Tumultuous Tuesday/Wednesday : )

Tumultuous Tuesday
Ooops today is Wednesday : )

Today and Thursday and Friday I will be offline and into the whites of my eyes packing and moving out to The San Fernando Valley. I am a bit out of sync and it is because I am in the middle of sorting out supplies and packing up. I am moving and it is a bit of a big deal as I tend to get dis-organized with each move : ) But then anyone that has made a move knows it can get crazy : )

My best friend David is working so is unable to assist me, my youngest daughter is over 6 months pregnant and unable to help and my oldest daughter is working very long hours and won't be there. So, like the mature woman I am; I have started.
I will have to close down my Etsy Shop for about a week so I do not fall behind in shipping out items. Well, today is Thankful Thursday and I already am behind as the truck/van I need to use is in use already : ) The best made plans of men : )
So, until I actually have the truck/van keys in my hand I will still post and sell on
Etsy.

Yes this is exactly me right this moment; drinking coffee, working on this laptop, drinking coffee and my hair in a pony tail : ) No, I am not thin : ) and I wear no earrings.

Marvelous Monday

Baris Melampahan (aquarelle) - Bali_1939

I love this painting!!! I wish I could see it in color.

This is the sister painting. I visit the digitalgallery.nypl.org
a lot and the variety found there is mind boggling. I only know one lady fellow blogger and friend who uses it as much (maybe more) than I and that is:
Betty {Shes Sew Pretty}. Such a lovely person and a super beautiful blog!!!
Have a great day as I am off to work.
peace carole

I purchased my web address
(http://a-Bohemian-Market.com).

My Best Friend David asked his web master to hold it for me until I decided how I wanted to go forward with it. Well, 5 months later I am still looking for an affordable designer. I look at all of the beautiful sites and I do not want a cookie cutter site that everyone recognizes who made it because of the way it is set up. It has been 20 years since I have owned a web site for profit; back then they all looked different. So, I am wondering what to do? I require something simple so that I can upload my items on a weekly if not daily basis. Actually I want a simple site that I may become a merchant with vintage findings, ephemera, lace, fabrics, buttons and so much more.

I want to be a shop that people can come to and know they will find something they "cannot" live without and that I can ship to them immediately.

I have antique findings like these extruded celluloid findings. They are so beautiful {pink, pale soft green, black and cream} antique and so very rare. They are light weight, yet solid and not brittle. I really like their lacy look.

These green glass brass head pins are very vintage Miriam Haskell.

I have a passion for anything Miriam Haskell. The little plastic trumpet or bell beads are a real like for me : ) I have them in pink, baby blue, yellow, white and I think I still have some green ones.

If anyone knows of a good web designer please let me know. I want to be self sustaining by the end of this year, 2009.

These are Miriam Haskell glass tangerine tear drop beads
It is 9:10 pm in Southern California and a few minutes ago there was 5.0 earthquake that was felt from {epic center was Inglewood/LAX Airport} Los Angeles, Orange County to Corona by San Bernardino. Time for me to lay down.
peace
carole

Simply Sunday

Today is marvelous. I have found several friends that I had lost contact with through Facebook. What fun it is : ) It is rather fun to have contact with young people, craftspeople my age and younger, women I admire, creativity flows through the key boards of people I can only admire and may, unfortunately, never meet.

Been to Oahu?
I took this photo in February 2009 from a little park behind Diamond Head.

I took this one probably the same day just from a different view and oh so beautiful : )

I tend to explore when I am walking, driving or on an adventure; which is most of the time. I walked by tide pools and lusicious flora and fauna and came upon this big (HUGE) yellow and black spider, weaving her web. I was amazed as she did not quit and I was breathing heavy hoping I would not scare her.

If you zoom in and enlarge the photo you can see the whisper thin web links. Fine
whitish silvery threads. She did not skip a beat.

I will call the spider her for sake of argument : ) I think she finally tired of my spying
on her web building so she left me : (

Have a Swell Sunday : )
peace
carole

Stolid Saturday

I have very little stolid days in my life : )
Stolid: Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited.
\I am easily excited and am glad I am the way I am : ) Last night I watched the finale of Prison Break and it was tumultuous, to say the least, and I cried : ) I am a very emotive person when I watch, see and hear certain things. The show's final episode is already on Fox and yes, I am watching it again : ) I remember when the first episode aired and I was hooked!!! (Television is not a big deal to me) The 2nd season was okay; the 3rd was flat yet the season 4 finale was so well done. No, I do not understand the ending yet it truly picked the imagination.

I would have enjoyed reading Prison Break as a book as that is my preferred way of assimilating information.
2 of my favorite books to read as opposed to the movies are: To Kill a Mockingbird and ET.
Take care. I am doing laundry and grocery shopping today. I hope to have free time to post again : )

Peace
carole

Thoughtful and Thankful Thursday

Good Morning Bloglandia
I had so much fun with the Give Away I am thinking of a way to have another one in June yet this time I want to have a theme to the next one. This is my other man; I found him the other day quite by accident. Look at his shoes as they remind me of our modern day Croc shoes. Yes, I have worn them and still have a couple of pairs in storage : )
I won a button Give Away from Handcrafted by Mary Ann. Check out her blog link above.

The above photo is from her blog and she sent me lots of the buttons pictured. They are so cool that I am inspired to create : ) I am thinking maybe some ribbon rosette type ribbons. You know, the kind that you use vintage music sheets for the actual rosette and the center of the accordion like rosette will be one of the beaded buttons. Then I would use vintage satin and/or grosgrain ribbon for the tails. Splash on some German Silvered Glass Glitter so that being in the air it will tarnish over time : ) Sounds fun to me and maybe that can be the theme?
I am readying myself for this day's work and it is suppose to be in the mid 80's.

Blessings on Mom's Day!!!

I spent Saturday, Saturday night and Sunday with 2 of my daughter's. We drove Topanga Canyon Boulevard from Woodland Hills to Malibu. It was fun, refreshing and rather glorious to be with 2 of my girls on Mom's Day : )

I am at Shana's right now and as soon as I arrive home I will upload the photos we took.

Welcome Wednesday

Wild Wenesday
The thrill of the Give Away is waning : (
The above photo is of my "Guys" and if anyone has any information on them I would greatly appreciate it. I bought the original vintage post card (off e-bay) of the one and mirrored him so I could have 2 : ) I love him/them. I use to have a couple of more different guys but I tend to misplace/lose my things : ( I am a bit of a nomad; my genes are different than my family as they are well grounded and live where they have lived forever. My Mom has had the exact same telephone number since before I was bornand I am 60. I have had a million addresses, telephone numbers and library cards from every city I have visited and/or lived in.

Is this elephant absolutely gorgeous? These Nomads have a great mode of transportation!!!

I love this Nomad's jacket. I like Asian inspired art, clothing, fabrics and and jade. I am going to my craft's storage unit and get prepared to package the items the winner's have chosen. I will then be able to mail them to everyone on Saturday.