Here are some pictures of some of this year's festive nail art experiments:
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| A present design! |
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| More presents! |
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| Santas with candy-cane french tips! |
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| Gold and white reindeer nails! |
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Christmas Nail Art!
During December, I tried out some Christmas nail art. I managed to get some really cheap bulk Christmassy-themed stickers from eBay - so I could try out lots of different designs without having to do lots of work!
Here are some pictures of some of this year's festive nail art experiments:
I eventually decided on a gold and white reindeer design for Christmas Day =).
~Ad =)
Here are some pictures of some of this year's festive nail art experiments:
Decorating for Christmas!
So, I had a wonderful Christmas!!!
Our lovely cats (Jasper and Lily) helped with decorating our Christmas tree - and Lily loved lying under it in a private cave among the presents during December! =)
Here are some pictures of our decorations, and when we were decorating the tree! (I wasn't really up to helping, so I watched and took pictures! =D)
I love our decorations! They have all been collected (or made) by our family over the last 35 years or so, and they mean a lot to us all =D. Christmas is the best time of year!!!
~Ad =)
Our lovely cats (Jasper and Lily) helped with decorating our Christmas tree - and Lily loved lying under it in a private cave among the presents during December! =)
Here are some pictures of our decorations, and when we were decorating the tree! (I wasn't really up to helping, so I watched and took pictures! =D)
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| Testing the lights for our Christmas tree! |
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| Lily cat inspecting some decorations on the floor... |
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| Lily cat hiding behind a train decoration, and looking wary... |
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| Our finished tree! |
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| The top of our tree! |
~Ad =)
Friday, December 4, 2015
Update and Thanks!
So, I haven't been around much lately... but do not fear - I am alive!
Things have just been difficult for me this year. Very difficult. I mean, I haven't been as ill as I was in 2010 (my worst year yet), but things haven't been good at all...
Apart from the period problems I had at the start of the year (which my doctors now believe is endometriosis), I've spent the last 6-8 months battling chronic sinus, ear and throat infections. (If this last six-week-long course of antibiotics hasn't completely got rid of it, I'll need to have scans - but my doctor is trying to avoid this as she doesn't think I am well enough to go through those right now :/. On the plus side, the antibiotics really helped the acne that developed when I had to switch pills earlier in the year!)
Infections really stir up my Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, heart and other issues - and the longer the infections go on for, the worse everything seems to get. My EDS symptoms have been worse than ever - with 10+ joint dislocations a day on average (which is around double last year's daily average for this time period). Apart from physio exercises, bracing/taping every part of my body, and being especially careful, there is not a lot that can be done about this. I'm hoping that things will settle down again once the infections clear up.
Anyway, due to my worse-than-usual health issues, I've been really missing my friends!!! I feel guilty for being away for so long, even though I know that my absence couldn't be helped. I just want to say that I'm really grateful to everyone who has supported me through my many illnesses. I am honestly more grateful than any words can convey! When I'm not around, I think of you all - and these thoughts really help me! When I return and read the beautiful messages that kind people have sent to me while I have been away, I am often overwhelmed with happy thoughts and cry happy tears because it is so amazing to know how many lovely people care! Thank you!!!
~Adrielle =)
Things have just been difficult for me this year. Very difficult. I mean, I haven't been as ill as I was in 2010 (my worst year yet), but things haven't been good at all...
Apart from the period problems I had at the start of the year (which my doctors now believe is endometriosis), I've spent the last 6-8 months battling chronic sinus, ear and throat infections. (If this last six-week-long course of antibiotics hasn't completely got rid of it, I'll need to have scans - but my doctor is trying to avoid this as she doesn't think I am well enough to go through those right now :/. On the plus side, the antibiotics really helped the acne that developed when I had to switch pills earlier in the year!)
Infections really stir up my Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, heart and other issues - and the longer the infections go on for, the worse everything seems to get. My EDS symptoms have been worse than ever - with 10+ joint dislocations a day on average (which is around double last year's daily average for this time period). Apart from physio exercises, bracing/taping every part of my body, and being especially careful, there is not a lot that can be done about this. I'm hoping that things will settle down again once the infections clear up.
Anyway, due to my worse-than-usual health issues, I've been really missing my friends!!! I feel guilty for being away for so long, even though I know that my absence couldn't be helped. I just want to say that I'm really grateful to everyone who has supported me through my many illnesses. I am honestly more grateful than any words can convey! When I'm not around, I think of you all - and these thoughts really help me! When I return and read the beautiful messages that kind people have sent to me while I have been away, I am often overwhelmed with happy thoughts and cry happy tears because it is so amazing to know how many lovely people care! Thank you!!!
~Adrielle =)
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Resin Experiments
So, I've been doing a lot of experiments with epoxy resin over the last few weeks! It's a lot easier to use than I'd thought it would be - and working with resin makes far less mess than I'd thought it would, too!
The resin I've been using is Pebeo Gedeo Color (in Lapis/blue, Topaz/Yellow and Ruby/red), and Pebeo Gedeo Crystal Resin (which is clear). Each box comes with a bottle of part A, and a bottle of part B. You mix it up using the measuring cup and stirrer sticks provided (following the easy instructions), then pour/drip/drizzle it into molds, jewelry findings - or anything else you'd like to resinify!
You can mix the Gedeo Color resins and Gedeo Crystal resin together, and you can also add colourants, glitter, and other objects to the mix for more effects =). I've been having heaps of fun experimenting with it over the last few weeks, and look forward to trying out some more ideas (as soon as I feel well enough again)!
~Ad =)
The resin I've been using is Pebeo Gedeo Color (in Lapis/blue, Topaz/Yellow and Ruby/red), and Pebeo Gedeo Crystal Resin (which is clear). Each box comes with a bottle of part A, and a bottle of part B. You mix it up using the measuring cup and stirrer sticks provided (following the easy instructions), then pour/drip/drizzle it into molds, jewelry findings - or anything else you'd like to resinify!
You can mix the Gedeo Color resins and Gedeo Crystal resin together, and you can also add colourants, glitter, and other objects to the mix for more effects =). I've been having heaps of fun experimenting with it over the last few weeks, and look forward to trying out some more ideas (as soon as I feel well enough again)!
~Ad =)
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Stitching Projects - Part 2
The second stitching project I completed while I was stuck in bed sick was my first ever blackwork sampler!
Back in April, I began to study blackwork stitching. I found some patterns and guides in books and online, so I started with those! Once I was feeling more confident, I started to create my own patterns and stitch designs, too! I kept stitching until the piece of aida was completely filled up!
As I wanted the finished sampler to represent me, I tried to include as many of the things that I like as would possibly fit! I ended up succeeding - with insects and animals, plants and flowers, my pets, family, love, games and more hiding within the patterns =D.
I am really happy to have learned this new type of stitching!!!
(There are more pictures of this sampler in my DeviantArt stitching gallery =D)
Some pattern and guide links:
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| My first blackwork sampler! |
As I wanted the finished sampler to represent me, I tried to include as many of the things that I like as would possibly fit! I ended up succeeding - with insects and animals, plants and flowers, my pets, family, love, games and more hiding within the patterns =D.
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| Twilight cats! |
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| My snaily and flowery garden! |
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| Birds on a branch! |
I am really happy to have learned this new type of stitching!!!
(There are more pictures of this sampler in my DeviantArt stitching gallery =D)
Some pattern and guide links:
- Butterfly
- Elephant
- Elizabethan lace
- Filling patterns (an amazingly awesome reference!)
- Flower fill pattern
- Miscellaneous patterns and borders
~Adrielle =)
Stitching Projects - Part 1
So, while I was stuck in bed sick over the last few months, I spent my better moments working on some stitching projects =D. The first project was a Folk Apple cross stitch kit from [make it] - although, I added some white seed beads to the design to make it shinier!
When I had finished the kit, I decided to use some spare green and red cotton to create my own custom border of vines, leaves and flowers around the apple =D.
I am really happy with how the finished project turned out!
~Adrielle =)
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| The centre of my Folk Apple! |
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| The border around my apple =) |
I am really happy with how the finished project turned out!
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| My Folk Apple! =D |
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Hard Timez
So, the last few months have been physically and emotionally difficult for me, and for my family.
Since January, I've had an increasingly painful period (with a few days here and there where I thought it was gone, and that I was all better - but my problems soon returned). In addition, other strange symptoms seem to keep surfacing (including migraines, severe nausea, difficulty urinating, etc.), but as of yet, no cause for my problems has been found.
On top of these new problems, all of my regular medical issues are currently flaring - and not by coincidence. With my other conditions, I'm usually only able to leave the house a few times in a month - depending on the month - otherwise my regular symptoms become increasingly severe. While the (very lovely) blood nurse could come to my house, I had to go out for all of the other tests and exams. It was exhausting, and stirred up my Ehlers-Danlos, ME/CFS, and other conditions that rely on careful management to keep them under control.
In addition to this, mental stress usually makes the symptoms of my other conditions worse - so it's no real surprise that I've been stuck in bed so often during the last few months (although, I feel a million times more relaxed now that they are talking about endometriosis rather than tumours and growths!)
Anyway, with all of my regular symptoms stirred up majorly - and the new symptoms piled on top - I have been feeling more than a little bit miserable. I feel guilty for being asleep so much of the day, and for falling behind with study, work and social stuff. I feel bad for not being around for my friends and family. I feel insincere saying that I will catch up when I am feeling up to it - but never being able to say *when* that will be.
It's hard.
I've been referred to a specialist, but the earliest appointment that I could get with her was in May. (I'm on the 'call if someone cancels an appointment' list - so if someone cancels, I might be able to get in earlier... *crosses fingers!*) It seems like a long wait - and it's just for an initial appointment. I'm guessing that after the visit, there will be more tests for me to go to... Hopefully sometime down the track, they will find out what is causing my problems and will be able to fix me!
~Adrielle =)
Since January, I've had an increasingly painful period (with a few days here and there where I thought it was gone, and that I was all better - but my problems soon returned). In addition, other strange symptoms seem to keep surfacing (including migraines, severe nausea, difficulty urinating, etc.), but as of yet, no cause for my problems has been found.
On top of these new problems, all of my regular medical issues are currently flaring - and not by coincidence. With my other conditions, I'm usually only able to leave the house a few times in a month - depending on the month - otherwise my regular symptoms become increasingly severe. While the (very lovely) blood nurse could come to my house, I had to go out for all of the other tests and exams. It was exhausting, and stirred up my Ehlers-Danlos, ME/CFS, and other conditions that rely on careful management to keep them under control.
In addition to this, mental stress usually makes the symptoms of my other conditions worse - so it's no real surprise that I've been stuck in bed so often during the last few months (although, I feel a million times more relaxed now that they are talking about endometriosis rather than tumours and growths!)
Anyway, with all of my regular symptoms stirred up majorly - and the new symptoms piled on top - I have been feeling more than a little bit miserable. I feel guilty for being asleep so much of the day, and for falling behind with study, work and social stuff. I feel bad for not being around for my friends and family. I feel insincere saying that I will catch up when I am feeling up to it - but never being able to say *when* that will be.
It's hard.
I've been referred to a specialist, but the earliest appointment that I could get with her was in May. (I'm on the 'call if someone cancels an appointment' list - so if someone cancels, I might be able to get in earlier... *crosses fingers!*) It seems like a long wait - and it's just for an initial appointment. I'm guessing that after the visit, there will be more tests for me to go to... Hopefully sometime down the track, they will find out what is causing my problems and will be able to fix me!
~Adrielle =)
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