Fortunes, forecasts, lucky charms!

Yup, that's a line from Disney's animated Robin Hood. I do believe it's spoken by Baloo as Little John. 

Here's a question for you: when you were little did you ever think you might marry a cartoon character when you grew up? For instance, the fox in Robin Hood, Justin (the leader of the rats, from The Secret of NIMH), oh and Peter Rabbit, who was actually not a cartoon character when I was a child. This was all before I completely understood the difference between cartoons and real life, mind you. But by the number of romantically inclined fan videos on youtube, I'm guessing I'm not the only one who harbored pre-adolescent crushes on animated animals. Go figure. 

OK, there is a point to this nostalgic ramble. Sort of. I've been putting together little items for a very belated birthday present for a friend and after scrapping a couple projects, I finally hit on something that seemed right. Part of this rightness comes from this little wonder.

A fortune teller!

This particular version features some dreamy boys from the eighties.
Which one will I marry, I wonder? 

Oh, John Cusack! Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!

Tune in later this week for a fortune teller tutorial. 

Heavens Sake!

Okay so it's quickly reaching the middle of February and I am still calendering. I am just taking a quick break from May, which I'll tell you I am not doing this thing in sequential order so don't think you know where I am at status wise. But I am currently working on May, that's right Catherine your month. I will try not to make it the worst month, but I can't make any promises this thing is pretty unpredictable.

I know I have made a reference to calendering in the past but don't know if I have explained this new phenomenon. Well calendering is when a week before Second Christmas you start a project and have every intention to get it done in time for the present celebration. This naturally doesn't work out when you impulsively select a time consuming lengthy project like making a calender. Obviously if you rush through it and it is terrible that is something that will inevitably haunt you for a full calender year. So I need it to be good, and I need it to be done so I am not the lame ass that gives someone a calender in June. 

So to sum it up, calendering is painstakingly working on a calender that is past due and knowing that every day, every week, and (especially) every month that goes by without the gift being given the stakes get higher and the calender must be better.

Secrets.

But the initial reason for this post was to take a break from the above and share my Beauty and the Beast picture. This is Mrs. Potts and Chip, hidden somewhere in the Disneyland landscape.... To Be Continued.