Look what I made today!

The family has been down with a nasty cootie! So I have been neglecting my blog, crafts, and internet land for favor of a pillow, tissues and vitamins!
I hadn't been much in the mood to have Flashback Friday, sorry! HEY! I also started a part time job at Kohl's! It's only a about 4 hours a week but it's something! And there's a great discount! GIGGLE!

Anyway! Without further adieu! Look what I made! Took me about an hour between fussy baby and kiddos. I was inspired by Simple Joys Paperie-http://www.simplejoyspaperie.com/. Of course I have to put my own spin on this to call it my own!

I used the Sunday funnies, other paper I had laying around, I cut out squares that were about an inch, I wanted to make pins/brooches! I'm sorry I eyeballed them! Then I dug out my bigger buttons to be my backing, I used some Mod Podge on the funnies so the print wouldn't get all over, pin backings, a trusty glue stick (this took me some real digging as all I could find were dried up ones! SIGH!), string of pearls, other jewelry eye candy and finally my all time favorite GLITTER

So! Now I will wait until the glue dries, I have moved the paper around a bit more, I was too lazy to wait for my glue gun to warm up! Sorry I had to confess that. More soon! I can't wait to wear them! And like usual I will get around to maybe make a bunch to sell...

eBay, making money, finding a job and Me!

I listed some things on eBay today! WAHOO! Again I am terribly disorganized and at times I just lack motivation and gumption to get my bottom going. I am debating whether to place my OOAK items on etsy or eBay. Perhaps maybe offer them here instead. As $ flow is very tight right now!

I did get a call from Brown Mackie to let me know they were going to forward my resume to a Health clinic, YEA! I am keeping my fingers crossed! I also called for information on the CASA/Guardian ad Litem program. Frustrated as I am with the way my own court (divorce) case is going maybe this will shed some light.

I have been sleep deprived trying to figure out if I can make a living out of blogging, I do enjoy writing and sharing! Also can I make a living doing eBay or selling my wares in the cyber world? I like going out to set up at the local Flea market (Uncle John's in Cedar Lake, IN) but the time involved and now with the baby in tow. HUMPH! I loved doing house clean-outs (sorting and throwing out other people's junk, mostly Hoarders) I have toyed with hitting the craft shows again. It's been sometime since I have done that and I know I don't have enough in stock to even set up a card table right now.

So! Can I make some kind of money doing another thing I enjoy sharing? What is that you ask? I enjoy crafting and I have thought about teaching at the local libraries again or maybe talking to women's groups about Domestic Violence/Family Violence? Also I do have my training as a Doula!

SIGH! Sorry to whine!

Here's what I have listed on eBay right now:

Find these lovely items and a few more at my ID- blessmeplz09

Look who's 13!

My Jess is 13 today! My oh my how fast time went! Ok I asked her to strike a pose, using my ever un-cool dated 80's lingo. We had presents and cake for her yestreday as today she had a visit with her Dad at her Grandparent's (long story visit my other blog for that Jerry Springer saga!).

She was pretty easy to shop for, I pick up things for the kids as the year goes by from thrift stores, garage sales and clearance racks! Kids were picking on her about her clothes, she likes them baggy! So I found a couple shirts from Holester (sp?) and Aeropostale on mega sale! YEA ME!

I found a few bracelets at a local thrift store that she loved, her sister Alex, picked out some books and a DSi game she really wanted. And we feasted on Enchilada's and chocolate cake (Store bought! CRINGE!)

She said she had a nice birthday and didn't notice a big change in the mirror. GIGGLE! BIG SMILE! Give me some kleenex I'm feeling old!

Look what I made! Linkin it up!

This box has been sitting on a shelf for sometime. I don't recall where I had gotten it but it was a jewelry box for the girls for about 2 years now. I had promised myself to refashion it into something else... I did take steps to actually write a "To-do" list for my creative endeavors and this was on the list.

Though, since writing the list I misplaced it and may have to start again, SIGH!

I was also inspired by several blogs to make nests under glass! So during our thrift store jaunts I found a cheese holder! Not a chip in the dome! I proudly took my new found item, along with many more interesting things to check out, while Terry is standing behind me asking me why I needed this or that? We don't eat that much cheese! Shaking his head and grinning, whatever makes Mama happy. Gosh I love that man!

Anyway! I also found a box of plastic eggs to refashion with old sheet music. I picked up some moss and plan to maybe have a new found ceramic figure peeking out from the eggs. I am not sure yet. But as always I keep saying I will place these on etsy. Eventually.

I guess I'm afraid I won't sell anything. I do eBay and go through some good weeks and bad weeks. I guess I need to put on my Big Girl panties and just try it!

Happy Saturday!

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You are beautiful!

I saw this posting at The Vintage Bag Lady and am passing it on!

After leaving my abusive marriage of 20 odd years I did not feel beautiful, I did not feel worthy of love, or of happiness! It has been a struggle to regain any insight and love of myself. The funny thing is if you knew me you would never guess that!

Myself and my girls have been working to learn to love ourselves. I remind them to find joy in each day, no matter how small. Treat people as they want to be treated, aspire to be anything and do anything they want because they CAN!

Know someone Beautiful? Pass it on!

Flashback Friday!

This one maybe a little harder to find but it is a PG movie from 1988!

WILLOW!

Val Klimer, Joanne Whalley and Warwick Davis

Star in this Ron Howard directed film

Pop up some popcorn or your favorite munchie while you kick back and have a few laughs! My kids really thought it was cute and hokey in some parts... Have fun!

Paper dolls, toys and growing up!

I have a fondness for paper dolls, I discovered them as a child and rediscovered them years ago. I had found them in the inserts of ME (Mary Engelbreit) magazine. For some reason not all paper dolls speak to me! Go figure, it seems like I will never grow up! GIGGLE!

I find old toys at antique stores, garage sales and thrift stores and they take me back to when I was a child, playing tea party on a back porch on the Southside of Chicago or playing Barbies with a girlfriend on her front porch or playing Trivial Pursuit for the very first time at a overnighter with my friend and her sister at 5 in the morning as we did not sleep the whole night!

As time has went by I can not help but relive and remember. Playing with chalk, hopscotch, chinese jump rope, Ghosts in the Graveyard, Kick the can, Red Rover, Tag, Freeze tag or 1-2-3 Red light! Those seem like simple times now as I look back. I had to come in when the street lights went on. And was allowed to go out a handful of times during the week or weekend only.

There was no video games at one point and time. No hours on the computer, of course telling my kids about these things makes me sound like a dinosaur! There was no cell phone, something I came to hate when I was with my STBX (Soon to be Ex), but that is a different story.

In some small ways I miss the simple times. I miss them for my children. I would love for them to play like I did, but finding other kids that will do the same is hard to find. My girls are kind of shy and making new friends has been hard. The one's they have found seem like nice kids, but it is like pulling teeth to get my girls interested in having anyone over, again that is in a small part due to the baggage we have from my STBX.
Oh I don't mean to be a gloomy gus, not my intentions!

But I do say I do love toys! Now not the new fangled toys that beep or you have to have a dictonary sized manual to learn how to play the stinkin' game. Just games that keep the mind busy or do not take too much to do!

So now I am on the hunt for more paper dolls and some old toys. Of course our place now is small so I can not get too carried away! GIGGLE!

Have you played today? Just colored or just played a game that was simple or fun lately? What are you waiting for?