Productive Procrastination–Postcards

So, what do I do when I don’t have all the necessary items to start my next need-now crafty project and don’t feel like working on anything else on my to-do list?  I take this mess of cardboard:

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Cocock’s Nail Art

As many of you might already know, I love having my toe nails brightly colored. You might also already know that for as much as I love brightly polished toe nails (read: teal, dark green, royal blue, black, etc.), I have only had two pedicures in my life. I have a thing about not liking people touching my feet. I know, it’s weird, but hey, it’s me we’re talking about here.

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Kamezen–Okinawa Soba Shop

Out back of American Village, in the new “Depot Island” area, we recently tried the Okinawa Soba shop, Kamezen. We were immediately enchanted by the Okinawa 1960’s era décor, as we were seated at a small table with a sewing treadle.

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Hothess Food Campaign

Found this in our mailbox the other day.  Not sure which was more funny – the fact that they misspelled “hotness” or the fact that the first thing I thought when I scanned the ad was, “Hoth?!  As is, food from the ice planet Hoth?!  Maybe some taun-tauns?  So cool!!!” 

Uh-huh.  I might think about Star Wars..…a lot.

Reiko’s Pen Case

When our first Japanese exchange student, Reiko, came to visit Brandon and me in Okinawa in April, she enjoyed looking at my craft room.  Before she returned to Tokyo, she picked out fabric for me to make her a pen case. 

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