Name Change in my Shop`

I was pleased when Etsy announced a renaming of our shops. I wasn't feeling how I had set it up and picking names is always hard. I chose a name that mirrors my blog. KraftingKottage. Yea I like "K"s LOL.

I am still waiting for them to come and fix my ceiling...Yup was supposed to be here wednesday, it is now saturday.

I listed 3 baby blankets earlier on etsy. I am currently working on my remnant blanket. It is everything Illegal, mixing colors and stitches..LOL. I also need to cut down the bag of plastic bags I have growing on the closet door. Seeing that I just sold 3 bags I need to replenish.

Good Day , Worse Day

So Friday I come home from volunteering at skool and find a notice ( 2 actually) in my email, congratulating me on what I thought was a purchase of something for $40.00. Panic sets in. ( If you have ever been a victim of ID theft or an attempted ID theft, you know that sickening feeling), it is also the one you get when you think you are about to bounce your account for big Bucks!
The second notice confirmed the first. I then scrolled down to see what it was I purchased......

It was MY Market / Tote bags that I crocheted. What the? Go back and reread.... Congratulations ..YEA I SOLD 3 Bags....HAHAHA PANIC GONE! Thank You Jesus.




Then it clouds up again and thunder rolls in.... DOWN POUR! SPLASH DOWN!

NOW I was recently at the rental office telling the girl there that the Roofers DID NOT clean the gutters in my building. IN fact I didn't even see them up on a ladder in my bldg, just bldg #3. SHE insisted they did..... WELL you tell me....


NO THEY DIDN'T! See that downpour in the front there? ( it was a lot worse, this was the tail end) It is like that everytime it rains. And off course this time IT RAINED in my apt.

As it did last yr and before I moved in. I can where they had replaced part of the ceiling and patched.




What was worse then this? OK Maybe NOT worse then but definetly bad...I had my yarn remnants that I was trying to use up in a mesh bag on top of some totes I had Under the spot it rained...You guess it, they got soaked! Sent my dau. to the laundrymat to dry them and they came back tangled.
I tried to untangle them I sat there for 2 days and managed to save 3 small balls. Then yesterday ( day 2) I noticed a small part on the far end of that mess was still wet, ( after they went in the dryer and came home it was only damp on that end), then I noticed a familiar smell...
You guessed it didn't you? YEA Chloe girl aka Fatty Mckitty ( 17 lbs of cat) Decided to tinkle on it... I am thinking I wasn't meant to use that yarn.

Etsy Updated!

I spent Saturday Updating my shop. I still have lots more to put in there but Have some things now, at least it dont look so empty.

So I have not been hanging on FB, although I popped in there sat for a few minutes, I still have NOT gotten the courage to delete my account. I noticed they put the recent news button back on the wall ( one of the things that was irking me) but all in all I think not being there is for the best. I would just get angry over the news pieces posted, or get bored with all the mindless comments from ppl who seemed to want to post just to hear / see themselves, as if needing to reassure themselves that they were still alive.....HAHA... I like the freedom that comes with sitting on the couch watching tv....no scratch that, reading a good book. YEA I finished a book this morning , first time on 20 yrs I actually read a book from cover to cover and loved it and looked forward to more. The book was called Critical Care, by Candace Calvert. I am planning on getting the other 2 books in this series she has out now.

What else? I am back trying to stick to my eating plan again. So far so good. I need to Remember If I am ever gonna get thin, feel good about myself, bring my blood sugar down It is UP TO ME! No one is gonna do it for me, NOBODY CAN, and taking drugs for my sugar is just a crutch to keep eating garbage! I brought my sugar done before with diet and exercise I CAN DO IT AGAIN!

Once again I return Home

I admit it I got sucked into FB and lost my drive or I lost my drive and got sucked into Fb? Whatever. I am breaking the FB habit thanx to... FACEBOOK~! they have changed the layout one time too many for me....I don't need to keep having a breakdown everytime Marc Zuckerberg and his team get bored and decide to change things including my privacy settings!

SO I am back to my first love...MY BLOGS!

I recently did my first showing, Harvest Fest at my skool. I think it went over well. Alot of People liked my trees but few bought them. My soda can earrings were a hit and ppl remarked at my vinyl record bowls. I sold a couple of those. Everyone Loved my shopping bag bags that i crocheted from other supermarket bags. I was also told I underappreciate myself for selling them so cheap...$ 5.00. Maybe so but I see them offered on the web for 30.00 and more and cant see spending that much...In fact I see a lot of recycled and upcycled products GROSSLY overpriced. That makes me sad. Are you in it for the money or the purpose? The fact is, these bags cost me nothing but my time and labor. Maybe I will charge 10.00 next time and see how well they sell.

I also picked up a request to help stock the consignment shop at another church as soon as they get it open....YEA GO ME!

This experience brought me back around to my creative side. Got me thinking about what I can do next and I reopened my Shop on Etsy! I am in process of restocking this weekend.

I need to refocus myself and center myself again. I need to go back to my eating plan and work on loosing this weight again. I thought quitting smoking was bad but this is one heckuva challenge and I don't know why.

So that is it for this weekend. I am going to restock my shop now.

It is GOOD to be Home.

My Etsy Shop Opened

I just opened my shop a couple of days ago.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Madebymom22

I only have 2 things listed so far but will be adding shortly.