This 'n That

I saw a really cool video at SplitCoast Stampers HERE, and was dying to try it out! Only I didn't have any pastel pencils!!! Ugh! These are basically chalk pencils, and the technique won't work with regular or watercolor pencils. (Just ask me how I know, lol!!!) My first thought was to just purchase them from Amazon. I should have listened to my first instinct!!! But no, I went on eBay instead. I purchased them from a seller with 100% feedback, but still didn't have very good luck. It took over a week to even ship them out, and then over a month to receive. I paid enough for it to be sent Priority Mail, but it was sent Parcel Post. Which over here means sloooowwww!!! And then it was completely smashed in when it arrived! This is a heavy duty metal tin, and it's just smooshed like a piece of tinfoil!
Luckily the pencils were OK, and I took them out of the now useless tin and put them in a crackle glass, hand painted vase. They look so pretty in there too! But still, a tin would have been nice for when we move - you know?
And the seller? Yeah, rude and obnoxious as he turned out to be, he totally got a negative feedback score from me!! Jerk! And no, I haven't used them yet...but it's coming up very, very soon!!! Stay tuned!

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For the longest time, I've been struggling with my Copic Ciao markers, because the ink color isn't printed on top like it is for my Sketch markers. There was a teeny, tiny index on the side of the box, but it wasn't in any kind of order, so you had to search for a color and then search again to put it back! That just didn't work for me! So....I thought of a brilliant idea of labeling the caps!! It took me a long while, but I have them all labeled now and in alpha-numeric order!! LOVE IT!

Here is my entire Copic collection!:

I have all the colors, except for the Toner & Neutral Grays (I have the Warm & Cool sets and that's enough for me!), and the flourescents (which I'd never use!). The case in the back has some empty spots, but that's OK as they come out with 12 new colors every year! For now I'll have to "make do" with my 326 colors, lol!

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The Walking Dead

I freaking LOVE this show!! I think the second season finale was a bit of a disappointment after all the build-up it had, but it was still good. Lori was still a crappy mother and Carl was still wandering outside alone! Of course they both survived the zombie attack at the farm - dammit! And the infamous Michonne made her appearance at the very end. I think I'm going to have to break down and read the comics (gawd! comics - blech!!!), because seven months is a long, long time to go without any zombie fix!!! Luckily the second season will be available on DVD on August 28th to keep use zombie lovers sated, lol!

From Cat - who understands, lol!
Also, if you want to see a hilarious I-hate-Lori
slide show then click HERE!

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See these Fisher Price toys?

Yeah, Bella has had them for years! But she still loves 'em!!! She had to lose her privileges on Monday evening (bad report from school), so she couldn't watch TV or use any electronic toys. So this is what Bella does when she's.....unplugged.

So freaking adorable!!
She'd been playing for a long time before I got out my camera. She had been singing, and using different voices, etc. I love that kid!!! Now, if she could just focus that energy at school...