Remember What's Important...

Every once in a while, I get into a funk.  Everything turns into, "I hate this...and I hate that..." I have to stop and reevaluate what's really important.  And I realize I'm just being silly.

A little girl that used to live across the street drew this on the sidewalk this summer.  I got to see it on my daily jaunt over to the big, blue mailbox on the corner.  For some reason, it's really stuck with me.  I think I'm going to get one printed so that I can hang it somewhere as a daily reminder. 

What The.....Wednesday

Around this time of year on college campuses across the country, the dumpsters outside of Art Departments are filled to the brim.  Filled with sculptures, sketchbooks and paintings; either thrown out by students in a moment of self-doubt or Professors cleaning out their classrooms.  

A week or so ago, Dillon was on campus of the university he attends, uninstalling an earth art sculpture he had made.  On his way back to the car a bright colored object on one of these said dumpsters caught his eye.  After he and our friend had a good laugh, he decided he couldn't just leave it there.

Check out this oddity.

Uh, yeah.  You read that correctly.

Don't ask me, I have no idea.

I just hope that John was a dog?

What can I say, Dillon is an odd duck.

Anyways, it makes a good conversation starter when friends come over.

Found any treasure lately?  I just hope it's better than this one.

Edit:  I should clarify, I'm not in anyway knocking the artist's abilities or work.  I'm simply pointing out that not knowing their intentions and the context in which this was painted makes it quite a mystery.  And it's not the direction I envisioned our home decor going, but hey, I'm not the only one who lives here, right?

 

Happiest Crafter!!

Today a total stranger made my day.  

I received an e-mail saying that a pair of my little toys were found.  They've taken up residence with a wee 2 year old.  I was so happy to learn that they didn't get thrown away.

They were kind enough to send pictures too!

Check it out- Bunny and Bear seem to have it pretty good.

Isn't that sweet?  It made me so happy!

Please Pass the Macaroni.

As promised, it's time for the found object of the day.  I found it on campus where I put the purple flower I mentioned in the last post.  To say the very least, it's interesting.  I notice something new every time I look at it.  It has no decipherable order to it and I'm not sure how all of the things mentioned go together.

Click on the image to enlarge it.

Uhhhh, yeah.  I found myself being thankful that the author wrote it all down as opposed to laying it all on me in person.  The fact that it's photocopied makes me feel like it was definitely intended for mass distribution.  Like I said before, interesting. 

Bonus Points if you can find where I got the title for this post!!

Thanks for looking!  I hope everyone had a good start to the week.

p.s.  Today is the day I pick a winner for the cookie needle book.  If you entered, be sure to check back to see if you won!

Mojo.

This is our Mojo Jar.  It lives on the window sill above our kitchen sink.  It's full of random little bits that we've had or found that have significance in our life.

All the stuff.

 

Each little thing has a story, but don't worry I won't bore you with all of them.

Fairy Thimble.

I picked this up one day while walking my dog.  I had just browsed through my first copy of Found Magazine and was determined to find something to send in.  All I had to do was look down.  Try it, you may find something wonderful.

These are my favorites, all in one picture.

Strange combination, huh?  A spent bullet, a button and baby teeth.

The baby teeth are from our pets.  They were the first animals that Dillon and I raised from birth.  Of course we'd both had pets before but these were our first as a family, so we're a bit sentimental.  The larger one being from our dog, Tequila.  It makes me laugh whenever I see it because he had the worst breath when he was getting his adult teeth but he was too cute to push away.  You just had to suffer.  The smaller one is from one of our kitties, either Chunk or Princess Franki.  We aren't quite sure, as they were both teething at the same time.  It's sharp as hell too.  I found it the hard way, in the bottom of my foot, ouch!

As for the bullet and the button, they are a pair and have a very interesting story behind them.  It starts in Las Vegas, Nevada.  We were in an area of the dessert where people often go shooting.  Lots of people bring stuff out there to use as targets.  On this particular occasion there was a mannequin that had been outfitted with a wig and some rather frightening make-up.  Picture Divine mixed with Lady Gaga, it was terrifying.  After shooting it a few times we went to prop it back up.  Upon closer inspection we realized it was dressed in a Postal workers uniform.  After our nervous laughter, Dillon decided that this was too good an opprtunity to pass up.  He needed it.  He took the destroyed one from the mannequin and the bonus one (with considerably less damage) that was laying nearby.  After putting it on, he realized that there was something in the front pocket.  It was the bullet, it had been shot into the shirt but didn't go all the way through.  Isn't that nuts?  The button is from the first shirt on the mannequin, it was hanging on by a thread- literally. 

Dillon going postal.

(And yes, he did wear it for pretty much the rest of the day.)

He had decided then and there that he had just found that year's Halloween costume.  Conveniently, it was already shot up so all he had to do was add fake blood.

Anyways, long story short, may you have good Mojo for 2010.  Wishing you and yours a very happy New Year.  Have fun and be safe out there!