Wednesday, December 31, 2008

New Year, New Attitude, New Adventures....

It's New Year's Eve.....
Have fun!
But be careful....it's a jungle out there!


Seriously, I have a great feeling about 2009. There are so many potentially great things swirling around in the air....
This would be the first for me....


The Winter issue of Somerset Life is available NOW and I was lucky enough to sign up for Lollishop's very first national ad, which appears very near the front of the issue (I think, haven't seen it in person yet)...

Here's a peek:


I'm way up there in the top row, very first picture to the left...
Here's a peek at the featured piece...


A sweet little Valentine's vignette, featuring a few of my favorite things.....


...stripes, Polka Dots, vintage linens and a sweet little puppy figurine...


...cupcakes, lollipops, and Valentine's conversation hearts....

...all whipped up into these note cards....

....and the icing on the cupcake-these sweet little "home sweet home" stickers...one comes with each note card...Right now the cards are available as singles or in sets of four (at a discount, of course), exclusively in my Lollishop ....

So there you have it, the first of my New Year's goodies.
There will be more to look forward to in the upcoming weeks, including news on the OneWorld/One Heart Giveaway, the return of Monkey in the Middle Mondays (I did promise!), and more importantly, the return of my Mr. Sunshine (about 36 days until he comes home on mid-tour leave! I'm warning you now- I will not be able to keep quiet about this one!).....

But for now, I'm off to enjoy a glass of sparkling apple-cranberry juice with boy-child...teenage girl child actually has a social life on New Year's Eve....

Until Next Time,

Monday, December 29, 2008

'Twas four Nights After Christmas...


And I must confess....
I owe all of you apologies, for I have been an absent blogger...
But (there's always a "but" isn't there?)...I'm sure you will all understand...
With Mr. Sunshine on the other side of the world, the kids and I needed to circle the wagons...concentrate on just US for a few days....and it worked.

We had a lovely Christmas, including an almost three hour web-cam session with our soldier. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, my husband got to watch his children open their gifts, even though he was thousands of miles and several time zones away...Thank you, Skype!

But before that....


Santa came sneaking in on Christmas Eve....


He brought my son art supplies..wasn't that thoughtful??

Most of you might think this twisted lump of silver reminds you of something (a toy, maybe?)...but can't quite put your finger on it....Slinky, anyone?

To my son, it was a sculptural palette for his own style of modern art....unintentional, of course....

I hope Santa brought you everything your heart desires!

Now that I am back, I have SO much to share...new inventory, new selling venues, even a new look for the blog....

2009 looks to be starting off with a bang!

Stay tuned...

Until Next Time,

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Thoughts for December...

My Mom loved magazines, I have to think. That's one of those things from childhood that's kind of fuzzy for me. I remember them lying around often and boxes full of old issues that she never brought herself to part with out in the garage, but I didn't really pay that much attention. They were all boring "homemaker" type mags- Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, etc. (which I read today, btw).

Well ,when we were going through Mom's stuff, preparing her house for a new family, I found an old recipe journal. It must date back to the 50's, maybe early 60's and it's crammed full of clippings from those old magazines. Cooking tips, recipes, thoughts to ponder, etc.- all little golden nuggets, my own little time capsule of the woman that my Mother was .

I found a collection of "thoughts"...not sure what magazine they came from as they were cropped close, but there is a clipping for each month of the year. I was going to wait until January to start sharing, but decided I'd like to start with December (and I will scan and share each month throughout 2009).

So enjoy, and remember the true meaning of the season....

Until Next Time,





Monday, December 1, 2008

Artful Blogging, Lollishopping and Birthday Floggings...

OK , I will start with the last bit of this post's title.... and work my way back...
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Believe it or not, they are all related....

Today is my birthday.

Wasn't going to mention it, but a whole swirl of very photogenic things just made it impossible to ignore (always thinking in blog-ese...some photo-ops just have to end up on these pages!)...and trust me, the elder peanuts in the gallery know exactly what I am talking about... ignore is something you try to do once you're past the big 2-9 (Ok...the huge 3-9)...

But seriously....

I got a few pretties over the weekend and today that I thought I would share. Mr. Sunshine sent me a bouquet of sweet white daisies and a box of oh-so-delicious, melt-in-your-mouth truffles. It's not the easiest thing in the world to do, coordinate flower delivery from a combat zone (a simple phone call is out of the question and many online sites are blocked over there for security reasons), so for this I am grateful. And aren't they just sweet? I love daisies.....

"Well Hello There Santa!"
by The Polka Dot Pixie

This little guy is a "to me, from me" gift....
and guess where I found him?

On Lollishops, of course! Just in case you haven't heard, Lollishops is up and running...
Experiencing a few little hiccups, but already I am loving the ease of listing and the look of the site. Pure indulgence for our frou-frou feminine sides...and ordering was easy peasy!

I got my lollishop set up over the weekend, just in case you'd like to take a peek...lots left to add, but I got some holiday stuff put up, just because time is running out for those holiday orders....



And last but not least, my other favorite b-day gift, from my wonderful in-laws....A subscription to my ultimate, "when I grow up I want to blog like them" guide book: Artful Blogging. I can page through this magazine time and time again, every issue. It's truly a keeper (and I am sure there's quite a few of you who already know that)!

So there goes it, my thankful to still be here, 40-something birthday post....
40 is the new 20, right? And just in case you were wondering, no flogging for my birthday (my kids can't catch me to dispense the birthday spankings) , just needed a word that went with blogging and lollishopping....

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Until next time,