Letterpress Workshop

Yesterday I got the privilege to go to a letterpress workshop in Irvine at the Fine Arts Center with my senior port 2 class. We printed our business cards in 2 different colors. The first group, my group, printed an orange card and a pretty grey card. I was very pleased with the outcome of my cards!!

Wreaths

I am going to be making some wreaths this year for sure for Christmas! I have found a ton of inspiration over on Pinterest. 

This is a wreath I made for the 4th of July this year :

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CMYK Banner in my Senior Studio Space

We finally got our senior spaces at LCAD. Now mind you don't go thinking they are the most luxurious things in the world but I am glad that we get them.

Candy Fun

Seeing how Halloween just passed it makes sense to finally post this Fathers Day present I made for my dad this year haha. (You can tell school has kept me busy I haven't had any time to post this!)

But I guess this would be a good idea for left over Halloween candy?!

Basically we just went to the market with a notepad and stood in front of the candy section for about an hour while we made up the whole story, it was pretty fun actually!

*Please excuse the grammar since we were using candy bars as words hehe.

Wall Heart

Andy opening his gifts, he was super excited about the canvas piece!

On top of the Mini Cake I made for Andy and I for our One Year Anniversary, I also made him a huge 36x36 canvas photo collage of 45 photos from the year. This was a more difficult task then I planned. Since it was so big I had to cover it with a sheet because it was too difficult to wrap. He had no idea and was thrilled when he opened it.

Anniversary Treats

Part 2 of my anniversary posts. The gifts!

Andy, being as wonderful as always, reserved us a Gondola ride in Newport Beach as well as making me a Fireman Build a Bear that says "I Love You" for our anniversary. He actually made the gift certificate for the gondola ride which was totally cute and included a framed photo of us on a boat to go along with the theme.

The day after we got back from Yosemite he had the most beautiful bouquet of roses delivered to my house so I could enjoy them for the rest of the week while we were home. Smart man! I love him.

4th of July Wreath

Happy 4th of July!! It is so beautiful here in lovely California today. I just had to spruce up our house with this lovely yet simple 4th of July wreath!

My 4th of July Wreath, see below for a pdf with instructions on how to make this wreath!

Laura Mae's 4th of July Wreath

Summer Projects-ABS Pipe Wine Rack

Back in Feb for Valentines day my wonderful Boyfriend got me a year subscription to Martha Stewart Living!! Yay!!

Just a few pages into the February issue was this amazing wine rack that I knew I had to make for my dad!

Martha's Version

Martha used 4-Inch PVC pipe but my Home Depot only had 4-Inch ABS pipe, which is essentially the same thing when it comes to making a wine rack, now for typical uses like plumbing and what not theres probably an actual difference.

Getting Crafty!!

Wow it has been wayyy too long since I was creative. I guess thats what happens when you let life take control. Now on to the craftiness!!
So the Little May and I were at the 4th of July street fair and we bought these headbands there. Cute right? Oh just wait it gets better! see those beautiful flowers on the sides? Ya they velcro on an off!! How genius is that! We each got a white headband and bought 3 flowers to share.

Little May and Big Mae