Happy Friday the 13th & Valentine's Day

From Marci my "Be My Valentine" swap partner. We were supposed to put together a package w/ the Valentine theme. Mine was FULL of goodies. From pedicure/manicure things to edible snacks. I even got two rubber stamps. Love them! What I REALLY like is the anklet that has a CUTE little hibiscus on it. Marci was so in tune w/ what I liked that I damn near cried... Hey I said DAMN NEAR... I DIDN'T! Well maybe I teared up... {laughs}

I only enter "parcel" swaps during holidays or a special event to spread the cheer. Besides whole point of swap-bot is to swap CRAFTS not receive presents. So far my experience has been quite interesting and entertaining although I have had the misfortune of being "flaked" on a couple of times. I swear... One bad apple...{shrugs}

What I really find amazing is to see others interpretations of these swaps. Speaking of which... I have to finish these ATCs for this "7 Deadly Sins" swap. Very curious as to what my partner is coming up with.


My baby sister Krys and I decided we wanted to make Valentine's Day cupcakes for the family, work and Ms. Ebony & her family. I did the frosting and Krys did the rest. I think she did an AWESOME job even though she was falling asleep. We're just trying to spread the love.

*** Note to self, start around 6pm NOT around 9pm.

What Do You Know About This?

I finally got my "Wreck This Journal" on Friday.
I've completed one page thus far.
I feel kind of liberated right now.
If you don't know what "duku" is, let me explain
Duku is how you say clitoris in my mother's native language.
Yes, that is one of many favorite words.

This page instructed me to "Write one word over and over"




I can't wait to complete another page.
I can feel my creative juices flowing through my veins

My Creative Juices Over Flow

A.T.C.
Bookmarks.
Card making.
Web design.
Glitterfying.
Scrapbooking.
Sketching.
Painting.
Pen pals & confetti filled envelopes.

Ever since I have been on swap-bot.com,
I have been creating nonstop. [shivers]
It sends shivers up & down me spine!
I'm kind of loving this feeling
I haven't had my creative juices flowing like this since...
Since the first time I opened Paint Shop Pro 6.
Strike that!
Ever since I got jukie-fied.com
I feel like my old self again.
How I missed this glowing skin of mine!

My First Swap

I signed up at swap-bot.com the other day after reading Yoli's (sacred snatch) myspace blog about a swap that she has organized on swap-bot. I think Yoli is pretty awesome so I HAD to check it out.

I must say I like it so far. I was a bit overwhelmed because I haven't been crafting that long & most of my creativity is done on web design.

Go check it out! They have craft swaps for EVERY kinda of media.

Jane Austen Book Club (the movie & book)

Movie: The Jane Austen Book Club

Cast: Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brennen, Maggie Grace, Jimmy Smits and Hugh Dancy.

Synopsis:
Explores Austen's adage that general incivility is at love's essence. Sylvia's husband dumps her for another woman, so Bernadette and Jocelyn organize a book club to distract her. They recruit Sylvia's daughter Allegra; Prudie, a young teacher whose marriage may be on the rocks; and Grigg, a sci-fi fan who joins out of attraction to Jocelyn. The six read and discuss one Austen novel per month. Jocelyn tries to interest Grigg in Sylvia; Allegra falls in love with a woman she meets skydiving; Prudie contemplates an affair with a student; Sylvia's ex keeps popping up. In the discussions, characters reveal themselves in their comments. By the end, are truths universally acknowledged?


My Review:
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Not only is it inspired by the amazing Jane Austen but life once again imitates art. Your heart strings will experience tragedy, love, forbidden passion, understanding and forgiveness.

The interaction and comradery of the characters made me yearn for my close knit friends to sit at a local Starbucks or in our homes sipping on red wine and have inspirational and throught provoking conversations. Discuss life, love and how not only to guide each other but also inspire one another. This movie inspired me to go out and explore everything new with a fair amount of self control and wonder... "What Would Jane Do?"

I recommend not only the movie but the book to ALL Jane Austen fans.

GLITTERPATED

It is official, I am obsessed with glitter. All thanks to the Crafty Chica She is the GLITTER QUEEN!

I AM GLITTERPATED!

I have ordered 4 of her 10 fantastic glitters. I cannot wait to use them. I purchased Bollywood Blue, Frida's Fuchsia, Popstar Purple and Glamour Queen Green.

If you have already, check 'em out and purchase some you can go here and snatch up some. To view the rest of Kathy's product line, go here. You won't be disappointed.

I have several projects lined up for them. So far I want to work on my bliss book and some more scrapbook pages w/ the glitter. I have glitter-fied several of my favorite pictures of yours truly. Yes, I am vain and I cannot, or rather do not care to, help it. *laughs*

I got so glitter happy that I started glittering EVERYTHING. Anything from shopping lists to junk mail. I can finally see the allure of glittery objects.

As you can see I kind of started a floral vine design on my beading shopping list.

I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL I GET MY GLITTERS.

If they are ALL I hoped they will be, some folks are going to be getting them for stocking stuffers.

Woe to Me...

All my life I've been told I am creative.
I could put anything together and make it just so.
I am a perfectionist ... of sorts.
Up until like six (6) months ago I have not done ANYTHING creative.
Slowly but surely I have opened up my mind to all the possiblities.
I've taken back up cooking, baking, journaling and designing my website.
Which is JUKIE-FIED.COM (yeah I plugged myself *laughs*)
Recently I have taken up scrapbooking, beading and cake decortating...
About cake decorating, I used to do it back in high school & I have found the passion again.
Hopefully I can find my way back to pastry school...
Or I succumb to self torture and get my AA to become a paralegal.
NO MORE CUBICAL WORK FOR ME!
I think my creative soul was crushed by the corparate world.
Oh woe to me. *laughs*

I pray that my creativity well does not dry up and I become unable to produce something pretty again.

So far I am very optimistic. Very unusually for me. *laughs*