Lilacmoon

I love wrapping gifts. I have fun concealing the present and imagining what the person receiving it will think about it.. But I also like it because it is one of the things I think I’m good at. ^^;; Here is a pic of some small Christmas presents I wrapped for my coworkers:

I found that tissue papers can make a great wrapping paper, as long as I use them in multiple layers. The ones I used here are from Anthropologie.. you know they always pack away the stuff you buy in tissue papers.. I thought it’d be a waste to just toss them away, and I’m glad I saved them! I used some cream yarn strings to wrap around a few times and then attached a Cavallini & Co. holidays sticker in the center.

I’ve never wrapped presents like this before.. I don’t know how I ended up wrapping these like this. Anyway, a whole new world has opened up to me. Next time, I think I’ll try using thinner strings, maybe metallic? Maybe I can make my own labels, with rubber stamped images. Possibilities are endless.

It’s been awhile since I last posted anything.. Sorry!
I’ve been busy lately, with the holidays and whatnot. But I managed to do some craft projects. Here is one of them:

I made these for my friends, and the intials are for their first names. They are basically fabric-covered buttons glued onto a pice of grosgrain ribbon. Hot glue gun rocks. What do you think?

I have tons of stuff to blog about, so be sure to check back soon!

Yes! After some time wondering whether I should get them pierced, I finally decided to. Actually, I made that decision on a whim, when I happen to walk by the piercing parlor recommended by a friend of mine. I thought, if I don’t do it now, I’ll never get them done. ^_^;; The piercing didn’t take that long, and it wasn’t painful at all.
ちょっとお知らせです〜
二週間前、ピアシングをしました！両耳に一つずつです。
むかしから、ピアスを開けようかどうか迷っていたんですか、今やっと決定して、しまいました。
ピアシングの直前まではちょっと怖かったですけど、ぜんぜん痛くなかったです。
Here’s me, waiting for my turn!
I look a little timid, don’t I?

And this is my ear before I got them pierced. Never again!

記念で、ピアス前の耳です。^_^;;

Hopefully, they heal without much trouble..
I can’t wait to change these surgical-steel earrings to prettier ones! Hmm, I actually have two pairs of earrings that are waiting to get used.