Michael Jackson

June 25, 2009 – Michael Jackson, one of the most widely beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time, leaves an indelible imprint on popular music and culture.

Michael Jackson was a brilliant troubadour for his generation, a genius whose music reflected the passion and creativity of an era. His artistry and magnetism changed the music landscape forever. We have been profoundly affected by his originality, creativity and amazing body of work. The entire Sony family extends our deepest condolences to his family and to the millions of fans around the world who loved him.

He will be dearly missed.

Jon & Kate. . . Too Late?

FYI: I did not write this click the link below to read who wrote it and more:

To Jon and Kate. . . I don't regularly watch your show. I've seen bits and pieces as I channel surf, and sometimes I stop to watch just to see,
.........
I did, however, see the recent clip where you, Kate, lamented what's happening through your tears. According to my newspaper, so did ten million other people. You expressed confusion and said you didn't know what to do. I know you're smarter than that. . . you have to be. Here's what you need to do. . . and I believe you know it. . . pull the plug. Pull the plug and pull it now.

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Paper Imagery Designs Blog Roll Contest!

Minnie says HI! And you must enter to win!!! Minnie is Nan's pooch isn't she just so stinking cute. We are babysitting while Nan isn't feeling well. I love Minnie how could you not?


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What is my prize.... I will be adding some art up later today!!

Busy Weekend - Can I take a break?

This weekend went by quick but also pooped me out. Friday my hubby went to get a new fish to replace the one that died the day before for my boy. He bought a 25 gallon tank and not one but two fish. Oy Vey! The boy decided he would give one to his lil sister how sweet! Late Saturday night Lil Sis fish died :( How sad! The boy thought it was sleeping until he saw daddy take it out, put it in a bag and in the FREEZER!!!! Yes I said Freezer! Yuk!

So now Sunday afternoon the Oldest (13) had a soccer game in Bradford PA and was starting goalie only let 1 goal in but DH said she rocked. I missed the game I stayed home one to package orders up from my sale and clean house. I check out the new fish tank with now one fish left and hes not doing so good... Ugh! 3 fish in one week.... Husband comes home and the fish is dead. Poor fishes, so here we go fish 2 in the freezer. How gross!

Yart Sale

On my Etsy Shop.... Figured My online art friends would appreciate handmade better my craft show was a flop :(

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Poor Garfield

Poor Lil Garfield died last night.. I was only trying to be a good mother by cleaning the cloudy water ... not too hot not too cold just the right temp but no one told me that you weren't supposed to clean the water from a fish tank!!!

About an hour later the oldest came around and saw Garfield at the bottom of the tank not looking too good and realized he had died. Poor fish he was a happy fish always swimming and swimming some more....

RIP Garfield
Jume 07 2009 - June 11 2009

Guess What I Got ?!

As you all know we just bought a new house... lots of work to do and so much time and energy. Ugh!!

Well today I knew it was coming but did not think this fast... today I recieved my BRAND NEW spanking shiny

Wolfgang Puck Bistro Elite 28-piece Stainless Cookware Set

Yes that's right!! My wonderful Grandma who lives in Vegas sent them to me they are HOT!! A wonderful NEW house warming gift! Now I can get rid of my old ones that are all scratched up and yukky and use my new Wolfgang Pots!













Whats a girl to do with so many pots and pans... Thanks Grandma Love YA!!! xoxox

Wolfgang Puck Bistro Elite 28-piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set Includes:

• 1 qt. saucepan with colander cover - measures approx. 5-1/4" in diameter x 13-3/8" (with handles) x 2-3/4"H
• 2 qt. saucepan with colander cover - measures approx. 6-3/4" in diameter x 14"L (with handles) x 8"H
• 4 qt. soup pot with lid - measures approx. 7-5/16" in diameter x 13"L (with handles) x 5"H
• 8 qt. stockpot with lid - measures approx. 9-1/4" in diameter x 14-1/2"L (with handles) x 7"H
• 8" omelet pan with lid - measures approx. 7-5/16" in diameter x 15-3/4"L (with handle) x 1-3/4"H
• 10" omelet pan - measures approx. 9-1/2" in diameter x 17-3/8"L (with handles) x 1-15/16"H
• 10" saute pan with lid - measures approx. 9-1/4" in diameter x 19-7/8"L (with handles) x 2-3/4"H
• 11" casserole with lid - measures approx. 10-7/8" in diameter x 16-1/4"L (with handles) x 2-7/8"H
• 2 mini nonskid prep bowls - measure approx. 2-3/4" in diameter x 1-1/2"H each
• Solid spoon - measures approx. 12-1/8"L x 2-5/8"W
• Slotted spoon - measures approx. 12-1/8"L x 2-5/8"W
• Solid turner - measures approx. 12-1/8"L x 3-1/8"W
• Fork - measures approx. 13-1/2"L x 1"W
• Spice stand - measures approx. 11-3/8"L x 2-7/8"W x 2-3/4"H
• 6 glass spice jars - measure approx. 2-1/8"L x 1-7/8"W x 4"H

A boy and his fish

Went to the Dairy Festival today to see all the totally rocking rides....

NOT!

There was only 2 rides for the oldest and about 6 crap rides for the boy and lil sis. Not fun but very expensive.

The boy and lil sis went on a few rides together ... lil sis screamed when each ride ended and daddy had to go in and take her out and pry her hands away. She did go fishing with the small fishing pools each one wins a prize. She was more excited about the shark she pulled out rather than the stuffed animal... like we need another stuffed animal.

The boy won a bunch also from throwing darts and tossing for a fish. We spent $5.00 for 35 balls and not one went into the fish bowl.. seeing how it was the last day of the festival he gave the boy one.

We named him Garfield.... they played together laughed together and he even sang his fish a song. How sweet!! Only one tap of food for Garfield each day otherwise he may get too big for his tiny cookie far I used to put him in.

Craft Show!

Well there was tons and tons of people there... the weather was AWESOME could not have had a better day. A little windy some tents blew over, a lot of my paper crafts blew away without damage. I was in a perfect location right on the sidewalk where pretty much everyone had to pass me to get to the rest of the show, there was about 30 booths....

It cost me $40.00 to have a booth. I spent 3 weeks making lots of goodies, everything from cute blank note cards, Xmas cards, Halloween cards, Gift Tags in every flavor. Cute handmade scrapbook embellishments, paper posies, large flowers, cupcakes. I made gift card holders which by surprise were a hit. I had handmade journals with chipboard and binded them all up. My collage sheets and some atcs to show art. My magazines lots of other scrapbook or ART embellishments from K&Company..... 3 long 8 foot tables full to the max... I ran out of space so had to keep some stuff in the boxes until I had more room. I Also had some coasters I made and some really cute magnets. I had so much stuff. Everything was labeled and tagged and had pretty ribbon and bows wrapped around it.. its about presentation if its looks cute and pretty its more appealing tot he eye to buy... RIGHT??

Craft Show started at 9 am it started out HOT I made $35.00 before noon and WAS so excited wow can I keep selling? Guess what? NOPE! Not one sale after that. It sucked so bad I was so embarrassed people walk by me and roll their eyes, ask what is this and I say its a handmade scrapbook embellishments (with a huge grin so proud of myself I made these cute flowers) they say O I can buy these at Joann's... WHAT? No these are handmade by ME much better than Joann's and such. No thanks! How can people be so rude. I had one woman walk INTO my booth and look around and say to her darling husband "O more junk" UGH! I cringed trying to hold back myself from slapping her!!! I had posters up about handmade items come from the heart and are made with love. A cute banner I made and printed about PID and my etsy.

I had the worse weekend of my life! I was embarrassed, depressed all day got SEVERE sun burn ended up being sick from it and its peeling already from Saturday. It was just awful.... some do not understand handmade items I guess they just wanted to buy the china made that others buy and resell for 3 times as much. It ended at 6 I Called my husband at 5 please come and get me, I cannot stay here any longer. He came and felt so bad for me I cried about it Yes I know lame but I spent so much time on my goodies everything was handmade by moi minus a few stamps and K&Company

Studios Summer issue now available

Studios Summer issue now available

Studios gives you all the great insight, advice, and inspiration you need to make the most of your studio space—whether you have a lot of space, or just a little. In the Summer issue, read about:

• 15 Cool Art Excursions: popular artist getaways—from trips of a lifetime to treks down the road
• 20 Summertime Studios: warm and sunny creative spaces
• Cool products for taking your studio on the road
• How artists move their art outside in the summer and how you can bring the outside in for extra inspiration

Plus design tips, projects, and more!