In honour of Katniss...

I think I found my shoes for the opening of the Hunger Games movie! What do you think?

 They're new from Prada for Spring 2012.  If I start saving now, maybe I could be the "Librarian on Fire."   We all have our dreams.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Let the games begin! ...Almost.

Thanks to my period 6 study girls for making me aware of the new Hunger Games trailer today! Even though we must wait until March for the movie :( I am very, very excited for this production and am SO glad I finally took the time to read this series! Any of you who have not yet read it, I will just say, "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!!" Do you enjoy romance? Do you enjoy a bit of science fiction? Do you enjoy teenage angst? Do you enjoy thrillers, mystery, edge-of-your-seat action? Did you answer "yes" to any of these questions? Hmmm? Then you will LOVE these books! Have a look at the trailer and tell me you're not interested!

And for those of you who have read the books, does the movie look the way you imagined? I like how the Capitol people look kind of wacky and I adore the actor they chose for Gale. Even Peeta is starting to grow on me now that I've watched this a few times.

Watch the interview, read the book!

With the movie release coming up soon, I thought you might be interested in this little clip of Brian Selznick discussing The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  Let me know if you are interested in either this book or his latest, Wonderstruck.

Get Creative!

I hope everyone had fun yesterday!  Now that November is here, maybe it's time to turn your thoughts to making Christmas gifts.  I know that a few of you have already shared some of your crafty ideas with me and today Camille was telling me about the recycled t-shirt scarves she saw when she was out shopping.  Apparently they are selling like hotcakes.  Of course I had to google them and, what do you know, there is a simple way to make them yourself.  Have a look here on the ette studios website and then get busy making scarves for all of the people on your Christmas list!  Just don't cut up your siblings' t-shirts without permission.
And if scarves aren't your thing, you can check out our other books for knitting, crochet, or even old-school macrame ideas.  Remember - the best gifts are homemade!