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• Listening to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. Mo Rocca cracks me up. Dying here! #
• Watching no impact man on netflix. #
• Reading The Road. Whoa, instant depression. #

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Once upon a time I lived in a basement rented to me by a couple who collected lions.  I’ve always liked collections.  I collected treasure trolls for a while when I was in middle school.  If you consider a collection stuff you tend to accumulate but not actually use, then I guess I collect cookbooks, really cute scrapbooking stuff (yep, I’m one of those people who HAS to have those cute stickers, and then I “save” them) and all the issues of the magazines I subscribe to that have arrived since my daughter was born.

Well, thanks to Dani of Positively Present (found via this post by Kind Over Matter) I now have a much more useful collection.  Dani has put together a list of 50+ Articles You Should Read Now.   Each article is “related to positivity and living a happier, more present life.”  Now that I’m trying to make time to read more, I’m really looking forward to diving into this list.  I’m sure it’ll enrich my mind and life a little better than the gory zombie manga I read during my daughters nap today, hehe.  :)  Gotta love zombies.

• I can hear a horse trotting on the other side of my patio wall. Yep, we have horses here in Las Vegas. #

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I love Alfred Hitchcock movies!  Rear Window is one of my all-time favorites.  So, I was pretty excited when Graham Smith of I’m Just Creative mentioned this set of posters.  See Laz Marquez’s blog here for more great illustration.

• Read karakuridoji ultimo 1 and biomega 1 while the geeklette napped today. Good manga! Any other recommendations? Love anime, new 2 manga #
• Twitch Twitch… Thwack Thwack.. Smirk… reading manga. #
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  A super-cute giveaway for the cute-packaging-supply-lovers out there! blogged: http://url4t.com/DPN #
• Love the second image here RT: @poppytalk
  It's Blue Friday! Last day of Spring Colour week! http://tinyurl.com/ykjb57k #
• Interesting development: RT @inhabitat
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• Nice yarn find! RT @HandmadeNewsorg Affordable Cashmere? Yes it's possible! http://cot.ag/d1s7DX #
• Tea with 2 tsp of vanilla powder from cofee bean and tea leaf and a dash of milk = yum! Homemade vanilla tea lattes. #

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1. Mini S’mores Ice Box Pies by Culinary Concoctions by Peabody 2. S’Mores Cookies by Baked Perfection 3. S’more Cupcakes by Bakerella

4. S’Mores Brownies by Joy the Baker 5. Autumn S’mores by 17 and Baking 6. S’Mores Ice Cream by Bonnie the Baker

7. S’Mores Pops by Gimme Some Oven 8. S’Mores Fudge by Baking Bites 9. S’Mores Pie by Smitten Kitchen

1. Set of amazingly eye-catching business cards like these for Many Fold Farm by Beast Pieces 2. A Bioshock Little Sister Rapture Silver Bracelet like this one by Bottom of the Coffin Designs on Etsy 3. These free printable Journaling Tags by Creativity Prompt.  I think they’d be really great as geeky bookplates too!

4. A pair or two of Warby Parker glasses thanks to the tip by Benign Objects.  I could seriously buy two pair from them and save money compared the price I pay for one pair from my optometrist WITH my insurance coverage.  Amazing.  5. Headphones with ears like these Pandemonium ones from Late to the Revolution on Etsy  6. This Underwater Kate Tdress or the hoodie version from NYIllustration on Etsy

7. This Robot Geek Love bag by CraftieRobot on Etsy  8. A print of every illustration John Martz makes available in his illustrated Hitchhikers Guide series.  In the words of Paul Overton of Dudecraft: “Okay, I’m flying my geek flag high on this one, but come on, an illustrated version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, drawn by John Martz? What’s better than that? Nothing.”  9. A flash drive as cute as this Hello Kitty Mimobot 2G one on Delight.com

Aren’t these wonderful?!  All of these DIY projects are by Holly at Chez Beeper Bebe.  I love her tutorials!  I want to own pretty much every children’s book she reviews and try all of her recipes.  Overall, if you haven’t taken a look at her blog (or if you’re doing the head bob totally-falling-asleep-but-not-wanting-to-admit-it thing before you get to the C’s on Google Reader… ) your missing out!  Go!  Go now!!!

Then, whip out your scissors and start making:

1. Plush Alphabet Magnets 2. a Rainbow Sunshine Plushie 3. Beddy-Bye Beasts (also with a baby hat tutorial)

4. Doll Accessories for Emily’s (of Inside a Black Apple, please tell me you’ve heard of her, AWESOME!) Doll Pattern 5. Cloth Napkins. a girl after my green heart  6. a Paratrooper Softie

7. a Don’t Forget Memory Game 8. A Paper Crafts or Paper Doll Booklet 9. and some Counting Bean Bags

then, check out her shop, and Flickr group!

Wait, why are you still here and not here!?

~image by Amanda of CreativeBlythe.com~

If I managed to peak a little interest in Blythe doll customization last week, I thought I’d get some resources up for you:

The ultimate go-to for customization tutorials:  PuchiCollective

Blythe tutorial collection on Flickr

There are a great bunch of clothing patterns on DollyGoggles

Lots of great Dolly crafts on Craftster

More links to customization tutorials, along with places to shop for your doll, Blythe doll communities and lots more at MissBlythe

For more about Blythe dolls in general with great photography to boot check out: This is Blythe, Blythopia and Blythe World

Here is a great video on how to reroot your dolls hair on WonderHowTo

To get the pattern for the sweet little pixie hat in the image above, along with others, see Creative Blythe

Have fun beautifying your Blythe!!!

PS.  I wanted to give a little heads-up to the site that introduced me to Blythe dolls in the first place.  It was the Bonnie’s Grrl.com She writes for Geek Magazine.  Need I say more about my girl crush