AF Bratlife/LemonZ Crafts Official Shut Down

The title says it all.  I haven't posted in 9 months, nor do I have any intention of doing so.  LemonZ Crafts, better known as its original name AF Bratlife, is now officially shut down.  For newer posts from me you can check out my new blog - International Bffs - and for more artwork from yours truly you can take a look at this - Steve the Wimpy Dragon.

Have a great day!

P.S.

This was the 300th post!  Yay and goodbye.

Art Survey

Skimming Pinterest
Should be an official talent.  Like...who can find the ten best photos in ten minutes.  Speed-pinning.  It should be a thing.  Anyway...

So this is how this is going to work.  I have five categories for you (will show you in a minute) and you comment on the category that you love the most.  I.E. whatever category of art work you like the most, I will do that kind.  I also have the photos below that I will use as inspiration so you're not just blindly choosing.  Survey ends April 30th (the end of the moment).  Anyway the categories I'm using are:

1. Disney Fandom
2. Anime/Manga
3. Dragons/other Fiction
4. Nature
5. Other Regular Art Junk

And those are your choices.  I have a particular five Pinterest-found pieces of art/photos that I found that are going to be my inspiration for each of these categories.  Here they are.

Other Regular Art Junk

Nature

Disney Fandom (bonus points this is also Star Wars!!!)

Anime/Manga

Dragon/other Fiction

So that's the categories.  Make your decision what you want me to do.  By the way, I might just have to do one of these these anyway...must do artwork...must.....

Geography Lessons!

Ok,
You remember those maps I mentioned a while back?  I got one finished up and here it is.  This one isn't for sale (it's for my family and isn't mounted) but this is what it looks like!  These only run for 10$ for a custom made map.  Your colors, your state/country, your map!  Check it out!

Texas Map

My Recent Art

Hola.
Before I start, just wanted to mention that the auction mentioned in the last post is totally off.  I sold the page for an English pound, then tape the pound into a "Random object" page.  My bad.

Ok, so my art lately has mostly been from art class, because I've been realllllllly busy keeping up with a killer school curriculum and all my CRAZY electives, some of which I just can't blow off (like Sod Squad - I'm president.  Can't miss that.) and spending time with friends and also working on my crafts and books and blogs and I'm just a little on the stressed side.  I juggle stuff better than a five-star circus clown.

Right!  Where we?  Oh yeah...art.  Anyway, so my mom made these cool shelves specifically for my art work.  FROM SCRATCH!!!  I could never do that kind of thing.  I'm not that kind of crafty crazy.

The selves with all my art work on it.  My favorites are below.

This I did at an event, but I made some changes and took some creative liberties with it.  You like?

Another art class piece.  We were studying the realistic eye and the color wheel, and then we put them together and it was awesome.  And I know that tears come out of the tear duct - I took creative liberty with it.

Top Left - optical illusion I did, Top Right - a cardinal painting from art class, and Bottom - a metal sculpture.

Tell me which one is your favorite in the comments (below)!  Noelle is gone.

Mystery Map

So you’ll never guess 

My most recent art project.  Actually, you never will guess, because I just got an idea, no internet, nothing.  Ok, never mind there was a little Pinterest involved in this, but ANYWAY let me actually get to the point.

I’m making a Hobbit Map!!!  *non-exsistant web-audience goes wild*

Its a 100% authentic, hobbit-rune, hobbit-style map.  This isn’t the completed map, but it’s getting there.  I finished all the drawing of it last night, writing the authentic hobbit runes (SQUEE!!!) for all the labels and the border, and finished making those cute little drawings of trees that all cool, old-style maps have.  Here’s a photo so you can see what the heck I’m talking about.

Hobbit Map!  :-)

So yes, that is my AWESOME Hobbit-y map…it’s scrumptious, juicy, AND crunchy!  I’m a huge Hobbit fan.  Who liked the new movie?  And who’s planning on getting it on disk the instant it comes out?  Actually, don’t do that, from all the rumors flying around its going to be super expensive so I would wait.

Getting back on subject, once I’m done it will be caligraphy-style inked, authentically tea-stained and weathered map.  I can’t wait to show you guys!

-N

P.S.

#GoingOnAdventure

Inklings?

Ok, so...
Today in history class I learned about how C.S. Lewis (author of the Chronicles of Narnia) and J.R.R. Tolkien (author of the Hobbit <3) had a writing club (yes, those two authors were friends!) at Oxford where authors could talk about their unfinished work and swap tips.  It was called the Inklings.  I was wondering if anyone would like to do something like that?

Not a huge deal, just you could post your stories/beginnings of a book/tips/writing stuff on International Bff's (for those of you who don't know what that is, I'll talk about it in a minute) and the rest of us (the Inklings 2) would comment.  If you wanted me to, I could proof-read and edit it, then re-post it.

This would be for everyone!  However, you obviously need to be a member of International Bff's to use it.  So what is International Bffs?  It's my second blog, which I share with anyone who wants to join.  Everybody is supposed to post about weekly making a constant feed of interesting blogposts for readers to enjoy.  However, no one has actually really joined.  I have four writers?  I think?  Maybe?  Anyway, if you want to join (no pressure...haha joking PLEASE JOIN) email me at skoshimom@gmail.com with your request.  You should get an email back soon after that from Blogger.com.  You MUST accept this invite to become an author.  After that, it's all yours!

Ok, peeps, I'm out of here.  Bye!

-N

Life as me currently crazy

So here's a post:

So I know I haven’t been great about this recently.  I actually haven’t been doing well with my daily routines at all lately…my life has been one big insane whirlpool.

What do I mean?  Well, I have two best friends who move this Wednesday, last week I got a five days of school done in three to have a sleepover with them - so doubling up on THEOLOGY!!! and taking an Algebra and Physical Sciences test - module tests.  Plus, I had to finish their Christmas presents and their going-away present, not to mention

Room Tour

Ok,
Almost done dumping.  Only one post left, and then BOOM, no more dumping (for now...*evil grin*).  Anyway, I FINALLY cleaned my room (Mom almost fainted) and I decided to give you guys a tour, since you haven't seen my room since like the beginning of time...or since TX.  So here it is.

My prayer table

Mom as Lady Vader

OMGoodness!
I can't believe it!  My costume was amazing this year and I FORGOT TO TAKE A PHOTO!!!  I'm going to do the whole thing again, just for the photo.  Right down to the nail polish that was so darn cheap it scratched off with a top coat within ten hours.

But, we did get photos of Mom's costume.  She was Lady Vader, which fit with her neck brace that she's still wearing from her surgery and her bone stimulator.

She had lights!  I was ready to die from coolness!

Drawing Dragons

 I could tutor.

Life as Me Photos 2

I did this a couple weeks ago.
Here it is again.

Thx MawMaw for my new sketchbook...will post some drawings tomorrow!

Sculpture Garden

So I'm looking through
The photo albums on my Mom's iPhone, and I keep saying to myself, "Hey, I meant to post that...and that...and that!"  So for the next few days, photo and video dumps on my part, of my life, to you.  So you can admire my awesomeness (just kidding with you!)

I'm not going to subtitle these, but they are all sculptures at this sculpture garden thing we went to, and none of them are living...so cool.

Feelings of Fall Intro

I'm going to be starting
Something called "Feelings of Fall".  I think you got that from the title, possibly.  Anyway, This Feelings of Fall will be a series of photo posts (I know, you're thinking...NOOOOOO!!!!  No more photos!!!!!!) of what fall means to me.  Remember, always click the "Here's the Rest of the Post" button if the post seems cut off or suspiciously short.  Here is the first set of photos.

Hangin' with friends

Life as Me Photos

A science experiment I did a while back...cool photo huh?

Life as Me

So I realized
(I've been having a lot of realizations recently) that I haven't really updated my blog about my life recently.  So I'm going to do a word-post (v.s. a photo post, which is what I've mainly been doing recently, as my non-existent consistent readers would know).  Anyway, let's get down to business...shall we?

Ok, so I'll start with school, because that has been a HUGE factor in my life recently.  I'm taking Algebra, which is probably my worst subject this year - I'm getting all 85%-90%...a terrifying experience - and at first I was getting better grades and it wasn't really challenging me but in the past week and a half, Algebra has started taking a solid hour and a half to over two hours.  This is sorta because I skipped pre-Algebra.  I'm not bragging, but Mom said I'm 'advanced' so I'm doing Algebra and physical sciences earlier than most people would.

We still haven't figured out what grade I'm in (not that it really matters when you're homeschooled) but I'm just going to assume I'm in 7th because I'm not in confirmation class.

Anyway, I'm also taking Physical Sciences (also a terrifying experience by the way...those positively charged ions are a killer), Cover Story (a really fun english program I would suggest it to anyone who likes to stretch out of their creative shell),

Silver and Gold with Ali Basye (Again)

So I had this whole series of posts where
I talked about my trip to the Philadelphia Art Museum, along with my visit with my awesome college teachin' cousin (she teaches English funnily enough, and Mom asked for her assignments for my English class next year. Don't know whether that's a plus or a negative.  :-|  )  Anywho, remember I mentioned that besides visiting the Patrick Kelly; Runway of Love exhibit, I also visited two other exhibits, one called Gerlan Jeans Loves Patrick Kelly and Silver and Gold.  I realized that although I posted about Gerlan Jeans, I never did post about Silver and Gold, which was really cool (and small).  So here are the photos (finally):

I actually could picture myself wearing this.!

An Art Club Meeting

Today I'm going to
Walk you through what an average art club meeting would be like.  All the times, btw, are guestaments so don't plan for them.  Nothing is even close to set.  I italicized all the stuff that you would have to do as an average member.

• 2:15 pm, Saturday:  Members are starting to get dropped off by there parents.  They hang out, talk, and help set up.
• 2:30:  The club meeting is starting!  The teacher, one of the members, presents his or her project, which should be completable in about an hour (including drying time).  If they got the idea from a book, photo, magazine...they brought it.  They also should have brought at least some art supplies, cuz I'm not providing ALL of that.
• 2:40:  The class starts the project, while having fun and swapping tips.
• 3:45:  Parents start arriving and picking up their kids.  Anyone who wants to teach for the next meeting comes up now and talks to the leaders (which right now is me and Abbie) to ask if they can.
• 4:00:  Anyone can stay for about fifteen minutes afterwards to finish their project and help clean up.  By four, most people have left and the meeting is finished.

Art Club

I am considering putting together...
An art club.  Why?  Well, it would be a good chance to hang with friends and to be creative at the same time.  I will need at least one other friend to help me teach on a regular basis (other people can teach but I suspect that most people won't want to teach) one art project every week.  Comment the following items:

• Is this a good idea?
• Would you like to teach or have any good project ideas that one of the official teachers could do?
• What day of the week would be good for you?
• Would you come!!!???

However, before you comment, be sure to ask your parents.  This club is run by the kids (and probably will meet at my house) and does not need any parents to teach, but parents will need to drive.  Keep in mind that we probably won't feed your kids, so it will probably be in the afternoon.  I think a good time would probably be Saturday afternoons, say 2:30 to 4 or something like that.

Also keep in mind that there is no true decision at this point and that the times above are NOT set in the slightest.

I'll post soon more about this, more about what this really is, but my hand is tired so I'm going to stop typing now.  Bye (and don't forget to comment!!!)

Party

So I'm in the middle of this
Insanely tiring party with eight other girls.  I went to sleep at 3:30 and just woke up.  I am exhausted.  How are you?  All the other nine girls look like so kind of potato infestation, all lined up on the background of multicolored pillows, sheets, and stuffed animals.  This is my friend's Alia's birthday party, my birthday party, a going away party for Alia and Abbie her sister, and a yearbook signing party.  So here I am.  At seven twelve in the morning.  On the morning of Saturday, August 13th, 2014.

Ok goodbye.

The List Extended

Most of you will not remember, but
I posted a List of Things You Never Expect to Hear a while ago.  If you haven't seen it (or have and have forgotten) then here is a link to the original post.  However, I didn't stop then.  I have been recording since then (well, not everything, but I live in a CRAZY neighborhood so it filled up pretty fast).  Here is the next thirteen Things You Never Expect to Hear:

1. If there are bats in your grass, be sure to take them out.
2. Q:  What did she just do?  A:  Oh, she just put a dragon on your head, that's all.
3. Oh my gosh, there is a chicken in my sheet!
4. Why do you want to be an insect?
5. I-Hate-White-Rabbits-I-Hate-White-Rabbits-I-Hate-White-Rabbits
6. My cat is the jiggly type.
7. It's tomorrow in the morning.
8. See the grass...KNOW THE POWER OF THE GRASS!!!
9. I'm protecting my armpits!
10. I need more Harrys!
11. Oh look, there's the ant.
12. Yes, here is your mystic ice.
13. CICADA KILLER!!!