Shoes, Shoes, Shoes!!

I love shoes.

I love shoes that are different.

I love shoes that are pretty.

I love shoes that are unique.

I love shoes that nobody else has.

I love shoes.

I wouldn't say that I obsess about shoes, but it's really nice to have pretty ones that are a conversation piece all on their own.

I am a Receptionist for a Credit Union and a few female members always stop and check my feet to admire. That makes me feel special somehow.

I love shoes, what is your vice?

You Are What You Drive

Is that really true; are you what you drive?

I got a new-to-me car last May; a 2003 Toyota Corolla. Unfortunately, my husband drives it because he commutes to work.

I have to drive his car; a 1987 Toyota Corolla. Well, the E-brake is gone, the gas is gone (thank goodness I have not run out of gas!), the shocks are gone. That's a lot gone. Somehow it still runs and gets me from A to B.

I would really like to drive my car. After all, I did get it for Mothers Day and I am a Mom; shouldn't I be able to use my own gift?

Instead, I have to drive around in a rusting, breaking, tin can. Yup, a tin can. I have to admit, though, it's great in the snow!

I sometimes wonder when people see me in my tin can, wearing my business clothes, what do they think when they see me? Do they think, "She looks like she could do better than that!" I wonder. Hmmm.

I don't think, "I am what I drive", it's all due to circumstances....

What do you drive? Are you one with it?

LolliShops!

I applied a while back to a juried website to sell my Hair Flair. I was turned down pretty quickly! I was a little down - me and my Hair Flair had never been turned down before!

I am very happy to say that I got up the nerve and applied to Lollishops. I did that probably around midnight last night. Wow, are they fast, because I woke up to an acceptance e-mail this morning!


You can check them out at :

http://lollishops.wordpress.com/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/lollishops/

http://lollishops.com/

The Weekend Is Here

I love the weekend! I don't know if it's because I'm not working or if it's because I'm in control of my own schedule. Either way, I really like my Sundays and Mondays!

Sundays are great because that's my 'home time' and Mondays are great because everything's open and everyone else is working!

I'm not trying to make fun of those working, because trust me, when I'm working on Saturday, it seems everyone else is off! It's a bit of give-and-take, I think.

I plan on 'getting out' and attending a craft fair today in a tiny town called Union Bay. It's been a long time since I've attended a craft fair that I wasn't selling at! I'm looking forward to it!

I do have an agenda: I'm going to find the coordinator and ask to be on their mailing list for next year for my Hair Flair.

Procrastination at it's best!

During the first weekend in August, I was a vendor at a three-day show in Comox, BC called Nautical Days. I thought I went prepared. It turns out that I didn't go as prepared as I would have liked. I nearly sold out of my snap clips!

Since then, I have done the market a few times in Campbell River, BC and have not made any Hair Flair Snap Clips since preparation for Nautical Days.

I keep telling myself that today is the day that I will get to making my snap clips. I have the ribbon cut, but the ends still need to be treated to prevent fraying. I have cut about 175 pieces of each popular colour of ribbon and about 100 of the not-so-popular. It's a time-consuming process and I've treated three colours so far. If I just treat three colours a day, I'll be done in no time! I just have to keep telling myself that.

What project are you putting off?

Hair Flair - Alligator Clips

Good day!

As mentioned previously, I started Hair Flair with creating Alligator Clips. What is so unique about these nickel plated hair clips is each one has a magnet inserted for even better staying power. Each clip is also lined with the highest quality of velvet ribbon that comes out of Switzerland. I also treat the ends of the ribbon to prevent any fraying. I top each one with an appliqué (or in the case of the picture shown, two appliqués).

I sell at a local market: Pier Street Market: http://www.pierstreet.com/market/ I have a following of Mom's that buy 'just one' each Sunday. I truly feel that their repeat business is a true testament to the quality of my creations.

I don't know what I would be doing if I wasn't making Hair Flair - probably going stir crazy! LOL!

I couldn't believe it the first time I saw my Hair Flair 'out and about'. I just about died! But, in a good way! It was like a dream come true , actually. Her Mom, Lisa, allowed me to take photos. I took three and one of them turned out AWESOME! So good, that I use it for my promotional material. The baby girl's name is Pheonix. She has a lot of Hair Flair now! That was last year and she still wears Hair Flair religiously!