Haircuts, kittens and craft time!

What I've been up to:
 
It's been a whillllle since my last post on here. Life has been busier than ever! Since I last wrote, I got a haircut and a kitten. OH and I finally moved into my new apartment in Raleigh. It feels so great to finally be living close to work. I feel so much more connected to my life here now that I actually live here. I've been adjusting well to life in the new city. It's weird to go from being in college, surrounded by friends, to a new city with a very small number of friends. I will admit that though I am very social, it's been a lot harder to meet new people than I thought it would be. Luckily, I live with a roommate! (Hey, Tracie!)

I tried a new church yesterday with my friend Lindsey and loved it. It's called Summit Church. We even signed up for a small group. I'm really optimistic about it. One of the biggest things I'm looking for in a church is the opportunity to connect with other young professional Christians in a small-group setting. Sounds like I found the right place for it, but we will see. Now for the fun stuff:

Jack:

In case you haven't seen him on my Facebook, here is Jack, my new baby:

Lazy bones. He loves the cheetah blanket pictured with him here. He sleeps on it (right beside of me) every night!

He's not your typical cat. One of his favorite things to do is play in the sink.

With my roommate's kitten and his "brother," Triton. Though they have plenty of toys, this shopping bag from my mom is the new favorite. And very noisy :)

They are so adorable! I'm still not a cat person, but love these little guys. They act like puppies (and get into everything).

Gettin' crafty:

In other news, my roommate and I have become quite the little Martha Stewarts. After becoming absolutely addicted to Pinterest, we've embarked on a DIY mission of crafty fun. Last night I made two coasters, a painting/key-holder and a cheetah-print painting. If you know me, you know that I am absolutely in love with old keys thanks to Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and my nana (thanks, nana!). You should also know that I am shamefully in love with cheetah print- not the trashy looking kind, though. This partly due to my dear friend Samantha, her kitten that I used to babysit (she seriously has a cheetah print belly), my sister and, now, my own kitten who is obsessed with it. Here are my creations:

My key creation. Love the way this turned out. Make your own: 1) paint canvas gold and let dry 2) paint lightly (and somewhat messily) over gold with light blue paint or any other color you prefer 3) find old keys (I got the two on the right from an antique store in Chapel Hill, the other from an old necklace) or any other trinkets you love, just keep it simple. 4) nail the canvas on wall using one nail per trinket (place nails where you want to place your trinkets) 5) hang trinkets on nails 6) fall in love with the awesomeness of your creation. If you don't want to nail this on the wall like I did, you can glue your trinkets on, or nail them on and just bend the nails down flat on the canvas. If anyone would like one of these, leave a comment and we will work something out.

My new coasters! These were also pretty easy to make. Make your own: 1) Get some beautiful scrapbook paper (told you I love cheetah print!), cork circles or small tiles, mod podge, felt- get black or dark brown, scissors and a hot glue gun 2) trace cork circles or tiles on back of scrapbook paper and felt, cut out shapes 3) glue paper onto cork/tiles using mod podge- a hot glue gun also works or super glue 4) after glue dries, glue felt on the bottom of the cork/tiles- this is where the glue gun come in to save the day 5) when felt is secure, turn coaster over and apply thin layer of mod podge over the scrapbook paper, let dry and repeat several times- Id say at least 3 times 6) enjoy! Again, if you want these or coasters with another print/pattern/color, let me know with a comment and we can work something out.

This was completely just for fun. I used tan, gold, brown and black paint to make it. I don't really know how to tell you to make this one. There wasn't a process to it, just random painting. If you actually like this and want one, leave a comment.

Sorry it's been so long since my last post! Stay tuned for more. I will be posting about any new crafts on here. I'm pretty addicted already, so it shouldn't be too long before I post again. Thanks for reading. Love!