Crafty Inspiration

My good friend Maria came over yesterday so we could have a crafty day together. We used to scrapbook together, but she recently started selling handmade pursehooks, so she worked on that while I scrapbooked. All day long I kept looking over at her and oohing and ahhing over what she was doing. She uses vintage jewelry to make her gorgeous hooks, so every once in a while I would say "You HAVE to wear that necklace before you take it apart" or "Pleeeeeeease let me wear that before you use it." Well finally I wore her down (nah, she just a great friend) and she agreed to let me snag 5-6 brooches to wear as long as I return them before she gets crafty again next weekend. So it's going to be a brooch intensive week for me!

Oh if you are interested in seeing her purse hooks, she has an Etsy shop. She should be adding more hooks soon, since I know she spent all weekend making new ones.

What I Wore While Battling a Downpour:

• cream/black embroidered mesh skirt (Lane Bryant)
• cream satin tank with attached black cardigan (Lane Bryant)
• black leather studded belt (thrifted, new stock @ Goodwill)
• cameo screwback earrings (vintage, antique store in Austin)
• camel bead multistrand necklace, modified with leather by me (Lane Bryant?)
• goldtone "medal" brooch w/ black beads (borrowed from Maria)
• black leather boots (Cloudwalkers)
• black crocodile leather clutch (thrifted, Goodwill)

I decided to go for a little "leather and lace" combo today by balancing the sweetness of the skirt and shirt with the toughness of the leather boots, belt, and modified necklace. I'm quite happy with the result.

What I Ate After Refusing to Go to the Grocery Store:

• 2 oz whole wheat pasta
• 3 oz longhorn meatballs
• 1 cup pasta sauce
• side salad
• 1 glass merlot

What I Did Not Do For Exercise:

Unfortunately I don't have any cute pics of Erin and I at hula hoop class tonight. The class was cancelled, but she and I made plans to go next Monday instead. So stay tuned for what I am sure will be a lot of fun.

Total for the Day:

I'm not sure, b/c I ate a couple small cookies at work today, but I'm pretty sure I'm under 1800 for the day, which is where I am supposed to be.