Necklace holder thing...It's really cute!

This weekend my nursing friends, Karissa and Laura, and I were crafty. We got the idea off of pinterest. It's a necklace holder. We covered a piece of wood with padding and fabric. Then we glued craft flowers on and screwed hooks into the bottom.

Here's the final products!

 It was so much fun to hangout and be crafty! We want to do things like this on a regular basis. My new necklace/jewelry holder looks so good on my wall! I love it! Can't wait for the next project!

On the 6th/7th day of Christmas...la la la la la

On the 6th/7th day of Christmas...

Man, lots of birds at Christmas time!

Another thing that makes Christmas totally awesome is CHRISTMAS CAROLS!!!

Yesterday, I went to the Voices of Christmas and thought it was wonderful. The Choir sounded really great and the orchestra was awesome (especially that gong in "We Three Kings. Scared everyone in front of us). All the songs were great. I really liked the "Joy to the World" at the beginning and I liked the "Mary and Elizabeth" duet. It was a great experience overall!

Music really brings people together and it's especially true with good Christmas music! ASU nursing school has a holiday party at the Westward Ho in Phoenix! And 8 great people came with me and sang for the residents. They made it a great party and their voices drew people to the party. When the singers took a break they made bracelets.

I made a bracelet too!

Christmas music is wonderful and can make people happy very quick. I love it! I don't understand why people ban it for the rest of the year. Need a pick-me-up? Sing a carol! :)

Deck the Halls with boughs of Holly! Fa La la la la la la :)

Westwood's 50th and Pine's Apples

Westwood High School (my alma mater) celebrated it's 50th anniversary as a school and there was a party! I went and partied at the parade, alumni party, and the football game! I went with Faith, my BFF of 6 years. We became BFFs Sophmore year right when we began high school!

At the football game with Lewis! Go Warriors!

We haven't changed too much since high school! :) Still silly!

The Homecoming parade was awesome! They had a float for every decade of Weswood's existence! This is my decade! 2000-2011 It's a warrior headdress! Totally cool!

This is my other favorite because of who's on it!

This was the Seniors float and I thought it was awesome! I remembered that I am a Senior too (in college!) and so I felt special about graduating in 2012 too!

Today, I went to Pine! Pine is a cute little town that has festivals every once in a while. Ashlee and I went to one in May and decided to go back again and we brought Holly with us this time! It was the Fall Apple Festival. We shopped and I ate a carmel apple, while Ashlee and Holly had their frozen chocolate covered bananas.

Ashlee and I bought charm bracelets! (mine is on the left)

It's been a fun weekend!

P.S. Ovarf? Tribute to my random sister, Margi who is random at times! Check out her awesome and hilarious blog!

Jewelry & Shoes, YAY!

I forgot to blog about this, but when my sister was here from VA we beaded and made jewelry. This is what I made. The earrings were my sister, Steph's idea! She made an identical set for herself.

I went thrift store shopping with Ashlee this week and she found me these great shoes. I really like them and they were only $5 and in very decent shape. They look awesome! I love shoes!!!

I'm pretty sure I was a foot model in another life! :)

P.S. There is rain in AZ! Love it!

Beaded Creations!

One of my fave hobbies is making Jewelry! Here are a few of my favorites that I have made in the past...

This is where it all began!

Back in grade school I discovered my talent for beading while making these colorful animals!

I then moved on to jewelry. I began making rings, which were pretty easy. I tried some more complex styles like the flower ring.

Now I make necklaces and earrings and bracelets as well!

These are some of my favorites...

I made these earrings today when Faith came over to play. I got the two leaves at a craft store and I added the chain and beads. I think they look really good. I love working with beads! I'll post about any new pieces I make!