New In Minxden!

Aren't these cool? I kinda "upgraded" my bird ornaments...

New In Minxden!

I made about a dozen of these...they are very cheap, and go great for any Valentine's day decor!

My Rubber Duckies!

Do any of you have a weird item that you collect??? Mine are rubber duckies! I am trying to collect them, and where I work, they have various colors at certain time of the year...I just got this blue one and ivory one...I am currently on the hunt for a burgundy one, but they sold out! Boo-Hoo! Please don't think I'm weird....we all have that one weird thing we like. Let's just say that I am a true kid at heart...and NO! I don't play with them in the tub! I am a big girl! hehehe! Happy Wednesday everyone!

He Or She???

I have come to the realization that Emily might be an Emmett...YEP! that's right, ya heard me Emily might be a dude!!!! How did I come to that conclusion??? Well, I will stay rated PG13 here and say that "Emmett" and Zoe seemed to be reproducing...I will spare the details, however, if Zoe lays little finch eggs, I will know for sure...I thought I got 2 females, but it could be a male and a female...we will see...life is full of surprises!!!!

Mini Christmas For Me!

2 more of my birdie ornies showed up in my mailbox today! I am sooooo happy! I am expecting just 2 more, and I think my pink tree will be full of bird friends!

My New Business Partner...

I'd like you all to meet my new helping hand...meet "Trudy"...(yes, I'm a dork, I named my sewing machine) My dad always told me, to treat your machinery with the upmost respect and patience and they will work well for you...In the spand of 5 hours, I made 8 throw pillows with her help, it would of taken me 5 hours to hand stitch just one pillow! They sure come in handy!

New In My Etsy Shop!

I have moved on to...THROW PILLOWS! That sewing machine comes in handy making new things (thank ya, ma!) But I made 8 new pillows for sale in my shop! come and check it out!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Last night, my ol' college friend dropped by for a visit and suggested we go out to dinner...of course I accepted! This is Erin, a.k.a. "e2"...we've been the best of friends since our freshman year in college (back in 2001) and even though I only now see her maybe twice a year, but the 500 mile distance between us is no obstacle for our friendship...we had a great time during dinner, we chatted like old times, sharing juicy stories about each others hubbies, laughed, cried, told jokes, shared each other's food, drank lime margaritas...you know, the usual. After dinner, we went back to my place and just hung out for a while...I gave her one of my bird ornaments that I had made, she picked out the bright pink one (Libby) but she renamed it "Ren" after me...she nicknames me Ren, she said it reminded her of me, eccentric, loud, pink, girly, and glamourous...She looked at my zebra finches with awe and amazement, she had never seen zebra finches before! Of course my cat ci-ci kept trying to snuggle with erin, of course she loves my cats. I have had many friends come and go in my college years, most of those friendships ended very sour, but my buddy, Erin stuck with me through it all, and we've always had a strong tight bond. I am tough to get along with, but bless her heart, she put up with my b.s. for several years...(we even lived together one of those years!) I love ya, E! My sista!

Having Fun...

I am all dressed up, and going out on a hott date with who???? MY HUBBY! It took me actually 2 hours to get ready!!! lots of work for a girl to beautify herself...ITS ALMOST EXHAUSTING!!!! well, my good ol' college buddy and ex-roommate (Erin) and her cousin, (Caroline) is in town and wants to go to the "ville" and have some appletini's and cosmopolitans, while my hubby gets his seven and seven! Just like old times! Bunch of 25-26 year olds having fun!

New Bird Friends

HELLO ALL!!! Hope everyone had a very merry xmas! I sure did! There was lots of food, presents, cheer, and laughter! Anyway, slowly for the past few days, I have been anxiously awaiting for the mail lady to bring me my precious packages from various etsy shop owners...I have bought 9 new bird ornaments! I wanted to get something for myself and what better way to shop??? I have devoted my sweet pink mini tree (my mom gave me over a year ago) a home for my new little bird friends! I still have 3 more birds that are flying home to me...but here they are! Oh yeah, and my mom, bless her heart, gave me a sewing machine for xmas!!! YAY!!! now I won't have any achy hands from stitching by hand! Now armed with a sewing machine, I am moving onto making throw pillows! And of course I will still make my little birdies...AND I sold my very first shadow birdie box! AWESOME!!! Christmas rocks!

I Wish All My Friends A Merry Christmas!!!

Well, today is December 23rd, and I will be away from my blog until the weekend...So I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas! May you all eat lots of ham, turkey, cookies, and potatoes! Hehehe...I love all of you, my blogging friends! If any of you are traveling, PLEASE BE SAFE!!! Pray that me and my hubby will be safe, cause we will be traveling tomorrow and the day after...

Just Chirps...

It's so quiet here in my apartment, all I hear is tiny chirps from Zoe and Emily. My husband works late tonight, I started on a few birds, but got tired so I took an afternoon nap with my kitties. I woke up around 5pm, made me a little something to eat, cleaned the living room, vacuumed, and watched some TV...there was nothing on at all, no Christmas shows or movies. I can't believe that Xmas is almost 2 days away! This year went fast.

It's the Mr. And Mrs.

I call a loving tender moment...As I work everyday, my hubby takes a few moments and comes into the office and gives me hugs and kisses, sometimes an "I Love You" but tonight, an added bonus of him serving me unexpected hot chocolate! At 9:11 in the evening! How nice of him! I just love my hoooooby! (hubby) I just happen to have my camera there to capture the moments!

It's the Mister!

I caught a quick flick-flick of my sexxxxy hubby entering my office as I was working...

The Cats Still In The Bag!

As I was working in my office today, I heard some commotion, and I turned to see my cat, Ci-Ci in one of the gift sacks I was planning on using for Christmas gifts...I grabbed my camera to capture the cuteness!

Finally Sold A Collage!

I DID IT!!! I wanted to sell a collage by the end of the year, and this sweet lady, who makes the most beautiful bird sachets (I bought one)...that, and I was her very first sale! She has very reasonable prices, and I think she is really nice, check out her etsy site, buy her stuff! www.birdie4.etsy.com

A Mountain Of Chintz Fabric

I just got done making my mom's Christmas present (no, I'm not telling you, mom!) What was left, a pile of fabric on my office floor...Does anyone love that smell fabric holds just fresh out of a fabric store? I can't describe it, but I love that smell! Zoe and Emily have been staying put in their cage...they have been real quiet today, they seem real tired or something...I always have Enya playing on repeat from my computer, and they get so drowsy listening to it...it's so sweet. Right now, they have their eyes closed, and they are little fluff balls on their perch. I'm all alone today, my hubby works till the evening hours, I always miss him when he is not home, it's so quiet without him...I'm such a doofus! I miss my hubby when he is only like 4 miles away at work. How did I ever survive that 4 year long distant relationship with him before we were married? I could never do that again! This Enya music is making me drowsy now! (yawn) I think I will settle down for a long winter's nap! good night! Hehehehe!

Silly Birds!

After work, I came home to quite a surprise! In just the dim light of the xmas tree as I entered through the front door, I saw a pure white creature fluttering in the living room...It scared the daylights out of me...I turned on a light, and it was Emily, my white zebra finch flying around stretching her wings! I wondered how she got out since the cage was still intact as I left it this morning...I also noticed that Zoe was also missing from the cage, and to my fear, I hoped none of my cats got to her, so I frantically looked all over for her, and then I heard a little "peep" coming from my Christmas tree...and low and behold Zoe was hanging out in my Christmas tree! Silly birdie! It took me nearly a half an hour catching both of them, but they are safe and sound in their cage...I honestly think they figured out how to open one of their seed doors to get out cause the cats didn't even touch them! so I secured the doors with string...

The Weather Outside Is Frightful...

Ice...Sleet...Freezing Rain...Everything but the snow. It was a challenge driving home from work this evening, but I made it in one piece. My cats were sure glad to see me as they swamped me right when I entered through the front door. I was finally able to go to the post office today and mail off 2 packages...I know that I am not in the mood to work on more birds tonight, my left wrist hurts bad from overworking it on all of my previous birdies, and I think I will give my tired hands a couple days before I make new birds. I am lucky enough to post 3 new ones in the last 2 days...I think the Christmas stress is finally getting to me, when I'm at work, many grumpy people shop and take their bad days out on me and my co-workers, and I never expected my etsy shop to take off like it has and keeping up with one's online shop takes so much hard work and alot of time.
My dad traveled about 2500 miles all over the nation, and it worried me, but he is home safe and sound...One car between my hubby and I is very stressful, (my jeep is on "el-fritzo") I'm still not done with my Xmas shopping, my 30-day work elavuation is almost here (Dec. 19th) HOLY CRAP!!! THAT'S TOMORROW! AHHHHHH!!!! And Christmas is a little hard for me because almost 2 years ago, my paternal grandfather passed away on January 2nd, right after Xmas, and it just feels weird that he's not here and I'm a little sad, it hit me like this exactly the same time last year, and I feel it again now, but gratefully not as bad...I guess time just heals. I always love Xmas, but it bites me back at the same time...and my stress level goes up every time in December, it never fails...How about any of you all?