Happy Birthday to....

Mr. Theodore Winston,

but you can call me Teddy!

1 year old!!

List it Friday!

One of my New Years Resolutions was to WORK my etsy store, and I've been doing pretty darn good!  I've been down in my studio almost every day!  I've also been going through all the finished goodies I had photographed months ago and LISTED them- guess what??!!... this week I had 2 sales!  It's always motivating when you do the work & then see the results!!  Here's what I've listed today:

Everything above is UNDER $10!

I also listed this little clip board art and painting yesterday

Also, man did the crochet bug bite!  Next time you see me my hands might look like lobster claws :)  The problem is, when I don't "get" the directions, I just grab new yard and start a new project, so as of today I have a hat & legwarmers started for darling daughter and a neck warmer for myself!  I'm almost done with the neck warmer & so far, so good!  The directions are really easy and even though I have to stop and really think it over a lot of times (even rip out a bit) I'm moving right along!  The neckwarmer is the one I got from Bella McBride on etsy

I'm doing mine in pink!

Anyone else doing anything crafty right now?  Let me know!!

Hope you have a great weekend!

and...

WELCOME NEW FOLLOWERS!

Yes, I base my self worth on the # of followers I have...

(wink, wink!)

Oops... i forgot!

I don't know how I could forget this:

This is by: WickedlyGood

and honestly, I find it wickedly CUTE!!

Hey Mister... if you're reading wouldn't this be a GREAT Valentines present... it is coming you know (Feb. 14th!)

I have a thing for cloud shapes...& this is just divine!

enjoy!

Red and Turquoise...be still my heart!

I know, I know... it's red and turquoise again today!  I can't help myself, I'm in ❤❤❤

this darling brooch is from elkumpel (on etsy, as are all of these!)

this mobile... SCREAM!  I love love love things that hang from the ceiling!

this lovely is from: littledreamersinc

a recycled necklace - so pretty and unusual!!

buy this from: HotPinkandSequins

train case with embroidered tree!  makes me want to take a trip (although the cold weather in Michigan makes me want to do that daily!!)

Find this beauty on sale here:

anotherjamiedavis

"Cutie-McCutie"- just in time for Valentines Day!!

Check out ALL the wonderful whimsical cuties in her store:

indigotwin

lovely little piece of art...by:

susannajarian

i love these smaller pieces in a grouping of pretties!

cuteness overload!!  i ❤ this!!

by: hine

how could you NOT fall in love with this?!

this is from:

MadAboutColour

they've been in a Pregnancy & Parenthood magazine & now on chinamommy!  Can you imagine how excited they must be?! :) haha!

& of course this twinkle & the rest are mine that I made with my 2 little hands:

I did the piece on the right, the little ceramic oval is by AshleyG

cutie~cupcake still available in my store:

chinamommy

Ok, I have been out of the studio TOO much this week!  We had a MOUSE in the HOUSE for the 1st time EVER!  I spent the entire day yesterday bleaching and washing the entire kitchen!    

Can you even imagine how many items you can have in 13 kitchen drawers?  Thankfully, the Mister caught him in one of those yucky sticky traps- Ewwww!

I have bad news for all those outside cats we have... their meals of dry food are going to be cut in 1/2, apparently they aren't hungry enough to hunt right now.

Ok, off to create!

Have a great day & don't forget: all items were from

www.etsy.com

the seller name is below each product, check out their other goodies too!!!

I'm Back, let's chat about "The Situation"!

I felt so bad for for not posting yesterday, but darling had the day off school and I was busy being her hired help with no pay. 

I am doing the invisalign braces 
(much better than the silver ones, eh?).

 Today was my 1 week check-up at 9 am.  Why, oh why do I think I can get darling on the bus at 8:12 and be at the dentist by 9?  I can barely get her to the bus stop let alone get myself ready and out the door by 8:40... yeah, i'm lame and well aware!  So... I get 3/4 of the way ready, jump into this gal: 

and fly out my icy drive-way and...
wait for it.... wait for it...
BANG!!!
Collision may be a little too strong of a word, let's call it the bump.  You see, our driveway is blacktop and the road is not, so see, here, was the start of my "situation" (not to be confused with Mike,"The Situation" on MTV's show.... Long Beach, Long Island... No, none of those are right - i'll google it: ok- Jersey Shore! Not that I watch it, but it was on while I was flipping channels, No, really!!  Some stupid show with obnoxious Italian kids that call themselves "Guido's"  Nothing like making a long story longer, hun?).
You'll see below the beginning of my "situation"
See how I'm leaving blacktop... Yeah, when you're hurrying to make the bus stop & your car hits that ice, you know it's not going to be good! (Sand thrown on by the Mister after so-called-BUMP)

It's not good at all, because not only are you going to hit that ice & slide, you're going to slide right into brush filled snow, where you WILL get stuck, you WILL have to leave the dog in the car, you WILL have to walk VERY quickly with a 6 year old & a Hello Kitty backpack to the bus stop 1 road over, and you WILL have to call your Mister, get him out of a meeting & admit you might have been driving like a bat-outta-hell because you can't get your butt or your daughter's tiny butt movin' in the mornin'!

oops...

Wheww, only a small scratch patch!

All that before 9 in the morning... of course!
Geesh, what would I even blogged about if I wouldn't have had 
THE SITUATION?

(yeah, that's Mike, "The Situation"-enjoy...UGH!)
I would probably have just told you a boring story about the fact I'm making darling daughter 
LEG WARMERS!

Can you believe how neat (and correctly) I've done the ribbing?
Problem being: I don't understand the next step, so let's just enjoy that ribbing...
how neat, how tidy, how lovely!

do you know of this crochet genius?
TWINKIE CHAN!
If you don't, you should!!
http://www.twinkiechan.com/blog/

Ok, I'm headed down to my studio because now it's 11:35 am!
I'm dreaming of this:

West Michigan is under a "perma cloud" according to the weather man last night- ugh!
Have a great Day!!

*NEW ARTWORK* on etsy Friday!

This week has FLOWN by for me... I woke up & couldn't believe it was Friday!

To show you I REALLY have been busy, here are some goods that will be in my etsy store soon:

(I say "soon" & yet, I couldn't even get online yesterday...Grrrr!)

Here are some of my "Cutie~Cupcakes" in their vintage tins:

Cupcake in Red & Turquoise:

My friend, motherof5,  was kind enough to let me know that Pantone has declared TURQUOISE the color of the YEAR for 2010!!

Yippee for TURQUOISE! (& don't you know this blog doesn't have a decent turquoise!)

& then some paintings...

I haven't painted in years & am still trying to "find myself".  I was tramatized in art school by my crappy Prof. (you know who you are KH!).  This week I learned a guy that was in my painting & drawing class died of a heart attack.  We knew each other, but I wouldn't say we were friends- just the kind of guy that was in class with you & you said "HI" to when  you saw him on campus.  I do have 1 very fond memory of him... We were in a drawing class, which REALLY wasn't my thing & our crappy Prof came over to my project & YELLED "you're kidding, right?".  He then went on to belittle me in front of the class- NICE hun?  Especially when my parents were paying BIG $ for me to go to that college!  After class Jon came up to me & said how sorry he was & if KH would have yelled at him like that, he would have cried.  He was proud of me for keeping a stiff upper lip.  A real nice guy that leaves behind a wife & 3 young kids...

Anyway, here are a couple of painted items:

a little clipboard that can be used as a piece of art, or you could clip a picture or note to it!

Here's some homework for you: i have GOT to get this great room painted & I am so stuck on what color to paint!  I know, I know... turquoise!  I think this room a little TOO big to do all turquoise, it's my kitchen, dining area, & living room with NO breaks, it has to be ALL the same color!  It's off my yellow entry way... I like electic cottage & am NOT afraid of color.  Any ideas?  Any good design links?

Thanks dolls!

Have a GREAT weekend

 & share the love- send my blog onto a friend!

Just call me Ugly Betty!

Yesterday I went & picked up my invisalign braces...  I haven't really gone into all my dental going ons, but i got it goin' on!  

(by: buttonsNmore on etsy)

I have to have an implant... no, not that kind, only a tooth!  When I went to see my dentist he said if you want ANYthing done, you have to do it now because once the implant is in, you can't move any of your teeth.  I had braces as a kid, but my front teeth have shifted, so... wanting to maintain my "Trophy Wife" status (haha), we decided to go for it.  I am so thankful I don't have to do those full on SILVER braces- Wheww!  even though the thought of pink rubber bands were tempting...

(by linocutboy on etsy)

Speaking of brushing your teeth... with these braces you have to brush & FLOSS EVERY time you eat or drink... If you want a good way to stop the snacking, here it is!  I've never been much of a snacker, but let me tell you, the thought of flossing EVERY time I take a bite of anything really makes  you stop & get a drink of water instead!!

(by: Livethislife777 on etsy)

(by: sampaolini on etsy)

(Print & brooch both by: Demofia on etsy)

(by: kudulah on etsy)

(by: pillowface on etsy) Oh, this cracks me up!

Honestly, I have done NOTHING this week, just stewed about listing darling daughter's old clothes on ebay... I really don't like to do it, so I just keep stepping over the pile & saying I don't have the right size box to ship them in... I did take a big pile to goodwill yesterday, but the stuff I could get some spending $ for... I'd like to sell.  I want one of those rotating face brushes... do you know of what I speak??

Clarisonic Pro Skin Care Brush (in pink- DUH!)

DO YOU have one???  If so, please tell me about it!!!!!!!  I'm pretty sure Oprah has one & you know if Oprah has one, I want one too!! :)

On a serious note:

Please check out this blog by rubypearl (& how fitting for this post: RubyPearl collects dentures...go figure!)  She sells on etsy & is trying to help this young lady, Caitlyn, who has cancer.  This young girl was in the foster care system & you know (or maybe you don't) my heart for children who need adopted! Ruby Pearl is a REAL blog & a REAL seller on etsy & ebay, this is no scam!

 Please take a look at this post on her blog:

http://rubypearlslips.blogspot.com/