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Okay so I'm going to try to put up pictures of everything I have been working on so far... I've been making vintage-inspired purses for the girls and a backpack for Jacob, and I've made a dress form from a cast of my body...yeeeeah. It was a messy project - I havent paper-mache-d since I was like seven, but it was fun.

Today class was soooo long, we had a one and a half hour commute - which was longer than class was! It was pretty cool though, we went to an Islamic community organization on the south side that is really pro-active in the community in terms of social justice. They had an AWESOME art program, and had a huge festival this past summer and brought in Lupe Fiasco - pretty fantast.

I'm basically super tired though so I'm staying in tonight and working; tomorrow morning I'm going to a quilting circle/get together with Mary SB and Trish Williams. Her website is handworksbytrish.com and her work is so beautiful and inspiring. I'll let you know how that goes! I'm really excited.

Also, on Sunday I start my first day volunteering at the Hyde Park Art Center. Hopefully I get to help out with a class and hang out with a bunch of kids. Art + Kids = Best Combo Ever.

Okay now for the pictures (hopefully): so the story pretty much is, it started out ok, had to spend a bit of time with the seam ripper (frustrated face), then decided it was cool anyways ("it happens!"face), and then i finished! I still have to add the yo-yo flowers though, i found some cute rose buttons to sew in the middle. very sweet.