music, crafts, and you, my dear

Welcome! Thanks for reading my blog. You are busy, and yet you read. I appreciate that. Today I am crushing on Keali'i Reichel. His Collection One CD is the newest addition to my Hawaiian music collection. I cannot adequately describe how much joy and happiness listening to Hawaiian music brings me. It is so free, easy, peppy, and melodious at once. What more could you ask? It reminds me of being on the Big Island hiking in the tropical rain forest or chillin' on the beach. Get you some Hawaiian music, people, and get it soon. You will not regret it.

I got this CD at Barnes and Noble today on my adventure to spend a GC I'd gotten way back in February for my birthday. Thanks, Kathy R.! I discovered this cool system there, whereby you can scan almost any CD and listen to the tracks in the store to see if you like it. So I gathered up all of the Hawaiian music CD's and this one was the best. As a bonus, it even has two CD's to enjoy. Aaahhh. Whatever your taste, I hope you take some time to immerse yourself in music once in a while.

I'm trying to dream up a craft for craft day tomorrow with my buddy Morgan. I'm thinking something to do with coffee filter butterflies or tissue paper flowers, but if you have any better ideas, hit me. Besides crafts, we always play this Mario Uno game I got ages ago at Target on clearance. That girl always kicks my butt and I can't figure it out. She is gifted at getting Draw Four and Draw Two cards, and she loves it. It's cute and I am a willing loser, as it makes her happy, though, it must be said she wins fair-and-square game after game.

Last week we made some pencil holders/votive jars and this is a super fun, green, and adaptable craft. You just collect tissue paper from the next b-day or shower event you attend. Then you gather some empty pickle, condiment or yogurt jars. Besides that, you just need a mixture of half Elmer's Glue and half water with a couple of brushes or sponge brushes.

You tear the tissue paper into pieces. Then you paint the glue mixture onto the outside of the glass container and stick the tissue paper onto that in whatever arrangement you want. You can tailor this to any holiday or event based on color. When you have covered the entire container, swipe over the whole works with the glue mixture for glossy effect and let dry on wax paper. Enjoy!

Tomorrow: a recipe I have been working all week to perfect and a surprise. Meet me here.