We Made The Front Page!

Well, Zoey (my youngest daughter), and I, made the papers today! She is beyond excited! Yesterday, we went to a casting call for the remake of Children of the Corn. The original was also filmed in Iowa in the Souix City area.



Apparently Stephen King was more than dissatisfied with the original. The remake will follow his book more closely and is being made for the Sci-Fi Channel, due to air sometime in 2009.

Zoey and I are both horror film buffs and she was extremely nervous and excited for the opportunity to be in the film. Casting calls are being conducted through Monday but we wanted to beat the rush. So we went early yesterday morning, still batteling a ton of people for the opportunity.

We made it through the first step and now wait for call back auditions. Even if nothing comes of it, it was definately an experience for both of us!

You can view the full article in one of the two papers we are in. The link below is for the Rock Island Argus and Dispatch. Our picture is on the front page of the Argus. Here is the link with the online article. Our photo is the bottom one.

QC Online

My Newest Creation, Ebay, Kids

Well, I finally finished the doll I have been working on. It took me a bit longer because the original dress that I had been savoring a certain fabric for, ended up not being what I had envisioned! Funny how everything works in theory and dreams but put it to reality and 9 times out of 10 it's totally not what you were expecting!

Anyway, so I changed her to a bat doll.



She is one of my more simple dolls (I know, you didn't think it was possible with me, right?). I'm usually one that spends many hours just on detailing my dolls. Even if I WANT a simple doll, it doesn't turn out that way. I just can't stop my fingers. However, this time, it was different! And to tell you the truth I really like her! You know the saying "less is more"? I think it totally applies to her!

I got the pattern for my apple ornies below...up and listed on ebay and my website. I haven't had a chance to get it on etsy yet.

I am pondering reopening my ebay store. I want to do it to house all of my odds and ends. Granted they are all listed on my other sites, but the more exposure, the better. I dont want to do it for the simple fact that ebay is extremely greedy and shows no compassion for those that made them who they are today and their multi billion dollar industry. And I mean us...the little people. I think i'll ponder that a little while longer.

Registration for school was yesterday...YAY! I can't even imagine how quiet it will be around here and how much more work I'll get accomplished! When your kids come to you every day for the last couple of weeks saying "I'm bored, there's nothing to do"...you know the start of school is near! And bored? Heck I was NEVER bored when I was a kid! We ALWAYS found stuff to do from dusk til dawn all summer long! We barely stopped home to eat! What is wrong with kids these days? I would love for them to live a summer in our lives back in the day...they'd never make it! LOL

It's FINALLY finished!

It's a beautiful day here. Feels like fall weather which is exactly what I love! Fall is my favorite time of year. Not just because of my favorite holiday, Halloween, or the fact that my birthday is in fall, but because it's just plain breathtaking! The changing of the leaves on the trees is a site that every person should witness at least once in a lifetime. The air is so crisp and clean and everything turns to a palette of earthy tones. Im so exicted it's almost here!

Ok, so I have been working for awhile to compile all of my vintage images onto a CD to offer others. I FINALLY finished it! I made one complete collection CD and some smaller CD's with just pieces of the collection in case you don't want all 3900 images.

It took awhile to categorize everything and give each image a name. Yes, EACH image was given a new name! Time consuming but certainly well worth it. I have named this one as Volume I because, being a graphic/web designer as well, my collection will always continue to grow!

You can get any of the CD collections on my ebay right now and I will be adding them to the rest of my sites sometime today (I hope).



School is back in session in just a couple of weeks! I bet everyone is ready for that, right? And speaking of school, I whipped up some apple ornies the other day! First ones of the season and they turned out great! I wax dipped two of the apples with my own cinnamon apple fragrance blend. I've got a set on ebay right now and will be putting more up as well.

Where have you been?

Ok I know, I know! Where have I been? Why haven't I posted? Did I fall off the face of the earth? Was I eaten alive by rabid monkeys that escaped the zoo? Did I get captured on a vacation to Mexico? LOL

Truth be told, it could have been any of those! So, I've been "outta the blog loop", so to speak. I have had SO much going on since the last time I posted. Hmmmm...lemme see...

I got Aunt Mannys new candle line off the ground! The candle line is called "Indulge" and the slogan, "Sinfully Delicious Aromas". It's been going wonderfully! Check them out when you get a chance...



Let's see, what else? Oh, I've been working on a bunch of new items for ebay along with some patterns. Here is my newest pattern. Im so proud of this one!!! You can check out all of my other ebay items here...

Aunt Mannys Ebay



I've also been to see my fourth neurologist. For those that don't know and a long story short, I have had some medical issues since April 29th of 2007. I've gone undiagnosed thus far. I did develop Fibromyalgia along the way. It's a nasty thing to have and for the most part, dreadful.

This fourth neurologist sent me to get new MRI's done to rule out MS. Multiple Sclerosis was something that was suggested by a couple of doctor's at different times but nothing was really looked into except my first set of MRI's. However, my first set of MRI's were open. Apparently, come to find out, open MRI's are almost useless when trying to diagnose MS because they rarely will show lesions. Hence the reasoning for my new set of closed MRI's that were ordered. I go back to the neuro to get results tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed!

What else? Hmmmm....oh...we closed on our house...FINALLY! We've only lived here since November of 2007! LOL But, it was expected. We moved unexpectedly and in a hurry to help my brother out when he found another house he really wanted. It was the craziest and quickest move we've ever made!

I also switched jobs. Well, kinda. I went from doing government accounting to working from home full time, again. Lemme tell ya, I've gotten so much done!!!

Ummmm....ok, I think that is it for the highlights of what I've been up to. If I think of more, I'll post them for ya. And I promise I will try to update more often! Until then...

Mandy

A Quick Hello

Ok, so I know that everyone has a blog nowadays and I seriously have been trying to work on a personal one for awhile, but certain events just have not allowed me to do so. Don't get me wrong, they have been good events!

Events such as the opening of my newest site, The Prim Shop. This site was in the making of my mind for almost two years before I ever brought it to life! I faced a lot of obstacles and learned a lot of lessons the hard way along the way, but it certainly has been well worth it.

My goal was to bring the crafting community together, in one place, for selling, shopping and more. I have so much more work to do on the site and oh so much more to learn along the way, im sure. Along with our crafting message board, we just opened up The Prim Shop Craft Mall and it's been great so far!

Last but not least, I have gotten more time lately, to FINALLY revamp my Aunt Mannys site. Funny how a graphic & web designer doesn't have their site up to par but do everyone else's! Ah well, im finally satisfied with it. I didn't change the graphics but I did get some font changes since I realized that not everyone would have my favorite font on their computer. So then my site font would look just blah for them. Now it's changed to a font that everyone has and im happy with it.

I want to thank everyone in the primitive crafting community that has supported me thus far. It's been a challenge to get where I am today but i've loved every bit of it along the way! I will be adding links to all of my mentors, friends and supporters as time allows!

When I get the chance to post again, I'll bore you with how I came to be where I am today! Business-wise that is.