Super Yuki to the Rescue!

Halloween is almost here. It is the only day of the year where you can dress up in a ridiculous costume, run around your neighborhood, knock on peoples' doors and then scream at them for candy!

I am dressing up as a superhero for Halloween! Mo made me a wonderful red cape. This morning I sat on our heater vent and imagined I was flying! Super Yuki to the rescue!

Stanley is in distress. He has no idea what he is dressing up as for Halloween! But I have a brilliant idea! You, the readers, can comment below and tell me what you think Stanley should go as on Halloween!

Oh, and some good news: I'm working on a new tutorial... How to Make Your Monkey a Costume in 3 Easy Steps!

Yours a superhero,

Yuki

Visitors from Vegas

Recently, Mo had to take care of our neighbor's kitty while she went on vacation to Las Vegas! (Mo and I both like her kitty-cat!) When our neighbor returned, she brought back a gift for Mo in return! Can you guess? Is it...

A) a lamp
B) refried beans
or
C) a turtle

Well, you are totally wrong! The answer was:  A bear!

Yep, that's right! Our friend, (whos name we later learned was Sam) is a really cool gal! She knows how to play pretty much every card game imaginable! She taught me how to play Go Fish! :) Then she started playing with Stanley and Sockii... which isn't a good idea unless you want to lose.

Sockii is an expert at Go Fish. No one in this family has ever won against Sockii.

It shocked me when I learned that Sam had won! Sockii walked out of the room in a huff, and Stanley was just laughing the whole time.

You know, I still haven't really learned how to deal with the strangeness of this monkey family.

Your not-so-truly,

Yuki

Go Green Recycled Paper Beads

With all this talk about going green, I decided to post this simple tutorial for making recycled paper beads. It's super-easy, and a lot of fun! (And a good way to reuse old comics and newspaper ads!)

You will need:
*Old comics, newspapers, magazines, pretty much any old colorful paper!

*A skewer or toothpick. Use whatever you can find.

*Scissors

*Glue

First, start cutting long strips of your paper. Don't make them too long!

Place the paper facing down on the side you want to show. Place your skewer or toothpick at the top of the paper and drizzle a bit of glue down the paper.

Start rolling the paper up. Roll slowly and smooth it out as you go along.

When you reach the end, smooth the edge. A bit of glue might squeeze out. Just secure the end and wipe it away.

Now slide the rolled paper off the skewer or toothpick.

Make a bunch of these!

Now let the beads dry for a couple of minutes. Maybe make yourself a sandwich. :)

Now string these beads onto cord or hemp.

String as many as you want and then tie a knot!

This particular one was for stanley!

Tada! You now have a fancy new bracelet to wear around, and I guarantee people will stop you to ask about your cute little recycled bracelet! :)

Yours who is making bracelets,

Yuki