Someone requested a post of hats that I'm selling because I don't have an Etsy store up yet. Until I do get a store set up I'll leave this post open after it's open the post will be locked or deleted and I'll put up a link to my Etsy store in it's place.

Sorry that I don't have the best pictures right now, those will also improve later, and this post will be added to as I do more designs.

Also note that at the moment I don't have anything stocked. Every hat is made when requested so depending on the number of requests it may take 3-4 weeks to get your order out. I'll work as quickly as possible so that you will get it for this season but nothing will be mailed until I receive payment and as I said, it depends on the number of orders ahead of yours. I will, however, let you know what the estimated wait is when you email me.

Unless otherwise listed:
All hats can be made with or without earflaps and braids.
All hats can be requested in any colors you want.
All hats can be made in either cotton or wool.
All hats can be made in any size from newborn to adult male.

Prices are:
Cotton hats: $15
Wool hats: $20

Shipping:
1 or 2 hats: $5
3 or 4 hats: $10

If you want to order a hat you can email me at shannon730@gmail.com. Make sure you mention in the subject that you want to order a hat so that I don't accidentally delete the email. We can then discuss the specifics of your order or any questions you might have. Or if you have an LJ account and just have questions you can ask them here.

( Hats! )

Everyone complaining about losing Scrapbook storage space with the new photo album software. You aren't.

From the Paid account features page regarding Scrapbook:

ScrapBook Photo Hosting & 2 GB of Storage Space

Paid members can use ScrapBook, LiveJournal's photo hosting service and 2 GB of storage space! Users can organize their photos into multiple galleries and can set privacy levels for viewing access. Once a photo is uploaded to ScrapBook, it's easy to create journal entries with the photo embedded in the post.

You can however purchase more storage space for Scrapbook bringing it up to 10GB here.


So basically this is what has always been the case, people have been posting without knowing facts and causing a panic over nothing and everyone is just reposting without checking into anything first. After a short discussion with dragonydreams about how 2GB is pretty standard for most sites and 10GB is excessive it took me less than a minute to find this information on LJ's shop page.

**leaving this page unlocked so feel free to pass the correct info about the storage space along**

More specifically before I force myself away from the computer...

I've joined Pottermore if anyone wants to friend me there my name is CharmElm25995. Have already been sorted into Ravenclaw (where I always end up if I don't cheat on my answers).

Now off to bed before I end up going through all of book one tonight.

I want to start working on things for an Etsy store and want to focus on kid stuff. One thing I had in mind was wrap around headbands for little girls. I've done adult ones before but I don't have sizing for kids. Anyone want to measure their daughter's head for me? I need the measuremement of the way a headbands would fit, and their age. And wrist size if you can. I have an idea for a bracelet.

Does anyone know if Rawhide stuff gets stale?

last summer a patient's daughter gave my mom a ton of rawhide bones that she made (no idea how) for Delilah. They were huge though and she gave us like 20 of them so Delilah never got through them all. We still have like 7 in her toy box that she won't touch. If I try to take them out and give them to her she smells them and wanders off. Same with a few other rawhide things she has.

These are all things she loved before, now she won't touch them, but if we go out and buy the exact same bone new she'll eat it. So I'm wondering if they go bad, get stale or whatever and that's why she won't eat them? I plan on as soon as I can bend without wanting to shoot myself throwing them out but it'd be nice to know if there's no point in buying more than a couple at a time. I'd ask my cousin Tommy's wife, but since Tommy has blocked me on FB I assume they aren't speaking to me.

Jonathon's older brother, Lawrence, is having another baby. By the same girl that the first one was by...only they aren't actually together anymore...haven't been for 3 years...

And umm, yeah you read that right.

To be really clear on the stupidity of this. They broke up 3 years ago because Ashley found out he was sleeping around. So by all means, when they're just fuck buddies I'm sure he's being totally monogamous, right? And obviously practicing safe sex with other girls? Of course I'm sure she's no better with the safe sex thing. Obviously they are both too stupid to reproduce.

To add to my irritation about the pregnancy, she found out at the same time as the pregnancy that she has ovarian cancer (I will guess HPV, but my sister found this all out not me so no idea) and has chosen to keep the baby and not treat the cancer. This already resulted in losing one baby because she was pregnant with twins. And a whole host of complications for the other baby. She's due in May but they'll be doing a C-section in April because of the complications. So basically she chose (and everyone in both families is ecstatic about this choice) to risk dying because she's gone 9 months without treatment for CANCER, and have this baby and risk very likely leaving not only this baby but her 5 year old daughter motherless. Which I'm sorry but this is the most selfish decision I can conceive of.

She's having a baby shower. I fortunately shouldn't have to actually attend since my mom works and I won't go with my sister and Marisa because then if I have a panic attack I'm stuck there. Also don't want to go. The only time Lawrence and Ashley know my mom and I exist is when it's time to buy their kid or now kids gifts. I am sending a gift though. Which is my current crochet project...and one I'm using mostly yarn I have at home for, because I refuse to spend a fortune on a baby shower for a pregnancy I don't approve of in any way shape or form.

What I'm doing, is making a "one week set" of booties, bibs, and hats. All in newborn to 3 months. It'll be one set matching hat, bib, and booties for each day of the week. Each day will be a different color with white accent. The bib will also have the day embroidered on it and each hat will be slightly different. one with the long tail like I did for Lorraine, one with puppy ears, one with the rounded ears like hello kitty, one with stripes, one with a cable knit type edge, one little tassle on top, one with goofy eyes.

And for the part of this plan my mom hates. I'm doing mostly non traditional colors.

So far I have:
Lime Green
Red
Buttercup Yellow (I know traditional, but I have it at home and again don't want to buy a ton of yarn)
Grey
Ocean (it's a super deep bluish green...totally not a traditional baby blue shade)
Brown (lunabee34, knew I'd find a use for the leftover yarn from your stuff.)

and I'm totally stuck on color number 7. I know I don't have it, unless I freak everyone the hell out and use hot pink or grape. I actually do have a really deep purple that I would totally put on a boy but I know they'd all think it's a girl color and I don't want to waste time making something they definitely won't use.

Any suggestions for color 7? Orange is out because when I needed it for the angry birds hat all I could find was wool and that's just kinda stupid for a bib. plus baby's due in April so a bit warm for wool.

So far the only suggestion is from my mom with a really bright blue or teal color.

My only conditions are it has to be non traditional or as non traditional as possible and it has to come in cotton or cotton blend but that last part is pretty much my problem not yours. ;)

I suck. I've gotten a bunch of virtual gifts and have totally forgotten to thank everyone. I'm sorry. I do appreciate them and I always mean to post and then...things happen. I distract easily lately.

Anyway, thank you, velvetwhip, lunabee34, katekat1010, oreadno1, rua1412 for the hearts and dragons on my profile. :)

Not on purpose, I had the headache from hell and couldn't handle getting on the computer to tell elizabuffy happy birthday but I did miss her terribly so hopefully she forgives me and knows I think she's awesome anyway. :)


Twitter Background

rua1412 made me an awesome new layout yesterday! I love how different it is from any that I've had before.

Everyone go look! shannon730