Ten on Tuesday

Today is Tuesday, so here are my ten random ramblings for today:

1. My daughter goes back to school Thursday. She seems excited as she will now be in middle school and finally going to a new school.

2. Is it just me or do they go back earlier every year? and why are they starting on a Thursday?

3. It's been so freaking hot in Tucson this summer, so ready for it to be over already. Hurry October!!!!!!

4. Last night at around 8:30ish it was still 94 degrees. At 3:30 this am it was 84 and really sticky. ugh.

5. I am working on new listings/photos for my shops on Etsy and on Artfire. I have decided to move my bottle cap creations to Artfire and close my other Etsy shop.

6. Is it just me or is Artfire starting to have an increase in traffic? My views have increased a lot in the last couple of months.

7. I had almost equal number of shop hits Sunday for Etsy and Artfire shops. That amazed me. I really think that things are going to take off soon and give Etsy a run for their money.

8. I'm hungry. What's for breakfast?

9. I have a couple of errands to run today and then off to work this afternoon. yay.

10. I am working two days a week now instead one. This has been the worst summer of my life. I have had my hours cut since the end of May. Struggling for money for everything. Ah well, I am comforted by the fact that I am not alone. I am sure there are others in the same boat.

Fabulous Friday Recycled Find

I have been featuring handmade items on Fridays that are made from recycled materials. It's always amazing to me the things that can be made from something that would have ended up in a landfill somewhere. Purses from plastic bags, bowls from old dish towels, windchimes from odds and ends from the kitchen. I also make items from recycled stuff from time to time. I made a ring and bracelet from recycled bottle caps, which can be found on my Artfire shop: Ring Bracelet I forgot to mention my bottle cap magnets, too.

Anyway, so here is this week's Fabulous Recycled Find:
Set of 5 Christmas ornaments made with recycled juice can lids

These cute ornaments were made by ScrappinCorner on Etsy.

Here is what the seller had to say about them: "I love how these cute ornaments turned out! I cut out a vintage image and decorated the front and back of these lids! They are perfect for stocking stuffers, tie them on a gift, or give as a teachers gift!

If you need more or less, let me know and I can set up a special order for you!"

...and shipping is free for this item as well.

What a great way to recycle!

I'm Back!

Finally back online after a long hiatus! Will return next week to regular postings. Yay!!

Ten for Tuesday on Thursday!

Yep, my Ten for Tueday post is late!

1. My laptop has decided to take a dump on me, so I am limited to the computers at the local library until I get it fixed.

2. This is bad because all of my pictures, collages, photo editing software are on my laptop. Really bad.

3. Will have to wait for awhile to get it fixed until either me or bf goes back to work full-time. I won't go back until August, bf is any day now.

4. Thinking about renting a laptop until I get mine fixed. I have a desk top that I rarely use, but no internet at home, so it doesn't help much with internet stuff.

5. BF is doing well with his new kidney. So far everything is working like it should.

6. I like this computer at the library. It's got a nice wide screen and a new keyboard.

7. The only thing I don't like is waiting my turn. Yes, I am selfish that way...LOL

8. I was looking at a really interesting book about making mixed media journals while waiting my turn to use the computer. Maybe that will be my next craft to try.

9. Not sure when I will be able to update next, since I am limited to an hour a day at the library computer.

10. Until next time, peace!

Fabulous Friday Recyled Find

Happy Friday! I found a lot of great recycled items this week and was hard choosing just one. I may have to start featuring two at a time! So, here is this weeks find!
Black, White and Red Fabric Coiled Basket
This is a basket made with dishcloth scraps and was made by klosti,based out of Illinois and on Etsy. Here is a clip from the listing: "The great texture of this catchall is created by wrapping a variety of torn red, black and white dish towel fabric strips around cotton clothesline and stitching it by machine. It measures 6 1/2" across the bottom, 8 1/2" across the top and 2 3/4" tall."
Sunny yellow trivets are also available using the same method. Klosti also offers adorable dresses to "dress" up your kitchen also made with dishtowels. What a unique shop! I will not look at dishtowels in the same way again. :)

Wordless Wednesday

Ten for Tuesday

Yay! It's Tuesday, so here are my 10 random ramblings:

1. It's hard to type when you have the hiccups.

2. It's the only time I wouldn't get mad at my daughter for scaring me. :)

3. The Air National Guard is practicing or something today. Planes flying over the house are LOUD.

4. It's a good thing that I don't work graveyard shift, I would have a hard time sleeping with all the planes flying over today.

5. BF is doing great after his transplant. It's been two weeks since his surgery. Staples are supposed to come out Thursday. He's lost a lot of weight which I think was probably mostly fluid.

6. He said last night that we should get married. So was that a proposal or what?

7. TV goes all digital soon. Are you prepared? We aren't. No cable TV and old TV's leaves us in the dinosaur age.

8. I tried to use one of the so called government coupons back in October on the day it expired and stoopid Wally Mart wouldn't take it. Hello, it's not expired yet. Yep, I was po'ed. So yea, we have no converter boxes. Life is going to be boring until we get one.

9. Supposed to be nice day in the Old Pueblo today. "cool" for this time of year. Yay! No burnt buns today.

10. I'm hungry. What's for breakfast?