ikyoto-chan's LiveJournal
 

Friends and/or Freaks:

[Livejournal Friends] [Adan] [AK] [Erin] [ET] [Mags] [Makido] [Marxgirl] [Proceed With Caution] [Sam] [Thomas] [Tim] [Octopuses]

Group Projects: [Jerksquad!!] [Octopus Army]

Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in ikyoto-chan's LiveJournal:

    [ << Previous 20 ]
    Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
    11:29 pm
    Addiction? Wired For Sound Underpants

    Wired For Sound Underpants
    Originally uploaded by ikyotochan
    I made another pair today. This t-shirt was purchased in the little boys section at J.C. Penny's, and I wore it until it got some holes. With strategic cutting, it found a new life.

    In other news, got a new project at work today. I'll be making Woody for Disney On Ice. Very tight parameters, but it will be nice to be busier.
    Monday, July 6th, 2009
    10:34 pm
    Recycled T-shirt Underpants
     I finally got around to one of my long intended projects. I turned funny t-shirts that I didn't wear into silly underwear. This Gamelab freebie was my first pair. I followed up quickly followed by a Supergirl flocked pair from a way too small t-shirt picked up from a clothing swap. Since it was too narrow to convert into covering my hips, I added white and red panels from other t-shirts in the discard pile.

    The awesome rick-rack elastic was from Daytona Trims. This project was so easy and useful, I'm looking for more t-shirts to convert.
    Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
    2:58 pm
    Italy Trip Documentation Is Up

    Venice: Rialto Bridge
    Originally uploaded by ikyotochan
    I'm back from Italy and since my hip is all tired out from the many miles put behind us while strolling the sights, I thought I would take my first day back to sit all day. It was helpful in encouraging me not procrastinating in sharing photos and putting in descriptions while things are still fresh. I also updated my google map from preparing the trip to a map with the addition of things we hadn't planned and reviews/thoughts of places we went.

    You can see the full Italy Trip Set, though I don't take a lot of photos so it is only 75 or so.

    Here is the Google Map of the trip.  I wanted to associate the two, but found out that Flickr and Google Maps don't like to tangle.

    Twitter-like accounts of the trip:
    Our hotel walls were so thin that P. wanted to pull a "Kool-Aid Man."
    Frutti di Bosco!
    I took a crap in a palace!
    I only remember I should take pictures of the food after I already ate it.
    It's like they replaced Vanna White with Pamela Anderson!
    Why is a midget introducing a dog for Guiness World Records?
    N. doesn't need an archeology book, he just needs the right google search terms.
    Note to self: try Messicani pollo and consorzio del carciofo violetta.
    Underwater crypt with goldfish!
    I'm only here for the REALLY old stuff.
    Monk flavored jam?
    Neptune might have stood in the cold water too long...and why are those ladies shooting water out of their nipples?
    Stalingrad street...this is the red city!
    You have more change in Euros in your pocket?  I'm going to have to revoke your fist bump.




    Friday, May 1st, 2009
    7:19 pm
    War production worker at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army,
     I just wanted to share this really cool Flickr set from the Library of Congress. Kodachrome color photography from the 1930's and 40's so vivid it looks like it could have been taken yesterday. Bonus that it is all copyright free, so perfect for research or other projects!
    Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
    11:44 am
    Going to Italy
     It turns out that I totally failed to mention to most people that [info]thatphilguy and I are going to Italy next month.  We're leaving for a week on May 11th and will be visiting Venice, Ravenna and Bologna.  It's both of our first trip ever to Europe.  Any advice would be welcome from people who have been to that region of Italy or general comments to enlighten or amuse.

    So far eating, thrift store shopping, Byzantine art, lace making island and gourmet grocery shopping are on the agenda.

    Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
    6:01 pm
    Space Cupcakes & Many Other Photos Up on Flickr

    Space Cupcakes
    Originally uploaded by ikyotochan
    This is the silver award winning cupcakes on the theme of space, so I wanted to post it for everyone's enjoyment. I am totally over the idea of eating more cupcakes, but thatphilguy totally had 2 for breakfast and is planning on making another batch this weekend! This particular cupcake was orange chocolate chip, with chocolate ganache icing, and a white chocolate space shuttle.

    I took this opportunity to post many more photos on Flickr from the past couple years, so scroll past the many Hawaii photos for things like the Un-Superbowl Party, and a particular Valentine/Birthday Bash.
    Sunday, March 1st, 2009
    12:39 am
    Thing A Day #28: Kitchen Lab Coat & Final Day Thanks
    "Cooking Is Chemistry" Lab Coat

    Here is something I'd been planning a while for my etsy shop, but hadn't gotten around to before today. I put it up for sale as soon as I finished! I love lab coats as aprons with their full coverage, and food science is the most delicious science of all. So I hand embroidered my personal kitchen logo, "Cooking Is Chemistry." I'm trying to decide about fonts or additional graphics (flask? molecule diagram?) for future versions. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

    I've had an amazing time with Thing-A-Day this year, although I did have a few neurotic moments around 11:30pm. A major part of it being so worthwhile was the great TAD community and all of your kind comments. Thank you, and I look forward to doing this again next year.

    "Cooking Is Chemistry" Lab Coat
    Friday, February 27th, 2009
    10:37 pm
    Thing-A-Day #27: Bizarre Fabric Design
     Dinosaur Bell Jar Superstar Fabric?


    So today I decided to take another crack at making a repeating pattern using Photoshop. I used their tool for this purpose that can be found under Filter->Other->Offset. I'm no expert, but as far as I can tell it only seems to work properly on images that are already flattened. The images I used are hand-carved stamps that I had made long ago. The dinosaur was just carved directly out of an eraser stamped with that picture, but the other two are original. These digital images were hanging out on my computer and vaguely looked the same style. That was probably all they had in common, but if you can come up with some story that links dinosaurs, bell jar traps and superstar people, I want to hear it!


    Dinosaur Bell Jar Superstar Fabric?

    One more day!

    8:45 am
    Thing A Day #26: Paperwork, planning and such
     Photoshoot Idea

    Today was not very photogenic for my Thing-A-Day. I worked a lot on event planning for the NewNew's Spring Handmade Cavalcade, sent in my info to start doing Wardrobe Refashion Challenge starting March 1st, worked on plans for a group photo shoot (that is what the doodle is about), and started a journal for an exchange on Swap-bot. So lots of scribbles on paper and email were my things, and I think they will all be much more interesting in a month or two given time to grow.
    Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
    10:03 pm
    Thing-A-Day #25: Thing for calloocallay
     So again today's thing was for the Craft Offer Meme that was on my journal a while back. So if you are [info]calloocallay
    don't look unless you like to spoil surprises.

    ( Surprise! )
    In other news, someone blogged about my etsy.com shop today. I feel internet famous!
    12:05 am
    Thing-A-Day #24: Thing for Vermillion Sun
     So today's thing was for the Craft Offer Meme that was on my journal a while back. So if you are [info]vermillionsun 
    don't look unless you like to spoil surprises.
    ( Surprise! )

    Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
    12:14 am
    Thing-A-Day #23: Sequin Purse Panel
     Sequin Fabric

    I had this leftover fabric from when I made myself a fancy dress, and so I thought that I would start to make a matching purse. I love sequins on fabric that is the same tone, and for this combination that the shine of the silk satin combined with the sparkle of sequin makes both copper elements seem metallic. Here's a picture of the dress that this project will match:


    Monday, February 23rd, 2009
    12:13 am
    Thing-A-Day #22: Photo Albums
     Photo Albums


    Today I filled three photo albums. One for college days, one for travel to Korea and Thailand, and the third which is only partially done of the time I lived in Japan. It looks like I may have to get another one to put family photos, and my high school photos might fit in one of the smaller albums that are free after the shuffling. This certainly reminds me that I should be taking more photos of family and friends since there are large gaps in time that I wish I had better documented.

    Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
    12:51 am
    Thing-A-Day #21: More Surrealist Games
     More Surrealist Games


    So this morning [info]thatphilguy bought a pork shoulder, so it went from zero to big dinner party in no time flat. In exchange for feeding them, I made some friends help me with Thing-A-Day. We played a game sometimes dubbed "Pictionary Telephone," where you alternate writing a sentence and illustrating the text covering up the previous interpretations. These are two of my favorites which I affectionately call, "The Starfish Weeps" and "He had always found literature to be a burden."


    More Surrealist Games

    Saturday, February 21st, 2009
    12:29 am
    Thing-A-Day #20: Refurbished Chair
     Recovered My Chair Seat



    The inspiration for this project came from deafdog's reupholstered chair, from earlier in Thing-A-Day 2009. I should have taken a before photo to truly show off the transformation, since it used to have a cracked vinyl cover. I used some fabric that I bought from a fun discount fabric warehouse in Hilo, Hawaii a little over a year ago. The chair was found on the street in NYC, and I've been meaning to give it a face lift for a while. Eventually I may strip off the paint to expose the really high quality wood underneath.

    Thursday, February 19th, 2009
    10:14 pm
    Thing-A-Day #19: Moth Wallet Accessory
    Wallet Moth
    Whenever I open my wallet to no money, even as an adult, I still think of how in old cartoons a moth would flutter out. I thought it would be a fun little wallet accessory to have one attached to the inside with a little length of ribbon. I put this one up for sale in my etsy.com shop, but will probably make a few more versions before I settle on one to sell at events. I love when I finally getting around to executing an idea that has been in my mind for a long time!


    Wallet Moth

    Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
    10:44 pm
    Thing-A-Day #18: Sweet Potato & Peanut Soup
     Sweet Potato & Peanut Soup


    Today seems like a good day to acknowledge

    [info]thatphilguy , without his generous contribution of making dinner most weeknights I would not have nearly as much time to make non-cooking things. Tonight however, he had to work late, so I tried a new recipe for dinner. Behold the Sweet Potato & Peanut Soup. Usually it is supposed to be pureed, but I love rustic chunky soups (and saving a step and eating sooner!).

     

     

    Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
    8:42 pm
    Thing-A-Day #17: Thing for BlueMilker
     So today's thing was for the Craft Offer Meme that was on my journal a while back. So if you are [info]bluemilker don't look unless you like to spoil surprises.

    ( I don't know why I decided he needed these. )
    Monday, February 16th, 2009
    11:14 pm
    Thing-A-Day #16: Corn Muffins and the Lone Pumpkin Muffin
     Corn Muffins and a Lone Pumpkin Muffin

    We wanted to celebrate Presidents' Day by having brunch, but decided to stay at home rather than go to a restaurant. I made two kinds of muffins, pumpkin and corn. Since I forgot to take photos until after we ate, you can probably guess which ones were more popular. Strangely enough the pumpkin ones were also more healthy...go figure.
    Sunday, February 15th, 2009
    11:51 pm
    Thing-A-Day #15: Phrenology Hand-Carved Stamp
     Phrenology Hand-Carved Stamp


    This one was right down to the wire! I hadn't started anything by 11:30pm, but didn't want to miss a day. So I whipped up a hand-carved stamp inspired by some conversations I'd had earlier this week about pseudo-sciences, cryptozoology and phrenology.

[ << Previous 20 ]
My Website   About LiveJournal.com Site Meter