post some photos.
They are definitely worth the time and effort, and considering what stores charge for cheap plastic decorations, these are DEFINITELY worth the money. One 3/4" sheet of foam is about 2 feet by 8 feet (I think) and only costs $7. I already had exacto knives and leftover paint, and the propane torch was a small bernzomatic plumbing torch that cost around $12, plus $5 for the striker to light it.
The best part is that you can make whatever you want. These projects were only practice for me, since I had never used these techniques before, but hopefully next year I will have time to make more custom designs.
As it turned out, "we" meant "me" and I have spent the last few nights making tombstones for us to put in our front yard. I also made a sign that says crypt, although I'm not exactly sure where that's going. I copied the method from a guy online.
I carved the pieces out of pink foam insulation board that is really cheap and easy to carve.
I started on Friday night, carving the crypt sign. I first carved the edges to give the appearance of stone blocks. I had Joe find a creepy font for me to copy onto the foam for the lettering. I used an exacto knife and tried to make the letters look like they were chiseled out of stone. Once I was happy with the way it looked, I misted each piece of foam lightly with water. I then took a small propane torch and lightly went over the surface of the foam. (Joe stood by with a fire extinguisher, just in case.) The heat distorts the surface of the foam, giving it the appearance of aged stone. Then I painted the sign with grey paint. It dried over night and now I'm going to go back over some of the areas with black paint for some low lights.
Tonight, since we still couldn't walk on the kitchen tiles, I carved out two tombstones. I followed all the same steps. They are also painted grey, and will receive block accents.
The first one is carved with RIP...
This skull will be attached to the empty square on the RIP tombstone.
This one is supposed to be a tombstone with a scary, halloweeny, arched-back black cat carved into it. I think I managed to pull off a look that more strongly resembles a postage stamp.
Once they are all finished, we will attach dowels to the back of each tombstone and stick them in the front yard. Hopefully by the time they are all finished, I will be able to post some photos.
They are definitely worth the time and effort, and considering what stores charge for cheap plastic decorations, these are DEFINITELY worth the money. One 3/4" sheet of foam is about 2 feet by 8 feet (I think) and only costs $7. I already had exacto knives and leftover paint, and the propane torch was a small bernzomatic plumbing torch that cost around $12, plus $5 for the striker to light it.
The best part is that you can make whatever you want. These projects were only practice for me, since I had never used these techniques before, but hopefully next year I will have time to make more custom designs.
Lights!
Somewhere in this timeline, we got lights in the kitchen! I'm sorry I haven't managed to post all of this in order, but as you can tell my the series of house-related posts, I have been damn busy.
A few weeks ago, our electrician was finally able to hook up the brand new electrical that ran from the kitchen to the panel in the basement. New plugs, new switches, and most importantly, new lights! Pretty blue glass pendants and fancy under cabinet lights.
The under cabinet lights have sort of given us a lot of problems. Two of them malfunctioned immediately after they were installed. One more just had the same malfunction recently. Boo. But for the most part we love them, and they really add a nice touch to the kitchen.
The electrician only installed two pendant lights, at our request, since we didn't want to worry about hitting them as we installed the remained crown molding. Yesterday my dad and I hung the rest of them, so now our kitchen is nice and bright.
Woo hoo!
So here's the dramatic dark shot of one of our pendant lights.
And here's what they look like when you can actually see them. :)
I didn't take any shots of the under cabinet lights because they don't really look like anything in pictures.
A few weeks ago, our electrician was finally able to hook up the brand new electrical that ran from the kitchen to the panel in the basement. New plugs, new switches, and most importantly, new lights! Pretty blue glass pendants and fancy under cabinet lights.
The under cabinet lights have sort of given us a lot of problems. Two of them malfunctioned immediately after they were installed. One more just had the same malfunction recently. Boo. But for the most part we love them, and they really add a nice touch to the kitchen.
The electrician only installed two pendant lights, at our request, since we didn't want to worry about hitting them as we installed the remained crown molding. Yesterday my dad and I hung the rest of them, so now our kitchen is nice and bright.
Woo hoo!
So here's the dramatic dark shot of one of our pendant lights.
And here's what they look like when you can actually see them. :)
I didn't take any shots of the under cabinet lights because they don't really look like anything in pictures.
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