This is a scarf I'm currently making for James'. I made him a hat (pictured below) a couple of years ago. For some reason, this scarf is taking me awhile to finish it. I guess they always take a little while longer than say, a hat. I joke around and say, "By the time I'm finished with the scarf, it will be too warm to wear it." Which is probably not too far from the truth.
Here is the hat. He chose the yarn; a nice, chunky, charcoal gray that is very warm. I think I may have to "borrow" the scarf when I finish it.
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It is impossible to escape all of the hype of the Denver Broncos going to the Super Bowl here in the Denver-Metro Area, so, my Mom and me decided to go to the team store at Mile High Stadium (Denver area people will understand why I just call it Mile High; though, no disrespect to Sports Authority, they are a Denver based company). I was thinking since the Broncos are going to the Super Bowl, I would look for an Orange Crush t-shirt and an old school Denver "D" (with the horse coming out of the center) t-shirt. Apparently, those are the popular shirts. Well... I didn't find the shirts I wanted, but, I did get some pictures of the horse statues in front of the south stands (until my camera died, I need a new one). Also, it is the Chinese New Year, and, it is the year of the horse... wouldn't you know?!
Well, I guess it would be appropriate for me to say this, Go Broncos! Happy Chinese New year. And, Happy Imagining!
I really like this painting that my Father painted back in 1983, it's kind of a mix between a nature painting and fantasy. The eagle is my favorite part, I love birds of prey, they're so fascinating. Like I said before, my Dad went through phases in his paintings. This must of been towards the end of the fantasy phase which a main portion of it was in the 70's when he was painting on the sides of vehicles and motorcycle tanks.
Well, I should be going. Happy Imagining!
I like this picture, this was taken with my HTC One X when I first got it. I like playing with different filters on the camera, it's fun. I could only imagine what it would be like to have a digital SLR, I can't wait til I save enough money to buy one, that will be so awesome!
Lately, I've been a little busy with the kitchen and my belt test is coming up so I've been concentrating on that lately, plus everyday mundane stuff. February is going to be better when it comes to creativity, I have so many ideas running around in my head, it will be great!
Please stay tuned, I will be back with more projects. Happy Imagining!
We have been spending our spare time on our kitchen, so here is a preview of part of our back-splash. We decided to do a glass tile back-splash and found this tile at The Home Depot. We are so close to being done, it's exciting!
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When my creative brain won't budge, I draw these little doodles. I saw this awhile back on a tutorial on YouTube, very good idea for the visual creative type to get doodles out. I imagine that writers might write non-sense on a page or that musicians may just play whatever on their instruments, this is me just drawing whatever to get it out of me. It's very simple designs and is easy to do. Plus, that's where I start most of my projects, I draw on paper of an idea that I have; sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
What kind of things do you do to get your creative brain moving? Feel free to comment or visit me on the other sites: facebook.com/caliradan, twitter.com/caliradan, instagram.com/caliradan. Happy Imagining!
I have found some of my polymer clay beads made from canes. I have a great idea for my next polymer clay cane, I will do a tutorial on that as soon as I find exactly what I need to start it. What is pictured: (top row, left to right) California Roll bead, pink-brown swirl, purple-blue-indigo-green quarters encased in black. (bottom row, left to right) California Roll bead, ladybug, eraser (I think it looks like an eraser I had when I was a kid).
Stayed tuned, soon, I will have the massive kitchen tutorial. I will also get that polymer clay cane tutorial going. Happy Imagining!
Here is a preview of the concrete countertops, the epoxy makes it shiny. The wall behind the countertop is only painted half way because the old countertops had a little backsplash built into it. We are thinking of a tile that will go well with the countertops for the backsplash, we just haven't found it yet. We've been working non-stop for the past few days to try to finish up the kitchen. We are so close to being done, I am super excited! Soon, I will have the kitchen tutorial ready to go.
Keep posted, I believe that we will have the kitchen done within the next couple of weeks. Visit: facebook.com/caliradan, twitter.com/caliradan, instagram.com/caliradan. Happy Imagining!
We've been busy with the kitchen project and I haven't done any new projects lately, sorry about that, but they will resume soon. Meanwhile, enjoy this photo of a sunset I took in November a few years ago.
I will be back soon with other projects, hopefully the kitchen is done soon, too. Happy Imagining!
I was thinking about how cold it has been here in Denver... then, thinking I am definitely glad that I am not in Minneapolis! I thought about last winter, and we had a mild winter up until James and I left for our honeymoon at the end of February 2013, it was snowing when we left for Mexico... perfect timing! Here is a picture from Chichen Itza last February, I think it was in the 80's. I wish we were back there now... oh well...
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I think these clouds look like they're straight out of a painting. This was looking out my living room window tonight, as the sun was setting. I really want to get a digital SLR, I think that would be awesome. I love taking pictures! If anyone has a digital SLR or knows of a good one, I would like to know.
I hope everyone is having a happy new year, so far. Happy Imagining!
