College Field Trip to Make Pottery

My school is really cool because of the fact it has very frequent and neat field trips. One of these neat trips was to go to a pottery studio and actually get to make our own pottery! =) It was so cool and a great deal, it cost $5  and you got to make a plate and a pinch bowl. You also got to try on a pottery wheel, but didn't keep that.


This is the plate I made it's kinda rough, but I'm proud of it anyway. =) It's good for cookie and dry things like that, but not stick stuff because I feel like it would get stuck in the crevices.







This is my little pinch pot. I think I'm gonna put a little plant in it. I braided the clay in the back and made a swirl from clay in the front. I also put a little heart on the front.

Show Time

So in a past post I mentioned that I was really busy with a play I was doing at my school. And Thursday was opening night! :) one show tomorrow and the next day, then I will have soooo much more time. So I figured I'd share some of the cool stuff from the show. Left to right: a mug that I got on Thursday for joining the show (I'm the assistant stage crew manager), next is the program from the show I have a very short bio in it :), and the last thing is a squeaky hammer that is a replica of the one used in the show.

Side Walk Chalk

My friends and I were in CVS and the weather is just starting to get nice so my friends Chelsey and Cristina decided to get side walk chalk. The campus is pretty slow and empty on weekends so we went up onto the balcony of one of the building and just drew random stuff. So I guess this is what you get when ou give a bunch of college students a box of chalk. Below are some of the things I drew, I think it's funny half of it is wool/yarn involved.

I tried to make this like those Mary Poppins chalk drawings that you can just jump into. I think I did an ok job.

 




  Vortex =)           @  <--vortex

Ball of yarn =) one of my favorite things to doodle, because it's soooo easy. 

I finally learned how to draw sheep!! I've tried before and it always end up horrible and creepy, but I just figured out a couple of days ago while in class =) I drew three in class and names them Knit, Cro and Yarn. I'll probably put a picture up eventually of them.

  This is a picture of me my friend Cristina drew. I just cut my hair  pretty short so it's pretty accurate I also almost always have that huge smile on my face =) My nickname in high school was "Momica" or "Mama Pit" cause I take care for everyone like family.

My Mom's Finished Claddagh Pillow

So I did finish my mother's clyder ring pillow mentioned a few posts ago before Easter like I had hoped to. I just couldn't edit the pictures on my phone so it took a little while to get this post together. I wasn't sure how she would react but when I gave it to her, but she reacted pretty well. She smiled and then cried. It sits right in the middle of her bed now, right under her vine photo holder with only one photo. =)

Below are the ones that I took while I was still at school. They are not good at all, but I just figured I'd put them up. My desk is a little bit of a mess though, I'm sorry about that. 

Made a Second Bracelet

            My roommate's friend saw the bracelet and wanted one, but thinner. So I made the same three pieces but instead of doing 4 rows I did 2. She said it looked like a sailors knot bracelet, but it was lighter and easier to get on and off.

            It only took me about an hour. And I'm pretty happy with it. I think for the next one I may add seed beads to add some color.

Sorry for the terrible picture quality 

Cute bracelet

I took all of the yarn in my cabinet that is shown in organization part one so I only have one color to work with for the next month. Bedsits of this I started thinking of texture, because that's the eye catcher when you can't have color.
So I just finished this really cute bracelet about 2 mins ago. Didn't use any pattern, but I was looking at some really neat pictures of crochet jewelry this morning so the idea might have come from there.
I just crocheted 3 single crochet pieces, 40 chains long and 4 rows tall. After that I just braided then together keeping it flat and joined the ends together.

Dad's Rubber Ducky

             My Dad loves rubber ducks. He has a huge collection. He has over a thousand ducks and he has a whole website dedicated to it. http://www.rubberduckpond.com/ Not all of his ducks are on his website, but a large portion are. My sister Magan, who is at art school and took a glass blowing class, made him a giant glass rubber duck. I've been planning to make him a duck for a while and was suppose to make him one for Christmas. He found the pattern online by himself after I had already started it, so I took that as a sign that I should finish it =) Below is the finished product and the result of a random rubber duck photo shoot I did while I waited for my friend to be ready to go to lunch =) I used the free pattern on the pixie kitten website http://www.pixiekitten.com/

                   

               Rubber Ducky on a throne of Duck Tape. Seems appropriate. 

                       
                      Looking out at the sun shine. Enjoying the beautiful day.


                       
                     GIANT RUBBER DUCKY!!!! jk not really =)


                       
                                                    Duck Butt

                       
                                             Just a Rubber Ducky
                     
                                         
                       
                          He's looking at the camera. Not camera shy at all


                       
                             Whatever is outside has him very excited.

                       
                                          Enjoying a little bath time.

                       
                          Looking out the window. Waiting to meet my dad.

                       
                                     Duck Butt. Looking out the window.

                       
                                  Sun Bathing. Can't forget those cheeks.

                       
                 Ducky with his good friend Swampy from "Where's my water"

                       
                                             Ducky and Swampy

                       
                                               Bath Time Again

                       
                                                Sunny Windowsill

                       
                                      Ducky in a Mosh Pit. Rock on!

                       
                                He see's you and seems a little surprised

                       
                                          Wow Bath time again! =)

                       
                                                 Self explanatory

                       
                                        Just sitting on my laptop

                       
                                                       Boo!!

                       
                                                     Just chillin

                       
                                                       Bubbles!!

                       
                                                    One Bubble

                       
                                                So Many Bubbles

                       
                                               So Happy Ducky!

                       
                                                      Friends!

                       

  OH!

Rubber Ducky

Your the one

You make bath time

Lots of fun!

Rubber Ducky

I'm awfully fond of you! (bobobodeo)

Rubber Ducky

Joy of joy

When i squeeze you you make noise

Rubber Ducky

You're my very best friend its true

Every Day

When I make my way to the tubby

I find a little fella who's

Cute and yella

And chubby

Rubba dub dubby!

Rubber Ducky

Your so fine

And im lucky that your mine

Rubber ducky im awfully fond of you