No, I'm not dead...

I know that I've been missing in action on my blog lately and I'm sorry. I've had a crazy past few months, with not much time for crafty hi-jinx. Though most of the time has been work, work, work, I've also thrown a little fun in there.

My husband and I went to see both Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix and Passion Pit in concert. Both were amazing by the way!

At the end of April, we saw Phoenix in Houston and made a little weekend of it and stayed at the gorgeous Magnolia Hotel. I got a great rate for a Friday night and there was a complimentary wine reception (translation: free drinks!) at 6pm, a cookie buffet (which we missed since we were at the concert) at 8pm, and free hot breakfast buffet the next morning. It's a fantastic deal!

I had to snap a pic of the gorgeous lobby at the Magnolia after we checked out.

View of the Houston skyline from the Magnolia rooftop pool.

Here's a few pics from the Phoenix show.

We celebrated our 12 year anniversary by going to see Passion Pit at Stubbs BBQ in Austin. Our actual anniversary is June 8th and the show was June 18th, so close enough.

Here's some photos from that show.

G is wearing the fedora I gave him as an early Father's Day present.

Passion Pit actually performed both Friday, the 18th, and Saturday, the 19th, at Stubbs. Both were sold out shows so we were lucky to score tickets for the first night, but something totally amazing happened the second night, and I'm proud to say that I had a hand in arranging it.

A good friend of mine confided in me that her son was planning on proposing to his girlfriend at the Saturday night show. I told her how to contact the production company to see if they could announce it during the show. Even better, the manager for Passion Pit gave her and her family VIP access to the show and her son got to propose on stage in front of the band and a screaming audience! How freaking awesome is that!

Here's the video that my friend's husband shot of the proposal!




I also celebrated my birthday on June 13th by doing a boudoir photo shoot with my photographer friend Faith. It was so much fun! Not only did I (and 3 other ladies) get pampered by a professional makeup artist & hair stylist, but I also got to be the stylist for the shoot! I went for a rockabilly/pin-up/burlesque style for my look. I can't wait to see the photos!

I did make a few things for my shoot including a red rose hair clip, peacock feather fascinator, and a swallows and cherries tattoo necklace. I'll post pics of those soon.

I'm hoping to get back on the crafty track now that I've got some time-consuming, stress-inducing projects out of the way.

So what will I tackle next? Stay tuned to find out!

Til then,
Stay Crafty!