Lucky Me & The Little Things

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I’ve been teased about this alot, but I really dig George Michael.  I think my appreciation started once I heard this incredible version of this song. I first heard it as a passenger in car on my way to some photo shoot in Paris. I believe I was picked up in Belgium by the make-up artist and we drove either really late at night, or really early in the morning. Either way I was desperate to get some sleep, while Mr. Make-Up was trying to keep his own eyes open by playing his music rather loud. I dosed off and on, until this song came on. By the time the song was over every cell in my body was tingling, that’s how much I loved it. Believe it or not, but it still has that effect on me when I listen to it on headphones and I can afford to do nothing but listen to the song. Pure bliss.

Almost forgot to mention the make-shift April contest on my biz blog. Head on over and comment your way to a $30 gift certificate!

So as I mentioned before I have another double header this weekend, but for extra thrills I decided to do it in two different cities. Not just two different cities mind you, two whole different states!

On Saturday, I will be in Cary for Lazy Daze, from 9am until 5pm. So far the weather looks like it will be absolutely perfect. Then I am hiking up to Alexandria VA for Art on the Green on Sunday from noon until 5pm. I am glad the VA show is only 5 hours, as I am sure that I am going to pooped by the time that show is over.

So if you are close to any of those shows stop by and tell me hi, and make sure I am not napping in a corner somewhere.

For more detailed show info visit the show page

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This piece of music still vibrates me down to my bones every time I hear it. I love it. It’s special to me because my entire school sang it my first year in high school. And let me tell you, it’s not only amazing to listen to, it’s even more thrilling to be a part in singing it.
We played the whole piece so much at home while I was learning it, that due to the great advantage of this song being a prime candidate for playing as loud as humanly tolerable it quickly turned into one of my mom’s top 3 Saturday clean up tunes.

So these weeks are a little overwhelming and busy and as you can tell I have not yet had the time to post the April contest on the 15th as I had promised. I have also not yet been able to think of a good contest question for this month, and so I am totally winging it. Here’s the contest: Leave a comment in this post about anything really, and you will be entered in the drawing. I will draw a random winning comment on May 1st. The winner will win a $30 gift certificate and free shipping!

Now have at it. And good luck!

I have a weekend of two fantabulous Richmond shows behind me, and I am revived and energized and inspired as a result. On Saturday I was at Fool For Art in Midlothian, right outside of Richmond VA. I left Raleigh at 6am to get there in time to start setting up at 8.30am. When I got there I saw a slew of volunteers waiting with a glorified golfcart to haul my goods to my spot. All I had to do was direct them a little and give them my booth number and they were off delivering the load. I parked the car and moseyed on over to my spot to find everything there ready for the setting up process.

It was an absolutely gorgeous day, just sunny enough but not too much, just cloudy enough, just breezy enough. Actually it was pretty breezy, but after my experience in Greenville this was nothing I was going to get upset at. Sales were also great and it helped that I finally had redone all my little signage that I’d been meaning to do for months. It helped people really know what they were looking at right away without me having to explain it every time. In my experience with my goods people like to just make up their minds in silence about if and what they are getting, so I don’t like to keep interrupting their thoughts with these little facts.

I thought that the show as a whole was a great thing and concept too. It’s put on by The John Tyler Community College, and they had tons of things to do for kids and adults and everything in between. They had great workshops and demos all day long. Every one that I encountered all day long from the vendors to the customers to the people working the event were happy and cheery and a pleasure to be around. I will most definitely be planning on doing this show again in the future if they’ll have me.

That night I stayed in Richmond with a friend who was nice enough to let me invite myself into her house for the night. The next day I was treated to yet another fantastic show; the Spring Badabing!

Unlike Saturday, Sunday was rainy rainy rainy. But fortunately the rockin’ Richmond Craft Mafia ladies rose to the callenge by helping the vendors unload double time. I literally barely stuck one foot out of my car and before I realised I was surrounded by volunteers with umbrellas that were busy both keeping me dry and hauling my goods to my table inside.

The venue was lovely and the vendors were great! I loved seeing the RCM ladies I know, and meeting a few that have been added to the bunch since I saw them last. I did a good bit of shopping and trading, and I even won one of the raffle prizes! (As a matter of fact, I won the raffle twice, but I passed the second winning ticked on as I had already been spoiled a plenty at that point)

I was extremely pleased with my table location and traffic, and proud of cramming a whole lot of product on my table without having it look overwhelming (or at least I don’t think it did!) Shoppers were there non stop, and their spending and excitement was great- the RCM should give themselves a big pat on the back for a job well done.

The ride back home was wet and nasty, but I made good time, and was buzzing like a bumble bee from having such a great weekend.

Next week I am doing a double-header again. Cary NC on Saturday and Alexandria VA on Sunday. Wish me luck!

So as if it’s not crazy enough that three of our friends had babies in the last two weeks, the last of the three was born while mom and dad were speeding to the hospital at 80 mph! They even made it on to the news. Check it out, it’s a crazy story!

Congratulations all, and happy birthday all you little babies!

Edited to add: Holy Cow- their story even made it onto CNN!

I almost forgot that today is the day that we decided to be Sasha’s big 1st birthday!!
When we got Sasha from the girl who had found her at a local dog pound, we didn’t know much about her other than the fact that she was ‘probably’ about 6 months old. So I did some retroactive calculation and we decided her birthday to be today.

Happy birthday little lady! You’ll be sure to get some delicious wet food today and a bunch of extra snuggles.