Sad news for me, but good news for you!

Well, sadly after waiting over a week I am disappointed to say that none of my sock submissions made it into the top 25 (actually 28) this year. It was still a really fun exercise for me and thanks to you all for giving me your feedback and comments! Hopefully I will find some more design competitions and maybe one day make it farther than the first round haha.

So its sad news for me, but good news for you because now you can go onto Sock It To Me's Facebook page and vote for your favorites.. Just click here There are some really great ones, some clever ones, and some I am just not too sure about! Enjoy and have a magnificent monday.

Sock it to me! FINALE

And the nominees are....

GOTTA BE BRIGHT TO BE A NERD

RED, YELLOW, GREEN CRITTERS 

I AM GLADIATOR 

SHADED PASTELS 

STRIPE IT TO ME 

FEELING CRABBY

SO, I can only turn in five. Please rate these 6 from your favorite (1) to least favorite (6) so I can send in 5 designs tomorrow morning. They aren't the best designs in the world (I had great visions, but little time), but they are fun! Give me your input! And tomorrow is Friday, woohoo!

Sock it to me!

Well after a wonderful weekend spent with friends visiting from Arizona, it is now Monday and it is back to the grind. At work I have to adhere to the Stampington & Company design look, and although I love my job and their designs, I miss the total creative freedom that I had in college. In order to still test my imagination and design I want to look into as many design contests as possible. Jessica found this 'design a sock contest' and I am really excited to submit some socks. I am posting the link so if you or anyone else you know has interest in designing you can all submit! I'll also post my sock ideas as I finish them for you to see and give feedback on.

Sock it to me link

So far I only have one design, I call it The Gladiator! haha. Kind of silly, but it could be cute and fun and if you know me, you know that I am obsessed with the movie The Gladiator, so it seems kind of perfect for me :) Let me know what you think and if there is anything in particular you would like to see as a sock!

Happy Monday to you!

It's a miracle...

two posts... in two days! Here is a little something that I made for my computer desktop. It has some lyrics from one of my favorite songs by The Muse with an image of the wedge at the end of Balboa Penninsula. I am showing you the before and after image, because if you look closely, you will be able to see where I used some photoshop to fake a group of birds. Sneaky sneaky!

BEFORE

AFTER

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

I am obviously not a blogger and I am not a photographer...

But with the help of an amazing HTC phone application, Vignette, I have some pretty fun pictures to post and look at.

(Mallory, Jessica, and Glenda)
I am pretty much obsessed with this photo.

Even after a few days of rain,
 the sun makes a bright appearance on our day off of work.

In other news, some of my best friends from AZ are visiting this next weekend and to say that I am excited would be an understatement. I'm having fun out here and have made some good friends, but I am always missing the people that I love in the desert.

Playing Catch-Up

this never seems to get old

I find myself playing catch-up today. I am all caught up on my work at work, but I am slacking on my personal "work." My online portfolio is in dire need of updating and my sock monkey site needs to be up and running fully by January 1st. With Thanksgiving coming and going and no new posts on this blog, I feel like asking myself what the heck have I been doing?!

i guess a little less of this, and more work!

My Thanksgiving was wonderful, probably my favorite yet. My time in Arizona was well spent with family and friends, eating, and gingerbread house making. All of the fun made it even harder to come back to California this time. It's funny, I thought my desire for home would lessen as time went on, but I am finding that it is quite the opposite.

A couple weeks ago Katie got to come out here for a night (she was actually here for a seminar in Anaheim, but I stole her for the night). I loved having her out here, it felt just like our college days with fun conversation and silly behavior. I can't wait for her and Kimmy to visit in February!

This past weekend my mother and grandmother were able to come out and visit me (having visitors is like the greatest thing ever because it brings a sense of home to Cali). They helped me decorate the house with some Christmas decorations (pictures will be posted soon hopefully) and we visited Laguna, downtown Orange, and a bike shop! Christmas came early for me this year, and santa mim and dad with some help from my grandma got me a beach cruiser. I have wanted one since moving out here, and I have already been on a couple bike rides, I forgot how happy a bike ride is.

i don't know what's cuter... my new bike or my grandma?!

Of course other things have been going on here and there and I won't bore you with any more details, but time is going by so fast I can't seem to keep up. This week is all about getting my work done and preparing for Christmas. Can't wait to celebrate!!!

CHALLENGE results 2 and 3

This week has been dedicated to Harry Potter. I have been re-reading the last book and watching movies 1-6 in order to be refreshed and ready for the new movie coming out this weekend. You are probably asking yourself, "does Mykaela know how nerdy she sounds right now?" And the answer is Yes, I absolutely know how ridiculous this makes me seem, and trust me, the guy working at Blockbuster made sure to remind me how silly I am for loving all things Harry Potter.

Anyways, getting back on subject... Since I have been watching a movie a night I have been trying to be somewhat productive by crafting. You remember the challenge I posted a few days ago? Well, I have two new results for you:

mailing label and postage side.

pretty side!

First, I used the papers to wrap a journal that my sister and I send to each other back and forth. I made sure to layer it multiple times (might not be the most fun thing to unwrap) in case it gets tossed around. After making several layers, and using tape to bind them, I ripped out images and placed them on one side and then used a permanent marker to ad some details.

the colors surprisingly look really good

I promise they look much better in person!

For the 2nd result, I decided to get in the Christmas mood (Harry Potter movies always make things feel like Christmas) and make christmas trees. I first wrapped a few pieces of paper around each other to make a cone shape. Then, rip up the papers in squares (I chose to rip instead of cut for a more vintage look) and then begin taping them onto the cone, starting at the bottom of the tree and moving your way up to the top. I actually really like how these look, the mixture of colored paper with the white paper gives it a kind of snowed upon look. I may try to make some and possibly paint on them as well. We shall see!

So if you feel like crafting while watching a movie, these are great exercises because they don't take too much attention, just repetitive steps. And please forgive the poor lighting in these photos, it was a little later at night with not the best lighting!