Follow your favorite blogs!

Bloglovin' helps you follow the blogs you read by letting you know when they update.

Sign up »
the firefly express
www.fireflyexpress.blogspot.com
15
I'm crafty! I'm crazy! I'm also a writer, pop culture fiend, and total spazz with a love for all things colorful, kitschy, and fun. Welcome and make yourself at home!
#86848 in All , #2938 in General Lifestyle

Various and Sundry

After what I choose to describe as a "challenging" few days, Im back on top of shiz. I got a ton of new beads on my most recent trip to General Bead, which was a little disconcerting as the e...

6 days ago

Patchwork!

Im pretty happy with my traveling schedule this year! Just back from Portland, my second trip to LA is coming up in just a few weeks with my very first Patchwork craft show in Culver City! I have a n...

23 may 12

PORTLAND PICTORIA

 

20 may 12

Potato Salad Digressions

I like to pepper my neverending Arrested Development marathon with Kids in the Hall episodes every once in a while. Ive been enjoying KITH for over twenty years (which is like, super weird, seeing as...

06 may 12

Miz Kristy/Kristen of Big Catalpa Farm (you guys, its a farmlette! So awesome.)! She gets a fresh copy of Handmade Living and probably some other sundry treats as well! image by Melanie Falick Books,...

05 may 12

MCA, where have you been?

Sad to hear about the death of Adam Yauch today. I think his life was a great example of how much fun you can continue to have as an adult, while remaining really serious about important stuff (Tibet...

05 may 12

What We Talk About When We Talk About CATS

Cat Walk by Matou en peluche, my favorite draw-er of cats and girlsWell, we finally bit the bullet and signed up to be foster cat parents. Its getting to the point where we talk about cats just as mu...

02 may 12

Spring Cleaning Giveaway: Lotta Jandsdotter Handmade Living

Ugh. CLEANING. Its the worst. Im not ashamed to say that Im a messy person, but Im a little reluctant to admit that when cleaning the pantry last week, I found a bag filled with hoarded ketchup packe...

01 may 12

Thrift score of a lifetime

fI try not to go to the Oakland Depot for Creative Reuse too often, because I just dont have room for all the finds that await me there every dang time. However, when I saw this, I actually gasped. I...

30 apr 12

With Club Sauce!

Just booked my ticket to Portland for Crafty Wonderland! Now I need to create some products to sell! Ha ha, lolzville, jkjkjk! (No, but seriously, I need to make a lot of things in the next 2 weeks. ...

27 apr 12

Best.

Nail polish options. If only I could be this organized with other aspects of my life.It seems like Ive spent a good chunk of 2012 on vacation. Well, thats because I HAVE! Im a very lucky lady. First ...

20 apr 12

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

09 apr 12

Shred it like Stanwyck

Watched The Lady Eve again today. The dialogue is OUT OF CONTROL. Notes: I love her midriff-baring ensemble. I cannot get enough of the Preston Sturges supporting crew of kooky male character actors....

08 apr 12

Sneak Peek

Photo by Trader Chris on FlickrIm a very lucky lady, because I will soon be making my triumphant return to the Madonna Inn. Well, I go there practically every month to brunch with my familia or grab ...

06 apr 12

Craftcation Part III: COLORS

I really only made the trip so I could visit my friend Strudel. Shes kind of a big deal. Also, I made those pillows an age ago. Just one of the aesthetically pleasing cuckoo clocks at Superbuzzy...

03 apr 12

Crafty Wonderland!

Take Me to the Shade Print by The Little Canoe Yay! Yesterday I found out that I was accepted to Crafty Wonderland in Portland, the town I miss so much it makes me start crying if I think about ...

01 apr 12

The "cation" of Craftcation!

Treats from the Urban Craft Center; I bought two big balls of wool felting!(Please excuse the rambling nature of this post as I just have so dang much to say!) Oh, hi! I cant believe its been a ...

30 mar 12

Central coastal!

Damn, I love the Central Coast. I took it nice and slow on the way to Craftcation today. I havent stopped at Pea Soup Andersens in years, but I did today and I dont regret it. The music they piped in...

23 mar 12

Anything is possible in 2012

Im not so hot at writing about my FEELINGS. Even though thats what lots of blogs are all about, I dont like getting too personal on the internet. Especially if its a downer. But its no secret that th...

22 mar 12

Mayostardmustarda yonnaise

Ive got a lot going on in my little brain, and I need a little more time to organize my thoughts. In the meantime, please enjoy one of my all-time favorite comedy sketches. Please watch all three of ...

20 mar 12

Rainy days

I love the rain! My sweet mama sent me $20 for Saint Patricks Day, so I spent half of it on these flowers. The rain is pretty gloomy, even though its great and much-needed. Ive been waiting for ranun...

17 mar 12

The More You Know...

Uh, sometimes my days are not that productive. Todays highlights include a carbstravaganza with French bread, pretzels, half an almond croissant, and some bites of two-day old leftover garlic bacon m...

14 mar 12

The Bachelorette

I just posted a breadloaf of new stuff on Etsy (do you like "breadloaf?" Im trying not to say the word "buttload," which is harder than you might think) and Im really excited about it...

11 mar 12

Nuff said...

from Button OdysseyPerfection.

10 mar 12

All funny people look the same

People are full of surprises. Last night a parking attendant told me, "You have a Carol Burnett smile." At first I was like, "Huh? Thats the weirdest compliment Ive ever heard!" But n...

08 mar 12

Hows your eye placement?

Grunwald by Chet and DotIve been on Etsy a LONG time. Like, since the first week it launched. One of my first favorite shops was Chet and Dot, and I still love returning to it to see how their stuff ...

04 mar 12

Family Adventures

Online life is tricky. Sometimes when you disappear from the internets, its because youre just not feeling like posting. Or if your biggest accomplishment of the week is watching three seasons of Arr...

02 mar 12

NEWS FLASH: FRENCH KNOTS ARE EASY!

My goodness! All these years Ive been thinking that you have to be a genius to do French knots, so I never even tried. What a dingus. Theyre not so bad! I learned by watching the first two minutes of...

21 feb 12

Horses

I was hankering for an easy little project to do with my batch of Fancy Felt, and I found this awesome Dala horse craftalong from the charming Carinas Craftblog. Its from way back in July, ...

20 feb 12

Dioramamama

I am really enjoying working on these. It does make a truly remarkable mess, though!

16 feb 12

You are no longer following . Undo?