Krystal's Art

pahaha

2010-09-14T19:49:00.000-07:00

click play on my little video first, and then the real snookie one right after so that they're playing at the same time.

Tumblr...

2010-09-14T19:24:00.000-07:00

so I started a tumblr... its very easy to post things on... I like it as far as "blog" layout... but its not really a blog.

it seems like the point of it is more like to get people to repost your stuff and like your stuff and then for it to go from there on out... see when people repost the things that someone else reposted...

you pretty much just have to talk about celebs and famous stuff in order to do that.

so even though there aren't as many people on blogger... i'm sticking to this.

Start of a Sewing Project

2010-09-12T00:23:00.000-07:00

Start of a sewing project. This is just the color... Both of these pictures are of scrap fabric, so you don't get to see what it is until it's done! :)

Happy Birthday maK!

2010-09-11T23:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to the smartest dog ever!

We played lots of fetch and took super duper naps/relaxed. :) <3mydog!

Photography

2010-08-27T18:49:00.000-07:00

I bought a Nikon D5000. Yay!

long shutter speed, zoom lens, sun shining through the trees:

At the Old Mill:

WalMart is a mess BAHAHA!

2010-07-02T19:00:00.001-07:00

So I work for Target. But even before I worked there, I was always faithfully against going to WalMart unless I needed to. So I was very gleeful to find the one at the beach in disastrous shape when I visited today :) All pictures and opinions of them are of mine and my family's as guests of the store. Not of Target's.

it was bad transition time:

and there was junk all over the place. This was on the water pallets, and they have hawaiian punch, a brush, some toys, bread, a bag of donuts, and after I saw all that there and realized they didn't have beach towels anywhere in the store (I asked a guy that walked me all over the store trying to find them), I added deodorant, a toothbrush, and some razors to the pile.
I'm guessing this is a planogram waiting to happen... with the bag of Doritos sitting on top of the baby bags giving the hint that it's been there for forever.
and my personal favorite, they definitely haven't mastered the signing.

and just to add on... jeans that are a mess. :P

To quote my dad, "That WalMart was a disaster! It was just terrible!". They didn't have beach towels at a WalMart at the beach the weekend of July 4th... when they should be expecting people to visit the beach. Or grapes, which my mom was disappointed about. haha.

i missed my gauchos.

2010-07-01T09:26:00.000-07:00

So it's been said several times in my CARS classes that gauchos were a fad like four/five years ago. Well I loved mine because of how comfy they were! I still wear them around the house all the time. :)

I've seen some one piece outfits out and about that have gaucho-like bottoms to them... so I made my own and I'm back to being comfy and still in style!

You'll have to forgive the picture quality... It doesn't really show the shape of it.. It's actually pretty slimming. :)

wide polo into a fitted halter

2010-05-22T17:21:00.000-07:00

before and fat:

after and fitted!:

...it's a halter. straight across the back right below the armpits... so not too low. :)

Threads' Annual Fashion Show: Time Warp and Weft

2010-03-27T20:55:00.000-07:00

The show had three sections: past, present, and future... I designed a dress for the future!

The one I'm wearing on the left was designed by Allison Sharpe and I'm working on my design, modeled by Molly VanDeventer

T-shirt Recon!

2010-03-14T16:00:00.000-07:00

So Von is in a choreographed dance this weekend. His choreographer gave him two large boxy shirts to cut up and such. All the dancers had shirts to reconstruct. I helped him and this is the best we could come up with:

Brings certain lyrics to mind: "I'm like a performer, the dancefloor is my stage... ...everybody let go, we can make the dancefloor just like a circus!" :)

New Year's

2010-01-28T08:02:00.000-08:00

It's a little late for a new year's post... but I didn't make any New Year's resolutions this year. I am just now realizing that I've had a more positive mind overall:

1) I have a great job that I am working hard at...

2) I have a great social life and I've spent time with cherished friends and loved ones...

3) School has some exciting group projects in store for me...

4) I attended Schmooza Palooza yesterday, which was very value-added for me...

5) I'M WORKING OUT!

6) I paid my car off the last day of last year... and now I'm working on building my savings up.

I know its just the beginning and most of the time people will start something at the beginning of the year and it falls off toward the end (I can see that happening with my savings account :P). But most of my accomplishments are things that have become a way of life for me, and I think I can keep it up. Wish me luck and tell me about your resolutions!

late post

2010-01-16T07:46:00.000-08:00

I knitted a stocking for our christmas tree! yay!

Side Note

2009-09-15T08:30:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

No project to display today, just a random little blog.
I've been pretty busy procrastinating all my school work. I've got a paper to write on the situational/swot analysis of a retail brand.
I got a speeding ticket on my way to some interviews (I GOT THE JOB!)...
And there's this one random girl who has been annoying the heck out of me... (She all up in my BIIIIZ)

So... hopefully I'll have something to share soon. But for now, this will have to suffice.

MWAH MWAH MWAH!

Dress out of two old Tees

2009-08-31T20:04:00.000-07:00

Again, inspired by Threadbanger :)

Two Old T-shirts (one Large and one Medium)

-Michole: "Don't get me in the pic"

and it called for a piece of elastic at the waistline. I just used an elastic headband

(Kathy, if you're reading this... Sorry I used it without asking... You left it in my room and you have a gazillion of them).

AND VOILA!

Complete with cowl neck and pockets. :)

I had four buttons I was going to sew to the pockets, but believe it or not, I CAN'T find a sewing needle. :( So its not TOTALLY finished.. but you get the jist of it.

Painting T-shirts

2009-08-31T19:55:00.000-07:00

So my sister's volleyball team was over at our house painting t-shirts.. I painted the 8 on Michole's shirt. :)

And of course, I couldn't resist cutting one up and painting one of my own. :)

Excuse the distracting shirt underneath. :\

Internship Over = More Craft Time!

2009-08-12T08:48:00.000-07:00

So let me tell you that Target is an AMAZING company to work for. They have an awesome culture, and they're great to their team members.

I just finished my internship, and I had an awesome experience working with a great team and developing as an individual. While I was VERY sad to go, I have a lot of free time now which means more projects!!!!

Sorry for the poor quality of these camera phone pictures... but anywho...

I had this awesome shirt that I LOVED to wear:

and my dog decided to scratch at it one day and tear a hole in it. :(

So I liked the color of it, so I decided to make an accessory!

embarrassing video

2009-08-12T08:45:00.001-07:00

Haha making a slow song a little more lively.
Prolly would have looked a little better to a more upbeat song... but here's our lip syncing in normal speed while we move faster speed:

Inflatable Fun!

2009-08-02T05:59:00.001-07:00

So my dad bought a new side business. INFLATABLE FUN! He's renting out moonwalks and concession equipment. We've tried them all out, and let me tell you how fun it was to act like a kid again in these things! Of course, we tried out the cotton candy maker, sno-cone maker, and popcorn maker as well! YUMMY!

Check out his site and see all the cute moonwalks you can get!

http://www.inflatablefunsite.com/

I promise I'm still productive!

2009-07-21T16:06:00.000-07:00

So I've still been crafting. I made a necklace out of a t-shirt the other day. I've just been soooo busy! I was too tired to get my camera and take a picture of it. I'll get it up soon. I've been working like crazy! mostly just in the mornings, but that wears me out and I go to bed pretty quickly once I get home.

Oh I have been having a fun time, though. I've been able to hang out with people that I haven't been able to in a looooong time. I absolutely love my friends and I miss them very much.

ANNNNDDD! I'M GOING TO NY AFTER MY INTERNSHIP IS OVER! WOOOOT WOOOOT!

my dog blog

2009-07-06T16:56:00.001-07:00

my dog has a vlog.

comfy comfy shorts out of an old t-shirt

2009-06-30T09:04:00.000-07:00

You can tell it was sitting in the bottom of a box somewhere for a very long time (over a year)
VOILA!

Tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2T_vzK5WtY&feature=channel_page

and the best thing about this design? you can hem them short if you'd like! I may do that after wearing them today!

Paintings!

2009-06-26T06:27:00.000-07:00

This is the first time i've ever really sat down and painted something.. wait.. i take that back. Its the second time. But anyways VOILA!

MC Hammer Dance in a Store

2009-06-10T17:22:00.001-07:00

Corinne posted this on the Threadbanger page, and I thought it was funny.

Fun Blue Dress

2009-06-07T10:26:00.000-07:00

Well first I wanted green... but then I decided blue. I don't know why... but maybe my next one will be green.

So yesterday was the first time I ever went to a fabric store and bought fabric for one of my projects. It was definitely an experiment, but most of the things I bought were on sale, so it wasn't a waste. :)

*side note* Hancock fabrics had their Vogue patterns for $3.99!!! Even though I've never even touched a pattern, I bought one that had three different shirt varieties, I bought one for pants, one for purses, and one for a dress with a really cool collar on it. They'll probably sit around for a while because I have no idea how to use them. but oh well. How could I resist when they retail originally for $20.00 average?

So back to my project... It was completely made just by measuring my body and drawing shapes straight onto the fabric. I didn't make a pattern first or anything. I just knew what I wanted it to look like (I had seen a Gianni Bini dress online at Dillards.com I had liked and wanted to make it for lots cheaper). I knew my good grades in geometry would come in handy.

I used this material to make the straps and the belt. The straps were the main thing that I wanted to be different. I just wanted the rest of the dress to be drape-y.

And then after about 6 hours of hard work, I had a dress! This isn't the most flattering picture ever, but it does look nice in person.

The back looks crooked in this picture, but that's because of the way I'm standing. However, if you're up close to it, there ARE a lot of mistakes. But it was my first time attempting this, so voila! (p.s. ignore the bra strap)

Lastly, this is what I would call my attempt at taking a fun picture to spice up my blog a little bit :)

And then just a plain ol' cute picture. haha maybe one day, I'll make an outfit inspired by a rubik's cube! (hmm.....)

slacking...

2009-06-05T14:20:00.000-07:00

So since I've started my internship, I've had less time to be artsy and such. You can kind of see my creativity decline going from my oldest blogs to my newest ones. :-\

Well! I have off this weekend, so maybe I can come up with something good!!! (I hope so, at least)