"If you love freedom, thank a vet."

When I was a kid, my parents had this bumper sticker that said "If you love freedom, thank a vet."
As a little girl, I thought that the bumper sticker was referring to Veterinarians.
Needless to say, I think it's stupid that people only say thank you to Veterans about as often as they take their pets to the vet.
I think we should say thank you whenever we can.

My best friend, Ant.
I'm thankful and proud of you everyday, not just today.

Free To Be...You and Me!

"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons, but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters." -- Gloria Steinem

Just a friendly reminder to not forget our boys (and men) in a world of traditional crafts, mostly dominated by women.






(Ft. Roberta Flack and Micheal Jackson)

These two videos are from Free To Be..You and Me!, a movie that was made in the 1970's which is the only film I remember seeing and loving during my elementary school years. I certainly hope it's still shown.

My work with Resin.

This past week I've been experimenting with Resin.
It's my first time using it, and so far I've been finding it to be very frustrating.

1. It smells horrible.
2. You have to be extremely cautious while using it because it involves chemicals (don't use it if you have small children, unless it's in an area where they will never be able to get to it until it's dry.)
3. I CAN'T GET IT TO DRY!

Now, here is my question for people who have experience with Resin and Catalyst:
How long does it normally take to dry?
My goodness!

Bloggers Ornament Exchange

I've just signed up! You should too!

Spoonflower

When was the last time you fell in love?
Oh, I remember my last! Yesterday when I discovered Spoonflower!
Spoonflower is a site that allows you to design your own fabric and get it printed without being limited to the size or weight!
Isn't that amazing?!

Monkey Doll All Teal by vo

Deer Fabric by emrick123

Just thought I would share! <3

Halloween fun!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween!
Jason played a house show at the Red Manor and we both had a fantastic time with our friends and strangers alike.
We went as Mad Men!

What did you go as?

Tunes for Tykes.

The youngest of the three girls that I care for during daylight hours turned a terrific two years old yesterday. I felt so happy as I watched her smear icecream sundae all over her face, chest, and lap in the scariest place on earth.
I bought her two new Madeline books (I cannot tell you how many times I've read the first in the past two months.), made her a dress, and put together some songs that I thought she might like.
I thought I would share it with you!

Picture from Smile and Wave.

Tunes for Tykes
that Mom and Dad will like..

1. "The Swimming Song" -- Loudon Wainwright III
2. "All I Want is You" -- Barry Louis Polisar
3. "There is a Mountain" -- Donovan
4. "Three Little Birds" -- Bob Marley
5. "Yellow Submarine" -- The Beatles
6. "Vegetables" -- The Beach Boys
7. "Lollipop" -- The Chordettes
8. "I should have known better" -- She & Him
9. "Small Words, Bigger Lessons" -- Polka Dot Dot Dot
10. "A Tisket, A Tasket" -- Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb and his Orchestra
11. "The Clapping Song (Clap Pat, Clap Slap)" -- Shirley Ellis
12. "Chewing Gum" -- The Carter Family
13. "This Land is Your Land" -- Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
14. "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" -- Herman's Hermits
15. "All I Have to do is Dream" -- The Everly Brothers
16. "You Are My Sunshine" -- Paul Curreri and Devon Sproule
17. "Turn! Turn! Turn!"-- The Byrds
18. "Ragged Wood" -- Fleet Foxes
19. "Lynette I Love You" -- Drew Danbury
20. "Margo, Left in Bed" -- Brown Recluse
21. "1 2 3 4" -- Feist

All of these songs are fantastic, and I highly suggest looking into more music by these artists!
If any of the musicians listed have any problem with me promoting their music in my list,
please let me know and I would be happy to remove it!
<3