Mannequin

Four days off is really nice. I needed that time to just lay around and do nothing. Usually that's the time when my creative juices start to flow. I've been wanting to buy a mannequin ever since I was a kid. I want to use it so I can try on clothes without actually trying it on. Does that make sense? Anyhoo, I tried to look online and boy were they expensive. I saw this site threadsmagazine which shows you how to make a mannequin out of duct tape, and I thought, why not? All I used was:

• an old large shirt
• 2 old pillows
• 2 rolls of duct tape
• long cardboard tube
• box

The instructions on the website was clear enough. My only problem was that I didn't have a partner to help me. My fiance who I usually dupe- err persuade to help me is not here, and my baby sister grew up and thinks my ideas are wackadoo. If you had to do this by yourself, you have to have a pretty big mirror, and be flexible. I think I pass as flexible, I can lick my elbow! Haha :) 

And so I started wrapping myself up with duct tape.
It gets a little tight and hot so hang on!

Stuffed the mannequin with stuffing from old pillows
and placing the rounded cardboard below before sealing it

And ta-daa! It is done.
I call her Bessy the mannequin with the slight boobage problem ehehe

Just be careful with duct tape, I accidentally put it on my lips and boy did it hurt!  I did this little project for around 4 hours. It's a lot of fun to make.

I Need A Shy Guy

My room needed a pop of color and some art. Plus with the spare time I had, boredom really got to me. I was really impressed with the post-it art going around and wanted to do one of my favorite Mario Bros characters - Shy Guys! They're so cute, I just had to make em. Not all of it is post-its but construction paper because I had limited colors to work with, but it turned out well. I hope you enjoy looking as much as I enjoyed making it :)

Sitting Continued

                    

  mmm... yummy, cloth cake!            

     

notice a pattern? I'm hungreh! >:)

Sitting

I am at work today, and they have me sitting. A sitter is usually required when patients are violent, suicidal, demented and tend to pull out IV's or foleys or try to get up by themselves but can't and so they end up falling. So today, that is what I do. I sit. I am thankful that they have me sitting today since I have been experiencing massive stress when I am on the floor dealing with 10-15 patients, call lights going off, and everyone wanting you at the same time. I am a registered nurse, but I am not licensed here in Texas, so while waiting for my license to materialize (complicated stuff going on), I am a nurse's aide. Although it ain't so bad, It just gets really stressful, and I can't really do anything without telling the nurse, even if I know what to do. Of course, pride is also involved, but I had to swallow it like a huge, dry pill and wait patiently.

I was expecting my patient to be somewhat unruly, but I got the opposite. This guy is just sleeping. Well, I guess I will find out why he needs a sitter when he starts waking up. But for now, I am bored as heck. I found this cloth tape on the table and started playing with it. I must warn you, keep office or medical supplies away from me when I am bored. I will use it by any means to craft something for my amusement!

cloth tape ravioli anyone?