Business Cards!

Hellllo friends,

So a few exciting things happening! I got my business cards, they look pretty sweet! I was extremely happy with how cool and professional they look on my work. 

Kind of hard to see, but they are pretty great!

Next, I sold 6 wands today and I have also been comissioned to do 2 for a little girls birthday. They will ceramic and themed for 2 of the characters from Monster High. Also in new business related endevours, I am going to be doing a ladies night show at Foxys Bar and Grill Okotoks on Monday April 2nd at 7pm. They are having a bunch of different tables set up, so I will be selling wands and displaying some of my stuff for people to check out and maybe get some comissions set up. Come check us out!

Last but definatly not least, I am going to Llyods Roller Rink tonight to meet some of the girls from the Foothills Roller Derby Association. I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do and hopefully learning some new tricks and joining as fresh meat! Now, I just need to finish my helmet...I have done Stage 1, and painted a coat of white, the colors will be going on either tonight or tomorrow. I meant to do more last night but I may have gotten caught up reading The Hunger Games, started the first book last night and finished it...on to book 2 today! :)

Ciao for now!

2 Posts in One Day! Showing a Talented Crochet Artist!

Are you excited? 2 Posts in one day! Ok ok, I know I am a bit of a geek but it is rare that I get to do 1 post every few days, let alone 2 in one day and actually have stuff to blog about!

I wanted to post some pics of some beautiful crochet work that I have the pleasure of owning done by Night Gypsy! :) I can't crochet a straight line...seriously, not even to save my life, so I like to showcase her wonderful work!

Check her stuff out! Extremely talented, I keep telling her she is and she doesn't believe me!

My daughter P, sporting her new leg warmers, she loves them!

My new oh-so comfy slippers.

Me, being the spoiled daughter, lol , and the proud owner of both slouchy hat and scarf!

Seriously, love it, I really should attempt to learn to crochet. Right now Night Gypsy is also working on 2 Storm Trooper Helmets after successfully creating without pattern, a sweet Bobo Fett Helmet!

Awsomeness!

That is all for today....I think...I may be back, but for now, back to working on my Roller Derby Helmet!

 Here is a little tease of a rough doodle idea I am playing with!

Rough Idea Draft... :)

Crazy Dreams

I have always had intense, vivid dreams, some that have even verged on being precognitive. As of lately they just seem to be getting more ..real? I don't even know if that the right word to use...have you ever been dreaming and then in your dream you become self aware? I have had it happen before but last night seemed different. I wont go into full details but I was dreaming that my hubby, kids and I were moving into this new place by a river. As we are bringing in boxes and checking out the place, I go out onto the porch in the back along the river. I stand there staring at the water and as I'm gazing away at the flowing river and listening to peaceful burbling water, I became self aware in my dream. I am aware that the deck looks older then the last time I saw it...in a dream I had years ago! Its like I had been there before in a dream, but the place has aged, as I have, and I am fully aware in my dream, that I am in fact dreaming and aware that I had dreamt of this place before. It is also not a real place, it is somewhere I have never seen or been. Crazy eh? Maybe it is real...in a different reality. :)

Annnnyways, that's pretty much it for today, I am actually working on painting my skating helmet today and the cookie monster pots for my daughters birthday. So I shall leave you with my current song obsession. I am completely hooked...

http://youtu.be/rtOvBOTyX00

Tammys Baby Shower!

My darling friend of many years, Tammy, had her first baby shower today, She is due in May and they are having a little girl, her name is Alice!

For Tams baby shower, I used a large Terracotta pot to encompass all the baby goodies and painted in the colors I had been told they were using for the baby. I received many compliments on the gift. :) The shower was fun and as always, there was tasty food!

 After the shower, I came home for a brief stint and then I was out the door again with my friend Steph for some dinner with some old co-workers. All in all it was a pretty good day, but I am defiantly glad it has come to an end and I can relax at home with my fabulous husband and my beautiful kids. Nothing wrong with being a home body. :)

ALSO! They other day, Peyton and I had cookies in a cup, thanks to Pinterest! They were extremely tasty and I actually plan on making them again tonight for me and the hubby!

Check it out!

http://number-2-pencil.blogspot.ca/2012/03/chocolate-chip-cookie-in-cup.html

Anyways, that is pretty much it for now, enjoy the pics and I shall be back soon! :)

Tasty Goodness!

Babbling Post

Hello!

Today's post is the kind where for the most part I am going to babble on about random things going on in my life! Lets see, where to start....Well, the hubby and I have been talking with Financial Advisers with Sun Life to set up the kids schools funds, life insurance etc and in the process, Janai, one of the advisers decided she liked the wands I make! She also told me about Calgary Artwalk and suggested I set up a table to sell my wands and other art work, she thinks I would do well. I think I might just take her suggestion, I plan on calling today and finding out what to do!

I have also sent an email to CRDA to see about possibly doing sponsoring for them. I seriously have a crush on the whole world of Roller Derby. Speaking of... I should really paint my helmet.. I keep meaning to start that and then my little ones decide that I am not allowed. lol.

Annnnyways, I've been slowly collecting supplies for a bunch of projects that I plan on starting here soon. I have a baby shower this weekend that I have something planned for, as well as another wand order to fill! I think its time I look into using PayPal and shipping costs so that I'm not driving all over doing deliveries and collecting money. I also plan on starting themed wand collections! :)

I think that's all of my babbling for today, so I will leave you with a pic of a couple of wands I did yesterday. Ciao!

Bunnies, Harleys and Name Changes! Oh My!

It has been a SUPER busy few days for me! My Dad and my brother in-law have their birthdays 2 days apart and I did the cakes for both and then I had a few more orders for magic wands.

I find that trying to keep schedule with writing my blog is dramatically effected by these 2 adorable little ankle biters I call my kids. Both of my kids are extra moody right now. We are still trying to get P to adjust to the new house, but she doesn't want to go to sleep in her room and she doesn't want to take a bath ( she doesn't like the new tub!)

My little T-rex is teething and he is also going through a growth spurt, yay cranky kids! lol. Luckily I have a fabulous husband who made sure I was uninterupted while doing my cakes.

Anyways, below are some pics of the cakes and then a fun pic of my little kidlets! Hope you enjoy and I hope to be back within the next few days with more finished projects AND my new business cards to show! I have decided with the increase in interest in my work, to try and actually get my business off the ground,hence the new name, Charmed By Choice!

My dads, and yes there is a story behind it being a bunny! lol.

First time using edible paper, must buy the proper tools for future use! lol

Blame Betty is FANTASTIC!

Okay! So I actually have alot to blog about but this one is going to be short with a much longer entry tomorrow evening. I really wanted to share how much I enjoyed my experience at Blame Betty today. They are this fabulous little store on 17th Ave, Downtown Calgary that sells these divine dresses,skirts, pants, shirts, accessories and other pretties! The culture and vibe there is exotic, slightly erotic (scandalous!) and just plain fun, almost like walking into another little world of wonder...just call me Alice!

They had a 40% off of everything sale today, so naturally, Joce and I went down and waited in line for an hour-ish in the chilly weather for our turn to check out the fabulous stock, the wait was well worth it.

With a staff that I would say has few rivals in excellent, superior customer service and amazing product, Blame Betty is defiantly a place to check out!

If on the odd chance anyone from there reads this, THANK YOU! :)

http://www.blamebetty.com/

My superb Zombie Unicorn top, pic taken in the Blame Betty bathroom :D