Australia!

After 3 weeks in Australia and one whirlwind day in LA, I am back in Lil' Rhody! Despite having an awesome time, I am happy to be home, especially because that means I can hang out with k and do some crafting! But first, let me share a couple of pictures from Australia (I don't really think the way the pictures show up on the blog does them justice, but if you click on the images, they will get bigger):

A wallaby (they are like tiny kangaroos)

Beautiful beaches

My family inside of a cathedral fig tree

Cathedral fig tree - I still say this one looks like it
came out of War of the Worlds, but maybe that's just me.

My brother inside of a crazy rock formation

I figured that I couldn't leave out the kangaroo
pictures. They're basically required, right?

This bird really cracks me up. Also, after looking at it, I'm
not surprised that birds are the descendants of dinosaurs.

Okay, you got me. This one isn't from Australia, it's from
my cousin's Bat Mitzvah in LA. I love the motion of the
picture, though, so I could not leave it out. I am
dancing w/ my dad in this one.

The following are some pictures that I took in Australia that have inspired some craft ideas, so I thought I would share them with you all as well.

I have never seen artwork quite like this before. The style seemed really unique and the colors were amazingly vibrant, which of course appealed to me.


These were the light fixtures in the main lobby of a hotel in Cairns. I don't
see why I couldn't do something like this on a smaller scale. Perfect
for a dorm room! Not that I'll be in one of those again.

I saw a woman with this sweatshirt bag in the airport.
And yes, I was a creeper and took a picture.

Back to the present. Today, I picked k up from work and we went to a park for some crafting and yoga. It was the perfect day for it. Sunny, breezy... People were out with their dogs and guitar notes drifted through the park from a nearby house. When I was in Australia I found a bunch of shells with holes in them, so we used these to make some jewelry.

k worked on a necklace, while I worked on a pair of earrings.

Final products: Earrings, necklace and anklet

Well, that's all for today! Good night to you all! I hope to have some more crafting news up soon, so check back later this week!

-e