Friday, February 12, 2010

So real. So emo. So what...

I'm having a hard time trying to decide my feelings on certain things. I've been at this crossroads for awhile now. I feel like I've been mislead to this current position in my life. I feel betrayed by people I trusted. I feel like I trusted certain people too soon only to have them betray me a short while later.

What is up with people like that? You say one thing, but do another? That is something I'll never be able to comprehend. Thanks for wasting my time. I'd rather have wasted it elsewhere.

So where do I go from here? I was really excited about the new direction my life seemed to be going, and now it's at a stand still. I hope I'm not headed into another black hole of despair, regret and mental torment. Over the last several years, I've changed my way of thinking to a more positive outlook. And I'm not going to lie, but it has helped tremendously. Now however, I just seem to be getting the shaft on all that is important. Like my job. My music. My kid. My life with my husband. My family.

Maybe I'm just feeling overly emotional. My feelings are hurt worse than they've been in a long while. I don't like that. I feel extremely vulnerable. I'm getting mixed signals from the reception of my ambitions.

Anyways.... "What to do now", is I guess the thought I'll carry out into my sleep tonight.

If it is what it is... Than won't somebody clue me in, and tell me what the hell "it" is? Because I seem to be missing that point. And maybe I'm just ignorant.

So... Be... It...
I'm going to have myself a sleep.
Good Night.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Marble Magnets Tutorial... (OLD)

Here is a Tutorial I made for a message board I'm on.

I got this idea from another message board I'm on, and I decided to make my own tutorial. And this was the finished product.

MARBLE MAGNET TUTORIAL
(11/2009)
By: Eljae Lane

I decided to use some Christmas greeting cards I had and make marble magnets with them.

Super easy project, Fairly cheap. Quick.

What you need....
-Marble Accents (you can find them in the craft store next in the floral department, in Various sizes. In my case, I used a medium size. They are clear glass pieces that are flat on the bottom.)
-Little Magnents (Craft store, usually near beading..)
-Mod Podge (or your favorite clear drying crafting glue. I like Mod Podge)
-Epoxy (Both Mod Podge & epoxy can be found in the obvious glue area of the craft store)
-Small Paint Brush, to glide the glue on to the design.
-And some design you wanna turn into a magnent. I used Christmas Greeting cards. (duh)
-Exacto Knife.

STEPS:
1. Gather all your materials together.
(These are mine, minus the brush, and exacto knife)
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2. With your clear drying glue, coat the part of the image you want to be a magnent.

3. Also put a thin layer of your clear drying glue on the flat part of the Marble.

4. Put the Marble on where your image, and press tightly so that all the air bubbles smooth out.
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5. Continue process until you are done with all your marbles. On all the images you want to become magnents.
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6. Let dry over night/all day.

7. Now they're dry, so you need your exacto knife. Cut out all the marble image pieces.

8. All you need to do now is to get your magnents and your epoxy. Put Epoxy on the back of the magnents, then attach to the marbles. (This epoxy I used you have to mix slightly)
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(The kind of epoxy I used is quick drying. 5 mins. Took more like ten.)

9. Let dry over night again.

10. ENJOY, or gift!
THESE ARE MY FINISHED PRODUCT!!
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