Making. Listening. Eating

 Making. I bought a cool vintage bag recently and got these vinyl paints to spiffy it up! Heres my little practice piece. 

Listening. Still goobering over Glass Animals. I'm in love with this album.

Eating. I made some asian pickles the other day. One of my favorite things ever! Despite them being a bit stinky! 

Don't Forget!

#madewithfaded

Today's reminder is one that I've been gripping on too all week. Although I don't think it has helped much, we must move on! Its easy to forget that we all have the ability to make the here an now amazing. Our mind set and attitudes towards the universe can take us along way if we let them. Or our self destruction mind set can hold us back. The point is that it is up to us! (Kinda scary isn't it?) I got this lovely reminder on an envelope a little while ago and I guess it hasn't made sense until now. Until I had a crap week and I kept thinking "why do I feel like this" Then realizing that its because I'm choosing to feel like that. So, for today CHOOSE awesome and BE awesome!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Neat Artists: Helen Ahpornsiri

Today I want to share with you an amazing artist I stumbled across, Helen Ahpornsiri. She makes these amazing pieces using pressed plant leaves. The result is just stunning! These are so intricate and delicate. Some of my favorite art styles of art are those that look simple but once you look closer its anything but simple! Her forms are just beautiful and she really knows how to use negative space. Seeing her work is so inspiring to me and I hope it is to you too! Now I'm in the mood to draw something. You can buy her work HERE or learn more about her THERE. 

 

BONUS: Check out these mini fern pieces! So dainty!!

Readings: Mystery Books

I've been reading a ton lately! All thanks to my Osyter Books subscription. I have a hard time finding a book that I can actually finish. Theres nothing crappier then paying for a book you never finish! Thats partly why I love going to the library so much. I check out 10 books and only ready one. BUT life is too hectic these days to go peruse a library, so Osyter it is! I'm liking it so far. There are some books that I found on good reads that aren't under there unlimited section, but I've been able to find quite a few others that I've enjoyed!

FIRST: In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Nice little mystery book. I liked the way it flipped back and forth between the past and present. Lots of twists and turns, which always make for a good story! The only thing that I didn't like too much about it was the ending. It built it up SO much then was over all of a sudden. Overall I'd recommend this book if you're a mystery book kinda girl like me! 

SECOND: Mocha, Moonlight and Murder by Mary Ann Kempher

Alright so I'm not too happy to admit it, but I love sappy mystery romance books! They are just fun and exciting to read! Plus my love life has gone down the drain recently so its nice to read a story about a successfully happy romance. Plus I'm a sucker for mystery books. Combine them both and I'm one happy girl. Overall I really enjoyed this book. Its witty and moved quickly. The only thing I didn't like was the resolution. It just seemed very disjointed to me. Seemed like it came out of the blue. BUT I did like that it wrapped everything up nicely. Thats always a plus! 

Phew! What have you been reading lately? Any suggestions?