Craft With May

(Zoolander fans, you understand my title. I’m up to my ears in Mugatu style creative endeavours this week!)

Currently I’m writing how-to, finishing up handouts, and recording an audio file for week #2 of my next BIG class. Here’s a peet at the layouts featured…

This ribbon ruffle is making me crazy happy. I want to do it over and over again now and I’ll be needing to buy a lot more wide ribbon…

Right now here’s my desk. It’s fairly clean except these shots of Rebecca begging to be used. A downside of going through my photos is that I keep finding “must scrap” ones…

My non-mom hours havee been spent like this: create, write, upload for deadline. Totally fun and inspiring – but if you don’t take breaks it can be draining. I have to turn in a bunch of stuff tonight, but since I’m so nearly done (and all the creating & photography is done) I’m going to take my  girls on a surprise BIG excursion to Train Town & a picnic lunch with grandma at her place first. It’ll send me into late night working tonight – but it’s worth it.

Until next time – happy crafting!

 “I help. I work. Art. Nice.”

While I tell her that she is “helping” the truth is this. All over the floor.

That’s not helpful, and it’s a pain to clean up. But the thing is? Every kid should have the chance to cut paper & play without rules or a goal in mind. So I give her scraps. netflix envelope fronts that would otherwise go in garbage. papers no longer needed.

Here’s to a happy creative weekend.

As a kid I was a big GI Joe fan of both the cartoon and action figures. I recall a play date at about age 4 with a boy who had like ALL of them and being in blissful heaven. When I saw that “the movie” was coming out I wasn’t surprised – especially considering Transformers success. I texted my very dear friend Briana and asked if she wanted to see GI Joe too – she did, and a date was set. Jason couldn’t see why we’d want to go to this – but he’s anti-movie guy anyways. We knew what we wanted, and oh did we get it!!

First off, this movie was a total comedy for us though it didn’t mean to be. I think it has to be experienced on a big tv or in theaters – so much BIG action. Seriously they never stopped. never. run here, chase there, fly here… go joe!!!

Oh but don’t get me wrong – it wasn’t a “good” movie. It was cliches, bad dialogue, predictable for the most part, and so clearly a set up for franchise of movies. I. Loved. It. (So did my friend) It was everything we’d want. We snickered, mocked, wished we had cool gadgets, weapons, and lairs like them!! It was totally, thoroughly a big summer action flick.

We rooted for the Baroness. Dude. She was so justified in her semi-evilness. We loved her best. I was not a fan of Duke. As a girl? I wanted to marry Duke for sure. Cartoon Duke = my prince charming as a freaky little preschooler. This movie version? Sorry… no. just not. It was just too Hollywood actor pretty boy pretending to be top military badass of a situation. I wasn’t really buying it – but that’s ok. It added to the funny of the movie.

Funny story about Duke (aka Channing Tatum) – I thought he looked familiar and it bothered me as one of those “where have I seen this guy before?” type things. Answer from IMDB? A movie meant for teens (she’s the man) starring one miss Amanda Bynes who I pretend not to think is the cutest thing & watch her movies on tv now and then. Oh the shame! To be caught in my secret web of shameful dirty pleasure – watching the occasional young adult movie!

(hanging head)

nah- I don’t embarrass quite that easily… and What a Girl Wants (w/always fantastic Collin Firth) was so a cute movie. Whatever. I’m totally off track now!

Bottom line? Our Mystery Science Theater 3000 style mockery & giggles seriously made this an experience that makes me smile too. Will I watch the movie again? Nah, but the 1st time was sooooo worth price of admission. FUN.

and that’s what summer is about, right? FUN!!!

ps – rice cakes (white cheddar) totally make an awesome snack for the movies my fellow ladies on diets. I did NOT miss the oily popcorn!

It’s hard to believe that Fiskars Summer School only has a few weeks left! I have a project featured now – I did a new little hoop with rub-ons on fabric. I used a Jenni Bowlin rub-on that I’ve long wanted to utilize somehow – love how it came out! Rebecca gets this treat.

You can check out the whole project here. I want to make MORE!!

I peeked stuff about my new Scrapbook Recipes class here: http://mayflaum.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/a-peek-at-my-recipes-class/ 

and I just wanted to blog and tell you all that this is the last day!! If you wanted to take it now’s your chance!!!

If you’re in class, or just want one more sneaky peek – here’s a layout from week #2 content that goes up tomorrow.

Boston’s “T”? Love it. Miss it. Had so much fun exploring via the T so many, many times…