Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Music of 2013

Albums of 2013:
  • Lady Gaga: Artpop
  • Bombshell: The New Marilyn Musical from Smash
  • Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 1
  • Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 2
  • John Mayer: Paradise Valley
  • Katy Perry: Prism
  • Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Michael Buble: To Be Loved
  • Justin Timberlake: 20/20 Experience Part 1
  • Justin Timberlake: 20/20 Experience Part 2
  • Kelly Clarkson: Wrapped in Red
  • Mary J Blige: A Mary Christmas
  • Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 1
Songs of 2013:
  • American Girl by Bonnie McKee
  • Best Day of My Life by American Authors
  • Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke
  • Burn by Ellie Goulding
  • Counting Stars by OneRepublic
  • Cups by Anna Kendrick
  • Get Lucky by Daft Punk
  • I Will Be Found (Lost at Sea) by John Mayer
  • Let it Go by Idina Menzel
  • Pompeii by Bastille
  • Roar by Katy Perry
  • Royals by Lorde
  • Say Something by A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera
  • Stay by Rihanna
  • The Wire by Haim
  • Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus
  • You Ain't Dolly (You Ain't Porter) by Ashley Monroe and Blake Shelton

Books of 2013

Books I Read in 2013:
  • If I Stay by Gayle Forman
  • The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
  • Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
  • I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
  • The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond
  • The Selection of Kiera Cass
  • Every Day by David Levithan
  • The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
  • Heist Society by Ally Carter
  • Bossypants by Tina Fey
  • Cruise Confidential
  • Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
  • Still Alice by Lisa Genove
  • Fault in Our Stars by John Green
  • The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
  • Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
  • What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
  • The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
  • Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
  • The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth
  • Just One Day by Gayle Forman
  • Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian
  • Most Talkative by Andy Cohen
  • Then Again by Diane Keaton

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Pine Cones


Mom had me collect a bunch of pine cones while we were in Lake Tahoe.  She had Dad and I make a wreath out of them.  I looked up a bunch on Pinterest to see how they were made. For the Wreath, we bought a metal base.  Dad cut floral wire and wrapped them around the cones, attaching them to the base, two strips for each pine cone.

I hot glued ribbon around the back of the metal base, so the wreath wouldn't scratch the door.  Dad tied a thick thread to hang the wreath on the door hanger.  


I sprayed the cones with red glitter spray.



Mom made a red ribbon bow for it and we hung it on the door.



For the Ornaments. I hot glued ribbon to the top of the pine cone to create a loop so we can hang them on the tree.  Then I sprayed the cones with red glitter spray.




 I then mod podge different colors of glitter on them.



Then I put them on the tree.