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How To Scare a Woman in the Middle of the Night

I woke up last night at 12:45 to a helicopter flying over the house. I live in a pretty docile neighborhood but that is a hell of a way to wake up… After being scared, curled up in bed with my husband and dog, I woke the man of the house. Ludo always knows what’s going on.

Kidding Patrick!

I woke Patrick up and he freaked out too! We called the sheriff’s office to see if we were in any danger being as our windows were wide open and Patrick didn’t want to shut them. He figured it would draw attention to the house and the perp would try and get us. Lol. He is cute. But I digress. The sheriff told us that there was a young man that was threatening to hurt himself and the Fuzz were trying to locate him. Patrick went downstairs and grabbed some "weapons" - aka 2x4's - to protect ourselves with if need be. Almost an 45 minutes later they found him… in the only section 8 apartments in the city. Stereotypes must have some validity to them. Sad but true.

BUT IN OTHER NEWS!

I finally found the safety eyes and nose for my new bunny that I am making! YAY!

Discouraged? Nah, I call it realistic.

Two of thy favorite websites are etsy.com and cutoutandkeep.com. The people on either website don’t normally talk about each other. One is a marketing/selling site, and the other is a sharing site.


I want to share something that I thought was especially appealing…well, to me at least. Someone on CO&K (oh yeah!) posted a thread about how overpriced all the products on Etsy were. Yeah, I suppose I agree. For the most part. But I do it because it is fun for me. I love trying to woo people and kick them outside of their “box”. But it also leads me to lower all of the prices in my shop. That is not a bad thing by any means. In fact, I should have done it earlier.

Here is the thing – people naturally think that they are special. Their parents, teachers, cartoons, etc have always told them that they are just that. Wtf? Harsh news – no, no you are not special. Maybe in the sense that you lick windows but that doesn’t count. Your products are not the best. You shouldn’t think that you can paint a neat picture and then sell it for $110 online. Then again – if you actually do sell them at a decent clip, you might be worth it. More often than not, our greed gets in the way and the free market kicks in.

Let’s drop it for a little while. Let’s humble ourselves and see how much better we can do in the end. I think the results will be stupendous.

With that said – most of my shop is on sale. If you think that the items are over-priced STILL, let me know. http://etsy.com/shop/magsamillion

Opinions are like @$$holes. Everybody has one, some are one.

Die Intruder Die. Ha! You’re Dead.

Picture this – then put yourself in this photo –

The teeth are brushed; face washed with my very own crocheted washcloths, hair in pig tails, tank top, and the husband’s pj pants. I turned on the TV and was watching a few baseball highlights. I crawl up onto the new fluffy king sized bed anticipating comfort and reprieve. Ah, it is great. But wait a minute; something is tickling my shoulder and I brush at it. It is just a hair that fell from my loose pigtail. Ick! Now it is on my arm, only this time it is moving towards my face – fast. No no no no no! That is not a hair! What the hell is that! A mosquito? A beetle? OH NO!

I grab my cell phone for light. It does very little. Ludo, my dog starts to freak. Ludo only goes after moths, I must be ok. Ewwwww, I can’t stand not knowing. Wtf! Something is on my back! I brush it away and I feel it ball up under my fingers. I jump from the bed to the light switch at the door, flip it on and see it. I wimper. Oh no. Oh No. OH.

A quarter sized yellow/white/transparent spider is waltzing around the bed, trying to get away from the dog. Thank god Ludo was there. He is the only thing that kept it in check as I panicked.

That thing was in my blanket, on my arm, bolting for my face, then on my BACK?

F.U.D.G.E.

Then in the back of my head I hear myself saying “die spider, die!” as I ran at it with toilet paper. Sweet revenge. It ran for a little while, trying to get away but I must have hurt it when it was crawling all over me! I got it! *flush*

But now I am scared to lay in bed. I feel icky. Just this awful squirmy, crawling, icky feeling. Sleep? Ha, yeah right.

Spiders. They normally don’t bother me all that much. I don’t like killing them. I don’t like them alive. That tends to put me in a fickle position. In this case, the spider wanted me dead. It’s evil plot almost prevailed over me last night. However, in the end, it was I who scarcely conquered it. That bastard.

Nancy Pelosi's Favorite Word!!! LMAO

“They ask me all the time, ‘What is your favorite this? What is your favorite that? What is your favorite that?’ And one time, ‘What is your favorite word?’ And I said, ‘My favorite word? That is really easy. My favorite word is the Word, is the Word. And that is everything. It says it all for us. And you know the biblical reference, you know the Gospel reference of the Word. And that Word," Pelosi said, "is, we have to give voice to what that means in terms of public policy that would be in keeping with the values of the Word. The Word. Isn’t it a beautiful word when you think of it? It just covers everything. The Word." - Nancy Pelosi 1.June.2010

Huh, that's odd. I thought that would be big news? Well there seems to be an absence of an ornithological piece. A headline regarding mass awareness of a certain avian variety...

Haven’t you heard?

B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the wordA-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the wordA-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a don't you know about the bird?Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a...
A-well-a everybody's heard about the birdBird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a don't you know about the bird?Well, everybody's talking about the bird!A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the wordA-well-a bird...
Surfin' birdBbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb... [retching noises]... aaah!
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-ooma-mow-mowPapa-ooma-mow-mow
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowPapa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowOoma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowPapa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowPapa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowOom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mowPapa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-oom-oom-oomOom-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowOoma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowPapa-a-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowPapa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mowPapa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mowPapa-oom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mowOom-oom-oom-oom-ooma-mow-mowOoma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mowPapa-ooma-mow-mow, ooma-mow-mowWell don't you know about the bird?Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow

Peter Griffin would be proud for spreading the word.

Mags

Corded Yarn Baskets. Functional Crafting!

Making a corded yarn basket with your left over yarn is a perfect way to clean up your crocheting or knitting area. You can create this basket for as cheap as you can obtain cotton cording. It is fast, fun, and rewarding. A perfect container for a gift or even for toting your lunch in. For all practical purposes, the technique that you will learn here can translate into whatever you imagine.

Supplies -

Cotton cording - any size or gauge, whatever is your preference

Scrap/Leftover Yarn

Sewing Needle & Thread

Super Glue

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Starting the cord -

Let me start off by noting that when you are using super glue, use very little. If you get the decent glue, you will not need very much to make it stick.

*** Dab a small amount of super glue at the end of the cord and place the yarn in order to cover the raw end. You will see this part in the final product so make sure it is acceptable for your use.

*** Start wrapping the yarn around the cord making sure to glue ever 10-12 inches for added security.

*** When switching colors, glue the yarn in line with the cord to cover all ends. Do the same with the new color and continue wrapping.

*** Never cut the cord that you are working on. This will cause many problems that you do not want to deal with!

*** When you have wrapped enough cord to complete you project, cut off the cord and finish off as you started.

*** Curl the end once and sew SECURELY. This will be the bottom of the basket and will need as much support as possible.

*** Continue to wrap and sew the cord in the position that you need. Sew the cord in between the rows in order to hide the thread.

*** Handle or no handle, your choice. If you want to make a handle, I would suggest the twisted handle as shown. It is beautiful and strong.

Now enjoy your creation! Use it to store more scraps of yarn in order to make another basket, fill it with coins, take it on a picnic!

Let me know if you try it or if you have any questions. I am always happy to help!

Mags*a*million

An Ode to Snoodle

Oh Snoodle, you have brought me so much joy. So much that I thought I would write about my happieness when your name in mentioned. Snoodle, the older you get, the more cuddle worthy you are. There is something special about a lonely prototype that turns out stupendously.

You are better than a 1980's Pound Puppy.

Snoodle, you are my essential comfort. And you smell really really great!