Sometimes I'd just rather not know, ya know?

Do you have bad news? Be a sweetie and keep it to yourself, my nerves can't take it.

I spent the last few days away from home and while I was waiting for a ride to work I watched the morning news. Bad weather, bad economy, stupid stuff over something Facebook did 2 years ago. After work I'm chatting with my youngest son and he's going to need a new place to live but of course has no money.

Now Twitter is trending #hobbylobby over the #SCOTUS decision and I really don't care. If we look too deeply into the dealings of any company we shop at we will find things we don't want to see. I am tired and need a bath and I need to buy some jewelry findings and I am gonna do it at Hobby Lobby even if there's a picket line three screaming feminists deep.

Death by Glitter

Having too much fun here in my little world. I don't know what made me do it but I pulled out the glitter for a shot of fairy dust chaos.

I got some smaller stones to work on next. I even got me a tiny vise grip to hold the dominoes while drilling. You can stop worrying so much about accidents now.

Farmers Market here in town has been great for market research!

Return to Sender. Yeah this explains a lot.

Got a letter back today that I mailed A YEAR AGO!!!! Let me repeat that- I MAILED IT A YEAR AGO!!!

I didn't believe you when you said you didn't get it- I stand corrected. Now sir, how am I supposed to send you anything?

The good news is I got the cool hand painted envelope back lol.

Just so you know

I have been so super busy. I mean serious busy. Nothing note worthy just stuff keeping me from blogging and making art and thus kinda depressing- that kind of stuff. Good news is I am trying to make more time for art and blogging and hopefully I'll get back on some sort of schedule.

I sold some of my altered dominoes today at the Danville Farmer's Market- I took pictures but I'm so tired I can't find my card reader or my camera cable to show you. I swear, it's always something...ALWAYS! xoxoxoxox

New Nature Center at Kennekuk Cove

 Everything you wanted to know about Illinois terrain, flora and fauna, and then some. The buffalo was a complete surprise. Made me hungry even though I just ate.

And the obligatory selfie in the restroom mirror lol

I Forgot to Pay the Ransom for Little Debbie

My boss is quite the funny gal. I found this on my desk when I got to work one day last month. She found my stash of zebra cakes.

The next note was even more ominous:

I hope my boss doesn't end up looking like this:

 I hope she sends me to WalMart for snacks soon, My desk drawer stash is mighty puny.

Geocaching

Have you done it? Do you know what it is? Find out and go try it!

www.geochaching.com

I have logged seven finds and have introduced three people to it in the past week. Too much fun for real

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

You might think you absolutely need some sort of GPS device but that's not necessarily true. I use the map provided and clues and do pretty well. However, my friend, Becky S, has a GPS phone so she has agreed to play too. Yay!

Dominoes n Stuff

Working on some new stuff and LOVING IT! I think I will be opening a new etsy shop for them eventually. I double dog dare you to tell me these aren't cool.

True Story

Part of a journal spread for an International Moleskine Exchange I am in with a group of gals from Ravelry.

The Pennies from Heaven Post

It's a story that HAS to be told!

I look for pennies on the ground when I walk. I have for quite a few years. I used to just think of it as "Luck" but now I view them as the proverbial "Sign from God".

You see I am not what most people would call "Well Off". In fact I live way below the poverty level. You know what though? It's ok because I never want for anything. I have food, clothing, shelter, my cool stuff, my friends, a great family. I have more than enough.

But I don't have a car which is why I walk everywhere. And in walking I find pennies, and other coins of little value. This is what happened to me today:

I was walking to catch the bus to Champaign when a series of events led me to my first penny of the day. Next I found a nickel crossing Main Street (Honorable REO Speedwagon Way) in Champaign. I went to FedEx and then the Art Coop were I saw this art piece

I thought "Well that's weird" lol

After I got back from FedEx in my boss's car I found another penny in the parking lot. Wow, I'm on a roll! I get all the way back into the building and was ready to get on the elevator when I remembered I didn't lock the car so I went back out and there I found ANOTHER penny in street!

Yeah to you it may only be 8 cents but to me it's a blessing.

Monday I found a Canadian penny in the middle of the Chiropracter's parking lot down the street from my house.

I don't spend these coins I glue them to a small canvas with Matt 6:33 on it- Keep seeking first the kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you.

ETA- I found another penny when we were leaving for home- My all time record is about 40 cents in pennies and dimes up at the Jewel Osco parking lot in Lombard. The snow removal people pushed the snow into a corner and all the change with it.

Still Collecting

Once a collector always a collector. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. As of right now my obsessions are:

• Large/unusual bird scarecrows or sculptures
• Chinese looking tins from the 50s and of course knitting needles and crochet hooks to go in them
• Crinoid Fossil "Indian Beads"
• Old pictures
• China with roses especially unusual pieces
• Whatever those stone encrusted things are- I have an official collection of them now that I found my third piece, a knob at Hobby Lobby.