Pimping my sister

 Isnt she good? This one is Mommys day off

 The famous Olive Oil

 This is a family portrait she did of a local family.

 This is the not me

 This one is after my other sister who is a nurse.

 This is the three of us

This one is of a office family.
 You can find more of her works at our shop www.stagiworks.etsy.com we have a special going on right now 30% off everything in the shop use code HOTDAYS.

Estate Sale

So earlier last week I read in the paper there was an Estate sale for a woman who had passed in the next town over. I ask my sister Melissa you wanna go? We make our plans and she picks me up on Saturday morning at 7:45 and we head off. To my surprise there is a line down the sidewalk. When we are all let into this womans yard people start shoving, running and being so rude. Of course I am here like everyone else to get things to put in my shop. With all the chaos I end up standing next to a women who I look at and say this is so crazy, she agrees and explains to me she went to school with the son of the woman who passed and everyone knew she had nice things. I told her well I guess that's why we are all here but people can still be respectful of her things and to her son, who was the cashier. I also mention things are priced way to cheap, she said I was sweet and we shook hands. I make my way through all the people to find my sister who is digging through 2 storage containers of purses. We look at each other and get in line to pay. When we pay I tell the son I am sorry for his loss and he said thank you very much, I felt like I caught him off guard in a good way though. Then he tells me the box with all the salt and pepper shakers I was buying was one of his mothers favorite collections.


When we were younger my father would buy all the contents of a house after a person has passed. He always taught us be kind to the people, respectful of their situation and always remember they took a lifetime to collect these things. I guess a lot of other people dont feel the same way.

So here is what I picked up

I really liked this older doll, I am so curious about her story I guess I will have to make one up. Well thats all for now..

Whats for dinner?  We are having leftovers...

Craft Fair Flop??????

Here we made a display for my sisters artwork. She got so much interest it was great.

 here are the dolls I made and some last minute little monsters.

We both made some magnets from things we had around our houses.

I put out some of my felt food and dessert plates my hubs put together. I had one girl come back several times to look at the cherry pie so I sent it to her on Tuesday, I got the sweetest note from her yesterday.

My sister Violet (who doesn't craft much but helped us set up and brought us coffee) and the Artist of the family Creepymama.

Our set up, after a couple of hours I decided to move everything just because we were not getting kids looking at the beads.

And here are all the beads!!

After a hot two days and all the work we made enough to pay for the booth. Creepymama did get a deposit for a portrait WOOT WOOT. My mom of all people ordered a doll :] I wish I had gone into this more with the thinking that this would be a learning experience. So now I am glad we did it, I met fellow crafters, learned what I need to work on more and had fun hanging out with my sisters.
So I am off to get more things done! 



What for dinner?? We are having chicken of some sort....                                                                                                      

Interrogation of Creepymama

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Creepymama a couple of weeks ago and asked her what her 5,4,3,2,1 things were.

5 People that inspire you
   Creepymama- My dad, Gris Grimly, Christo Moore, my kids and music

4 Tools you cant live without
   Creepymama- pencils, paper, imagination and my paints

3 things that make you work unique
  Creepymama- I would have to say the creepy feel it has, I think its cute, and its unusual.

2 Mistakes you have made in the past?
   Creepymama- Not getting money up front, wont ever do that again, also I would have to say when I rush through the work and it doesnt turn out how I had imagined it.

1 Project you are proud of
    Creepymama- the car shopping picture
     Why?
    Creepymama- It has tounge and cheek humor, its a witch on a broom looking for a new broom car I love it. She also drew this picture of me and my children.

I couldn't be a more proud sister.
Well everybody that my sister Melissa Z. you can follow her blog at creepymama.blogspot.com or on twitter @creepymama4 

Whats for dinner tonight????
We are having delish tacos!