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Blueberry Smoothie
1 cup plain soymilk
1 cup frozen blueberries
Blend.
Pour into your glass.
Enjoy.
Yum!
1 cup plain soymilk
1 cup frozen blueberries
Blend.
Pour into your glass.
Enjoy.
Yum!
Went back to the garage sale that I mentioned yesterday this morning. The Tiffany necklace was still there. I bought it for $5! I actually wore it today, but might try to sell it on Ebay? We'll see.
Took the kids in for portraits at Pennys. They turned out real cute but we were there about 3 hours. The woman helping us choose photos and check out was training a new employ and it took 3 times as long as normal to get to us. The kids had a heyday as I promised them a cookie if they did well at their photo shoot. Good thing we left the together shots till the end. Because they weren't very good to each other then. Overall they were real good. They got to eat chicken mcnuggets, a rare occurance, both each got 2 cookies and Ella got a Hello Kitty crystal necklace and a sequin strawberry hairclip (50% off, yeah!) The sales were big time crazy. I got a really nice frame for $8, an indoor/outdoor thermometer complete with atomic clock for $10 (our current one got stuck in celcius and we can't change to farenheit, even when we flip the switch in the back to go to F, a table top clock for the guest room for half off and 2 pairs of shoes for me for $14, one pair being Keds! Good thing I didn't deliberately look for anything because I'm sure I'd find a ton more deals.
Jason put the tent up in the back yard tonight. He and Miles are sleeping out there. Ella was going to too. Until we found the holes she poked into the screen on her windows. Her punishment was that she was not allowed to sleep in the tent.
We have a pretty packed weekend ahead. So I'm sure there will be a lot to report back next week. And I still have photos in the camera to share from this week. Until then...
Took the kids in for portraits at Pennys. They turned out real cute but we were there about 3 hours. The woman helping us choose photos and check out was training a new employ and it took 3 times as long as normal to get to us. The kids had a heyday as I promised them a cookie if they did well at their photo shoot. Good thing we left the together shots till the end. Because they weren't very good to each other then. Overall they were real good. They got to eat chicken mcnuggets, a rare occurance, both each got 2 cookies and Ella got a Hello Kitty crystal necklace and a sequin strawberry hairclip (50% off, yeah!) The sales were big time crazy. I got a really nice frame for $8, an indoor/outdoor thermometer complete with atomic clock for $10 (our current one got stuck in celcius and we can't change to farenheit, even when we flip the switch in the back to go to F, a table top clock for the guest room for half off and 2 pairs of shoes for me for $14, one pair being Keds! Good thing I didn't deliberately look for anything because I'm sure I'd find a ton more deals.
Jason put the tent up in the back yard tonight. He and Miles are sleeping out there. Ella was going to too. Until we found the holes she poked into the screen on her windows. Her punishment was that she was not allowed to sleep in the tent.
We have a pretty packed weekend ahead. So I'm sure there will be a lot to report back next week. And I still have photos in the camera to share from this week. Until then...
When It Pays to Know Designers...
...is when you go to a garage sale advertised as having upscale women's clothing and accesories. I'm not much of a designer person. I know some names, but not many.
What I bought at aforementioned garage sale...
- A very pretty watch with sparklies and a blue face for $7 (sorry no pics, I'm not at home and didn't bring my camera to my parents' house).
- A pretty pink patterned umbrella probably from a perfume giveaway promotion for $5.
- A cute pink handbag with no name, probably from another type of promotion.
(Obviously this woman worked in a department store or Ulta or something by all the brand new freebie type things she had).
What I passed up for $10...
Tiffany's 1837 Triple bar pendant, $350 new
What I passed up for $5...
Tiffany Bar drop earrings: $300 new
A Ladies Movado watch for $5 (I liked the sparkly one I got better).
When I found out about the worth of the Tiffany jewelry, I nearly had a heart attack. I'm going back to that garage sale tomorrow. Maybe they won't remember me. But I don't think that jewelry is my style. It would make a nice gift though, eh?
I feel a little better when I looked up my watch, an Alfred Sung (never heard of it), and found out it probably has Swarovski crystals, its blue face is probably a quality material and not plastic and is probably worth over $100. The main thing is that I think it is pretty. I just need to bring it to a jeweler or watch repair shop to get it shortened a bit.
I passed up quite a few cute sundresses and pretty tank tops too. Doh.
Goodies Galore
Yesterday at the last minute I decided to treat myself to a trip to a little craft store up north in Antioch, IL. It is a bit of a haul, so I don't go there that often, but they have much better stuff than Joann or Michael's in the paper department. I supposed someone needs to SMACK me! I got more double-sided heavy cardstock to make more booklets. Meanwhile, they haven't been selling lately and I still have more I've already made that I need to list in my store. I found some really cute ribbons and embellishments too. I will have fun putting it all together...
I also bought some nice trendy fat quarters to make a few wristlets which I plan to put in the store. I just want to do something to make them more unique than just one type of fabric on the outside and another as the lining. So I still need to work on that design.
After my trip there I had to go to Joann on my way home to get essentials that the craft store doesn't carry, like zippers, D-rings, clasps and fusible fleece. I got the kids each a little craft they were begging for. That $2 was well worth it as it gave me a little peace and quiet for a decent chunk of time as they worked on them and I cut and folded paper for my new booklets.
I was thinking of a new idea for bags. I have a few of those recyclable shopping/grocery bags so as not to use up plastic bags. But they often come apart at the seams and I have to sew them back up. Would you buy and use a sturdier canvas bag with no lining but pretty fabric for the straps to make you remember to get them out of the car before going into the store because you can't help but want to show off your pretty bags??
Make Someone's Dream a Reality
Here's your chance to do something wonderful to help a great gal out with her life love and passion. Layla hasn't been blogging for long, but I have started following her and love her style. She and her husband just bought a fixer upper and are fixing it up, bit by bit. She quit her day job to pursue her passion. She is so brave, so true to herself by doing this.
Well what can you do to help her out? She has sent in an audition video to be on Design Star on HGTV. You can go there, check it out and give her some stars if you feel she is as wonderful as I think she is. I'd also suggest checking out her blog. Her photos are wonderful and her video footage is so cute and fun.
So please go and vote for her! Go rate her video. While you're there you can check out the other entries too.
Well what can you do to help her out? She has sent in an audition video to be on Design Star on HGTV. You can go there, check it out and give her some stars if you feel she is as wonderful as I think she is. I'd also suggest checking out her blog. Her photos are wonderful and her video footage is so cute and fun.
So please go and vote for her! Go rate her video. While you're there you can check out the other entries too.
Last week I found a tutorial at the PinkPenguin for a cute fabric basket and make one of my own. I think I'll use it for a little waste basket for fabric scraps when I'm cutting out pieces for projects.
I gave the other project I made to my mom. It was a wristlet, but I forgot to take a pic, so you don't get to see it. Sorry. I did cut out fabric to make another one, so maybe you'll see a similar one sometime down the road.
We had a very interesting Sunday. I had discovered the musical artist Bushwalla (Billy Galewood) through looking through some of Jason Mraz YouTube videos and such. We are big Jason Mraz fans. Anyway, Bushwalla has co-written some of Jason's songs, namely Curbside Prophet and they are good friends. I liked Billy's music and looking around further on his website found out he was doing a show (party) in Chicago THIS SUNDAY. I also noticed that he seems to prefer to do small shows, what he calls living rooms shows. This really attracted me because I prefer much smaller venues when going to hear a musician. I contacted the party organizer and we made it out to the venue (a forest preserve) to go see him. It was so fun as we met a lot of wonderful and welcoming people who were all Bushwalla and Mraz fans. Also, at such a small setting (there were only about 20 people there), we had "front row" seats and got to talk to Billy quite a bit. He was very gracious and friendly and just a really funny guy. He is a self proclaimed acoustic rhymer and has a other talents such as juggling, magic etc... So anyway, on with the pics...
Yes, this was our view of his show.
Having fun and goofing around. Two audience members helped fill in with the music.
He sang for quite a while as he balanced the tripod on his chin.
More than happy to pose for pics.
It was a great time and a fun adventure! I hope we get to see him again. I really hope we get to see the other great people we met again.
It was a great time and a fun adventure! I hope we get to see him again. I really hope we get to see the other great people we met again.
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- Location:
- Grayslake, IL
- About Me:
- I am a stay at home mom of two sweet children; Ella, 3 and Miles, 2. I used to be a research pharmacologist for a large health care organization until I was offered an exceedingly more challenging job as "Chief Mother Officer and Senior Household Director". Now I love to sew. I am currently obsessed with making bags and even sell some on Etsy. I also love to yard sale, decorate, shop, exercise, and dance. I teach ballet and jazz and my husband and I teach swing dancing. I can't wait until we can go SCUBA diving again and perhaps do some traveling that requires air travel preferably over large bodies of water.
- Gender:
- Gal
- I am a/an:
- Independent Artist/Designer, Blogger, Supporter, Shopper, Independent Retailer
- (Designers only) I create:
- Tote bags, head bands, toss pillows
- (Designers only) I am willing to do:
- Custom orders
- (Designers only) My work is sold at:
- http://sunnykristi.etsy.com
- Website:
- http://sunnykristi.etsy.com
- Website #2:
- http://sunnypondhome.blogspot.com
- Favorite Designers/Artists:
- Heather Bailey, Ashley Goldberg
- Favorite Music/Musicians:
- Classical, jazz, pop. Ottorino Respighi, Ella Fitzgerald!, Thelonius Monk, Sting, Ben Folds, Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie...
- Favorite TV Show & Movies:
- Sliding Doors, Greys Anatomy, The Office
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