Christmas!

I got a temporary holiday position at the mall at one of my favorite stores this season because I wanted to fill up my time with something more productive! What I couldn't have expected was loving working there, going to their holiday party in Boston, and getting 3rd place for their costume contest and leaving with a runner up prize! 

I thought I didn't have anything appropriate for the party in my closet - I guess I was wrong! I pinned up my hair short, wore a cloche and long pearls, fun shoes, gloves, and a real fur to tie it together! 

It was such a fun party! The theme was "Boardwalk Empire"/prohibition era. They had gambling and girls walking around with trays of candy cigarettes. I'm so glad I went! Since then, I've ended up keeping the job after the holiday season, which is great on so many levels.

Also around this time my neighbor commissioned me to make her a scarf for Christmas, and then had her friend commission me for three! Whenever I wasn't working at the mall or at my weaving job, I was trying to cram in those! I barely finished them on time.

And here's the picture I received from the woman who commissioned them from me! I'm glad her family liked them.

December

I finally feel like I have something to say. This week has been quite eventful. I went to the annual town tree lighting; I've been doing really well at my new job; Milk passed away, I was sorry to hear, RIP; I've been working on weaving commissions for a neighbor and a stranger; I went harolding at seven in the morning when I showed up too early for work and found weeping angels in the cemetery; I won a raffle and visited some old friends; walked from Coolidge Corner to Chestnut Hill; received some handmade arm warmers I fell in love with, in exchange for happily being a pack mule, and got offered a job. And tonight the Hobbit comes out! This weekend is our family party and I'm looking forward to that too. I feel like stuff is finally happening. It'll probably stop happening soon.

Fall 2011 Adventures, Incidents, and Happenings III

Art at the Big Sim Show

Cosmo!

Vine Lake Cemetery

Huntington Ave

Miss Chloe

One of my professors wearing my nerdy pink cape...

Christmas trees at Allandale farm

Merry Christmas! 2011

     Merry Christmas! Pictures from the last few weeks, of Christmas parties and shopping, and things on the internet that are fun! 

The Tree Lighting at Faneuil Hall! These were the only decent pictures I got when I went with Ngan :) 

I thought the Custom House looked really pretty that night. 

This isn't an accurate representation of the huge crowd that was there for the lighting!

December Adventures, Incidents, and Happenings, or Things I'd Like for Christmas!

Sparkly nutcrackers at A C Moore 

I liked this one especially! Purple and bedazzled! :)

Sparkly bows at Joann Fabrics. Sparkle, sparkle, sparkle.

Jess and I found this at Whole Foods... a woman passing by informed us that it's called Buddha's hand. It was wonderfully lemony. 

I found the tutu on the SMFA's rhino statue quite entertaining as I was walking to lunch last week.

Vintage Paddington Bear at an antique/ junk store. So sweet!

Doctor Who, The Complete David Tennant Years. Yes please.  But I can watch these on the computer so I guess I'd like fun merch-y toys better :)

And of course a Christmas present from Muse! 

Merry Christmas Eve! <3