Cute cute!

I am absolutely thrilled with all the pretties that are being added to the booths in the Handmade Craft Fair! Take a peek!

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Makeup Findings

On occasion I like to share what I've found when it comes to health and beauty aids so here is my latest sweet find.

A few months ago I had a Lancome makeover. As many of you may now Lancome is expensive. I bought a few things because I LOVED the way it made me look. Then I started running out of certain items. I love their Photogenic Lumessence foundation. The feel and color were perfect but I really didn't want to go spend $40 on a foundation but I knew I wanted this perfect shade and feel of what I had from Lancome. So I took my Lancome foundation to Walgreens. I don't know if they do this where you are but our Walgreens has a cosmetic counter. There was a nice girl working and she was very helpful. I told her what I wanted to find and that I had my Lancome with me. She took a Q-tip out and put a sample of my Lancome foundation on my arm so we could test the other brands of makeup. We tried Loreal which I thought for sure would match because Lancome owns Loreal. NOPE! Loreal was very ashy! I was so surprised by that. I used to wear Loreal for years and wondered why I looked sickly. We tried Cover girl (clean Q-tip each time) and a few others then she mentioned how she was using Maybelline's Super Stay Makeup. We tried the Porcelain Ivory and it was a PERFECT match to the Lancome....and I think it was around $11. So I bought it. Got home and tried it. Loved it! It feels exactly the same as the Lancome brand and I saved a fortune! The trick is to use a damp sponge. I wash out my foundation sponge before each use with dial soap and warm water then dry it in a towel. This way it's just damp enough to make the foundation blend very well. I've done this for years.

The next thing I loved from Lancome is their Aquatique eyeshadow base. It can be used alone to help cover redness and discoloration on the eye lid. It makes me look refreshed and makes eyeshadows stay on better. Most of the time I wear just the eyeshadow base. Anyways....it's $24 for a little thing of it. So I went on my search....found Loreal's De-Crease Eyeshadow Base for around $7 at Walgreens. I love it! Works as well as the Lancome brand. I put just a tiny smear on my finger and blend it onto my eyelid. I don't use the wand. It's just too much all at once for me.

Trust me...I am not knocking Lancome. Lancome makes an awesome product. Sometimes we need to cut back where we can so we can still buy the higher priced items. I am still using Lancome's eyeshadows, lipsticks and lipliner.

OOAK Primitive Ebenezer Scrooge Christmas Doll WSOAPP

New on Ebay :)

I made this pair from osnaburg fabric.

Their facial features are painted with acrylics and artist pencils.

Both have a bit of facial needle sculpting. Both have wool hair.

Ebenezer is wearing a top hat made from wool blend felt. His coat, vest and pants are wool blend felt. The buttons down the front of his vest are vintage. His cane is an antique spool.


Tim Crachet has on a wool blend hat and coat. His pants are flannel. His scarf is wool. He has two vintage buttons on his coat. Tiny Tim's brace is made from vintage wood from a very old fork. I wrapped the wood with rusty wire to create the brace.

The set is made to sit nicely on a shelf.

The entire piece measures 16 inches sitting (from Ebenezer's bottom to the top of his hat. (21 inches from the bottoms of his feet to the top of his hat).

The set has also been stained with walnut ink, coffee and tea.

(Click on Images to Enlarge)

Handmade Craft Fair Space Available!

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$20 yearly Ad fee and a monthly $5 fee.

($20 sign up fee waived until January 15th, 2010).

Please note: No worries....Your booth will be ready for you to add your information. I'll help guide you along the way while you do that as well.

*You may list items at any time and you may leave them in your booth as long as you wish. Please keep in mind that fresh stock is good for your business :)

* You may list your items from other selling sites. For example: if you sell on ebay or other market place you may list one photo and description of that item with a link to purchase the item being to your other market shop.

*If you make and sell your own patterns you may list up to three patterns in the side bar.

*You may use your own banner in your booth.

*You are allowed a slideshow at the bottom of your booth to showcase current or previous work.

For more information contact me with the following information:

*Your Name
*Business Name
*Photos that best represent the work you plan to
sell in your booth.
(URL link to your site or email the photos to me.)

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OOAK Primitive Snowman Christmas Doll

"Sullivan"

Sitting - Sullivan measures 17.5 inches tall from his bottom to the tip of his hat or if you prefer - Sitting - from feet to tip of hat he measures 23 inches tall.
I made him from osnaburg fabric. I painted his eyes, nose and bodice with acrylics. His hat is a wool blend felt embellished with a bit of rusty wire. His shirt sleeves are cotton and his pants are corduroy trimmed with brown rick rack and rusty bells. His painted shirt is trimmed with vintage buttons. His stocking legs are painted with stripes. Around his neck is a grungy piece of ruffled lace.
He sits nicely on a shelf. The entire piece has been grunged with walnut ink, coffee and tea.
In his hands he is holding a vintage style bottle brush tree. I aged the tree with acrylic paints and GLASS glitter.

On Ebay

It's official

I am 45.

New Banner for Sale! Ooak

I named this one "Gypsy Fairy". This is such a pretty vintage image with her little hat. She has an air of old soul about her.

This is a One of a Kind banner.
Measures 640 x 309 pixels.
Will come personalized with your name and quote.

"Gypsy Fairy"

$15 Delivered to you via email.

When purchasing please provide the name and quote you would like on the banner.
Thank you!

Visit my selling blog to purchase :) .

Handmade Craft Fair

Fresh off the press!

I've started a new selling site! Why? Because it allows me to play with graphics AND since I already have my own selling blog I thought I would help others have a place to sell. It goes back to keeping Handmade Alive!

It's easy to use and very reasonable fees. We update once a month but you can add items all month long. I can send you my information page with more details.

Space is limited. Contact me if you would like more information. :)

Handmade Craft Fair

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Buy Handmade

I'm snagging this from the site I manage Handmade Artisan Directory. I hope you will take the time to peek at all the wonderful artisans we have on board. If you are an artisan and are interested in a space please let me know.


This blog is dedicated to the handmade artisan. Our goal is to keep HANDMADE alive.

When you buy handmade directly from the artist you are supporting small independent businesses. Artists, crafters and the like do their work for enjoyment and sell their work to often subsidize their incomes and for some it is their income.

The banners you see are links to Handmade Artisan's blogs and selling sites. Take a peek at their sites today and try a little Handmade in your gifts this Holiday season. It feels good.

Buy Handmade and support the independent artist.

Flu

I'm a bit of concerned over the latest "alarm" with Obama calling for a National State of Emergency over H1N1 aka: Swine Flu.

I've been googling through the internet world and according to the CDC "In the United States, on average 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu; more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from seasonal flu-related complications, and; about 36,000 people die from seasonal flu-related causes." http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/disease.htm

They are saying the swine flu/h1n1 is spreading rapidly. Doesn't the regular flu do the same? So why is this flu getting so much more attention? I can't help but wonder if this is some form of biological warfare and if not that some kind of psychological warfare.

I am trying to understand why they are quick to rush an untested vaccine with chemicals that have been linked to autism, other health problems and God knows what else. (You can google vaccines and chemicals and find a wealth of information.) When they could have been telling us last year "hey people! Start pumping those vitamins and minerals!" Oh but wait... Big Pharma doesn't make money on healthy people...gotcha. Interesting how this is playing out.

I will be taking more Vitamin C, D, B12 and Zinc. I'm wondering what else I need to boost? Ooo an important one for me...plenty of water, rest and sleep especially during this time of year.

Besides what is there to stress about? Why do we allow Life to manhandle us?

So this holiday season I'm going to be doing more shopping online and I am not going to get bent out of shape about any of it. I may decide to make some of my gifts this year. Wait...that could be stressful :P

Okay Everybody take a deep breathe (just as long as the person next to you isn't coughing or sneezing!) and take care of yourselves.

Be sure to check the facts about H1N1/swine flu and check the facts about the vaccine their trying to get everyone to take. Also you can google for information about supplements.

Jesus said "my people perish for a lack of knowledge". It's time we pulled our heads out of the sand and stop believing the Government is always doing what's best for us. History has much to teach us. Why aren't we listening?

Room Fragrance and pretty candle mat

I bought a room spray from Gina of Cat Nap Inn Primitives called Mrs. Claus Cookies and I have to tell you it is out of this world! My husband and daughter both love it too. I also got a Halloween candle mat she has in her shoppe. Too cute and very nicely made.

Check out her shoppe Click Here

Now off to spray my closets with the Mrs. Claus Cookies! :)

New Items in my Shoppe:)

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