thrift + crafts

a new goodwill opened up in my neighborhood recently, so the fam and i went to check it out.  i got:

• two wood picture frames
• a matching wood-framed mirror (small)
• a small cupcake tin
• two wood-framed antique-ish bathroom signs

all for the price of $6.  thrift win.

i already spray-painted the cupcake tin white and started putting in little drawer odds &ends. 

plans for the week:

• paint my room
• paint the shed out back
• do crafts with a friend
• do other crafts
• buy a suitcase

it's about time.

i haven't done much writing about the research yet, i know.  it's the pivotal crux of my summer, i haven't forgotten.  this portion of it just happens to be up action in terms of my personal taste for research.  looking online for information?  awesome.  reading books and articles and highlighting what's important? fun!  making calls and being given the run-around as we plan for interviews?  this is so not my favorite part.  i would so much rather just sit around taking instagram pictures of my many scattered diy projects, write poetry, prose, and ponder on a new summer wardrobe.  as frustrated as i can get, i have to sit back and remember where i'm coming from and where the people i speak to on the phone, who actually work at these organizations that are changing lives, are coming from.  and i can't fault anyone.  i just have to do my part, make my calls, speak with confidence and understanding, act with patience, and trust that what happens will be what is supposed to happen.

until june 1st, i will most likely continue to write little about the research and more about crafts.  hopefully as the summer goes on, i will still be able to post some crafts as i engage more in my thoughts about what i've been learning.

diy fabric bunting

instructions below

sounds.

it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone how much i love my music.  last year, i don't think i went anywhere on campus without my headphones in.  i tried to break that habit this year as i felt it was extremely anti-social, and i have to face it-- i only have one year left at the most easily-social atmosphere of my life-- my college campus.

still, in the library, my room, and my car, music is almost always in the background of my life.  this post is dedicated to the current music in my life.

pandora stations:
gungor
corinne bailey rae
mumford &sons

youtube:
somebody that i used to know (feat. kimbra) - official video

grooveshark:
it's love - jill scott
we are young - fun
feeling good - nina simone
sweet disposition - the temper trap
silly eye color generalizations - regina spektor
we don't eat - james vincent mcmorrow

spotify:
swim good - frank ocean

cds in my car:
arrabon - david bailey
eclipse - imogen heap

other:
over the wall - jennah bell

diy fabric wall decs

instructions below