Funky And Foxy is open and ready for business!!

i decided it was high time to try to cash in on my hobby... so i've taken the advice so many have offered and have started selling items on etsy.com.
check out the store at:


http://FunkyAndFoxy.etsy.com

thanks!

shrunken heads

i've been doing work with recycled jewelry lately; the medium is fun, funky, and green! what more could a girl ask for?
today, i've been experimenting with recyclable clear plastic containers. i've been making pendants and earrings from them... looks a lot cooler than it sounds, by the way... but a word to the wise; clear nail polish WILL NOT make a good clear coat.... it smears all the ink together. i'm very disappointed in this fact... looks like i'll be whipping out the polyeurethane soon...

so much to do, so little time...

i've been feeling so creative lately!
i feel like making jewelry and things... i've been recycling magazines and bottles and things to use for making jewelry. it's pretty cool. hopefully, i'll be able to get some photos posted soon... i have to charge my battery...
i think the next project i work on will be a cuff bracelet made from an old record... it should go great with my electric guitar earrings!

It's beginning to look better!

my project didn't turn out as awesome as i had hoped it would... but i think that's because of the spray paint... it was kind of sloppy, and bled under the paint tape in some parts... but it gives it a kind of cool, hand made look too... so maybe it's ok...
i think it looks really pretty anyways. :)
you can't really tell from the photo, but the curtains are a really beautiful chocolate brown silk.
all said, i think the valance turned out quite well.

Life is a Valancing act...

I am working on a new project!
Bryan and I have purchased our first house, and have been working on getting unpacked and settled in for the last 8 and 1/2 months... What the hell is taking so long!?!? Work is totally cramping my style, and that's all I have to say about that!
Right now, I am working on building and painting a valance for the guest bedroom window... So far, I have managed to build it out of two pieces of wood and am working on spray painting it. The base coat is satin finish almond, and it will have randomly sized stripes of glossy leather brown and satin periwinkle and avocado... I have already masked it off, and am waiting for the leather brown to dry so I can slap on a second coat, and get started on the other colors... Since it's spray paint, I hope it won't take long to dry... I'm quite excited to get the masking tape off and get it hung to see how it looks with my brown silk curtains.
I've been in a real rush to get that guest room situated because I think my favorite aunt is visiting in August! (Whitewater rafting trip, anyone?) And I would like to have it comfortable and decorated before she arrives. (In case I haven't mentioned it, we're getting married in August!!!)
Unfortunately, my timetable got pushed behind due to an illness I had last month, but now I'm back and better than ever!
Will post photos of the valance and the room as soon as I've had the opportunity to complete it!

it's beginning to look a lot like halloween!

it's been so long since i've posted!
i just wanted to jot down a comment to that effect and to say that we had the most hardcore, awesome time in san fransisco! i loved it there--although i did have some windburn on my lips and there was the issue of the insanely painful flight back where my freakin' ears would not pop. i was almost driven to stabbing myself in the ear to make the pain stop... maybe that's why no sharp objects on planes?
well, here i am back in atlanta again! home sweet home! and i have a lot of awesome photos to post--san fransisco, me, bryan, the kitties, and our new pooch (squirt).
it's beginning to look a lot like halloween, and a little closer to the day, i think i'll post a picture of my little doggy in her very 1st halloween costume! she's going to be a swashbuckler! ...i figured it was appropriate, since bryan is always calling her his little scalawag!
i should really shrink some photos before i post, but do expect some sometime soon.
right now, i'm off to get dressed for a party, and then later i have to clean and pack...
that's right, baby! we're about to close on our very own house! i'm SO excited! :)
more to come...

it's beginning to look a lot like vacation!

5 more work days and bryan and i are off to scenic san fransisco to visit my favorite aunt and check out the sites. i am very much looking forward to a night tour of alcatraz!

su boca esta llena de mierde.

blech. bad day.
i've eaten entirely too much chocolatey delight special k... but at least it isn't bad for me... not like that chocolatey delight cake sitting on the kitchen counter.
i ran 3 miles today & also did some weight training... so i think it won't matter.
i have lost almost 5 lbs so far, and i feel good about it. bryan's lost 9. i'm so proud of him. :)
we both had a bad day, so tonight, i think we'll relax with some vodka, homemade mozzarella cheesesticks and mood lighting... with some solid law & order on the side.
some photos from our phones:

wearing scented fingernail polish really makes nose-picking enjoyable...

woot!
it's been a long semester, but it's finally over.
i have 3 finals to take next week, but i think with a little luck, i can slide into home with all A's! it'll be totally awesome! i can't wait.
next semester, i'm headed to georgia state... but it'll be more expensive. unfortunately, i am not well educated enough to be pulling in "ridiculous" amounts of money... i mean, i do okay....but i'm also not cute enough to pull in "ridiculous" amounts of money... reckon i'll have to settle for student loans...
c'est la vie.

you sound like a malfunctioning vibrator...

wow! i am so excited! i have officially registered for classes at georgia state... i'm that much closer to snatching up a degree and running far far away from here! that's not true... i don't know where i'll end up... but truly, i do hope it isn't here. there's no water, and apparently our crime rates are crazy high... suck. it's been so cold the last few nights. silly thing that i am, i forgot and left the window open... the cats are pissed. my poor little babies... cosmo was under the covers purring like a little motor this morning.
the photo above is one that gina and miguel took when the four of us went to the zoo... it was fun. sometime in august, i think...

lies, sex, and video games...

sasha is such a little pin-up...
just look at how she strikes a pose.

normally i prefer cohesion in a collection... i don't feel cohesive this week...

the flies are a tribute to the artistic genius of andy warhol... plus i like lots of colors and flies are cute. i did that one about 4 years ago, i think. i love you, nikon!
the rat is dante. unfortunately, he died-upper respiratory, but he was a sweet little guy. he loved shineys!
the iris was from my grandmother's yard...but i like this color better than the orginal. kinda of mustardy. mmm....mustard.
the photo of angel is seriously creepy. i don't remember how i did it, but i could probably refigure it... can't think why i'd need that application though...
and last but not least is the photo of the lizards doing it, which i took in high school with my canon rebel. it was hung on the wall-though the principal protested, my very cool art teacher insisted it remain... i call it "a late aubade".

i couldn't resist... and then i realized i didn't want to...

about that one at the top... i was wondering... do you think my nose is crooked? i mean... i think one of my nostrils is deformed... i can't decide if it's cool on an individualistic level or offensive and strange on an asthetic one... any takers on that one?

i am so fucking in love....

with nature valley granola bars. seriously. you can't pry one out of my pudgy little hand. i'm tearing that shit up!
here are some more photos. i was spurred on by brandon's generous praise of the last post, and am shamelessly aspiring (by aspiring, i mean maneuvering, of course...) to receive more.
workity work work work. like 7 trainees this week. must've hit a hiring spurt. i'm so busy.
school is going ok. kinda boring classes this semester... and i ended up with physics. hope it'll help my gpa out, since i don't actually need the class to graduate anymore... that is if i do decide to drop my biology major, which i think i have totally made up my mind to do.
...we'll see...

{ps: these photos are from when bryan & i went to the zoo with our friends, gina & miguel... we got to see the baby panda...}

funky portraiture from 2004 (?)

some photos from when i had too much time on my hands... now i don't have any...
school starts back on tuesday.
the crime rates in knoxville are pretty high.
i'm fairly concerned.

i'm makin' cornbread and these bugs are makin' bacon! wink, wink, nudge, nudge...

i'm making cornbread this morning. last week i made bbq pork, pork roast, a beef roast, and roasted vegetables. neither bryan or i got sick, so i'm reckoning i'm doing alright. also made chicken florentine... but that came out of a bag. took 12 minutes to cook... was pretty tasty, too.
have been looking into apartments in knoxville. trying to plan ahead for the move. found a cute efficiency for 500$ a month.
i can't believe i only have 5-6 semesters left of school. i am SO excited. this semester, i'll be taking physics I and the lab, english II, and sociology. am looking forward to it. am sorry to not be in any bio classes this semester, though, because the natural sciences folks seem to have it so much more together than any of the others. sheesh.

etre dans la merde

with regard to your recent post, brandon.

crazy bitch...

well well well....
here we are again.
it's about 12:35 am and hot as hell in the city.
yesterday my car said 104 degrees, and friday it said 110. it's been wicked weather here.
we saw rush hour 3 this weekend with gina, miguel, craig, lisa, and rena... it was funnier than the first two. i was pleasantly suprised in fact.
also, i've done some rearrangements concerning school... might not be a bio major much longer. i've been spending the last 2 days learning the french dirty words. (merde, salope, and the like). i think i have an ingrown toenail. ouch.
some photos.

damselfly i found outside the college. he'd freshly molted, which is probably why he was such an excellent model. by excellent i mean still.
and yes. yes i did use the nikon coolpix 885. i love that little camera.

just me.

just me again.
who else, right?
self portrait.
i think it's kinda scary and rockabilly.