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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Featured Etsian Artist~fivelittlegems

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I am in absolute lust over this shop! When I saw her avi in the Etsy forums, I knew she had to be on my blog! Her avi showed off a beautiful beaded wire necklace at the time.
The photos look professional, the lighting and placement is perfect, IMO.
Worthy of being framed upon my wall...

I love all the wire necklaces, but I have to say this one is my favorite.
Which beauty is your favorite?

fivelittlegems

Your store name is cute, how did you create it? It was either that, or 5 little stinkers. I always wanted to name my shop for my children, of which I have 5, and I didn't think the stinkers thing would go over too well in the jewelry world!

You're very talented, when did you discover this talent? Thank you! I've been doing some sort of craft since the day I figured out how to use my hands, I think. I'm sort of a jack of all trades when it comes to crafts. I settled on jewelry because I have a serious jewelry addiction myself and it was so much fun to wear things I had created and have strangers stop me and ask "where did you buy that?" That's the ultimate compliment, I think.

I love your Flower Wire Necklaces, what is your favorite piece? It always seems to be the one I'm currently working on. But if I had to choose a favorite, it would be my "Tanzanite Crystal and Lucite Flower Wire Necklace" because my favorite color is purple.

I see you have a houseful! How do you find time to focus on your craft? Mostly I work on my jewelry and webstore in the evenings after the kids have gone to sleep. I was laid off from a full time job I had been at for 23 years last October when I was on maternity leave with my youngest. It's been both a blessing and a curse, with 7 mouths to feed, but we're hanging in there. Being a full time mom is tough, but it's much more rewarding.

When you're not busy creating beautiful jewelry, what other craft do you enjoy? I love crocheting! I've been making my way through all my family and friends crocheting afghans to keep everyone warm in the cold Ohio winters. It's such a relaxing craft.

If you could do anything, what is the one thing you'd hope to accomplish in your life?

I hope to accomplish a perfect balance between business and pleasure. Right now, things are pretty hectic with 2 teens and 3 little ones under 6 years old. I don't get a whole lot of sleep with all the responsibilities that come with that as well as a jewelry business, but I'm working hard at making it all come together. Oh yeah, and I'd like to spend a few minutes with my husband every once in awhile! Sometimes he gets really neglected around here. But he's a great guy and knows that I love him even when I'm sleeping at my desk.

We know what you love to make for others, but what kind of things do you buy for yourself?

I'm sort of a minimalist in regard to my home and my choice of clothes (except jewelry, of course!). With all these people here, less clutter is a good thing. Plus the kids are constantly growing out of their clothes and wearing out shoes, so most of my spare money goes toward that. One of the things I do indulge in is scrapbook paper! I have hoards of it. I'm a scrapbookaholic. It's tough to squeeze that in, but I'm sure I'll have more time as the kids grow older so I just keep socking away the pictures and quotes and stories for later and buying pretty paper whenever I see it.

Our Fellow Etsians are great people, if you could meet one of them who would it be? It's so tough to choose just one. There are so many wonderful and talented artists on Etsy. But one stands out above all others. EarthGrrrlCrafts. She was the first person to befriend me and lend a helping hand to my clueless self when I joined Etsy. She's always been able to give me a chuckle and knows just when to send a convo if I'm having a bad day. Plus she makes cool jewelry!

Is there an interesting blog that you can recommend to my readers? I haven't had much spare time for following blogs, so I'm afraid I don't have any recommendations at the moment. But I've recently been signing up to follow some great blogs, like yours for instance, so hopefully if I'm asked in the future I'll know ju

st who to recommend!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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Uses for Shaving Cream

Gudonya Whipped Shave Cream (tm)

GudonyaToo

1 Remove spots from rugs and carpets
2 Clean upholstry
3 Make finger paints

4 Clean grease from hands

5 Remove latex paint from hands

6 Keep your bathroom mirror from fogging up

7 Lubricate squeaky hinges

8 Break in a baseball glove

9 Prevent goggles from fogging up

Strange Facts

Pink Daisy Shaving Soap
BeyondThePicketFence

According to archaeologists, men shaved their faces as far back as the Stone Age-twenty thousand years ago. Prehistoric men shaved with clamshells, shark teeth, sharpened pieces of flint, and knives.

Ancient Egyptians shaved their faces and heads so the enemy had less to grab during hand-to-hand combat. Archaeologists have discovered gold and coppers razors in Egyptian tombs dating back to the fourth centry B.C.
The first shaving creams specifically targeted to women were introduced in 1986.
70% of women rate clean-shaven men as sexy.

Aerosol shaving cream cans were introduced in the 1950's.

2 Shaving Soap Samples

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Baking Soda

Today I am going to share the many useful things that Baking Soda can be used for...

It's a wonderful 'green' cleaner, plus it's safe for human use and the environment.

I'd love to hear more uses, if you know any!

Remove Tarnish from sliver: Mix a thick paste of B.S with weather, apply to the silver with a damp sponge, rub, rinse, and buff dry.
Boost the strength of liquid laundry detergent: Add one-half cup of B.S, with the usual amount of detergent, to your regular wash.
Clean a fiberglass bathtub or shower, stainless steel sink, tile, a microwave oven...
Maintain your septic tank: Flush one cup of B.S down the toilet once a week. B.S helps maintain the proper pH and alkalinity, controlling sulfide odors.
Deodorize cloth diapers: Mix one half B.S in two quarts of water, and soak diapers in solution.
Deodorize a trash can: Sprinkle liberally with B.S
Deodorize garbage disposal, sink drains, dishwasher, carpet, cat box, and food containers
Soothe poison ivy rash, insect bites, sunburn, windburn, prickly heat, and tired feet
Take a refreshing bath
Brush your teeth and wash your mouth
Use as deodorant
Remove crayon marks from walls or wallpaper
Remove conditioner and styling gel buildup from hair
Refresh stuffed animals
Clean baby bottles, nipples, and bottle brushes
Whiten socks and dirty clothes, boost bleach
Clean chrome bumpers and hubcaps
Degrease and clean barbecue grills

Facts

Baking Soda has an almost unlimited Shelf Life.

A box of B.S can be found in 9 out of 10 refrigerators.

B.S was used to clean the Statue of Liberty for the 1976 Bicentennial celebration.

B.S was promoted as a key ingredient in 25% of all toothpastes sold in 1994.

*The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Navy's Civil Engineering Lab have jointly developed an inexpensive method of using baking soda to decontaminate soil laved with halogenated organic chemicals.*

*Baking soda can restore lakes damaged by acid rain.

*Baking Soda has been used to increase the effectiveness of sewage treatment plants.

*Baking soda has been used to reduce air pollution in factory smokestacks.

It was invented in 1846 by John Dwight.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

My Custom Easter Dress and personal moment

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I am in love with this dress! It was a custom order from a customer, but now I just have to make it for Lilly! And possibly a very miniature similar version for Shaylynne...

I've got to say, the customer who ordered this dress has got to be one of the most easy going customers I've ever dealt with. :) I did take a little extra time on this dress than expected. I was very backed up with my orders from Etsy and off Etsy.. :( (I hate being backed up) But she didn't mind a bit and was in no rush. So I threw in quite a few freebies for her and her daughter, yay!

I've been selling boutique style clothing for quite a while now..I used to use ebay.shhh.. I was always very good with my time management. But I also only had one little princess at the time. I didn't realize how much just one tiny extra person could impact my creating and selling. I find it so difficult to fit time in to sew while trying to care for her. I often wonder how others do it. I'm sure there are even single mothers out there who create products to sell. How do they do this? It's almost miraculous!

I find that I am beginning to care less and less for my shop, to the point that I barely promote it. But I do promote my blog. Having and Etsy shop is more of a hobby for me. It gives me something to do, other than only being a SAHM.. But I'm beginning to wonder if it's just weighing me down. My girls are growing so fast and I sometimes feel like I don't spend enough time with them because of my Etsy store. I almost feel forced, but not completely. I've been considering putting my shop on Vacation mode so that I don't feel so pressured. But I don't totally want to do that.

This is a whole lot of ramblings going on! lol What would you do in this situation?

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Etsian Artists Featuring Frogs

My Favorite Girls

Lillian and Shaylynne

My girls have made my day/life.. So I have to show them off!

Lilly has been such a wonderful big sister, she loves to help however she can. She likes to sit around in her diaper, "just like baby Shaylynne", no matter how cold it gets. (I don't know how she does it!) Though, I suppose it does stay warm in the house, around 75ish degrees.

So anywho, I'm very proud of her!

Moments like these just bring 'happy' tears to my eyes. Yes, I am an emotional mother and yes I do cry when I have to put away clothes that are now too small, and yes, embarrassingly, I do still get teary eyed when I hear myself called "mommy".

I just love these hilarious faces Lilly makes when she knows I'm trying to get nice photos! Such a natural model, don't ya think?

I've considered telling her not to do it because her face will stay like that (As I was told as a child).. but I haven't yet. One of these days... Right now I just want to see every face she comes up with before she grows out of it.

Okay, no more mushy stuff today!

FROGGIES

I figured with St.Patricks day right around the corner, another green theme would be appropriate.

I chose the cutest frog items I could find on Etsy, and that took a lot of long searching!

So many people adore frogs, especially as bathroom and garden decor, I've noticed. (Though my bathroom is ducky theme)

Please leave a comment and tell which is your favorite item and what would you use it for.

FROG BANK