It's a rainy day here in the good ol' Northeast and my body is rebelling. I feel like my head is stuffed with cotton and my bones and muscles are crying for a nap. A long, uninterrupted nap. Yeah, I know....good luck with that.
I can't believe I've got another cold. Just be thankful you can't catch it from where you are. We, the collective five of us, have been in varying stages of colds and the flu since the afternoon of Tuesday, March 17th. I'm ready to be done with it.
So, I'm trying to distract myself and am making a yoga bag for the Gym Mama Studio on ArtFire. It's a pretty robin's egg blue with a black & white geo print for the pocket, straps and cord. Even if you don't do yoga you'll want to buy it. Seriously. It's pretty. Very, very pretty. And very reasonably priced if I do say so myself.
I'll also be posting the pattern & a kit for it at my pattern store on ArtFire called She Made That. Don't worry about running over there right now to peek, because I have nothing in the shop except a banner and avatar.
For now though I'm holding my sleeping Baby Girl who is currently cutting four, yes four, teeth all at once. God bless her.
Showing posts with label artfire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artfire. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Beadin' By The Sea
There's a lovely woman named Debora who has started visiting this blog. She's the proud owner of Beadin' By The Sea. I first discovered her work through a Project Wonderful ad that was placed here after I Twittered about free ad space. I have to tell you, I absolutely fell in love with her pieces!
Here are some of my favorites...
This one
and I love this...
and this one...
Aren't they lovely?
I love them so much that I'm buying that sweet little ring for myself. I can't wear my wedding bands to work, because of the prongs, so this will be perfect!
You can find more of Debora's work at Beadin' By The Sea. I also encourage you to check out her blog. She's a wonderful artisan and I am so honored that she stops by, reads and comments on my little blog. Thanks, Debora! I wish you all the best at ArtFire!
Here are some of my favorites...
This one
and I love this...
and this one...
Aren't they lovely?
I love them so much that I'm buying that sweet little ring for myself. I can't wear my wedding bands to work, because of the prongs, so this will be perfect!
You can find more of Debora's work at Beadin' By The Sea. I also encourage you to check out her blog. She's a wonderful artisan and I am so honored that she stops by, reads and comments on my little blog. Thanks, Debora! I wish you all the best at ArtFire!
Craft ADD
I had to laugh at myself today. Okay, I do that quite a bit, but today took the cake.
I was thinking about Handmade News and writing an article about crafting ADD. It's a serious affliction, you know. Well, before 10am I had cut a new batch of soap, boiled eggs for Easter egg decorating, took pictures and created a Crinkly Baby Block of Power (see the pretty picture below), and rearranged the entire living room.
My dining room table has the remainders of my frantic need to create. It's funny really. The table is heaped in fabric, buttons, thread, paper and items I don't even know the name of. Serious Craft ADD. And here I am, sitting at the computer desk, with my back to the dining room.
Thankfully, Mr. Gym Mama doesn't come home for an hour. That gives me time to clean up, shower, get the kids ready for Grandma's and pretend none of this happened. What a mess.
Oh, and to top things off, I hit "Enter" instead of shift when I was working on the Handmade News application and sent the application in without some very important things. Like my name and contact information. Lovely.
I was thinking about Handmade News and writing an article about crafting ADD. It's a serious affliction, you know. Well, before 10am I had cut a new batch of soap, boiled eggs for Easter egg decorating, took pictures and created a Crinkly Baby Block of Power (see the pretty picture below), and rearranged the entire living room.
My dining room table has the remainders of my frantic need to create. It's funny really. The table is heaped in fabric, buttons, thread, paper and items I don't even know the name of. Serious Craft ADD. And here I am, sitting at the computer desk, with my back to the dining room.
Thankfully, Mr. Gym Mama doesn't come home for an hour. That gives me time to clean up, shower, get the kids ready for Grandma's and pretend none of this happened. What a mess.
Oh, and to top things off, I hit "Enter" instead of shift when I was working on the Handmade News application and sent the application in without some very important things. Like my name and contact information. Lovely.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Me!
It's shameless to sing Happy Birthday to yourself, I know, but, honestly, I don't particularly care. It's my birthday! And I got up early and went and got donuts. Not a very Gym Mama thing to do, but then again these are not just any donuts. These are SuzEJo donuts. Trust me, once you have a SuzEJo there's just no going back.
Anyway, a couple of things I want to let you know about.
First, we're having a 20% off sale at both the GymMama and GreenHillSoapCo studios on ArtFire to celebrate my birthday. So, go, shop and stimulate my economy. ;)
Second, our soaps are part of an Eco-Friendly giveaway on RiskyBeads. Lots of good things, so hop on over and enter to win.
And the third and final thing is that, well, okay, never mind. There were just two things. But those two are really important!
Have a great day and know that I'll eat an extra bite of ice cream just for you. I'm willing to sacrifice.
Anyway, a couple of things I want to let you know about.
First, we're having a 20% off sale at both the GymMama and GreenHillSoapCo studios on ArtFire to celebrate my birthday. So, go, shop and stimulate my economy. ;)
Second, our soaps are part of an Eco-Friendly giveaway on RiskyBeads. Lots of good things, so hop on over and enter to win.
And the third and final thing is that, well, okay, never mind. There were just two things. But those two are really important!
Have a great day and know that I'll eat an extra bite of ice cream just for you. I'm willing to sacrifice.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Name That Soap to Get Some Soap
I am loving the handmade soap I bought on ArtFire a couple of weeks ago. My skin gets really dry in the winter, especially my arms, and with all of the washing I do at work, well, let's say, my skin and I have not been having a very good relationship. For those of you who don't know, I am, in addition to many other things, a licensed esthetician. You know, someone who can give facials, body treatments, waxing, etc. Not much call for that in this economy, eh?
Anyway, the soap. It smells like lilacs and is highly, highly moisturizing. My arms are on the verge of being silky smooth. That is amazing to me. Why? Well, because I was a staunch believer in the old "soap" is bad philosophy. Of course, now that I think about it, products laden with chemicals don't sound all that appealing either. I think it's the word "soap" that does it. And really, for awhile I knew nothing about handmade soaps except the ones that were shaped like bears or butterflies and they really did nothing to endear me to them.
So, what's in this soap I'm using? Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Goat's Milk, Shea Butter, Sodium Hydroxide and Lilac Oil. That's it. I can pronounce it all and I know what each component does. I understand the moisturizing and restorative properties of the ingredients. And I know how wonderful my skin feels after using it.
It's got me (and my hubby) thinking about making soap. So, I made myself chuckle when I was thinking of names for it. If I was going to make soap, what would be a good "Gym Mama" type name for it?
Here are a few I was (not) thinking of using...
1. Soap So You Don't Stink
2. Sweat Eradicator
3. For the Pits
What are YOUR suggestions? Leave a post and the one that I think is the funniest will receive a bar of the very soap I am so lovingly describing. Trust me. You want it. =)
Anyway, the soap. It smells like lilacs and is highly, highly moisturizing. My arms are on the verge of being silky smooth. That is amazing to me. Why? Well, because I was a staunch believer in the old "soap" is bad philosophy. Of course, now that I think about it, products laden with chemicals don't sound all that appealing either. I think it's the word "soap" that does it. And really, for awhile I knew nothing about handmade soaps except the ones that were shaped like bears or butterflies and they really did nothing to endear me to them.
So, what's in this soap I'm using? Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Goat's Milk, Shea Butter, Sodium Hydroxide and Lilac Oil. That's it. I can pronounce it all and I know what each component does. I understand the moisturizing and restorative properties of the ingredients. And I know how wonderful my skin feels after using it.
It's got me (and my hubby) thinking about making soap. So, I made myself chuckle when I was thinking of names for it. If I was going to make soap, what would be a good "Gym Mama" type name for it?
Here are a few I was (not) thinking of using...
1. Soap So You Don't Stink
2. Sweat Eradicator
3. For the Pits
What are YOUR suggestions? Leave a post and the one that I think is the funniest will receive a bar of the very soap I am so lovingly describing. Trust me. You want it. =)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Thursday's Blog Giveaway!
Today's the day! We're having a Blog Giveaway!
Featured today is the "Plant a Tree - Join ArtFire" cell phone cozy! My cell phone is not included - sorry! I always grab my ID, debit card and cell phone when I head out the door to exercise or play with the kids. And, I know this will be a shocker, I always end up dropping something or forgetting where I put my license, etc. It's a mess. SO, I made the cell phone cozy.
THIS cell phone cozy will make talking about ArtFire easy if you're as excited about it as I am. The conversation may go something like this:
"Hey," says your friend. "Nice cell phone cozy."
"Thanks! I won it from a blog giveaway at ConfessionsOfAGymMama.blogspot.com and wow, that lady is just awesome and you should read her blog and buy her things on ArtFire."
"What's ArtFire?"
"It's this really cool site where you can buy and sell handmade things. For each person that registers they're donating a tree. See? Tree on the cozy and now a tree in the forest, because I registered."
"Does it cost anything to register?"
"No! It's free! Sign-up today! And if you want your own cell phone cozy just go to GymMama.ArtFire.com."
I especially like the beginning of the suggested conversation, so be sure to include it. hehehehe
Anyway, to win your very own Plant A Tree - Join ArtFire Cell Phone Cozy just email me at GymMama {*at*} GymMama dot net. (Obviously, you'll need to format that into an actual email address.)
If you don't win, you can always purchase your very own handy dandy cozy (and great marketing tool!) at http://GymMama.ArtFire.com.
Good luck!
Featured today is the "Plant a Tree - Join ArtFire" cell phone cozy! My cell phone is not included - sorry! I always grab my ID, debit card and cell phone when I head out the door to exercise or play with the kids. And, I know this will be a shocker, I always end up dropping something or forgetting where I put my license, etc. It's a mess. SO, I made the cell phone cozy.
THIS cell phone cozy will make talking about ArtFire easy if you're as excited about it as I am. The conversation may go something like this:
"Hey," says your friend. "Nice cell phone cozy."
"Thanks! I won it from a blog giveaway at ConfessionsOfAGymMama.blogspot.com and wow, that lady is just awesome and you should read her blog and buy her things on ArtFire."
"What's ArtFire?"
"It's this really cool site where you can buy and sell handmade things. For each person that registers they're donating a tree. See? Tree on the cozy and now a tree in the forest, because I registered."
"Does it cost anything to register?"
"No! It's free! Sign-up today! And if you want your own cell phone cozy just go to GymMama.ArtFire.com."
I especially like the beginning of the suggested conversation, so be sure to include it. hehehehe
Anyway, to win your very own Plant A Tree - Join ArtFire Cell Phone Cozy just email me at GymMama {*at*} GymMama dot net. (Obviously, you'll need to format that into an actual email address.)
If you don't win, you can always purchase your very own handy dandy cozy (and great marketing tool!) at http://GymMama.ArtFire.com.
Good luck!
Monday, December 8, 2008
GymMama is on ArtFire!
Register on ArtFire.com
What is it? Well, ArtFire is a lot like etsy...but easier! Easier to search, easier to find things, easier to sell things on. Since exercise is hard, shouldn't finding handmade things be easy? (hehehe...totally unrelated and didn't make a lot of sense...just go with me here!)
Anyway, I've opened a Gym Mama shop over on ArtFire.com and for each person who registers the shop will get credit. So, if you make things and want to sell them online sign up as a Verified Seller. Seriously, you can't beat the $7 monthly fee considering there are NO listing fees and NO final value fees - ever. You can list as many things as you want - even a gazillion! And if you're one of the first 5,000 shops to sign up that $7 fee is for life.
If GymMama gets 10 Verified Seller accounts opened through the referral link by 12/31/08 we'll never have to pay. Why is that so exciting you ask? WELL, no fee = more money donated to charity. You see, 20% of all profits from the sale of items in the store will be donated to charity. No fee = less overhead = more profit = bigger donations. See? It's a GOOD thing!
If you just want to browse and shop or open a free shop that's awesome too! Just put GymMama as the referring shop. We won't get credit for the free store for life, but it will help in a contest for a scooter. Don't ask.
So, click on the link above, register, sell and shop. Oh, and our link is:
GymMama.artfire.com
What is it? Well, ArtFire is a lot like etsy...but easier! Easier to search, easier to find things, easier to sell things on. Since exercise is hard, shouldn't finding handmade things be easy? (hehehe...totally unrelated and didn't make a lot of sense...just go with me here!)
Anyway, I've opened a Gym Mama shop over on ArtFire.com and for each person who registers the shop will get credit. So, if you make things and want to sell them online sign up as a Verified Seller. Seriously, you can't beat the $7 monthly fee considering there are NO listing fees and NO final value fees - ever. You can list as many things as you want - even a gazillion! And if you're one of the first 5,000 shops to sign up that $7 fee is for life.
If GymMama gets 10 Verified Seller accounts opened through the referral link by 12/31/08 we'll never have to pay. Why is that so exciting you ask? WELL, no fee = more money donated to charity. You see, 20% of all profits from the sale of items in the store will be donated to charity. No fee = less overhead = more profit = bigger donations. See? It's a GOOD thing!
If you just want to browse and shop or open a free shop that's awesome too! Just put GymMama as the referring shop. We won't get credit for the free store for life, but it will help in a contest for a scooter. Don't ask.
So, click on the link above, register, sell and shop. Oh, and our link is:
GymMama.artfire.com
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