I went to Cincinnati!

Mike has been busy nerding it up with his exams, so I got out of town with a friend for a day trip. We went to Cincinnati, mainly to check out Jungle Jims. It really is as awesome as they say! It was a magical disney-like foodie paradise! I bought weird meat flavored chips, raspberry and cherry lambic, sake, and candy! And some sasparillas for Mike. He is an old man.

yes! Fiberglass animals!

yes! Fiberglass fruit!

And there were weird huge moving things, like this can of soup on a swing. It was awesome.

And a very large and elaborate Sherwood Forest scene over the England section of the store. Robin Hood and Big John moved and talked!

And there was weird bug candy! It was fine to pose with, but we didn't buy any.

There was an extensive wine section. This is where we spent most of our time, mainly checking out the cool looking bottles.

Murdered Out Duck Army

Rob and Big inspired me to murder out my toys at work. The ducks were work incentives and the skull and m&ms were gifts. They look way better covered in black sharpie.

Happy Friday!

I made rainbow cake for a work party today. It is definitely more about looks than taste, it just tastes like regular white cake. I used this idea! Thanks.

Octopi Attack!

Octopuses Attack the Living Room

Octopuses Attack the Living Room II

Octopuses Attack the Bathroom

I listed some paintings from my newest "Octopi Attack" series on etsy!

scarf!

New scarf in action!

Baby Walter!

Nichol and Joseph had their baby! He is beautiful!

And pretty alert for only being 5 days old!!

DIY!

So, I saw this scarf on the J. Crew website and really liked it. I don't consider myself a scarf person, but I think I will be giving them a try! I especially love anything metallic. Anyway, $55 is way too much for a scarf so I made my own from a $.50 thrifted  scarf.

I bought the gold paint from JoAnn's fabric for $5. 

and painted tiny hearts! 

I am considering this scarf a practice scarf because the color and fabric was not ideal. I might wear it tomorrow though! If I decide that I really love this scarf, I think I will make another on a lightweight white fabric and make a small heart stamp to make it a bit more uniform.

This is a DIY I did a few weeks ago...

 

Bow Sweater!

I followed a tutorial from myvintagesecret.com. It was pretty easy except my sewing skills are a little wonky.