ATTENTION READERS!

i recently recieved an email from a fellow blogger, asking me to send her a free item for her to review on her blog. she only has 13 followers, so i dont think her review will be seen by too many. but, she emailed everyone i work with on the congos. so what she was doing is spamming my friends. im soo sad about this. i feel like my blog was being abused by a reader who is either trying to get free product, or trying to make her blog into a reviewing blog, but spamming to get there. i appologized to the wahms that were spammed, and i emailed the woman to tell her what she did was in poor taste. i did email her and polietly inform her that what she is doing is not quite the right ettiqutte for bloggers.
i support other wahms on my site, out of an appreciation for the hard handiwork that goes into their product. any product i talk about on this site is something i purchased, or is made by a friend. i want all wahms to get great business and stay open. if i link a product i love, and dont buy, it is to show off that wahms talent and hope it is recognized. i will never ask for a free product to review, because its in poor taste. i hope my readers do not blame me for the spamming bloggers poor judgement. one bad egg shouldnt ruin it for everyone else.

i was productive this weekend. got the doll done for cynthia, and i got a last minute order for a mommy and me slipper set. i think they came out super cute. the little slippers are tiny, but will fit the toddler size 8 perfect. theyre for a fellow congomate from Hidden Element. im sure shes going to love them!

i have some other odds and ends to work up this week. im thinking of taking september off from the congos, to get some stuff made for the october craft fair. i have nothing to bring to it as of today, and the clock is ticking. i really want to bring new items to it this year, and really wow the customers. my mother is building up a pile of her crafts for it, and i have got nowhere.

we went to the local farmers market on Sunday. and i was talking to the guy that runs the show. for a year its $50 for a place. so im considering doing it next year. i obviously cant this year. but if i cant get things under control, or if business slows down, i will.

lots to do!! gorgeous day!!

ever notice, when you get a minute of down time its seems like it never lasts long enough? projects are building up! i now have a custom frog hat to make, still working on the playfood, trying to get an afghan made to list, and im getting a doll order from another DS momma, not to mention the diaper bag im sewing too..i love being busy, it keeps me sane. but since i started being a wahm, i find i have to write everything down. otherwise i forget really quick. so now im keeping a journal, and an email list for my customs. im soo worried ill forget about someone, and thats the last thing i want to do to my customers!!
got some neat fluffy mail today. i got a amethyst/moonstone ankelet from Mystical healing Gems, shes on the Mainstreet congo with me. Darice is a very nice momma, and makes quaility jewerly. she uses all natural stones, and still manages to keep the price resonable! shes doing a second stocking this monday on Mainstreet.
http://hyenacart.com/onestore.php?vid=2001&category=33
then i also got a gorgeous hand sewn dress from E2designs. shes also on HC, DS and the alamode congo. i did a trade with her for the Peter Rabit dress she made with the hat that matches. . but i have to say, they all fit like a dream, and look too sweet on my daughter. its a very special dress, that i think johanna is going to wear to a tea party im planning with my mother. something about beatrix potter and tea party, go hand in hand..
here is E2 designs on Alamode:
http://hyenacart.com/onestore.php?vid=2891&category=9
i am waiting on candles from Bris Scentsations, and custom shirts and dresses from Lulubird Designs.

Hidden Element congo opened today. we started at 3:00, and so far i see we have 38 people checking us out. very cool turnout! lets just hope we have some shoppers.
Not alot going on here. rain and thunder...so its dreary. i some how attached myself to the television today, for the Micheal Jackson Memorial. got me all misty eyed. i cant watch sad stuff anymore, it gets me all upset. the hardest part was watching his daughter speak. shes a beautiful little girl, who just said some simple sweet words. but coming from a child that has never been really seen in public, it was amazing. i wish the best for those kids. they have a huge family to support them, but they need to support eachother. its sad..i wanted to hug her..

enough sadness, maybe if the rain goes away i can smile! i pulled my first squash off our plants yesturday, so i hope this rain gives us somemore!!

its Monday, again...ugh.. im so exhausted from the weekend. we had a very busy weekend going to family picinics to celebrate the fourth. Saturday was my husbands family, Sunday was my family. both days were filled with food, games and fun! then lastnight my husband and i went to the fireworks, for the first time in 6 years! its was really nice.
Hidden Element has its grand opening tomarrow. i listed 3 aliens. theres alot of very cool wahms on the congo, and alot of very reputable wahms as well. its definatly worth checking out
www.hyenacart.com/hiddenelement
i sold alot this weekend. custom slippers,toys,playfood..i was very busy crocheting and packing them all up to get mailed. the Post master is going to love me later today :) all i have left to make is one brobee doll, that i couldnt finnish this weekend, then i can work on that massive playfood order i have from a DS momma im trading with. this momma has goobs of talent in her. shes drawing me a family picture and some other pics for my kids rooms. im hoping when shes all done and i get to really look at everything in person, that i can drag her onto one of the many congos im on. i think she could do really well.
anyway, gorgeous day here. lots to do!

MAINSTREET stocks today at 12:30. im very excited to see what sells. i know the collab is going to sell, it has 6 spots as of last night. its definatly going to have to get made again. Lets see if my sundae cones go..i love them, so i hope others do. theres alot of other cute things up as well. i love the Heartland Dreams pink ooga diaper. of course she lists that diaper after my daughter decides to potty train! always my luck! Lulu bird designs has an adorable summer top with flip flops on it. its the perfect summer colors too. my paypal will not be safe today!
www.hyenacart.com/mainstreet

so, i got creative today. my daughter recieved this doll as a gift a month ago. i cant stand the doll, she had on a horrible outfit, and johanna wouldnt play with it. so i took the outfit off, and there was a slightly better one on it, which was sewn on. Johanna would play with it after that. she actually plays with the doll all the time now, and sleeps with it.. so i figured i should do something special for the doll, and to make me like it a little better.

so i made the shorts first, outa a gorgeous wool i have that i dont have enough to do anything else with. Johanna was in love, showed my husband as soon as he got home. then im looking at it, and it needs a shirt. i took the lazy route, and set up a thread on DS asking for spam from anyone that made doll shirts. well, i got alot of compliments on the longies but noone mentioned the shirt.. so i sat down and thought about it. after and hour of drawing up the pattern, then an hour and a half of testing on ugly fabric. i got it right. this top is amazing. it has a snap up back, so i dont have to go over that huge head. and it fits like a dream. now that i made the pattern im going to make a few more, and mess with it a little. im very happy with the end result. and the fact that i dont have to go out and buy the doll clothes. this doll is totally johannas personality, and when she wakes up tomarrow morning i know shes going to be in love!! now i just have to figure out what to do with that hair!