glass blowing class

It's more than a month after Christmas & I've finally gone to Studio Fuzzishü to try my hand at making a glass blown ornament. It was so fun! I expected to be terrible at it but Rachel did such a great job of talking me through each step that I will actually be able to hang my ornament without any shame.

If you're in the Des Moines area, you should check out her website for lots of other fun classes. She does metalsmithing, jewelry, chainmaille, glass beads, & more!

it's almost like being famous

A cute little feature included one of my prints in the Des Moines Register yesterday.  Happy (8 months early) Birthday to me!

right now

I am loving this camera cake.

& photography.

...but mostly just the cake.

via nan lawson

put a stop to sopa & pipa

While this video puts a humurous spin on the subject, the SOPA & PIPA bills are a very serious matter.  Learn about why SOPA is dangerous because, after all, you should understand exactly what it is before you decide to protest.  Then go ahead & join the strike.

it's official

The LBeau Room is on facebook.

resolutions

Well, we're just over a week into this new year & I've been contemplating resolutions. I've always had a sneaking suspicion that I don't like them. Not just new year's resolutions but goal setting in general. It's feels like a lot of time spent worrying about what I should be doing instead of just doing it. Don't get me wrong, I think having dreams & ambitions is important. Knowing how to achieve those things is important, too. Mostly, though, goals become obstacles for me. Even a list of goals that I'm excited about quickly becomes a list of things I will put off until there's nothing else left in the world for me to do. & let's be honest, there is never an end to the number of ways I can find to procrastinate.

But how does she ever get anything done, you might wonder. Well, I do make lots of lists. Lists of things to do, not lists of goals. Mostly lists of small things, things I like to do, things I know I will get done. Like, mail this post card, go to the grocery store, make some delicious smoothies. Because crossing things off is so much fun. & so beneficial! The more often I cross things off, the more motivated I am to keep going. If I were to make a list of resolutions for the whole year, it may be March before I've crossed off even one. That is a miserable thought.

So. This week I will schedule a dentist appointment, paint my nails, & use that coupon for some delicious cupcakes from the Cupcake Emporium. This year? I'll have fun, be happy, & get some stuff done along the way.

Playing around with freebies:
Betty Drawing - Paper Mama
Frame & Scroll - IROCKSOWHAT
Pencil Brush - Vin Rowe