Merry Whatever

Minnie would like to quote one of the sages of our time, and say,

"Have a Merry Christmas, A Happy Hannukah, A Kwazy Kwanzaa, A Tip Top Tet, and a Solemn, Dignified Ramadan."

I'm So Crafty, I Make Crafty People

Remember this girl?

She has her own Etsy shop.  Besides offering hand-dyed and hand-spun yarn, 

she also makes custom bracelets:

They have proved to be QUITE POPULAR.  I believe she has outsold my own shop, one handmade bracelet at a time, the last couple of months.

Head over to her shop for a custom bracelet of your own!

'Sup, Slackers?

I'm not going to judge.
I did the bulk of my Christmas shopping in one marathon internet session, Friday afternoon.

But if you still need something little for someone, may I suggest a "Healthy Holidays" gift?

If you buy a tissue holder from my shop, I'll throw in one of those Emergen-C fizzy drink packs.  The tissue holder will come in a holiday cello bag; all you'll have to do is pick up a dollar bottle of hand sanitizer at the drug store/Target/I dunno, maybe even the gas station.

I've had great success with the USPS, so if you buy RIGHTAWAY,

 there's a good chance you'll get your tissue holder in time for the big day.

Can You Keep A Secret, Internet?

Shh.  I made a board game for the nephew for Christmas, with these guys:

Aren't they cool?  I got them from my Etsy buddy, BucketOBolts.

I added crayons, dice, and a blank board. 

Then I bagged them up, like a real game:

As my nine-year-old self used to say, neato-kabeato, eh?  

BUT DON'T TELL MY NEPHEW!

It's part of his Christmas gift.

Thank God for Cat Poop

Well, technically, thank God for cat litter.

The Girl dropped an entire bottle of olive oil on our nasty kitchen tile floor.  How to clean up the goo?  Salt? Nah, it turns out that was how to clean up raw egg.  Then I thought....

CAT LITTER!

It did indeed turn out to be the World's Best, as it nicely soaked up what felt like three gallons of olive oil.

YOU'RE WELCOME, INTERNET.

Can Y'all Do Me A Favor?

Today, we helped this* girl:

buy her first car.

Can y'all do me a favor? Can you just... stay off the roads for a few weeks?

Not everyone; just those drivers in Southern California.

I'm not unreasonable, for God's sake.

And to encourage you to STAY HOME and shop rather than drive your TWO TONS OF METAL around my girl and her shiny new car, head over to my Etsy shop. If you enter the code NEWCAR at check-out, your shipping will be free.

*Note: current age of girl may be slightly older. But not by much.

This Kid's Childhood Is Going To Be EPIC

I occasionally get asked to do a custom quilt at my 

Etsy shop. 

This Misfits baby quilt was definitely the most hardcore request I've ever gotten.

Look Into the Eyes of Crazy

Meet Minnie:

She and her brother started as fosters, and became a part of the family. 

Let me clarify: she started as a foster and became 
THE RULER OF THE HOUSE.

Those are her feet zipping through the photo I was trying to take on the top, and her naughtiness and sass make her a sort of spirit animal for this blog.

Craft Fair Muffin Top

I did a craft fair last Saturday.


I should have ponied up the extra ten bucks for another table.

My table overflowed like a size twelve mom trying to fit into her old size two jeans.