From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

Do you know what this is?  It's what is going to get item #1 checked off of my 30 by 30 list. :) I should have pictures of my first ever sledding trip Saturday night or Sunday. I'm so excited.  Then on Saturday night there is a party for the Ohio Roller Girls for them to announce their new venue. It should be a good time.  This weekend is also a double XP weekend on City of Heroes, which means I may also be able to get my character to a level 40 this weekend. That would be two things off the list in a single weekend.  Speaking of the list, one of my  goals is going to have to be adjusted. There are no active paintball ranges in this area until late spring, so I am changing that to Lazer Tag, another thing I have never done. There is a lazer tag range in the place I like to roller skate, so we may kill two birds with one stone.  The rest of the weekend will be spent crafting for the Tim Burton and Alice swaps, so I can get those sent out in the next week...

I noticed yesterday that the local art school, Columbus College of Art and Design, they had several ice sculptures on the campus (I drive through their campus on my way to class). I didn't stop yesterday to get pictures, but decided to wait until this evening, which I am kicking myself in the butt for. When I got there today the slight rise in temperature had melted and distorted the sculptures, but I could still get some okay pics, so here you go.

Yep it's Tuesday... and January is almost over... how did that happen? Working full time, while going to school and still doing all the things I love really can take it's toll on my head space. Yikes. I am still working on  my 30 by 30 list. Though it is about time for me to push harder and really start getting things off the list.  1) Go Sledding (we're researching hills, so it should happen soon) 2) Fly a Kite 3) Paintball 4) See Cirque du Soliel (Feb 12) 5) Go to Burlesque Show 6) Go to Drag Show 7) Go to Columbus Museum of Art 8) Go to Gallery Hop 9) Get a Massage 10) Get craft room set up in attic. (Have started little by little) 11) Read/listen to 10 books I have never read (I am up to 9 read) 12) Set up a functional work out schedule 13) Learn to resin cast 14) Update scrapbooks to current (I have fallen behind this year) 15) Learn to solder. 16) Do a personal swap on Craftster 17) Post 10 items to Craftster Boards 18) Craft at least 12 items (Have ...

 Thought I would share the items I received in the Three Tiny Movie Things swap. The films in order are Amelie, The Muppet Movie and Labyrinth.

This is the shelf above my computer desk. It holds my Mirrormask figurines, my action figures, and some of my art.

I found these two pieces of military art at a thrift store and while I did not purchase them because they were priced strangely high, I did take photos so I can share them with you.

My mother is an amazing thrifter, yard saler, and all around awesome things finder. Last summer she went to Swappers day in Johnstown (where she picked up the fantastic silver box  that will be a part of my wedding) and she got a huge box of bottles and jars for me for basically nothing. This is one of my favorite bottles from the box...

These are photos from a trip to Niagara Falls in 2006. You can see my Monroe while /i still had it, sigh. And how absolutely beautiful are the falls. More tomorrow. 

I am currently embroiled in several craft swaps, a Tim Burton swap and Alice in Craftster-land , again. I have a lot of ideas for both, but really am most excited about watching all the Burton films and Alice adaptations. Makes a happy Betsy. Saturday we are having a birthday party at our house for our friend Jerry who is turning 30. Because we are inviting a lot of his friends there will be people in my house who have never been to my house before, so I feel like I should panic clean the whole house. I also have been hanging wall art that has not managed to make it onto the wall yet. It's making me happy to have all this art up. I need to buy several frames for pieces so I can hang them as well. So many empty walls...must cover with things. :) Here are some of my recent wall additions, please pardon the random mannequin nudity in the Wall of Dresden Dolls pic. I need to find Ursula some new clothes. :) The cross stitch from the Dresden Dolls Wall gets a close up in the next sh...

This is my mom and Aunt, Annie, hamming it up for the camera. This photo is from September, but I never posted it.

I am planning and plotting to get my 30 things completed by March 14th. It snowed today, so I may see if we can find a good sledding hill this weekend. That will be one off the list. Here is how things look for now. 1) Go Sledding 2) Fly a Kite 3) Paintball 4) See Cirque du Soliel (Feb 12) 5) Go to Burlesque Show 6) Go to Drag Show 7) Go to Columbus Museum of Art 8) Go to Gallery Hop 9) Get a Massage 10) Get craft room set up in attic. (Have started little by little) 11) Read/listen to 10 books I have never read (I am up to 7 read) 12) Set up a functional work out schedule 13) Learn to resin cast 14) Update scrapbooks to current (I have fallen behind this year) 15) Learn to solder. 16) Do a personal swap on Craftster 17) Post 10 items to Craftster Boards 18) Craft at least 12 items (Have crafted 4) 19) Buy risque undergarments 20) Hit 60 pounds lost 21) Get a daring hair cut 22) Try Indian food. 23) Have a really good photo taken 24) Go get a makeover in Sepho...

I actually finished this a while ago but never shared the photo. It's a little blurry, but you can get the idea. The writing in the background is a list of my favorite things. :) This was my first altered journal and art journal page, and I love how it turned out. The book is a 1960's book on accounting.

With some of my Christmas money I splurged and bought myself the largest box of Prismacolor Colored pencils. So beautiful... And just for fun... Don't they look like they've been caught...lol

Today I am giving you a sneak peek of the attic space which is soon going to house my craft room. Look how empty and boring it is right now. Hard to believe that soon it is going to be awash with color and crafty goodness. I will be starting to work on it in the next couple of weeks, but for now... just look at the promise. :)

Recently my mother  and  little sister  set up their own blogs to take up a challenge. To post a picture a day for the next year. I figure that since they are doing it I will too. So to make up for the last 6 days I will post 6 photos today but will have one a day going forward. And so without further ado... have a little peek into my house.