Feeling Nesty

I've got that Spring itch.

(Actually, I've had it since December 26th.)

I'm ready for the green grass and tulips...for the baby birds and the blue sky...for the warm sun and butterflies...and dragonflies...

The other day, A Beautiful Mess had a glorious idea. Elsie posted a gorgeous Spring feather butterfly wreath. Inspired by her project and these fun polishes:

I went shopping. Here's what I found:

(Yes...my nails are bright yellow!)

Then I got to work. I wound chunky multi-grey yarn over a straw wreath frame...twice.

Then I wound fun light and wispy grey on top.

And the I broke out the itty bitty (still working) glue gun and...TA DA!

I love this project. I'm not sure though, where I'm going to hang it. I originally thought that I would hang it in my bathroom, where it would get the most light...but now I'm thinking by my bed. Who knows...

I just hope it will tide me over...until Spring-time.

j

***BTW, my amazing daddy got me a new glue gun today. An Arrow brand "MAN" glue gun that takes special glue...that's guaranteed not to explode (for one year).

6 (blessedly important to me) Unimportant Things~

"Don't discount what's important to some, even if it's meaningless in your world".

Here is what you need to do:

1. List Six UNIMPORTANT Things That Make You Happy.

2. Mention and link to the person who tagged you

3. Tag six of your favorite bloggers to play along, and comment on their blog to let them know they've been tagged.

My Fave 6:

1: Dragonflies: my personal omen (READ 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho, PLEASE!)

2: The squeal of my fingers as they slide up and down on my guitar strings.

3: Finding a first edition of ANY book!

4: Pilot Precise Grip Extra Fine Rollerball pens. They make me feel like everything I create is Art.

5: Cooking without recipes and relying on taste and knowing.

6: The absolute JOY that comes from combining Mustard Yellow & Teal. I've never been happier!

Thanks to my fabulous Kaydee:

Loved you yesterday. Love you still. Always have. Always will.

I tag... The Girls on Douglas, Andrea D., BOTH Stephanie B's., Des, and my KatieBuck!

25 Random Things About ME!

I'm not going to lie...I have LOVED reading these and was happy to get to fill out my 25 for Facebook last night! It took me about an hour an a half to come up with these... Enjoy! ;)

1-Brugge, Belgium is my favorite place on earth.

2-Amsterdam is a VERY close second and often flips places with Brugge.

3-I have found all 13 gnomes hiding in THE LARGEST DINOSAUR MUSEUM at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. Really.




4-My FAVORITE band is STYX and I've met the guys twice: once backstage at a meet and greet and once by chance at a Virgin Mega Store.






5-I HATE mayo and I freak out if it gets on my hands/face.

6-I can eat sour cream ONLY if it's mixed with something else. If it's JUST sour cream, it gives me the creeps.

7-My hair is bottle BLACK.

8-I LOVE blood oranges.

9-Daniel Craig made me a Bond fan.

10-I have 12 Teen Girl Squad videos saved on my phone.

11-My dream car is an Aston Martin DBS.

12-Right now, "My Moon, My Man" by Feist is my top played song on my iPod-with a count of over 100.

13-I am a PROUD owner of a Tommy Shaw water bottle. He drank from it, bent over and handed it to ME! I then had a taste... I had bruises on my elbows from that concert.

14-I have friends that live in Holland, Japan, Belgium and Sweden, as well as all over the US.

15-The solution to EVERYTHING at my house is to "just rub it out" then go get nachos.

16-Cupcakes are fabulous bits of heaven in one easy to handle, portion controlled nugget.

17-I NEVER follow recipes. My cooking kicks, too... ;)

18-I've been playing guitar since August of '08. (I feel like I should be better at it then I am, though... Guitar is in my blood.)

19-I speak a little Dutch. However, we wouldn't get very far when the extent of my vocab are words for, "cheese", "bike", "missionary", "Sunday", "mine", "fries", and "delicious"...

20-I believe that the Dragonfly is a personal omen. (PLEASE read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho!)

21-I just read the Twilight Saga and LOVED it.
I'm an Edward fan.

22-I once rode to Jackson Hole in a tour bus-pulling a trailor that held our car and all of the band gear. We watched Britney Spears music videos WHILE driving. Thank you, Aaron!

23-I like my meat (when I do eat it) to be very rare or RAW. I love half shell oysters and sushi.

24-I collect rocks and love them best if I find them myself. My favorites came from Arizona and the waterfalls in Oregon.

25-Franz Ferdinand is my newest obsession.