Good Morning New Life!

Well, I quit my day job. Yuppers. I quit and gave my two weeks notice, but since my boss has a slight temper he got angry and kicked me out :( I feel bad cause we were sorta friends, but I just couldn't work for him anymore. I hated it there. Now, I need to find a new job. I'm going to dance in September full time, but I need a tide me over job for a couple months. My Etsy Shop is doing really well, so go check it out and see my goodies! I ahve some great upcycled mirrors, napkin holders and some really cool vintage flower pots! :) Plus, I have been sewing up a storm and changing up clothes I have bought! :)

Today is going to be a long and productive post. LOL Lots to say and post so here I go...

I added this item to the Inspiration Workshop over at Gussy Sews! :)

It turned out so much better then I expected! I love the colored feathers I chose, they look like the rich colors of the caribean ocean!!!! :) Loves it!!!!

Then I decided to do Outfit Post #2 since I sorta had a cute outfit today. Except for the fact that a) I'm a horrible photographer and b) I'm a horrible model. {sigh} I hope it gets better and less embarressing!!!! :(

Please ignore the fact that I look dumb. I was laughing and couldn't look at the camera....hahahaha....

Skirt: Goodwill

Shirt: Trend (Calgary, AB)

Ring: From My Paddy
Headband: Homemade
Shoes: Bought in Greece last summer

Necklace: Ardene

Belt: Market in Italy

Lastly I have a card to share!!!


It's so summery! I have been making a lot of these lately. I am just LOVING thes eOntario summers! So hot and humid and delightful.

 We have been eating Dilly Bars from Dairy Queen like they are going out of style. I had bought some for our housewarming BBQ and we had a few left! Yummers. So, this little sundae made me think I hadto do a card!!!

I started with both patterned papers from my DCWV Citrus Stack. I added the white oval and popped it out with ouff tape. I used a clear stamp from a $1.50 Michael's set and had an old neon green ink pad I used to ink it up! :) It turned out great!  

Thanks for listen to me drag on...this post is long! :)

Cheers,

S.

This card is for the following challenges:
~ Aud Sentiments - Summertime
~ Delightful Sketches - Anything Goes
~ The Rubber Cafe - Summertime
~ Southern Girls - Anything Goes
~ Always Something Creative - Summer

Monday. Blah.

I am so low these days. I don't know what has gotten into me. I have gone back to negative - hate my life- Calgary Shelley and I don't like it. {sigh} It just seems to feel like everything is not going right today.

Even the weekend kinda sucked. The weather was terrible up until Sunday and our Housewarming BBQ got rained out. We ended up getting about 23 people but nobody ate anything and now I have burgers and buns coming out of my ying yang. Also, no outside time makes people leave earlier. But my closest (and coolest) friends Jody & Joe and Jamie and Chris stayed till the wee hours drinking and laughing till we couldn't keep our eyes open anymore. LOL Good times had by all. Oh, but of course I was so busy drinking and eating, I forgot to take photos....{sigh}

But...on a happier note...my Etsy shop is doing REALLY great!!!! Thanks for everyone's support! We are shipping a huge shipment of my Upcycled candle sticks today and I am so excited! They went so fast I didn't even have a chance to show you guys!!!! I love these and I have a whole bunch more I bought this weekend that I will do this week. So, watch my Etsy shop ~ I have also just posted lots of new goodies from the best ever garage sale I went to on Friday night!!! It was amazeballs. 

That's it...hopefully I'll have a card tomorrow,

Cheers,

S.

FML.

I'm so grumpy, I don't even want to post today.

Good talk.

S. {I can't even be bothered to put my usual peppy "cheers" *sigh*}

PL Peek ~ Job #1

Here is a little P L (Personal Life) Peek.

Work #1. It sucks.

It could be a good job, but it just isn't.

I am the Office Manager for an office of 1 person. Me.

Mostly I do all the accounting and shipping. I am here alone majority of the time, and it is always freezing, even when it's +30 out.

I will say, even though I work in a dumpy old warehouse down by the river, it still can be quite pretty.

 Chuck is here all day - <3 him!!!

 

Dead Dawg...

 Dog House

So, I am a bookkeeper/Office Manger/Personal B*tch for a wholesale Company. It is so tedious and brain numbing at times, but I have to do it until I can figure out what I wanna be when I grow up.

 Money and stability are more important at the moment and since we just moved here 8 months ago, we are still getting settled. Although, things are going very well for us here.

I'm also lucky my other job is all fun fun fun!!! That's a whole other post though!

Cheers,
S.

My Etsy!

Just wanted to let all my followers (a-har-har *although 25 is better then what I had when I started so thank you!!!!*) that

I opened an Etsy Shop!!!!!

It will be mostly filled with pre-loved vintage finds of mine (you gotta purge once in a while so you can buy more), homemade goodies, all my upcycling projects and DIY stuff!!!! It's quite exciting...even my Paddy has gotten into it and has been searching for stuff for me. Loves him. <3

So check out my store HERE.

Here's the new lot at the shop today! :)

Pretty Blueberry Hair Bow

 These three Vintage Vases 

{those peonies are from my garden - aren't they stunning?!?}

I put a leather cuff on my Etsy yesterday as my first tester item and it sold!!!! I will have to make some more tonight!!!! :) 

Cheers,

S.

Miss. Travel McTravelson ~ Lisbon, Portugal

New segment over at Shelley's Craft Everything Room.


My Paddy and I have done a lot of traveling together. It has been glorious. We travel well with one another which is the most important part. Last July we ventured out on the trip of a lifetime, and our longest adventure yet. EUROPE. Before moving across Canada we packed up and went to Europe for 2 full months. It was amazeballs. (That's my word...I use it a lot. Means extra extra extra mucho mucho amazing.)

So, I thought I would take you through our trip - each stop at a time. {It's the modern day version of those dreaded slide shows our parents friends used to put on! LOL} To start off, I will take you to...

 LISBON, PORTUGAL. 

 I loved Portugal. I wish we could have spent more time there. It was very difficult to get around, but the weather/people/atmosphere was so cool. It was our first taste of Europe and all the differences it came with. Food, culture, beer...everything was different and I loved it. :)

 There was a beautiful looking beach view in Lisbon, but the sewage smell was unbearable and the beach was littered with garbage. 

We ate the best sea prawns at a Ma & Pop restaurant down the alley I am heading to in the picture above :)

On our last night we went to their Summer Music Festival and saw the most spectacular lights, fireworks and music show ever! It was beautiful! 

After Portugal we headed on our way to Spain... {we couldn't find any hotel vacancies in any other towns in Portugal and we had to leave our hotel that day!!! Crazy eh??? Not a single room to be found...}
See ya in Madrid bitches.... waahaahaa!!!

 "Hold Hands and Take Care of Eachother." {As my Momma says everytime we go travelin'!}

Cheers,

S.

Outfit Post ~ First One EVER!!!

Ok, here I go. This is my VERY FIRST outfit post. I'm hoping by forcing myself to do this I will learn 1 of 3 things:

a) How to dress and have a bit better style

b) to not be afraid of what people think of me

c) to get over my hatred for photos being taken of me ;)

So, on Saturday morning I went to do some garage sale-n' and down to our local Brockville market. I put this number together and it was a very scary process. I have some amazing pieces I just never wear them! I also never where skirts or dresses but have decided that this summer...that is over and done with. LOL 

Ok...start from the top. The yellow t-shirt is from Aeropostle and so is the jean skirt that comes with a belt. It has a couple buttons up the front and a cute rouched waistband - it was $2.50 {heeeaaaayyyy!!!!} I wore Old Navy black tights underneath and a black gap cardigan over top. I used the jean belt and tied a bow. Stupid?!? Maybe. {Thoughts and help please - all feedback - good or bad is helpful!!!} I slipped on my Dr. Scholl's black flats (which I love!!!!), added a gold necklace with blue rock pendant I bought at a market in Australia and my blue ring I got in Jamaica. 

Please ignore my hair completely for the next bit. I am trying to grow it out and HATE IT right now!!!!! But I did find a cute new hairdo thanks to Katie at Skunkboy Creatures and sported that on Sunday when we went on Paddy & Shelley's Great Adventure to Watertown! :)

What do you think of my first attempt???

Cheers,

S.

The Weekend in a Nutshell. June 3rd - 5th

Hello All! I am starting a new thing here at Shelley's Craft Everything Room. LMAO. This is my weekend in a nutshell.

FRIDAY

 Emma & Joel trying to call Chuck from our neighbors backyard. It was Albert's 80th Birthday on Friday!!!

SATURDAY

 The flowers at the Brockville Farmer's Market

 Favorite Jamaica ring!

SUNDAY

 The bridge to the US of A. ;)

 Me & My Paddy! {see my cute hairdo!!!}

 My Paddy's arms and hot tattoos drivin' away...

 Self portrait - LOVE.MY. HAIR. {thanks again Katie!}

 PEACE

My Paddy driving with Care Bear...

What did you do this weekend?

Cheers,

S.

June, June, June...

Hello Everyone!!!!! GUESS WHAT!?!? I am featured on Pretty Zoo in her bite size interviews! You have to check out this ladies blog! She is stellar and oh so sweet! I love the soft colors of her page and she has some amazing ideas. 

I’m sorry there has been no crafting. But the weather is so beautiful and I just can’t convince myself that I should go inside and craft in my hot muggy room when I can sit on my deck with a Kokanee. 

LOL I will try tonight, but I can’t promise anything. LOL

But since it is June 1^st…I thought I would share with you some things I am really looking forward to this month…

~ No dance so I have my evenings free! 

~ Giant Freezies from the ice cream shop down by the river

~ Planting my new garden

~ Trip to Watertown, USA to go to Target

~ Finally getting my sewing machine out and get back to making my own/altering my own clothes again

~ Planning our getaway to Connecticut

~ My REAL Greek sandals I bought last year in Olympia, Greece

~ Garage sales and Flea Markets Galore!!!!!

Can’t wait to show you all what I buy and do this month…hope you’ll come back and enjoy! What are your plans for June?

Cheers,

S.

PS: Don't forget about my blog candy!!!! Anyone can enter for this amazing prize!!! Go HERE to enter!!!!