So yesterday I finally made it to 100 sales in my shop Im surprised I never thought Id make it!
My goal was to reach 100 before the end of the year and I did it!
I feel like I can have more confidence in things I do now because I finally reached a goal ( I usually dont make it )
Im also happy because Im getting to do something I enjoy
Ive always loved crafting and Ive always loved going to flea markets and looking for treasures and now I have a job doing it.
Ive always loved selling things I remember when I was about 5 I decided to sell some of my mcdonalds toys I made a table outside by putting a wood plank over my moms barrel planter
and I laid out the toys I remember that I put my Hook toys out and I made a sign and put it by the road toys 1cent and a few kids on bikes stopped and bought toys.
Ive always wanted to have my own store but I cant afford to buy one and etsy is letting me live out my dream.
So wish me luck because I now know that this is something im going to want to do for the rest of my life.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Its a boy!..
So today I learned something that shocked me to tears
Today was Sophies appointment to get spayed so josh took her to her appointment at 8am
and he woke me up at noon when he got her to tell me that my cat is now pretty much a girl
and I said what?!?! and he said yeah it turns out that Sophie is a boy and not a girl..
and he also informed me that Sophie acted so bad at her appointment that the vet told him to get a new vet..because he doesnt want to see him again.
ARGH!
So im a little upset but this has happend to me in the past with my cat Lucy..
When I was turning 16 my mom asked what I wanted and I said that I wanted to get a kitten from my cousins who had a new liter of babies ready to go..she said ok and sent me over there to get one but I got 2 instead because the kittens were best friends and brothers and didnt want to be apart
I named one cat Maxwell and one cat Lucy ( after beatles songs )
well it turns out that Lucy wasnt a girl but was a boy but I went ahead and kept the name Lucy because I wanted them to both have beatles names.
So Im sure Ill keep the name Sophie but only because he is used to it.
My husband is pouting over it..he tends to pout over a lot of stupid stuff but im used to it we have been married for over 5 years now.
.
Today was Sophies appointment to get spayed so josh took her to her appointment at 8am
and he woke me up at noon when he got her to tell me that my cat is now pretty much a girl
and I said what?!?! and he said yeah it turns out that Sophie is a boy and not a girl..
and he also informed me that Sophie acted so bad at her appointment that the vet told him to get a new vet..because he doesnt want to see him again.
ARGH!
So im a little upset but this has happend to me in the past with my cat Lucy..
When I was turning 16 my mom asked what I wanted and I said that I wanted to get a kitten from my cousins who had a new liter of babies ready to go..she said ok and sent me over there to get one but I got 2 instead because the kittens were best friends and brothers and didnt want to be apart
I named one cat Maxwell and one cat Lucy ( after beatles songs )
well it turns out that Lucy wasnt a girl but was a boy but I went ahead and kept the name Lucy because I wanted them to both have beatles names.
So Im sure Ill keep the name Sophie but only because he is used to it.
My husband is pouting over it..he tends to pout over a lot of stupid stuff but im used to it we have been married for over 5 years now.
.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Flea market adventure funnn
Last saturday I got to go on the flea market adventure that I had been waiting to go on for awhile now.
We went to a total of 6 flea markets starting in neosho and then to seneca and then to grove oklahoma.
The first flea market that we went to was a fairly new one so it didnt have much in it yet I did find a few interesting items.
I got a brass letter opener with a teddy bear ( I already put it up in my etsy store )
and a few old metal letters I got a K,J and a V
Josh got a vintage tin of tobacco that he is hoping to sell online soon..its 60 years old!!!
The next flea market was this little junkie one but those are the best because things are always really really cheap.
I got a few vintage toys a Jem doll that has seen better days it is naked and missing an arm and has some discoloration but the head is in perfect shape.
I got some vintage Ninja turtles toys and a few small things for my animal charity store.
The next flea market I went to was a small one that I had never been to before it didnt have much but I did find a bag of barbie shoes and acessories I also got a Kikis delivery service vhs and then the next flea market was across the street so we walked over to it
I found a large box of Crystals for only 5.00 which is a really good deal because normally I pay about 1.00 a piece for them at the rock shops in Eureka Springs ( its a pretty little town with some great shops and lots of art ) the only bad thing about it is that things close at 5pm so being a night person I dont go there very often.
I also bought a Castle in the sky vhs and a book The Gnome From Nome its in the Serendipity series.
After doing those flea markets we still had some time left so we went on to Grove oklahoma
The first flea market we stopped at there was TERRIBLE I waited forever in line because the lady was chatty and then when I finally got to the front she said she was sorry and then she said that she actually wasnt sorry and to bad for me..so Ill never go back again I hate it when people are rude for no reason :( so after that we left and made it to the last flea market where I had looked at a MLP in the past and I was hoping it would still be there it was so I bought it and as we were paying Josh noticed a vintage tobacco pipe and he asked if he could look at it ..it didnt have a price so the lady just said 6.00 we did some reasearch on it when we got home that night and it goes for about 300 wow!
Heres some pictures of some of the stuff I found
My little pony Skyflier
As you can see some child was rough with her
poor doll has a had a terrible life.
Tokka from the Ninja turtles ( my husband used to have this toy when he was little )
and Leonardo from TMNT
And this sweet little cat figurine is one of my favorite things I bought on the whole trip
I put it in my animal charity store hopefully someone will buy this for christmas :)
The childrens book I picked up
and the viewmaster I bought at the store with the rude lady
.....................................and heres what the Jem doll looked like new
Tomorrow I get to go on another flea market adventure not a big one though just to a couple in my old home town...hopefully Ill find some Kewpies!!! ( my kewpie inventory is running low )
Sophie is growing growing growing its really interesting to watch her grow and her eyes have changed from blue to green ...Im taking her out to look at the christmas lights pretty soon ( she loves car rides )
Well thats it
Until next time :)
We went to a total of 6 flea markets starting in neosho and then to seneca and then to grove oklahoma.
The first flea market that we went to was a fairly new one so it didnt have much in it yet I did find a few interesting items.
I got a brass letter opener with a teddy bear ( I already put it up in my etsy store )
and a few old metal letters I got a K,J and a V
Josh got a vintage tin of tobacco that he is hoping to sell online soon..its 60 years old!!!
The next flea market was this little junkie one but those are the best because things are always really really cheap.
I got a few vintage toys a Jem doll that has seen better days it is naked and missing an arm and has some discoloration but the head is in perfect shape.
I got some vintage Ninja turtles toys and a few small things for my animal charity store.
The next flea market I went to was a small one that I had never been to before it didnt have much but I did find a bag of barbie shoes and acessories I also got a Kikis delivery service vhs and then the next flea market was across the street so we walked over to it
I found a large box of Crystals for only 5.00 which is a really good deal because normally I pay about 1.00 a piece for them at the rock shops in Eureka Springs ( its a pretty little town with some great shops and lots of art ) the only bad thing about it is that things close at 5pm so being a night person I dont go there very often.
I also bought a Castle in the sky vhs and a book The Gnome From Nome its in the Serendipity series.
After doing those flea markets we still had some time left so we went on to Grove oklahoma
The first flea market we stopped at there was TERRIBLE I waited forever in line because the lady was chatty and then when I finally got to the front she said she was sorry and then she said that she actually wasnt sorry and to bad for me..so Ill never go back again I hate it when people are rude for no reason :( so after that we left and made it to the last flea market where I had looked at a MLP in the past and I was hoping it would still be there it was so I bought it and as we were paying Josh noticed a vintage tobacco pipe and he asked if he could look at it ..it didnt have a price so the lady just said 6.00 we did some reasearch on it when we got home that night and it goes for about 300 wow!
Heres some pictures of some of the stuff I found
My little pony Skyflier
The jem doll
poor doll has a had a terrible life.
Tokka from the Ninja turtles ( my husband used to have this toy when he was little )
And this sweet little cat figurine is one of my favorite things I bought on the whole trip
I put it in my animal charity store hopefully someone will buy this for christmas :)
The childrens book I picked up
and the viewmaster I bought at the store with the rude lady
.....................................and heres what the Jem doll looked like new
Tomorrow I get to go on another flea market adventure not a big one though just to a couple in my old home town...hopefully Ill find some Kewpies!!! ( my kewpie inventory is running low )
Sophie is growing growing growing its really interesting to watch her grow and her eyes have changed from blue to green ...Im taking her out to look at the christmas lights pretty soon ( she loves car rides )
Well thats it
Until next time :)
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Liebster Award!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So my friend Victoria at http://redletterdaybags.blogspot.com/ nominated me for the liebster award ( Ill be honest I have no idea what it is ) but it sounds fun..so here goes
Eleven things about me
1. Im 24 yrs old and Im married to a really great guy ..who is a bit of a nerd
2. Im from a tiny town ( Anderson mo ) thats is like mayberry on meth..Im sure back in the day it was just like mayberry without the meth part,Dabbs Greer lived there ( for those of you who know who he is )
he was on little house on the prarie and Andy Griffith
3. I have an extra large pituitary gland which means Im actually supposed to be a giant or a midget
the doctor I went to says Im a real mystery
4.In fourth grade I ran away from school because I was always in trouble for everything and I got tired of it.
5.My favorite show is South park my second favorite is Murder she wrote ( very clashing )
6. I collect Nancy Drew books
7.My favorite holiday is halloween
8.I love vintage toys
9.My favorite movie is "Some like it hot" my second favorite is "Evil Under the sun" with peter ustinov
10.I still watch Cartoons
11. I met my husband on myspace.
Victorias questions
1. Name a historical figure that you admire, and tell why.
2. What are the names of some of your favorite books or stories from childhood?
3. Describe your idea of an ideal day.
4. What are your pet peeves?
5. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
6. Share a favorite Christmas, holiday, or birthday memory.
7. What's the best compliment you ever received?
8. What's your favorite meal?
9. What would you do with an extra 3 hours today if you had it?
10. Name a place you'd like to visit.
11. Name a goal you'd like to accomplish or a skill you'd like to learn in the next 2 years.
1. Vincent Van Gogh-He was a beautiful person he lived for art and for love.
2. liza lou and the yeller belly swamp by mercer mayer,Nancy Drew,frances series by Russell Hoban,Mrs Piggle Wiggle series.
3.Waking up early getting a coffee and driving around going to flea markets and then going out to eat and home to play with the cat and watch a movie.
4.I hate when I go to the store and get crowded
awhile back I went to Hobby Lobby to the jewelry isle and it was empty when I got there I sat on the floor to look at the lower shelf and here comes a lady who decided to sit down by me and then some more people until I was completly boxed it..HORRIBLE!
5. Id lose weight ( I gained weight a few years ago when I got sick and it hasnt came off )
6. when I turned 18 my mom took me to Disney land it was great
7.The other day I ordered a margaritta and didnt pull out my ID and the guy said I need your ID you look like your 12 ( made me happy because I thought I was starting to look old )
8.Spinach quesdilla a side of pico de gallo salsa and chips and a coke or a margaritta
9.Go hiking
10.England
11.Lose weight and get my store really really going to the point were I dont have to even think about another job.
The rules are:
Im not sure that I even read 11 blogs...ohoh
coldhamcuddliescalling.blogspot.com
http://augiesvintagefinds.blogspot.com/
http://lindentreedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://madscientistsdesigns.blogspot.com/
http://thislittlebirdshop.blogspot.com/
http://curiousobject.blogspot.com/
http://youngstudiosart.blogspot.com/
http://www.misssleepyking.blogspot.com/
http://hobbittownjewelry.blogspot.com/
http://shoplepetitebonbon.blogspot.com/
http://hellokewpieshop.blogspot.com/
Here are your 11 questions
1. When crafting do you prefer music or a movie?
2. Whats your favorite movie?
3.Favorite song?
4. Do you have a job outside of etsy?
5.do you have a pet?
6.Favorite book?
7.favorite drink?
8.if you could live in any time period what would you choose?
9.Favorite place that you have traveled to?
10.favorite quote?
11.Favorite toy you had growing up
Eleven things about me
1. Im 24 yrs old and Im married to a really great guy ..who is a bit of a nerd
2. Im from a tiny town ( Anderson mo ) thats is like mayberry on meth..Im sure back in the day it was just like mayberry without the meth part,Dabbs Greer lived there ( for those of you who know who he is )
he was on little house on the prarie and Andy Griffith
3. I have an extra large pituitary gland which means Im actually supposed to be a giant or a midget
the doctor I went to says Im a real mystery
4.In fourth grade I ran away from school because I was always in trouble for everything and I got tired of it.
5.My favorite show is South park my second favorite is Murder she wrote ( very clashing )
6. I collect Nancy Drew books
7.My favorite holiday is halloween
8.I love vintage toys
9.My favorite movie is "Some like it hot" my second favorite is "Evil Under the sun" with peter ustinov
10.I still watch Cartoons
11. I met my husband on myspace.
Victorias questions
1. Name a historical figure that you admire, and tell why.
2. What are the names of some of your favorite books or stories from childhood?
3. Describe your idea of an ideal day.
4. What are your pet peeves?
5. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
6. Share a favorite Christmas, holiday, or birthday memory.
7. What's the best compliment you ever received?
8. What's your favorite meal?
9. What would you do with an extra 3 hours today if you had it?
10. Name a place you'd like to visit.
11. Name a goal you'd like to accomplish or a skill you'd like to learn in the next 2 years.
1. Vincent Van Gogh-He was a beautiful person he lived for art and for love.
2. liza lou and the yeller belly swamp by mercer mayer,Nancy Drew,frances series by Russell Hoban,Mrs Piggle Wiggle series.
3.Waking up early getting a coffee and driving around going to flea markets and then going out to eat and home to play with the cat and watch a movie.
4.I hate when I go to the store and get crowded
awhile back I went to Hobby Lobby to the jewelry isle and it was empty when I got there I sat on the floor to look at the lower shelf and here comes a lady who decided to sit down by me and then some more people until I was completly boxed it..HORRIBLE!
5. Id lose weight ( I gained weight a few years ago when I got sick and it hasnt came off )
6. when I turned 18 my mom took me to Disney land it was great
7.The other day I ordered a margaritta and didnt pull out my ID and the guy said I need your ID you look like your 12 ( made me happy because I thought I was starting to look old )
8.Spinach quesdilla a side of pico de gallo salsa and chips and a coke or a margaritta
9.Go hiking
10.England
11.Lose weight and get my store really really going to the point were I dont have to even think about another job.
The rules are:
- Each person tagged must post 11 things about themselves.
- They must also answer the 11 questions the tagger has set for them.
- They must create 11 more questions to ask bloggers they have decided to tag.
- They must then choose 11 special bloggers to tag & award with the Liebster award with less than 200 followers.
- These bloggers must be told in a comment on their blog
Im not sure that I even read 11 blogs...ohoh
coldhamcuddliescalling.blogspot.com
http://augiesvintagefinds.blogspot.com/
http://lindentreedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://madscientistsdesigns.blogspot.com/
http://thislittlebirdshop.blogspot.com/
http://curiousobject.blogspot.com/
http://youngstudiosart.blogspot.com/
http://www.misssleepyking.blogspot.com/
http://hobbittownjewelry.blogspot.com/
http://shoplepetitebonbon.blogspot.com/
http://hellokewpieshop.blogspot.com/
Here are your 11 questions
1. When crafting do you prefer music or a movie?
2. Whats your favorite movie?
3.Favorite song?
4. Do you have a job outside of etsy?
5.do you have a pet?
6.Favorite book?
7.favorite drink?
8.if you could live in any time period what would you choose?
9.Favorite place that you have traveled to?
10.favorite quote?
11.Favorite toy you had growing up
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