Pulp Sushi

YES!!!!

YES!!!!
Originally uploaded by Marilyn P. Sushi

Oh yeah, about those buffalo wings I said we were gonna have on Superbowl Sunday. They came out a*w*e*s*o*m*e! My boyfriend was VERY happy with how they came out. He did a great job. We got the recipe from a guy who lives in Rome, NY so the dude knows his wings alright? I felt so unhealthy having this meal, but it was soooo worth it. Especially since the Colts didn't end up winning.

Needle Felting Class Recap

This past Saturday I took a needle felting class at Clay, Wood & Cotton. It was taught by Nguyen Le from KnitKnit.  I just wanted to learn something new and hopefully incorporate it into my jewelry, you know, maybe some felt beads, simple right?  After 2 hours I left with hearts, a bird, and felt sushi! I didn't even make beads, but I now know how. :)

There's that green that I love! We were able to pick two colors so of course it was the first one chosen.  I made a large heart, a smaller white heart, and my sashimi. I wish I got a better picture of it.


I did not waste any time incorporating the white heart into a necklace I ended up making Saturday night.

Here's my little birdie.  I did not think I was going to be making animals but once I understood the technique of "sculpting" the wool, I got it down and now I'm eager to make a bunch of stuff.  I'm already getting ideas for Christmas presents.

More birdies (not by me), the blue was a fellow classmate and the white was a sample brought by Nguyen.

Everyone I took the class with was really into it and we all had a blast.   Some women started to make rings which came out pretty neat.  I will try that some time just for play.


There's the teacher chatting it up with the students afterward.  We were not shy with the questions and Nguyen had a lot of knowledge on the technique.  I am so glad I decided to go. 

Shop Update

Hello! Just wanted to pop in and write a quickie post sharing new items added to the Etsy & DaWanda shops today

Pink Felt Flower On Leaf Droplet

Coral Ring (I made one for myself too).

Enjoy the Super Bowl today if you're into that sort of thing. I kind of am.  In our household we are cheering for the Colts, I know they're the underdog of this game.  We are going to make Buffalo Wings with a new recipe we got, I can't wait!  If football is not your thing, the Puppy Bowl will also be on tonight. Surely you love puppies, if you don't, there's something wrong with you.

PR Recap & Clothes in general

Back in December, I received a gift card from Ann Taylor Loft.  After going to a few stores, I couldn't find anything that tickled my fancy. I am a very picky shopper and my figure is even pickier.  Yesterday I took off from work and bummed around at home.  I decided to visit their website to see if I found anything interesting there and I checked out with the following tops...

This is my favorite shade of green yet I only have a loose flowy skirt.  But I like the twisting of the neckline. That's what drew me to it. The color was a bonus. :)

I love cardigans, you can wear them just about any time of the year and with anything. My goal is to have one in every color. But I didn't have one in Ivory until now.

Now this is a color I have for a few tops but nothing sleeveless which will come in handy when it gets warmer and the city is disgustingly humid.  Plus my new cardigan will look nice with it too.

Speaking of clothes, Project Runway continues to please me. This week's challenge was cool. February is National Heart Disease Awareness month so for Campbell's Soup "adDress Your Heart" campaign.  The dresses had to be predominately red and the Campbell's branding had to be reflected.  Most of the outfits were nice but the dress by Jay was my favorite:

But I think it's because I thought the model was so cute and sweet.  She had such an endearing mom-quality to her.  

And just for the hell of it, here is the dress I hated the most designed by Anna, she did not get booted for this which is forgivable, this is her first strike.

I got a job!!!

After 15 months of submitting resumes and not hearing back from anyone, I am happy to announce that the job search  has come to an end. I interviewed at a Public Relations/Advertising company last week, came back for a second interview Monday, and an offer was made yesterday afternoon. They said I didn't need to get back to them until this coming Monday but honestly, what's there to think about? I accepted on the spot. I'm done with being a temp. 

I can't express how relieved and excited I am.  I have to admit that the last year has been incredibly stressful to the point where the only way I could relieve myself was to simply burst into tears and ask "What is wrong with me? Why doesn't anyone want me?"  But you don't need me to tell you how bad the market has been but sometimes it is hard to look at the bigger picture outside of your own life.  My jewelry helped things a little but you won't see me on Etsy's Quit Your Day Job feature any time soon.  So back to the real world of Human Resources, which was the career path I have been on for years, and starting a new chapter in my life.

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesalmeida/2500615203/

Flickr Favorites - Red Contrast

Last week I tied a theme to my Flickr Favorites, which was kinda fun so I would like to continue that this week.  As I prep this post it is actually a bit cold, dreary, messy, kind of gloomy looking outside.  So I looked for images that reflect that mood with a pop of color, in this case, RED!

And speaking of red, my Gumball Ring sold and it now relisted in my shop.

I am so looking forward to tomorrow. I am taking a day off from work and I plan to stay home, work on some jewelry, maybe post some new items, and just get myself together for my next show. Craft show season is fast approaching and applications are starting to become available for some of the big shows (ie: Renegade, Art Star).  I'm still shooting for at least one in-person event a month. I'll be adding more dates over in the right column under "Events" and on my event listings.

FROSTING!

Behold! A mountain of frosting that equals the size of the cupcake itself. I took this photo yesterday at The Buttercup Bake Shop here in the city. I even wrote a Yelp review about it. This photo is also part of my 365 project but I didn't want to wait until the end of the month to show it. I think I bought a bath bomb once that looked like one of these babies.

Yes, they are as good as they look if you have a SERIOUS sweet tooth.