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Anyone here have one of these? I want to "print" cat-themed canvas shopping bags to donate to an animal shelter thrift store (I am currently making jewelry that I donate every few months to 3 shelters). I think these would sell for them, which would help the animals. As a crafter, I pretty much...

We bought our house in 2005. It had been surveyed when it was built, in 1978. The fence was already there. We have a very narrow backyard. We have done nothing to change the footprint of the fence. Two weeks ago, many of the residents on my street got a letter from the HOA saying that they...

This is is interesting! No way I could make this (I bought mine from WalMart, pre-made, I'm so low-tech!).

Thank you for your suggestion, Boris Diamond! I sent over 3 lbs of hand-made jewelry to the shelter on Monday. I spent Saturday making 29 pieces of jewelry to add to the stuff I already made, and I spent Sunday itemizing and packing it all. It should arrive tomorrow (Wednesday). :happycat: I...

I have two etsy shops. I'm closing one down, which opened in July, due to no sales. My other has only had four sales since I opened it in May. I don't know what to do--jewelry making is so important to me, but I can't possibly use all of the items I make. It's really been getting me down the...

This is a vinok. Many have ribbon streamers, used by unmarried women. I decided not to add them to mine. I made it to donate to a charity auction that is helping a Ukrainian organization. I plane to make some traditional jewelry to donate, as well (my friend is organizing it, and asked if I...

I've been so uncomfortable the past 3 weeks. I only have to be outside for 10-15 minutes, and my forearms start itching. Now, it's spread to behind my ears, around my neck, and on my chest. Only 1-2 days in the beginning were my typical Spring flowering trees nasal and eye allergies. The past 3...

Here are some that I made many, many years ago. Happy Easter!

My 8yr-old pc finally died last week. I had a laptop I've only used for about a total of 24 hours over the past 3 years. Two days later, you guessed it! R.I.P. I'm now using DH's 7-yr-old laptop (his back-up computer), which is dying, too. My new pc is supposed to arrive tomorrow! It's an...

This is Houdini.He/she was part of a litter of four that was born under my deck. I kept Mama and this little guy/girl (I haven't gotten that close yet to tell!). The other three were given to the rescue that helped me trap them. He/she is named Houdini because of the daring window escape late...

It breaks my heart to see my husband's grief. The only time I've ever seen him cry was when his beloved cat had to be put down. He's ok most of the time, but yesterday, we went out for dinner and he started to cry several times. He just spent three days helping his mom to go through Dad's...

I was out shopping today, when my battery died. Luckily, I was in a Wawa parking lot, and a customer and a Wawa employee helped me (I had no jumper cables. I had some years ago, never replaced them). I'm so lucky they were there to help me, they were so nice! Looks like I'm giving myself a new...

It's only been three years on December first! The funny thing is, they haven't seen me as much lately. I can only feed them once a week now, due to the new location (I need DH's help getting down there, and he's only available in the daytime on Sundays). I've been very busy around the house, so...

I took Thursday and Friday off last week to "relax". I also started a little business making and selling jewelry and other things during Covid, and some re-sale items. I planned to relax by working on a couple of projects, too. Fast forward to Thursday afternoon. I went to get a snack. Saw a...

Before I use this fabric on an item for sale, I want to make sure the Chinese is nothing naughty. I am worried because, when I hover my Google translate app over it, the word on the right says "You", and the word on the left, or at least the only letter I can get, is "F"! I did look it up in the...

A neighbor commissioned me to make 5 window masks, the kind with a clear vinyl window so that lips can be read. It took me weeks of frustration, making and rejecting patterns (and trashing the finished masks) until I broke down and bought a pattern from etsy. Even then, had so much trouble! The...

I love the scared black kitty on the blue background. Clever design! These are to make Halloween face masks (remember when that only meant the character/animal/etc. kind?) :

Three guessses as to why she's called that, LOL. She has Depression era frugal recipes: Grandma Feral

I bought a carved pendant on etsy. There's Chinese on the back, but, since it's so light-colored and carved, my Google Translate app can photograph it, but it doesn't work. I think I could make it easier to see if I post a pic here, though. Thanks!