Serendipity

1. playful mittens6&7, 2. vintage enamel kettle, 3. House and apple, 4. Origami toadstools

Something miraculous happened.

I was unhappy with my job, and somehow I stumbled upon the application for another, was hired promptly and will begin in two weeks.

This job is in a place I have always wanted to work!

It seems like serendipity.

I am so excited!!! I can't contain it either, it just keeps bubbling up :)

Have a great day,

Callie

the magical bean

(p.s. thought you might enjoy this song I stumbled upon called "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes.)

taking it day to day

1. let's not talk, 2. Hermès Inspiration picture, 3. African Flower Cushion, 4. wild side socks, 5. How to ride a rainbow, 6. little houses, 7. quilt in progress, 8. top shelf..., 9. day 9-pins, 10. Cobblestone: YIP.119, 11. ...outro angulo..., 12. Behind the Scenes and Everything else Inbetween, 13. Apak art at The Grassy Knoll Gallery in Portland, 14. Ticker Tape, 15. behemoth., 16. Circus Boy, 17. Spiderwebquilt, 18. Potholder Spectrum, 19. A Year in Pictures: August 2, 20. Travis and Ida's Big Day, 21. The coast of Massachusetts, 22. wall 'o books, 23. Triple Four Patch, by Susie Anderson, 24. hexagons, 25. Tudo combinado!!!!

Hello there,

These past few weeks have been marred by sickness in my family from the flu to pneumonia. After several trips to the doctor, then the hospital, I am happy to report all of us are healthy and rearing to go again! Also, I have gotten a job after a long search, working as a cashier. In between going to school and work, and trying to do home work. It has resulted in me feeling slightly overwhelmed, but I know it will get better once I get more used to it all. I have to keep reminding myself to just take things day to day.

Craftiwise, I have finished some new things that I can't wait to share :)

Happy Thursday,

Callie

Style Inspiration

1. Untitled, 2. Juliana, 3. Untitled, 4. Drops cardigan, 5. Seventeen - May 1954, 6. sunday, 7. Loretta Young, 8. Untitled, 9. Leading ladies., 10. Bridal photo, 11. Blue Dress, 12. tova dress, 13. pompom candy, 14. I will be back shortly, 15. Julie Arkell, 16. mad woman, 17. Picture Day, 18. CN00023268, 19. 20081019, 20. photo shoot:: preview, 21. Hedy Lamarr, 22. golden crown, 23. Appliqued skirt, 24. wedding shawlette - side, 25. 31-decorusoculi-wm

I've been really wanting to update my wardrobe lately.

I have been looking for inspiration, and I thought I'd share!

Some blogs that have amazing style:

Vixen Vintage

Some Girls Wander

The Snail and The Cyclops

Some other inspiring style blogs I adore are:

The Sea of Fertility

The Hidden Seed
Dear Golden

Happy Honey and Lark

Also I have been really loving looking at Burda Style.

One day, I somehow stumbled upon this pattern store called Colette Patterns.
Love all they have and really wanting to start making my own clothes.

This dress in particular I really want to make, called Ceylon.

I'm obviously leaning more towards, feminine dressy looks :)
Have a happy Saturday!

XOXO, Callie

the magical bean

That person is you

1. doilies, 2. Doll Quilt Swap I: received, 3. the desire to create..., 4. green mixes

There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
David Burns, Intimate Connections

Fall

1. Woodland, 2. Fall, 3. léo, broken puppet, 4. Forest Floor, 5. 转眼11月, 6. Leaves Of Change, 7. My Brand New Doodle Room "AFTER" Pt. 1, 8. A Tiny House, 9. leaf ephemeral art

Busy, busy, busy; that is my life right now.

I find myself wishing for the changing of the leaves, which won't come, and things I can't buy. Trying, trying, trying to let things flow.

It's getting better.

Hope your Halloween was splendid,

Callie

Great Days

1. Perpanas, 2. come to my window, 3. soft colors*, 4. Untitled

These are great days.

-Winston Churchill

Green with Reminders

1. little doggies, 2. 'Song of Norway', 3. yellow hands - up, 4. Mother Nature, 5. hush 167/365, 6. Zore, Hyde, 7. Small tortoise shell., 8. custom home sweet home deer hoop, 9. 2010_04_16_Dandelions_0002-Edit, 10. Good relationship, 11. maple leaf, 12. mad woman, 13. pastels, 14. Untitled, 15. Last sunshine, 16. Juvenile Kingfisher, 17. Dennis R White, 18. Untitled, 19. Untitled, 20. Katamari and friend, 21. deciduous quilt, 22. [Explore], 23. Untitled, 24. for you..., 25. Dolo Pea, 26. New Spring Pea Pods, 27. 2806101, 28. Untitled, 29. Cacti Joe, 30. Turtle Aquatopia, 31. GREEN.., 32. 165-365 Spider Eggs, 33. Front of my holivan, 34. Someone New, 35. Untitled, 36. Olive

One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
- Chinese Proverb

Just a short post for today.

Love this quote so much and the greenness of my flickr favorites for the week. :)

Spent a good part of the day babysitting, and then went to the bookstore with my family whilst it rained the day away....

Just a little reminder of sorts so that you can remember to enter the giveaway!! Today is the last day!!

Also the badge for my swap was mysteriously not working, but should be fixed now, so if you want to get the new html it should all be in working order. Thanks!

Also, this song Tightrope by Janelle Monae really makes me want to dance! Not sure what this Indepence Day Weekend holds in store for me. What about you?

Hope your Thursday was terrific!

XOXO, Callie

the magical bean

1. Matrioshkas for Elvi!, 2. Ida, 3. dell stewart, 4. Hexillow, 5. Unseasonable!, 6. german matchbox label, 7. Dolo strong man, 8. Misako, 9. Untitled, 10. yummy, 11. german matchbox label, 12. waiting pom-poms, 13. Untitled, 14. french press slippers, 15. poney candy, 16. Happy cloud painted shoes, 17. Monster, 18. knitted wedding, 19. Untitled, 20. Untitled, 21. Wall of Apak, 22. amigurumi Pooodle and Chicke friend, 23. 31-decorusoculi-wm, 24. COOK-IE -food collection, 25. #121 sold

Here's the truth.

This past few weeks I have been working like mad trying to finish projects. So many projects that if I dared to tell you exactly how many I have unfinished it is a little baffling. I had so many that I couldn't think straight because every time I turned around lo and behold there was another unfinished project laughing maniacally at me.

It doesn't help that I have quite a few hobbies and that is obvious from the assortment of projects waiting to be done. Not everyone can have three unfinished crochet amigurumis, an unpainted block of wood, an old wooden hanger (to be painted of course), a scarf, a few quilts (ahem!), a few granny squares, a couple *cough cough* drawings,a half painted canvas,...and the list goes on. This doesn't even break the ice.

Going through them has been baffling, hard, surprising, and at the same time good. Some projects I have just let go of, not really seeing the same inspiration that I did when I started, some I have taken note of and begun, some have been finished (WOO HOO!!), some I'm not sure why I didn't finish at the time. All in all, I have realized one thing . I have found that these unfinished projects were an exact replica of how my life felt unfinished, un-done, half-done...These projects weren't helping.

They were hurting.

The moment I realized that I knew what I had to do. I had to finish what I started. I had to take a deep breath and finish.

Somehow I have convinced myself that this is for the best, and therefore I have vowed not to start any new projects until these are finished. All of them.

Mind you, saying that is really hard for me especially since every time I turn around I feel like I want to start another project.

At least not until a few are done...hee hee.

I hope everyone is having a fantastic day!!

xoxo

Callie

red and white oh so nice

I AM DONEEEEEE!!!!

YAY!!

Yesterday I finally finished my last final!!!!! Wooooo hoooooooo :)

I am so glad.

Sorry I've been gone again, but school got to be a little too busy for blogging. In the meantime I haven't been able to really work on anything creative except this amazing shawl I really can't wait to show you, except I haven't been able to take any pictures of it yet. I'll try to later today! Well, I've got to go get ready for the day!

What have you all been up to since I've been gone? I have a lot of catching up to do.

XOXO, Callie

the magical bean

(Links for the photo mosaic are below.)
1. market, 2. fly away, 3. Giraffe's don't like rain., 4. Untitled, 5. Secret, 6. LEGO Twitter Fail Whale, 7. Untitled, 8. Mushroom swap, 9. red, 10. The Bubble Makeover!!!!, 11. catch me, 12. 032, 13. mushroom eater!, 14. Here or There Illustration, 15. bonne annee~, 16. Little Knitter , 17. Smiley Fries :), 18. best one yet, 19. IMG_1269, 20. gnomes, 21. والذي نفسه بغير جمال لا يرى في الوجود شيئا جميلا, 22. Ponyo wants ham!!!, 23. oréli, 24. LaaDeeDa Arty neck wrap2, 25. We are 5 !!

(P.S. I went to Borders with my sister Kaitlyn of My Baloney after class yesterday and found this musician called Lisa Hannigan, which I loved immediately. I can't get over how creative her videos are or her CD case for that matter which is the reason why I noticed it in the first place. I mean paper cut outs of a forest and a pop-up book?!? Love.)

Quote for the Day

"I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns."
Winston Churchill 1874-1965, British Statesman, Prime Minister


1. Borealis Yarns - Back Room, 2. Kalbelia, 3. new camera strap, 4. Close up of quilting detail, 5. BACK HOME FROM DK, 6. group, view 1, 7. Fairytale rainbow goddess Patchwork Maxi Skirt, 8. matitle january, 9. Christmas House, 10. dahlias at pt defiance, 11. leaves, 12. stacks, 13. Workspace, 14. Vintage Horse Show Ribbon Collection, 15. ring of elves, 16. Untitled, 17. Cornette pop!, 18. jewelry inspiration, 19. Pierre Hermé, 20. without words..., 21. Untitled, 22. Geoff, 23. colour scheme of the day, 24. Untitled, 25. paintbox 2/09/09

Color me happy

1. Untitled, 2. spring has arrived, 3. embroidered atc (wip) with a few changes, 4. Tootsie, 5. Untitled, 6. Lord Shiva (yes again and yes still WIP), 7. Portfolio Review, 8. volcanic eruption, 9. and I lay in yellow sprayed fields, 10. A little boy named Tracey., 11. p i n c u s h i o n, 12. little house for Joce, 13. Cuaderno #2 / nº 17: Dos., 14. w o o l e a t e r, 15. L.O.V.E., 16. _MG_6876, 17. Looking Out To Sea, 18. main-18, 19. That's all I see, 20. kronbykronkron.com, 21. Untitled, 22. My Oliver :*, 23. Fall., 24. ChOcOlate RinG, 25. flower side yard, 26. Untitled, 27. Untitled, 28. Rue du Dragon / Dragon Street, 29. time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life., 30. Mushroom cookies, 31. Quinta- flower (25), 32. crystal palace, 33. IMG_9736, 34. Heading to the opera, 35. granny squares, 36. it would appear...

Today is Friday!!

WOO HOO!

I am rather happy the week is over it was all rather gloomy and rainy here all week long. I was longing for some color and so I solved that by using bright colors in everything I made. I call this color therapy; as it is sure to brighten anyone's day.

Also I have been constantly listening to Florence +the Machine non-stop, thanks to my wonderful sister Kaitlyn, of My Baloney.

Feeling Blue

1. __________, 2. Blue, 3. That's all I see, 4. girl, 5. 83365 Wow, so many stripes this week, 6. turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori Proverb, 7. 26/30- today was a fairytale (explored!), 8. spread your wings, 9. honeymoon cup and saucer, 10. beachcombing, 11. Sunrise, 12. Still Water III.II, 13. pine cones!, 14. Morning tea3, 15. More of the Fraser, 16. Snowy Forest Peace, 17. tea time, 18. Retro Photog, 19. Musical, 20. Morning glory, 21. Sunrise 1141, 22. Sapa, 23. The sun is king!, 24. Winter sparrow, 25. Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus), 26. 29/365 I'll Dance 'til The Rain Comes Down, 27. Snow Angel, 28. 20100127 - Day 548, 29. Loch Long, 30. Lake, 31. My World, 32. The isle, 33. rooster - Jang yong ik, 34. Volta, 35. Frozen drops, 36. Untitled

My classes this semester are really frustrating me! I am not really enjoying them at all :(

It doesn't help that I am not taking any art/creative related classes. Darn! So I have been trying to do some creative things on the side and I have but it has been so gray and raining here that I haven't been able to take any good pictures... except of our cats! I actually have been making stuff and I can't wait to show you! But in the meantime you'll just have to enjoy:

Rosie taking a sun bath

Sheila getting a stratch on the chin :)


And big Maximo smiling for the camera!

Talk to you later! XOXO, Callie

Beauty is in all of us

1. a story, 2. Feed Me...., 3. __________, 4. 'Mother and Child', 5. walk in the woods 2, 6. Nap time, 7. ladybeard., 8. Raven Portrait, 9. 268/365 (explored), 10. the valley, 11. Untitled, 12. pale, 13. Untitled, 14. Untitled, 15. i will follow you into the light (explored), 16. Window - Chester Cathedral, 17. Alles kann besser werden, 18. Untitled, 19. rays, 20. "Do I Look Glorious In Feathers Or What!" :P, 21. Garden, 22. Veganova, 23. white deer white winter, 24. Untitled, 25. miniature food en masse, 26. Still raining :), 27. Whoo wants a tutorial!, 28. scott's adorable hedgehog, 29. Morphe II: Drawing on Bird, 30. Fairy Filter, 31. Clement, the Dock Rat - felt art toy, 32. .8878, 33. Proto B, 34. Study of a small girl with a prize Scottish terrier dog, c. 1935 / by Sam Hood, 35. Girl., 36. rising

This weekend has been so much fun! I went with a friend to a museum, went to the fabric store with my mom and have enjoyed all of it.

My bird print also was featured in my first treasury thanks to shkolnik!!! Also my tiny little 3x3 was put up on the 3x3 blog!!!:) I am grinning right now just thinking about it.

I feel so amazed just at the innate beauty and kindness so many other human beings possess. This weekend was contest to that, hence the title of this post.

The music below is by Madeline a very talented singer that a friend of mine introduced me to...

Hope your weekend is just as good as mine!!

Photo Mosaic

I just made this from some of my favorites on flickr...:)

1. 'Mother and Child', 2. 2 dogs, 3. Untitled, 4. Baby treeson is shining!, 5. Studio Violet bear, 6. 0918, 7. St. Denis Yarn, 8. _MG_2266, 9. birthday cupcake amigurumi, 10. Peaches in Summer, 11. ★ Candy Floss ★, 12. _MG_2278, 13. There's a Fungus Among Us, 14. my newest toys!, 15. bluie, 16. _MG_8371 copy, 17. Bavelaartje, 18. Corujice, 19. Untitled, 20. baby bird, 21. Diet amigurumi donut (my first amigurumi), 22. Untitled, 23. _MG_1522, 24. Rag Doll Kitten Wooliture Face, 25. My Pin Cushion for Lollishops' Fall Ad in Somerset Life