tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85895148618482664112024-03-18T21:19:02.978-07:00Emma's Gems VintageA little peek into my life!Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-42799280452689871372011-02-03T13:03:00.000-08:002011-02-03T13:04:52.141-08:00Featured On Kind Over Matter Blog: Giveaway Thurday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The sun is shining and I've been featured on Kind Over Matter's blog <a href="http://www.kindovermatter.com/2011/02/giveaway-thursday-with-always-memory.html">here</a>. What a great day! </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Kind Over Matter blog focuses on the handmade community and is dedicated to kind acts,</div><div style="text-align: center;">inspirational stories, art and projects. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So head on over and comment on the blog for a chance to win one of my bracelets</div><div style="text-align: center;"> with YOUR word of the year! </div><br />
</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-27078318565781421822011-01-27T23:46:00.000-08:002011-01-27T23:46:44.289-08:00Share a Craft! Ball Canning Jar Frosted Glass Candle Holders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I saw this idea somewhere before the holidays and I thought it looked like a fun idea to try. Our family always has "Thanksmas" where the entire family gathers together between Thanksgiving and Christmas to celebrate so we can all be home on the actual holidays. My sister and I wanted to find some inexpensive and easy ideas for table centerpieces. So, I came up with this idea of using Frosted Glass spray paint, ball canning jars and adhesive vinyl letter shapes to make candle holders. Don't limit yourself to the holidays....I made a few that can be used all year long. <br />
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The best tips are to clean the jars thoroughly before affixing the vinyl letters. I ran mine through the dishwasher and allowed them to dry thoroughly. I carefully placed one 2 inch vinyl letter on each jar. Then I placed all of the Ball jars upside down on freezer/wax paper (glossy side up) on my patio table outside for good ventilation. If you used newspaper, I think the paint would stick and you'd have to spend time removing it from the jars. I followed the instructions on the can of paint and probably sprayed each one 3 times to get a good frosty look to them. This paint dried very quickly and I peeled the vinyl letters off after a few hours.<br />
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I made 3 sets of jars....Thanksmas, Family and Love. I can use the family and love all year round and reuse the Thanksmas jars every year. The Love jars would look great for Valentine's Day too! Shown below is the Family set that I made. <br />
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</div>I wanted to decorate the tops somehow but ended up not having time...story of my life! I thought they would look nice with jute or hemp twine wrapped around and glued to the top ring of the jar. I had a very pretty roll of red wired ribbon that never made it onto the jars. They could also be tied with raffia, ribbon or lace...anything that goes with your decor. This was a very economical project too. I think the Rust-oleum Specialty Frosted Glass spray was 4.99 and the canning jars were $7 for a big box full from a local thrift store at half price. The 2 inch Helvetica font vinyl letters were bought at Michaels craft store and I believe they were $5 or so and I still have a lot left for other projects. I still have paint left as well and lots of extra jars so I could do this all over again! You could also use stencils to paint a design without covering the entire jar. The design possibilities are endless! <br />
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I would suggest using tea lights or votive candles that can be placed inside the jar. If you just put a candle inside.....I'm not sure how these will hold up to washing out the spilled wax. If you do wash them I would suggest gentle hand washing only. <br />
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If you have any questions please leave a comment and I will try to help!<br />
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I have had a busy week in my latest shop <a href="http://alwaysamemory.etsy.com/">AlwaysAMemory</a> on etsy. I have been in several more treasuries, completed several custom orders, had many inquiries about my bracelets and got offered a great consignment deal with a store in my home town! Very excited about all that is going on and that my hard work is paying off!<br />
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Have a great weekend! See you soon! Kitty<br />
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</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-61846130834136873022011-01-23T21:30:00.000-08:002011-01-23T21:30:09.480-08:00New Etsy Shop, New Designs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot has happened since my last post which was far too long ago. I've been meaning to post more often!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know what they say about good intentions......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started a new ETSY shop <a href="http://www.alwaysamemory.etsy.com/">Always A Memory</a> and have been diligently working on new jewelry designs over the past few months....making sample pieces and photographing them which seems to take more time and effort than making the jewelry! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the payoff has been that these designs have been well received! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been in several etsy treasuries over the last week or so and that's a record for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use sterling silver, copper, brass and aluminum in my work. Sterling Silver is so expensive right now that I've been looking at alternative metals. I just started making hand stamped bracelets from aluminum and they've turned out very well and are an affordable alternative to silver for now! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hand stamped jewelry making is my new addiction! It's quite an investment in tools and materials but I have had so much fun making things. I have many design stamps and hand tools now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I want so many more! I think it's going to be a never ending wish list for me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next on my wish list is some fancier font stamps! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I'm still working my other job part time since last May. I think I will be full time again soon.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not sure how I feel about that yet but we'll see how it goes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hoping I can balance my creative needs with my practical-need-a-paycheck life without going crazy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My family is well. I spend as much time as I can with my 3 grand kids (who are growing like weeds and never fail to make me laugh or smile). My 3 kids are all doing fine and moving on in their own lives! My husband and I celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary on January 26th. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter is getting me down (I've had enough rain and gray days) but I'm looking forward to Spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know it will be here soon enough! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm looking forward to a beach trip soon and another trip to Portland to visit one of my daughters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-69309073785517213632010-09-09T15:26:00.000-07:002010-09-09T17:08:54.654-07:00I've been away far too long!It's been so long since I've posted! We've passed two seasons, Spring and Summer and are quickly approaching Fall which is my favorite time of year. Fall has a cozy feel to me. It's a time that I want my home to look it's best and reflect the season. I want to bake more. I want to enjoy the crisp fall days. <br />
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I went back to work in May....mostly out of necessity! I want to pay off our debt and there is no other way to do it. My husband was laid off several times over last winter and that had a snowball effect that we are still dealing with but things are getting better! I have enjoyed being back with my co-workers at work. I missed some of them a lot while I was off. <br />
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It seems that I was not as motivated as I should have been with all the time I had off of work. Suffice it to say it was a nice vacation. I thought I would spend more time on my etsy shops and get so much done but I didn't. I'm trying to jump on the social networking bandwagon so please like my Facebook Fan page. The link is on the top right of this page. Thanks in advance! I will post sales and deals there. I hope to make the content interesting enough that someone will actually want to read it...lol. <br />
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</tbody></table>I spent most of my summer at home due to the money issues we've had but I did get a chance to see the California Redwoods, go to the beach and visit the beautiful city of Portland several times. It was a relaxing summer spent with family and friends. I will try to keep up on this blog from now on. I do enjoy writing here!Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-42735943440767869032010-04-19T08:55:00.000-07:002011-01-30T15:29:27.966-08:00Oregon Beach Photos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I had a great weekend at the Oregon Beach! It was warm, sunny with not much wind! Uncommonly good weather for this time of year. It was beautiful so I took lots of photos between Lincoln City and Newport. Lots of surfers were out at the Otter Rock/Devil's Punchbowl beach.....<br />
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Hope you had a great weekend as well! I'm off to list some new things in my etsy shops! Have a good day! Kitty</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-48064115943644053122010-03-14T20:07:00.000-07:002011-01-30T15:30:59.666-08:00Adding Vintage Costume Jewelry To My Etsy Shop!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7toQyQwNetyxtl5WSSC_EK-HNYb11G9cp-nQDmvieFwECughC1gD4JWGq61XAkbQOhyUH2ZNTF6K8mMWJdwtCTHURqZxY-dkfT4s0pswu6Ky4h4DnJOW2fpaSU-9yTdLx864PrNObF8/s1600-h/IMG_1831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7toQyQwNetyxtl5WSSC_EK-HNYb11G9cp-nQDmvieFwECughC1gD4JWGq61XAkbQOhyUH2ZNTF6K8mMWJdwtCTHURqZxY-dkfT4s0pswu6Ky4h4DnJOW2fpaSU-9yTdLx864PrNObF8/s320/IMG_1831.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N7t-WIRFdjRTPsJG4WsKk5UX_kUMEHct6T58c0NmJCgii5gEE3s3NunFE7mIkUkKmSLu2kNYdwErkcesBHTXJ22WzeMByEELLMREffPuN0d-nx-8ToDNF4eg4wlhJcMayd4AxN6rrJQ/s1600-h/IMG_0297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N7t-WIRFdjRTPsJG4WsKk5UX_kUMEHct6T58c0NmJCgii5gEE3s3NunFE7mIkUkKmSLu2kNYdwErkcesBHTXJ22WzeMByEELLMREffPuN0d-nx-8ToDNF4eg4wlhJcMayd4AxN6rrJQ/s320/IMG_0297.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Sales have been fairly slow for me on Etsy as of late. It couldn't be that I haven't listed or renewed much, could it? I think I will be adding some new inventory tomorrow and the rest of the week. It seems that I do much better when I continually add new things to all of my shops. Makes sense the way Etsy is set up...<br />
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I still have loads of vintage jewelry just sitting here waiting to be photographed and listed. I still have photos from a year ago that I haven't gotten around to listing yet! I "cherry-pick" my favorites to list and save the rest for later......much later! Silly, I know!<br />
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I'm trying to make the effort to get outside more often. I like to spend most of my time outside during the summer but right now...it's a little harder to get me out there! I think I will try to weed my flower beds around the front porch this week as well. Time to replace the bark mulch as well.I've been TOO home bound this winter and I need to get out!<br />
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The photos are pieces of jewelry that I will be listing during the week. Please watch my shop if you are interested in anything! Thanks for reading.....Kitty</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-6372323846386042592010-01-17T20:28:00.000-08:002010-01-17T20:29:14.738-08:00A Warm Breeze........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOHiBlY_28YqfD_2q3NnXvtlGyIHBYT12neezC1Sd8FjFddQ7ai0UbksXNmc02rOFlDBjan1xjq4LtlnctRiINebNhtFRj4aTDLQ3wIY1zyfV9HnwEP5VuVE2_yDE-SnE-FtAjomY8qU/s1600-h/IMG_9681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOHiBlY_28YqfD_2q3NnXvtlGyIHBYT12neezC1Sd8FjFddQ7ai0UbksXNmc02rOFlDBjan1xjq4LtlnctRiINebNhtFRj4aTDLQ3wIY1zyfV9HnwEP5VuVE2_yDE-SnE-FtAjomY8qU/s640/IMG_9681.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, I've had it with winter!<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I keep saying that.....so I am going to pretend it isn't winter today.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some photos that I took at the Oregon State Fair this past August.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I love the gardens and ponds that they have every year.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always colorful and creative.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I was with a group of uninterested family....<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to dash through the garden<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and take photos on the way to the food!<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would have taken many more but I was running.....<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy!<br />
</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-78024868148372821852010-01-11T21:43:00.000-08:002010-01-11T21:46:01.992-08:00Winter In Oregon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-U17afKOTPN5aVP7Qkl21bD93CG5Ur7TgGsz3jVqNQWrBMq3i-0YCFbUWz7iD2-iU4enF9x1PYk55MnbF-MWFNO37T5alol1rQEH9GUmVIoxzWcVzRoArCMXhc-185H5ebkFOjsUc9k/s1600-h/IMG_3784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-U17afKOTPN5aVP7Qkl21bD93CG5Ur7TgGsz3jVqNQWrBMq3i-0YCFbUWz7iD2-iU4enF9x1PYk55MnbF-MWFNO37T5alol1rQEH9GUmVIoxzWcVzRoArCMXhc-185H5ebkFOjsUc9k/s640/IMG_3784.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpsUjQ8F9ZeLAaWjPgl6tLN7vUy_AjLWVCGhCWy0VPBJ6hA4Y8cSNhSojy1_CRrwIRrUqaNTnRpAaUcnTbhiHDDJ9TQ7-nqCEzKz_Nt22XzINzClisKnhFNs6Pxax3L27jICqx_4ZOXY/s1600-h/lomo222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpsUjQ8F9ZeLAaWjPgl6tLN7vUy_AjLWVCGhCWy0VPBJ6hA4Y8cSNhSojy1_CRrwIRrUqaNTnRpAaUcnTbhiHDDJ9TQ7-nqCEzKz_Nt22XzINzClisKnhFNs6Pxax3L27jICqx_4ZOXY/s640/lomo222.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3b5cDqsy-6mriMp1a4Gva0zyhw-4aEQDTrp4rZoyG-4PCToOQpZ1knOJsUysYSgv3tSne_Kq39iKI_ODyfRjuKl1VbnmPgD4MY9O8GX4x7ywulmjcA4NdK3NSW4ZZNcb28lXQCZxzA7w/s1600-h/lomoishsnow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3b5cDqsy-6mriMp1a4Gva0zyhw-4aEQDTrp4rZoyG-4PCToOQpZ1knOJsUysYSgv3tSne_Kq39iKI_ODyfRjuKl1VbnmPgD4MY9O8GX4x7ywulmjcA4NdK3NSW4ZZNcb28lXQCZxzA7w/s640/lomoishsnow.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVGRpT5xGyrNa4zDDL2RDM03gVHf5Xrjx-80D7De4zyf15tgvIRB4WACwRsuq5U8gsX9QH0YENyLivPp2lY7TtOnHRh5OIpn5T2dQ0wMXvM-WnVqT4IRT1P1gg4RaRjuXoewb3cp-sCE/s1600-h/IMG_3673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVGRpT5xGyrNa4zDDL2RDM03gVHf5Xrjx-80D7De4zyf15tgvIRB4WACwRsuq5U8gsX9QH0YENyLivPp2lY7TtOnHRh5OIpn5T2dQ0wMXvM-WnVqT4IRT1P1gg4RaRjuXoewb3cp-sCE/s640/IMG_3673.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We spent the day at Benson Sno-Park on Sunday.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There were 2 full carloads of family!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We spent several hours there.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I usually watch everyone else ride their sleds down the hill.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And take photos.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I played with these at <a href="http://www.picnik.com/">Picnik</a>.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They look much more dramatic than the originals!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you had a fun weekend too!<br />
</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-70612556437787158582010-01-07T19:28:00.000-08:002010-01-13T19:08:16.919-08:00Oh, For Evan's Sake!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiU_P6uRZHNcLmBm2LdrChuRYHfC_RhE8ETjAforM9BVzFEopEknijmTLsOmkzKdwkSQX9Wy-1WOEFBse1TWJrQaxSUYqlUlTuqRdYRhd5AxkcBH8JnYRLKcZ-HMcSYw2G2X69iaz7Epo/s1600-h/IMG_3456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiU_P6uRZHNcLmBm2LdrChuRYHfC_RhE8ETjAforM9BVzFEopEknijmTLsOmkzKdwkSQX9Wy-1WOEFBse1TWJrQaxSUYqlUlTuqRdYRhd5AxkcBH8JnYRLKcZ-HMcSYw2G2X69iaz7Epo/s400/IMG_3456.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr12BKRsqLphLEM3q3U5har4Xll0wLmreqyyb-um8tVVUA4hkmlLBT3g0BlxA84YTS8RnFVcnuQANvcN5K3CC-hg1caxUZm4A1973Nt2DX1IxAorc9M3vEJETwYv541pl8QPuUeiZcc60/s1600-h/IMG_3457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr12BKRsqLphLEM3q3U5har4Xll0wLmreqyyb-um8tVVUA4hkmlLBT3g0BlxA84YTS8RnFVcnuQANvcN5K3CC-hg1caxUZm4A1973Nt2DX1IxAorc9M3vEJETwYv541pl8QPuUeiZcc60/s400/IMG_3457.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG9N-H_UPTK0JDiVQ0DizJVBAYa_HJA4o8HQn5KeToet3Lvntj-WpreisS_uibtMTUPudStv7IFquAubEzc-zpB_tksWAMUBTPinOkf7WoAT852YmvmgU7ZMr5CFF61VglYeSLfm21hA/s1600-h/IMG_3455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG9N-H_UPTK0JDiVQ0DizJVBAYa_HJA4o8HQn5KeToet3Lvntj-WpreisS_uibtMTUPudStv7IFquAubEzc-zpB_tksWAMUBTPinOkf7WoAT852YmvmgU7ZMr5CFF61VglYeSLfm21hA/s400/IMG_3455.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUihOWruoWAvN-NrKmHluord-Lu1uc_djUmHjVDuyTVpL7OmYZxNexwlFT_eYClhJnMUuEJFs9De5CO2B3EC7qYK7BD7yABwC4Y5RtBqw-eS26kvCLxskFOmFv5yF8QvRl_iwysICJZ8/s1600-h/IMG_3454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUihOWruoWAvN-NrKmHluord-Lu1uc_djUmHjVDuyTVpL7OmYZxNexwlFT_eYClhJnMUuEJFs9De5CO2B3EC7qYK7BD7yABwC4Y5RtBqw-eS26kvCLxskFOmFv5yF8QvRl_iwysICJZ8/s400/IMG_3454.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">This is my grandson Evan.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">We spent the day together.<br />
Just him and I.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">That doesn't happen very often.<br />
(One of my New Year's Resolution's too)<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I asked him if I could take his photo and he said "Sure".<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">He sounded much happier about it then he looked.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He's almost 4 and the middle grandchild.<br />
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He is adorable and<br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I LOVE his beautiful eyes.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> He's a sweetie too despite this evidence to the contrary!<br />
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And he's r.e.a.l.l.y good at making faces! <br />
</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-56556144274014156342010-01-05T08:00:00.000-08:002010-01-05T08:03:20.111-08:00But I don't want a "real" job!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlfQOMPb7ElVcXv88G4YUtxDsFlDNVI2B_lZLeBbi5Guxv67BQgWTiX1j56J5Jyhe_ClovuXLYL0oPNvIepBWKKhaKUvX0ZWuprz3UKWGCDruar66DUAqJB2E3ADmfkuJjC3kvL2AXAc/s1600-h/IMG_3424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlfQOMPb7ElVcXv88G4YUtxDsFlDNVI2B_lZLeBbi5Guxv67BQgWTiX1j56J5Jyhe_ClovuXLYL0oPNvIepBWKKhaKUvX0ZWuprz3UKWGCDruar66DUAqJB2E3ADmfkuJjC3kvL2AXAc/s400/IMG_3424.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div>I have been very busy listing away in my shops these past few weeks. I have set a certain monetary goal that I would like and need to meet every day. I can't possibly accomplish my goal if I don't constantly list new items or renew the older ones. I am also expanding my horizons and listing some of my handmade jewelry supplies on ebay as well.<br />
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So, now I have 4 etsy shops, an artfire shop and I am back at ebay too. I can't miss, can I? <br />
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If I don't treat this like a "real" job I will have to go get one. I dread that like you would not believe. I had planned to apply for a certain job after the first of the year but I haven't done it yet. The thought of working for someone else again and working weekends and holidays just about makes me ill. So, I have redoubled my efforts and I feel like it is entirely possible for me to make a living doing this. I just need to keep working hard and I will succeed. I've already noticed a huge increase in my vintage jewelry shop sales so I know that my plan is working!<br />
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Any other etsy sellers out there that are having the same dilemma as myself? Are you torn between your business and needing a steady, reliable income? I'd love to hear what you are doing in this situation!Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-36328314409207868272010-01-04T23:25:00.000-08:002010-01-04T23:25:56.918-08:00The Moment Jars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.themomentjars.com/">http://www.themomentjars.com/</a></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found this fun site the other day. It's a place to save a favorite moment in a jar. </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite moment was the birth </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">of my first grandchild on May 4, 1999. </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Go check it out!</span><br />
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</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-42574523574898613262010-01-03T22:36:00.000-08:002010-01-04T08:03:56.155-08:00I've Got Cabin Fever<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hate winter....I won't lie about it.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hate all the gray, cloudy days and rain in Oregon at this time of year!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I want to feel the sun on my face. I want to swim in my pool and rest in the hammock.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Summer is like heaven here so I guess it's worth waiting for!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's just so slow in arriving..... <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As soon as Christmas and New Years is over...I start to long for some sunshine and warmth.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It means I am ready for Spring....now. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been cooped up far too long already and I'm looking forward to warmer, longer days.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I miss sitting in my back yard in the warm sunshine.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A nice drive to the coast sounds good.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A long walk on the beach.....just me and my camera.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I need to make a reservation for the trip I'm going to take with my sister in a month or two.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We're going to go to stay at the <a href="http://www.magnolia-inn.com/">Magnolia Inn</a> in Jacksonville, Oregon.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We never made it last Fall like we had planned. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a bed and breakfast. And we want to stay in this <a href="http://www.mag-inn.com/room5">room</a>. It looks so peaceful, yet fun with 2 twin beds perfect for a sister trip! <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll go see the old places we lived at while we were teenagers and reminisce.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find some fun antique shops in Medford and Ashland too. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought a projector yesterday so we can<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">have our own "drive-in" movies in the back yard this summer.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one projects up to 120 inches so it takes 2 white twin sheets to make a "screen" for it!<br />
The back of our garage will work perfectly. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you will see a post about it just as soon as it is even remotely warm enough!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought this because I once took our tv and dvd player outside to have a<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">drive-in movie night for my grandkids and niece.<br />
We sat under the canopy, with our chairs lined up theater style, eating our microwave popcorn.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so much fun that I vowed to get a projector so we could do it again.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> When I was little we called it the "Big TV" and my Dad would pop<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">real popcorn on the stove in his pan reserved only<br />
for that purpose and he would dump it into a big paper grocery bag.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We would put on our pajamas and head to the drive-in in the VW bus!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was the 1960's you know!.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love to recreate my own favorite memories for the grandkids!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will try to make the best of the gloominess and get outside to take some photos soon.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our family is supposed to go play up in the snow at Willamette Pass.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband takes his propane cooker to the sno-park at HooDoo.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He cooks a couple big cans of Chili and we have some snacks and hang out.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Always a good time! <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the time of year where I scour my favorite<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">blogs and magazines for home decorating ideas.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My house seems so bare after<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">we take all the Christmas decorations down.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But, I'm also glad to see them go!<br />
Hasta La Vista!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I need fresh, new ideas which usually leads to<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Spring Cleaning" a few months early..... <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will start putting up my Valentine's decorations soon. I need some color!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some pink and red to brighten my days.... <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe I will make a paper banner?<br />
Or ask my talented, sewing enabled daughter to make me a Valentine's Day bunting?<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I'm just rambling along today! Thinking out loud again!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I'd better make the most of this winter since there are still a few more months left of it!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What do you do to take the gray away? </b></span><br />
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</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-19518720126275544632010-01-02T23:52:00.000-08:002010-01-02T23:56:17.755-08:00Photo Negatives Discovery: Before and After<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUfHPI1jF1nxQMQUKW5VDqhUZk3jkTV8dd7W8DPfd98q9YJUXOWrJxzjeRPLZKDXucIIUm4ErfNxKWOCq8b3aifkMg8k3Im0MY5Art66aUV9aBqIVbQyzZisOLzeKKfVDGqqjX1U0Ycc/s1600-h/oldphoto6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUfHPI1jF1nxQMQUKW5VDqhUZk3jkTV8dd7W8DPfd98q9YJUXOWrJxzjeRPLZKDXucIIUm4ErfNxKWOCq8b3aifkMg8k3Im0MY5Art66aUV9aBqIVbQyzZisOLzeKKfVDGqqjX1U0Ycc/s640/oldphoto6.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">As I was searching through my big box of photos, I came across an old negative envelope. I really don't know how I came to be in possession of it. There were 7 negative sets with 2 square photos on each one.<br />
I tried to look at them by holding them up to the light and I could make out the outline of several children.<br />
I realized the children were myself, my brother and sister.<br />
I have only seen a few of these photos previously so I am thrilled to have found the negatives!<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I looked on-line to see where I could have them developed into photos and discovered that I probably couldn't!<br />
Somewhere in the comments of others....a few had success scanning them and then inverting them with their photo software.<br />
So I cut each negative apart, scanned each one separately and inverted the photos using <a href="http://www.picnik.com/">Picnik</a>. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I was laughing as I saw each photo go from a negative to a real photo!<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">We were such cute kids too!<br />
I'm the older little girl. <br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">These are from about 1967 or so.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">My, how time flies......and<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I see how much my grandchildren<br />
resemble all of us as kids.<br />
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</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-71498435952878601822010-01-01T17:24:00.000-08:002010-01-01T20:11:34.378-08:00Goals For The New Year----See Last Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BSGNk5Dac8t3jyOkHBU-21mUpighjFS4yzmGfPSrT9AZupNYkCVXw6bolKPB2Eh2oLa9iWC4pLKiZ992wTB1xobffBtHZxDE5NZS04NBRnKqEwhr-B9LseK0_7d2TOqgB0xuMCVRNU8/s1600-h/il_fullxfull.98262260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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Last New Year's I set several goals for myself. What did I accomplish? Not as much as I had planned! But instead of making new unattainable goals....I will try to finish what I started last year! <br />
Here is my list from then.....<br />
1. Organize all of my genealogy papers and get them into binders. <span style="color: red;">NO</span><br />
2. Get all of my photos and videos onto CD's and DVD's.<span style="color: red;"> NO</span><br />
3. Visit my special friends...and do lunch!<span style="color: red;"> ONCE</span>....I will work on this again!<br />
4. Go through all of my vintage linens and organize them. I'm "willing" them to my granddaughter Emma someday. <span style="color: red;">NO</span><br />
5. Paint my living room and hallway...pick a color. <span style="color: red;">YES!!!!!</span> In a bright and sunny yellow!<br />
6. Organize my kitchen and declutter. <span style="color: red;">YES</span><br />
7. Finish organizing my office. <span style="color: red;">YES</span> and moved it to another room too!<br />
8. Go to the Beach...soon. YES.....<span style="color: red;">3 times!</span> I'm ready to go again....can you say cabin fever?<br />
9. Visit my brother and his family near Seattle...soon. <span style="color: red;">NO</span>.....I meant to, really.<br />
10. Actually do some yard work this year. I did very little last summer. <span style="color: red;">YES</span><br />
11. Spend one on one time with each of my 3 grandkids doing simple things like baking or going on a walk to the playground. <span style="color: red;">YES</span>....mostly one got this extra attention....will work on the other two!<br />
12. Go on more *Girls Only* trips with friends and family....got one planned already! <span style="color: red;">YES</span><br />
13. Go camping more often this summer....more all family trips. <span style="color: red;">ONCE</span>.....camping isn't as fun as it used to be! I'd rather stay home now.....<br />
14. Take the boat out and go fishing even if it's raining! <span style="color: red;">NO</span><br />
15. Mop my floors more often! That's why I got the Steam Shark for Christmas! <span style="color: red;">YES</span>....thanks to 2 muddy dogs :(<br />
16. Stop worrying so much about.....everything! <span style="color: red;">YES</span>....this was surprisingly easy to accomplish!<br />
17. Enjoy my life as it is....everyday! <span style="color: red;">YES</span>....I appreciate my life just as it is. <br />
18. This one should be FIRST on my list: Be kinder to my husband as he is so kind to me :) He really is a SAINT!<span style="color: red;"> I tried...... <br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">My goal for 2010 is to finish all the things I didn't get done last year. I also want to exercise more and to actually use my treadmill that didn't see nearly enough of me last year! It is NOT a clothes rack! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"> </span>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-1826153443611917922010-01-01T00:41:00.000-08:002010-01-01T00:43:13.688-08:00To A Fresh And Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQNJvv3BsqrCsCAbJ0pdG2sFpI3S-8lIVjDnW5x0axpDtdV8454_B3CRxTNOHHsjASi_nDqdkPcBAR7zz9WG0M5OOC9wcDxs0yC3ZezgOpzHS5qyNBO9BF0BZW7sZvlytSpbp_EpXoZE/s1600-h/pragueastronomialclock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div>Happy New Year! I am so looking forward to this fresh start! A clean slate! Out with the old, In with the new!<br />
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It's been a hard year in a lot of ways. I'm hoping that this new year will find all of my family and friends....healthy, happy and wealthy! Me too!<br />
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More soon!<br />
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</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-66814930498755841052009-12-06T16:58:00.000-08:002009-12-06T16:58:18.595-08:00Christmas is Coming!It's been busy around here! I just got all caught up on my shipping after having some great sales over the last week! About half my sales were to international buyers. I sold to England(a few), Japan, Singapore, Australia(several) and Lithuania! It's great knowing that my things are traveling the world and going to new homes in distant places.<br />
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I will be adding lots of new things in all my shops in the next few days. I have several Christmas/Holiday jewelry items that I haven't even listed yet. Not good! It's getting too close to Christmas.<br />
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I just opened a Soopsee account that features everything in all 3 of my etsy shops. Click on the badge in the upper right to see it. I've having fun customizing it. Lots of great shops to see there too at <a href="http://www.soopsee.com/">http://www.soopsee.com</a>.<br />
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I haven't even started my own shopping yet! I need to get on it. I plan on buying many of the gifts for my family on etsy. So many unique things that you can't find anywhere else! I'd better hurry or we'll be opening our gifts after Christmas!<br />
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I'm still in the process of decorating for the holidays too. We got the tree up the day after Thanksgiving but it sat there bare for a few days until I put the decorations on. I love doing it! I like the juice can lid ornament my daughter Kristina made in grade school. It has a photo of her and lots of glitter! The simplest handmade ones are the best and most meaningful.<br />
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My sister gives me a new sister ornament every year....soon that is all I will have room for on the tree. I've got so many now! She also gets me the animated Hallmark snowman every year! I love them too. I'm struggling to find enough places in my house to display them.....especially with a Beagle that likes to tear things up during the night. I get child-proofing but never thought I'd be "dog proofing" as well! Oh Penny, you are such a trouble maker!<br />
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The weather has been cold and clear the last few days----in the 30's during the day and 20's at night. I can't get used to it! I'm cold all the time...I drag my little oil heater right next to me and I'm still cold! Hopefully, the sunshine will last long enough for me to get some photos taken of jewelry I will list later on. I need to take it when I can get it! I bought a photography tent and lights but I don't like the whole set-up and the lights don't seem to be bright enough. Live and learn!<br />
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</div>Thanks for reading this rambling post! I hope everyone is more ready for Christmas then I am! See you soon, KittyKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-40093113037487789462009-11-15T22:15:00.000-08:002009-11-15T22:15:00.366-08:00Just added to my vintagelife etsy shop and more......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweu7730edc83h_ePs6UbBi2IQGD0cI8L4QhpJo0cPGeKjw1LUtlncEl9F_f0zaY-pjpuD7Gw6vpNtsPJwpwPvjbiaK6j6vgvIgIDhi2n_Fai5yo5eY5Rb2v6eGu9KLw8XPUPErPYLdSk/s1600/IMG_1333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweu7730edc83h_ePs6UbBi2IQGD0cI8L4QhpJo0cPGeKjw1LUtlncEl9F_f0zaY-pjpuD7Gw6vpNtsPJwpwPvjbiaK6j6vgvIgIDhi2n_Fai5yo5eY5Rb2v6eGu9KLw8XPUPErPYLdSk/s320/IMG_1333.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb5XVUOavKGNPsqiZgZiU6FnETg5bsyh6hwb7PEOfWnrIHtnDc-qHSiCWix3exPlKypGCPu-TjWqqN7ZQaknjV31UBhWAQvdaLQOzv_tBJ3qzgnP8E3TT-9L6lEyTDhIkpfyTffAwdUs/s1600/IMG_1300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb5XVUOavKGNPsqiZgZiU6FnETg5bsyh6hwb7PEOfWnrIHtnDc-qHSiCWix3exPlKypGCPu-TjWqqN7ZQaknjV31UBhWAQvdaLQOzv_tBJ3qzgnP8E3TT-9L6lEyTDhIkpfyTffAwdUs/s320/IMG_1300.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoZx2rdRUFS3lveAgR7CPMZmP-nClfOkxUd8AH6rCXSju6J4dDwhY_lTs0mG0q_wsHT6fJLj2qutkqCiSsl5P1hcc8XUftEf17ZOGBX8DCXR0OjKpFijX4w2FeCc01Qk7lE6g8eYcZfE/s1600/IMG_1288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoZx2rdRUFS3lveAgR7CPMZmP-nClfOkxUd8AH6rCXSju6J4dDwhY_lTs0mG0q_wsHT6fJLj2qutkqCiSsl5P1hcc8XUftEf17ZOGBX8DCXR0OjKpFijX4w2FeCc01Qk7lE6g8eYcZfE/s320/IMG_1288.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqmNldL5MaDIvP1FmC8LnGBxfnrkwurv3QJEwsKdcqtoQDREh_oSbUyOMFK4LX0pOfV3e3FlmEYC0W7bzK_FXQWY7OVROKsHsiMYKYQBX1bPYiYXLJn5asqCtsNVU4xoOPWsdURcnaiw/s1600/IMG_1305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqmNldL5MaDIvP1FmC8LnGBxfnrkwurv3QJEwsKdcqtoQDREh_oSbUyOMFK4LX0pOfV3e3FlmEYC0W7bzK_FXQWY7OVROKsHsiMYKYQBX1bPYiYXLJn5asqCtsNVU4xoOPWsdURcnaiw/s320/IMG_1305.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXTUuRdq26nxHsX7iv0o04n_lahMtkk5ATj048Ji3ZAD1ay96ClpE6-aiyf6ochPtjvAGQWS5MngG5rOFTE4bUnVx9Ai8sDJ7pRMZjFFwrsoHtx_aUxyVdxa8fby4UeqN_DmFczYQhJk/s1600/IMG_1325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXTUuRdq26nxHsX7iv0o04n_lahMtkk5ATj048Ji3ZAD1ay96ClpE6-aiyf6ochPtjvAGQWS5MngG5rOFTE4bUnVx9Ai8sDJ7pRMZjFFwrsoHtx_aUxyVdxa8fby4UeqN_DmFczYQhJk/s320/IMG_1325.JPG" /></a><br />
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I've been busy making jewelry and some handmade supplies. I listed quite a few pendants in my <a href="http://vintagelife.etsy.com/">vintagelife</a> shop and some jewelry charms to my <a href="http://sweetvintageemma.etsy.com/">sweetvintageemma</a> shop too. I hope to get a bunch of vintage jewelry listed in my <a href="http://emmasgems.etsy.com/">emmasgems</a> shop later this week. <br />
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It's been busier this week for me in a few of my shops. It was pretty quiet for awhile but it's picked up finally. I hope it stays that way!Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-91784968566642307752009-10-20T21:33:00.000-07:002009-10-20T21:33:27.278-07:00Having Fun With My Photos: Poladroid.net<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2_x8TqA-fXyvYioRXCsNfbCrBcIvVWbgjc-_LL0Kk3_3psM911o0lbAnzB_7EFdb9H1fWYhiB5rUspcXpTdGLAwCctVlvDzZpTq12vlg4NINvWJIbICEmyE1o4TvqRugYdhEBw-Sj0A/s1600-h/IMG_6860-pola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2_x8TqA-fXyvYioRXCsNfbCrBcIvVWbgjc-_LL0Kk3_3psM911o0lbAnzB_7EFdb9H1fWYhiB5rUspcXpTdGLAwCctVlvDzZpTq12vlg4NINvWJIbICEmyE1o4TvqRugYdhEBw-Sj0A/s320/IMG_6860-pola.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div>Here are some of the photos I had fun with today. I found <a href="http://poladroid.net/">Poladroid.net</a> a few months ago and I thought I would pass it on today! Tell me what you think!Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-56276380057213635192009-10-19T10:56:00.000-07:002009-10-19T14:13:03.777-07:00My Etsy shops! So many ideas...not enough time in the day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://vintagelife.etsy.com/"></a><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwQOID-JJx4yiC4eUsnq47bnx6QE5YtGXcGhpW8gisAoYi1ou8z3LzSP4n8K0_ddbrw9bnbWxQV0_01qfWyebH212Nikw7Op4MLw4EdrYcXk0-m6YlR5qpJnZXU5RaiPYigUxZrJVHl8/s400/IMG_0493.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKrHYSmotoekBun9C1DxnoqQ4ZRyOhcJNyNfMP8LIecLpVQgNX0d7U5uKPMb52RsM0P_yECVPbYFowRvxaybpCtM3Y3oK2miwVxIHKpeWXq9W0fPT_PEReL3UvJzjYQCnqo7VB31QPbA/s1600-h/IMG_0579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKrHYSmotoekBun9C1DxnoqQ4ZRyOhcJNyNfMP8LIecLpVQgNX0d7U5uKPMb52RsM0P_yECVPbYFowRvxaybpCtM3Y3oK2miwVxIHKpeWXq9W0fPT_PEReL3UvJzjYQCnqo7VB31QPbA/s320/IMG_0579.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>I wish I didn't have to sleep.....I'd be making things 24 hours a day! I had a long dry spell where I wasn't feeling very inspired and now I can't stop! I recently revamped my <a href="http://sweetvintageemma.etsy.com/">sweetvintageemma</a> shop to feature my handmade wire wrapped dangle charms. It's taking off slowly and I'm happy with the sales so far. I've been having fun coming up with new designs and buying lots of supplies (the most fun)! I already have quite a collection of glass beads because of my accumulation of vintage costume jewelry over the last few years. Any jewelry that is broken or too damaged to sell has been going into several large plastic bins. Now I have a use for it all! I plan on selling small lots of broken pieces for jewelry designers to reuse in new designs.<br />
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My sister gave me a huge box of 1 inch wood blocks so I've been inspired to make some Paris inspired shelf sitters with them. I made a few for Halloween too! I'm thinking about revamping my vintagelife shop too so I can feature more home decor items that I'm dreaming up!<br />
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My <a href="http://emmasgems.etsy.com/">emmasgems</a> shop has been neglected lately. I need to retake most of the photos of the jewelry that is left in my shop. I think that is why much of it hasn't sold. I already lowered the prices on most of the shop if anyone wants to take a look! I will also offer free shipping to any blog reader. Just let me know when you check out and I will refund the shipping via PayPal. I will be adding fresh inventory soon so please keep checking in!<br />
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My <a href="http://vintagelife.etsy.com/">vintagelife</a> etsy shop has been reworked with a new banner and avatar. Featuring a much brighter and clean look! I've been working on my newest version of tile jewelry including custom photo pendants.<br />
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I've made lots of pieces using recycled vintage jewelry. See my Halloween jewelry below....I laughed the entire time I was making them! They're a bargain too....just reduced the price this morning. Check them out <a href="http://vintagelife.etsy.com/">here</a>!<br />
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I truly believe that you get out what you put into your etsy shops. I've also found that renewing DOES work. Constantly adding new product will almost always result in sales for me. My sales were at a standstill until I started renewing or adding new listings. But what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another. Just my personal observation. <br />
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</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-86384358770995404142009-08-30T21:34:00.000-07:002009-08-30T22:24:05.963-07:00Historic Jacksonville Oregon Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_IWJhvcLCGMJgSYfBYrRvfVOJsyA7hXSgrqHqmPJt5tnDy4eCTw6KdxZJ0tRPM8OEC6U13wKFKppTgo9NjGRCfCNj3ejhfUu-qi0l75z2_yKDSyhMS5-wt090bCbeZtbK0fhSVq6QeU/s1600-h/IMG_9546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_IWJhvcLCGMJgSYfBYrRvfVOJsyA7hXSgrqHqmPJt5tnDy4eCTw6KdxZJ0tRPM8OEC6U13wKFKppTgo9NjGRCfCNj3ejhfUu-qi0l75z2_yKDSyhMS5-wt090bCbeZtbK0fhSVq6QeU/s400/IMG_9546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375989936033247890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl5qXNBSLigkh2ZiIJ2ejAHrj4liwQsOcT8o2ae7YYfNv90p0RvHhe_76AMZHtI4l2T9fRA1e57dYWMZMTl1tQpy0fyLqlLKI69yuVmxixX-Hhdezvd_PDs7PqWJfumcd4M0FnU5F6ZE/s1600-h/IMG_9511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwuDVtl55DNennqLl2Q7GH18V5ni7a2Pd7fcmZBJ5o_qhnMO52-IlcpXEX6JUwAvpre5NWK1f2M4QO8NAIJxWAeJvfGv6L9ATPNGSr_tLIo8y6QfEIDcwedFRITQSMurkdkrjv41XnW4/s400/IMG_9478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375985769748207266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-v_Y3Xf23jXnrKw09DpRA4lOTxT81zgWR72U4tnY6uneV2LRwHH8cIFQ6GU9IRit5WwrmGYXZLeywk7IhPmBS8W5RXjQtHiUWC8ebd66hT2DgzgotXOCNrdxuihUGNCzVgDyP2vhyhc/s1600-h/IMG_9474.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-v_Y3Xf23jXnrKw09DpRA4lOTxT81zgWR72U4tnY6uneV2LRwHH8cIFQ6GU9IRit5WwrmGYXZLeywk7IhPmBS8W5RXjQtHiUWC8ebd66hT2DgzgotXOCNrdxuihUGNCzVgDyP2vhyhc/s400/IMG_9474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375985222238429410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Just got home from a fun end of summer trip to Southern Oregon. It was a 2 car caravan of kids and adults to <a href="http://www.visitgrantspass.org/index.aspx?page=8">Grants Pass</a> to take the <a href="http://www.hellgate.com/">Hellgate Jetboat Excursion</a> trip down the Rogue River. We took the same trip last summer and wanted to go again! My sister and I took all of our kids and my grand kids too. We had a great time! We stayed in Grants Pass after the Jet Boat ride and the next morning we headed to <a href="http://www.jacksonvilleoregon.org/">Jacksonville</a>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jacksonvilleoregon.org/">Jacksonville</a> is a small historic gold rush town near the city of Medford. We rode the trolley around town, listened to the guide give us some history and took as many photos of the beautiful historic homes as we could.<br /><br />We had a great lunch at the <a href="http://www.bellau.com/index.asp">Bella Union Restaurant and Saloon</a>. Great atmosphere! We sat outside on the patio but the saloon looked like great fun too! I had the best Chicken Sandwich....ever. It had a chicken breast marinated in walnut and gorgonzola pesto; grilled with prosciutto ham and fontina cheese on a fresh bun. Yummy! I would drive all the way back just to have another....<br /><br />My sister and I have decided that we will be going back (sans kids) and stay at the quaint <a href="http://www.magnolia-inn.com/">Magnolia Inn</a> sometime this Fall. If you live in Oregon or are considering a trip here you must visit Jacksonville. It was the perfect end to a wonderful Summer!<br /><br /><br /></div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-35897633819448582062009-08-22T14:32:00.000-07:002009-08-22T15:01:47.276-07:00No Way!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrbD1LxGXBOQwJdEYa_nuBCl-7Pfpa_uCYX-TJiPGgyajyTeufuuVajKvldx_p7v6WRVcSzry-nDDqEDwQBqzd0ETBLWTMQHd3LuKTGkXIKOWTkNLPstMwcnQhqijvWhg5CDt_PbhHsI/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrbD1LxGXBOQwJdEYa_nuBCl-7Pfpa_uCYX-TJiPGgyajyTeufuuVajKvldx_p7v6WRVcSzry-nDDqEDwQBqzd0ETBLWTMQHd3LuKTGkXIKOWTkNLPstMwcnQhqijvWhg5CDt_PbhHsI/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372911193760442930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-nYsyDDNocLNCf1_JJJdtyAYBSepiyxjIhnHhaJGi-knvKeayJlXFnSMuHqMU5kAH1wwr25gxBiDZQmBnR4MGQK3n6LBBTFC9DXov90tDicSdRm_YgT_sfMSSBDgpOYAqEomwO_yD3g/s1600-h/155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-nYsyDDNocLNCf1_JJJdtyAYBSepiyxjIhnHhaJGi-knvKeayJlXFnSMuHqMU5kAH1wwr25gxBiDZQmBnR4MGQK3n6LBBTFC9DXov90tDicSdRm_YgT_sfMSSBDgpOYAqEomwO_yD3g/s400/155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372911183925819042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO0SuArlWPtC6HjqKG8CybYB1Wf7ZIHjpU-5ig1qvAh4iebFfr-26qiOWuyyc4AsapGQ9KEltBVV-aTHnh55vm2twFIB32yg3slhLx5H9rN2i8XCm0bXcF6I_tHVsJCvZL5MITLBkWTg/s1600-h/201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO0SuArlWPtC6HjqKG8CybYB1Wf7ZIHjpU-5ig1qvAh4iebFfr-26qiOWuyyc4AsapGQ9KEltBVV-aTHnh55vm2twFIB32yg3slhLx5H9rN2i8XCm0bXcF6I_tHVsJCvZL5MITLBkWTg/s400/201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372911178491534786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv1yd5_weaAGv0hk7VqaqFEevISNbDNeiwCtEpRuXv6u6LmKa8XWHZLzNVJDm9JufqvpoinPO0UudA1ySCWSD0JfuyNF3Chb6_7imKrPTvaVsvQjG-XWoHWa3ksoCGSnfG1Hp105OKhw/s1600-h/170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv1yd5_weaAGv0hk7VqaqFEevISNbDNeiwCtEpRuXv6u6LmKa8XWHZLzNVJDm9JufqvpoinPO0UudA1ySCWSD0JfuyNF3Chb6_7imKrPTvaVsvQjG-XWoHWa3ksoCGSnfG1Hp105OKhw/s400/170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372911166186469138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrUHU6h2dNRioABa-P8ROUNF7X8TcwabffP7SMSMD6ZB6roveW8YUgw32I3_rz0-LAIQLuM306ffKmSrUyOF5juUubdS08qlGcSd2MtQAv_Mbf3DDShaFnlMNnGBe2ZwDgR4J-n2LAN0/s1600-h/075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrUHU6h2dNRioABa-P8ROUNF7X8TcwabffP7SMSMD6ZB6roveW8YUgw32I3_rz0-LAIQLuM306ffKmSrUyOF5juUubdS08qlGcSd2MtQAv_Mbf3DDShaFnlMNnGBe2ZwDgR4J-n2LAN0/s400/075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372911157319841906" border="0" /></a><br />It has NOT been 5 weeks since I posted! It's been a busy summer. We finally went camping at Detroit Lake here in Oregon. Of course the weather didn't cooperate....it rained very hard one night. We stayed dry but it wasn't a very warm trip. We still took the boat out and had a good time.<br /><br />We had all the kids and grandkids come along this time. I think they all enjoyed it. The bees took over whenever we sat down to eat! The same is happening at home which reminds me of why we stop eating outside in August. Sleeping is always a challenge even with the inflatable mattresses. I had to yell for help when I fell off of mine at 3 am! My husband thought it was funny...he had stacked 2 on top of each other which isn't a good idea. So I fell off the side and was hanging onto the tent pole...also not a good idea.<br /><br />The weather was best the day we left to go home so we packed up, all got in our boats and took a short ride around the lake. It is a beautiful place! I took LOTS of photos too.<br /><br />I'm still working on my family genealogy and helping others with theirs when I can. I really enjoy doing it. I know how I excited I was to get even the smallest tidbit of info that would lead me to some new discovery. I enjoy helping others do the same! I'm still working on my Rondo line...hoping to find that elusive long, lost relative who has all the info I am seeking. I know it will happen some day!<br /><br />Fall is coming soon! I can feel it in the air. School will start. I will be driving my granddaughter to school everyday so my life will have more routine. Therefore my blogging will be more regular...I hope! Keep checking in! Thanks for visiting me.....Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-4653973577478769612009-07-12T17:02:00.000-07:002009-07-13T15:47:44.956-07:00Vintage Family Fun!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydjlbU386usVu3plqCsFMsxASfHAfs7EhfrtCKpwpEO66m3S21f2mYWT3P2iX3aCIkiwHgK68nv6tpH2DdD_wgNEC4Iu5IcspdKkFfk908KKZqB0W5sEKuBXaxvtgIAGvuM0O3LSjkWA/s1600-h/Clara+and+Clarence+Deschine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydjlbU386usVu3plqCsFMsxASfHAfs7EhfrtCKpwpEO66m3S21f2mYWT3P2iX3aCIkiwHgK68nv6tpH2DdD_wgNEC4Iu5IcspdKkFfk908KKZqB0W5sEKuBXaxvtgIAGvuM0O3LSjkWA/s400/Clara+and+Clarence+Deschine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357730069516237330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Clarence & Clara DeChaine circa 1911</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FbN8byKDqL8Ivn_U0vRsZl_8bltnHf7cG0yeUHuX8xGpJ7sLIgKOVNUw_6VW39O2zOHeqZnD9d9kCM4whQBj6lYx0qSZzryeoGNsEAOhJ_uql8LHiGWUYnhwecjUvColfMYY-dXtPL8/s1600-h/Identified+as+Melvina+Forcier+%28by+Dorathy+Forcier%29+with+Bessie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FbN8byKDqL8Ivn_U0vRsZl_8bltnHf7cG0yeUHuX8xGpJ7sLIgKOVNUw_6VW39O2zOHeqZnD9d9kCM4whQBj6lYx0qSZzryeoGNsEAOhJ_uql8LHiGWUYnhwecjUvColfMYY-dXtPL8/s400/Identified+as+Melvina+Forcier+%28by+Dorathy+Forcier%29+with+Bessie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357729578643131890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Melvina Rondo Forcier and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Forcier McAllister</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP-pBoDgbEABFmKxuf7j-8U00w2s87JcoevW7GIxdIypnen5fEEyiNNY0m9eYWRPrPPJfSbInQ8OlHDo0tbkF8gvbOBFW-se1CG3MuXJhhivXtOewg9WEwWWuS9CkTg5_aMNN5THM2dg/s1600-h/Caption+on+back+reads+-+myself+avec+my+girls..jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP-pBoDgbEABFmKxuf7j-8U00w2s87JcoevW7GIxdIypnen5fEEyiNNY0m9eYWRPrPPJfSbInQ8OlHDo0tbkF8gvbOBFW-se1CG3MuXJhhivXtOewg9WEwWWuS9CkTg5_aMNN5THM2dg/s400/Caption+on+back+reads+-+myself+avec+my+girls..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357729573619860882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Melvina Rondo Forcier and "her girls"</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXl9gLpZdNKNQ7r2VAZgYp4y0Ob_YSDe5VMxDY8S7q2iMrOqYn_pTb1sln4_KnRiGjtenl_vtA19NX1p82LTl8PXg07EBArSMQQgh47dpzZKVMesTRu2DwBGhpILrcvc2hn_5oyuEg-8/s1600-h/Bessie+Forcier+with+woman+believed+to+be+Melvina+Forcier.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXl9gLpZdNKNQ7r2VAZgYp4y0Ob_YSDe5VMxDY8S7q2iMrOqYn_pTb1sln4_KnRiGjtenl_vtA19NX1p82LTl8PXg07EBArSMQQgh47dpzZKVMesTRu2DwBGhpILrcvc2hn_5oyuEg-8/s400/Bessie+Forcier+with+woman+believed+to+be+Melvina+Forcier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357729570909099442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Melvina Rondo Forcier and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Forcier McAllister</span><br /><br /><br />These are some of my relatives that I've spent the past few months researching. I received the photos from a distant Forcier relative in Washington state. So excited to see these and thought I'd share.<br /><br />The top photo is my grandmother Clara DeChaine and her twin brother Clarence. They were born in Brainerd, MN. My great-grandmother had sent a photo to her family in Washington.<br /><br />The other photos are of my great-great-grandmother Melvina Rondo/Rondeau who was born in February 1850 in Vermont. The story is that she was a nurse and lost one of her legs during the Civil War in Vermont. She married Damase "Thomas" Forcier in 1866 in Vermont. They moved to Sauk Centre, MN in 1870. They eventually had 10 living children over a span of 25 years! The family moved to Seattle/White Center, WA in 1889.<br />At some point they moved to Redmond, Washington and were pioneers in that area.<br /><br />I'd love to hear from anyone who is related to this line of Forcier's!<br />I'm a descendant of the Forcier, Peterson, Olson, DeChaine, Marineau and Paulson lines from the Brainerd, Minnesota area also.<br /><br />My entire family tree is on Ancestry.com under Bergh/Peterson.<br /><br /></div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-75033403407107604612009-07-11T14:23:00.000-07:002009-09-01T10:16:13.725-07:00Penelope The Beagle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SEJaYumOyXKAm7S0xn-cRlqjfaNNO53G7eb61kTov3E91ZzYZ3NaFwtzj-DWKLiZNoCxsZcc0kIt5CWwYdlKSUzfjsszdv5u5qsBFzCiIGFZujd6Q9EWPappli8dGpzHhD5yZpDssq0/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SEJaYumOyXKAm7S0xn-cRlqjfaNNO53G7eb61kTov3E91ZzYZ3NaFwtzj-DWKLiZNoCxsZcc0kIt5CWwYdlKSUzfjsszdv5u5qsBFzCiIGFZujd6Q9EWPappli8dGpzHhD5yZpDssq0/s400/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376548984910172018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A few months ago my daughter Kristina moved from a house that she shared with roommates into a small studio apartment in Portland.<br />Her boyfriend had bought her a cute Beagle pup for her birthday the year before.<br />Long story-short: She couldn't take Penny to live with her.<br /><br />Well, somehow we ended up with Penny even though I really didn't want another dog at the time. I have a hard time saying no to my kids!<br />It's been good times ever since and I say that with the utmost sarcasm!<br />Penny is a bit of a trial.<br />She's cute to look at but I never knew all the trouble an innocent looking dog could get into!<br /><br />Despite promises of her being trained to potty outdoors.......she isn't......even when the back door is left wide open for that purpose.<br />But she is getting better.....we're working on it!<br /><br />Since Penny went into heat for the first time she has taken to humping my loveseat cushions! Totally unacceptable and really....kind of gross too.<br />The worst part is......if you aren't careful....she drags them outside to do her dirty deed!<br />Much stuffing has been found! It looks like it snowed!<br />I think I'm going to buy her a large stuffed animal to be her new "friend".<br />Since Kristina likes to sew....I have a repair job for her!<br />You owe me, girl!<br /><br />See that recliner she's laying on in the photo? Chewed up the arm rests on that!<br />Yes.....good times....good times!<br />Our back yard will look like a bomb blew up if we don't keep a close eye on her.<br />She likes to chew on things, dig holes, drag things around the yard, etc.<br />My cute yard flags were shredded within minutes of hanging them up.....yes, I should have known better!<br /><br />I've often thought of finding her a new home but Kristina loves to see her when she visits and now my son Daniel is attached to her and so is our dog Daisy and well.....she IS cute.<br /><br />Just not sure how much more I can take!</div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589514861848266411.post-43884910609671930892009-07-10T21:36:00.000-07:002009-07-10T21:51:06.692-07:00Dress Up Your Blog For Free! I did!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://shabbyblogs.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZSx3DonAc-1dPR0QREEnQDfQsaxwtlNw1Qt4vb3m9Wuab2-idllNNh6-tQ_ln7CKkDbv-u3mvo35O2ZBpSkrb6QNBQijjbHYknCrsZik6TdrlgbG6tk7pGqiUOUcRvTVKm6fDdwMipo/s400/ShabbyBlogsButton2-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357060362505376114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a great site to get free blog templates along with lots of other free stuff! Free Blog Headers. I customized mine at Picnik. 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I'm just now starting to feel the freedom in having done that. At first I was afraid it was the wrong thing for me to do. I thought my fears were correct when my husband was laid off around Christmas time and only working half of his normal hours. Yes, that was a struggle but we came out of it fine. I'm happy to say he is back at work full-time (he loves his job!).<br /><br />My goal now is to work harder on my business and put more time and effort into making it more successful. I'm going to keep spending more time with family and doing the things that make me happy! Things are looking up!<br /><br /><br /></div>Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11476258370866899178noreply@blogger.com2