Something New and Sparkly: I Was Working in the Lab Late One Night

Fabulous Felt Mad Scientist Necklace

Top: Poof, Marshalls

Skirt: Bubblegum, Macy's

Shoes: a.n.a., JCPenney

Bag: Nahui Ollin

When I was a kid, my science text book pages exploded with overflowing beakers, day-glo amoebas, and cartoonish atoms.  And that always sort of stuck with me.  So some months ago I thought, why not conduct my own experiment in the form of this Fabulous Felt Mad Scientist Necklace?  But as is the case with so many of my ideas, I put it on the back (Bunsen) burner.  Then this past Monday, Google honored Marie Curie's 144th birthday with one of its charming Google doodles, and I was reminded of my necklace.  What better way to honor the mother of radioactivity (not to mention the subject of my third grade book report) than with a trinket where style meets science?  I like to think the good Madame would have glowed with pride.

Make and Tell Challenge: Day 68

Remember that skeleton-quality sketch of my Mandarin Magic Tote from last week? Well, it's finally beginning to take shape in this first coat. It doesn't really look the way I imagined, but I love it anyway. I had fun painting the two fans on the right, so much so that I kind of want a couple of real ones! A simple Google-slash-Etsy search should probably take care of that. Speaking of which, I really need to scour Etsy again for Christmas gifts. Although I've already bought a few, I have a lot more to go. After the big day, I'll do a mega post showcasing all of my buys. Won't that be fun?