derailed -

that train of mine that i thought was so on track derailed over the past 2 weeks with the 2 promotions and emily's graduation last night... 


i have not been visiting the finished soup blogs - and promise to begin tomorrow... i also apologize for not having my bead soup ready on time - i feel terrible, and i will surely have a project completed asap!

'"how does one become a butterfly?" she asked. 

"you must want to fly so much 

that you are willing to give up being 

a caterpillar."'

and so the hair inspiration for graduation was butterflies... (the dye is wet here - so very intense looking) 

a ladybug for luck (and because we love them so)... 

'i am the master of my fate: i am the captain of my soul.'

'invictus'

~ william henley

words to remember and learn (and relearn over and over) until you unshakably live by them... may she learn faster than i -  

it's building ~

the anticipation - 
and we are preparing... because movies, especially those of tim burton, are serious business in these parts! 
we have our midnight tickets... 
and em has her hair... 

em's hair is of the eyes and smile which linger as the cat disappears... the teeth were tough, hair is not an easy canvas and i used fine paintbrushes at that... 

bleached

painting in progress

'sometimes i've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.'

~ the queen

sounds like a good morning to me!