tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60987437620614743212024-03-05T12:28:33.642-08:00Hands&FeetBrittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-71092439638772294922012-09-16T18:55:00.001-07:002012-09-16T18:55:26.443-07:00supercrawl!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think next year they should just go ahead and start calling this festival Super Duper Crawl, because it was seriously super duper. There was just such a great vibe on the street coming off of every single person there. Just sitting in our booth and watching people walk by, or talking to them when they came in was lovely. Hamilton, you totally rule. </div>
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Here's some pictures of the weekend, through the camera of the Iphone that I finally got, hurray!</div>
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I've spent a lot of time here in the last couple weeks, preparing for Locke Street Festival and Supercrawl. It's not a bad place to be, I must say.<br />
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Friday night dinner, on the way back to the studio to make more things. Eric once again proved himself as Husband of the Century by learning to use my serger and serge into the night for me.<br />
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Our booth! Or at least my side of it. And some of Natalie's scarves.<br />
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Great Lake Swimmers! Still one of my favourite bands ever, and we got to hear them twice on Saturday!<br />
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Yep. Those are acrobats in the intersection of York and James. <br />
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Special Supercrawl onesies! My new favourite thing is printing onesies. I'm working on some non-supercrawl-related designs to sell in my shop soon.<br />
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Today consisted of napping in various places, church, food and a bike ride to gage park for further napping. </div>
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Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-51174458074494487422012-08-24T12:27:00.002-07:002012-08-24T12:27:49.928-07:00summer recap post!Time has seriously gotten away with me this summer! I had meant to write a post at the end of July and tell you all the wonderful things that happened that month. Now here I am almost at the end of August and I am finally posting. Sheeeeeesh. So I now present to you:<br />
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Brittni's July and August in Summary Form:</div>
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1. We had our very first Mint textile studio opening and craft fair during friday night art crawl and the next saturday! I missed the Friday due to another great event that happened that day. It was super lovely! We had a bit of trouble getting people to come up to the third floor where our studio is located, but I think it went better than we were all expecting! We invited a whole bunch of our crafty friends and it was just a lovely time of hanging out. Laughter, crafts, beer and friends-what more do you need?</div>
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2. My sister-in-law Tineke and my new brother-in-law Rob got married! This was well worth missing the Mint opening on friday night for. Family weddings are just so great and I'm so happy that these two are so in love and finally married! Plus now they have a sweet house in the country where we can come over for campfires and tractor driving.</div>
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3. We went out west! Eric was taking a week-long Fluvial Geomorphology course (yeah, I know what that is) in Fernie, BC for his work and I decided to tag along. Though it may not have been the most financially responsible decision we've ever made, it was definitely worth it for all the other, more important reasons. We flew to Calgary on a friday and we didn't need to be in Fernie until sunday night, so we had a couple of days to explore. We stayed in Banff for a night, took the gondola up Sulphur Mountain, climbed Tunnel Mountain, walked around in awe of mountains. Mountains, mountains, mountains. We love mountains. It was my second time in Banff, and Eric's third, but we got to see and do a lot more this time than we had before, so it was pretty wonderful.</div>
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On our way to Fernie we hiked up to Stanley Glacier. This was one of the most amazing, but also most painful days of my life thus far. The actual trail is a continuous climb up switchbacks until you get to a valley surrounded by gorgeous mountains and waterfalls. The trail ends there, but most people hike up a bit farther to get a better view of Stanley Glacier. We decided that since we were there, we'd be kicking ourselves later if we didn't hike up all the way to the glacier itself. Painful. Painful, but worth it. I'm still pretty amazed that we made it that far. When we calculated it later, we figured out that we had climbed more than a kilometer in elevation. I'm so glad we did it though, touching a glacier surrounded by a view like that was just incredible. </div>
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4. As soon as we got back from BC we headed off the Bon Echo with my family and spent a couple days relaxing. We had some plans for some big canoe trips and hikes, but we were pretty beat from our trip and we all mostly wanted to just sit around, drink beer and eat. My family is really, really good at that. On the way home, I also dropped off an order of Hands&Feet goods at <a href="http://www.quinnsoftweed.ca/">Quinn's of Tweed</a>, so if you're ever in that area, go by and check out my stuff there!</div>
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1. We had our second Mint textile studio craft fair for August art crawl. Again, it's just a really fun night of hanging out with dear friends and meeting people who come through the studio.</div>
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2. I finally got a screen exposed in the studio and screen printed some fabric for the first time since school ended! I'm now dreaming up and drawing prints and I hope that Hands&Feet will have some screenprinted goods available in the coming weeks. </div>
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5. Since it's been so busy lately, I've now got a pretty small amount of time to get ready for the craft fairs that I'm doing in September. Hands&Feet will be at Locke Street Festival on September 8th and Supercrawl on September 15th! I'm SO excited for these two festivals, but I better get my butt in gear and start spending some serious time at the studio. I've got some new designs that I can't wait to bring to the festivals and see what people think!</div>
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Tonight we're going to another wedding of my wonderful cousin and his lovely bride, and next week some more of our dear friends are getting married! This has been the summer of weddings. Normally, I'd probably get sick of so many weddings, but this summer it seems that all of our nearest and dearest friends are getting married and it just makes it so special and fun. My heart's just exploding with all the love I've got for the people in my life. Life is good, God is good.</div>
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Finally happening! We finally gave our collective studio a name and decided to open up our doors and show you what we're up to. Not only that, we're having a CRAFT FAIR! After a couple of unsuccessful (free) craft fairs (turns out you need some actual human traffic to have any human customers), a couple of my studio mates and I decided to take matters in our own hands and have our VERY OWN craft fair. We've invited some of our crafty friends of ours and our studio is going to be set up as a real live craft market. I'm super excited to sell Hands&Feet goods directly to Hamilton and to start getting the word out here. This city is totally awesome. and I totally want to be part of it. </div>
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THIS friday during art crawl AND all day saturday. My dear sister-in-law is getting married on friday so I won't be there friday night, but Hands&Feet will be! I'm a little sad to miss it, but I'd be sadder to miss a family wedding, so I shall survive. </div>
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<br />Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-39443236240051158452012-06-11T10:37:00.002-07:002012-06-11T13:35:27.676-07:00wilderness Eric and I took off on a last minute interior camping trip in Algonquin this past week. The weather was wonderful, lots of sunshine and just enough rain and thunder to make it interesting. There's almost nothing better than being in the middle of beautiful, beautiful nowhere with just a canoe, a tent, backpacks and the person you love the most. My wilderness survival skills are subpar, but thankfully Eric is a naturally born wildman, so I'm learning. I caught a 20 inch bass (which is quite impressive, I'm told) and had my first taste of freshly caught fish. Delicious. I also worked up the courage and actually took the hook out of another much smaller fish after I caught it (which involved actually touching it, instead of quickly handing the rod off to Eric)<br />
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The trip also included, but was not limited to : moose chasing, rainbows, baby ducks and goslings, beavers, birds, a great deal of paddling, dragonflies, cigars, cooking over an open fire, napping in the sun and swimming in cold, clear lake water. Oh, Northern Ontario, how I love you.<br />
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I feel like I've been holding off on this post because I didn't feel like this was actually real. I've pinched myself again and again-and it's true! We have a studio! A big, bright, beautiful space to work and make in. I'm sharing the space with 6 of my lovely friends who just graduated with me. I love having like-minded friends who get excited about the silly things that I get excited about. A wash-out sink! Exposed brick walls! A light table! Wowser. </div>
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Anyways, we're in the Sonic Unyon building on Wilson Street, just off of James Street North. It's already been exciting just being close to the growing community of amazing-ness on that street- and I don't even know very many people yet! We're hoping and planning that we can be open for James North Art Crawl every month so that people can come in, see what we're doing, and maybe even buy some things if we set up a fun pop-up shop!</div>
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The studio is not done being set up, by any means, and there's still a large amount of supplies and things that I'll need to get before I can start using it every day(my poor bank account) but it's getting there. Eric and I, and my studio mate Mary, have been working hard at building a giant print table, a cutting table, putting up shelving, etc, etc. When I say all three of us, I mostly mean Eric. If I didn't know it before, I can now safely say that I'm married to the greatest man on earth. What a guy.</div>
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Here's some pictures of our progress so far. Some of the images aren't the best quality, but you get the idea!</div>
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Big, beautiful, empty space!<br />
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eric the great starting construction on the 20 foot long print table.<br />
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Kijiji stools! Reupholstered by yours truly. (the ugly red is the old upholstery)<br />
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The cutting table! with built in shelving! It is now painted white and awaiting a cutting mat with a grid. Oh, and what's that in the background?<br />
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Print table, with padding. The padding is now stapled on and there's a not-wide-enough drop cloth covering the surface. Oops. We forgot to get double-wide length cotton.<br />
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Oh look! Here's our embroidery/tea drinking/knitting/crocheting/drawing/sleeping loft! We really wanted to have room for a couch or some chairs so we could have some space to just sit around in the studio (because screen printing and sewing is hard work-seriously) but we soon discovered that there wasn't going to be any extra room. Thus-the loft was created! The previous tenant,the talented <a href="http://jennarose.ca/">Jenna Rose</a>, had a darkroom for exposing screens built already (huge bonus for us!), so all Eric had to do was reinforce it with his framing know-how and build an adorable ladder and railing! We're going to eventually put lots of pillows and maybe some carpet up there, so we have a nice cozy spot to take a break. I also attacked the beams up there with a vaccum cleaner. Not completely fun, but definitely worth it.<br />
I think it looks like a giant adult bunk bed and I'm not mad about it.<br />
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That's the studio! I've been pretty busy with it, thus the lack of posting, and the lack of MAKING. My sewing machines been packed up in a box, waiting to be taken out and used, but there's been too much sawdust in the studio to actually use it. The construction is done now, though, so hopefully soon I can get back into the swing of things and start expanding this business!<br />
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Hey! Tomorrow Hands&Feet will be at it's very first craft fair! I've done craft fairs before, but never when I had a actual business/actual direction/actual knowledge of what the heck I'm doing/making. </div>
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I'm excited. I've had the luxury of not having a job or being in school this week, so I've been dyeing and piecing and sewing away. I'm learning how to make things faster and more efficiently and I'm really starting to feel like "hey, if people actually buy this stuff, I can actually do this as a job!"</div>
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Now I'm sitting in a room full of Hands&Feet products and it's a good feeling. Here's some photos from my preparations this week. </div>
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my elephant friend the teapot<br />
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circle scarves! There's only a few of these, and I'm interested to see how they sell, as I've never done them before.<br />
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naturally dyed zipper totes<br />
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FYI, if you haven't already, check out my Etsy shop linked on the top of this page! I'll be working on stocking it up more and more, so keep checking back!</div>
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<br />Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-21436635758228799972012-04-14T09:15:00.001-07:002012-04-14T09:16:48.020-07:00makin' changesIf you are observant, you might notice that my blog is a wee bit different. That's because I :<br />
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a) finally decided on a business name. I wanted something simple, sweet and it had to include an ampersand, because I love them. I went with Hands&Feet because really, using my hands and my feet to make things is one of the most important things to me. Sounds really simple, but that's because it is.<br />
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b) finished school! Well, almost. I still have a final critique and studio clean-up and things like that, but our graduation show, Here&There at Propellor Gallery in Toronto opened this past thursday and it was lovely and SUPER busy. Seriously, I did not anticipate that many people being interested in us. I guess I usually underestimate myself when it comes to the things I make and I'm coming to terms with the fact that people might actually pay me to do what I love to do--make things!<br />
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You'll notice that on the top of this page there is a link to my Etsy shop. If you go to the link and discover that there's nothing there, DO NOT FEAR. I am working hard on stocking it up. Keep checking back for more and more Hands&Feet goods! I hope to have it full in the next couple days.<br />
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I'm feeling pretty excited and positive about this new venture. I've gotten a couple emails from people who picked up my card at the show and are interested in purchasing some things, and I even sold some things at the show itself. I was talking to Eric about it and he just looked at me and asked "are you ready for this to be your job? are you ready for this?" to which I replied, YEAH! <br />
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But in all seriousness, this is going to be a bit of a learning curve. I am going to make mistakes. I already realized that I made a mistake on my business card and the web address to my Etsy shop is wrong. Bad move, Brittni. Especially since I ran out of business cards at the show and now there are lots of cards out there with the wrong address on them. So if you're reading this, and you tried the address on the card, I'm sorry. You can use the link on the top of this page, or just search "Brittni Gazendam" under "People" on Etsy.<br />
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Please be patient with me. I'll do my very best, I promise.<br />
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Now, I'm off to my sewing machine!<br />
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Yesterday a bunch of the textile ladies and I were talking about what we're all wearing to our gallery opening next week. (We are a studio full of women....). It got me thinking that it would be appropriate and fun to make a dress for myself.<br />
I consider myself to be a pretty good sewer (seamstress?) and I've made a couple items of clothing before, but I'm not the greatest at tailoring things to make them fit, or making very complicated garments. Usually when I make clothes I go for really easy, loose-fitting things that look fine no matter what you do because you can just slap a belt around it and you're good to go.<br />
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I got this fabric a while ago in the sale bin at Fabricland. I still can't really decide if it's ugly or not. Sometimes things are right on the edge of being either really awesome or really ugly, and I'm still not sure what side this fabric is on. I think I'll just decide that it's really awesome.<br />
I got a pdf pattern from BurdaStyle (love that website-I use it all the time for clothing patterns) and made a dress! In the comments section of the website a couple people were saying that this dress is very "Mad Men-ish". It makes me laugh that vintage 50's-60's style clothes are now just referred to as "Mad Men-ish".<br />
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there! I made a dress with darts and lining and an invisible zipper and everything! I definitely messed some things up. I didn't have a long enough zipper, so I have to basically dislocate my shoulder to get it over my shoulders (seriously...my shoulder hurts. what does a dislocated shoulder feel like?) </div>
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By now you're probably thinking "wow, what are those awesome things on Brittni's feet?" I'M GLAD YOU ASKED! Those are just my wonderful new moccasins made by my wonderful husband! After watching him make them for his mom and almost all his sisters and some of his brothers, I finally got a pair of my own. Aren't they beautiful? I did the embroidery on them, but everything else is 100% Eric-made. Want him to make you a pair? I am conspiring to make him change career paths from engineering to leather-working. </div>
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Now that I've spent my whole day off making a dress instead of doing my homework, I should go get some things done. Almost graduated! YEAH!Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-23370895051371321592012-03-01T12:59:00.003-08:002012-03-01T13:00:39.385-08:00lately.<br />
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It's reading week right now and I had pretty big plans for all the things I was going to get done on my grad project this week. Unfortunately , I came down with an awful flu on Sunday night and have spent the last three days recovering from it. Needless to say, I'm kind of behind on my grad project. It's kind of freaking me out. Kind of a lot.<br />
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Here's a bit of what I'm working on right now. Lots of tie dying, folding and dipping with natural dyes. Lots of cutting those up into tiny pieces and sewing them back together, a.k.a "piecing"<br />
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I was going to write a blog post about all the half-finished projects that I'm working on right now for school, for myself, for other people and for gifts. But that's stressing me out. So instead I spent a lot of time looking at pictures of bunnies on pinterest and subsequently looking for a bunny of my own to love on kijiji. </div>
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I just really want a bunny.Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-17198003042214128082012-01-30T20:00:00.000-08:002012-01-30T20:00:32.021-08:00bags bags bags<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I never did post all the pictures of my last project from last semester. My bag collection! I made these bags with cotton canvas and naturally dyed them with a range of lovely natural dyes. I'm learning a whole lot about natural dyes lately, and I feel like I'm getting a better handle on them now, especially after all the experimenting I did with this project. All the leather and hardware is from the amazing folks at Tundra Leather which is located here in Hamilton. Seriously, even if you don't want/need leather, you should just go to that store anyways. Hands down the best customer service I have ever experienced. And they know everything about leather! </div>
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I was asked to put some of my bags in the Sheridan Crafts and Design booth at the Interior Design Show this past weekend. After our wonderful, lovely, relaxing and fun weekend at Blue Mountain with Eric's family, we managed to sneak out to the show and look around. I must admit, it felt pretty cool to have my bags displayed at the same show as all the super high-end designers that were represented there. IDS was also pretty interesting, but it really just made Eric and I both want to be rich enough to afford a fancy well-designed bathtub. Someday. </div>
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We really like our apartment. But I always thought that the one thing wrong with it were it's super ugly floors. In our studio/homework room we have a super adorable fireplace, big bay windows and huge beautiful old trim around everything. The only bummer was this stained, burnt, ugly grey office carpet. Gross, right? I took pictures with the flash on just to show you how ugly it is . </div>
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The building we live in is really old and beautiful. In fact, it used to be the house of the mayor of Hamilton. I know zero information about that fact and haven't found anything out on the internet, but I still think it's pretty cool. Anyways, we had an idea that underneath this ugly carpet there might be some super old original hardwood floors. We pulled it up in a few corners and sure enough, we discovered hardwood. An exciting realization!</div>
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We didn't really think our landlord would go for us demolishing the carpet, but we decided to ask anyways. Her exact words were "Sure! Don't even ask. Do whatever you want." </div>
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Ripping up carpet just might be my new favourite thing. I love surprises!</div>
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Admittedly, it's not in the greatest condition. The people who put down the carpet must have painted first and didn't really care if they got paint on the floor, so there is paint splatters all over the place. It's pretty rough and scratched and creaky and uneven and there is a bit of water damage near some of the windows.</div>
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Just add an exposed brick wall and that room has almost all of my favourite architectural elements; hardwood floors, bay windows, fireplace high ceilings. Amazing!</div>
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When our landlord said we could do whatever we want, my immediate though was to paint stripes. On something. On anything. I just really love stripes. Tada! Bedroom with stripes! </div>
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As long as you don't look closely, you can't tell that the stripes are the only level thing in this room. Beware of painting stripes in really old buildings. At first it was upsetting, but now it just makes me laugh. I still like them. </div>
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I often feel a bit guilty/silly about putting so much time and effort into a rental apartment that realistically, we probably won't live in for more than 1-2 years. I guess if you own a house putting work into it is a good investment that will pay off in the long run. But hey, what's wrong with leaving a place a bit more beautiful than when you got there? </div>
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In other news, our turtles are getting smarter. I think they're forming alliances and planning an escape. </div>
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<br />Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-44424182109752768852012-01-10T13:58:00.000-08:002012-01-10T14:46:35.899-08:00project.<div><br /></div><div>I have a difficult time committing to sort of trivial things in life. For example: I have been searching for a perfect sugar bowl (and cream container) for about 5 months. Today in Value Village I found a little ceramic pumpkin-shaped pot painted with delft blue flowers and gold edges. It was pretty fabulous, but it just wasn't PERFECT. And even though it was only 3 dollars and would have been a perfectly good sugar bowl, I just couldn't commit. </div><div><br /></div><div>It took me way too long time to decide on a day planner for 2012, and I still feel like it's just not quite right. </div><div><br /></div><div>Objects that I use everyday are just a big deal to me. And it's not like I don't find anything I like, I just always think there might be something better somewhere out there. </div><div> </div><div>I have a serious love for objects. I used to think this was a bad thing, and that it meant that I was some sort of mindless consumerist shopoholic, but I've learned that that isn't the case. Objects are just amazing. The more I learn about making and creating and designing objects the more excited about them I get. Especially practical, useful AND beautiful objects. And when I, with my clumsy hands, can make an object that is practical and beautiful and that someone will love, it just blows my mind. I think I'm in love with craft. </div><div><br /></div><div>Given my inability to commit to things, I was also on a search to find kitchen canisters to put sugar, baking things, etc. in. We searched in a couple thrift stores but didn't find anything amazing. I found these ones at Ikea (for super on sale!)</div><div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZ9ZRUBleoaFOvtGou3jiGqPxW9ta5Qm10qPrDrHS7tQfrPp19HRS_56OmerNcDkWkXWKLNt3u8BppNG8fyJKKo52uCKE6K8MlB7IPM6Odshj5e7FQYoN9gFih82WPuDCrRioatWlyrI/s400/IMG_8149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696129181076319250" /><div>I liked the simplicity of them, but it's pretty much programmed in my brain to think of ways of manipulating plain white surfaces. So I got myself some enamel paints from good old Martha Stewart. I have no shame in admitting that Martha Stewart (or the people who work for Martha Stewart) have good taste. It was hard to choose only a few of the plethora of lovely colours of paint that were there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yOkHvJ6LSQL08m0GRSW_BdZtBHf_VOzOYTbnngwT-bfTgocc0T60ahcRokdqlkrYxlUxzLwa7qYnUxdm9RMRmnquBIAjzMPWODmhBgrXHDNi5-XyiqQ27bEP8JWe8ix2mOz9T5zYFtI/s1600/IMG_8152.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yOkHvJ6LSQL08m0GRSW_BdZtBHf_VOzOYTbnngwT-bfTgocc0T60ahcRokdqlkrYxlUxzLwa7qYnUxdm9RMRmnquBIAjzMPWODmhBgrXHDNi5-XyiqQ27bEP8JWe8ix2mOz9T5zYFtI/s400/IMG_8152.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696129444737795106" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I've been really loving super simple hand-drawn repeating patterns lately, the kind you doodle in your school notebooks during lectures and that sort of thing. I also really like painterly/drawn things on simple ceramics. So this is what I did:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpQtW_dy4AeSmTeeIrW6nYCYgeGjkCi4lTGD-vDn9ZZYv3hwet2EOZ0x5fO489ecPoR91Hqu6hS6fScDG_4RGnmpepAPoqyiw8MUyzY648Wbjz042-QChxbEh768AYJD7hbygywBeg4I/s1600/IMG_8175.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpQtW_dy4AeSmTeeIrW6nYCYgeGjkCi4lTGD-vDn9ZZYv3hwet2EOZ0x5fO489ecPoR91Hqu6hS6fScDG_4RGnmpepAPoqyiw8MUyzY648Wbjz042-QChxbEh768AYJD7hbygywBeg4I/s400/IMG_8175.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696130404935657794" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOkdLvuV_c-UIXF5VNiGhVuNDzPYcw-s6j0lF-IHsol8YECFAFEURExYRbLdAgDMmgwl1aOA9QoiuxUn-mn_UT1ZF48g54CX2DebGhjifIj4jLXXS1qR38AgZOAY_brGtLBSkQouSSIU/s1600/IMG_8159.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOkdLvuV_c-UIXF5VNiGhVuNDzPYcw-s6j0lF-IHsol8YECFAFEURExYRbLdAgDMmgwl1aOA9QoiuxUn-mn_UT1ZF48g54CX2DebGhjifIj4jLXXS1qR38AgZOAY_brGtLBSkQouSSIU/s400/IMG_8159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696130392337811474" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi3GSXMqhccvJfPxY4hJAy6JIqxWGyoZM5CXSreVk8SvYjVSSnD7ViKh1ubL7VbWG7CaUhF0Fqg9B74IExlVqi0AWF29vCNli3MVtdaZbB2GpV68xMuE9rUVpyJ1P8Py0Trbi1pvwzkQ/s1600/IMG_8158.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi3GSXMqhccvJfPxY4hJAy6JIqxWGyoZM5CXSreVk8SvYjVSSnD7ViKh1ubL7VbWG7CaUhF0Fqg9B74IExlVqi0AWF29vCNli3MVtdaZbB2GpV68xMuE9rUVpyJ1P8Py0Trbi1pvwzkQ/s400/IMG_8158.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696130384126875506" /></a><br /></div><div>I think I like them. I like how simple they are, and I also like how it looks like a three year old probably could have drawn them. Paint and brushes are not my forte. But I like simple messy drawing, so I think it works. </div><div><br /></div><div>Martha says I have to let them cure for 21 days before I can use them. Hopefully the paint stays on. I feel a little skeptical of the whole enamel paint thing, but only because I've never used it before. I just hope it doesn't all chip off!</div><div><br /></div><div>In other news, school has begun again! It doesn't quite feel like it yet because I've only got class 3 days a week and so far there aren't any looming deadlines. I've got lots of ideas brewing in my brain for my grad project and I'm excited for what I'm going to challenge myself to do this semester. BRING IT.<br /><div><br /><br /></div></div>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-16605733229099939702012-01-04T08:10:00.000-08:002012-01-04T08:40:17.379-08:00lazy<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm feeling a little guilty that I'm still having my christmas holidays. Three weeks is a pretty long time to have a break! I had a lot of things I wanted to accomplish over the break and I've done a few of them, but to be honest, I can't even remember most of the things I was going to do. But you know what? I'm okay with that. Last semester I was pretty burned out by the end and now I can say in all seriousness that I'm ready for the craziness to begin again!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The last three weeks have been pretty delightful. Sleeping in way too late, drinking tons of coffee, eating so much delicious food, spending time with friends and family, watching movies and episodes of mad men and spending a great deal of time on Pinterest and </span><a href="http://www.tastespotting.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tastespotting</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Also my husband is a compulsive organizer so I semi-willingly helped him organize things like our big ikea expedit shelf. He organized all of our wires/tv/music/computer stuff so now it all plays wireless-ly off his Xbox and we no longer have a million wires and monitors cluttering up our living room. He actually enjoys doing this. He rewires things for fun. I am glad I married that dude. Plus, the remote control is an Xbox controller, so when I put music on it feels like I'm playing a video game. awesome!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My Mom let me know that Terra was having a big boxing week sale on plants and pots so our apartment now has greenery in it! Now I have to learn how to take care of plants. I legitimately made a macrame pot hanger. This little spiky guy isn't from Terra, I just like him a lot, so I took a picture. </span></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYdFcakJkg8ToRbdmsxvkZqJzndoMXBzIVk1zjPuzqmXpQ8jhNTkbgNsfAAVs77tRCCLHSbe4_v1GfMfvFu1ctbn2IHYSd7vxEZDjjYKhtF6lTmUSnaLWdOdycFKXzD0NM8f7cLQOjlQ/s400/IMG_8139.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693812075351094418" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The one thing I did remember to accomplish over christmas break was to learn to knit a sock heel. Isn't it pretty? I'm a pretty fast knitter, and this sock has been sitting here unfinished for about 2 and a half weeks now. That is how lazy I am right now. Plus I should probably made another one since the whole point of socks is to have a pair of them. Oh well. </span><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSbQ0vOOmk3RDMURmlkvmjTZD2vX6ak2qIp9HvzK_1SFXp1SsqCZ9_O6xS-xpa5od7cQTac-rJuq2cjXXb4y-YCPo0JYgN5N9BuYnnLOd1_jukhoIJHFSSojyFO94L2fF7PbRoy_T6yI/s400/IMG_8133.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693812071475131490" /> </div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The End. I think I'll have a more interesting blog when my life goes back to being a bit more interesting as opposed to being lazy, lazy, lazy. (I am 100% not complaining)</span>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-29548211898868222752011-12-22T07:54:00.000-08:002011-12-22T10:11:44.981-08:00silver bells<div>christmas break! I think the one thing I'm going to miss about being a student the most is not having a luxuriously long break for christmas holidays. I've been spending my week sleeping in, being with friends, eating, watching a hundred episodes of Mad Men (I wish Don Draper was a real person, just so I could punch him in the face....) listening to christmas music and making christmas presents! It is so lovely. </div><div><br /></div><div>Eric and I have made almost every one of our christmas presents this year, and I can't lie, I am pretty proud of us. I can't say what we made or for whom, because this is the internet and I love surprises! </div><div><br /></div><div>It's our first christmas together in our own place, and I can't help but be just a little sappy about it. And I don't even care if I'm biased, I think our christmas set-up here is just the cutest thing in the world.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4hiF1RUXYjwSGfzyxTFFnbqIBcdZJcnDscgzFWkd6uhc7ZAd-ErPHL_0rpjRsYNNdyjpjpH-ioVvRYbmcZ7W3fq_5Ih2MuU6TpSHwXUSK_OLNiMxYlHp8Ae4mhgb1gBKbN9MSDUvP9Q/s1600/IMG_8106.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4hiF1RUXYjwSGfzyxTFFnbqIBcdZJcnDscgzFWkd6uhc7ZAd-ErPHL_0rpjRsYNNdyjpjpH-ioVvRYbmcZ7W3fq_5Ih2MuU6TpSHwXUSK_OLNiMxYlHp8Ae4mhgb1gBKbN9MSDUvP9Q/s400/IMG_8106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688995665918250658" /></a>I don't know if you can tell, but I really like patterns. A lot.<br /><br /><br />oh and look! my first actually-finished-quilt! Baby due dates are a good motivation to finish the final steps on quilts. I made this for our brand new nephew Joshua who was born about two weeks ago. I hope he likes it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWC9G8zu6pjxOKqzc0civ-UkkKANIZOhWyzhL21TRPmGtQQltaq2rHPMwXwhHqDOuZTUqLlj_nUF6UlmBW8Tw82j76S1Cu9Y9ZDcrDZcswI9IunmndQ59wFKiQZK9CE-mFq1OMWzTYurQ/s1600/IMG_7942.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWC9G8zu6pjxOKqzc0civ-UkkKANIZOhWyzhL21TRPmGtQQltaq2rHPMwXwhHqDOuZTUqLlj_nUF6UlmBW8Tw82j76S1Cu9Y9ZDcrDZcswI9IunmndQ59wFKiQZK9CE-mFq1OMWzTYurQ/s400/IMG_7942.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688991847002905826" /></a>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-89388663629105213012011-12-12T14:07:00.000-08:002011-12-12T14:19:59.981-08:00sneak attack.Day 1 of The Last Week Until Christmas Break. Today I finished my last project for Dye+Print class, photographed it (hurray for good natural lighting today!) and I'm now photoshop-ing the pictures and figuring out my presentation/lookbook. I'm really happy with how this project turned out. I love the fabrics I naturally dyed and I love the bag designs I made. That's just such an exciting feeling, so I wanted to share a wee little sneak peek of the photographs I took of my collection today. When I named this photo I was pretty sure I named it "sneak peek", but when I opened it on here it said "sneak peack". End of the semester brain. So here's one of my bags. It's one of the smallest ones, as it is supposed to be a clutch. HURRAY!<br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDJp3FZonVkHhldPewNaeJLE4YKOO6PrJxDyk78mbejR1n-qaonOX8H4VmK12APZS0Igz5WGbX0lUmEAL92p4lszITqi6sbsiWUzwWReNT_GYxOz87aAujYnvsUPSeJ-ebOqxaXRc8RE/s400/sneak+peack.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685367346117023298" /></div>I like making things I'm proud of. Now on the finish the next project that I will hopefully be just as proud of. I'm feeling POSITIVE!Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-72935273229967077982011-12-03T16:41:00.000-08:002011-12-03T16:59:37.666-08:00saturday night craft night.<div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqf-xZ1wx83Mp6CgmQ45hipY_goJZyy4c6KxkyP4JQ2NTz3C0Mr3j2DvwcmHkAXdBKZcLjyv2PK_ZnNuWL_ahellYzkoySJa8r4ZcAVk4RzMXRv4qVgE32-Epzticm1ZThV1-siXFWpM/s1600/IMG_7950.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqf-xZ1wx83Mp6CgmQ45hipY_goJZyy4c6KxkyP4JQ2NTz3C0Mr3j2DvwcmHkAXdBKZcLjyv2PK_ZnNuWL_ahellYzkoySJa8r4ZcAVk4RzMXRv4qVgE32-Epzticm1ZThV1-siXFWpM/s400/IMG_7950.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682067800211451986" /></a>Here's what my saturday night looks like: canvas, leather, zippers and rivets. For my final project in Dye and Print for this semester I'm making a collection of 5 naturally-dyed canvas bags with leather straps and lots of wonderful gold hardware. So far I've finished the two biggest bags (they are all different) and I can actually say I am really really happy with them. I am really good at picking out all the bad things about the things I make so it's pretty satisfying to look at something I've made and say "heck yeah, that is good." I'll post real pictures (the one above doesn't really show....anything) when I'm done. Maybe when this <i>crazy</i> last two weeks of the semester are over. There will be much rejoicing.<div><br /></div><div>Anyways, see that furry head in the corner of the picture up there? That's Eric sitting across from me and just whipping up a pair of these bad boys. Aren't they awesome?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A9I7P1pkfWEng4WBjd7MO8ek5HajqlDdhi1fctQNalMuYuB_AQpcbrIZ2etTzwy7xvhTg5Z07BiAHBkrJRKmBBzzff4HmBLbY0zlaWlRMH7UUDNV1SaSntOzAsDsq16DhwIvppPKYnY/s1600/IMG_7956.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A9I7P1pkfWEng4WBjd7MO8ek5HajqlDdhi1fctQNalMuYuB_AQpcbrIZ2etTzwy7xvhTg5Z07BiAHBkrJRKmBBzzff4HmBLbY0zlaWlRMH7UUDNV1SaSntOzAsDsq16DhwIvppPKYnY/s400/IMG_7956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682068113396590898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3RNVLOAzWvMjcXiSGrieq3ezKjUW_69NL-0TK57qg088S0H9W5EIs-6V2qTpATM4VKkJ3wJLJ2XfcEbyCM4lSbmEKTC69z2gRAZflGvpcbvJVHLUUbn_9YtQN0P2vwVjZz3lWeK5UDk/s1600/IMG_7955.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3RNVLOAzWvMjcXiSGrieq3ezKjUW_69NL-0TK57qg088S0H9W5EIs-6V2qTpATM4VKkJ3wJLJ2XfcEbyCM4lSbmEKTC69z2gRAZflGvpcbvJVHLUUbn_9YtQN0P2vwVjZz3lWeK5UDk/s400/IMG_7955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682067816257514738" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOxBJc1kZ56QgSc4Ih_EqJvRKfwJ0Y8IPd5bIB77hf2LAn3kopQFHAYU2WAtI6Qp2jgmkz8LnK3Zs6Ku7k9IrXeD4baTwTqN3aQTEipDjTlSLoPwsIvpzXkngAy7C8kHB33xOe3gutiw/s1600/IMG_7954.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOxBJc1kZ56QgSc4Ih_EqJvRKfwJ0Y8IPd5bIB77hf2LAn3kopQFHAYU2WAtI6Qp2jgmkz8LnK3Zs6Ku7k9IrXeD4baTwTqN3aQTEipDjTlSLoPwsIvpzXkngAy7C8kHB33xOe3gutiw/s400/IMG_7954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682067807626071106" /></a></div><br /><br />I think he's the coolest person I know. And he's definitely making a pair for me next. <div><br /></div>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-8497137463465288552011-11-21T18:27:00.000-08:002011-11-25T08:20:54.097-08:00<div><br /></div><div>Yesterday Eric and I went for a walk to Albion Falls on the Escarpment Rail Trail. I found a website called <a href="http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/albionfalls.html">Hamilton: the Waterfall Capital of the World</a> that lists all the waterfalls in hamilton and how to get to them, which is pretty neat. Do you know how a place defines itself as the capital of something of the world? I feel like a lot of places claim to be the capital of something of the world. Either way, Hamilton has a lot of waterfalls. I like waterfalls, and Eric really really likes waterfalls, as he has a serious love for flowing water of any kind. So we explored. It was nice.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmjbLhZfDOEjxLJmiMABfveMhA96rfuIjEqcISYt_322fsKwqbpdbzyozmS3ScS59cCgl9fct3PDkxreRSPvBx82A3YKG0KVrNsp16_Ujigfsw4ShzMHHoXx3jP-XSHK95D9njIO0Uy0/s1600/IMG_7893.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmjbLhZfDOEjxLJmiMABfveMhA96rfuIjEqcISYt_322fsKwqbpdbzyozmS3ScS59cCgl9fct3PDkxreRSPvBx82A3YKG0KVrNsp16_Ujigfsw4ShzMHHoXx3jP-XSHK95D9njIO0Uy0/s400/IMG_7893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677649905051896402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1epxANryDz-3TTp3fsEHL8JGzTLCfCsFIKMddmPSXAVbSSXohjeIeGZ-8EymOJyYrK_z_AwCyUm4kDCE56cJvsjph0PER-3NgjrBot_im9xo73zoTdXKmdZRqY39pSzc2Up2EEHWQCk/s1600/IMG_7938.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1epxANryDz-3TTp3fsEHL8JGzTLCfCsFIKMddmPSXAVbSSXohjeIeGZ-8EymOJyYrK_z_AwCyUm4kDCE56cJvsjph0PER-3NgjrBot_im9xo73zoTdXKmdZRqY39pSzc2Up2EEHWQCk/s400/IMG_7938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677649890025075378" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKgvB0M45wK1qqdH1mBJ79oyCXZq4YRjJw17GTawAVXXXA6JwLk02LvTR2muuGEvxaJneBFep7dlaeUX29lAoeqmcsb-_rF4kuGVajvtFpQzrOjQckhjEQKb3xbrvkxgcp4ihGXn7IrU/s1600/IMG_7916.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKgvB0M45wK1qqdH1mBJ79oyCXZq4YRjJw17GTawAVXXXA6JwLk02LvTR2muuGEvxaJneBFep7dlaeUX29lAoeqmcsb-_rF4kuGVajvtFpQzrOjQckhjEQKb3xbrvkxgcp4ihGXn7IrU/s1600/IMG_7916.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKgvB0M45wK1qqdH1mBJ79oyCXZq4YRjJw17GTawAVXXXA6JwLk02LvTR2muuGEvxaJneBFep7dlaeUX29lAoeqmcsb-_rF4kuGVajvtFpQzrOjQckhjEQKb3xbrvkxgcp4ihGXn7IrU/s400/IMG_7916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677649882187450210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">somebody carved our initials for us. so sweet.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEK3WVuRkJzIXoG7CMy92nyPbImaRoFjnUCcJ7u2kkEtYHnHc4FdmeYnBWemSgY_QKk9FljQ5scofAsBI0ad6L9cP0ViGf-h3dXz-52Xwxz2aoUMUc_gRxCElUMwNb9uoTupYZ6Ipo2A/s1600/IMG_7881.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEK3WVuRkJzIXoG7CMy92nyPbImaRoFjnUCcJ7u2kkEtYHnHc4FdmeYnBWemSgY_QKk9FljQ5scofAsBI0ad6L9cP0ViGf-h3dXz-52Xwxz2aoUMUc_gRxCElUMwNb9uoTupYZ6Ipo2A/s400/IMG_7881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677649878561560178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">any ideas where this mean guy came from? We found him in the mostly-dried-up river bed. Eric deduced that is is a salmon. It was huge, seriously. It's a mystery to us how it got there. </div><div style="te<a href=" img="" auto="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HU7VBiV0QgcxSxUmyi5EgMZPokdK1vAGATkGyppG1XZaDjWpIGF2kWBK64RsgahyphenhyphencW8WupJMldXGpyOL_ioTARy_j8niZl_U2GfTNOVwF5LpGpxw8QbQ6k8hRb0RXKoNPT_OnAUoPec/s400/IMG_7881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677644463149490866"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19W6JtyRQOZZxxsSU-QdObqBWy4Qnfd28kWQFyKJ3wm5lBO_ntIVvbtl_YoP889QBam2vEm3EOIb7Jwr5Az453qpx3BcpWyKyTXwvmjyCZBXOkl3HeT6og4WgiUYPhjHkoL25GbIjeuA/s1600/IMG_7880.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19W6JtyRQOZZxxsSU-QdObqBWy4Qnfd28kWQFyKJ3wm5lBO_ntIVvbtl_YoP889QBam2vEm3EOIb7Jwr5Az453qpx3BcpWyKyTXwvmjyCZBXOkl3HeT6og4WgiUYPhjHkoL25GbIjeuA/s400/IMG_7880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677644451286008290" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hJh6gcCTmwwiJIBBkREuwx9pnUv4nWjcyDlAP71Rfn3trouqRjS47Ok-Rps0K4NfcN1wZcTCjPIErAU4hUJGa05PoEDfgU3DBeaQivMjMBTng4dj3np6axA8lE8de_QORX1nHbMWBFk/s1600/IMG_7866.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hJh6gcCTmwwiJIBBkREuwx9pnUv4nWjcyDlAP71Rfn3trouqRjS47Ok-Rps0K4NfcN1wZcTCjPIErAU4hUJGa05PoEDfgU3DBeaQivMjMBTng4dj3np6axA8lE8de_QORX1nHbMWBFk/s400/IMG_7866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677644449349362962" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZvg_XUsKkzMBzrWrSdAAjRhx4Brx4YJWVRXP4xTiqwkdRYrO5DEr3OfNhLSPdjHDw-BQe2b58IP_pMLX5yDfGjDfARrvGZH_ZnS4iM-gP5ORtVeKCs9gG1Z1PeNmR9RfwARb48DqtSs/s400/IMG_7859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677644436092985650" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0n4lHZKxvHYBD8vi7neBV-NeRzFJk8q-CaBK7WTM04_ITJnEgrT5rG_VxkLOVoV2L0NAKQN96DNjgfe9eF40Ck_KZiAoGtDKX1BGxWt_JyUkmfPHpPh9NHSRl7HH4E18W4NrEVUdFzYM/s1600/IMG_7846.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0n4lHZKxvHYBD8vi7neBV-NeRzFJk8q-CaBK7WTM04_ITJnEgrT5rG_VxkLOVoV2L0NAKQN96DNjgfe9eF40Ck_KZiAoGtDKX1BGxWt_JyUkmfPHpPh9NHSRl7HH4E18W4NrEVUdFzYM/s400/IMG_7846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677644431569814098" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>This whole weekend was nice, actually. I find I can't help but have a relaxing weekend, even if the week before has been crazy and the week that's coming promises to be just as crazy. Even if I'm busy, it just <i>feels </i>weekend-y, so I just can't be stressed. I like weekends.</div><div><br /></div><div>and now it's monday. Three weeks left in this semester and oh-so-many things to get done in those short three weeks. I CAN DO THIS. </div><div><br /></div><div>(also: it's nice when you're sewing away and your wonderful husband brings you an ice cold tallboy of your favourite beer. that's all)</div></div></div>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-4663124092165217632011-11-17T12:26:00.000-08:002011-11-17T12:50:35.920-08:00prints<div><br /></div><div>today at school one of the art programs at sheridan (I don't know which one, I want to say print-making but I don't think that exists as a program) was having a print sale. I am a sucker for hanging things on walls. always. I bought two prints and I like them a lot. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzxE15oGpnhiBfAxsDJ830XaUMbH7dYwklM7aNPsU1yMaYACwYey3vdNd7FZ7MGDv8m6NmT46eJgk3cjwhsKLEt2aJkh5f-huMrf0CbPizvgOx6HDmIz-YkVh6AKXBIh-XprBip8BktU/s1600/IMG_7835.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzxE15oGpnhiBfAxsDJ830XaUMbH7dYwklM7aNPsU1yMaYACwYey3vdNd7FZ7MGDv8m6NmT46eJgk3cjwhsKLEt2aJkh5f-huMrf0CbPizvgOx6HDmIz-YkVh6AKXBIh-XprBip8BktU/s400/IMG_7835.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676064778362774930" /></a>old photographs + print = lovely. by Anonymous Sheridan Print-Maker. it's a good idea to sign your work, I think. <div>and who doesn't love a good treehouse picture? I sure do. especially when they're fantastic-ly UN-structurally sound. by L. Savoie ( I cannot read his/her first name.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMly7KYD9AmxMsD5z2G9alNZ5wd-IUvitTbCLtbLeRxYpS_KM2QDmuw2c9t489YtzSfsVBd4EZtf-ShXm1doKzJvD9xyG4N1bKgeW-G99LCELJMa5Kerl040G83qtc8TUUwW73jmgfQKI/s1600/IMG_7817.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMly7KYD9AmxMsD5z2G9alNZ5wd-IUvitTbCLtbLeRxYpS_KM2QDmuw2c9t489YtzSfsVBd4EZtf-ShXm1doKzJvD9xyG4N1bKgeW-G99LCELJMa5Kerl040G83qtc8TUUwW73jmgfQKI/s400/IMG_7817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676064765663721650" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lsfwAR0d_p20tnuR4thAxg1tUKXdEYDeho61taU8NGrpMLKiw9RVbyq38LLWnO_Eils9vFjQPf-StIXHjdXdPU-fG2G-sJsMiiYvqVSEKUBGpzIqucZ-25hgZHBbQ8guWT9Aw-woA-U/s1600/IMG_7819.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lsfwAR0d_p20tnuR4thAxg1tUKXdEYDeho61taU8NGrpMLKiw9RVbyq38LLWnO_Eils9vFjQPf-StIXHjdXdPU-fG2G-sJsMiiYvqVSEKUBGpzIqucZ-25hgZHBbQ8guWT9Aw-woA-U/s400/IMG_7819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676064769608784962" /></a>thank you, students of sheridan, you make our walls prettier! I think I'd really like to learn more about print-making. In our textiles program, we only learn how to screen print, which I love, but it would be fun to try other types of printing too. </div><div><br /></div><div>In other news, it snowed today and it was wonderful. I am blogging in order to procrastinate all the homework that I should be doing. This is kind of giving me a sick feeling in my stomach, so here I go, it's homework time. </div><div><br /><br /></div>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-72355341692622033082011-11-10T18:26:00.000-08:002011-11-10T18:33:14.616-08:00spinach and cheese always wins.<div><br /></div><div>One of the cool things about having a blog is that I get to decide whether something is blog-worthy or not. I deem these muffins blog-worthy. Eric made them while I was gone this evening at my work placement. I may have found the recipe on Pinterest and left it open on my computer with a strong hint that he should maybe make them while I was gone, but let's just go with Eric is awesome, because he totally is</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtDoQc81hLBXxNWPcVQmLKR0CLJ9LB94xJOrUkMtHP9kTlI8EnG0BA5Ge6kHI5bkyrVyrc0EPjQIxJJN9e0Yu0gXXJLlB8P8VbPO0PsyqcvAl7v6YcIfbpvV6NIQm6LeuTnIZCrRkt_Y/s400/IMG_7784.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673559295212310434" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Feta Chedder Spinach muffins. </div>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-16513159994281392122011-11-08T07:57:00.001-08:002011-11-08T07:57:48.400-08:00buttonhole booksYesterday in my dye+print class our teacher did a workshop with us on buttonhole book binding. It was hard to be excited about it at first because spending class time on things that are kind of just for fun/interest sake is hard to do when you have a bajillion projects/papers/assignments due in the same week. However, it's hard not to be happy that you go to a school where you get to do things like this in class time and it's completely normal. Plus it was way more fun than writing a paper.<br /><br />I had some leftover japanese paper from <a href="http://www.thepaperplace.ca/">the paper place</a> (one of the most dangerous stores....) with pretty cranes on it, so I made my buttonhole book with that. Our teacher is an incredibly sweet, patient woman and it ended up being a pretty great way to spend the afternoon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij59YZpJ2LG-dzYyJw9Fe4MZQ5F3O6kjkm5zQAcOmPgq3O5xP1XKK1a1C1hu8qqvkzLl8mtZFr_VzQ7VqXwyO96KwrqVTc2T_MvpnnSCgExXsa6DXweiqN_togfdlWefLTtp9B4ehE8GY/s1600/IMG_7767.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij59YZpJ2LG-dzYyJw9Fe4MZQ5F3O6kjkm5zQAcOmPgq3O5xP1XKK1a1C1hu8qqvkzLl8mtZFr_VzQ7VqXwyO96KwrqVTc2T_MvpnnSCgExXsa6DXweiqN_togfdlWefLTtp9B4ehE8GY/s400/IMG_7767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672651235646959746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWz3SPORH5VzcUunh8C4YnNsyLBiYVplSHfVnwMAxKvpNtdQg-lmepzEE2cVKHNTwHG96rFb8FR2sBUSKhoVHgu4sOZfim_ZBlYPIz9alZJ-v1VgwPYg7yO71Y-ASKVpbfev6KAWOvhOc/s1600/IMG_7769.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWz3SPORH5VzcUunh8C4YnNsyLBiYVplSHfVnwMAxKvpNtdQg-lmepzEE2cVKHNTwHG96rFb8FR2sBUSKhoVHgu4sOZfim_ZBlYPIz9alZJ-v1VgwPYg7yO71Y-ASKVpbfev6KAWOvhOc/s400/IMG_7769.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672651231428361810" /></a> you can ignore my less-than-perfect buttonhole stitches and just look at the pretty japanese paper. <div><br /></div><div>I'm currently listening to the hair dryer propped up in the bathroom trying to dry out a rather unfortunate wet felting project before it is due in roughly two hours and trying not to eat all the chocolate chip cookies that Eric and I made last night. Since getting married and moving in together, I'm pretty sure our combined sweet tooth has become a much more powerful force. bad news. </div>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-24372858236891326452011-11-04T12:59:00.000-07:002011-11-04T14:06:08.056-07:00knittin'Colder weather always makes me knit again. I've never been able to keep up with my knitting in the summer, it just doesn't seem right to me, but every fall I pick it up again. <br /><br />I really really really like knitting. I remembered this lately because in the past couple of days it's kept me busy during business class (it helps me listen, really!) waiting in line to pick up osap and loads of other times where I just want to do something useful. Plus, it's always nice having something to do so you don't feel like such a bum when you'r procrastinating by watching episode upon episode of community online. yeah....<br /><br />I've wanted to make a coldweather headband (is there a name for that?) for a while and I had a huge pile of delicious colours left over from my embroidery project so I made this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTPJroxV72LZE8PMvZ5qpgSEqdOMtDNqkIPUZM1Natsu0o5x7eW6VKW7O_4IFS-7xCPC-Tveg5Djmc1T8q-7eUBMI2o04wgamWCLOQLlK_fZdCl7RzW-IZzJeqBma4Kb4sduR7CIa2KM/s1600/IMG_7706.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTPJroxV72LZE8PMvZ5qpgSEqdOMtDNqkIPUZM1Natsu0o5x7eW6VKW7O_4IFS-7xCPC-Tveg5Djmc1T8q-7eUBMI2o04wgamWCLOQLlK_fZdCl7RzW-IZzJeqBma4Kb4sduR7CIa2KM/s400/IMG_7706.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671233730286491986" /></a><br /><br />tada! perfect solution for the battle of frost bitten ears vs. hat-head. making this was fun, so I made another.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdbWqqiV9bvWtXmd4tlsaceSthyphenhyphenKVO-a_eOoVm0bOm4ZBrwYc-HDHPW4-vgJz6W5_YqNcmu8YyFWQIEdOkw2zMm8lyXpleuKA0l3vgm3NmqjUIkW9WbM3qvzBdip11W4_WSxJ8GQ9xnU/s1600/IMG_7738.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdbWqqiV9bvWtXmd4tlsaceSthyphenhyphenKVO-a_eOoVm0bOm4ZBrwYc-HDHPW4-vgJz6W5_YqNcmu8YyFWQIEdOkw2zMm8lyXpleuKA0l3vgm3NmqjUIkW9WbM3qvzBdip11W4_WSxJ8GQ9xnU/s400/IMG_7738.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671233732399231826" /></a><br />and then I just got carried away. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6KS-MTUXCXqHpLFwbdyXuIFUvdDrhEEaYoFHBwIHEjjsTW74aLjq4eKDMtixPAAZ2IV5a7Ag1tDWWZ4yrF3CJBuWnMrdY4hSVRoL2hyphenhyphenp6MAARV5cTT5b79fJmh6BJ9odvy80RN4cp3w/s1600/IMG_7763.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6KS-MTUXCXqHpLFwbdyXuIFUvdDrhEEaYoFHBwIHEjjsTW74aLjq4eKDMtixPAAZ2IV5a7Ag1tDWWZ4yrF3CJBuWnMrdY4hSVRoL2hyphenhyphenp6MAARV5cTT5b79fJmh6BJ9odvy80RN4cp3w/s400/IMG_7763.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671233742893839394" /></a><br />and now I have a lot of headbands. The brown-ish one is for my friend Keisha who saw me making them and wanted one. <br />do you want one? if you do, let me know and we could probably work out a deal.<br /><br />happy weekend everyone!Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098743762061474321.post-64463572123802071692011-11-01T10:19:00.000-07:002011-11-01T14:56:08.951-07:00blog beginnings!So, I've started a blog. I've been meaning to start one for a while now, so here she goes! The goal is to make this blog somewhere where I can share what's going on in my life, mostly focusing on what I'm working on crafty-wise. A place to share my work might just encourage me to make more work! Yep, this blog is probably mostly selfish-ly for myself, which I think is a-okay. <br /><br />to begin! Here's a project I've been working on for my Dye+Print 3 class that has taken all semester up until now. It was handed in and critiqued yesterday and it went well (I think!) , so I'm feeling pretty relieved about it. The project was to create 6-8 pieces for fashion using hand embroidery and other embellishing techniques and then photographing them in the way which you see them being used. I really like embroidery. and I now have a new-found love of (amateur) pattern drafting and garment making. also natural dyeing.<br /><br />I made 7 pieces-two dress/tunics, three shirts, one tank top and a wrap obi belt. Everything that I didn't leave it's natural colour I dyed using natural dyes-sumac, goldenrod, logwood, turmeric, cochineal and cutch. Then I had a photo shoot with my lovely friends Amy and Kira. The pictures didn't turn out perfect as the lighting in my apartment wasn't ideal and I un-wisely chose to shoot them in front of a window, but I used them anyhow and put together this look-book. ch-ch-check it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5a6gegWDOkg-mC59U_Fy9Js9g8Jw5S_AcWUM6LlbW-WftFI1qRP-jmAVDgqw4N3oxMeS9NHyp1TqsQQmXuhfUr5l-UWWh8LYSyoAOuzJhzoM57zZFxGrX3MGm6JWGVpR3rP-2mS4yrM/s1600/lookbook+cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5a6gegWDOkg-mC59U_Fy9Js9g8Jw5S_AcWUM6LlbW-WftFI1qRP-jmAVDgqw4N3oxMeS9NHyp1TqsQQmXuhfUr5l-UWWh8LYSyoAOuzJhzoM57zZFxGrX3MGm6JWGVpR3rP-2mS4yrM/s400/lookbook+cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670147409554623794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUP5PAlB6V1ZOSelfTdQ_kYlqIHK9x3dA3wQLnNyJPQ_CVOc6N6cUISF10A22M7wmkUmbP930lJLA41ToVwF8bSxQR2vSj4pZOCgkWGC1HYaWg1ufh169y_HgbiAhFsbOyYCZw0RWqbw/s1600/lookbook6.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBepSxxUAc8Qzn8XSY42GL5skg45DbbUHZR6WKDXxAohmClCCAIAqlKYB0UfGP6L8VGVDX7afs0xT1ghUtiIIUSCq9UzYxOma9xAnowbE3-uvyIGMyn2hvozeN2h6TkfWGnuE8bivtVKA/s400/lookbook7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670148976028651506" /></a>Brittni Gazendamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02690783934079913710noreply@blogger.com2