tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49886645327721302112024-03-18T03:46:20.860-07:00Captive CraftersA joint venture between Captive Illusions and Captive Embroidery.Grandma Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743836624889330269noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-17579199003883712442012-10-27T10:02:00.000-07:002012-10-27T10:02:11.811-07:00Halloween 2012<br />
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How could it be Halloween already? Does that mean there are less than 2 months until Christmas? Urgh!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 days until Halloween</td></tr>
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I've been so busy lately thanks to my <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Captive-Illusions-Market-Place" target="_blank">eBay</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a>, <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/captiveillusions" target="_blank">Artfire</a> and <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/" target="_blank">Captive Decals</a> website customers that Halloween kind of snuck up on me and I ran out of time to make costumes for the grandkids. Trinity wanted to be Lady Gaga so she could wear super high stilettos. I was afraid she would break her neck being only 8 years old and never wearing anything other than sneakers or 1/2" heels. Plus, the outfit she wanted me to make was basically a futuristic bathing suit and the temperature at this time of year in Idaho runs around 45º. All year Skyler said he wanted to be Stewie from Family Guy, then a week ago he decided he wanted to be a Zombie instead. Sonny said he wasn't going to be anything this year. Just himself. Well, lucky for me, when we pulled out our bins of Halloween decorations the grandkids found the Vampire costumes I made them last year and they all decided to be Vampires again...well, Trinity isn't just a Vampire. In the bin of costumes she also found a witch costume she used a couple of years ago and a dress she wore when she was a flower girl at her Aunt Kara and Uncle Ti'm's wedding. So...Trinity being Trinity...she dressed as a Witch Vampire Bride.<br />
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Back to work for me. Listing new decals on eBay and Etsy from a couple of companies in the United Kingdom that have awesome designers. Here's a sample or two:</div>
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Hope you have a wonderful, safe Halloween!</div>
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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<a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcatsdontmeowQQhtZ-1">Grandma Cat's Attic</a> <a href="http://craftyfam.artfire.com/">Crafty Family</a>Grandma Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743836624889330269noreply@blogger.com111tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-69144983442037438712012-09-24T23:29:00.002-07:002012-09-24T23:29:52.533-07:00Just sold 50,000th item on eBay as dream77catcher!De'Anna (my daughter) and I started selling on eBay on September 6, 2004. We came up with our eBay ID dream77catcher by using one of De'Anna's favorite things at the time (dreamcatchers) and her birth year (77), which was also her birth weight (7# 7oz). When we sold our first item, eBay automatically set the invoice number as 1. We started off selling 100% cotton fat quarter fabric for quilters after receiving several boxes of fabric from my sister-in-law, Sharrie (her Grandma Mabel's stash) and Christmas Stockings personalized with machine embroidery. We've sold all kinds of things on eBay...my mother-in-law's soaps and lotions, my son's Dungeons and Dragons books, my sister's Avon steins...with our main focus on fabric, ceramic decals and machine embroidery. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa4c-YrHYYvArBuwz9CnOcARF281R7IJ3gjfd9DgY2q3f5kDxr-sOu42Q6bOqzf_XBpisQT7WUaxkFS4dipKc8H4f9La4fhguVdglC__3k6fNvUTJmy9CitMZe0gedURCtPQQ_ur601U6/s1600/BlogFabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa4c-YrHYYvArBuwz9CnOcARF281R7IJ3gjfd9DgY2q3f5kDxr-sOu42Q6bOqzf_XBpisQT7WUaxkFS4dipKc8H4f9La4fhguVdglC__3k6fNvUTJmy9CitMZe0gedURCtPQQ_ur601U6/s400/BlogFabric.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
Two summers ago, my daughter moved to Colorado and I moved to Idaho. It became necessary to divide the business. De'Anna continues to do wonderful things with her Amaya Professional Embroidery Machine, and does lots of other crafty things in her 'spare' time, which she sells on Artfire.<br />
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I've gotten pretty deep into selling decals for ceramics and fused glass. Periodically, I'll list some fat quarters that I'm ready to let go from my stash...or as this invoice shows for the 50,000th item I sold on eBay, Insul-Bright. Insul-Bright is insulated lining/batting used for hot pads, oven mitts, casserole warmers, lunch bags, gloves, slippers, etc. It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold. This isn't meant as a sales pitch because I've only got 3 yards left out of a 70 yard roll!<br />
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It is just surprising to me that with over 800 different decal listings and only 1 listing for Insul-Bright, that it isn't a decal that sold as the 50,000th item!<br />
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I'm looking forward to posting my 100,000th item blog in the not too distant future!<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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<a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcatsdontmeowQQhtZ-1">Grandma Cat's Attic</a> <a href="http://craftyfam.artfire.com/">Crafty Family</a>Grandma Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743836624889330269noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-23242380594799629842012-09-18T17:37:00.001-07:002012-09-18T17:38:14.334-07:00EtsyWhat is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a>?<br />
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'<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a> is the world's most vibrant handmade marketplace. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a> celebrates
individual creativity in design and craftsmanship by connecting unique
people, stories and items in a playful and meaningful way. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a> provides
a marketplace for crafters, artists and collectors to sell their
handmade creations, vintage goods and crafting supplies.'<br />
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If you want a unique or personalized gift for someone, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a> is the place to go. Several of my customers have shops on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a>. Some of the things they create are jewelry, birdhouses, tart burners, crochet and knit items, wood signs, and so much more. De'Anna and I had a shop on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a> several years ago but with full time jobs, children/grandchildren and life in general, we did not have time to maintain our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a> shop and closed it.<br />
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Well, I've opened another! This time not as a crafter (since I just don't have time to do a lot of crafting), but as a supplier. I've listed all our black enamel silk screen fused glass decal sheets here: <br />
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I've got so many links to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaptiveDecals" target="_blank">Etsy</a> in this blog that I could create my own chain link fence! <br />
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A girl's gotta keep her options open. Plus I've got hungry mouths to feed so the more potential crafters that see my decals the more chances I have to sell them and use the proceeds to buy lottery tickets . . . I plan to retire someday and the lottery is my retirement plan.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiH3K66ttIEEn-qPCe7FY1r2vsZ6rx248kzeOAQV-gVE7emT9JH3QrrsNb8w6a0szHJYTTZ1z7NjFEPJpZkEza4Ul8AG1-AydEYaZsmyrz16q418RGpjUc6nl9R5WCKI1dLVlHBjJjT5h/s1600/P1010114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiH3K66ttIEEn-qPCe7FY1r2vsZ6rx248kzeOAQV-gVE7emT9JH3QrrsNb8w6a0szHJYTTZ1z7NjFEPJpZkEza4Ul8AG1-AydEYaZsmyrz16q418RGpjUc6nl9R5WCKI1dLVlHBjJjT5h/s320/P1010114.JPG" width="320" /></a>Oh, gosh, a blog without a picture? That will not do! Um...quick, what can I pop in here? One of the reasons I do not have time to make crafts for Etsy is that I make the Halloween costumes for my oldest son and his 3 little ones. They were all vampires last year. This year, let's see Trinity wants to be a Zombie Bride, Skyler wants to be Stewie from Family guy, Sonny wants to be a Super Hero. Guess I better get busy on costumes soon!<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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Wraps? What in the world are wraps and what do you do with them? Wraps are ceramic decals that measure approximately 7 1/2" wide X 3 1/2 tall and are made to go around mugs like this:<br />
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And while they work wonderfully for that purpose, wraps can be used for so much more! Birdland Paradise used them on the tart burners she makes beginning with liquid slip and a plaster mold. You'll find the ones shown below in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/birdlandparadis?ref=seller_info_count" target="_blank">Etsy</a> store as well as some other absolutely fascinating creations.<br />
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I've ordered a wonderful selection of mug wraps which will be listed in my <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Captive-Illusions-Market-Place/Decals-/_i.html?_fsub=3560951016&_sid=102960176&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322" target="_blank">eBay</a> store as soon as they arrive; hopefully, by the end of the week. Here are some of the ones you'll be seeing soon:</div>
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These wraps come with a small strip of roses, bees or butterflies to put along the handle of a mug plus one rose, bee or butterfly to put inside or on the bottom of the mug. If you aren't making mugs, the extra bits can be used anywhere, anytime.</div>
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Wraps can be used on pillar candles, signs, wood boxes, borders, mirrors...what does your imagination see them on?</div>
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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Those two cards are tied as the top sellers for the month:</div>
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The funny thing is that the decals I thought would be top sellers, aren't:</div>
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Guess it goes to show that you can't outguess the artists out there!</div>
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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They are in stock finally! 18 new cards of decals for fused glass art . . . or whatever type of glass you would like to decorate. To the left is our new dance card featuring ballet, jazz, waltz, jitterbug, rope, hula, belly and pole dancing. Too Fun!<br />
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With the nick name Grandma Cat, a card featuring cats had to be designs. I tried to create a versatile card with some of the basic cat silhouettes that you would expect as well as some humorous ones and some rather frightening felines.<br />
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For all of you dog lovers out there, I've put together a card with 25 recognizable dog silhouettes along with some fun phrases. The curved 'My Best Friend' fits nicely over the dogs and can be positioned at the angle that looks the best on the piece it is being applied to.<br />
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We've got all the new decal designs listed on <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Captive-Illusions-Market-Place/Decals-/_i.html?_fsub=3560951016&_sid=102960176&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322" target="_blank">EBay</a>, <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/captiveillusions" target="_blank">Artfire</a> and our website <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/">www.captivedecals.com</a>. Of course, due to the fees EBay and Artfire charge, you'll find the best price on our website. No matter where you choose to purchase our decals, shipping will be $1.75 anywhere in the USA for any number of decals you select.<br />
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I hope you have as much fun using these decals as we had designing them. I would love to see what you decide to do with them. Pictures are always welcome! <br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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Here we are one full year later. Grandkids went back to
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Time to get this blog posted, get shipping done, finish the laundry, make some zucchini bread before the grandkids get home from school, get some accounting done, make a grocery list.....and so on and so forth!<br />
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Grandkids went back to school today. First year they will all be taking the bus at 8:15am and returning at 3:45pm. Not used to a quiet house; had to put some music on. Moody Blues.</div>
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Time to get busy! I've finished pulling, packaging and shipping all the orders that came in over the weekend. Shipping to Canada, Norway, Australia, United Kingdom and at least 12 different states. Amazing how much faster I can get the shipping done without interruptions of the grandkids.<br />
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Next on today's agenda is to test fire regular ceramic decals on glass in my oven so that I can write an instructional blog about it. I'm hoping the oven will set the decal enough so that the votive can be put in the dishwasher. I pulled some butterflies and little bees from my stash and put them on this little glass votive that I got at the Dollar Store (the package actually had 2). They've been drying for the required 24 hours. Read all about the results tomorrow!</div>
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Okay, so putting the votive in the oven and taking it out after 10 minutes of baking isn't going to take much time, so I guess I'll have to clean house, or take inventory, or do some accounting, or something to fill the next 4 1/2 hours until the grandkids get home from school bringing paperwork to be filled out and homework to be done.<br />
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Over the next couple of months I'm going to attempt to organize the questions and answers by posting, in depth, one topic at a time. Today's topic is Decal Storage.<br />
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Decals can last indefinitely if stored correctly. Decals have 3 enemies...Temperature, Moisture and Pressure.<br />
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Have you ever put a decal in water and the whole thing fell apart? Bet you thought it was because it was an old decal. Nope.<br />
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The cover coat more than likely was damaged due to the decal enduring too many temperature variations...hot to cold, cold to hot. If decals are kept too warm the cover coat and wax paper separator can soften, thereby causing the decals to stick together or for the wax paper to stick to the decal. Store decals at room temperature (68° F to 74° F). Extreme temperatures should also be avoided . .. . below freezing or above 90° F.<br />
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Humidity should be between 50 and 65% to preserve your decals. Never get your decals wet unless you are ready to use them. Even a splash of water on a decal that is then allowed to dry will make the decal stick to the paper forever in the once wet spot, making the decal unusable.<br />
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Decals should not be stored in piles as the pressure can force the decals to stick together and may become damaged no matter how carefully you attempt to pull them apart. The wax paper that usually separates the decals can 'stick' to the decal. If this happens be sure to peel the wax paper off before soaking the decal in warm water. You may have to gently scratch some of the wax paper off with your fingernail or dip your finger in a bit of water and gently rub it off.<br />
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I store my decals in several places, depending on the size. Most of the decals I purchase arrive in large sheets that I cut down and resale in small sets. I store decals that measure 1/2" to 6" in photo boxes. I fold a piece of paper almost in half, leaving the back of the paper 1/2" taller than the front; this is where I write something about the decal that will help me locate it in a hurry (the name of the decal, the listing number, the design number). On the front 'flap' of the paper I write any other information that might be useful to me when I need to reorder the decal (distributor, catalog#, size, cost, etc.). If the sheet had the manufacture or artists name, I'll make a note of that too. I reinforce the photo boxes by going around them once with clear packing tape and by taping the lid to the bottom of the boxes. This way the boxes become drawers...I simply pull out a drawer to find what the decals I need.<br />
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For larger decals, I store them in manila file folders and then put them in a hanging filing system. For border decals that are extremely long, I've created clear plastic sleeves that fit the decals, then taped the sleeves onto the sides of filing cabinets, shelves, whatever I have available. If it is not a decal I plan to stock all the time, instead of taping the sleeve onto something, I'll use strong magnets instead of tape to hold them on the metal cabinets.<br />
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The last place that I store decals is in metal filing cabinets that I purchased from a Joann's Fabric and Craft Store that was closing (because a Super Store was opening).<br />
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When I was owner/operator of American Heritage Ceramics oh so many years ago, I packaged the decals in clear poly bags and organized them on a pegboard system and in themed 3-ring binders in clear sleeves so that not only was it easy viewing for my customers, but the decals were well protected. <br />
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The main thing to remember even when storing decals 'on edge' is not to pack them too tightly; otherwise, you will get the same results as you would from storing them in piles...decals that are stuck together!<br />
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Come back in a couple of days to read more about decals. I've got lots of decal info stored in my head and hope that maybe a bit of it might be useful to you.<br />
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If you have specific questions or have a decal topic you would like more information about, please post! <br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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Tiny frog decals!<br />
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The same customer also purchased these frogs:<br />
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De'Anna signed us as eBay sellers in September 2006 under the ID dream77catcher. We started off selling fabric as fat quarters for quilters and machine embroidered items such as personalized Christmas stockings and baby blankets.<br />
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Later we added fabric by the yard, sewing patterns, more machine embroidered items, and ceramic decals.<br />
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Last summer De'Anna and her family moved from California to Colorado. She took Amy (our professional Amaya embroidery machine) with her at which time we split up the business into two entities: Captive Illusions and Captive Embroidery.<br />
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The price of fabric has skyrocketed over the past couple of years making it impossible to sell it on eBay and make a profit so we dropped the fabric line a couple of months ago.<br />
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We had so many requests for decals for fused glass art, that earlier this year we started designing our own line of fused glass decals. My nephew, Greg Jr., a graphic artist, created dragons, bugs, trees, sea life, mythological creatures and lots of other wonderful designs. Jr. also created our website Captive Decals. De'Anna created Fashion Ladies, Flower Fairies, Celtic Knots, and Dragonflies designs. My contribution was Paw Prints, Butterflies and His 'N Her designs. We've done a printing of 18 themes and have hundreds more designs in the works.<br />
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Our goal is to have cards not only in the black enamel that we've started with, but in white enamel, gold and silver. And eventually branch out into our own line of colored decals . . . beginning with fairies and tattoo art. Here's a sneak preview of fused glass designs (these are not available for sale yet):<br />
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Over time we've branched out from eBay and listed on Etsy.com for awhile, and also on Artfire.com. We've done the craft fair and boutique circuit. We are trying to find our niche in the crafting world.<br />
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To all the friends and family that have helped us over the years, consider this a huge shout out<b> THANK YOU!</b> to each and every one of you.<br />
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To all the customers that represent the 40,000 items sold; please know that we wouldn't be anywhere without you. We will continue to do our best to provide products and services that meet (and hopefully exceed) your expectations. We are always available to answer questions or work with you on special or custom projects.<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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So, headbands it is. I picked up a package of fabric headbands from Wal-Mart (I'm sure many retail chains carry the same headbands), got out my button box and my glue gun and went to work. <br />
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Turned out kinda cute . . . so I made a similar set for Trinity!<br />
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I think these would make wonderful boutique items!<br /><br />
Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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Dusty picked up 2 bars of white soap from the Dollar Store yesterday and this morning I cut out bits and pieces from our <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/sea_creatures.html">Sea Creature</a>, <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/fish.html">Fish</a>, and <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/sharks_whales.html">Sharks and Whales</a> Cards. I used small embroidery scissors to cut out the decals and tweezers to help handle the little pieces in the water and placement on the soaps. Use your imagination to create scenes of your own. You can put the decals any color soap. One of the fun things about putting decals on soap is that as you use the soap, the decals stay intact while the bar of soap gets smaller and smaller.<br />
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I used a skull off the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/his_n_hers.html">Guys N Gals</a> Card and a spider web off the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/creepy_crawlies.html">Creepy Crawlies </a>card to create two fun votive candles for Halloween.<br />
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The couple dancing under the chandelier from the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/his_n_hers.html">Guys N Gals</a> Card or the Dragonfly from the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/dragonfly.html">Dragonfly Card</a> could be used as wedding favors.<br />
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For patio parties and picnics 2 strips of ants from the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/creepy_crawlies.html">Creepy Crawlies</a> Card fits perfectly around a votive candle. I used a strip of grass and a weeping willow tree from the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/trees.html">Tree Card</a> and a tiny fairy from the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/flower_fairies.html">Flower Fairy</a> Card for fun outdoor votives. Try putting decals on insect repelling citronella candles to dress them up for your next bar-b-que.<br />
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For something a bit nautical I've used a ship and lighthouse from the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/sea_creatures.html">Sea Creatures</a> Card and made an ocean scene with seaweed, coral and an Angler fish from the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/fish.html">Fish</a> Card.<br />
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The last thing I did this morning with the fused glass decals was to put some on small porcelain blanks. These will need to be fired later to set the decals. I've used decals from the <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/butterfly.html">Butterfly</a>, <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/flower_fairies.html">Flower Fairy</a> and <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/creepy_crawlies.html">Creepy Crawlies</a> Cards for these.<br />
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I had fun and hope that I've given you lots of ideas for projects of your own.<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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This is my dad with some of his very happy grandchildren. What I love the most about my Dad is the smiles he puts on the faces of everyone around him...just by being himself. I love you, Dad. Happy Father's Day. <br />
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Grandma Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743836624889330269noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-58644266822024330832011-06-16T08:44:00.000-07:002011-06-16T14:22:05.980-07:00Whoops... Took a week off blogging by accident. You know how it is, one thing happens, and then another, and life gets crazy and before you know it a week has gone by and you just have no idea where the time went. Well, that's what it has been like for me this past week. So, here I am trying to get my thoughts in order and back on track with everything!<br />
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De'Anna (my daughter) recently pointed me in the direction of <a href="http://www.listia.com/signup/386891">Listia</a>. Have you heard of it? Are you using it? If so, what do you think of it? I found this on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listia">Wikipedia</a> about the company:<br />
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<b>"Listia</b> is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_marketplace" title="Online marketplace">online marketplace</a> for trading goods between people using a virtual credit system instead of real money. The marketplace uses an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction" title="Auction">auction</a> system where users bid on each other's items until the auction ends, and the highest bidder wins. The user who listed the item then arranges for a pickup or ship the item directly to the winner.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-techcrunch_0-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listia#cite_note-techcrunch-0"> </a></sup>Users earn credits during sign-up and then continue to earn more as they place items in the marketplace. Purchasing credits is also an option. Listia was launched in August 2009<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-techcrunch_0-3">. I<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listia#cite_note-techcrunch-0"></a></sup>n 2010, the site passed the 1,000,000 auction mark and was named one of the top 100 websites of 2010 by PC Magazine."<br />
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Listia also offers <a href="http://www.listia.com/sponsored_raffles">raffles</a>. We are going to try setting up a few raffles, just to see what happens. If you want to check out our first raffle for fused glass decals here is the link: <a href="http://www.listia.com/raffle/89">http://www.listia.com/raffle/89</a><br />
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I used a dragon off the Dragon Card to put on the dichroic rainbow cab and a black heart with a clear swoosh area from the Heart Card for these two pieces. They'll get bails and cords later so they can be worn as necklaces.<br />
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Gotta get the grandkids up for breakfast...just because school is out they don't get to sleep all day! We've got brown lunch bag puppets to make, a bowling tournament on the Wii, cupcakes to bake...and if we can fit it in to our already busy day...a trip to the grocery store. The grocery store is not my idea of fun with 5 year old twin boys and their 7 year old Princess sister; but it is one of life's necessary evils. Depending on how many times I have to chase them down, or ask them to behave will determine how many bottles of alcoholic beverages make their way into my cart.<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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I'm a bit worried about keeping the kids busy, out of trouble, fight-free and keeping the house clean, eBay, Artfire and Captive Decals on track. Their school has sent home numerous fliers for summer activities.<br />
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<a href="http://www.calamshriners.com/Events/ShrinersCircus/CDA_Shriners_Circus.html">Calam Shrine Circus</a>: All 3 grandkids got free tickets to the circus on June 18th. I found their website; adult tickets are only $12. The circus is worth a week of keeping up chores and not calling each other names.<br />
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<a href="http://hrei.org/">HREI</a>: <a href="http://hrei.org/">The Human Rights Education Institute</a> is about 2 miles away from us. They offer free summer activities every Monday from 3pm to 7pm and the second Saturday of every month from 10am to 2pm. Books to read, fun crafts, treats. The activities are meant for families to do together; however, they also have crafts for young children through adults and fun things for teenagers.<br />
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<a href="http://postfallslibrary.kcl.org/">Post Falls Library</a>: The library has a Summer Reading program that we'll enroll all 3 grandkids in. All summer the grandkids can bring their reading logs in to the library to check out books and receive weekly giveaways and drawings for prizes. More information on Idaho Libraries can be found at <a href="http://libraries.idaho.gov/summer-reading">libraries.idaho.gov/summer-reading</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://cdaskate.com/">Skate Plaza</a>: All 3 grandkids received a Summer Skate Pass to go Roller Skating. They'll have a blast doing that! Probably good for another week of chores and no name calling.<br />
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<a href="http://www.postfallspolice.com/cgi-bin/artman2/search.cgi">Cops n Kids and Rodders n More</a>: Our local police department is very community oriented. We've only lived in Post Falls, Idaho since the middle of last July and the grandkids have toured the Police Department in Post Falls twice already. Last year they were give little autograph books and all the officers on duty signed them (the kids still have the books). An obstacle course is set up for the kids, they get to see all the police cars and motorcycles up close and personal, they come home with a tote bag full of stickers, brochures, pencils, etc.<br />
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<a href="http://postfallsidaho.org/prrecreation.html">Post Falls Parks and Recreations</a>: If I really get desperate and need a week off there is always Kamp Ka-Mee-Lin Summer Kamp! It would cost nearly $300 per week for all 3 kids, but I could pick which week or weeks I wanted the kids to go. The weeks are themed (I'm hoping to send the kids for Dr. Suess is on the Loose! week. Some of the themes offered are Jungle Jive, Alien Encounters, Just Horsin' Around and Nature in a Nutshell. For $277 the grandkids would go to camp for one week from Monday through Friday and enjoy activities from 7am to 6pm. An eleven hour a day reprieve for Grandma!<br />
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Plus coupons for free ice cream cones and Wacky Packs at Sonic, free milk shakes at Red Robin, free personal pizzas at Pizza Hut, and they will probably get more today and tomorrow! <br />
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Even with all that, I'm still worried about keeping them busy for the 16 hours a day that they are awake from June 11th to September 6th. Got any ideas?<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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This is a fun project, but if you are doing it with 2 or more young children you will need lots of patience. Putting labels and stickers on everything was fun for them. None of the grandkids wanted help with the stickers. They even enjoyed threading the rubber bands through the Life Savers. The part they did not enjoy was getting the gum through the rubber band loops. I heard many signs and lots of frustrated little voices asking 'Grandma, can you <i>please</i> help me with this?' After awhile I would let them thread the rubber bands, then hand it to me, I would put the gum in, then they would put the candy roll in. We had a little assembly line going. It worked for us.<br />
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And the final cost for everything was only $36.00 for 72 favors (fifty cents each!). The grandkids had to make 1 extra Candy Airplane for themselves - which they promptly took apart and ate!<br />
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Now, I've got to get back to work. Not only is the laundry calling my name, but I've got over 50 decal listings to put up on <a href="http://shop.ebay.com/dream77catcher">eBay</a>, several <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/">fused glass decal</a> themes to finish before the batch can be sent to the printers, floors to mop, bill to pay . . . the list never ends.<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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<a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/"> Captive Decals</a> <a href="http://craftyfam.artfire.com/">Crafty Family</a>Grandma Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743836624889330269noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-59956108156693572262011-06-06T10:49:00.000-07:002011-06-08T17:34:18.234-07:00Last Week of School - Tuesday The twins are so excited. Their Kindergarten class is going on a field trip to Mudgy and Millie's in Coeur d'Alene today. It's a walking trail based on the book Mudgy and Millie about a moose and a mouse. When all three grandkids get home from school day, their project for the day will be Smartie Airplanes to go with the Graduation Hat Cards they did yesterday as gifts for all their classmates on the last day of school. I found this one on line for Valentine's Day.<br />
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Rubber Bands $1.99 at Office Depot; probably less expensive at Wal-Mart. We'll get 2 packs to make sure we have plenty. <br />
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Any gum with foil wrappers works great; however, the gum my son brought home does not have foil wrappers, so instead of putting a wrap around the gum with the foil wrapper showing as shown on the Valentine Airplane, we'll cover the entire piece of gum. The gum was very flimsy and kept bending when the grandkids tried to put the airplanes together, so I cut strips of card stock 2 3/4" X 3/4" and had the kids set them on the gum before they wrapped the gum with the paper.<br />
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We bought this huge 41 ounce bag of Life Savers at Wal-Mart. The bag has over 200 pieces in it, individually wrapped. Yes, they have to be unwrapped to use them for the wheels of the airplane. Sonny cut one end off each wrapper and Skyler dumped the mints out of the wrappers into a bowl. There were only 3 broken mints in the bag. We ate them.<br />
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Smarties are inexpensive. We got an extra bag for the kids to enjoy!<br />
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I printed the words Congrats Smartie! several times using a word document, the font is Arial as the letter were the closest I could find to the letters the grandkids learned in school. I used size 18. You could write them on pieces of paper if you want, but I don't have that much time to spare. I folded the paper so the grandkids would have cutting lines.<br />
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Too much fun and totally worth every minute! Tomorrow they grandkids will put the Graduation Hat Cards and the Candy Airplane in clear poly bags, tie them with ribbons and be ready for the last day of school!<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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The decks measure a scant 3" X 3". I have labels that measure 1" X 3" that I'll set up with sayings:<br />
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Happy Graduation! Hope you have a fun summer! From Skyler<br />
Congrats Graduate! Have fun in first grade! From Sonny<br />
Have a great summer! Hope to see you next year! From Trinity<br />
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The kids will put a label on the back of each deck of cards and then decorate the label with stickers.<br />
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To go with the decks of cards the kids will be making Smartie Airplanes.<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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I decided to solve the mystery. I opened the file in Adobe Photoshop and enlarged the canvas to make room for the mystery guest. I moved the girl and the chair to the right with cut and paste. I opened my file of <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/">Captive Decals</a> <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/pages/catalog/reptiles_rodents.html">5" X 7" Rodents and Reptiles</a> and copied a mouse that would be cute in the picture. Normally, I do not think mice are cute. I then pasted him on the floor next to the chair.<br />
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Unfortunately, it looks like the little girl is looking beyond the mouse. I did not want to put him further away from the chair as the finished decal would have too much blank area. So, I outlined the girl from the waste up, opened a new Adobe Photoshop file, pasted her upper body in the new file, rotated her 30 degrees clockwise, then copied and pasted her back into the original file. I had to do a bit of fill in on her lower arm and a gap at her waist, but the results were worth it.<br />
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Mystery solved just in the nick of time as Skyler woke up; which means his twin brother and older sister will be waking up soon. And they will be asking for pancakes. I've got pancake shapes of a butterfly, rubber duck and Mickey Mouse. The grandkids love 'em. Gotta go. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday.<br />
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The themes and/or designs might (and probably will) change a bit before they are actually sent to the printer as my mind is always racing with ideas and designs that need to be tweaked. Sometimes I wake up in the morning exhausted because I have designed decals in my sleep all night long! If you've got an idea for something you would like to see designed, let me know and I'll give it a whirl!<br />
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<a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/">Captive Decals</a> <a href="http://craftyfam.artfire.com/">Crafty Family</a>Grandma Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743836624889330269noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-66239165268210739462011-06-03T07:36:00.000-07:002011-06-03T11:27:50.847-07:00T G I F ! ! !<span style="font-size: large;">Thank God It's Friday!</span><br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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<a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/index.html">Captive Decals </a> <a href="http://craftyfam.artfire.com/">Crafty Family</a>Grandma Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743836624889330269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-25689185799370681282011-06-02T15:38:00.000-07:002011-06-03T11:26:44.535-07:00New Fused Glass Decals<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Look what we made</b><b>! Decals for Fused Glass Art </b></span><br />
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</tbody></table>We've got these listed on our eBay ID <a href="http://shop.ebay.com/dream77catcher/m.html?_nkw=fused+glass+decals&_sacat=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_odkw=decals&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313">dream77catcher</a> for $11.75, on our Artfire ID <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/captiveillusions">Captive Illusions</a> for $10.75, and on our new website <a href="http://www.captivedecals.com/">www.CaptiveDecals.com</a> for $10.25. Shipping anywhere in the good old USA is only $1.75 whether you purchase 1 decal card or 20 decal cards. Stock up and start playing today.<br />
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</tbody></table>Here's the first picture we received from a customer using our glass fusing decals on her cabachons. Lynne fired these up in her UK studio. While she doesn't have any listed on eBay for sale yet; you can visit her on eBay at <a href="http://shop.ebay.com/firedglass/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1">firedglass</a> to see some of her other wonderful pieces.<br />
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You may have noticed that the Fleur de Lis cabs are upside down in the picture...OOPS!<br />
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Captive Illusions and Captive Embroidery would like to propose our first challenge. Let’s see who can create the most awe-inspiring label for their artwork. Anything goes from paint, ink, or embroidery floss to macaroni, garden stones, kidney stones (no, not really!) to beads or bobbles. Be creative; let your imagination soar. <br />
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Email a picture of your labor of love with your chosen labeling method to <a href="mailto:captiveembroidery@gmail.com">captiveembroidery (at) gmail (dot) com</a>. <br />
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We’ve developed a point system for the judging which will include presentation, imagination, implementation, and originality. The label with the highest points will be declared the winner and will receive a surprise gift. All other labels will be put into a random drawing; the label drawn will also receive a surprise gift.<br />
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The rules are simple…the label must be created by you on an item you personally created as a gift to someone for Christmas 2010. Don’t worry, we are not spoiled sports. The entries will not be displayed until after the New Year. <br />
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*Gifts for winners will be determined by total number of entries. Drawing winner will be chosen through Random.org. Winners will be posted after they have been notified.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931562161453301872noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-28116901771099243052010-11-28T23:36:00.000-08:002010-11-29T00:17:12.307-08:00Cyber Monday SaleReady, Set, SHOP!<br />
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Visit <a href="http://captiveillusions.artfire.com/">captiveillusions.artfire.com</a> and <a href="http://craftyfam.artfire.com/">craftyfam.artfire.com</a> on ArtFire to check out our embroidered products and new line of crochet, marshmallow shooters, and other crafty projects. In either of these ArtFire stores, use the coupon code <b>2010CMAS10 </b>for <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">10% off your order</span></b>!<br />
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Check out <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcatsdontmeowQQhtZ-1">catsdontmeow</a> or <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Captive-Illusions-Market-Place?refid=store">dream77catcher</a> on eBay and bid on or buy anything on Cyber Monday, mention this blog either during checkout or in an email and get <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Free Shipping</span></b>...no matter what you buy or how much you buy. But you have to send notice <b><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Before Paying</span></i></u></b> so that I can adjust the invoice or you will not qualify for the special. It doesn't matter if the auction ends after Cyber Monday, as long as it was active on Cyber Monday and you placed a bid.<br />
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Until next time, Happy Crafting!<br />
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</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931562161453301872noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988664532772130211.post-87963079015816233962010-11-25T10:00:00.000-08:002010-11-29T00:17:34.347-08:00Happy ThanksgivingHello to our Dear Readers. Today is Thanksgiving and we just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by loved ones; full of good food and great fun.<br />
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Take the time to think about what you are truly thankful for. To get things started, here are some things we are thankful for:<br />
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De'Anna: I am thankful for so much in my life. Though I recently moved far away from my family and friends, I am thankful for my husband and son who give me all the love I could ask for which I return with interest. I am thankful that I have the ability to call, email, chat, and message the loved ones that I can't see in person. I am thankful for the friends we have made in our new neighborhood who have so quickly become an important part of my life. I am thankful for the health of happiness of not only myself but those I love. I am thankful for the big and little things in life that bring joy to not only me but to those around me. I am thankful for the sunlight that momentarily blinds me in the morning, because it means I can see. I am thankful for the annoying sound of my alarm clock and the loud and horrible music my son listens to, because it means I can hear. I am thankful for the cold I feel as I climb out of bed, because I am alive to feel it.<br />
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Cathy: My heart is full of gratitude to the good Lord above who shelters us all through the hard times, and bestows so much goodness that the hard times are made easier. My family is the most important thing in my life; my parents, brothers and sister, nieces, nephews, cousins, grandchildren, in-laws, aunts, uncles, friends...they are all my family and I love them all dearly. Whether they reside here on earth or in heaven, they are in my heart every day. I hope each and every one of you reading this post is with a loved one (or a whole bunch of loved ones) today. Remember to take pleasure not only in the wonderful food, but take special note of the laughter that fills your homes...the robust laughter of Dad, the giggle of your teenage niece, the snicker from an uncle and especially the untethered joyous laughter of the little children. And then, like I will be doing today, be grateful for all the little pleasures that warm your heart.<br />
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Wishing you joy and happiness for Thanksgiving and every other day of the year.<br />
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