Showing posts with label the day job. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the day job. Show all posts

Monday, January 10, 2011

Let’s Hear It for Gift Cards!


Among the lovely Christmas presents from The Husband was a Michael’s gift card. I’ve heard that a great percentage of gift cards are never redeemed. Not a problem in this house!!

At The Day Job, I switched from a wall calendar to a desktop model for 2011 and suddenly realized I had a little piece of naked wall beside me.

Michael’s Card + Naked Wall =




This poster was a great size and, really, anything Paris would have been perfect!


Do What You Love!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

What Have I Done Today?


Hmmmm… I’ve been lagging behind on my blogging… Things at The Day Job have gotten busier since we had to lay off one person from our department. The holidays were filled with too much sugar and I got Binge Brain (which means sugar zapped my energy and creativity). I just haven’t had the brain power to blog.


So, I think somedays I’ll just have to virtually mumble about the mundane things I’ve done that day in the hopes of getting some true inspiration.


Today, I dropped The Husband at work, since his ancient VW bus is in the shop. It didn’t pass the smog test. Do NOT get me started on the CA DMV… I had a bunch of errands to do:


My weekly visit to the library, dropped one book, picked up 4 :-)


Stopped at Walmart for a money order and saw this awesome pickup truck--the color drew my eye but I love the entire thing!


Dropped into my eye doctor to confirm how big frames would have to be for my trifocals (yeah, I’m old. So??). I’ve been browsing vintage cat’s eye frames on Etsy.


Braved Brea Bead Works to see if I could find a really small gauge sterling silver jump ring for a commissioned pair of earrings. I couldn’t. Looks like I’ll have to make some jump rings that fit. Wait--if I couldn’t find the jump rings I wanted, how did I spend $38??? Hence why I used the word “braved” BBW’s. Bead stores are rife with temptation. In my defense, though, one thing I bought was for The Mom’s birthday!


Got chicken apple sausages on sale at Sprouts.


Did the grocery shopping. Drove through Carls for a side salad. And a small vanilla shake. With whip cream. I didn’t ask for the whip cream. It just comes with it…


Later on, I picked up The Husband, cooked some of the sausage’s (nom!), watched last night’s CSI:NY with a cat sleeping on my lap and now The Husband is watching some scary movie on SyFy. Think I’ll go try to make some tiny jump rings!


Do What You Love!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Sunday Wishful Thinking


I wish I could afford:

1. A jacket by Seth Aaron Henderson, the most recent Project Runway winner


2. A $4000 bead tour of Australia being organized by a bead store in SoCal (plus another $4k to bring The Husband)

3. To quit my job and be creative full time.


Do What You Love!


Friday, April 30, 2010

Bear Chick Friday


This week I started the necklace for the Orange County Fair, which is being a total pill. The Day Job has been crazy this week so I don't know if my concentration is just off but it hasn't been easy, either design wise or doing the actual chain weave. I have a feeling what I'll end up doing is making several designs and picking the one I like best for the contest.

Sneak peak!

Tomorrow is the Foothill Ranch Library Fundraiser. If you're in the South County of the OC tomorrow, I hope you can drop in. I'll have all of my earrings out plus anklets, bracelets and necklaces. I don't think I'll have as much table space as last weekend but I'll have as much out as I can. After all, it's for a good cause! Jewelry and books~*~ it doesn't get much better than that!


May 1 10AM-3PM

Library Fundraiser

Foothill Ranch Library

27002 Cabriole Way

Foothill Ranch

Do What You Love!

Saturday, August 15, 2009

I Love Bats and I Love Cats


So, I was thrilled to find Blacklilypie.etsy.com! Among other really cool artwork and creative stuff, artist Tara Fortin sells her Batcat creations. I've been biding my time, visiting her shop now and then, waiting for the right things to come along. And, finally, the time was right! Isn't it funny how we lurk and peek and finally, the moon aligns with our favorite radio station or something just as cosmic, and we're finally ready to make an order?


As well as creating ATC's, I also collect them. When I showed "Innocent Batcat" to The Husband, his response was, "He doesn't look that innocent to me..."

What could be better than a cozy Batcat reading in his cozy living room for the perfect bookmark? I bought this as a Christmas gift... Hmmmm... I may have to give her something else...


And here is the ultimate Batcat, hangin' upside down like all Batcat's should. The quality of this card is really amazing. It's not just printed on a notecard, the artwork is mounted on cardstock that's mounted on more cardstock, so it's really a substantial artpiece. I was very impressed with how well it was put together. Now I gotta find a frame!

All of my little treasures were wrapped up in an inner envelope inside the mailing envelope with a Blacklilypie sticker and Tara also included a little extra postcard, that's now on the wall at The Day Job.