Thursday, July 9, 2009

Perler Bead Frenzy

As you may now, the only time I ever play with Perler Beads is when I am in New Jersey. Why is that? I'll tell you now, they are the most annoying craft idea EVER. If you don't iron them right, then forget it. You have to have a ton of patience, that of which I have a limited supply of.

But anyway, my little 9 year old cousin loves Perler Beads, so guess who got to keep my whole supply of Perler Beads? Hehe.

This is what we did while I was at his house:

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This is the first cat he made, and as you can tell... The first one I ironed. I hadn't ironed Perler Beads in at LEAST a year, so it kind of took me a few tries to get it perfect. Unfortunately for this warped cat, he was the first test subject.

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This fish took both of us to finish. It was late at night, and we took turns decorating it. That's why it looks ecclectic.

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This is "the weirdest cat ever". My cousin made this one. I don't really think it looks very weird. He looks pretty normal compared to the poor warped cat.

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I made this dolphin. It's not that exciting, other than it glows in the dark. But most of our creations do.

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This is a "B". I made it for my cousin. He was absolutely amazed that I could do this. But what can I say... I've got skillz!

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I made this one too. It kicks butt. "M" for Moxie!

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This is an action shot of all of them. Aren't they just a happy family?!?

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

OMG, my first blog award!

Ebony presented me with this awesome award.

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Thanks so much Ebony!

I am very honored to receive this award. Now I am passing it on.

The Coupon Monkey by The Coupon Monkey

I wish I had more underdogs to give this award to... but I don't. :(

Happy reading, everyone!

Stay Beautiful,
Moxie

I'm back from New Jersey!

Unfortunately, I'm home now. :( I had a ton of fun, and I really miss it now. It's too hot down here.

I made a few more crafts in my last few days in New Jersey. I'll post them within the next few days.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Totally Awkward Tuesday!

Once again, it is Totally Awkward Tuesday, in which myself and many other bloggers participate with Tova Darling, at her blog Secret Life of Tova Darling. Here I go.

About 5 years ago, I went to this Christian Youth Camp with my former youth group. Here, we volunteered in the community and such. It was a very moving time in my life, but yet, very awkward. I was only in the sixth grade, so I was tremendously awkward just at that.

We had to go somewhere with our group, and after that, we were going to go to Walmart. My group went to this other church place, where there were showers. We were given the opportunity to take showers in the two shower stalls there: the boy stall and the girl stall.

Now there were only about three or four dudes in our group, the rest of us were girls. Once the dudes were done in the shower, the rest of the girls were aloud to use the boys stall if they needed to. So, of course, I did.

I took my shower in the boys' stall. If I may add, it was INCREDIBLY disgusting. Words cannot explain how disgusting it was, but believe me, it was disgusting.

So afterwards, at Walmart, I was discussing how disgusting the boys' bathroom was. Then, I said very loudly, "I'm NEVER using the boys' bathroom again!!!" This lady gave me a weird look, and one of my friends said, "Did you really have to say that THAT loudly?"

None the less, I look back on those days and laugh. But it was incredibly awkward. And disgusting. Seriously. I'm NEVER using the boys' bathroom/shower stall AGAIN. Eew.

Knitting scares me

Today, I went to the crochet/knitting circle that I've been going to since I got to New Jersey. I've been avoiding knitting, seriously. But, I've learned a few stitches, so I'm hoping that one day I'll get used to knitting so I won't be scared of it anymore. But it is SO nerve wrecking!

I still like crocheting better. :P

Monday, June 29, 2009

Commenting issue is FIXED!

The only followers I do have have been having a problem commenting my posts. This post is a test. I will comment my own post right now, after I press publish post.

UPDATE: The commenting issue is fixed. I am so sorry to anyone this may have inconvenienced. Thanks for letting me know that there was a problem.

Melted Crayon Creations

My time in New Jersey has made me very dedicated to crafting. I actually brought a craft project up north that my awesomely creative cousin never heard of. I am very proud of myself.

Saturday, we melted crayons. Our result was this:

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And this guy is absolutely adorable. He has a heart... sort of.

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