OH!!! It is SOO DH’s fault … He sent a de-funk Craig’s List item that promised a new storage rack/work station in my COE-90 designated work area. HE emailed the no-good listing to me. Now I WANT one! Shelves for my frits, upright storage for my glass, a place to tuck much-needed tools, AND a …
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Krampus … Wowzer! Who knew (?!?) And yet, I feel I should have … Those German’s sure knew how to keep their kids in line. None of THEIR nursery rhymes/fairy tales have a (watered-down, politically correct, Americanized) base/foundation in anything that WE were raised with … So, now I know what my Christmas cards will look like for …
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I’ve put my insomnia to good use. Maybe. I think. I opened another E-store. This one is on my Facebook page … AND – since I don’t have to pay any extra fees, neither do you! So, lower prices. Plus I’m offering my necklaces there before listing them anywhere else. Since it’s a trial run, …
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(S)he sleeps. Or, I slept … in the non-Pretty-Woman version of the tale. But, ya know, it’s still a happy ending. Crashing for 14 hours after a week long bout of insomnia, with 4 hour ‘cat naps’ in between several undesired periods of 24 hours of wakefulness. Apparently, I was testing something in my system. …
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In honor of Labor Day, I’m having my first ‘Give Away’! Here’s the prize: A necklace from our new (Rorschach) Inkblot series [What do YOU see?]. Here are the rules: “Like” us on our Clayton Hill Studio facebook page (link at your right), if you haven’t already … Make a comment (on our facebook page) …
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To the coolest tool ever! And such a small investment. After struggling for years, look at what I can do … Such small holes! It’s called a Dremel Work Station, and mine cost about $40 (I love Amazon!). So, I’ve been working on necklaces and cabs. Lots of them! Now to take …
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Minute by minute?? Yeah – that’s about right. Here’s the scoop: My grandma is rallying; She has a trach, peg tube, foley and a tube in her gallbladder; per the specialist doctors (rehab), she suffered a major neurologic event at some unknown time … Is she down and out? Nope – NOT My Grandma. She’s …
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The family room make over is done! We splurged with super thick carpet and I absolutely love it! And, ya know – it only took 10 years to get the fire place in there! [Heavy sigh …] We have Yorkie babies too. Three little ‘doberman mice’ joined our crew. So far all are doing well, …
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Let me just take a moment to say ~ regardless of how shameless it is … I love how varied my Etsy shop listings are looking right now. And – public awareness moment: We have only 55 days until Christmas … Just sayin’!!! But – here’s where I’ll start to get nutty: I have 2 …
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It means I’m producing! Here’s my finished Welcome Yoda sun-catcher/sign … Not bad – I like it, and I know what I will do differently next time: And iridescent platters (Yay!): And more dichro badge reels: Of course, it also means sitting at the computer cropping photos, creating ‘fun’ descriptions for the listings …
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