Buttons, Blue, Beads, oh my

Italian-english accents in the background (cake boss) along with bird squealing for attention in my ear. If I sit on the floor to do crafts the poor, suddenly, "pitiful" bird begins to whine. I don't know why, but I guess it's because she can't have a nibble of whatever I'm playing with. I've been sleeping iffy lately. I'm pretty sure I have insomnia triggered by stress. I'm not gonna get personal, but it's a little difficult being not-pregnant while my facebook news feed is covered with bouncing babies. On the optimistic side, I have a bird...which is a pet that you can devote an endless amount of hours to and get such few results from your time you feel it's worth it. And you don't get so productive with your training that you ever feel you need to stop. Sounds like quite the rewarding creature....but it's cute when she makes tiny squeaks for attention.

I recently did a button masterpiece, in my opinion, and used a thrift store frame to put it up on my wall. Pinterest has inspired me to make our apartment look more like a home than a place we're just renting. Sure we may not be here for too long, but who wouldn't want to personalize a place and make it cozy. It also helped inspire me to see my friend Amanda's apartment, it's all cutesy and "home sweet home-esque".

And then the button masterpiece inspired my elephant silhouette. It's made of blue beads in a frame I had lying around hidden because I hated it. BUT! That's the glory of paint and sealant. Both of which, I have. So I repainted the frame black and voila, I have the opportunity for another project. I'm thinking if I get any birthday cash I'm going to the thrift store to buy picture frames for more of my artsy moments. I need a stapler....

Any who, you readers you, this is what insomniacs do.

-Heather Rand.