Simple sandwich:

Ham, mayo, garlic salt, fresh ground black pepper

Put together, then cut in 1/4 triangles

Spear 1/4 of a tomato slice and cucumber on top.

I like to cut the cucumbers with mini cookie cutters to add a little flair. =]

You can store these in the fridge for a few hours -- they're really
great cold on a hot summer day -- =} Its the cucumber that does it.

[for more vibrant color, you can use cucumber as the bottom color and carrots as your top color]

Below are some pictures of the decorations I came up with [executed with the help of some very patient friends] .  The theme was pajama party everyone came out in their pajamas and had a jolly old time. All decorations [including flowers, utensils, balloons, diaper cake... there was even a garland made from baby clothes but we didn't get a pic of that]  totaled under 60 dollars

doorway

room filled with balloons, stars hanging from ceiling


More ballooons

Diaper cake

My baby shower gift.   A cookie if you recognize it.

Went to Anime Expo again this year..    I'd have to say this was one of the best times I've had an anime convention with the exception of perhaps the first one I went to (Fanime, '96) -- which was so long ago, I barely remember it anyway.

It really goes to show that it doesn't really matter how old your are, you can still bring out your inner child and have some good-old-fashioned-fun with your friends.

I had 3 costumes for the 3 different days... Here are some highlights:

Friday: Kimono

Saturday: School Rumble's Tsukamoto Tenma --
the guys were tentacle monsters hence the tentacles -- more pictures of that below

Sunday:  Azumanga Daioh crew: I was Osaka, Mich was Tomo and Brent was the perv teacher.

Kim's Photos, Allen's Photos

It looks a bit big on me because it is.   I made this for a craft swap partner on craftster.org!   Yay...

Despite the black, and the fact that its a hoodie, since I used rather light fabric for this, it's actually perfect for a summer jacket! <3

I'm considering making one for myself now.

 

Hey guys! Thanks to the great response, here is a tutorial on how to make your very own kimono hoodie.

This tutorial is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

Meaning, make as many as you want and edit it however you want as long as you don't try to make money off of it.

I rate this at an advanced beginner level.  The only "difficult" thing here is  attaching the zipper.  The construction is only 3 basic shapes.

Enjoy.

ATTENTION, a piece of the tutorial was incorrect, here is the fix:

Here I go again, with my craft love   YAY!  I made my first-ever top.

So, I have this thing, where i love the look of yukata [summer kimonos], and i love the look of obis, but i never have any real occasion in which i can wear it in an every day situation.

With that in mind, I tried to design a hoodie that captured the feeling of the colorful kimono prints, basic kimono construction, yet have something i could wear to the mall [or some public place] as well.

The front wraps around and zippers down the side.

The jacket opens all the way up in the front, like a kimono..

I <3 huge hoods.  Also, i like the way the white hood pieces serve as a highlight for the neck line.

The obligatory artsy pose.. Here's what it looks like when I actually wear it.

The back

And me just being stupid, trying to act cute for teh boyfriend.  Did I mention I'm 24 years old?

Ahh, let me know what you think, I want to make another one with this same type of theme in mind with slight mods, let me know if you have any ideas for upgrades!! [I was thinking a corset-obi, maybe? so i can tighten the middle area?]

ggthxkkbye

Ha, reading my last few entries I realized that I ended on a pretty bad note.  As it is, I'm alive, but i'm very happy that episode of my life is over.  I was a mess for about a week... and im still to this day unsure as to why.

Anyhow, in other news... I got a hamster! Yay.  Here are the obligatory pictures.

Her name is hamuhamu no caps no space.  She is retardedly fast.  Like a ninja.  Or a cheetah... So taking a clear picture of her is close to impossible.

I hope you enjoy.

As I laid my head down defeated on my bathroom floor, all of the contents in my entire body purged, I thought, what did I do to get to this place?

Usually this only happens as payment for something like drugs or alcohol, and yet, i haven't touched either in months.

Luckily things seem to be looking up.

Kim

Thanks a lot to all of you who told me to go to the doctor -- all that it resulted in was an inconclusive test [i have to get an xray] and two cold jellied fingers in my rectum.

Of course I kept freaking out whenever her fingers got close to me, so in the end she just slammed them into my anus as soon as I stood still.

"Think of your favorite things!" she said, soothingly.

Ugh, my sphincter is still throbbing.

Pleasant as always.

Kim.

So... I think I have a kidney stone.. .. ..

Yeah.

Anyone have any suggestions on what I should do?  ... Brent thinks I should go to the hospital/doctor. :<

What are my other options??

Every once in a while I get an itch to try out a new craft.   My obsession of the week [I say of the week, because I started making these about 4 days ago] is making quilt-like blankets.  Here are some pictures.

My first blanket attempt.  Mario world shroom.

My second blanket attempt.  Triforce.

Third attempt.  Decepticon.

Autobots.

Surprise! It's reversible.

Here they are side by side.

An action shot of the shroom blanket.

About me

So here's a little about me you might not know [though you got a glimpse of it just now] -- I'm really really really into arts and crafts. =]  Here are a few of the things I'm into.

My sewing machine

Some sewing supplies.

Fabric stash

Knitting

Yarn stash

A work in progress

Painting

Some supplies

My Munny

Cooking