Friday Musings #... what are we on now? Lets go with 20?

So many things to muse about - which one to choose? The VMAs? Thank god I don't work in a profession where I would have to try to wear an outfit that outcrazies this:

Believe me, nobody wants to see me in an outfit like this. Though I can't lie, I'm digging her hair. Then there's the DNC... I dvr'd it, but haven't watched it yet. Apparently the speeches were amazing/life changing/lies/baby killers... this is why I hate politics - so polarizing. Why can't we all just get alongggg????? I do appreciate people who take it all seriously though because it's a job I could never do - I avoid confrontation AT ALL COSTS. 

Anyways, I'm happy its finally the weekend. This 4 day week has been the longest ever! Okay, not really - but I've been struggling lately on getting things accomplished. Here's to a productive next week!! 

Comic-con Cosplay - The Others.

The San Diego Comic-Con this summer was per usual... AMAZING. It's fun to see how things were different from last year. We did not get nearly as much swag. (Last year I think we walked away with 13 t-shirts each - this year we got 3). But we still had an amazing time - even my sister who we basically dragged there had fun!

As you may know, Cosplay is a HUGE part of Comic-con. Here are some of the crafty/awesome costumes I saw.

Please somebody tell me where to buy this skirt and/or fabric. I NEED.

Doctor Who decoupage FTW.

 

Hobbits! These women were so cute - pulled the look off wonderfully! Need to figure out how to do the feet for the midnight showing.

This is definitely the coolest costume we saw this year - it was a fully functioning (in that things moved and lit up automatically, not in that it had real fire power) Iron Man suit! I have no idea how long this would take to make or how much money - but my bet is on a lot for both.

Lolz. Only at cons do you just see a Stormtrooper just casually walking down the street.

Because I am obsessed with Doctor Who.

Avengers FAMILY!? I need children immediately.

Deadmau5.

This Katniss was all over the con. I saw her multiple times, and then I've seen her on tons of blogs since. I think it helped that she wore the costume multiple days, but I guess when you've got a good one you need to show it off!

Aaaand We're Back!

I realize I've been M.I.A. this summer. I was on vacation for most of it, and when I was actually in town, I had a TON of work backlogged from my time away. Imagine that. Now that summer is over, and the holiday season is upon us (j/k, that isn't for another month!) I plan on posting a lot more. Get excited! There will be posts on Comic-con, baby showers, and other random stuff from over the summer, and then - the most wonderful time of all... Halloween through Christmas! a.k.a. THE BEST CRAFTING TIME EVER. Woot!

Stars and Stripes

I spent Independence day in Myrtle Beach. It's great being at the beach for the 4th because as far as the eye can see - up and down the beach - people are blowing up fireworks. And South Carolina has the GOOD stuff - none of this sparkler amateur hour. Their fireworks shoot high in the air, EXPLODE, and rain down in a glorious shower of color.

My mom asked me to make some desserts, so before I left for the wedding in California, I baked some star cookies. I waited to ice them until the actual 4th of July because I knew if they were iced beforehand my piggy family would eat them and there'd be none left for the actual festivities.

For the cookies I had 4 different designs: USA cookies, stars within stars, tie-dye, and just plain sprinkles (I let my brother decorate those.) To get the star-burst/tie-dye effect I flooded the cookies with white royal icing, then drew on red and blue lines. 

Taking a toothpick I drew lines from the middle out.

And wah-lah! Starburst!

I went on a patriotic decoration buying spree a few years ago so I have a bunch of fun cupcake toppers.

I still maintain that the red, white, and blue star sprinkles are one of the best purchases I've ever made. It'll be a very sad day when I run out of those.

I hope you all enjoyed your Fourth of July!! 

Street Meat!

The LMFAO concert was everything I wanted and more. Neon and animal print were everywhere making me wish that everyday could be an LMFAO concert.

We were pretty much as far up as we could get (right behind those VIP jerks). There were beach balls and inflatable zebras being tossed around. 

The group of teenage boys next to us got so excited when the zebra came to them - you would have thought they just won an Olympic medal for their country. They kept jumping up and down in a jubilant jig and wouldn't let go of the blow-up Zebra which meant I kept getting hit in the head with one of its legs. Only at an LMFAO concert.

I think one of my favorite new songs is Hot Dog (just YouTube it) - it is so ridiculous, my brother, sister, and I can't stop sporadically yelling "Street Meat!" at one another. Makes me giggle every time. By some miracle, spaced cleared around me when Party Rock came on so there was ample room to get my shuffle on. And there is nothing better than tons of confetti raining down while everyone is shufflin'.