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A string of thoughts, DIY, thrift scores, geeking out, sewing, crafting, and so on....

Monday, October 25, 2010

Giveaway: Nest Egg Ring!

Yes! It is Giveaway time! This time around I am giving away this loverly silver and blue adjustable Nest Egg Ring. Men - win it for the lucky lady in your life. Ladies-win it for you or a special gal pal. How do you enter? Well, there are a few ways: you pick which one! AND the more ways you enter, the better your chances! 1. FOLLOW: Be a follower of this blog and leave a...

Friday, October 22, 2010

Giveaway Imminent .

I'm thinking of having a giveaway. It could be handmade, vintage or supplies. I'm still deciding...stay tun...

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Halloween Story not on Halloween

I was looking thru my MySpace blogs (do people still go there?) and I found this post I wrote in June of 2006. It has a Halloween-ish theme and it was fun to relive that - in my mind of course. Enjoy When something screeches across the room and latches on someones neck, I gotta laugh because what is that thing? - Jack Handy Its a Bat And speaking of bats, i have a story....Last...

Monday, October 18, 2010

Sufjan Stevens, I will see you if its the last thing I do!

Sufjan Stevens mock gig poster by Emilydove on Etsy .................And I missed him yet again! He was here in Chicago and I didn't even know he was even touring - my bad. I've seen all of my favorite music geniuses; Morrissey (many times over), Depeche Mode - even met Dave Gahan, Les Savy Fav, DFA 1979, The Cure, Jamiroquai, U2. The list is probably into the hundreds of...

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Free Moo Cards anyone?

I love free stuff. I especially love FREE Moo business cards! For $6 (shipping) you can get 50 of the most high quality cards - that I've ever seen, anyway- for your business, as tags for gifts, whatever. Moo has a few good ideas for what to do with them. So of course I got some for my new shop PeanutEnvy - which needed some business cards. I love that you have options even...

Monday, October 11, 2010

My New Shop: PeanutEnvy

For 2 whole years I've been waiting to open this shop! For now I'll be selling these plush Matryoshka dolls til I try out some other patterns I've worked on. I was SO angry to see that someone out there jumped on my idea to make a certain something. An idea I've been sitting on that I thought was so cool which now won't be considered my original idea. I guess its a ya snooze...

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Mad Men Motivational Posters

My husband Morgan and friend Jayson are the brains behind the ManlyVintage blog (and soon to be shop). Jayson created some clever motivational posters inspired by AMC's greatest show Mad Men...though I am quite excited about the upcoming Walking Dead...a new series of zombie-filled madness! I can't wait! Go check out Manly Vintage. You will not be disappointed...

Friday, October 1, 2010

Friday Sale

Sale today @ Cranheartpony! It ends Sunday at midnight so go now! Any item of your choosing is 15% off AND you will get a free (and functional) gift! I love free stuff, but not when its something lame - So I try to keep the free stuff I give away to be fun and of some use. OH, and you will have to either contact me with what you want so I can reduce the price OR you can just...

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