tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54192666109052883112024-03-13T12:50:35.797-05:00Confessions of a CrafterRude, Crude, & TattooedRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-48996511769942046332010-03-17T18:24:00.003-05:002010-03-17T18:31:03.352-05:00Combining facials with cross stitchAnd by facials, I'm not talking about the oatmeal & honey kind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42294944"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRq4oaDr3jVC_0YIKi1tFwocNrq6Xe2m3hRaYgbCuocfYuZfN4NQMdxdCRa0y9mYUGN2TMv241zEcH9gZYwkfjPz-ASzjE9E3o0EORlIevsNIU0Fs4Ka1yiHuGzyCwZxlwu7nWTp0AkQQ/s400/facial.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449748002861288882" border="0" /></a>Now everyone has their "rules" about what they'll do or not do regarding sex. This is one of mine. I've always found it gross & degrading, and I highly doubt a woman who says that she's into a guy jizzing on her face. Because, seriously. Who wants that?Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-37071498019765332752010-03-03T17:26:00.006-06:002010-03-03T18:14:59.197-06:00Updates! New cross stitches! Stuff!So when we last left off, I was flipping my shit over Bob Ross requesting my services. He has since received it & was very complimentary, even posting something about it on his Facebook. He sent me some sweet pics too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4315027882_89f5da12d5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4315027882_89f5da12d5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sneak peek of Season Cinco!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4314291387_3a38ebd316.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4314291387_3a38ebd316.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Eric, Tim, Bob, random guy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4314291195_4faa59114f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4314291195_4faa59114f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bob showing off my cross stitch! Awwwws....<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><br />Although it's been a minute since I've blogged, I've been keeping busy with the salon & <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachelMckay">Etsy</a>. I have <span style="font-style: italic;">one more sale </span>until I've sold 100 items from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachelMckay">Etsy</a>. Woo! I've been trying to recover from xmas & restock the shop but I haven't been able to catch up yet! Note to self-don't wait until you have 11 items before trying to get it back up to 30+.<br /><br />I hadn't embroidered in a while & I came across this <span style="font-style: italic;">adorable </span>owl pattern & knew...it must be done. I tried to give it kind of a "vintage" feel. It was nice playing around with colors I don't usually work with! I'm usually drawn to the bright, bold colors but I've been digging on the subdued colors lately. I guess it's not that these colors aren't bright, but...you get what I mean.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39290690"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibfuFITYM4gHMVVSIe67v2phxubvTwwivLtiEh2y8CtsKdp4L2bebfWL99SUMfsalE5SeFIUFAVYmC0tgXQ47Uc4P4K7a7CUxgmXS0t3qOyhzBTCID3g8ixIHkHq8yPoBQnR0_x5Wy9A/s400/owl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444561149050634706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39290690"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2T1se5qXgTJd-mgyy1NETJGWeFlm8BtyWIVDo-h-8QvzXQyVAWavWsE1YhAUwM6OKLzAAoZ9HkJMQSnG_VQn4oSF0srCC3vcs1L37u63SSlBGAojpZFhdRsNPgW73EZ2xZPAGjY0GHw/s400/owl2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444561150287318802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39290690"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo96xtTv_z8phW3xC4tMadl9ppE1gcaUdtOXKZozupNdJcn7Kv8p-dKX7mUHAxXFWqxSkyH2Y-uHyv8fIoJZiCuHbxvf4O0Ue2if9ZQ1jbagLl8WyLv6zh9nWFdCSuubwFWoGA4hPuygk/s400/owl3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444561159729806338" border="0" /></a>I loved stitching the eyes!<br /><br />If you haven't checked out the shop in a while, shame on you. Just kidding, make it up to me by going there now! Here are a few of my new favorites from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachelMckay">the shop</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41420905"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAm8c724axAAVdl7MvRpQCcJPXNhk2hJOa8XgwCy9xV6GgVweHVddeWbT3FrTYHcujkHRlFXf54Ta6kOsBPVtY43iS5FP_9sMkOr38lDsIXHCL8qJnI8Ip6Vwn4J_UJUCI_nmOn4Pwtrg/s400/bitchplease.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444563506609303234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41269021"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvA2pMFvZdKuoBBKoHjfd9ZSIL4lJ1DABrErAgTrPAf4s8N-X378cN9xg2cFvgHc4YiTLJIQzCDEpdWUXUf2LECE6zBnx0-2Mm3OQyATCBCx4I7G458RRYjGJYIdVEBQsFTq50RNGZeg/s400/riotgrrl1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444563511948731410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41200325"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot5_nWJ9q6schs7eXhQQx177CyGbL4_ZrUvY5bO9VPzHVLqLaiuuPt9Pi6h5q2Xh4rp6jH3FLan-c6tfEVwa36Y4GVDg7HGOsJuE8y44pMGbydSliFiUnx_sbfpJ216ijokzstKDrLKQ/s400/gsm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444563510318174882" border="0" /></a><br />Go on, check 'em out! Take a peek at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelmckay/">my flickr page</a> for all the rest of the goodness!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-39900657524826695712010-01-10T15:02:00.003-06:002010-01-10T15:19:39.523-06:00Custom cross stitch FOR the Tan Man on Tim & Eric Awesome Show!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.98pxy.com/files/2009/01/timanderic2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://blogs.98pxy.com/files/2009/01/timanderic2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hello everyone! I've been having a serious geek-out fit for the last week. Why? Because I was contacted by Bob Ross, the <a href="http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/121674/detail/">Tan Man</a> on <a href="http://www.adultswim.com/shows/timandericawesomeshow/index.html">Tim & Eric Awesome Show</a> <span style="font-style: italic;">wanting one of my cross stitches!!!</span> Yes! It's true! Some of you may not know this, but it's one of my all-time favorite shows. I've already done two cross stitches inspired by the show, one from Zach Galifianakis's character, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelmckay/3158196772/in/set-72157616678794837/">The Snuggler</a> & the other is from one of their songs, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelmckay/4238073803/in/set-72157616678794837/">I've got chubs for you</a>. Yeah, I love this show.<br /><br />He messaged me on Facebook saying he would like for me to do a piece for the character & after I shit myself, I got to work!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImSbKjUQYa33H8KV-AJfTorFtFFjZIPeu-Li-6S4QzqaMawQ5qFNXAiKRzNTxrHqtK54bHOIslPcKeb-iPA4Osd2bIzeVFqn54QTw6zZckH6N1w6qy9cHl4hXO2dNpu8ZcUgvMxKU9Zg/s1600-h/tanman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImSbKjUQYa33H8KV-AJfTorFtFFjZIPeu-Li-6S4QzqaMawQ5qFNXAiKRzNTxrHqtK54bHOIslPcKeb-iPA4Osd2bIzeVFqn54QTw6zZckH6N1w6qy9cHl4hXO2dNpu8ZcUgvMxKU9Zg/s400/tanman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425220763343972978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7aRGrAc4jpoos6hxVabj89bZzktKWL7sgIRgiIReSXOYdyWYb7SxAsyDawHhSYHQdoaj_6qvdaC4X_S7bbVxRSHWItgkn8fFnWUcoblKODmy1oobco9guuKHYN98bV3Rw6vOj73t47c/s1600-h/tanmancrop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7aRGrAc4jpoos6hxVabj89bZzktKWL7sgIRgiIReSXOYdyWYb7SxAsyDawHhSYHQdoaj_6qvdaC4X_S7bbVxRSHWItgkn8fFnWUcoblKODmy1oobco9guuKHYN98bV3Rw6vOj73t47c/s400/tanmancrop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425220773391856690" border="0" /></a><br />I refused money & instead am getting a priceless signed picture & I got some sweet MP3 files, one being a promo for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachelMckay">my Etsy shop</a> & the other is my new greeting on my phone!<br />I'll be sending it out to him tomorrow & I hope he likes it as much as I liked making it for him.<br /><br />And hey, if you're a fan of the show Season Cinco (which Bob Ross will also be on!) is premiering on Adult Swim February 28!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-10212850265923881132009-12-16T21:48:00.002-06:002009-12-16T21:49:40.314-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Holidays, everyone! See you next year!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C2XkWazCkDI1N3ecXleKNMAEq0ba_FAjSRVpk864XwQGdpcdGElvsr8dYQS_fvmcF9g4PvTtSRT0EX2vOimRDPlgcWqrPHko8NVFCTuLGBF82QNN7rUhwIKYHwEvugklO_hPDSR2GtY/s1600-h/xmas2007-wallpaper1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C2XkWazCkDI1N3ecXleKNMAEq0ba_FAjSRVpk864XwQGdpcdGElvsr8dYQS_fvmcF9g4PvTtSRT0EX2vOimRDPlgcWqrPHko8NVFCTuLGBF82QNN7rUhwIKYHwEvugklO_hPDSR2GtY/s400/xmas2007-wallpaper1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416047216898300450" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-31711772339321293342009-11-18T18:13:00.005-06:002009-11-18T18:41:00.953-06:00Oh, hello cross stitch. I missed you.It had been too long...way too long since I had gone on a cross stitching binge. I'm still in the throes of it, but I thought I'd post a few that I've done in the past couple of weeks.<br />First up, a custom order for my friend. This was inspired by an actual sign in Alabama (BIBLE BELT REPRAZENT!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHcjF1Lw2a4V0Z8HaCN2Y-PKF8j-lB9r6HLxTz_7h35RS_lKHMyWc8ea2JmgJ8pGbMFCqcKscKStntkyvlt38CiCzJ0lkRKedNwkEcWyJFJGWK_WwguLXQg8LAIyTRX72XgmGYOnruJ8/s1600/church.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHcjF1Lw2a4V0Z8HaCN2Y-PKF8j-lB9r6HLxTz_7h35RS_lKHMyWc8ea2JmgJ8pGbMFCqcKscKStntkyvlt38CiCzJ0lkRKedNwkEcWyJFJGWK_WwguLXQg8LAIyTRX72XgmGYOnruJ8/s400/church.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405602306329204562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoMVWjhl_-jU5Hqax_JSGHNNNK-_Q6LrJJIBMnhVX-pY9M_Hk-0XtjSYb609jyfP71AMSMPGckJqxr9Uj8iLWJkdxZ0GzlPkt2qsmtAPzNKSXb8c6KQUMqPl03q9GIeplV1MHa-jWs3E/s1600/Church2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoMVWjhl_-jU5Hqax_JSGHNNNK-_Q6LrJJIBMnhVX-pY9M_Hk-0XtjSYb609jyfP71AMSMPGckJqxr9Uj8iLWJkdxZ0GzlPkt2qsmtAPzNKSXb8c6KQUMqPl03q9GIeplV1MHa-jWs3E/s400/Church2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405602313364350466" border="0" /></a>I accidentally made it heart shaped. But ya know, I think that's kinda perfect. Wanna see the sign that it's inspired by? Sure you do!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF7L6_47k2diyvlGAPE1UNp5rn6NDOS4fhmH11ykylK4LczHa2no0jkL99sJ6YHDCotvZhdQn0ueQgWCFoMOAzeL2RMeBd9V1t6ajZNFg5uhrgZzqyKKdxUR3yWzKDJxG2KaZd8lu4BA/s1600/Church3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF7L6_47k2diyvlGAPE1UNp5rn6NDOS4fhmH11ykylK4LczHa2no0jkL99sJ6YHDCotvZhdQn0ueQgWCFoMOAzeL2RMeBd9V1t6ajZNFg5uhrgZzqyKKdxUR3yWzKDJxG2KaZd8lu4BA/s400/Church3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405602315638712066" border="0" /></a>If there's one thing I love about living in Alabama, it's the hilarious church signs. Fucking priceless. I'm thinking about making another one to add to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachelMckay">my Etsy shop</a>...hmm...maybe...<br /><br />Now here's one that I recently added. I had already done the quote before but I thought I'd do another & change it up a bit. This was a quote from Tina Fey & goddamn, I just thought it was hilarious & so SO true. Check out the skit <a href="http://www.videosift.com/video/SNL-Tina-Fey-on-Hillary-Clinton-Bitch-Is-The-New-Black">here</a>. And ok, yeah, I changed "stuff" to "shit". Thought it had a better ring to it. So sue me. <span style="font-size:78%;">don't sue me.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxCutUuDRKIDMv2ZpgtqkqA9ejN4LyrJHvDhSKnBL_2be4qLUzI3jOlC0pEIg5zDdtsYRydpWYRbz1Ccv31pbOf4xAmg9F5O0jSjemamuuWsY51N9o4UitaMYJdpYmBfLX7rIolo0aoY/s1600/bgsd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxCutUuDRKIDMv2ZpgtqkqA9ejN4LyrJHvDhSKnBL_2be4qLUzI3jOlC0pEIg5zDdtsYRydpWYRbz1Ccv31pbOf4xAmg9F5O0jSjemamuuWsY51N9o4UitaMYJdpYmBfLX7rIolo0aoY/s400/bgsd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405602324956409522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-3e-7x4NVV3djM7Tbsdg3wDIFInvX6CKrk3zvaQ8Hyv-LtgbGzLsNQONGvFkinLrbW5P8q4qo_H4h3OUUNH1wgbQYOXUiXDG_SVjCKKlgxW8F5BTnn_4vGUZG_SLQNW9A-nViDoNhD8/s1600/bgsd2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-3e-7x4NVV3djM7Tbsdg3wDIFInvX6CKrk3zvaQ8Hyv-LtgbGzLsNQONGvFkinLrbW5P8q4qo_H4h3OUUNH1wgbQYOXUiXDG_SVjCKKlgxW8F5BTnn_4vGUZG_SLQNW9A-nViDoNhD8/s400/bgsd2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405602326886059906" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34611346"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">available @ my Etsy for $17!</span></span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Going back to the church-y kinda stuff, I took inspiration from one of my husband's old T-shirts & made this little gem. The lesser known 11th commandment!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ieyohh7BfTWU2O3teeQVOUck2MfXGS6lqAOOjp9SnUl2fO4noMOOCasImsK6OHtyVnn5dqcgoYI9eGyKB6lr-dDFQl0SLOETMuqsGwSid3r2ZvLzgctJFSKM8D4tQBeEKIV6X-jhZXY/s1600/thoushaltmosh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ieyohh7BfTWU2O3teeQVOUck2MfXGS6lqAOOjp9SnUl2fO4noMOOCasImsK6OHtyVnn5dqcgoYI9eGyKB6lr-dDFQl0SLOETMuqsGwSid3r2ZvLzgctJFSKM8D4tQBeEKIV6X-jhZXY/s400/thoushaltmosh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405605563308520834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZF1grfBkfvkSRHL5hOPboOXXmvBxbOm_hCEaEdz5cz1inaSuKkjw3EW4UQ6X6kX2je_Urw2ZeVSPCttICsth8_VtanO-8lowTbg4oxBE9AVGasMG3QjYh67ztNt2UFdY1QiX0iaYyMc/s1600/thoughshaltmosh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZF1grfBkfvkSRHL5hOPboOXXmvBxbOm_hCEaEdz5cz1inaSuKkjw3EW4UQ6X6kX2je_Urw2ZeVSPCttICsth8_VtanO-8lowTbg4oxBE9AVGasMG3QjYh67ztNt2UFdY1QiX0iaYyMc/s400/thoughshaltmosh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405605558054946114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34061328"><span style="font-family: courier new;">available @ my Etsy for $16!</span></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I really really love this one. I was going for that stone tablet appeal. Well, for the font at least.<br /><br />And then I was inspired by one of my all-time favorite video games, Super Mario Bros 3. Now, I think that across the board, gamers hate water levels of all kinds. But man, I really think the water levels in SMB3 are a real fucking bitch. Thank jeebus for the frog suit.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq-679yTJUDcrn2ZQRKZzi2PSZh5IlYGuKsslkoIsYPl-7hoUF0NFzzhOnYfMaH7dmFOz0JM_ywRNp4koA2xtNYJ7hUqn5NlQis5AZJ1gbC3-IpuYhwr-DrbOoRVl6v7wBJB0K7aZFd8/s1600/frogmario.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq-679yTJUDcrn2ZQRKZzi2PSZh5IlYGuKsslkoIsYPl-7hoUF0NFzzhOnYfMaH7dmFOz0JM_ywRNp4koA2xtNYJ7hUqn5NlQis5AZJ1gbC3-IpuYhwr-DrbOoRVl6v7wBJB0K7aZFd8/s400/frogmario.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405605565451748834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakMa4LceKSCWx8lhkobOURD7MzCbwTder-IyRk9FFZ0wWm6ghlg6oWqaf4GS62KbhgYXDMkJKZciW657z4wCEIol_S0oY_8UIp-_wTJSb3hNEEH5Zyb8flv-4SH-ptMmI9p5Imp4sg5g/s1600/frogmarioclose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakMa4LceKSCWx8lhkobOURD7MzCbwTder-IyRk9FFZ0wWm6ghlg6oWqaf4GS62KbhgYXDMkJKZciW657z4wCEIol_S0oY_8UIp-_wTJSb3hNEEH5Zyb8flv-4SH-ptMmI9p5Imp4sg5g/s400/frogmarioclose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405605570650233458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34133707">available @ my Etsy for $16</a></span>!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I cannot tell you how many times my husband & I have uttered these words. Ugh. Fucking HATE water levels.<br /><br />I'll be listing at <span style="font-style: italic;">least</span> one more cross stitch this week. Keep those eyes peeled!<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-75438815380073777012009-11-01T15:55:00.005-06:002009-11-01T16:16:39.766-06:00Knit Fast Die WarmSo it seems I've been in quite the knitting mood lately. It's still not really cold down here, but it's getting there. Alabama kind of has a way of stumbling into the winters...I can't tell you how many times I'll use my air conditioner & heater in my car in the same day. One of my buddies on <a href="http://twitter.com/RachelKristin">Twitter</a> was interested in a scarf but she's vegan & most of my scarves are acrylic & wool blends. Well, no longer, my friends. Acrylic yarn can be....not so soft, so I was perusing the aisles of Hobby Lobby and lo & behold...bamboo yarn! So goddamn soft. While it's a little steep in price, I think it's totally worth it. I've already made one in this really pretty cream color.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FLvP9DU02w-GobFLDrTgVa0-egPMCGuYzt-iyeOkbqaVOaAEErEFseQMJVF_Xn7zNn8iUBD7tInmPfSYX8B9DY4M7ShxY4WGiiMTcKbOWelwWj-0l2pp6v1LYadV9eR-uIX9MR2KAbI/s1600-h/Dream.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FLvP9DU02w-GobFLDrTgVa0-egPMCGuYzt-iyeOkbqaVOaAEErEFseQMJVF_Xn7zNn8iUBD7tInmPfSYX8B9DY4M7ShxY4WGiiMTcKbOWelwWj-0l2pp6v1LYadV9eR-uIX9MR2KAbI/s400/Dream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399260041289550706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41ewyXLrdxBT0WKbEGWCb9_QScIj87z7Gbs2MdRRX6k-scYQkVnA80PP8nTdlcZbu-mdIKNvOw6L4Inq5HoBwWNHcR-PfFkJnlTMeJaypKR2GTCalwW4ZHC8iZcFOD8RGmPzErhGvb54/s1600-h/Dreamcloseup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41ewyXLrdxBT0WKbEGWCb9_QScIj87z7Gbs2MdRRX6k-scYQkVnA80PP8nTdlcZbu-mdIKNvOw6L4Inq5HoBwWNHcR-PfFkJnlTMeJaypKR2GTCalwW4ZHC8iZcFOD8RGmPzErhGvb54/s400/Dreamcloseup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399259585089143138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">for sale @ <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32495431">my etsy</a> for $35!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">I'll definitely be making more bamboo scarves. I just really love the way the yarn feels!<br /><br />I also made this scarf & I absolutely loved the colors. It was a mix of red & black with nice chunky yarn (my favorite kind!) This one is not bamboo though.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XkRkDIe2Hn9B6jOFPwAOHMu5ikNa_6hIRlrpYtjq5XCK_fqabE3o6nx6-_5qAvmTvpCCypQ4s-rs1sni_Jm9g6cDzYP2l9UpJGsB7V0SJ3H0rLFYN6SuWYtvlgpQWSak1n4j7tXo3ZY/s1600-h/redscarf3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XkRkDIe2Hn9B6jOFPwAOHMu5ikNa_6hIRlrpYtjq5XCK_fqabE3o6nx6-_5qAvmTvpCCypQ4s-rs1sni_Jm9g6cDzYP2l9UpJGsB7V0SJ3H0rLFYN6SuWYtvlgpQWSak1n4j7tXo3ZY/s400/redscarf3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399260905177945650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7aS6PxSL7mcENylsm_TJv-TkaHuK3i5m4VcbD38Ow6fGZKThZIFGFPuzvL97dfuP1NWy-vuLoK_7ztbX7CC9iBYGO95nqMKhpors_QtImJWL8NzkKP0s41sSAY53HJlVLPADfT-F1h4/s1600-h/redscarf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7aS6PxSL7mcENylsm_TJv-TkaHuK3i5m4VcbD38Ow6fGZKThZIFGFPuzvL97dfuP1NWy-vuLoK_7ztbX7CC9iBYGO95nqMKhpors_QtImJWL8NzkKP0s41sSAY53HJlVLPADfT-F1h4/s400/redscarf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399260901207896866" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">This one has already sold!<br /><br />I'll probably be knitting up some more scarves soon, so be sure to keep an eye on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachelMckay">Etsy</a> & if you see one that you like, but would like it in a different color or have any other ideas, I welcome custom orders!<br /><br />Soon I'll be getting back into some needlework. I've been missing embroidery lately! I'm working on a cross stitch custom order for a friend right now so that's keeping my cross stitching desire satiated for the time being :)<br /></div></div><br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-78364238068950680592009-09-27T16:43:00.005-05:002009-09-27T17:01:37.166-05:00New scarves!I've made 3 new scarves for the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">ol' Etsy shop</a>! Guess what? They're also on sale! Only $15...stock up for the winter!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-h1ZipATVGnbVAxEQZjGnVovH00fK3fePRNEmKFQG_GJ_kAjiB8Q2Qx17NnjOQB3gvQtxQcNjrc3qQaKfciv1GxjN1aAtzZRX_3WCVFXkm6lxP_IeouGWdNb4jpp3pqmnA5XrisKQIE/s1600-h/green2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-h1ZipATVGnbVAxEQZjGnVovH00fK3fePRNEmKFQG_GJ_kAjiB8Q2Qx17NnjOQB3gvQtxQcNjrc3qQaKfciv1GxjN1aAtzZRX_3WCVFXkm6lxP_IeouGWdNb4jpp3pqmnA5XrisKQIE/s400/green2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386266944504092482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZ83apU0s5mPUDBPcyvoelZmFZXL-qaQMiNHftRgrrchEzPLos0ms3LlnuD3HR9zeNjjF6zK6VvDcubRK2DLBX4tBUsH9hoBWCppY0mBn51cNKz8xlPZ4VC_tZ3t6GuO8UyLS3amD7Jw/s1600-h/neopolitan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZ83apU0s5mPUDBPcyvoelZmFZXL-qaQMiNHftRgrrchEzPLos0ms3LlnuD3HR9zeNjjF6zK6VvDcubRK2DLBX4tBUsH9hoBWCppY0mBn51cNKz8xlPZ4VC_tZ3t6GuO8UyLS3amD7Jw/s400/neopolitan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386266954426683778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswo_RlL6znefuP-1AFfcxTYJ__7DOFrtMbd6Jjyj4s3VdSTPfVd6LE0e4wxypy5bnPb-C1-GdjUo-mFanPltFo4Rd_exq70YHfgDat6Pfc-9hVQTJkTqbJs2gdJn13xJlY_EYanNXKCQ/s1600-h/black.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswo_RlL6znefuP-1AFfcxTYJ__7DOFrtMbd6Jjyj4s3VdSTPfVd6LE0e4wxypy5bnPb-C1-GdjUo-mFanPltFo4Rd_exq70YHfgDat6Pfc-9hVQTJkTqbJs2gdJn13xJlY_EYanNXKCQ/s400/black.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386266933451531218" border="0" /></a><br />And don't forget, my cross stitch sale ends Wednesday! There's still lots of great items left. Here's some of my faves<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuY2tI1PzmoafJSRUe6j3nXwBqsUlOLivfPg1iw5oXDW1xOp3N5jKLQ5uylhMSB4YCoMAUcuRXgcm_d7E1UmtvCqVlXyXKjaZk_xbUUXlvCsxtFmi8bqfQnjpen5_Ir2jSvOYSSPL3aI/s1600-h/Prochoice-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuY2tI1PzmoafJSRUe6j3nXwBqsUlOLivfPg1iw5oXDW1xOp3N5jKLQ5uylhMSB4YCoMAUcuRXgcm_d7E1UmtvCqVlXyXKjaZk_xbUUXlvCsxtFmi8bqfQnjpen5_Ir2jSvOYSSPL3aI/s400/Prochoice-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386269499020920882" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25492455"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >only $12.50 till Wednesday!!</span></a><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6B8A14-ww602Piku2wjfl-s3DVEusVIvw1Zl0G6MyVrQB7tdgbwDiJimQpCNxOvA8ahTwNicJPA_WpohNwOMrUAF7F2VOixEiff0RohLYNj6RAQdiL1JfT5YG7P8DoU_BgpbAvWvt3c/s1600-h/rant3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6B8A14-ww602Piku2wjfl-s3DVEusVIvw1Zl0G6MyVrQB7tdgbwDiJimQpCNxOvA8ahTwNicJPA_WpohNwOMrUAF7F2VOixEiff0RohLYNj6RAQdiL1JfT5YG7P8DoU_BgpbAvWvt3c/s400/rant3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386269505383877698" border="0" /></a>The last remaining section of the Christian Bale rant, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23115129">only $10 till Wednesday</a>!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVtKRZd30TJQzp_Y646ZQq4WQtTKxrdW3B5r1UoFXboZUQKzz1SGMehoe2971Vu7xbWYIg3o2ms9YbOz0saWbXKyGOVsMw_xq_SomnFtfTGLfXqqiAs4WfR8dJfC6cry-jaNWRTI-UKA/s1600-h/Teddies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVtKRZd30TJQzp_Y646ZQq4WQtTKxrdW3B5r1UoFXboZUQKzz1SGMehoe2971Vu7xbWYIg3o2ms9YbOz0saWbXKyGOVsMw_xq_SomnFtfTGLfXqqiAs4WfR8dJfC6cry-jaNWRTI-UKA/s400/Teddies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386269491523317090" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27366592"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >only $8.50 till Wednesday!!</span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"></div><div id="refHTML"></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-9808636488012313612009-09-08T12:00:00.004-05:002009-09-08T12:08:05.707-05:00Today....My husband & I are celebrating 11 years of friendship, 3 1/2 years of "couple-dom" & 2 years of marriage. I couldn't ask for a better partner in life.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">♥<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMSbMrnXYk4bdRj8x91XAh1woCtHx_93trbjVXH-Gt7-lq7rZDSALDmaogs3VDyXaSdczKoD3DsZ9O4gG1ZEV9kbWv8OKeBae9vAONe9TaFSZ9sImGJGgInXxNXGRGjCKr-bCnTmEdHM/s1600-h/us.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMSbMrnXYk4bdRj8x91XAh1woCtHx_93trbjVXH-Gt7-lq7rZDSALDmaogs3VDyXaSdczKoD3DsZ9O4gG1ZEV9kbWv8OKeBae9vAONe9TaFSZ9sImGJGgInXxNXGRGjCKr-bCnTmEdHM/s400/us.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379143737076409954" border="0" /></a>I love you so much, Will!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">p.s. I wrote about our 1st anniversary <a href="http://rachelmckay.blogspot.com/2008/09/first-wedding-anniversary.html">here</a> :)<br /></div></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-61240560440899120432009-08-26T17:49:00.006-05:002009-08-26T18:08:05.078-05:001st Anniversary Sale!!!On August 28th, I will officially have had my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">Etsy</a> shop open for a year! Yep, I made it :) To celebrate I am having a HUGE sale! All of my cross stitches are 50% off!!! Holy shit, that's right! Half off ALL of my cross stitches. You can't beat that with a stick. Also, I'm planning on doing a Twitter giveaway soon too, so if you don't follow me already, there's another reason you should! You can follow me <a href="http://twitter.com/RachelKristin">here</a>. It's private, but I accept most requests, unless you're a porntwitterbot haha!<br /><br />Here are some of the things I'll be selling for half off!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGtH2qDpimg2RRPtzmRh7nZ4m6YINaBveYYJKvupsqEgxAbPsrqEDsXYMk909ACOPgF0dJ8gVcrL9-ORYBGw7hwK3PvAspF-hSHEq2p8Dz56-hIr4a6WQmbbDqitFidWEh_Dr13ubjA0/s1600-h/Prochoice-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGtH2qDpimg2RRPtzmRh7nZ4m6YINaBveYYJKvupsqEgxAbPsrqEDsXYMk909ACOPgF0dJ8gVcrL9-ORYBGw7hwK3PvAspF-hSHEq2p8Dz56-hIr4a6WQmbbDqitFidWEh_Dr13ubjA0/s400/Prochoice-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374411118649446418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcVw_bmNg_0b9akGtJBNLEadluH56fTFLptJRmzEOWviHPISg9mCUu1sdFzrzjGhaKFnkuAm05pUYSz5COPHXmIKchhVuz_aCMncMiW_nPSeraxcVkDj_y5pQa9sdEwOgjY0MiD4dUBo/s1600-h/fuck+it.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcVw_bmNg_0b9akGtJBNLEadluH56fTFLptJRmzEOWviHPISg9mCUu1sdFzrzjGhaKFnkuAm05pUYSz5COPHXmIKchhVuz_aCMncMiW_nPSeraxcVkDj_y5pQa9sdEwOgjY0MiD4dUBo/s400/fuck+it.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374411103935772290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX1YDEI3-DKkalvIGtmQNucLdimpp0pktdMLu3dY4MpkD1ZP3AA6k8Iv5k_0p1ozZWjhziqER2fS4qu5Me48xvUBUqGh9jW-v2Vo2FFf0XCBpcFapLXLiakOsq3qdr7ABYaHTu2zYVHE/s1600-h/Teddies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX1YDEI3-DKkalvIGtmQNucLdimpp0pktdMLu3dY4MpkD1ZP3AA6k8Iv5k_0p1ozZWjhziqER2fS4qu5Me48xvUBUqGh9jW-v2Vo2FFf0XCBpcFapLXLiakOsq3qdr7ABYaHTu2zYVHE/s400/Teddies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374411106937718498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0RPJptWkfFCZQ_l7iGXsIbP2PvKUZ9On3gv0wr9OrdYPh9mMxAS9D1MGP9mZhDHczTcUNFe1TzP2hMZuNleH6OF9SuGnl71u_Qz457rVrL1Rk7SKD591jy53wtCJB7-fDJ-DBRO43aw/s1600-h/shopsmart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0RPJptWkfFCZQ_l7iGXsIbP2PvKUZ9On3gv0wr9OrdYPh9mMxAS9D1MGP9mZhDHczTcUNFe1TzP2hMZuNleH6OF9SuGnl71u_Qz457rVrL1Rk7SKD591jy53wtCJB7-fDJ-DBRO43aw/s400/shopsmart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374411122942339218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkVTCcDPoEgsIDH0pyzJy5uw4NqNY1VA9zntWnIL4Lqvr9jT7HxY0P9jdHPimi6RTjUEMcoUN25bLOFgfsZfTYHv45_IJTbinzc1NG8IH5Nq8Fbhc3Xq5qlybdRWxpp9M-fPx07Bk7Kc/s1600-h/cunt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkVTCcDPoEgsIDH0pyzJy5uw4NqNY1VA9zntWnIL4Lqvr9jT7HxY0P9jdHPimi6RTjUEMcoUN25bLOFgfsZfTYHv45_IJTbinzc1NG8IH5Nq8Fbhc3Xq5qlybdRWxpp9M-fPx07Bk7Kc/s400/cunt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374411133795612786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJRD0r6X8mgLdYwrFT0koYgmdmyMqXCoiKF1qiK4wQ6Ia6X12WhCHtCP4tO6D4_pZbfiUUaY_TKK9CI1jGZ_aV7ZdnUhQH9cC4YXpYRdmQk_YJ_ONmki9ce_fiaruWbmzbhkl6q_3_Q0/s1600-h/lostie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJRD0r6X8mgLdYwrFT0koYgmdmyMqXCoiKF1qiK4wQ6Ia6X12WhCHtCP4tO6D4_pZbfiUUaY_TKK9CI1jGZ_aV7ZdnUhQH9cC4YXpYRdmQk_YJ_ONmki9ce_fiaruWbmzbhkl6q_3_Q0/s400/lostie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374411832381681154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzKhlrEot75jmr7cFzx-Q-Q9FxMTKdO6KdiZuof_cjYlw98HB6UWcXswBq9aZivU3Xhhb2BHbi8pkbD2N1GZrrJpLFtYcxh2lLXpU22ygx6XiUru8CfXk05UJ7kQUMl2iEI6p5QbKv24/s1600-h/dontjudgeabook.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzKhlrEot75jmr7cFzx-Q-Q9FxMTKdO6KdiZuof_cjYlw98HB6UWcXswBq9aZivU3Xhhb2BHbi8pkbD2N1GZrrJpLFtYcxh2lLXpU22ygx6XiUru8CfXk05UJ7kQUMl2iEI6p5QbKv24/s400/dontjudgeabook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374411828391800450" border="0" /></a><br />So there you have it! It all starts this Friday, August 28th!<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-67553445898924066042009-08-04T15:46:00.006-05:002009-08-04T16:13:29.462-05:00Tattoo flash embroideriesSeems as though I've neglected this blog! I promise it's not on purpose, but life sometimes gets in the way with my blogging I suppose :)<br /><br />So what's new? My husband & I moved into our new apartment, I've been keeping busy with crafts (of course), and trying to concentrate on building my clientele at the salon..I've been a busy girl!<br /><br />Shall we get on with the crafts? Let's....<br /><br />For the past few days I've been busy with a pretty nice sized embroidery. I'm super proud of it although looking at it after it's finished there are a few things I would change, but that's just me being a perfectionist. I don't think it's any secret that I love embroidering <a href="http://rachelmckay.blogspot.com/search/label/tattoo%20flash">tattoo flash</a>, but man I really loved this project. So much satin stitch!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJYMFSLybmRv_QTevf40WeEZaOEmJ-bIvpTfogp76q91bX-kFx4OpSA502rs34vYcIWI1YmsVDVR0iboWgSLfeT-Ca8j_LacslmIxt2I_WYEQ5JjtHrreE-1gvNVCNmyjJdUEeWztkzM/s1600-h/traditional+tatto+flash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJYMFSLybmRv_QTevf40WeEZaOEmJ-bIvpTfogp76q91bX-kFx4OpSA502rs34vYcIWI1YmsVDVR0iboWgSLfeT-Ca8j_LacslmIxt2I_WYEQ5JjtHrreE-1gvNVCNmyjJdUEeWztkzM/s400/traditional+tatto+flash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366216141373735778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUfJ5xh9llH85rgknbgYc4FF_inJ8dLLkjI3_CDehWxjDBUdIROTMpWomZDUXmd8XkON1WO0nVtoACPcpD8PbFBZI_sOSm9Amnkke3NlxQ9V_bXtRfhKlhSgXjsb4X3X53I21UbKQVGY/s1600-h/traditional+tatto+flash2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUfJ5xh9llH85rgknbgYc4FF_inJ8dLLkjI3_CDehWxjDBUdIROTMpWomZDUXmd8XkON1WO0nVtoACPcpD8PbFBZI_sOSm9Amnkke3NlxQ9V_bXtRfhKlhSgXjsb4X3X53I21UbKQVGY/s400/traditional+tatto+flash2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366216156933290674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq7t8w-GkG39YgPP1zRLxt7adl3jthpOGbIzCmaPvXChZK5E6S1GixRNh83GbudutMDgUeF9AduoabVNaAoFePWzkRDZjuLlJFIeziVvBki-mNOANS3liFsBk4mHpBWo-st75gs9j4PE/s1600-h/traditional+tattoo+flash3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq7t8w-GkG39YgPP1zRLxt7adl3jthpOGbIzCmaPvXChZK5E6S1GixRNh83GbudutMDgUeF9AduoabVNaAoFePWzkRDZjuLlJFIeziVvBki-mNOANS3liFsBk4mHpBWo-st75gs9j4PE/s400/traditional+tattoo+flash3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366216169116304530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >available @ <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">my etsy</a> for $35!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">While Will(the hubs) is always complimentary of my work, he seemed especially impressed by this :)<br /><br />I also did a piece with some color tinting, which I looooove! It really does add a lot to embroidery.<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaFy47EC4ionm_CM14KJTkWov-fDzSarOVWNPIRKaXq6pDuyqRhec22uFK7tKetwaYu6-194QHohXiiBmxWYlIEnO2VHqQq7K363fEv1U-LrJsxn8kOVPKB0nLFXvcSkNZAIKzuEP92c/s1600-h/tattoo+flash1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaFy47EC4ionm_CM14KJTkWov-fDzSarOVWNPIRKaXq6pDuyqRhec22uFK7tKetwaYu6-194QHohXiiBmxWYlIEnO2VHqQq7K363fEv1U-LrJsxn8kOVPKB0nLFXvcSkNZAIKzuEP92c/s400/tattoo+flash1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366217388590320306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one I am keeping for myself. Me likes.<br /><br />And although this last one doesn't <span style="font-style: italic;">really </span>constitute as tattoo flash, it does have tattoo lettering!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rwYpdsYC8WohcESD2I62R3AE3fS_pvTA6Z32mcwTixASF-ZtUL_DldklIKm0Gca168lLtd7Yz5j1dAIR4C2G4mXOEf8dKnVoJTjwqR9xNpxLpO_T-qJY5vCDKQTYwJpkLfyIw00D8dA/s1600-h/sex+appeal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rwYpdsYC8WohcESD2I62R3AE3fS_pvTA6Z32mcwTixASF-ZtUL_DldklIKm0Gca168lLtd7Yz5j1dAIR4C2G4mXOEf8dKnVoJTjwqR9xNpxLpO_T-qJY5vCDKQTYwJpkLfyIw00D8dA/s400/sex+appeal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366218431519028258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj0EVIdJfxM2lg0HXiWIHm2zQ0vspwv4P75O7StVR1Y3vImaiHQe0UwoW15Bf7zunxI5-Qg0gxwkWoXMA4iaGPJoJp6oXN5gJ-m_Y-XZlGi46GjE_Wid2J1wFCpe-ecQlzKG4ByN7YVA/s1600-h/sex+appeal2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj0EVIdJfxM2lg0HXiWIHm2zQ0vspwv4P75O7StVR1Y3vImaiHQe0UwoW15Bf7zunxI5-Qg0gxwkWoXMA4iaGPJoJp6oXN5gJ-m_Y-XZlGi46GjE_Wid2J1wFCpe-ecQlzKG4ByN7YVA/s400/sex+appeal2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366218445191858226" border="0" /></a>I'm not going to say I hate stupid people because, without them, what would there be to entertain me? I will say that I think someone with some intelligence is definitely extremely attractive though, don't you agree?<br /><br />Yeah, it looks a little dirty. That's because the ink from the brains transfer kinda bled through. A wash & it'll not look...dirty haha.<br /><br /><br />That's all for now! I have several more projects to post about soon though, so check back. And hey, have you checked out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">my Etsy store</a> yet? :)<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-32400013785756245432009-06-17T21:32:00.004-05:002009-06-18T09:09:11.735-05:00Things I Love Thursday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://galadarling.com/"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tilt3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Passing my written exam!</span> Yes that's right, I have one more exam to pass (the practical) & then I will officially be a licensed cosmetologist! I wasn't <span style="font-style: italic;">too </span>nervous about taking the exam but I was still a little frazzled. I stayed up way late the night before my exam getting my husband to quiz me. After I was giving him the answer before he could get the question out, he called it quits & said I have nothing to worry about. And you know what? He was right! I made that exam my bitch. Basically. I also got a very sweet shout out & congratulations from the <a href="http://emergency-pants.net/">Emergency Pants</a> crew. Thanks guys!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melissa's wedding</span> So one of my good friends, Melissa, got married Tuesday & I got to be in the wedding. I know it sounds weird but I love being in weddings! I'm such a cheeseball about that kinda stuff. I almost cried while we were all walking out to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QfEiDO9opg">All You Need is Love</a>. It was a gorgeous wedding & a lot of fun. And it was at a castle! How fucking cool is that?!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Children's books</span> I don't know what compelled me, but for some reason I was feeling nostalgic & looked through the most popular children's books when I was a kid. Some of my favorites included <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Real-Mother-Goose-Blanche-Wright/dp/0590225170">The Real Mother Goose</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Value-Believing-Yourself-Pasteur-Valuetales/dp/0916392066">The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tale-Peter-Rabbit-Reading-Railroad/dp/0448435217/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245293097&sr=1-2">The Tale of Peter Rabbit</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Engine-That-Could-mini/dp/0448400715/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245293145&sr=1-1">The Little Engine That Could</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Moon-Margaret-Wise-Brown/dp/0694003611/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245293236&sr=1-1">Goodnight Moon</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Scarrys-Best-Word-Unabridged/dp/B000J07UG8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245293288&sr=1-3">Best Word Book Ever</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Wild-Things-Maurice-Sendak/dp/0060254920/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245293789&sr=1-1">Where The Wild Things Are</a>, and a whole lot more that I can't recall. I really wish I still had them :(<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">♥ honorable mentions ♥<br /><div style="text-align: left;">learning how to play Dominoes, peach jello shots, baby Oliver, Will coming by my work just to bring me a muffin he made from scratch, business picking up, compliments on my tattoos from strangers, not stressing, my new hair!(I cut a LOT off!)<br /></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-58753713866353174782009-06-14T20:15:00.002-05:002009-06-14T20:20:06.632-05:00Love BearI've been on an "embroidering super cute things" kick, apparently. I finished this one up tonight!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7sqA0aHh2RjlfgYbBA-ndMtqDbCXKU7jmjAYVFkaQbLrifpqrGeWH_8X1BNuAq4mkswuDpXbjUZZVSI6BBH_6Uf6SRECK1307K-QXCFk9gPTsk2LRIebOkDEtiarawzPwaWzscj-c78/s1600-h/lovebear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7sqA0aHh2RjlfgYbBA-ndMtqDbCXKU7jmjAYVFkaQbLrifpqrGeWH_8X1BNuAq4mkswuDpXbjUZZVSI6BBH_6Uf6SRECK1307K-QXCFk9gPTsk2LRIebOkDEtiarawzPwaWzscj-c78/s400/lovebear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347357088264554098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mkiKC-KxD3gKvD4yO2PXfSCmsFN7eNmMdZb66_d8wKnjqqZooq5M9wQnZR91H-y2YHFRC-ciUcNfQTWEXtJXCwEcQmqJl9ebwbQGr2P49NKSgdE3jv-DGhv5u_ZDfump5Zq7lUhrJ3I/s1600-h/lovebear2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mkiKC-KxD3gKvD4yO2PXfSCmsFN7eNmMdZb66_d8wKnjqqZooq5M9wQnZR91H-y2YHFRC-ciUcNfQTWEXtJXCwEcQmqJl9ebwbQGr2P49NKSgdE3jv-DGhv5u_ZDfump5Zq7lUhrJ3I/s400/lovebear2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347357090278190114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Isn't he just adorable? It's been nice to take a break from studying for my board exams (I'm taking my written exam on Tuesday!!!) to just relax & craft a little bit :)<br /><br />Wanna take this little guy home? He's available at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26478753">my Etsy</a> for only $12!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-55489455471292301132009-06-11T17:34:00.003-05:002009-06-11T18:10:02.104-05:00Things I Love Thursday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://galadarling.com/"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tiltheart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://thepainpage.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pain</span></a> No, not the emotional or physical kind, but the band! If you've never ever heard of them, that's ok, because they're a local band. They are basically my youth encapsulated in happy, nerdy, funny music. I can't tell you how many times I've seen them because it feels like every single weekend they were playing <span style="font-style: italic;">somewhere.</span> I've been listening to them constantly lately because they make me sooo happy. Me & Will have successfully spread the love of Pain all the way to Chicago! Bridget, you just say the word (if you even read this anymore?) and we'll send some cds :) And now for your viewing pleasure, a video! Obviously very 90s. Ah....I miss being 13.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/02IsQmsQdyI&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/02IsQmsQdyI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hot chocolate before bed</span> This has become somewhat of a ritual for me lately. Most people drink hot tea. I like hot chocolate. Make it with soy milk & I'm out like a light pretty soon after that.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Moving!</span> Ok, actually I really hate the "moving" part but I love being in a new place. Although we're moving to a smaller apartment ($$$ is tight) I like to think of it as moving to a "cozier" apartment. Although I'll miss our place since it's mine & Will's first place together as a married couple! Yeah, we're super gay for each other, I know.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Will's finished(almost) tattoo!</span> Yay! It's basically done! There's going to be more stuff added to the bottom & a few other touches, but it's basically finished & looks glorious.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNBrKgwQjdQJB_SuEmDayS5dBMPiVzDu5YNxah_PlsO4DEdpzp3VNd3tiUIgnyUWxn2ufat4SefKRA9TnXGjHkbH-gYX5LEEnuqhiXpbNNcoXv-dSt2k6g3V7juKwzPCGduiX9wJR5z0/s1600-h/ladyjustice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNBrKgwQjdQJB_SuEmDayS5dBMPiVzDu5YNxah_PlsO4DEdpzp3VNd3tiUIgnyUWxn2ufat4SefKRA9TnXGjHkbH-gYX5LEEnuqhiXpbNNcoXv-dSt2k6g3V7juKwzPCGduiX9wJR5z0/s400/ladyjustice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346210953059926114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpe5zYMJFN3MH3dCp1HQhYIfiF9XVu8fTfELJ2Dq8-1JG3L-CA85Isi6FZn_e-M3UJib1hEumXwbBZkIc-NmARkChDFHdG1Rgn1CV4t3gJrHW6QxVHdm0LTs4879MUjIcTrMfaGwC5UE/s1600-h/ladyjustice2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpe5zYMJFN3MH3dCp1HQhYIfiF9XVu8fTfELJ2Dq8-1JG3L-CA85Isi6FZn_e-M3UJib1hEumXwbBZkIc-NmARkChDFHdG1Rgn1CV4t3gJrHW6QxVHdm0LTs4879MUjIcTrMfaGwC5UE/s400/ladyjustice2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346210957721905346" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I know. I'm jealous too.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">♥ honorable mentions ♥<br /><div style="text-align: left;">my cute new bangs, getting my hair done for the free, dressing up for work, turqoise eyeshadow, meeting new people & seeing old friends, having the best friends in the world, embroidering, reading Pygmy, my friends having tip wars after I cut their hair ($20 was the winner!), hanging out with Will & the kitties in bed, naked yoga in the morning<br /></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-76652429455096437652009-06-09T16:24:00.003-05:002009-06-09T16:29:38.088-05:00Who wants ice cream?I made this little guy last night & I love him! Like <a href="http://www.mrxstitch.com/">Bridget</a> said, "I get the feeling that he's thinking to himself: "My GOD. I'm DELICIOUS." I figured I'd show him off!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbnklpX837eE-haU-e2oyKV8B_japfggZD025hIaXJ13rwzrZCrmbMnkP_I5N5QS4_ZhwVv0bYJ3nZxbMWOstr5-pW1bxM08-HC59xXCuJTHPnwL1x6Wlm0JxR63vBr3JCPwlBTV5GLI/s1600-h/icecream.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbnklpX837eE-haU-e2oyKV8B_japfggZD025hIaXJ13rwzrZCrmbMnkP_I5N5QS4_ZhwVv0bYJ3nZxbMWOstr5-pW1bxM08-HC59xXCuJTHPnwL1x6Wlm0JxR63vBr3JCPwlBTV5GLI/s400/icecream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345442412386611650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVujXpPScXsKcr9EOz8sEC_uYnkzOzpmIdDTCwgIW10XYCX5i_6Qb4SxCPDYmIlKI26eAfAjFpd57puEqo_2hDG3H6uPZxZrYkZs105Yx2xiXl8uGbVsf3QuOQz0CHhwbsmJu_A-relI/s1600-h/icecream2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVujXpPScXsKcr9EOz8sEC_uYnkzOzpmIdDTCwgIW10XYCX5i_6Qb4SxCPDYmIlKI26eAfAjFpd57puEqo_2hDG3H6uPZxZrYkZs105Yx2xiXl8uGbVsf3QuOQz0CHhwbsmJu_A-relI/s400/icecream2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345442418118681650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And that little speck you see in the corner was just a little bit of extra thread, it's not there anymore :) I used split stitch, back stitch, & satin stitch.<br /><br />He's available at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26227779">my Etsy shop</a> for only $16!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-61235166346316325422009-06-06T18:20:00.003-05:002009-06-06T18:25:58.633-05:00Things I Love..er...Saturday!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://galadarling.com/"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tiltheart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Things I Love drawing from Trey! I couldn't be happier!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jyKxjIn29hh0KIQwoyORvacSZlAbSKHQlGuHAhBbAqW__3TcJV13SlTzbrHj9PWHqnOCs6pJx-c-n_uIVTaSWdlSEEIIxvXrMTSWxbbWT8G16uhH-Dw-z8KnAl_BnGkfG0buyxRm0HU/s1600-h/thingsilove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jyKxjIn29hh0KIQwoyORvacSZlAbSKHQlGuHAhBbAqW__3TcJV13SlTzbrHj9PWHqnOCs6pJx-c-n_uIVTaSWdlSEEIIxvXrMTSWxbbWT8G16uhH-Dw-z8KnAl_BnGkfG0buyxRm0HU/s400/thingsilove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344359199628478658" border="0" /></a>You can click on the picture to see it up close and click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelmckay/3602086676/">here</a> to get all the details!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">And my horror movie character one!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3qzcgB1YqPKbaCXHiQuz_IxsZIszpUg6_Zf4kqk29-1DcUSZo8lkzHPjfTMnxEZqNrOE2onIydwudvK_dChxz-9DHRoi8EPhcg0GiMyxZIiAQOWkUHb1G3SnrkYHvvwkA2zcULZ6I3E/s1600-h/thehorror.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3qzcgB1YqPKbaCXHiQuz_IxsZIszpUg6_Zf4kqk29-1DcUSZo8lkzHPjfTMnxEZqNrOE2onIydwudvK_dChxz-9DHRoi8EPhcg0GiMyxZIiAQOWkUHb1G3SnrkYHvvwkA2zcULZ6I3E/s400/thehorror.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344359204087020386" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />♥<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-42464370348696936612009-05-28T16:49:00.004-05:002009-05-28T17:24:44.628-05:00Things I Love Thursday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://galadarling.com/"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tiltheart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not being (as) scared of clipper cuts!</span> Yeah, so the salon I work in has a pretty big male clientele, which means I'm gonna have to use clippers at some point. They used to scare me (especially fades) but I did 2 in a row today with no nerves whatsoever! Yay for me! And the guys were happy & was told by Tiffany that they looked really good. Woot! Now...if I can just wrangle some chicks in the salon I will be a pretty damn happy camper.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My husband who is the master at totally calming me down</span> So we've run into some bumps in the road as far as money goes & there <span style="font-style: italic;">seems</span> to be a fraudulent charge on my credit report. I won't really get into the details but needless to say, I've been way stressed out about the whole situation & Will has the innate ability to, no matter how upset & stressed I am, completely calm me down & feel like everything's alright. I love that man immensely.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Getting awesome artwork from friends</span> My friends are a talented bunch & my friend, Trey is doing this totally awesome & amazing "things I love" drawing. I saw the progress the other night and wow....I cannot <span style="font-style: italic;">wait </span>to see the finished product. If you have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, this is the one he made for Will. You can check <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelmckay/3245040534/">here</a> for the details & notes & such..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KBa5gquTrts737GSfFON7h3kUzz3zyack3Nw0smdBL2-63Wf7CIjopLCbSGQJZnHsdB3LGCYgrZeyc7mdwMnf_QA5U3UcxRUFAx7NNtE_wSkrNlL9YU_5mdb59Q33uZs9CaizJeB6lQ/s1600-h/nerdart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KBa5gquTrts737GSfFON7h3kUzz3zyack3Nw0smdBL2-63Wf7CIjopLCbSGQJZnHsdB3LGCYgrZeyc7mdwMnf_QA5U3UcxRUFAx7NNtE_wSkrNlL9YU_5mdb59Q33uZs9CaizJeB6lQ/s400/nerdart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340999004932800626" border="0" /></a>The colors will pop more on mine since he's using a white piece instead of a brown piece of cardboard. He also gave me this awesome collage of horror movie characters that I haven't posted to flickr (but will soon!) It's done in ink & definitely a theme that I love.<br /><br /><a href="http://playhimoffkeyboardcat.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keyboard Cat</span></a> I love this cat, even though it's been dead for like, 2 decades. Keyboard cat makes me way too happy.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qv0z0FURQbk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qv0z0FURQbk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">♥honorable mentions♥<br /><div style="text-align: left;">wearing skirts & dresses is completely comfortable, Sunflower Cafe's organic veggie lasagna, not fighting about money (seriously! I feel even closer to Will, actually), smartwater, goofing off with Joni, Brain Candy only on VHS, Star Trek is fucking awesome!, having people back me no matter what, my dad coming by the salon & cracking jokes, being me, my amazing friends, my amazing family, <a href="http://www.morningstarfarms.com/product_detail.aspx?family=365&id=320">chik'n</a> nuggets & BBQ sauce, falling asleep cuddling (rarity for me, I need breathing room), my true internet buddies: you know who you are!<br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-69263929603357242322009-05-25T14:51:00.008-05:002009-05-25T15:44:40.748-05:00Cross stitch Ca-RAAAZYSo it seems that I've completely immersed myself in the last 2 weeks or so in cross stitch. I think I may need a little break afterward so that I can concentrate on you know....getting my cosmetology license & stuff. Important things need to happen <span style="font-style: italic;">soon.</span> So anyway, I had just an urge to continuously create, some are ones I've done before, on those days where I wasn't feeling especially creative but still wanted to do <span style="font-style: italic;">something </span>& the others are custom orders.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q2h0kKr7IoL9z_VajwtuXREyneiZ3b7HSbU06quskBGNYiEiWqoFvhGXfViuQK3vtW3ZoJ0oLtVM0b8OgwQiT3Pwt4yQWGENGoLboDFDrYcSncv5iYD4ovhesstUkmORpcflPeUK090/s1600-h/cunt1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q2h0kKr7IoL9z_VajwtuXREyneiZ3b7HSbU06quskBGNYiEiWqoFvhGXfViuQK3vtW3ZoJ0oLtVM0b8OgwQiT3Pwt4yQWGENGoLboDFDrYcSncv5iYD4ovhesstUkmORpcflPeUK090/s400/cunt1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339852902108621602" border="0" /></a>Probably my all time favorite word to say AND stitch. The person who ordered these wanted them unframed (which makes it look unfinished to me :( but whatev) & she wanted them to look like a set.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhQg-JTR5P-KFNa8fOJ3jsq_I2pSikKqizQzkjuea6d5ADjTKsM4nItumZL68Ilos5rpQDXMnSMmYOZzEBhR70E5gC-BqwAmjg6RvxopwBS6e5vnRLD3u9YKCiHT89N51IIGyo11zHCA/s1600-h/fuckyou.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhQg-JTR5P-KFNa8fOJ3jsq_I2pSikKqizQzkjuea6d5ADjTKsM4nItumZL68Ilos5rpQDXMnSMmYOZzEBhR70E5gC-BqwAmjg6RvxopwBS6e5vnRLD3u9YKCiHT89N51IIGyo11zHCA/s400/fuckyou.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339852907762287042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrM9GkA5nevrLzK1p9-lAaWspnnwJLwNrEfwMnKiKF4VVvxyvSqQbNmecVUQsxpqhyphenhyphenIjfP2Qh-R94LDiKsesNdyxgrw64njDZH8YfrIxLqgz4Laq99zolmxwQdr-fmc9717atNCDw-YI/s1600-h/JESUSFUCK.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrM9GkA5nevrLzK1p9-lAaWspnnwJLwNrEfwMnKiKF4VVvxyvSqQbNmecVUQsxpqhyphenhyphenIjfP2Qh-R94LDiKsesNdyxgrw64njDZH8YfrIxLqgz4Laq99zolmxwQdr-fmc9717atNCDw-YI/s400/JESUSFUCK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339852913769150834" border="0" /></a><br />Definitely could've taken better pictures....but she loved them & that's what matters! I totally loved what she actually wanted them to say too. Anyone that's as vulgar as I am is awesome in my book! At first I was confused on the "Jesus Fuck" thing, but from what I understand it's basically a jumble of cursing. I imagine it to be a frustrated curse like, "Jesus....FUCK!" but that's just me.<br /><br />Now this is still one of my favorite pieces ever. It caused kind of a stir on <a href="http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=266859.msg3000014#msg3000014">Craftster</a> (although I think any mean comments were deleted) & even had a few morons show up on <a href="http://rachelmckay.blogspot.com/2008/09/prochoice-motherfuckin-proud.html">my blog post about it</a>. For the most part, I got very positive feedback & it quickly left my Etsy shop & into the arms of <a href="http://craftydame.blogspot.com/">Crafty Dame</a> (hope you love it, Amy!)<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO-Q-xmTBVLfwrPl9QeDn0UwAYQm2OKrES8rDrV0Xvpgu1I4-VG5ynmktZQtFOs_SuxLVziNhtg4m7CgAMHRP3bFUvQ_Ypn3yVTln65THRPf0nyT5uj5EpA-i2msbAgUoiyctsbULLvU/s1600-h/Prochoice-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO-Q-xmTBVLfwrPl9QeDn0UwAYQm2OKrES8rDrV0Xvpgu1I4-VG5ynmktZQtFOs_SuxLVziNhtg4m7CgAMHRP3bFUvQ_Ypn3yVTln65THRPf0nyT5uj5EpA-i2msbAgUoiyctsbULLvU/s400/Prochoice-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339855594390036562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >available @ <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">my etsy</a> for $25!</span><br /></div>Fucking RIGHT!<br /><br /></div><br />Anyone hate World of Warcraft? I'm sorry, I know millions upon millions of people play & it's just the coolest game in the fucking world to some people but...shit's retarded. I've never been into MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) because I would rather do other things instead. I dunno, maybe I'll just always be a Nintendo fangirl & think other games are totally worthless. My husband plays it so that gives me permission to hate on this game.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhO-Is61W1V7hMsW5PmZWoJAFJvl_Cf8iZbMrvhvPaqzaG9L61OWw-MjbTAL-gzkp1ah0V1Q6Fcpdk-dzK1ZSCLe7jiSPvFUq8RxamoYOxv3comGS62UHAzUzZRTDPfBdnHNpafQ5-F0/s1600-h/Warcraft-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhO-Is61W1V7hMsW5PmZWoJAFJvl_Cf8iZbMrvhvPaqzaG9L61OWw-MjbTAL-gzkp1ah0V1Q6Fcpdk-dzK1ZSCLe7jiSPvFUq8RxamoYOxv3comGS62UHAzUzZRTDPfBdnHNpafQ5-F0/s400/Warcraft-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339852918880206754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >available @ <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">my etsy</a> for $25!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I've been wanting to do an atheist/agnostic piece for a while & decided to stitch this cute little guy up. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIjA7WLtw_BSAo5pKNCWqLT4IDHZHOHiVXB7LLbEhmg5z-uzExPxcpHAGFfY40LOAkcGgSJnHd3LrM15hiv_R7rJGUefNy5ZlGsoRMQnT47YLiU1gTT1zokTuS9jUC3AMcqzPzMwYInM/s1600-h/GodFree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIjA7WLtw_BSAo5pKNCWqLT4IDHZHOHiVXB7LLbEhmg5z-uzExPxcpHAGFfY40LOAkcGgSJnHd3LrM15hiv_R7rJGUefNy5ZlGsoRMQnT47YLiU1gTT1zokTuS9jUC3AMcqzPzMwYInM/s400/GodFree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339853013381177074" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >available @ <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">my etsy</a> for $5!</span><br /><br /></div>It's little. The frame is 2 inches, I believe. I like it though! My initial description on Etsy was something along the lines of "men who wear sandals get what they deserve". It's supposed to be a joke, but maybe it's not a very well-known joke? Either way, my own mother didn't see the laugh value in it, so I took that part out. Only for mom! While I do understand that a lot of my stuff <span style="font-style: italic;">is </span>offensive, and I like it that way, I don't want to totally turn people off...am I making any sense? I don't want people to think I'm a jesus hating bitch, I guess. Although I absolutely am against organized religion & I'm very open about being agnostic. Hey, that's what happens when you attend Christian schools as a kid.<br /><br />Oh! And on a totally different subject, I got my leg finished!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQi51V0Nle9_kqVaJdiyir4nMX66x5NI1yRin1YA5t6Dl9m7mWRgQuiUDOuqadzCJL3WZG2IOrbn2CpYQTSF5uy3tv4J8IBUx1fHcHcvQzYY8w8dh97U9psHK19QEt6geirTDIQuC0e1w/s1600-h/crest3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQi51V0Nle9_kqVaJdiyir4nMX66x5NI1yRin1YA5t6Dl9m7mWRgQuiUDOuqadzCJL3WZG2IOrbn2CpYQTSF5uy3tv4J8IBUx1fHcHcvQzYY8w8dh97U9psHK19QEt6geirTDIQuC0e1w/s400/crest3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339864080208052018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83wMP3Reg8G0HR-qZiKtwaY1Fw4bhj45-iBEXnJxdc2po08RJ-VvwevTKFEvR2XvBoD_yOIaXGzMMcQ1c_F7S7iSib2DNULnwNQT65DlTVgML3NY7BNlz0MEdScGZCg_Soq_bheQ9Ebc/s1600-h/FC4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83wMP3Reg8G0HR-qZiKtwaY1Fw4bhj45-iBEXnJxdc2po08RJ-VvwevTKFEvR2XvBoD_yOIaXGzMMcQ1c_F7S7iSib2DNULnwNQT65DlTVgML3NY7BNlz0MEdScGZCg_Soq_bheQ9Ebc/s400/FC4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339864085876668898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4u7uIMrW3wFjgxipg7IY50cFzcoqg38OxduAXrUKy-CRdvdRT9GftvF70ueSlUMYxxq72y0sv4yacb6fCrIFs0SFmFSKUmeMWWrN9WfG6HfR5-0ze2aJ_3V_N2svwE8vMLvSB_t2Jiw/s1600-h/crest4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4u7uIMrW3wFjgxipg7IY50cFzcoqg38OxduAXrUKy-CRdvdRT9GftvF70ueSlUMYxxq72y0sv4yacb6fCrIFs0SFmFSKUmeMWWrN9WfG6HfR5-0ze2aJ_3V_N2svwE8vMLvSB_t2Jiw/s400/crest4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339864091837784338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3EVknBlqXS92CNmAdPnoJQzDMycMNqXzEo1TepW08gF6jldbl2l31gczlDF5F6jft-W75dC4-gdRyMxJVSY1690-ldpKxftb92n453wWC3sJoiJ2yg5E1Hxd5N6j3By7DDml1Qk2yzU/s1600-h/FC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3EVknBlqXS92CNmAdPnoJQzDMycMNqXzEo1TepW08gF6jldbl2l31gczlDF5F6jft-W75dC4-gdRyMxJVSY1690-ldpKxftb92n453wWC3sJoiJ2yg5E1Hxd5N6j3By7DDml1Qk2yzU/s400/FC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339864097119532850" border="0" /></a>Thanks CW! Hopefully that will satiate my tattoo needs for a little bit because I am a broke as hell.<br /><br />Now I must go & continue studying for State Board exams. Whoopy!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-11617446038289712362009-05-14T19:25:00.007-05:002009-05-16T22:21:07.160-05:00Things I Love Thursday: Birmingham/Atlanta edition!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://galadarling.com/"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tiltheart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;">NIN & Jane's Addiction!</span> Holy hell, it was such an awesome show! We had a great time, I drank too much, took too many pictures, and drooled over Trent Reznor. Aggghhh he's so hot. And he's less beefy! 30% less neck! I'm hoping now that I've seen him, my obsession will quite down for at least a little while. That, or it will become stronger.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OpzroKY7-c_3fGpsYCR6oQiPkvCW9ockHQsC9r-gr9EKKbA1NyG0qdT4M0AQNfZUhAuWR2O6LLKkTK7OKGnuIvZwtTcVDQFuHJhiGNO2cZG0ryJ7rp0gHDLCJhEUGNZCg4A23tztphs/s1600-h/NIN.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OpzroKY7-c_3fGpsYCR6oQiPkvCW9ockHQsC9r-gr9EKKbA1NyG0qdT4M0AQNfZUhAuWR2O6LLKkTK7OKGnuIvZwtTcVDQFuHJhiGNO2cZG0ryJ7rp0gHDLCJhEUGNZCg4A23tztphs/s400/NIN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335842507181894594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCYB-ocymCCK_xMn0gB9NeZ5-kIHwsrRVZeVoqSQXYTCl0mRpHg6eCy-PRBqnu5JOE1I__3a76P1ni0r_WKd84hzRuWdfGuxklAAGb8q827vBjq3ExuXcsDkLQ4duI4kshOa_0VAD_tY/s1600-h/NIN3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCYB-ocymCCK_xMn0gB9NeZ5-kIHwsrRVZeVoqSQXYTCl0mRpHg6eCy-PRBqnu5JOE1I__3a76P1ni0r_WKd84hzRuWdfGuxklAAGb8q827vBjq3ExuXcsDkLQ4duI4kshOa_0VAD_tY/s400/NIN3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335842518376478226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWeOyn7VLiI9coayrDKzpD8Qol3klnv0uFGQ4iCWm7Oq7dsRDOieKnae_oc5MPvm59nwXqKRoG1fLrK5wPD9N2ltzMm-dgELzR_DJ-SBp_3sAFjS-QtcmRtFkfvdaTE6rUyFTiPKk_bY/s1600-h/NIN4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWeOyn7VLiI9coayrDKzpD8Qol3klnv0uFGQ4iCWm7Oq7dsRDOieKnae_oc5MPvm59nwXqKRoG1fLrK5wPD9N2ltzMm-dgELzR_DJ-SBp_3sAFjS-QtcmRtFkfvdaTE6rUyFTiPKk_bY/s400/NIN4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335842521993651362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDLOIeNkf0lD7eBbwFCY5SpzosYYF0JARwGMPodE7LPffIRzP6khHEHOqpw3-XZWq6Qpnl9yTnBZnabD7CbE7usO0qvWFMXJBbnonwLPsB0gU7Sn-ChiNutBHnvwyqf90BcXZ-45cd8o/s1600-h/NIN2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDLOIeNkf0lD7eBbwFCY5SpzosYYF0JARwGMPodE7LPffIRzP6khHEHOqpw3-XZWq6Qpnl9yTnBZnabD7CbE7usO0qvWFMXJBbnonwLPsB0gU7Sn-ChiNutBHnvwyqf90BcXZ-45cd8o/s400/NIN2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335842513178717010" border="0" /></a>Perry Farrell was in this awesome red jumpsuit, I'm sure high as a fucking kite, and prancing on stage. It was marvelous! Dave Nevarro though...who cares. Seriously.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo1UngMmRDjohT9VU7TC0D44wIC5kE3Kh_GIVF4hp4wzlz0vPx3hjx4Pp_aVxpu_TFYeU08hLdFjWsN2jZUqUv4OLXEQxe8jY9xR4vL5M-GiQSWT5fPn7qr70N3VPxML0sCZz5rsbids/s1600-h/JA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo1UngMmRDjohT9VU7TC0D44wIC5kE3Kh_GIVF4hp4wzlz0vPx3hjx4Pp_aVxpu_TFYeU08hLdFjWsN2jZUqUv4OLXEQxe8jY9xR4vL5M-GiQSWT5fPn7qr70N3VPxML0sCZz5rsbids/s400/JA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335843935428565826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9B7-f7EFo6NvrH74z2xaUzqJOLYZHSWl0bwJUfhVOoKIPZw5wAeF39dcEKiAgm5nqNYpnN4QAjw1a3bKnodFSxCuJYxVM3KaFU42dDBU3ihN9K42V2wFH_uTgNpVXCl2tzY6tRoHPS0/s1600-h/JA3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9B7-f7EFo6NvrH74z2xaUzqJOLYZHSWl0bwJUfhVOoKIPZw5wAeF39dcEKiAgm5nqNYpnN4QAjw1a3bKnodFSxCuJYxVM3KaFU42dDBU3ihN9K42V2wFH_uTgNpVXCl2tzY6tRoHPS0/s400/JA3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335843940028994770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqETJfMmM_Yrwwh3LnSH0w9vX5HNZTPGpzBKlRuOVtADF0j0iGM-k5UhN2b2qPBnGiHasBUoLRmhATjCLYZI5lvqDROxxVjPwFDH14BYg5XxNGLhXiWfMOp2tQCOBGwkz2Dy365xWf4Io/s1600-h/JA2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqETJfMmM_Yrwwh3LnSH0w9vX5HNZTPGpzBKlRuOVtADF0j0iGM-k5UhN2b2qPBnGiHasBUoLRmhATjCLYZI5lvqDROxxVjPwFDH14BYg5XxNGLhXiWfMOp2tQCOBGwkz2Dy365xWf4Io/s400/JA2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335843939186086130" border="0" /></a><br />I estimate that there was a fuckton of people there. That's pretty accurate.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Birmingham buddies</span> Unfortunately we didn't get to see all of our friends since it was a pretty quick trip, but we got to see the most important! They took us to some underground bar that, from what I understand, was literally called Underground. It was cool, it was full of weirdos & freaks & PBR on tap. Some random dude also talked to me about this movie called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust">Cannibal Holocaust</a>. For like..an hour he talked about it to me. I think he was on speed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFSGk3zicuOpM_PXa-cR_ayU7tSr_Wx8oz4pCJCSs0NL2qXMJBBCiqOutFyeapRF_EkVy6omn-gswYCo5-GiDrM40IkDKq8NnYA2n8p2_5wWB-c82k0u_pLcq6-uhUQdJjCF1wYUBrHA/s1600-h/Nick&Tori.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFSGk3zicuOpM_PXa-cR_ayU7tSr_Wx8oz4pCJCSs0NL2qXMJBBCiqOutFyeapRF_EkVy6omn-gswYCo5-GiDrM40IkDKq8NnYA2n8p2_5wWB-c82k0u_pLcq6-uhUQdJjCF1wYUBrHA/s400/Nick&Tori.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335845527349032562" border="0" /></a>This is Tori & Nick. I've known both of them for years & years & years. Nick was a groomsman in our wedding & Tori was the one who actually officiated us! Look at Tori trying to hide...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkkwtMVDr13j_tVtV5RECRqnmHBtvyrWIrpi51cPP7lC6KE_-QqKeRtfx8Gw4KDVGa5-by8i8Ne1o9PhMWrB88hvUaQYj_uqSSsOfaGDBFgjEDnT2whWNOShzT_nQqcFFCvv5o54_4Ek/s1600-h/Nick&Tori2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkkwtMVDr13j_tVtV5RECRqnmHBtvyrWIrpi51cPP7lC6KE_-QqKeRtfx8Gw4KDVGa5-by8i8Ne1o9PhMWrB88hvUaQYj_uqSSsOfaGDBFgjEDnT2whWNOShzT_nQqcFFCvv5o54_4Ek/s400/Nick&Tori2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335845525023384546" border="0" /></a>But she can't....<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eating at Al's within a 12 hour time span</span> If you ever find yourself in Birmingham, you absolutely <span style="font-style: italic;">must </span>eat at Al's. It's this amazing 24 hour Greek place(although they serve chicken fingers, cheeseburgers, etc.) and they have <span style="font-style: italic;">the best</span> motherfuckin' veggie burgers I've ever had in my life. Oh my god, I would probably kill someone for one right now. A place I would not suggest eating? Cosmo's. We waited for an hour and a half for some damn breakfast that wasn't even that good. Also, I got so freezing cold & hungry my hands literally went numb. It was super weird & kinda freaked me out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This Girl</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicC4cbWgPqMr_xrRyG1-FxKsIYfQyxiswpikw9wodNZeg5mqTk6BVfuUiIGGW_BQ0xF4RutvVnXdrb56y3gpgUsBMy4YvnYLs7e_RgrDXzixH6I1W5vzWRPNEuBV1Ab7GHpds4PWDRpK0/s1600-h/SDC13421-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicC4cbWgPqMr_xrRyG1-FxKsIYfQyxiswpikw9wodNZeg5mqTk6BVfuUiIGGW_BQ0xF4RutvVnXdrb56y3gpgUsBMy4YvnYLs7e_RgrDXzixH6I1W5vzWRPNEuBV1Ab7GHpds4PWDRpK0/s400/SDC13421-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335849645055082050" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">She made me so extremely happy! She was right in front of us & was just rocking the hell out the entire time. It was a beautiful thing. After a while she sat down but then Will urged her to get up & dance some more. She did :)<br /></div><br />♥ honorable mentions ♥<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Nick's dog, Bell, spooning with me in the mornings, chex mix, gigantic beers, being in a different place, hashbrown casserole, Will not losing his phone!, sleeping super hard flat on my belly in Nick's icebox of an apartment, hot showers, not smelling like a bar, my car getting it's first boot(seriously!), driving back home<br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-50231657032514089342009-05-07T17:26:00.004-05:002009-05-07T18:35:56.000-05:00Things I Love Thursday<a href="http://galadarling.com/"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tiltheart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Margaritas!</span> So we celebrated Cinco De Mayo the only way you're supposed to...getting drunk on margaritas! Me & Will tried to hit some mexican restaurants but they were all way too packed so we said fuck it & got our own liquor. They were tasty as hell & I had a little too much, but hey, my intentions were good.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Will's first tattoo...AW!</span> So my husband got his very first tattoo yesterday & he is no longer the weird one in our group! And he started off the right way, with getting a pretty nice sized piece. This is the 1st session. The original idea was Lady Justice in sheep's clothing but then it turned into Lady Justice coming out of her wolf head. I think it's fucking amazing & the representation is awesome. The coins will also be dripping blood when it's all finished. It's even going to be in a political tattoo article! Done by the extremely talented <a href="http://www.seanherman.com/index.php">Sean Herman</a>. If you haven't seen his work <a href="http://www.seanherman.com/pics.php?galID=6">GO HERE NOW</a>! His work is absolutely stunning & I'm slightly jealous that Will got tattooed by him (for free!) but I'll be getting a piece from him soon! It's good to have talented friends :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEG7l2ikVL-BWApgUeKM8DrGXVw2l_BxI7IpE1HCtwzAHGFFE2QjEGQZ_F3dGRZW_thM8RlaFJXEmpnw8y00yHyzFQFBFMbaWSrNJqCOrqS2XvmRC4RpWCwPzrMJfj8whIZ_RFcGfMT0/s1600-h/Lady+Justice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEG7l2ikVL-BWApgUeKM8DrGXVw2l_BxI7IpE1HCtwzAHGFFE2QjEGQZ_F3dGRZW_thM8RlaFJXEmpnw8y00yHyzFQFBFMbaWSrNJqCOrqS2XvmRC4RpWCwPzrMJfj8whIZ_RFcGfMT0/s400/Lady+Justice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333213012407347426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">People taking a chance on me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>I'm lucky to have had the chance to work at a salon that's <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>Fantastic Sam's, or Smart Style, or any other "starter" salon's. Seriously, most "high end" salon's don't like to hire people that are fresh out of beauty school so I'm so grateful that I've been given the opportunity to work with such great stylists & learn from them. I'z a happy girl!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LOST nights</span> Every Wednesday, a group of our friends come over & we all hang out & watch LOST like the nerds we are. It's fun! And we've been doing it ever since I can remember! Finale next week, HOLY SHIT!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cracker Barrel Sundays</span> Me & Will have a tradition of going to Cracker Barrel every Sunday when we wake up. Also something we've done for as long as I can remember. Even if that sounds totally redneck, we still enjoy it! I feel like we're an old married couple :)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />♥ honorable mentions ♥<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Super Mario Bros, our cats being all adorable with each other, watching youtube videos at work ("Oooh! Go to strippers falling off poles!"), getting my hair done for free, catching up with old friends, future plans, custom cross stitches that are as vulgar as I am, cute earrings, frame shopping, holding hands, rainy days<br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-26074831074839426152009-04-30T17:44:00.005-05:002009-08-04T15:52:58.656-05:00Things I Love Thursday!<a href="http://galadarling.com/"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tilt5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dressing up for work</span> This is totally new for me, since I've always had a job that most of the time required a uniform. But now? I wear skirts, dresses, flowers in my hair (including <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6119452">Brook's famous headbands</a>!), do my hair & makeup. I have morphed into a total goddamn girl! And seriously, I am so <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>a dress wearing chick. But I seemed to have become one....which is fine because I stay pretty comfortable in the Alabama heat.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Embroidery</span> Last post I talked about how I was getting bored with cross stitch so I actually <span style="font-style: italic;">did </span>embroider something! And I'm actually pretty proud of it! You can see more of my pictures on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelmckay/">Flickr</a> (I'll have a post about it later, I'm sure)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKO4vE1GBze0vynt7Bxa5n-hTHCKxiMctQUoira2clIdrNHMjpaEiBP1npC331yGzagYb8Wp3nRDmrmOQL4p4z2TPQRYkv9b0CW0-gMYquCb8DBoJWsE8XkREwm7YAnPFajrdVSxXu0Q/s1600-h/skull.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKO4vE1GBze0vynt7Bxa5n-hTHCKxiMctQUoira2clIdrNHMjpaEiBP1npC331yGzagYb8Wp3nRDmrmOQL4p4z2TPQRYkv9b0CW0-gMYquCb8DBoJWsE8XkREwm7YAnPFajrdVSxXu0Q/s400/skull.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330621028787143346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not eating garbage</span> So for a while I felt like I was just like a walking trash compactor, which is fitting because I was eating nothing but junk. When me & Will went grocery shopping a few days ago we loaded up on lots of fruits & veggies & good stuff. I already feel better! And since we have no chocolate in the house now, I have to eat fruit if I need something sweet (which is pretty often) . We even found the most amazing yogurt EVER which is orange creamsicle. No shit, it tastes just like a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wybe0kfYsig">Flintstones Push-Up</a>. Yuuuuum!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">*honorable mentions*</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2726817&CAWELAID=328580378">C.O.Bigelow Mentha body wash is the shit</a>, new mythbusters, new inspirations, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nothing-This-Book-Exactly-Things/dp/1583940677">Nothing in this book is true, but it's exactly how things are</a>, reading comics on the computer is actually awesome, lint brushes, french vanilla yogurt, Martinellis applejuice, new friends, Michelle's adorable baby starting to coo, 6 hour naps on the couch<br /><div style="text-align: center;">♥<br /></div></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-40790515007121244552009-04-28T13:20:00.004-05:002009-04-28T14:16:32.155-05:00More sections of the Christian Bale rant...and MORE!Yes, slowly but surely, I'm getting more & more of the rant done! I have a couple more in mind & will hopefully be able to take a group shot soon!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUHTzZN1W0aWTw_53jOxfJZOlkWPsh6njUgv3kAxj8hE-6olubNmymNIYoNosiWV0OLDlgKoMD-_qlKQvM1FX8kjHU2-9NVgU8K83ygHjXKR59kA9acyDRuBiusciTmockCyFTe1ZyD8/s1600-h/Ohhhh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUHTzZN1W0aWTw_53jOxfJZOlkWPsh6njUgv3kAxj8hE-6olubNmymNIYoNosiWV0OLDlgKoMD-_qlKQvM1FX8kjHU2-9NVgU8K83ygHjXKR59kA9acyDRuBiusciTmockCyFTe1ZyD8/s400/Ohhhh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329810734996404434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">available @ my </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">etsy</a><span style="font-family: courier new;"> for $20!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I really liked doing the border on that one....looks like purple snowflakes to me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavEY9f5c0332cUCJu7swxm5SJZwSyX8ST3Cl_ovYinCWL4XBQ_7myUBrFBW6zl6gZGpJgHEB8KT-GZKIg5J-joL-idgRTc0dyC4u1IP7yxV1UBrI3vhgZxMMJ5T62R-d442TISWRI6qE/s1600-h/STFU.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavEY9f5c0332cUCJu7swxm5SJZwSyX8ST3Cl_ovYinCWL4XBQ_7myUBrFBW6zl6gZGpJgHEB8KT-GZKIg5J-joL-idgRTc0dyC4u1IP7yxV1UBrI3vhgZxMMJ5T62R-d442TISWRI6qE/s400/STFU.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329810730471145970" border="0" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">available @ my </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">etsy</a><span style="font-family: courier new;"> for $20!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I like the little birds squawking at each other :) This one is one of my faves!<br /><br />So yeah, I should be getting the rest finished soon. I just wonder if they'll actually sell?<br /><br />I did make a couple more cross stitches for Etsy! They're a little more gangsta gangsta than the rant, ya heard!<br /><br />First one was inspired by <a href="http://www.trina-online.com/">Trina</a> & all her raunchiness. A little background: me & my friends thought Trina was absolutely fucking hilarious & <a href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/trina/dabaddestbitch.html">this song</a> became our theme song.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUegzZUYosxru8hSpCKnKusymSJ3njZqgnMioeJI2MIWHhHDMm1984dnRPvN0i66EkhuKxHsgadZXgLXNLTL8vsjJM7Gq4_KlGr_wx_OgGsotSk8EXRA78YiwSOcoNq1Odeh5qGGFxQCo/s1600-h/Baddest+Bitch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUegzZUYosxru8hSpCKnKusymSJ3njZqgnMioeJI2MIWHhHDMm1984dnRPvN0i66EkhuKxHsgadZXgLXNLTL8vsjJM7Gq4_KlGr_wx_OgGsotSk8EXRA78YiwSOcoNq1Odeh5qGGFxQCo/s400/Baddest+Bitch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329810739087719618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >available @ my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">etsy</a> for $17!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">That frame just totally caught my eye & knew that something 'diva-ish' needed to go in it. I usually don't look at a frame & say,"Yes! I know exactly what to do with it!" I usually just look at a frame & think,"That looks cool..." That's as far as I go with the frame buying. But this one was....<span style="font-style: italic;">different</span>.<br /><br />Then of course, Pimpin' Ain't Easy seemed like a natural follow up. I liked the font...it's all girlie, flowery, & pretty!<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4z-Xs0vI3jOQ_njfqSos8ibAXCMLPr3Rad7Jg9u-xiqHcXva62yJDqS7jvUfuo2ZoBF6yiyClX1dQhpIQe7Ql9WMa76DGytNPFuYDFREsaLsCTEPuwMcTu-xBEW3UoWgO8_7-GHTfaA/s1600-h/pimpin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4z-Xs0vI3jOQ_njfqSos8ibAXCMLPr3Rad7Jg9u-xiqHcXva62yJDqS7jvUfuo2ZoBF6yiyClX1dQhpIQe7Ql9WMa76DGytNPFuYDFREsaLsCTEPuwMcTu-xBEW3UoWgO8_7-GHTfaA/s400/pimpin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329810723407174706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >available @ my etsy for $20!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">That's all the crafts for now! I'm getting kinda tired of cross stitch so I may be doing more embroidery soon. I've been so busy with work lately that I haven't made a whole lot of time for crafting.<br /><br />And soon I have to start studying for my state board exams! Yay! Soon, I will be a licensed cosmetologist. So far, I really really enjoy the job. I've started at a Paul Mitchell salon & work with some really cool chicks, one being the friend that got me the job in the first place! So nice to work around girls that all get along. Also, having a job where I can dress however I want, have as many tattoos & piercings as I want, listen to whatever music I want...is so very awesome!<br /><br />So I have a question for you all that still read this...Should I continue to do Things I Love Thursday? I know I've neglected to over the past few weeks...I'm wondering if I should pick it up again?<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-37674250056297032382009-04-04T12:32:00.008-05:002009-04-04T13:17:34.782-05:00For fuck's sake, man, you're amateurHello all! I feel like it's been too long since I had a craft related post, so here's the goods! As some of you may know, I've been doing sections of the Christian Bale rant. If you haven't heard it yet, you live under a rock. Just kidding, you can hear it in all it's glory <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrvMTv_r8sA">here</a>. Believe me, if you love the word fuck, then you'll love the rant! This one is one of my personal favorites..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal7oiXfceFWLiLq4yrMLZfCjUS1Hjn23NtH2V-x2jp2ExRZygvMDYU6jCKPed3uuvAvved5G6UboiFLcMGmCUDg2cD2y7s-SnYAkSX2mSHuYr4Z6jOgL78kFSwo6NpHERur93RPjpYM8/s1600-h/rant1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal7oiXfceFWLiLq4yrMLZfCjUS1Hjn23NtH2V-x2jp2ExRZygvMDYU6jCKPed3uuvAvved5G6UboiFLcMGmCUDg2cD2y7s-SnYAkSX2mSHuYr4Z6jOgL78kFSwo6NpHERur93RPjpYM8/s400/rant1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320892781110963426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy72_XXb6tc7u8V4MycSqe4aR3OK7zllIU_ncqD-PyNMvqABVdD7oA9SwxSRRVPd3u1PZjlNFvszEQurWqPAUIO8QdM7s8CwyTi2nt2snggYBOihtQE6xFqetwoJ-ukSxBqZZ6IcSGGg/s1600-h/rant2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy72_XXb6tc7u8V4MycSqe4aR3OK7zllIU_ncqD-PyNMvqABVdD7oA9SwxSRRVPd3u1PZjlNFvszEQurWqPAUIO8QdM7s8CwyTi2nt2snggYBOihtQE6xFqetwoJ-ukSxBqZZ6IcSGGg/s400/rant2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320893202489216914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">available @ <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">my etsy</a> for $20!</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Then this one just <span style="font-style: italic;">had to </span>be done.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfYd0X4iwEQl-uB8C2bMmZnbFVYG_ciUZzQfx3M8hpOhGSlSreVQwZGboI1fqvBwR17K4-b0Rf9LOOKmoHl_UaBObuxq3tc0GxDXwjYv1ge9S5m0YCUNrGg0jcDRFpPSPInnoYTD8-9Q/s1600-h/rant3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfYd0X4iwEQl-uB8C2bMmZnbFVYG_ciUZzQfx3M8hpOhGSlSreVQwZGboI1fqvBwR17K4-b0Rf9LOOKmoHl_UaBObuxq3tc0GxDXwjYv1ge9S5m0YCUNrGg0jcDRFpPSPInnoYTD8-9Q/s400/rant3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320892779773931682" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-skgPhv2UyWoN2d2MCYD7lasW0ug6Hf0ydtYUQORpokAa2cw67E46vN9mlKlNbDCcYT9GVD2_kaXrzvvknyT-JWl8vzAaMVYqBg5GY_hHYyiP1dBKvfarv5Jq7cJAWB5RVigJY3ItF4s/s1600-h/rant4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-skgPhv2UyWoN2d2MCYD7lasW0ug6Hf0ydtYUQORpokAa2cw67E46vN9mlKlNbDCcYT9GVD2_kaXrzvvknyT-JWl8vzAaMVYqBg5GY_hHYyiP1dBKvfarv5Jq7cJAWB5RVigJY3ItF4s/s400/rant4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320893197825566882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">available at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">my etsy</a> for $20!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I've started on another one & hopefully it will be done by tonight! I'm having a hard time finding cool borders so if you guys know of any sites or books I should get, holla!<br /><br />I tried my hand at stitching fabric onto a onesie. It went...ok. It could've turned out better, but I'm still pleased with it! I should've used my sewing machine, but I didn't, so it ended up with some puckering & bubbles. I still think it's a pretty fucking sweet onesie though! If I had a kid, it would totally be rocking stuff like this. It really doesn't look as crooked in real life :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCVuyct584WOS-ZZhlMqFAQa3WaQ8mCshMqmW0qUWCJFePgHpSX-KzcMN8HyJ2iqSx_J70UCZNONHQLmKQw6t7HyJ8BALHdCOdqVwgiChaGhmtxqPIZKzDfB1trjyVXd_lF5fRY7_t9k/s1600-h/onesie1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCVuyct584WOS-ZZhlMqFAQa3WaQ8mCshMqmW0qUWCJFePgHpSX-KzcMN8HyJ2iqSx_J70UCZNONHQLmKQw6t7HyJ8BALHdCOdqVwgiChaGhmtxqPIZKzDfB1trjyVXd_lF5fRY7_t9k/s400/onesie1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320892777781409170" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">available @ <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">my etsy</a> for $15!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Who doesn't love robots? Who doesn't love lovebots? I really liked stitching this one! I used split stitch, back stitch, & satin stitch. LoveBot was even featured on <a href="http://www.feelingstitchy.com/2009/04/love-lovebot.html">Feeling Stitchy</a>! Pattern by <a href="http://www.urbanthreads.com/">Urban Threads<br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyWCYrF3efaY4pmt8BLC5WdaLPjpvgGnhs4PYddYJLuy653Xc3oOFB53KxazFnzNnFD_RSRY8iHR9gpWEfAV9haRaI0tdNRO6zxw3TYgNlcxeKXkSQdJkK4X8NKKx2PaxPFRebBJct3g/s1600-h/lovebot1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyWCYrF3efaY4pmt8BLC5WdaLPjpvgGnhs4PYddYJLuy653Xc3oOFB53KxazFnzNnFD_RSRY8iHR9gpWEfAV9haRaI0tdNRO6zxw3TYgNlcxeKXkSQdJkK4X8NKKx2PaxPFRebBJct3g/s400/lovebot1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320892786496089138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCRcuOlZnBk088dJjF6dflieYNlFC_OGIwaezK-UMoiyK7NoRbaS0_xY_vjj4HvGPGDhZGM55JScHEXiNYkBJj0I5tEBC841AtxKsyHHoiHtAog24QOwPmuLttwo7ldwVhZscgbH3HX8/s1600-h/lovebot3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCRcuOlZnBk088dJjF6dflieYNlFC_OGIwaezK-UMoiyK7NoRbaS0_xY_vjj4HvGPGDhZGM55JScHEXiNYkBJj0I5tEBC841AtxKsyHHoiHtAog24QOwPmuLttwo7ldwVhZscgbH3HX8/s400/lovebot3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320892791013674658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">SOLD!</span><br /><br /></div>I even did one of those cool sidewys shots I see! Haha!<br /><br />Remember those patches I had <a href="http://rachelmckay.blogspot.com/2009/03/urban-threads-rock-my-world.html">a few entries back</a>? Well, I took the advice & made them into brooches. Buy some! They's cheap!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarvPk3mTuF1Yw7fudoMUY6AZrTN29XlOiNxibhoBb7BXJCZovPMLjSWp7xrQ6qFeUrjFM0shKJOW9hEC0bOscraH0vNSoUnmqi7bB8HdPVT01wz06TzMumNM8k1lOPGJxPEl2M7COWAM/s1600-h/brooches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarvPk3mTuF1Yw7fudoMUY6AZrTN29XlOiNxibhoBb7BXJCZovPMLjSWp7xrQ6qFeUrjFM0shKJOW9hEC0bOscraH0vNSoUnmqi7bB8HdPVT01wz06TzMumNM8k1lOPGJxPEl2M7COWAM/s400/brooches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320896867738699042" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">available @ my etsy for $3 each!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxxXGF13ga4ZOoyQcq3HHqmAv3e6SMt7218exA5OHlmxpO_i7k7J_SnoyAkaoboEaZaythqETe4MC1Rh1CVN-y7KjzyfU0z95gHXBFw7-XCKd_Vc6A2F9QEkU_Mu0nvntawf2qimK08o/s1600-h/brooch5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxxXGF13ga4ZOoyQcq3HHqmAv3e6SMt7218exA5OHlmxpO_i7k7J_SnoyAkaoboEaZaythqETe4MC1Rh1CVN-y7KjzyfU0z95gHXBFw7-XCKd_Vc6A2F9QEkU_Mu0nvntawf2qimK08o/s400/brooch5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320897426319956930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHX7lGM_YA_esrCHQoKg2fSbJR6lc8JIQEYz4sK6tNAhS90KGYM-V9SYwiZGW7AQokL4KhEBetSQugmrAqwVOuPXxtSeBjOLkQR4opdKLUSOjdS-1wkBQnIvxHovRN03wccn8BjYkwtPE/s1600-h/brooch1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHX7lGM_YA_esrCHQoKg2fSbJR6lc8JIQEYz4sK6tNAhS90KGYM-V9SYwiZGW7AQokL4KhEBetSQugmrAqwVOuPXxtSeBjOLkQR4opdKLUSOjdS-1wkBQnIvxHovRN03wccn8BjYkwtPE/s400/brooch1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320897418216914050" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOEyCbcCSAijwholSCGcH4PATlnKifyCuAF_hX1hUhz5TjGLGJRJjEpcWIBCL488FHFI7Aqx55wWee0_tz15ZGTDiOaeTCjefQl-m40egxqiaXbF3Tbud6L1_MkygaLaM4a5gc4XAZsY/s1600-h/brooch2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOEyCbcCSAijwholSCGcH4PATlnKifyCuAF_hX1hUhz5TjGLGJRJjEpcWIBCL488FHFI7Aqx55wWee0_tz15ZGTDiOaeTCjefQl-m40egxqiaXbF3Tbud6L1_MkygaLaM4a5gc4XAZsY/s400/brooch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320897423475244786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyCtRNVHcE5W_a3m_Zc3ZDhFBjJhkzASX2NePOX_vCGXk3gImApRPu9s7jVVUCS2Mjvy1FKVAjh7GmF82DfZwguOmtEwe5xPml-le_L5_DIv3jsy2DRmwxqiW1D-hzDRAM6PPFZqRYd0/s1600-h/brooch4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyCtRNVHcE5W_a3m_Zc3ZDhFBjJhkzASX2NePOX_vCGXk3gImApRPu9s7jVVUCS2Mjvy1FKVAjh7GmF82DfZwguOmtEwe5xPml-le_L5_DIv3jsy2DRmwxqiW1D-hzDRAM6PPFZqRYd0/s400/brooch4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320897421178236146" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsdSu7nGBrv7gsmw-tF413plGS0kDtifAZBWvJHyRE35wzb9-6OBAjSx6g_txjHCzTLplDSPn7RUm_Q5CpEA4itqrerM3uVRBSJ0WGlTSNgC_LmjAAgmItaV5xIMOIEwq-k-ywIcuMio/s1600-h/brooch3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsdSu7nGBrv7gsmw-tF413plGS0kDtifAZBWvJHyRE35wzb9-6OBAjSx6g_txjHCzTLplDSPn7RUm_Q5CpEA4itqrerM3uVRBSJ0WGlTSNgC_LmjAAgmItaV5xIMOIEwq-k-ywIcuMio/s400/brooch3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320897421385266866" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Yep, this little break has kept me a busy girl! I've really enjoyed being able to craft as much as I have been lately.<br /><br />On a non craft related note, I got my leg worked on Wednesday. This was a graduation/birthday present :) First session is done! This is my family's coat of arms. A lot of my tattoos are family related. The flowers on my arm(there's pictures on the blog somewhere) each represent a member of my family, and they're their birth month flowers. Back to the family coat of arms...Manu Forti means "With a strong hand". I love it & can't wait to see it finished!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3XpvctwhrzNlzENKK8zUb84H2QjF1-tzfJaG-SIQLhyKArurMxF-G8KJERK8bVwvNBcYCpE6VnmiQFGA1Wevyytp-NLrZbi9xeIxiSkM8cynkHDta1V6QjbKq7GmmynwMSVoNT7_HI4/s1600-h/crest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3XpvctwhrzNlzENKK8zUb84H2QjF1-tzfJaG-SIQLhyKArurMxF-G8KJERK8bVwvNBcYCpE6VnmiQFGA1Wevyytp-NLrZbi9xeIxiSkM8cynkHDta1V6QjbKq7GmmynwMSVoNT7_HI4/s400/crest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320899718174894018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcw4_ILY1XPCtKw_w7K2kwvslwPhLmHrEcQooiZk_Vq5bp4So4qKXhzXrKiTOnhzz_2un19yleoE3xj90CxkK8fwxnEimpIGzryaU9oVwNPsr2BPl0NDfnHs2F64R0o4lHCD6FYBlR8BA/s1600-h/crest3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcw4_ILY1XPCtKw_w7K2kwvslwPhLmHrEcQooiZk_Vq5bp4So4qKXhzXrKiTOnhzz_2un19yleoE3xj90CxkK8fwxnEimpIGzryaU9oVwNPsr2BPl0NDfnHs2F64R0o4lHCD6FYBlR8BA/s400/crest3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320899721569230994" border="0" /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-71172137941996869792009-03-26T14:37:00.003-05:002009-03-26T15:18:11.339-05:00Things I Love Thursday<a href="http://galadarling.com"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tilt5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Graduation!</span> I finally graduated cosmetology school! I graduated yesterday & it was <span style="font-style: italic;">fantastic</span>. I'm so glad to be done & now I can start my career & do what I love! No more mullet cutting, no more pedicures, no more perms. I'll admit I'm kind of nervous about starting my new job, but I'm confident that I'll do just fine :) Now all that's left is taking all of my board exams ASAP & getting my license! And I don't have to spend so much time in Foley, Alabama! Foley is pretty much the anus of Alabama. You'll feel like you traveled back in time if you've ever been there. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hIjFvjvAP8ma9vjP-Xvl77prCdztGshENz2VCskvtC3gAbBxQWGt_10FC1RG4nsJ-EFxnnc_9bCoP9O_SVzkqwFdrbEFLUqEW89xOKdIlMO4CIbbSLoQdT8PjpUiMLJqq5N40STQNOA/s1600-h/cosmo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hIjFvjvAP8ma9vjP-Xvl77prCdztGshENz2VCskvtC3gAbBxQWGt_10FC1RG4nsJ-EFxnnc_9bCoP9O_SVzkqwFdrbEFLUqEW89xOKdIlMO4CIbbSLoQdT8PjpUiMLJqq5N40STQNOA/s400/cosmo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317584251958790338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crafting</span> Wow, I really haven't touched any crafts for what seems like forever! It's really been more like a couple of weeks & it was nice to have a little break. I literally just sat the hell around & just...relaxed. Did nothing. And it was awesome. Now I'm working on a series of snippets of the Christian Bale rant. I have good feelings about the series :) I have a couple of things to list on <a href="http://rachelmckay.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> as well, but I want to wait until I build up a little bit more instead of posting one at a time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spending time with some friends</span> I feel like the past year I've neglected a lot of my buddies because I had such a crazy schedule but I've been trying to spend more time with them & actually go out & <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> things. I used to be such a "party girl" it's kind of weird being out of social shape. Last weekend was my first weekend without a job in a very long time so it was nice feeling to be able to enjoy a "real" weekend. I went to a party at the beach, I went to the Arts & Crafts festival with Joni, got some sun, drank fresh lemonade...it was a really nice weekend.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My birthday is next Thursday!</span> I have been so wrapped up on graduating school & exams & all that, that I haven't even stopped to think that holy shit, my birthday is next week! Listen, birthdays never get old to me. I don't care how old I get I love having birthdays! It's just another excuse for me to partaaaay! Will kinda spilled the beans the other night & told me he was going to take me to see Ben Folds. Eeeeee! I'm so glad Will can't keep anything from me, haha! I'm stoked!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">*Honorable Mentions*</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">flowers covering my station, talking books with Tiffany, NIN obesssions, "seriously, they're so cool, they don't even try!", scary mannequin heads all in my back seat, cookie cake, vegetarian graduation parties, sleeping in till noon & not getting out of bed or putting clothes on, Kurt Vonnegut, new chapters in life, back rubs & foot rubs, my new hair!, hello kitty bandaids, Rock of Love Bus, rainy weather, drinking Keystone Light, karaoke, pink shoulders, singing Incredibad songs in joni's car, new candles,<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1054737@N21/"> Phat Quarter</a>, NIN & Jane's Addiction May 10th!<br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-61126970054856145932009-03-12T16:51:00.002-05:002009-03-12T17:19:20.715-05:00Things I Love Thursday<a href="http://galadarling.com"><img src="http://galadarling.com/images/badges/tiltheart.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Having 9 school days left! </span>Eeeeeeee! I am so unbelievably excited about graduation that I keep on forgetting/not caring about my birthday which is a week after graduation. I mean, finally. I will be out of cosmetology school! I vow to never do a pedicure again. Or a perm. The countdown officially has begun & it's so important that even <a href="http://emergency-pants.net/">Emergency Pants</a> has started a <a href="http://emergency-pants.net/2009/03/10/epsiode-35-drake-tungsten-and-the-fists-of-fairly-angry/">countdown</a> as well! Thanks guys :) If you follow me on Twitter, you're probably ready for me to graduate too. I know I do quite a bit of bitching about school, but hey, <span style="font-style: italic;">at least it's entertaining. </span>Sometimes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen </span>was sooooo fucking good. I know, I know, they changed the ending. But really, I think the movie's ending made more sense. Either way, I thought the book and the movie were fantastic & I'm totally going to own it. Rorschach is my favorite!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marathons of The Office </span>So me & Will have been having mini marathons over the past few weeks & it's been a nice change from my typical bad tv shows! We never really got into the show a whole lot, but we both loved it every time we would catch an episode so we've got seasons 1,2,& 3 now. I ♥ Jim!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My comfy ass bed </span>which I know has been brought up a lot on TiLT, but it deserves recognition. After a long day of babysitting the elderly, I mean, school, it feels great to climb into a huge fluffy mass of pillows & memory foam. Our bed is retardly fluffy & I love it. I've been getting kick ass sleep the past few days too!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*Honorable Mentions*<br /><div style="text-align: left;">watching "gothperas" (goth operas) with <a href="http://twitter.com/thaiyogajoni">Joni</a> & drinking champagne, rocking out to ridiculous music while driving to school, peppermint tea, Ardy (one of our cats) snuggling in bed with me every night, naps on Will's lap, one more shift of work left!, vaycay!, making plans for tattoos<br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419266610905288311.post-60093940925377560072009-03-09T16:59:00.007-05:002009-08-04T15:52:21.979-05:00Urban Threads rock my worldSo I've been using a lot of <a href="http://www.urbanthreads.com/">Urban Threads</a> patterns lately & I have fallen in love with their designs! I've done a few other embroideries (<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeQaYmGHaFnNpT2TcU33HJ4NYtjiEpjGmMINWMwzOvluzQfb713ajrsXVXzrO4FDf82OEoQ-UBy2WrAbj5i9MUJLTvqpOYbhSfntXZ8wEmfeo9HfiT8KtSbNCmXD95RFzV3WyNsu4zsY/s400/cupcake.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a>, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUpsk6G7ASdj5lQSI-EEzL8TjV7VLU63mo3iGS0kplWnmSy3Cyon5z6ifmrlzpdNKRfdh4ju4rOby6P2YJTZOWwzlMZyFpyigidVQ60JAeVp4y7xz6GWe9zG32UIdkC396UNSed2NlnA/s400/cc1.jpg">here</a>, & <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DW8ke2BwBD0ReMISgLbiiKgfc5YqfEATYKnLDM4Kd8vuLseeODYHz9dMLdN6AWlrCcW2C6eKdmFBxjttWJofB0yXUGSa_jryWFuwan52ThBAmC_krkrlVUCx67XrfcXH5f2ZLQwS5PE/s400/dino.jpg">here</a>) with their stuff & they were big hits (they're patterns are so fucking adorable!) & decided to do a few more. I made a couple of patches that I really like! I plan on selling them on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6149590">Etsy</a> for the cheap cheap but I plan on making a few more things before I list them. Do you guys think they would even sell? I know my taste can sometimes be quite different from other people's but I dunno...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_52wMwSnWtlmcoaMIIwX5sM_AVgchNN-HrI7PGjsGuyvrVBmvWu3GMa18Qe7tRlNZsyZXfDLSHO6csoaQyoKG84Q9fPHK_Qevl94-HfXPfTGSl2KJu6ex-fOa-d0bQ2b-cG6sBc2DOHQ/s1600-h/patches1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_52wMwSnWtlmcoaMIIwX5sM_AVgchNN-HrI7PGjsGuyvrVBmvWu3GMa18Qe7tRlNZsyZXfDLSHO6csoaQyoKG84Q9fPHK_Qevl94-HfXPfTGSl2KJu6ex-fOa-d0bQ2b-cG6sBc2DOHQ/s400/patches1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311312414580123970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And then I embroidered this cute little hardcore bunny. Upon the advice of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby42/">Ruby</a>, I think she'll go on a baby onesie. Kind of a shitty picture, but you get the idea...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4FhrHOyqaMKi4SR_NgKUseDMXQ-iNaPQ_qEg7yGW_u54ZGT58suJjcY05mjhZfVcdWBXicT09GbzS7ud5mgwLGs0FN_cegWYyXnyFIF3eSPkPhUKJQOpZJ79KrTJoepv-svTHZ-0Rf4/s1600-h/hardcore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4FhrHOyqaMKi4SR_NgKUseDMXQ-iNaPQ_qEg7yGW_u54ZGT58suJjcY05mjhZfVcdWBXicT09GbzS7ud5mgwLGs0FN_cegWYyXnyFIF3eSPkPhUKJQOpZJ79KrTJoepv-svTHZ-0Rf4/s400/hardcore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311313472632219362" border="0" /></a>Isn't she ADORABLE?!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have several patterns that are just waiting to be stitched up & soon I'll actually have plenty of free time! Wanna know why? I quit my current job <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>I'll be graduating in a few days! Twelve days to be exact, but hey, who's counting? I'll get a nice little vacation (<span style="font-style: italic;">much</span> needed) before I start my new job. I'll be glad to start a new chapter...it feels like my life has been put on hold for over a year now so I'm totally stoked that it will all be over with soon, I'll have a job I love, working with people I get along with & have something in common with. And I'll have a social life again! Yay!<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726121035981275406noreply@blogger.com11