Love Me Some Decoratin'

Yesterday I decided to use my Sharpies and decorate an old canvas bag. This was my final result. (None of it is traced, it's all free-hand)

Earrings

I love to make jewelry and this is my latest creation. I wrapper wire around a makeup remover bottle to get them in the loop shape. Then I wrapped three colors of embroidery floss (green, yellow, and orange) around the hoops and secured them at the tops. Then I tied the earring hooks to the hoops. Next I strung a small brown bead followed by a large wooden bead onto some orange embroidery floss. I tied the floss to the hoop so the wooden bead hung down in the middle. Viola!

Winter Challenge: Day 9

 

Candle

Winter Challenge: Day 8

 

Snow Angel

Winter Challenge: Day 7

 

Sledding

Winter Challenge: Day 6

 

Big Jacket

Winter Challenge: Day 5

Ice Skating

Winter Challenge: Day 4

Books

Winter Challenge: Day 3

Hot Drink

Winter Challenge: Day 2

Snowball Fight

Winter Challenge: Day 1

Sweater

New Challenge!

Tomorrow I'm starting a new challenge: the Winter Drawing/Photography Challenge!
Here are the requirements:

• day 01 - sweaters
• day 02 - snowball fights
• day 03 - hot chocolate/hot drinks
• day 04 - books
• day 05 - ice skating
• day 06 - parkas/big jackets
• day 07 - sledding
• day 08 - snow angels
• day 09 - fireplace/candles
• day 10 - snowed in
• day 11 - quilts
• day 12 - mistletoe (or plain smoochies)
• day 13 - snowmen
• day 14 - hot baths
• day 15 - winter hats and mittens
• day 16 - shaking from the cold
• day 17 - snow shoveling
• day 18 - hibernate/sleep
• day 19 - cookies/cake/gingerbread
• day 20 - scarves
• day 21 - soup
• day 22 - huddle for warmth
• day 23 - sick
• day 24 - socks/boots
• day 25 - trade gifts/donate
• day 26 - foggy breaths
• day 27 - ski
• day 28 - knitting
• day 29 - power outage
• day 30 - sing loudly and/or obnoxiously
• day 31 - family/friend pictures

Bienvenue!

Good evening fellow citizens of the world and welcome to my blog! As this being my first post, I should let you learn about my blog and me. First off, I'm not a professional blogger because (not to offend anyone) I feel like there are better things to do with my time. I merely created this as a fun way to express my thoughts and ideas.

My Blog
There isn't exactly a theme to this blog besides me just posting what I feel: whether it be music, books, environmental issues, politics, poetry, art, or whatever I feel at that moment. Feel free to comment on my posts, however take in consideration that I am a human being with feelings and I'm not out to do anyone any harm. :)

Me
I have a deep adoration for everything art, environment, and travel. I love to paint, draw, sculpt, write, read, work in my garden, play with my chickens & cats, travel, spend time outside, explore, swim, bike, and create things. I'm a proud vegetarian and socialist and I am a strong believer in fair rights for all. I'm a bit of an introvert but that's only because I feel I can learn more from traveling and exploring the outdoors than I can from socializing with fellow people at my school (not in all cases, of course).

Ten Weird Things About Me:

1. I have 6 chickens: Daisy, Penelope (Penny), Prudence, Dhara, Advika, and Charlotte.
2. I love to learn. I actually enjoy being in school and getting an education (to a certain extent).
3. My life goal is do something worthy of achieving the Nobel Peace Prize.
4. I love history, especially the 20th century.
5. I have a slight obsession with the Beatles. Well, major obsession.
6. I can currently speak French, Chinese, Spanish, and English (enough to get me by, although English is my first language) and am learning Swedish and American Sign Language.
7. When in the rare event that I watch television or movies, I enjoy movies from the 1900s-1990s as well as foreign films and I love the TV shows b.Organic, the Big Bang Theory, and New Girl.
8. I have solar panels. :)
9. I'd like to say I'm a hippie (however I never have and never will do drugs).
10. I love birds. All kinds. I especially love drawing them.

Stay tuned! :)

Email me at ellahalpine@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments, or concerns! :)