cars, gardening, & japanese

60/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "My Cute New Plant" 15 March 2013

I saw this little succulent and absolutely had to get it. It's gorgeous, and more importantly it helps alleviate my cravings for desert life. 

59/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Playing With the Car" 15 March 2013

 Playing around with his monster of a car again. My little nerd. I love how this pic turned out; his hands look so handsome...if you can say that about hands... This is probably my favorite pic of the series so far.

58/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Blue Flowers Only" 15 March 2013

My new flowers. When it comes to flowers for the front porch, I only buy blue or white ones cause I'm weird like that.

57/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Japanese" 14 March 2013

That's right, learning Japanese for our move later this year. I'm going to be living bi-country and tri-lingual! What?!

Wow, I'm really happy with this batch of pictures. Hope you are as well!

**AM

yoga, tea, & my car nerd

56/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Little 90s Sweater" 13 March 2013

Oh yea, new vintage goodies for Frankie Marie by Rehcy

55/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Yoga!!" 12 March 2013

Energize and relax all at once

54/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Car Nerd" 9 March 2013

Look at my little car nerd and his high tech car mechanics

53/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Another Chili Day" 8 March 2013

Enjoying another chili day with my Love

52/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Tea Time" 8 March 2013

Making some delicious chai to help energize me for the day. yum, yum, yum!

**AM

blueberry pancakes, a smoothie, and español

51/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Prairie Chic" 7 March 2013

Outfit details from a prairie chic day.

50/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Daily Spanish" 7 March 2013

One day I'll be completely fluent, one day... this year!!

49/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Smoothie-licious" 6 March 2013

Homemade smoothies, one of the most delicious foods in the world!

48/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Blueberry Pancakes" 5 March 2013

My Love enjoying his pancakes.

47/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Midnight Pancakes" 5 March 2013

Eating those delicious midnight blueberry pancakes. So yum!
**AM

daily bits

46/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Blueberries" 5 March 2013

That's right,  blueberry pancakes for dinner. I don't normally recommend carbs in the evening, but hey, you have to indulge sometimes. They were so yummy!
Hmm, time to remove the nail polish?

45/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Boo Boo" 1 March 2013

Slammed my finger in the drawer putting away laundry. See, housework is dangerous!

44/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Evening with Buffy" 1 March 2013

Taking a few minutes off one night to spend with one of my favorite things, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer book.

love, goldfish, and fashion design

43/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Muslin Making" 28 Feb 2013

Sewing a muslin of the "Lori" shorts. Can't wait until they are finished and available for you guys!

42/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Sleepy Head" 27 Feb 2013

Just picking on the little sleepy head.

41/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Pattern Love" 26 Feb 2013

Making a pattern for some adorable, high-waisted shorts. So excited about these shorts!

40/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Hand, Face" 26 Feb 2013

His idea for the picture. Little cutie thinks he's funny. Wow, my hands are pale!!! Vampire girl here. By the way, notice the super messy man-cave? My little piglet.

39/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Goldfishes" 25 Feb 2013

Mmm mmm good, one of my favorite snacks of all freakin' time, Flavor Blasted Cheddar Goldfish! Even my nails love them so much that they turned orange!
**AM

samurai, candlesticks, and the 1970s

38/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Sealing" 24 Feb 2013

Finally putting sealant on the samurai painting I painted for my Love. Details on this painting to come in a future post.

37/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Cute Little Shorts" 23 Feb 2013

Loving patterning some adorable 70s inspired shorts for Rehcy Vonne.

36/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Outfit Day" 22 Feb 2013

Details of an Awesome Outfit Day. Check out the entire outfit here.

35/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Second Layer" 20 Feb 2013

Another coat on the candlesticks. See my boots sneaking into the picture, a bit of a chilly day so I wore my warm and faithful Ugg-ish boots.

34/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Little Gold Mirror" 19 Feb 2013

Putting paper over a Victorian inspired mirror to protect it, and so I can paint the frame, you guessed it, white! This mirror was an amazing thrift find. I bought them the same day as the candlesticks below. Oh, the thrift goodies that day...mmm mmm good!

33/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Candlesticks" 18 Feb 2013

Putting primer on some candlesticks for my dining table. These used to be a super blah gold tone, so of course my obsession with white decor changed that. I'm so excited to get them on my beautiful, upcycled pallet table! I'll show you guys the before and after in a later post.

**AM

cupcakes, college grads, and love

32/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Sunday Blogging" 17 Feb 2013

Sundays are my blog day, so they are always filled with lots of picture editing. It's fun looking through all the pictures I've taken throughout the week. Makes me feel as if I've actually accomplished a few things. 

31/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "S'more Please" 16 Feb 2013

2013 Resolution progress, painting, designing, movie and s'more meeting with my very own Peculiar Pigeon. Do you have you have your own Peculiar Pigeon? If you do, know that they like s'mores.

30/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Valentine Love" 15 Feb 2013

Heading out on our Valentine's date a day late because my Love had to work on Saint Valentine's Day. It was an amazing day!

29/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Cupcake Valentine" 14 Feb 2013

Super delicious cupcakes with my Valentine date, Peculiar Pigeon, at A Cupcakery by the Sea.

28/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "College Grad" 11 Feb 2013

My baby bro receiving his Associate in Arts Degree! So proud of him! I love you, lil Bro!

Hope you enjoyed these little snippets of my life! **AM

catching up

27/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Leggings Order" 29 Jan 2013

Working on a pair of Rehcy Vonne's "Run Free" fringed leggings for an awesome customer

26/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Smile"

Yoga day!

25/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "News and Coffee"

Sharing news with friends over coffee at Coffee Grounz in Fort Walton Beach, FL

24/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Editing"

A day spent editing pictures

23/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Shipping"

Packaging and shipping orders to my wonderful customers

22/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Interview"

Interview with Luri and Wilma magazine

21/365 The Hands That Make Us  2013: "The Moon and Jupiter"

Holding up the moon, the sky, and Jupiter

20/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Surprise Visitor"

My love visiting the Rehcy studio

It's been a crazy, fun, and inspiring few weeks. I hope you enjoyed these latest snippets of the insanity. **AM

goals, visits, and holding hands

19/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Holding Hands"

Just holding hands and watching "The Cleveland Show"

18/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Visiting"

A hot guy stopping by the Rehcy studio for a visit. :-P

17/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Daily Goals"

Checking off accomplishments for the day. Part of my New Year's Resolutions, creating monthly, weekly, and daily goals that I review every night.

tuesday night and buttons

16/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Buttons"

Sewing buttons on a Rehcy Vonne garment.

 Had to add this, the water splatter from the sink made a four toed foot. My Love's water art. :-P

15/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Tuesday Night"

 Dish-washing night again. Does holding his arm count as helping?

no more games

14/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "No More Games"

Baby, no more video games tonight, let's cuddle and watch a Stephen King movie. 

roses and rainbow sprinkles

13/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Rainbow Sprinkles"

Some frozen yogurt with a hot guy. :-D Gotta love the simple stuff.

12/365 The Hands That Make Us 2013: "Roses"

Roses from my Love.