Treasury Thursday: Scarlet Plums & Purple Cherries

It has certainly been a little while since a post! I am still here, but the mad rush to get everything prepared before school starts has been taking just about all of my time. In fact, I need to attend the first lecture tomorrow morning! This will probably be my hardest year in graduate school so half of me is absolutely exasperated, while the other half is exhilarated!

Anywho, I thought it was about time for a new treasury! This one is inspired by two of my favorite autumn colors: plum purple and scarlet red. I find it amazing how all of these pieces scream "autumn" to me without the typical combination of orange, yellow, and red. I think these colors look so incredibly classy together, don't you?

'Purple Cherries & Scarlet Plums' by UmeOrigami

thefuzzymonkey $17.00	GlitzGlitter $26.00	GypsyIntent $12.00	OliniFloral $35.00
LittleBearsMom $25.00	Monarchdancer $35.00	RiRiFisch $95.00	Shaylaray203 $25.00
1mADwoman $65.00	amandajo $75.00	Brokenghostcou... $79.00	Aglimpseofreal... $15.00
baublesforbell... $69.00	AmandaRaeK $15.00	WhiteThistleBr... $40.00	TheCamerasEye $10.00

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Treasury Thursday: Eat Your Greens!

This week's treasury, Eat Your Greens!, is inspired by my latest efforts to live healthier.  Being a graduate student and a crafter are not exactly conducive to an active lifestyle.  In fact, I think I spend more time sitting at my desk than any where else.  So, I am making a change to eat better and be more active with the hopes of having more energy to do the things I love.

I was kind of amazed at how many cool vegetable-themed items there are on Etsy.  Everything from scarves that look like lettuce to vegetable aprons to green bean clay miniatures.  But when I thought about it, it totally makes sense!  I mean, who wouldn't want a gorgeous pepper painting in their kitchen?  And what a nice novelty a pea pod necklace would be to give as a gift?  (As my mother always says about me and my sister, we are two peas of the same pod...)

Anyway, be sure to Eat Your Greens on this treasury Thursday!

Treasury Thursday: Goldfish Have No Memory

Today's Treasury is titled "Goldfish Have No Memory."  I have been listening to a lot of Ani Difranco lately.  I often go on these music binges, but I first started listening to Ani when I was a freshman in high school and her music has been a constant in my life ever since.

My memory this week has been absolutely off-kilter.  I keep meaning to get things done, but I keep forgetting what I need to do!  Sometimes I feel like I can only focus on one task at a time and anything else thrown at me floats in the ether until I am reminded by J.  So I was sitting here, listening to Ani, and I heard the lyrics to the song called Little Plastic Castle...  Particularly these lines:

they say goldfish have no memory
i guess their lives are much like mine
and the little plastic castle
is a surprise every time
and it's hard to say if they're happy
but they don't seem much to mind

Haha, what can I say.  Sometimes, I think it would be nice to live life like a goldfish (ignorance is bliss, after all)!  Enjoy the treasury -- it took me a little while to find the perfect images, but I think I did a good job capturing "goldfish"ness with a few bubbles in between.  Thank you to all of the lovely artists!  And if you want to listen to some Ani, then you can click here to listen to a clip of these lyrics.