Recommendation: ZOMBIES

Yes, I am a person who makes toys and loves colorful (almost sickly perky) fabrics who also enjoys a good zombie flick. I am not super hard core about it, searching out all things zombie, but I would say I enjoy zombie related things more then the average person. I think that my love is mostly due to the fact that I like survival scenarios. Survival scenarios with zombies are extra lovely because on top of trying to find food and shelter, there are zombies chasing after you trying to eat your brain. It just adds that little bit of spice to the mix. Here are some zombie recommendations:

1. Shaun of the Dead.
This movie is just plain hilarious and calls itself a romantic comedy with zombies. Dry British humor taking on the topic of zombies, you can't go wrong. It can be enjoyed by even the most zombie skeptical viewer.

2. World War Z.
This book tells the history of the zombie uprising and the war that later ensued. Zombies mixed with world politics make for a highly entertaining story. (Right up my alley.) What would the world react if disaster struck? The book on CD was really good, lots of good readers like Henry Rollins and Alan Alda.

3. 28 Days Later
There are no slow moving zombies in this movie. It is action packed and in truth made me jump a number of times when I first saw it. If you woke up alone in a hospital in a world taken over by zombies, what would you do? If you can not handle some gore and violence then is might not be the movie for you.

Furnishing Your Home with Freedom

I live in a house full of people who love free stuff. Luckily, we live in portland where free stuff can be found everywhere and by this I mean on the side of the road in boxes or bags marked with the word "Free". To celebrate this, my house (ok, mostly Bece) has decided to make our own zine called Free Box the Magazine. Our first issue can currently be found for free in free boxes around town. Some of the things we discuss include free box ettiquette, great finds, and where to go for the good stuff. The next issue will be our fashion issue and I have actually been talked into doing some of the modeling. I let you know when the new issue hits the streets.

Spring is here....and it is not raining!!!!

The weather here has been so nice the last couple days that I have been neglecting my computer for the sunshine. Soon it will start raining again and I will return to crafting and posting but for now that will have to wait. Here is a picture that I took today in my backyard of our willow tree's swelling buds. Soon we will have glorious greenery. I can't wait.

Gnome more plain Jane

I finally got a picture of the felt beard that I made my sister Lindsay for Christmas. Personally I do not know if there is anything else in the world that makes a girl look sexy like a little gray beard.

Tender Loving Empire

I am excited to report that my felt food is being sold in a store in Portland, Tender Loving Empire. It is a small shop in one of the active spaces between the Pearl and the 21st/23rd area of NW. (corner of NW 18th and Lovejoy) They have a lot of interesting stuff going on that you can check out that their web page: www.tenderlovingempire.com. I personally recommend going and checking out the store.....and buy some felt food while your at it.

Stick out that pinky when you sip!

Last night I decided to work on making some little tea bags for all the little girls (or boys) out there who are just dying to throw a tea party. My friend Anne had mentioned that she had seen some super cute felt tea bags on Etsy and thought I should try to make some. I agreed that it was an excellent idea. My roommate said that she liked the idea of a see-through bag and I totally agreed with her. Half of the fun is in the little green leaves. What kind of person would I be if I denied them their moment to shine? This what I came up with.

What do you want on your sandwich?

I will admit it, I was a complete slacker during the entire month of January. Now that it is a new month it is time to get down to business. So far this month,I have been working on a felt food deli platter or basically fixin's for various sandwiches. When trying to decide that to make, I ran into a small snag. Turkey is a whitish circle. Provolone cheese is a whitish circle. It is like I am being attacked by nondescript whitish circles. They are sandwich basics but how do I differentiate between them? At least Swiss cheese has holes so there is no confusion. I suppose I could make the turkey another shape but I am not sure what shape. If anyone has ideas I would love to hear them. In the meantime, I am off to make some bacon and tomatoes for BLTs.