Did I mention that I also have a cat named Hobocat? My boyfriend and I were down at the local strip mall (yes, we have those even here in Hawaii) near Wal-Mart (yes, we have those too) when we heard a teeny-tiny, barely audible, little kitty meow...coming from above our heads!! I looked up just in time to see a very scared and very scruffy looking kitten drop down from...who knows where!! The poor thing must have been so frightened that she had managed to scale a near vertical wall and just clung on to the side until she couldn't hold on any longer.
Well, of course I had to stop to check on this sad looking kitten who looked even sadder because she now had a bloody gash on her chin from the big fall and she was making the most pitiful sounding cries I'd ever heard! We asked a nearby business for a cardboard box and as soon as I picked her up and put her in the box, she stopped crying and started purring...loudly. It was as if she knew she was finally safe. We had actually planned on dropping her off at the local animal shelter but since it was a Sunday they were closed and we ended up having to take her home with us. It was supposed to be just a temporary situation, but somehow it turned out to be for forever!
This little kitten was covered in dirt, fleas, ticks, and (we didn't know it at the time) a really bad case of ringworm that made all her fur fall out...but she was the sweetest little thing I had ever seen. Her tail was hairless except for this small pouf left at the very tip. My boyfriend commented that it looked like one of those sticks with a bag at the end that hoboes in cartoons carry...and we started referring to her as the hobocat! Anway, from the time that Hobocat arrived at our home she continued purring non-stop for literally three days straight! Actually, she hasn't stopped since. Don't you just love happy endings? :o)
(Oh, except for the fact that about a week later my entire family and I started noticing these extremely itchy, little red dots all over our bodies. It turns out that ringworm is very contagious and we all contracted it from cute little Hobocat. That was over two years ago and I am still battling that fungus till this day. Gross!!)
Well other than that it's a happy ending!!
When Lisa, of Letarte Swimwear contacted me a few months ago about possibly creating some custom dolls for their new flagship store I was really excited! Letarte sells the cutest swimsuits, so of course the dolls would be wearing nothing less (or maybe nothing more would be a better way to put it). After a lot of fiddling around and experimenting, I came up with these two gals! They are now making their way to a new home on Maui. :o)
I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving and I haven't even been able to get half of the things done that I'd like to have finished by now. I've been keeping myself busy and that's why it's been a bit quiet around here lately. I did ask Hoborooster if he could keep an eye on things and maybe post an update or two for me...but it seems he couldn't quite figure out this whole blogging thing. (Notice his look of intense concentration!) Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be posting updates to the shop all week long so don't forget to stop by and have a look around!
I'm not sure how many people actually noticed but I've been away from this blog for a while. Not to worry though, it was for a good reason! Things have really picked up for my little etsy shop and it's been keeping me so busy these past few weeks! Etsy is not my full time job (not yet anway!) and I'm still learning how to juggle all of my responsibilites without dropping the ball in any one area. I'm finding out what a challenge it is... and of course, I'd like to apologize to anyone who received a late email or convo from me recently. I really admire those mommys out there with children and a career, who somehow manage to get everything done and maintain their sanity. I don't have any little ones myself (unless a hobocat and hoborooster count) so I can never figure out how they do it!!
I'm always trying to come up with a cute little something to send with orders. A few months ago I whipped up a batch of mini ornaments with stamped images to give away, but I'm not the most skilled at sewing so it took me forever to finish just a few. And now they've all gone!! So I've been working hard at coming up with a new little present to say thank you to my customers and here is the result. These mushroom stamps are sooo teeny-tiny they fit onto a piece of wood only 1/2" inch in diameter! It was with a bit of luck that I stumbled upon some little wood plugs at our local hardware store and I knew instantly that they were a perfect fit for my mini mushrooms!!
Did I mention that I also have a cat named Hobocat? My boyfriend and I were down at the local strip mall (yes, we have those even here in Hawaii) near Wal-Mart (yes, we have those too) when we heard a teeny-tiny, barely audible, little kitty meow...coming from above our heads!! I looked up just in time to see a very scared and very scruffy looking kitten drop down from...who knows where!! The poor thing must have been so frightened that she had managed to scale a near vertical wall and just clung on to the side until she couldn't hold on any longer.
Today my owl stamp is being featured on fellow crafter Shelly's Freebie Friday!! Shelly runs a wonderful etsy store called Lemon Tree Studio full of lots of sweet little paper and scrapbooking goodies. The theme of this week's Freebie Friday is . . .owls!!! You can enter to win an array of owl themed items from her etsy shop + one nikoart owl stamp!!! For more info on how to enter please stop by at her blog : http://mylilyeden.blogspot.com/.
