Say what you will about Monif C.
>> Sunday, June 29, 2008
But anyone who can make a plus-size swimsuit like this can get my dough!!! She looks like a Bond Girl. Move over Halle!!!
Mission Soldier Support
My fellow EtsyGreeting Team members and I are running a special promotion for the month of July.
Purchase any card from participating shops and include Mission Soldier Support in the notes to seller and we will send it for you to an Air Support Battalion stationed in Iraq.
The following shops are participating:
http://Capturedtimebooks.etsy.com
http://KardKreations.etsy.com
http://brefour.etsy.com
http://NYPapercrafter.etsy.com
http://LiSoCards.etsy.com
http://stephjacobson.etsy.com
http://ChristinaWilliamsDesigns.etsy.com
http://PeggMackoDesigns.etsy.com
http://SoCalledMommy.etsy.com
http://CollectiveElements.etsy.com
http://MochaChild.etsy.com
http://Heartspeak.etsy.com
http://happydaystudio.etsy.com
http://OrangeCatArt.etsy.com
http://SouthernScraps.etsy.com
http://TheEclecticStudio.etsy.com
http://Tinalina.etsy.com
http://HaleysHandmades.etsy.com
Thanks for all your support!!
Sidewalk Chalk Art
>> Wednesday, June 25, 2008
One of the bonuses of being a parent is that I get to re-experience some of the joys of childhood. I know many of us can remember playing hopscotch in front of our apartment buildings or houses. The setup was almost as important as the actual game. If you weren't lucky enough to have an actual stick of chalk, you'd look for that perfect rock or piece of concrete for drawing your beautiful hopscotch grid. A clean flat stretch of sidewalk would do but it was better when you could draw on that sweet black pavement of the street or a driveway.
As the only girl in my generation in my family, it wasn't often I could get my brother or cousins to play hopscotch with me. It was more likely I would play skully or one of a million games of freeze tag, hide 'n' seek, or hot peas and butter with them. So I spent most of my moments with that hopscotch piece of chalk drawing masterpieces on black pavement. It was WAY better than drawing on my small chalkboard at home. Outside, my pictures could stretch forever and be admired by anyone who happened to walk by.
Now I share that with my little artist daughter every summer. We take our bucket of sidewalk chalk and draw hearts and flowers in front of our house. Sometimes my nephews (even the 12 year old one) will join us as we do out part to beautify the world.
As the only girl in my generation in my family, it wasn't often I could get my brother or cousins to play hopscotch with me. It was more likely I would play skully or one of a million games of freeze tag, hide 'n' seek, or hot peas and butter with them. So I spent most of my moments with that hopscotch piece of chalk drawing masterpieces on black pavement. It was WAY better than drawing on my small chalkboard at home. Outside, my pictures could stretch forever and be admired by anyone who happened to walk by.
Now I share that with my little artist daughter every summer. We take our bucket of sidewalk chalk and draw hearts and flowers in front of our house. Sometimes my nephews (even the 12 year old one) will join us as we do out part to beautify the world.
More art in the city:
Evaporation T-shirt by Ikyoto
City-Bowery by Art by Iris
Decorative Swirl Tee by Kimmchi
P.S. You can learn more about sidewalk games at Streetplay.com.Read more...
Crochet on the Go!
>> Monday, June 16, 2008
Despite the fact that many urbanites dread the daily commute, I look forward to it as a way to catch up on things. When I worked in the city, I would read novels on my morning bus ride into New York. My commute is much shorter now. I go from one city to another in New Jersey so instead of losing myself in a story, I lose myself in a project. I've found that a ball of yarn and a hook fit conveniently in my everyday tote. Commuting, whether long or short, can help you get some crafting time into a busy schedule. Personally I like to work on smaller projects like toys or hats because they are easily portable.
But you can easily work on small projects like these:
Vine Cotton Crochet Bracelet by Bubolina
In addition to my basic tools of yarn and hook, I like to make sure I have my Zen Mp3 player cued to the appropriate soundtrack. Just like when you're working out, music can motivate and inspire you. While I'm a die hard R&B lover, I notice I'm faster when I'm crocheting to club music and hip-hop. If it makes me dance, it makes my fingers fly through the yarn.
I've met so many fellow crafters through my travels. Passengers on the bus watch my busy fingers as a piece takes shape. It breaks barriers. Women (and sometimes men) will ask what I'm working on and tell me about projects they have at home. I've heard so many stories of how someone was introduced to crocheting, knitting, sewing, and more.
Read more...
I've been Meme'd?
>> Tuesday, June 10, 2008
I've been Meme'd by This Is Crochet. I was a bit confused by the message but realized its a way to connect with other bloggers. I'm so late in blogging so please forgive me.
So this is how you do this:
"The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer."
1) What was I doing 10 years ago?
Working at Prudential, learning MS Access, and living home with Mom
2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
Upload new products to Etsy shop
Try to figure out how to finish cooking lasagna during a heatwave.
Pack up my teacup swap for Tha Hotness
Start a new crochet project
Finish more cards
3) Snacks I enjoy:
Chips, pretzels, fruit, don't laugh...toast with butter
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Start a college fund for my daughter
Buy a house and car
Give family money
Give beau alittle dough for his side business
Establish a foundation for single moms who want to go to school or start their own businesses. Not based on income but ability to work hard.
And spend the rest of my life working for myself being artistic. (singing, crocheting, painting, whatever I feel like on a day to day)
5) Places I have lived:
New Jersey --- Jersey Girl my whole life --- Newark, East Orange, Irvington, and Wayne (for college)
6) Jobs I have had:
Assistant, System Analyst, Web Administrator, Office Manager
7) Bloggers I am tagging who you will enjoy getting to know better:
Tha Hotness
Martha Is My Homegirl!
The Sunday Night Poop
Fashion Mista
What's Cooking, Z?
These are bloggers I know who you'd love to know!
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