Would you pay $6 for a set of already-been-chewed wads of gum?

Look at the teeth marks!

I know I wouldn’t.  That is, unless these aren’t really nasty pre-chewed pieces of gum at all but are instead, MAGNETS.  (more…)

I just listed a charity auction on eBay (item 250327878283) benefiting Prevent Child Abuse, starting at $0.99!  I made a couple of Olivia the Pig Felt Fuzzies hair clips (with the alligator clips) to go along with a brand new boxed set of Olivia Note Cards.  100% of this sale will go towards this fantastic cause – one of which is near and dear to my heart.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look it over!

Blessings,
Ann

Whew. Again, I say, whew. Obviously, I have not been updating this blog nearly as often as I’d like. I’ve been busy working on a whole slew of custom order requests as well as filling regular and wholesale orders. Here are a few I’d like to show off:

Ohio State University Megaphone & Football Fuzzies

Felt Fuzzi Clowns – Hair Clips

Thylacine Felt Fuzzies (Learned a lot of new stuff while researching this one!)

Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 & 2 Felt Fuzzies Hair Clips (I LOVE how these turned out. It took many tries – I have a bin of rejected attempts… mostly because I kept trying to make their whole bodies.)

Moose & Zee Felt Fuzzies Hair Clips (Yup, another one I had to Google. My kids are 11 and 9 so anything past Blue’s Clues and Dora is new to me.)

I still have a mailbox full of other requests to work on as well as new Fuzzies I’d like to add to my ever-growing inventory.  And if I don’t get some of my new painting and handbag ideas out of my brain soon… let’s just say things will get real messy around here.  Brain matter on walls messy.

Well, it’s time to pack the kids up and head out to church and then head out to yet another pool-related function. I hope that everyone has a safe and blessed Memorial Day and please take some time out in between the BBQ’s and pool parties to reflect on what this holiday weekend is all about. Please remember our fallen troops in wars past and present as well as all our active soldiers defending our country today.

Toodles!

+ann

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It’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month and I made this set of Sesame Street Felt Fuzzies to sell as a charity auction in my eBay store.  100% of the sale will benefit Prevent Child Abuse of Texas – a non-profit organization dedicated to creating “families and communities where children are free from abuse and neglect and nurtured by a loving family.”  I can put either snap clips, alligator clips, or pins on the backs of these… mix and match – it’s all up to the winning bidder!  Pssst, it’s hard to tell in the picture but the Count even has a little plastic monocle sewn in!  Ha.  Ha.  Ha!  ^_~

Please support this amazing charity by either bidding on or watching this item on eBay (380022290359)!  Thank you so much!

Blessings,
Ann

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I saw a chem-trail plane this morning but couldn’t get to my camera in time… I must say one thing for the guys spraying the skies over Plano, TX (with God knows what) – kudos on the creative trail patterns. I like the argyle patterns you make here better than Vegas’ boring straight lines (see video). As a crafter, I’m all for creativity – I’ll remember your pretty patterns when the tumors start to develop and my children can’t breathe. *_*

My (conspiracy ) theory is that someone is trying to manipulate the weather and/or slow down global warming. The German government has already announced publically that they are spraying their skies with “harmless” bits of dirt and other stuff as part of ongoing wargame exercises. The chemicals sprayed are supposed to trick any ground radar facilities. They also admitted that they had manipulated weather satellite images to keep it from the public. Well, I guess if the Germans are doing it… our government might be practicing their wargames, too. Darn, I was hoping for weather manipulation – preferably with a mad scientist who has hair issues and a secret lair.

What I really prefer over chemically induced migraines are Pop Tarts. I can’t eat them (bad, bad, processed, toxic, ick) but I remember them as being especially delicious in the Brown Sugar & Cinnamon variety. So what better way to satisfy my desire for Red No. 40 and Pyridoxine Hydrochloride goodness than to make them out of FELT… *sigh*

Yummy, felty goodness. The glass beads might bring up some digestive tract issues but it becomes unnoticeable once the brightly colored hairballs start to come up. Enjoy!

I’m going to go drink a cup of freshly ground coffee before my sarcasm and excessive eye-ball rolling turns me into my pre-teen son.

Love and kisses,
+ann

P.S. The book I’m currently reading, Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert, is NOT a self help book as the title implies. Yeah, I was bummed when I found out too – I’m all for self-help. It is however written by an amusing Harvard psychologist (wrap your brain around that oxymoron) and teaches you all about the human brain, why we do what we do, think the way we think, some other deep psychological insights, and all with a dose of intelligent humor. It gets technical in some places and I have yet to come across any fluffy rainbows or catchy feel-good phrases. It’s science, baby! So far, so good.

After years of experimenting with various Turtle to Cuteness ratios – coupled with many shakings of tiny fists and infected bites from non-cute snapping turtles – we are proud to present to you, Hammond the Sea Turtle. We didn’t just stop after (more…)

This gal has had an insane couple of days!  Lots to report and lots to brag about…

First, I got my 95 pounds-o-felt yesterday!  Hooray!  However, ‘Hunky UPS Guy‘ failed to be the one to deliver it.  Boo!  No offense meant towards the UPS guy who did deliver it, of course.  There ought to be a UPS Drivers’ calender…  hmmm, I’ll be sure to mention it at our next Bored WAHM’s meeting.  

I nearly fainted at the sight of all this GORGEOUS felt.  Three large, kid-sized cartons were stuffed almost to bursting point with this:

A feast for the eyes!  Most of these colors have been nearly impossible to find and now they are discontinued.  Lucky me, I stumbled upon an awesome eBay seller (quiltershusband) who went out of his way and really hooked this fabric junkie up.

In other news, my brilliant monkeys brought home their fabulous works of art from school yesterday.  So what’s a momma to do?  Scan them and show them off, that’s what!  And because I think they are good enough to sell, I’ve uploaded some high-res pics of them to my CafePress shop to have them printed on lots of goodies.  They now have their own section in my shop and the commissions earned from each sale will go directly into their respective college savings funds.  Monkey 2 wants to go to MIT for goodness sakes!  Monkey 1 is looking at either UT Austin or get this… Yale.  *_*  Either they bust their tails to earn full scholarships or I’d better win the lottery.

Here’s my oldest son’s work.  He didn’t have a name for it so I named it ‘Abstract Cat’.  Squint, tilt, lift your right arm… I promise there is a cat in there. 

I absolutely loved his use of such fiery colors.  This masterpiece was made with crayons.  He usually gets frustrated by paint because he likes to put so much detail in his drawings which doesn’t translate well when he uses brushes.  He really enjoyed making this though so I’m hoping to encourage him to try painting abstract works on canvas.

And here is my little one’s work.  He calls it, ‘Robot Cat’.

Can you believe how amazing it is?  I was (and still am) very impressed and surprised when he showed this to me.  He used mixed media (crayons, paint, and markers).  I’m sending their art teacher a friggin’ huge gift basket after seeing these two masterpieces. 

Let’s see, what else have I been up to…  Besides wearing myself out writing HTML, CSS, and PHP & Java scripts for my various sites… listing tons of inventory in my eBay /Etsy / CafePress / KarmaBox stores… answering 90-150 emails a day… Fuzzing gobs of Fuzzies… drumming up Ron Paul support in my neighborhood… and writing this little ditty… I guess not much.

Okay, I’m going to take a nap while you buy some of my genius children’s artwork. 

Blessings,
+ann
(An unbiased mommy.  Ha!)