Ennui

Big fancy word of the day meaning "Boredom."
Sigh....
I'm sure I'm not the only one dealing with Summer boredom so I'll save you my problems. It just always seems like everyone is hanging out with everyone else and no one seems to invite me.  Which is fine, I guess. It's just that I've never really had a "Best Friend," so to speak. I've had a couple of really good friends that I consider "best friends," but when it comes down to the wire, they always have someone else who they consider their best friend. I'm used to it by now, and to tell the truth, I don't really open myself up to people the way your supposed to to get a best friend, so I guess it's kind of my fault.  It can get a little lonely though.
Also, still trying to find a job! I'm pretty hopeful about some of the places that I've applied, and I've had a couple of interviews, so cross your fingers for me!
 As a side note, I redesigned Princess Peach from Mario and totally made her from the Victorian Era. I plan on doing the same thing with Princess Daisy. Princess Rosalina, on the other hand, I plan to make from the Regency era, seeing as her dress design lends more to the elegant flowing dresses of Regency versus the elaborate bustle dresses of the Victorian.
I really love bustle dresses. As a child, I didn't understand them. I thought it was stupid to want a dress that makes your butt look bigger. That all changed when we went to a production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and the director had decided to give it a Victorian flair. Oh my goodness, those were some of the prettiest gowns I have ever seen. And thus began my lifelong affair with bustle gowns.
Any way, I will try to be more frequent for posts. And I'm sorry if the first paragraph makes me sound like a whiny teenager. It just felt good to type down my feelings. The problem is, I've had too much "me time" this summer, and I tend to dwell on unhappy thoughts. Pay them no mind.
(I'm trying to decide on a way to sign these, since my dear friend Mir1 has the cutest tag line... so how about...)

Love and Sparkles!
Kayla

I am a Mormon

I made this after the last general conference, based on the talk "I know it. I live it. I love it." By Sister Dibb. http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/i-know-it-i-live-it-i-love-it?lang=eng

My Little Pony

So, here are some pictures of My Little Pony Friendship is magic that I drew a while ago! It started out as just Rarity, but then Kitsune suggested (more like forced) me to draw Fluttershy (not that I need much forcing to draw Fluttershy-- She's soooo adorable!) And then everyone else kind of followed. I think that Rarity, Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle turned out the best-- figures, since they're kind of my favorite ponies. I had a lot of fun picking out a brocade fabric for the back that I felt matched the Pony's personality. For their element, I also tried to base it off of a real gemstone cut that also matched their personality. Also, it is really hard to do Pinkie Pie's hair. I couldn't do it all shiny lines like everyone else's, because it's all skewampus curly.  If you couldn't tell, the way I colored them was the portrait part was in their body color, and then the background in their mane color. Then, I colored in the gemstone. 

Also, don't stare to long at Fluttershy or you will have a heart attack from the cuteness.