It has been CRAZY here lately. Our roommate just moved out yesterday, after 7 long months, and it was the BEST thing for all of us. I am actually the one who packed almost all of his stuff, and moved it outside for him to move.
We lost a couple of people at work within the past few weeks, so I worked 8 days in a row not long ago- right after my boss gave me a little raise. My mother had a test done for MS, but didn't get the results for 2 weeks. The fifth anniversary of my grandmother's death was the day before my mother's and her father's birthdays, also the day my mother got the results from her MS test. (By the way, the doctors are clueless as to the results- she had to have MORE tests, which we haven't gotten the results of yet.) My parents also celebrated their 28th anniversary, and I will be celebrating my birthday this coming Saturday. My aunt's birthday is also in the mix, as well as my trying to get some grants to go back to school. My friend Gabrielle made the move to Mississippi, and my sister moved out of her first apartment, into my grandparents house, but keeps having to go to my parents house for internet because she is taking a couple of online classes at FCCJ. Wow.
So I am still just making little charmies and other crafty things, and now have a new site that I am posting at- shophandmade.com. It is very similar to Etsy.com, but there are no seller fees, unless you want to donate money toward rainforest conservation efforts. Everyone should check it out! It is sponsored by several other sites, including AddictedToScrapbooking.com. :) So I will post some pics of a couple of nifty things that I have made shortly, I am on my husband's PC, and the pictures are on mine. Hope everyone has a splendiferous day!
~Heather
Surprise for Michelle!
My "Crafty Corner"
The clear paint bucket houses my mounted rubber stamps. The unmounted clear stamps have their own drawer in my desk, and might need something even bigger soon. lol.
The big plastic drawers house acrylic paints, pens and pencils, and a few other odds and ends. On top of them, the heart containers hold my polymer clay and polymer supplies, as well as one very special project that I am currently working on. The basket behind them holds my little camera, some stencils, my blank cards, and some paper scraps that I really love and think I have a project for.
The filing cabinet (wood drawers) hold MOST of my magazines and books, but there are still a few that won't fit in there. It also holds my chipboard shapes, my die cuts, and some blank notebooks that I like to keep around, just in case. On top of that, in the back, are 5 pencil boxes that hold a large variety of pens, pencils and markers, as well as paper clips, staples, tape, and glue, and some cardboard punches for my babies's albums.
The heart basket isn't suppossed to be there, but it also has markers in it, as well as some Play Doh (c) supplies that I stole- err, borrowed- from my kids for playing with clay.
The green closet shoe hanger thingy has stickers in it. Nothing else, those are all stickers. They aren't even my whole selection. I need HELP! lol. Behind that is a hanging makeup bag that has some mini albums that I am working on it. Over to the side you can see a pile of stuff that I am trying to work down to nothing, and next to that is where I store my sewing machine, but my "mechanic" (My Papa) has it at the moment, trying to fix it for me. I haven't used it for any projects yet, my mother only recently gave it to me, and it isn't working properly. Hopefully Papa can fix it for me!
Above that is another rack that houses pictures, some empty ziplock bags, just in case I decide I need more paper ;) and some DCWV paper stacks. I LVOE DCWV! There is also a book set- Elements, by Creating Keepsakes, that I purchased off of Amazon for $2! (plus shipping) I LOVE a sale! :D
In the cubby with the pink basket are photography props, besides the wings that are on top.
In the cubby with green basket are a few clay-working supplies, including my yummy scents. There are also a few paper goods, and my brads and eyelets.
In the bottom left cubby I keep small amounts of fabric. You never know what you might decide to do with it!
And finally, the bottom right cubby- I have a portfolio of my work from when I worked in a portrait studio, some pictures, and a nifty brochure holder that I recycled from a store I worked in that was closing down. It works gerat for holding 4x6 pictures or even some paper scraps.
Oh yeah, they flowers are actually for use as embellishments. Paper flowers cost too much for what they are. I just pull these guys off of their stems, pull out the plastic middles, and use a brad or sew them onto a page. I don't spend more then about 50¢ on each stem, and as you can see, I can get quite a few flowers from each one, AND they look nice, like a bouquet! Fun!
Well, I hope you all enjoyed my "crafty corner". This is my little place to escape the world (or at least the kids, hubby, and guy roommate). Thanks for checking it out!
New home phone....
Sooooo.......
My daddy got us this nifty little contraption. It's called a MagicJack, and it hooks right into a USB port on a computer, and you hook your landline into it, and badda bing, badda boom, you have a home phone! Ok, there is some minor set up involved, but I didn't have the opportunity to play with all that, my daddy did it for me. lol. However, it DOES work, although the connection seems a little...off... on MY pc. On Chris's, it's just fine. Weird. Anywho, the device costs $40 USD, and he got it from Radio Shack. The price includes the first YEAR of service, and every year thereafter costs $19.99, but there is special going on right now, $59.99 for FIVE years! Woah! I will let everyone know how it is working out in a few days, just to give you an idea of whether or not it is worth your time and money, which I know is not easy to come by in these hard times.
Also, I made some nifty stickers. I'll post them in a little bit, via picasa. God, I love that little program! Google apps ROCK! :)
My daddy got us this nifty little contraption. It's called a MagicJack, and it hooks right into a USB port on a computer, and you hook your landline into it, and badda bing, badda boom, you have a home phone! Ok, there is some minor set up involved, but I didn't have the opportunity to play with all that, my daddy did it for me. lol. However, it DOES work, although the connection seems a little...off... on MY pc. On Chris's, it's just fine. Weird. Anywho, the device costs $40 USD, and he got it from Radio Shack. The price includes the first YEAR of service, and every year thereafter costs $19.99, but there is special going on right now, $59.99 for FIVE years! Woah! I will let everyone know how it is working out in a few days, just to give you an idea of whether or not it is worth your time and money, which I know is not easy to come by in these hard times.
Also, I made some nifty stickers. I'll post them in a little bit, via picasa. God, I love that little program! Google apps ROCK! :)
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