The Joys of Cats

Yes, bloggers block does happen and it did hit me for the past couple of weeks. Lots have happened. We lost our "fat boy" cat Charlie this week to a bad throat tumor, but Tippy, our other cat is so happy to have the house to herself. She was not very happy living with another cat. Fat Boy was the only cat that could even be in the same room with her. She is an "only cat" type feline, and has never before tolerated the company of any other animal. You see, Tippy use to live at the antique mall that I use to manage and own, and one day a pit bull came into the opened front door. Must have wandered off from the neighborhood somewhere. When Tippy laid eyes on that dog, she flew off the front counter like "supergirl" and latched all fours around the dogs head and rode him out the door with fur flying, dog legs flailing, and us screaming! Poor dog. Didn't stand a chance.

We all miss our Fat Boy, but we were happy to end his suffering. We can sometimes still hear his breathing and glimpse a black shadow on the back of the chair or on the cat tree, but it is slowly fading away. RIP Charley.

My Newest Passion, Needle Felting

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These are a few of the animals I have felted. I just love to make them and I sell them on Etsy and on Ebay.

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Following the Art Trail

As I sit here all cold winter with nothing to do but to eat and put on weight, (grrr...) I get to do a lot of internet surfing. This winter I really got involved with my artsy side and joined Etsy which is fun and I have learned much from it. From Etsy, I learned about DaWanda and joined DaWanda and began listing my items there, then from DaWanda I learned about Indiepublic which is like an artist's colony in the cyber world. I love it. Made a bunch of friends and I am having fun there. I feel like I am following a bread crumb trail somehow.

With the way the economy is, it is getting increasingly difficult to make a living out in the art/craft market. Ebay has gone to the dogs in this department and is slowly sinking in others. Etsy is Ok but not outstanding but I feel like with good management it will improve. I love the idea of a market for arts and antiques. They go together so beautifully and always has. Some sellers on Etsy don't seem to agree, but I don't care.

What else did I do today? Today was my DH's Birthday so I took him out to an indian Tapas restaurant near us. The food was as excellent as always. I can eat Indian food every day. It is my favorite cuisine. My daughter and I made birthday cupcakes this morning. emmm More food to get fat on. I have started on needle felting a white ferret. I dragged down a big bag of raw wool I had in the loft of the garage and pulled a handful of greasy wool out. I washed it and put in hair conditioner. This wool is so soft and white, it is unbelievable. I will enjoy working with it. My hands still smell like lanolin. Now I need to get some koolaid so I can dye it. I can't wait!

Taco the donkey

Here is my little guy I needle felted. I have him on Ebay right now and he is about to live in a new home. He is my first donkey, but not the last. There may be more to follow.

Who's your favorite Candidate?

Are you wondering about how other people feel about the presidential candidates? MTV and Myspace just had Clinton, Obama, Huckabee and my favorite candidate, Ron Paul on (guess the others were too busy or didn't care) and took questions from people off the internet and had a live internet poll on Myspace. It was very interesting. Here are the results.

The Best Kept Secret on the Internet

If you love buying on line. If you love antiques and collectibles. If you love handmade art, jewelry, food, and jewelry supplies, you will love this website. For some odd reason, it is the best kept secret and many people have not discovered it yet. It has thousands of unique items for sale and many artists and crafts people sell here. They are all so very talented and I know, I get drewl on my computer screen whenever I browse. If you haven't been there, you need to. Go to http://www.etsy.com/index.php and have a peek around. It is the best kept secret, but not for long. Due to the changes in Ebay policy, hundreds of new people are signing up every day.
Etsy has no desire to advertise. They leave all promotion up to the sellers themselves to keep the costs down. I really don't know if this is a good approach or not. I love having the small listing fees and all, but sometimes spending a little extra to bring in sales, pays off.