The day has come that my tiny Etsy store has officially opened!! This was my surprise I was hinting at earlier in the week.
Head over and check it out. Buy something before Wednesday August 11th by Midnight CST and receive a free coordinating gift, just message me through Etsy and tell which of my blog posts is your favorite!
80% of all profits benefit one of my favorite Warm and Fuzzy charities, Knit-a-Square. I currently have a dozen 8" squares knitted and ready to go to Africa, however the shipping costs are very expensive, the profits will go towards shipping costs and purchasing more 100% wool yarn.
Click on "My Store" at the top of the page to see current listings and my Etsy Link.
Thanks for stopping by!!
-Christina
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Bandanna Skirt
Hope everyone is having a fantastically crafty day.
I have an upcoming "Western Party" to introduce the new class of PA students in about a week. Of course I need to make a new skirt to wear with my old boots. Hobby Lobby has bandannas for 99 cents a piece. So I picked up three red ones, and some elastic for about $4
In the past I have made a "wedge" skirt out of a pillow case and some elastic. It turned out great and I wanted to make one out of bandannas.
I have an upcoming "Western Party" to introduce the new class of PA students in about a week. Of course I need to make a new skirt to wear with my old boots. Hobby Lobby has bandannas for 99 cents a piece. So I picked up three red ones, and some elastic for about $4
In the past I have made a "wedge" skirt out of a pillow case and some elastic. It turned out great and I wanted to make one out of bandannas.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Cat Naps
Enjoy this posting of my very fuzzy kitty. This is just a few of her favorite, apparently comfortable sleeping positions!
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| passed out after an afternoon of playing |
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| Cuddled up on Nick's shoulder |
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| snoozing in the fuzzy blanky |
Friday, August 6, 2010
Paper Flowers Part 3
Good Evening all!
I spent the majority of the day Volunteering at Operation Lone Star here in South Texas. The Texas Coast Guard was hosting a large Medical, Dental, and Immunizations clinic to the local community free of charge (they travel many different places and stay a week at each place). They typically target medically under-served areas. It was lots of fun to work along side some amazing people! I primarily helped with taking patient histories- until I realized I'm grossly unprepared for taking a SPANISH medical history, I know lots of Spanish words, but that whole forming sentences part is very tricky, and if you're not careful you get some very surprised and/or amused looks!
Anyways, after I realized this, I headed over to the Triage station and took a couple hundred blood pressures, pulses, and respiration rates....my right hand is very sore from that darn blood pressure cuff!!
Okay back to the real reason I'm posting this blog!
Martha Stewart (insert grown, or excited giggle here, depending on your thoughts of her) has an amazing website. If you haven't been there, go......now. Seriously lots of different crafty things of all different mediums. During my paper flower phase, I stumbled along her website, and found this great link.
click here to see it.
It has several different types of tissue paper flowers you can make and the bouquet on the page is just beautiful! This convinced me to make my own wedding bouquet out of paper....until I realized that its a special day and I'm going to pay the extra money to get the real flowers....but none the less, it is very pretty!
I can't compete with her tutorials so I'm not going to even try, plus I attempted a few of these, and maybe I didn't read the instructions right, but they did NOT come out looking like hers! Guess some practice will be required!
Anyways, I hope you enjoy the rest of your evening. Now go proCRAFTinate!! I know I am!
-Christina
I spent the majority of the day Volunteering at Operation Lone Star here in South Texas. The Texas Coast Guard was hosting a large Medical, Dental, and Immunizations clinic to the local community free of charge (they travel many different places and stay a week at each place). They typically target medically under-served areas. It was lots of fun to work along side some amazing people! I primarily helped with taking patient histories- until I realized I'm grossly unprepared for taking a SPANISH medical history, I know lots of Spanish words, but that whole forming sentences part is very tricky, and if you're not careful you get some very surprised and/or amused looks!
Anyways, after I realized this, I headed over to the Triage station and took a couple hundred blood pressures, pulses, and respiration rates....my right hand is very sore from that darn blood pressure cuff!!
Okay back to the real reason I'm posting this blog!
Martha Stewart (insert grown, or excited giggle here, depending on your thoughts of her) has an amazing website. If you haven't been there, go......now. Seriously lots of different crafty things of all different mediums. During my paper flower phase, I stumbled along her website, and found this great link.
click here to see it.
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| Thank you Martha! Photo borrowed from here |
I can't compete with her tutorials so I'm not going to even try, plus I attempted a few of these, and maybe I didn't read the instructions right, but they did NOT come out looking like hers! Guess some practice will be required!
Anyways, I hope you enjoy the rest of your evening. Now go proCRAFTinate!! I know I am!
-Christina
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Full Circle Skirt
Hello!! Hope your Thursday has been great!
I've been super busy with my Pharmacology exam Wednesday morning...and then I'm working on a surprise, I'll keep you posted about it : )
Today, I'm going to share a great tutorial for a full circle skirt. I altered it a bit by adding a 3 inch waste with elastic instead of the tie.
I also added a liner because my sheet was a bit see through. I got the twin sheet on sale at Target for $5.00, the elastic was from an old pair of lounge shorts that had seen better days...and the liner was another white flat sheet I got from Walmart a few years back while making curtains.
All in all total cost was just over $5.00!! Pretty awesome!
Here is the link to the tutorial!
The skirt hasn't been ironed in this picture....so its a little wrinkly!
I actually made this same style of skirt for a great friend, it turned out super cute as well!
I hope you enjoy the rest of the day!
-Christina
I've been super busy with my Pharmacology exam Wednesday morning...and then I'm working on a surprise, I'll keep you posted about it : )
Today, I'm going to share a great tutorial for a full circle skirt. I altered it a bit by adding a 3 inch waste with elastic instead of the tie.
I also added a liner because my sheet was a bit see through. I got the twin sheet on sale at Target for $5.00, the elastic was from an old pair of lounge shorts that had seen better days...and the liner was another white flat sheet I got from Walmart a few years back while making curtains.
All in all total cost was just over $5.00!! Pretty awesome!
Here is the link to the tutorial!
The skirt hasn't been ironed in this picture....so its a little wrinkly!
I actually made this same style of skirt for a great friend, it turned out super cute as well!
I hope you enjoy the rest of the day!
-Christina
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Silhouette Giveaway!
Go over to the Idea Room to check out this awesome giveaway!!
That's all for now, must get back to studying for my Pharmacology exam in the morning!! New posts soon!
That's all for now, must get back to studying for my Pharmacology exam in the morning!! New posts soon!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Mystery Medical Mondays: Eyes
So do you ever wondered what your PA, doctor, or NP sees when they look in your eye with that really bright light?
Every Monday I'm going to post about interesting random facts that your doctor, PA, or NP knows but you most likely don't. As a PA it is my duty to educate the public--so this is apart of my contribution!
There are a few things every practitioner should be looking for when they exam your eye.
- pupil size and reactive to light an accommodation
- red reflex
- fundascopic exam
This is the bright light your practitioner comes at you with is called a ophthalmascope, it looks like this:
Every Monday I'm going to post about interesting random facts that your doctor, PA, or NP knows but you most likely don't. As a PA it is my duty to educate the public--so this is apart of my contribution!
There are a few things every practitioner should be looking for when they exam your eye.
- pupil size and reactive to light an accommodation
- red reflex
- fundascopic exam
This is the bright light your practitioner comes at you with is called a ophthalmascope, it looks like this:
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| picture borrowed from here |
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