tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138310012024-03-08T08:09:11.668-08:00I love my yarn more than my husband.WELL, the yarn doesn't snore, yell, or make vulgar sounds!!! MY HUSBAND DOES!!!!warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-74976655046063694142009-05-27T10:36:00.000-07:002009-05-27T10:37:39.258-07:00New blog for Practical ideasSo I decided to start a new blog for the money & time saving and other general things!! Check it out and let me know what you think. I may do some product reviews at some point when I can.<br /><br />See ya there.warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-38939486363495738022009-05-27T09:22:00.000-07:002009-05-27T09:41:53.308-07:00Yeah, I know I have been lazy!!!Hello Everyone!!!<br /><br />It has been a while since I have had the energy or time to post a blog. SORRY for that!!! The working and home stuff seems to be alot of work for me . Still designing my crochet and knit items. Only selling on Etsy now though. Cost is more reasonable.<br /><br />So I am deciding to do the practical posts. Money saving ideas, time savers, fun ideas... Ya know the stuff we all seem to have but forget to share with others. If I find some good sites, I wil post the links and you can let everyone know what you think.<br /><br />We can start today with the first bit of money saving tips:<br />1. cut back on your dining out - yes, I know this will hurt some. BUT you can save $100 per month simply by eating out at a fast food joint <strong><em>1 less time per week</em></strong> for a family of 4!!! - That could be your new patio furniture!!! or whatever..<br /><br />2. lamp timers - NOT JUST FOR LAMPS!!! go figure... Use it for the computer or the TV. My family has a bad a habit of leaving the TV on ALL THE TIME. So spend $7 for a timer and set them. Save your electric bill. It may be small but over the year it adds up to about $100-200 off your electric bills depending on how many you are using and for what.<br /><br />3. Buy the basics - Groceries are expensive... Look at what you buy and ask "is this necessary or for convenience??" I will bet 7 out of 10 times it is convenience. Try to deny it. lol<br /><ul><li>Buy the big bag of chips or pretzels and sort out into bags for lunches as opposed to the snack packs. </li><li>Salad - the head of lettuce is $.99 the bag is $3. Think about it. Take the extra 3 minutes and wash yor own lettuce. lol</li><li>Drinks - buy koolaid and thermos for the kids. Yes, juice boxes are easy but costly.</li></ul><p>Those are just a few but they are common sense. They can save a little money at a time but IT ADDS UP!!!!</p><p>If you have any, please let us know.</p><p>Times are tough and we all need to save where we can.</p><p>Happy savings!!</p>warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-74082098478356280302007-08-31T19:58:00.000-07:002007-08-31T20:06:42.939-07:00Craft Show Tips and more...ok, so on Sept 8th, i hav edecided to do an unscheduled craft show with a few of the reat ladies from ETSY PITTSBURGH street team.<br /><br />i have the 10x10 tent so we can chill out. lol and thouught what the heck, maybe i can make afew extra bucks.<br /><br />so here are my tips for doing a successful show:<br />1. bring alot of change - people like to break big bills. no change, no sale!!<br />2. make friends withyour neihbors, they are a great way to pass time and you might get an extra sale.<br />3. bring a friend, it helps to have someone there in case you need to us ehte potty or just stretch your legs.<br />4. DISPLAY!!!!! make sure to have an attractive display. different heights will catch their eyes.<br />5. Business cards and photos of your work!!! people will take a card and maybe remember for a gift or look thru your photos and see something lse they want.<br />6. bring snacks!!! you dont want to spend all your money on eating while you are there. lol<br /><br />hope those help, i know i have more but my mind is in a mad rush to finish some more car pillows for the car/craft show onthe 8th.warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-62525435989405164472007-07-06T15:50:00.000-07:002007-07-06T15:54:26.102-07:00LAST CAR PAYMENT!!! UUGGHHHH!!!SO GUESS WHAT????!!!<br /><br />my damn car is having problems... figures.<br /><br />it would be absurd to think of a few months without a car payment!!!!<br /><br />yes, i know this has nothing to do with my designs BUT if i dnt have a car i cant get the yarn for new designs. HA, there now it does...<br /><br />i am taking it in stride but am still peeved off!!!<br /><br />the serpintine belt broke and i could barely control the car to get home. both kids in the car. SCARY!!!!<br /><br />well, i am hoping it will be an easy fix but am not seeing my luck as good right now.<br /><br />so help me out and visit my site and buy a hat. thanks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.warmestwishes2u.com/">http://www.warmestwishes2u.com</a>warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-67404559885853177572007-06-28T02:42:00.000-07:002007-06-28T02:45:24.699-07:00TOO EARLY TO BE AWAKE!!!!Ok, so here it is 5:30 AM!!! my daughter woke up and had to go potty. we took care of that and got her back to bed.<br /><br />NOW I CAN NOT GET BACK TO SLEEP!!!!!!<br /><br />so do i just lay in bed, close my eyes and pray i can get back to sleep.<br />OR<br />do i pick up yarn and PRAY i dont make any stupid mistakes while crocheting still half asleep.<br /><br />WOW!!! it is early!!! i am not used to this and BTW IT SUCKS!!!!<br /><br />hope yal slept in!!!!warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-68433126637190202062007-06-20T04:58:00.000-07:002007-06-20T05:05:03.408-07:00My ETSY experience...Well, yes, i signed up for etsy in January but then did not persue it to the fullest.<br /><br />i decided to give it another go around. <br /><br />AND...<br /><br />well, I LOVE IT!!!!<br /><br />i have arranged 2 trades so far for BEAUTIFUL items i wanted!!!<br /><br />i am trying to add some more of my designs each day.<br /><br />here is my shop:<br /><a href="http://www.warmestwishes2u.etsy.com/">http://www.warmestwishes2u.etsy.com</a><br /><br />i still have my site <a href="http://warmestwishes2u.com/">http://warmestwishes2u.com</a> but am enjoying the new group of people o have been meeting on the forums.<br /><br />take a look and let me know what you think!!!warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-1167536308498049332006-12-30T19:34:00.000-08:002006-12-30T19:38:28.510-08:00Well, I finally did it!!!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7173/1231/1600/524080/banner.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7173/1231/320/146209/banner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />i redid my site and changed to a better host. it looks a ton better now!!!<br /><br /><p>i have added so many new designs and still have aton to add!!! </p><p>with the increase in orders, finding the time for the site is hard but it is worth staying up until 2am to add designs.<br /><br />go check it out and see what you think. <a href="http://www.Warmestwishes2u.com">www.Warmestwishes2u.com</a><br /><br />Thanks!!</p><p> </p>warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-1154049891566900292006-07-27T18:14:00.000-07:002006-07-27T18:24:51.576-07:00It's been a while!!!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7173/1231/1600/ww2u4562.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7173/1231/400/ww2u4562.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />well, since the last time I posted, my chaos life has become crazier!!! As if that were really possible!!! LOL <p>My couch has literally DIED!!!! Spring is broken and the cushions are ripped!!! AREN'T KIDS GREAT!!!! <p>SO we just went and put money down on a new couch. $2808.62!!! OUCH!!!! Now I have to really kick up my creativity to make the designs to sell!!! <p>Interested in helping, got my site and buy a hat!!! I am working on a whole new set of characters. <p>I am also, going to try out an ONLINE PARTY idea, I have been pondering for a while now. You simply send out an email and have your family and friends buy from my site and then YOU get 10% of the total sales in FREE ITEMS of your choice!!! <a href="http://www.warmestwishes2u.bravehost.com/">http://www.warmestwishes2u.bravehost.com</a> <p>Any takers??? Simply email and I will send you the details!!! <p>Well, have a couch to pay for so off to crochet I must go, <p>SEE YA,<br />Randi<br /></p>warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-1122342980918671032005-07-25T18:50:00.000-07:002005-07-25T18:56:20.926-07:00My New Web Site<div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#996633;">Well, I did it!!!<br /><br />Here is my new site!!!<br /><a href="http://www.warmestwishes2u.bravehost.com">www.warmestwishes2u.bravehost.com</a><br /><br />I am so proud of myself for doing it myself with a little help from a close friend.<br /><br />I am starting to get better at the updating and learning how to get traffic to the site. But I don't think I will be completely satisfied until I get my first order.</span></div>warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831001.post-1119321153018808272005-06-20T19:15:00.000-07:002005-06-20T19:32:33.023-07:00My first blog!!!!<span style="color:#660000;">Ok, well here I am at 10:16 PM. Finally getting a chance to start my blog. The kids are in bed and my husband is watching TV on the couch.<br /><br />I know I have several hats to make and could be finishing a few orders but why??? I would rather write my first BLOG!!!!<br /><br />As you can tell by my blogger name, I am a DIE HARD crafter. Mostly crochet and knitting but I will try anything once, especially if it involves yarns. I TRULY DO LOVE YARN MORE THAN MY HUSBAND!!!!<br /><br />The sense of pride and satisfaction when I am creating something new just makes me feel really great!!!! I know, I know. MORE THAN MY HUSBAND??? Well, ok, I wanted to get your attention. And I am sure I did.<br /><br />I have been serious about my creative crocheting & knitting for about 5 years. I guess you could say that becoming a mom made me think in a new way. I wanted to make things that would make my son happy and found out that they made me happy too.<br /><br />Fun hats, ponchos & blankets make the kids smile but seem to make the adults smile and laugh even harder. So if you ask me who enjoys my creations more, I would have to say the adults do.<br /><br />If you are curious about my creations now, look on my eBay page to see if they make you smile.<br /><a href="http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyeBay&ssPageName=H:H:MYEBAY:US">http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyeBay&ssPageName=H:H:MYEBAY:US</a><br /><br />Well, thanks for reading my first blog. Bye.</span>warmestwishes2uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242194719645274745noreply@blogger.com0