Compass Survival Bracelet

"...much of the discovery of the world was based on failure rather than on success- on tactile errors and pipe dreams." -David Grann, The Lost City of Z: Tales of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

The Lost City of Z: Tales of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann focuses on the story of Colonel Percy H. Fawcett.  Colonel Fawcett was an explorer on the end of the golden age of exploration.  He was fascinated by the Amazon and was fixed on finding the lost city of Z, as he called it.  This story covers Fawcett's obsession with the lost city, along with one journalists search for the truth.  Overall it is a fun, fast paced read, however, the jungle diseases were a bit much for me.

The project I made was a survival bracelet with a compass attached. Follow the same directions found in the youtube clip from my Hatchet inspired project.  About half way through the bracelet attach the compass with some craft glue and keep working on it.  The materials you need are parachute cord, buckles, scissors, craft glue, and a compass.

For those of you Sherlock fans out there (the BBC version), Benedict Cumberbatch is cast to play Colonel Fawcett in the movie adaptation of this book.  I think he will be able to pull that off rather nicely. This is a movie I just might have to see.

Benedict Cumberbatch

Bubble Stationary

"I'll write to you. A super-long letter, like in an old fashioned novel." -Haruki Murakami, After Dark

March is National Craft Month and this blogger is celebrating!  One of the great things about crafting is that it can be engaged in by people of all ages.  This craft project I made with my little cousin with supplies I had on hand. Bubble stationary is fun to send out to people, especially to help get them in the summer mindset (it will be here...just not soon enough).  

Materials:

• Paper (thicker works better because it doesn't curl)
• Envelopes
• Bubbles
• Watercolor paints
• Cups
• Straws

Directions:

1. Add paint and bubbles to the cups. Stir with the straw.
2. Using the straw blow into the bubble solution to create bubbles.
3. Place the paper or envelope over the bubbles.  
4. Let dray and send messages. 

When I said...

This is how I am feeling tonight.  Happy March!