April 12, 2010

Favorite Random Quotes

 "Your Honor, ladies and gentleman of the audience, I don't think it's fair to call my clients frauds.
Sure the blackout was a big problem for everybody. I was trapped in an elevator for two hours
and I had to make the whole time, but I don't blame them, because one time I turned into a
dog and they helped me. Thank you."
-Louis Tully in Ghostbusters II

March 25, 2010

A Few Of My Favorite Things...
Right Now

1) The store Handmade Specialties!  I'm so excited because this is the first shop I've put my jewelry in so now
you can buy Cheeky Jezebel jewelry somewhere other than online :)  Aaaaand there are a lot of really awesome
handmade goods there too!  I already bought a bracelet there and want this homemade jam too ^__^ 
Here's my little display!

2) Chocolate Cheerios!!!

3) These goofy pictures from a summer or so ago of me and my friends!
We're making dumb faces on purpose don't worry! I'm on the left : p

4) The movie Dakota Skye!
Synopsis: "For as long as she could remember, Dakota Skye has been cursed with a super power.
She has the ability to see the truth in any lie she hears.  Now seventeen, Dakota just watches the world
happen around her, unmotivated to join it.  One day, Jonah comes into town. It only takes a few days before
Dakota notices something about him that sets him apart from the other people in her life. He doesn't lie."

5) My new assistant!

He works for free, doesn't talk, very polite... I like him!  I had to give him a pillow
to sit on but he let me take his photo.  Not sure if he wanted me to or not...he isn't
very expressive....

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March 24, 2010

Guest Blog ^___^

I did a guest blog for the delightful blog 35th Of May this week! Please check it out!

"Three Insane Ways To Stay Sane"
at 35th Of May

I had that shirt when I was a kid!  ^__^

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March 22, 2010

Favorite Random Quotes

Frank: "What about you? Is there someone else?"
Kathleen: "No, but there's the dream of someone else."
~From You've Got Mail

Yes I know it's girly, but important for people to hear.
Even when you may feel alone, there is always hope.
There is always "the dream of someone else".

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March 17, 2010

Artfully Done Confessions

I don't kill bugs.  I thought maybe magically they would know this and all want to befriend me...

...apparently the spiders didn't get the memo.  Spiders creep me out, I admit it, and more recently it seems
they're trying to get rid of me.  I think they're using the fact that they know I won't kill them to their advantage.
Here's the evidence I've come up with thus far...

First Incident: I was driving home at night when a spider slowly descended from the car ceiling from it's icky
silk string.  Even though I was thinking "Omg GROSS! GET AWAY GET AWAY!" I kept my cool and
felt around on the passenger seat for some papers I had with me, used them to trap him in the folds, and threw
him onto the passenger side floor! Thought I'd freak out and get in an accident hey little spiders? HA! The man
you sent was not stealthy enough! Laura 1: Spiders 0

Second Incident: A week ago I was drinking my coffee and when I went to take a sip I noticed something in it.
Upon dumping the rest down the sink I saw what the unidentified object in my coffee was.  Yup, you guessed it, a
spider. After brushing my teeth repeatedly and a couple minutes gargling mouthwash, I cleaned his little body out
of the drain.  I can't claim this as a victory.  I made it out ok but I don't know if I drank the coffee while he was still
in there and if any of the little suckers were watching they saw me lose my composure. ~Sigh~ And so
the battle continues like a scary horror movie.  You never know where they're lurking.

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March 15, 2010

Favorite Random Quotes

"If my life is mine, what shouldn't I do?"
~"Help I'm Alive" by Metric

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March 12, 2010

Epic Changes

I have completely redone almost all of my designs.  I made a couple new ones and from there I suddenly wanted
to redo all the animal designs I have AND THEN decided to do a couple of the others as well.  I just like these
better :)  And since I love before and after pictures here they are!!!

From the left to right, top to bottom, the reinvented necklaces are the panda, walrus, monkey, hippo,
Venus fly trap, maneki neko, penguin, strawberry, mini mushroom, & the girly skull.

Before	After	Before	After

 

...And The New Designs!

Above are the new designs that started the whole process of changing the other designs! The baby elephant
on the left and on the right mochi ice cream (strawberry, green tea, vanilla, chocolate, & blueberry)!

I still have to make earrings, rings, and hair pins for the new designs so the old designs are available for now!!!
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February 23, 2010

Procrastinate & Evaluate

So I warned I'm a procrastinator about some things, and writing is definitely one of those things.  The new year has been off to a very rocky start, and that is actually an extreme understatement BUT I have to keep moving forward.  I'm a perpetual optimist and I won't give it up.  I have to have hope for the future.  You never know what life will bring you or when it will bring it.  Things can change at the blink of an eye.  That's what makes life both beautiful and frightening.

"Don't ask what the world needs.  Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -Howard Thurman

Cheeky Jezebel has had a makeover!  Not only is the design different but new products have been added too. 

There are many new "Word Play" necklaces.  I love making these.  Some of the sayings are so random, but no matter what they say they let the person wearing them express a part of themselves whether they're bold, contemplative, or playful.

I've started making clay charms as well.  On the left is one of my Buddhas (blue to represent peace).  In the middle is the "Classic Rose Earring Set" which will hopefully soon come in pastel, bright, and gothic sets as well.  And last, on the right, is my camera necklace for those photographers out there.  Soon I'm hoping to have my new cameo
necklaces and rings up for sale as well.

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December 11, 2009

Say Fast Food Fixation Three Times Fast

I've given up fast food since the beginning of the month.  It's slimy, greasy, high in calories, and so yummy!  When I'm honest with myself I probably have fast food more than three times a week.  It's fast (of course) and everywhere you go has that tempting dollar menu.  It's hard to resist for me and that was a sign that I had a problem.  Not good.  Not at all.  I feel horribly unhealthy after I eat fast food, I waste money on it (even when using the dollar menu, bless it's little heart), and the more I have it the more I seem to somehow crave it!  So no more happy meals for me.  Turn that smile upside down McDonalds! I don't want you anymore!  And to my beloved Taco Bell with your awesome nachos and super unnatural processed cheese, I'm sorry.  And Burger King... Well I don't really miss you.  Your burgers are good but "the king" scares the heck out of me.

After I made the decision to go fast food free, I read a few articles on how some scientists now believe it's pretty darn addicting.  People know that fast food contains a lot of sugars and salts and research has been done showing that high amounts of this in food can cause a sort of addiction to those foods.  It's been shown in animals that foods which are high in sugars, salts, and fats affect the chemicals of the brain's "happy chemicals" to put it extremely unscientifically ... basically it  makes people happy to eat these foods.  In reverse it also causes anxiety to some animals (and some people) when these foods are taken out of the diet.  I think there may be credibility to all of this based on how often I crave these types of food.  Giving up fast food sounds so easy, but if you eat it all the time it's actually pretty frustrating when you crave something (ahem, nachos) and can't have it.  The past few days however, I've been fine and have been craving more healthy foods.  I have to say though, before that I had been eating a lot of Dove chocolate but I've weaned myself off of that pretty much too.

I also remember hearing somewhere within the last year that some scientists believe there is an evolutionary reason for people craving fatty foods.  Our ancestors had to work for their food, and didn't always know when their next meal would come along, so food higher in fat would have been more beneficial to them.  Researchers were saying that may have carried on to today.  If our bodies know a food is high in calories that would have been beneficial in the past, thus we will crave these foods more even nowadays.  I wonder how long it takes evolution to catch up with everything.  I want my body to either only crave healthy foods, or have my metabolism boosted so that I never gain weight.  Sigh, only in a perfect world.  In the meantime I have these great Dove wrapper sayings to keep me going 0_o

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December 3, 2009

It Has Been Too Long...

I've taken too long to write a "REAL" entry.  No good! I'm going to try to write a weekly blog entry
from here on out.  I'm a super procrastinator so... Wish me luck!

I love taking random pictures of things.  I carry my camera with me wherever I go!  I don't know
what I ever did before I got my first digital camera.  ~Sentimental Sigh~  There are so many things
I see every week that strike me as interesting or odd.  On the road, in stores, wherever!!!  So
what do I do? Whip out the camera!  I know people sometimes look at you like you're crazy when
you're taking a picture of something in public because they may not know why you want a picture
of whatever it is you're aiming at, but all you really have to do is say, "I'm a ______" FILL IN THE
BLANK.  Say artist, photographer, uhhhh... professional weirdo... doesn't matter what you say,
just say it with conviction!!! Those gawkers will give you the nod of approval and be on their
merry way.  Beware of the talkers though, who like to ask you about what you do.  Perhaps have
some index cards ready or write notes on your hands.  Personally I just start talking to myself
(I do this a lot normally anyway), and then anyone who had any interest in asking me what I'm
taking a picture of suddenly becomes quite uninterested. They must think I fall into the
professional weirdo category. But anyway... On to the random photo taking!

This week my life is complete!  I saw the Oscar Meyer weiner mobile! It was outside the grocery
store.  I think I was more excited about it than the little kids that were there.

I took the picture with my phone so it's blurry.  The one time I didn't bring my camera with me and there
were a lot of photo opportunities that day.  But I made the best of what I had... my old, old, old, old, old
phone.  On the way back home there was a controlled fire at a forest preserve down the street from
where I had been shopping.  Again I had to bring my outdated phone out to snap this shot...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 
I am thankful that I am able to share the holidays with the people I love.  I can't wait for Christmas!

As far as Cheeky Jezebel goes I've been working hard on designs.  There are many new stud earrings up as well as a
couple new necklace designs and more to come soon!!!

"Love on the Brain" Necklace

"Zombified" Necklace (Gotta love those crazy zombies!!!)

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September 30, 2009

 Up & Coming Designs

 First I have to thank a Miss Kate for purchasing the Roly Poly Kitty necklace
that was auctioned!  Next,  I just wanted to post previews for a few designs
here.  A few of the designs you will find for sale already but the others will be
up as soon as I build up inventory on them!

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September 14, 2009

Charity Auction on Ebay

I'm putting up the necklace below for auction on ebay!  It's being auctioned
off to help a no-kill animal shelter & 100 % of the profit is going to the shelter
to help the animals.  I'd be extremely thankful if you would check it out.

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August 20, 2009

There Is Rain

Today is a rainy day so...

I'm working on my Inventory!!!
  

I know, not very exciting news, but news nonetheless :)