Check Out "CreateAThought"

I found an interesting shop to share with you -
a fellow etsyblogger who designs really "neat" items!

Createathought.etsy.com

She makes really unique journals...

Adorable resin rings...........

And inspiring greeting cards and ACEO's

Visit her shop and enjoy the variety of her artistic flair.

Bicker, bicker, bicker!

"I'M NEXT!"
" No you're NOT, I've been waiting longer it's MY TURN!"
" Me, me , me , pick me, pick me, pick meeeeeeeeee"
" Gee these three are so pushy!"



The girls are so excited to be dressed and jeweled and started in their fashion assistant jobs! (Shhh .........Don't tell them they are really going to be pin cushions!)



That is............... Very Unique Pin Cushion Dolls

Here is Celeste the first "Fashion Assistant" in my etsy shop. You know what I love about these? You can grab and restick pins in the cushion with just one hand and they sit still and don't move. I hate those tomato ones that roll away off the table when you try to put a pin "in" AND it takes two hands to "pull" a pin out. Celeste is a fantastic helper and loves to gossip about celebrities!

The second one I made was a country girl and she went to my mom for Mother's Day. Forgot to snap a shot of her :(

These "Naked Ladies in Waiting" are horribly impatient. I can only work on one at a time! I know what to do..........................
I'll send them to choose and design their own dress fabrics, trims, jewelry and hairdos. That will keep them busy for hours and out of my hair!

Happy Memorial Day

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.



I wish all veterans a peaceful life.

They have met their pain and loss quota already.

I wish all our soldiers could come home today.

Remind your kids what this holiday is about.

It's Artsy Fartsy Friday !!!

Threadbanger is so GROOVY!

That would have been the cool thing to say when I was in college and much like Rob and Corinne who host this great web channel, ThreadBanger.com. You gotta check it out.

They create all kinds of new clothingand accessories from old clothes (also called upcycling), visit all kinds of artists of hand made clothing and are cute & really entertaining! They make me remember when I was in my hippie years and made a lot of peasant shirts, purses and halter tops and I embroidered them with wild colorful designs I drew ...and my jeans of course.

I also covered my boyfriends jeans with patches and embroidery. His friends were so jealous and asked me to sew theirs too , but no way did I have time for others guys clothing decor, my every moment was spent worshiping" Mark"................ We wore some crazy stuff --Granny Dresses were"IN' Anybody remember those?

It was also the era when we didn't wear a certain confining item for the first time --Bras! ( did you know the first bra was dsigned by a man!)

My dad had a fit when he became aware of this - one day when I modeled a new halter top I had made --too funny .............. He also disgustingly referred to people who lived together without being married as "shacking up" ...........a few years later I was doing that too .....poor dad. ............

I guess he must have secretly enjoyed my drama when I totally freaked out over my daughters lip ring !!! She did it herself with a safety pin! I'm a nurse but I secretly hoped it would get infected so she would have to take it out -- no such luck, it healed just fine. However I had it air brushed out of her senior picture,.........Ha!.....she was mad at me!

Summer fun with Ashlyn

My niece, Ashlyn, her Mom and I got together and made a special craft................she's 4 and loves making things. The directions came from noggin.com to make a Kai-lan stuffed pillow.

Cut, stuff and hot glue. Complete in about one hour!

She loved it so much and her Mom is missing the "craft gene", so........ Lucky me I get to jump in and fill the void - Crafty Aunt Terry . We are planning afternoon craft dates through the summer! What fun!!!

I'll get some great inspiration for my shop from these little parties!

WTF? Wednesday

WACKY Cheezburger Cats

WEIRD Anti Smoking Advertising




What the F___? Prom Dress - Every Father's Nightmare Dress!

This was actually in a catalogue but was removed due to complaints.

Momma's Day Off

I had a fantastic Mothers Day with my kids and dh. That's my son Stephen, dd Carlynn and dh Jim. I got an orchid, a bracelet, a spa treatment , dinner out Sat. and a family picnic today. Great fun with my nieces too!

One problem a "bad sunburn" . I was under the umbrella 90% of the day , yet I still got burned. Forgot the sunscreen:(. Very bad ex girl scout leader and R.N. ........shame on me. Oh well I'm globbing on the aloe.

Oh and my dd painted my bedroom for me a gorgeous "winter cocoa"

Very Pretty!

I made my Mom a pin cushion doll and forgot to take a picture of it. She loved it. She's got "mad" seamstress skills!

Shhhhhhhhhhhh,...............limewire

Well where have I been for a whole week and more?

Playing with my Ipod and downloading tons of classic rock oldies from limewire.com an amazing legal audio video sharing site.

The Guess Who, Foreigner, Jefferson Starship, The Animals, The Kinks, Tears for Fears, Joan Jett, Bryan Adams, the Beatles, Chicago, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, Led Zeplin, Santana, The Rolling Stones, Yes. Aerosmith
and then I went on to
Do Wop and R&B and Soul and OMG I completely forgot I had a blog and an etsy shop!

Then I got inspired to make a playlist,..........NO,..........multiple playlists to dance to for exercise - because I discovered I cannot sit still when I listen to music.........PERFECT RIGHT. Fun and exercise at the same time.

So I warmed up with a tune and then began sort of just walking fast and then some marching and boy was I just "rocking to the oldies"

So Happy, sweating, getting fit and working my heart................then I started getting crazy and jumping along with Van Halen and Ouch OMG I pulled a muscle in my hip. I thought it was just a cramp so I kept going at an easier pace to "work it out"............I worked it right into a fall on the bed grabbing my side gasping finale. Ironically the next song came on..................."Urgent" by Foreigner...................urgent urgent urgent...Emergency

I've been living on IBP and a heating pad for a few days.
I'm such a dope. I simply don't know how to ease into new things.