One more time

There is a tree that I found driving to school. I don't know what kind of tree, I'm not really into that, but it is beautiful and old. It is all by itself on the side of a country road, next to some rural farmland and across the way from a county jail. In high school I took many pictures of it for various photography projects. I'd stop on the side of the road on the way to/from school, and on a few occasions drove out to see it just to take a picture in the right weather, like when it snowed one year.

I have winter, spring, and summer pictures, but I never managed to get a fall picture. I don't generally get sentimental about things, but I really should have gotten that fall picture.
April 27, 2011, the tree was destroyed by the half mile wide tornado that tore through Limestone and Harvest. Yesterday I drove through the area on my way to Athens, and for old-time's sake I stopped and took a picture.



I saw many trees larger than this one torn out of the ground, roots and everything. But this one is resilient. It's battered, but alive; sad instead of beautiful. Seeing this kind of destruction all around me for the past 2 months has reminded me of how lucky I really am.
R.I.P. Tree.

DIY Vintage Vest

With the help of my mother, who's crafty enough to make her own clothes when she feels like it, I put this casual vest together. It's made from actual vintage fabric my mother had from the 70's and a pattern (which I altered a bit...) circa I'm guessing the 80's. I think it turned out to be a cute and simple way to dress up a tank top without adding too many layers for the summer heat. Not too bad for my first clothing project, if I may say so myself!



Next sewing project: retro A-line skirt!

Diamonds and Lace

This is my first airbrush project! Small square canvases arranged in a diamond pattern, done with acrylic paint. I used lace as a stencil and layered yellow and green paint to get the lime color. It was super easy and cheap, plus pretty fun and good practice using the airbrush (which I'm currently being taught how to use by my awesome boyfriend). Hopefully more to come!