ʰᵃᵖᵖʸ ⁿᵉʷ ʷᵉᵉᵏ <³

Hey ! I missed you !!

I ended up taking part in a fantastic BBQ for 4/20, so I decided to skip my last entry. Some dear friends and I grilled up some Asada and projected the movie “Smiley Face” (2007) in the backyard to celebrate the occasion <3

As far as creative projects … . . . .. . . .. . .. .

I did a little drawing in the sketchbook ⋆｡°✩ ⋆｡°✩

It’s also quite a bit early, but I’ve been pondering Summerween/Halloween costumes . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁



I‘m happy to think of them sooner than later so I can put time into sourcing materials second-hand and making the details myself. The costumes I did last year were fun, inexpensive, and mostly handmade, but I’ve set my sights on some cool projects this time around. I don’t think I’ll share them just yet? I still want to ensure the more involved ideas are possible, but in one of my next few posts I’ll probably share some ideas and their plans :,) I’m so excited!! 

It’s felt like a long 2 weeks, but that’s kind of everything I did creatively. I was needed pretty busy and needed elsewhere, but have plans for the week to come!

ₜₕᵢₛ wₑₑₖ: apparel & drawing & gift ideas

I just picked up a few blank shirts and have a few ideas for them. I also have some projects from a few weeks back I keep meaning to go back to, but just haven’t. so i'm hoping to work on some clothes this week and maybe jewelry?

There are also a few birthdays/celebrations coming up for me, so I may start putting together some gift ideas :-)

I’ll probably draw more too – I’m yearning to make doodles that make me proud.

I like u I appreciate u

Thank you for stopping by for this brief catchup

Xxooxxooxxooxxooxxooxxooxxoo

__ benzie ❤︎₊ ⊹ ❤︎₊ ⊹

Mondaayy mondaaayyyyy

I hope your week was lovely, welcome back . . . ..

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i did nothing of note. Have an old doodle.

Ⓣⓤⓔⓢⓓⓐⓨ & Ⓦⓔⓓⓝⓔⓢⓓⓐⓨ

I’ve been really into the idea of face and head jewelry lately, so I wanted to brainstorm a few ideas.

(a little inspiration if you’re curious VVVV) 

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It’s still super minimal and early in the process, but I want to spend a little extra time on it, and ideally have it done by summer. I absolutely love the idea of making a beaded one too that looks slightly different in structure, but feel less confident in my ability in beads, as I do with hardware and metal pieces. Idk maybe if I start to get the hang of the first one, I’ll dive headlong into the second- why not? Either way you’ll hear more about the progress on this endeavor in the coming weeks. 

As far as face jewelry goes- I know the execution for some of my ideas will be a bit simpler, and I have an idea of how I want a few pieces to look. Will definitely be working on at least one this week- we’ll see how far I get <3

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Ⓢⓐⓣⓤⓡⓓⓐⓨ & Ⓢⓤⓝⓓⓐⓨ

Spent some time drawing this weekend <3 

Saturday, mostly around the house, but Sunday I met up with a crafting group I’ve been taking part in! We met at Portola Coffee Roasters in Costa Mesa and tried their banana matcha, which was delightful. The seating & atmosphere was super nice and spacious too which was cool :-) I love spending time with other creatives- it reminds me that art is infinite, and that beauty can be found everywhere. 

Ｔｈｉｓ ｗｅｅｋ：metal accessories / more drawing / whatever :p 

Feeling a little consumed by the idea of wearing a metal head piece around, so I’ll definitely be working on that a bit more. I also think I want to visit a few local bead/ hardware shops to get ideas for the new projects.

Drawings felt like they sucked a little less this time around, so I’ll spend more time doing that too. I had a nightmare around a month ago and have been tempted to draw some of what I saw before I woke up. Maybe I’ll do that also, idk.

I like u I appreciate u and thank u for taking off ur shoes before coming in



Til next week

Xo

benzie

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ⓜⓞⓝⓓⓐⓨ & ⓣⓤⓔⓢⓓⓐⓨ

lots of time in the sun drawing in the sketchbook . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁ and finishing the panda stamp :3

ⓦⓔⓓⓝⓔⓢⓓⓐⓨ & ⓣⓗⓤⓡⓢⓓⓐⓨ

i was killing time during my mid-week lull and got into a little pre-shower makeup, so thought I'd share ^^

the makeup i used was not ideal for face painting at allll - i mostly used lipstick, eyeliner, and a white foundation corrector. I liked doing it so much, though, I'm kind of currently looking into face paints to use when i feel like it. Maybe I'll post more who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This was kind of the little project I was referring to in my past post? My initial idea was to use this reference picture and make my face into a 3d paper mache piece or even a mask, but the thought kind of overwhelmed me. I haven’t finished my chuck e cheese project, and have barely started my unicorn project :,) so I guess this idea can wait? Idk that hasn’t stopped me before, we’ll see what happens D:

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ⓢⓐⓣⓤⓡⓓⓐⓨ & ⓢⓤⓝⓓⓐⓨ

ｔｈｉｓ ｗｅｅｋ： new shirts / sketchbook

I’ll be customizing my new shirts from the discount store this week. I want to do more drawing because these last few pages have kinda felt like duds :/ I’m putting all the cans and such away for now, I think. I kind of thought about trying my hand at a mobile like I had mentioned before, but now I’m re-thinking the whole thing.. .. .. . .. . I’ll check my half-finished project pile and see what calls my name

Thank u for stopping by I’ll miss u wanna kiss u

Til next time

Xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxo

❀ kenze ❀

Good evening and happy Monday !!

I had a full week last week

ᗰOᑎᗪᗩY

I decorated a little trinket shelf for my wall <3 

TᑌEᔕᗪᗩY & ᗯEᗪᑎEᔕᗪᗩY

I caught up on some reading: I’ve finished up Lord of the Flies and Clockwork Orange and have now started on Make room! Make room! By Harry Harrison and Tender is the flesh by Agustina Bazterrica.

I also did some drawing in the sketchbook

((last one is old, i just felt like re-visiting))

TᕼᑌᖇᔕᗪᗩY 

ᖴᖇIᗪᗩY 

VVVVV the song that carried me into the weekend / great hula hooping track

ᔕᗩTᑌᖇᗪᗩY 

I inherited more cans from Miriah today!! (thank you again <3) My cup runneth over with cute materials so I’ll be using them every chance I get. 

ᔕᑌᑎᗪᗩY

ᴺᵉˣᵗ ʷᵉᵉᵏ: new project? More can art and better drawings

I have a new project idea and I really want to start. It’s another paper mache piece, and while I do have 2 I’m currently working on. . . I’m probably still gonna start it (: will update with progress if I make any ⋆｡°✩

I'll keep cutting up cans too, and give some new ideas a try there.

I want to do more drawing as well - ideally drawings i like better because i didn't love what i got from last week :|

either waaay

thankyou anyway for stopping by and reaching the end of this post <33

i appreciate you

X O X O X O

( ˘ ³˘)♥︎

benzie

p.s If you’re interested: I added more scans of my junk journal to the stay a while page! I still have way more to include, so I may do that next week :] I’ve really been slacking with posting them, but will be updating them as long as I’m adding to it <3 

p.p.s keep an eye out for April's theme change on the site- there'll be new stuff on the stay a while page for that too. i'll be working on it tonight

p.p.p.s idk why my pictures are still coming out sideways- ill try to get that fixed x_x

hiiiii again

here's a little glimpse into last week. . .. . .... .. . . . .. .... .. . . .. . . . ....

Ｍｏｎｄａｙ & Ｔｕｅｓｄａｙ　

Hula hoop at the park

lots of drawing in my sketchbook. No progress pictures so this is what I was left with at the end of the week.

Ｔｈｕｒｓｄａｙ

Started brainstorming a new outline for an old project? A bit over a year ago I put together a small wire fixture/mobile to display some old fishing lures I have. I want to take it apart and re-build it in a different shape. Maybe a spiral? I think that’d look so cute when it spins. Probably won’t get around to it this week, but maybe next. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ｆｒｉｄａｙ & Ｓａｔｕｒｄａｙ　

I got a chance to personalize with some spray paint this past week. I added text to the back of my yellow rain slicker. I added some heads to a really long yellow dress. I was thinking of creating kind of a 3D effect by spraying another outline, near the initial, but just in another color. There's a sizeable stain on the side- maybe the heads will obscure it. I only did one side of each, but I plan to add more this upcoming week.

While I had the textile spray paint out, I figured I’d change the color of the strap on my chicken purse. It was initially yellow, but I sprayed it brown instead. I think it goes with more of my clothes that way. I still have to go in with a paint brush and do some touchups, but otherwise she is done ⋆｡°✩

Ｓｕｎｄａｙ

More drawing in the sketchbook and a long walk to Wholesome choice. 

TᕼIᔕ ᗯEEK: Draw as much as possible / can art / spray paint projects

thank u for stopping by - i appreciate you so much !!

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♡ ♡ i hope this week treats you well ♡ ♡

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kenze

p.s i know my pictures are sideways i can't fix it rn sory o_o

Hello hello again

Last week was good- I was able to spend a lot of time getting creative and working on projects <3

ᖴᖇIᗪᗩY

I did some more stamping and drawing on my 2 personal hoodie projects. I love how they’re turning out so much!! I added a few new My Immortal quotes to the grey one, and plan to add more once these are dried/cured. Once I wrap up the body of the jacket, the final step will be to spray paint stripes on to the hood. I might add stripes to the body, but I’m not positive yet.



The purple one still feels like it’s missing something, but I have a few larger designs I plan to fill the space with. I think the goal is to just fill it as much as possible- more lyrics (maybe in a different font), more drawings and maybe some good stand-alone quotes.

I just can’t wait until they’re done so I can wear them out :,)



Not that their unfinished nature has stopped me from doing that, but still. . ... ..

ᔕᗩTᑌᖇᗪᗩY

It was beautiful outside so I took a really long walk and did some hula hooping at the park

When I got home I made a little bleach mixture and used an extra spray bottle to put stencil designs onto some shirts.

Some of the designs bled a bit- I think I went a little too hard with the bleach. I’ve found that the best practice for a relatively even outline is to spray lightly with bleach, and when the remaining liquid gathers on the stencil sheet (a laminated sheet of paper) I use a paint brush to gather the excess and manually fill some gaps. 

ᔕᑌᑎᗪᗩY

I hula hooped at the weekly city hall demonstration for democracy, and when I got home I spray painted and stamped some older Die laughing pieces. They still need to be cured and washed, but I like them better than before <3 

last one is a personal piece - the back was initially blank, but i thought an all-over design would look better.         

TᕼIᔕ ᗯEEK: further customize hoodie projects/ more doodling/ etc etc etc

lots i wanna do but no way to put it into words right now! I'm gonna post this and pick up a project and see where it takes me!

I kind of like the idea of a weekly log that is broken down in this way, but i don't know if it'll stick.

we'll see!

thank you for always coming back

xoxoxoxo

Benzie