Twitter's Down

Random advertising these cute Pyrex bowls listed in my shop!



If you read my blog, well first of all, thank you!  You know I love twitter!  You may also know, when twitter is down, I usually have to blog about it!  It's my way of staying connected with my twitter friends when I can't chat with them on twitter!

So since twitter is down, I guess I'll do some random chat here!

More random advertising

I had some great ideas for stuff to talk about on my blog, but I can't remember what they were!

I will tell you about our New Year's Eve tradition.  It's crazy and kooky, like us!  We've been playing this 80's electronic game called "Mall Madness" since my older daughter, Lindsey, was little!  The object is to buy a certain amount of items in the mall, and be the first out of there. 

Well you would think I would win at that, since I've been know for my addiction to shopping (which I am proud to say I have curbed)!  Nope!  My husband Bob has one most years.  My son Mark comes in 2nd, and even my Dad joined in on our fun one year, and he won!

So I guess it's a guy's thing!  There object is to hurry up out of the mall, where as most women usually like to linger awhile!

So that's my random chat while Twitter is down, I'm hoping when I go to check on Twitter now, it will be up!

If not...I will be posting again!  I have a lot to say, if I could only remember!

Stay safe-Happy New Year!

Jen

Party Retro Style

Libbey Silver Leaf Pilsners

Ring in the New Year retro style!  All things in moderation, of course!

Mod Chip-n-Dip Set

And what's a party if you don't have chips and dip!? 

Frosty Orange Pitcher

Mix up your favorite drinks in this frost bright orange pitcher!

Black and Gold Coin Glasses



Mad Men style cocktail glasses are another "must have" for your New Year's Eve party!

And remember...don't drink and drive!

Cheers!

Jen

Write It Down!

It's that time of year again (yes I'm trying out a new, larger font!)!  Time to make those New Year's Resolutions!

One of the best ways to stick with your resolutions is to write them down, and then tell your friends about them, and/or blog about it!

That will give you a little more motivation to stick with it!

The first 3-4 weeks are crazy busy at our recreation center, and then slowly, we loose most of the people that started out with such good intentions (I bet they didn't write down their resolutions!)

So what are my resolutions? Good question!  I'm still thinking about it!

I have a few that come to mind and will post more before the end of the year!  Here's a few to start with:

1. I want to increase my sales on Etsy, and make more money in 2012!
2. I will start working on my 2 year goal of moving to Savannah GA!
3. I will organize my shop stuff so that my house doesn't look so much like a warehouse!
4. I will think of more resolutions soon!

So that's a start!  What are your resolutions?

Happy New Year!! Cheers!

Jen

Merry Christmas!

I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Thanks for reading my blog!

Jen

Etsy Search

http://www.redredcompletelyred.etsy.com/

Happy Friday! 

If you're not familiar with http://www.etsy.com/ you should be!  It's a great place to get quality (and unique) handmade and vintage items!

There's a search thingie at the top right, you can click on handmade or vintage, then search for whatever you want!  I did a search (the handmade drop down) for deer. 

http://www.byrdiegraphics.etsy.com/



I love these removeable graphics you can get for your walls these days! 



http://www.darkcycleclothing.etsy.com/



You'll find a great selection of fun t-shirts on Etsy too!

http://www.nonesuchgarden.etsy.com/



I want this deer (slight hint).

Merry Christmas, on this eve of Christmas eve!!

Jen

I'm Trying, I'm Really Trying

Cute stuff from shabbyblogs.com

Thanks to a friend on twitter, she directed me to http://www.shabbyblogs.com/ -you should check it out!

I really want a cute header on my blog, and I've been listening to her tutorial, but I still can't get the size right on this. 

My brain can only handle a little bit of this tech stuff at a time.  So I'll leave the header the way it is, for now, and play with it again later!

I wanna have a giveaway just so I can use this!

Next thing is to add more pretties on the side of my blog!  But I need a break now!!  Thanks Shabby Blogs!!

Jen

Jenny's Crappy Craft Segment

If you read my blog (well first of all, thanks!), you'll know I am definitely "craft challenged".  I do try, but it usually just looks like a crappy craft!

And why is my font so small? I don't even know how to fix this.

I love to gift wrap!

But I do love to gift wrap and offer free gift wrapping in all 3 of my Etsy shops!  I'm actually thinking of charging a small extra fee for this service, as I've had more buyers using this service, and all these little extra's do cost $$$!



I like my crappy craft!

So this what a gift from one of my Etsy shops looks like when it gets sent out!  I will then send a separate thank you letter to the buyer.

I would hand write the card, but my handwriting is horrible!  So I type up the personalized note, add a coordinating piece of stock paper, hole punch it, and add a cute brad (this one happens to be a festive Martha Stewart brad!).

So there you have it, Jenny's crappy craft!!

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Happy Friday!

Finally got a "breather" so I thought I'd ramble on my blog for a few minutes!

But I have to sit here and sit a second to decide what I want to chat about! 

The obvious would be Christmas, so I'll go with that!

So, yeah, it's Christmas time! The question everyone asks "have you got all your Christmas shopping done?"  Not a chance!  Bought some things for my daughter Lindsey, and that's about it!

My husband, Bob, is easy to buy for.  He just wants beer!

My other daughter, Katherine, may want a crazy pair of shoes (I guess it's some great shoe designer).  So I'm still waiting to hear exactly what she wants.

My son Mark, well, his b-day was 12/9 and he bought a computer, which was his combined birthday and Christmas gift.

So I guess that's it, not too bad.  I'll scramble at the last minute!  Oh...I did get my grandpuppy, Cosmo some stuff!!  And I always wrap up some fresh bacon and let him hunt under the tree for it!  It's so funny!! (He's small, so it's not like he's gonna wreck anything.)

So that's my quick Christmas ramble!

Now I need to get to listing some stuff in my shops and keep the sales going (hopefully).

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  and..one more thing! Don't forget, for the person on your list who "has everything", it means he/she doesn't NEED anything else.  Think about the people that truly need basics, like food, clothing, etc.  Donate to a charity in that persons name!  That's a good gift!!

Jen

Debt

Christmas-the time for giving



Debt as defined in the dictionary:  "the condition of owing".

It's not fun.

It's Christmas time, a time for giving, right!?  Your real friends will understand that you don't want to go into debt to buy gifts for them!  Pay cash, leave the credit card at home!

This is coming from my own personal experience!  If you can't pay for the "stuff" with cash, don't buy it! It's a simple fact! Speaking of stuff, I just spent a lot of time getting rid of a lot of my stuff, that I wasted money (or shall I say, credit on).  Bags and bags of clothes, and other "stuff" (I did donate it to charities).

My definition of debt:  "a heavy burden".

Happy Debt Free Holidays!

Jen

Thanks Lynda!

This should be a picture of me & Lynda!

Since neither Lynda or I like having our picture taking, I thought these vintage ornaments would be a nice replacement!

I just had a lunch with 2 of my works friends, Lynda and Barb.  Lynda and I worked so closely together that we referred to each other as half a brain, together we made up one brain!  We both worked part time and did administrative work, and we had fun while doing it!

So it was nice to finally see her again!  As Lynda reminded me, it had been 3 1/2 years since the last time we had lunch together.  I still cannot believe it's been that long!  But Lynda never ages and she still looks as cute as ever!

Hopefully you'll read my blog today Lynda, dedicated to you!   Here's to a Happy and Healthy 2012!!

Thanks Lynda!

Jen