Hello October

I have been quite busy as life has its ways of making me work harder than I want and then there is the new things I am always trying to accomplish. I know I am a little late saying Hello to October since were almost already in the middle of it now, but my blog needs an update.

This month is my favorite month of all. Not only does it contain 5 each of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but its of course the month that ends with my favorite holiday Halloween. I know being a Witch must have its benefits, but for me its just a way to express my inner child and Witch and not be looked at like I need to be baker-acted and or just thrown into some padded cell somewhere for nutting up (insert laughing). The Witch's Ball is taking place as it always does down here October 31st and I can't wait to attend. Bringing my wonderful hubby along and perhaps we will see things neither of us have ever before been able to witness. Pictures and more to come as the night quickly creeps closer.

Been on Facebook allot more these days, which is why I have not been posting as much here on my blog. Seems everything I do online, see and especially click on Like for is shared right there for my 1280+ friends to see. I love the internet and networking, its made my life easier in some ways and complicated things in others, like the lack of updating my blog or my website which is in a long awaited need of a major overhaul. My change over of computers to the New Windows 7 left me virtually unable to use programs that I had been and updating my site(s) has been put aside and time is never on my side to make a quick fix, or any fix for that matter.

Went on a Michale's Crafts Haul the other day, thanks to Hubby. Thanks also to the person who left both the Michale's and AC Moor's sales papers within a basket and fled the building. I was able to get a neat carousel of glass seed beads with tools, for 50% off the regular price of $27.99 thanks tot eh Competitors coupon and Hubby was able to get me the new Walnut Hollow Clay Extruder set for 40% off the regular price of  24.99 with the store coupon. A nice day of savings! Got some clay as it was 4 for $5. Not the prefered sale price of 99 cents but better than $2.49 and up since I prefer Premo which is slightly more expensive than the others. I got some sand art packs with various colors of sand for only 40 cents that will make nice colored sugar and such for minis, I got some Jewelry findings like split rings and French ear wires for hanging off my mini Flip Flops and other charms, and a neato tic-tac-toe dice game for only $1.29. I am expecting to have time to play with hubby ya know.

Now on top of all these things I have been doing and wanting as well as needing to do I have recently wanted to donate some of my charms to a wonderful organization that seeks to help people who wish to have Weight Loss Surgery and can not afford it or get their insurance to cover it for them. I met a wonderful lady on YouTube whom I am subscribed to and I recently found out she is going to be the 1st grant receipient to get the surgery she has been waiting years and years for. Her twin sister another wonderful YouTuber had the surgery and for whatever reason with the same insurance she was continually denied it. I am so happy for her I can not even describe my joy. The organization is the Wight Loss Surgery Foundation of America.

My mother had Rue-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery April 14th 2004 and she is a skinnier much healthier person today. She lost more than 250 pounds thanks to the procedure and I recommend it for anyone who has issues with whats referred to as morbid obesity. I can remember for years my mother trying to lose weight with all the televised and traditional methods but never getting approved for the later which she finally had the health-care that would approve and pay for it for health reasons. Now years out from surgery and having had lost all the weight she has skin and vanity issues because not long after they performed the surgery the health-care she had been receiving was no longer being accepted by the doctors who worked on her and cared for her pre-op and through only a few months post-op. Organizations such as the WLSFOA if even more exist need help and donations.  I can not afford money but if I can sell my crafts and give a portion of the proceeds made from the sales to the organization then I can help.

So this is what I have been up to. I need to work on getting my etsy shop opened with an item or two to sell from there, and work on trying to get the word out about my crafts and creat8tions. Facebook will be a huge help, but I know my blog needs to be more a part of the process also. I need a fresh look of the blog, fresher look and update of my site, and all in all I need energy and time to pull it off LOL

Thanks for taking the time to read my update and if you have any questions or comments please feel free to send them my way.

~Tiny Hugs~
Andrea "Cre8"
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Rose & Leaf - Quick Polymer Clay Tutorial

R O B E R T T A B O R - Art & Shoes

Polymer clay is used with other materials to create an artistic conversation piece.
R O B E R T T A B O R

Some designs are made with Rubber, Acrylic, Metal, Fabric, Polymer Clay and other materials. My favorite is the Cherry Pie Mule but I amin love with the Picnic Pump!


Enjoy!!!
Cre8ively Yours
Andrea "Cre8"

HAPPY EASTER - Egg-Shaped Architecture & Art From Amazing To Bizarre | WebEcoist

Egg-Shaped Architecture & Art From Amazing To Bizarre WebEcoist


Cre8ively Yours
Andrea "Cre8"

Hoppy Easter Blog Followers and Friends.

National Crafting Month Giveaway #2! | Craft Test Dummies

National Crafting Month Giveaway #2! Craft Test Dummies

Excellent blog, nice bit of information for those who love polymer clay and anything crafty. Lisa Pavelka posted this in Facebook and naturally having seen it on my wall I had to share it with my friends. You have to check out this contest though, and if you have a blog you really should enter it, the prize is over $150 of stuff any crafter or clay lover would love!!!

Enjoy!!!

Cre8ively Yours
Andrea "Cre8"

Bacon Salt - My Quest to help my Hubby & I make Helathier Choices

Hello Craft-Stalker fans, I have to first appologize for not posting in quite a long time now. I have gone through a few changes with work that has me putting in more hours at work than there are in a normal day and I have also transitioned into a NEW Quad Core PC with the new Windows 7 and man has it been a mission to learning something new!

Hubby had been feeling very poorly in the last year or more and with no healthcare insurance and not allot of money coming in you just dont visit with a DR as much. He finally broke down and spent $140 for a doctor to have a look and see what might be the trouble....

The weight has always been an obvious issue, however the headaches he was getting in the last few months were enough to make him almost want to kill, I had to insist he find out what may be causing it. Not having issue swith allergies or anything in the past is not a good exscuse to even consider that being older and old age taking its toll can be a factor.  What we may have been able to get away with when we were younger is quickly becoming rather apparent that were can no longer get away with it...its time we take control of what we allowed to spiral way out of control over the course of our 39-46 years of live here. CHANGE IS GOOD, so why not start with DIET...we will work on the excesize part later...lets take on 1 thing at a time for now.

So Doc suggests hubby go on a DASH diet. I immedietly think Mrs. Dash and with good reason, its uses throughout many different kinds of diets where LO SODIUM is the recommendation and taste is a desire many of have when thinking about eating, but who don't care for when its absent from what we choose to put into our mouths.

Create a Miniature Burger Charm - Video Tutorial

Well allot has happened recently that has been keeping me from being able to come and post here to my blog. I have not been able to create anything lately to write about either. I did see this video here and wanted to share it. It was my 1st time seeing it so I believe it may be yours as well.
Enjoy!
Cre8ively Yours
Andrea "Cre8"

Viva Decor Precious Metal Colours Hi Gloss Metal Effect Varnish -Review

Everyone has been talking about and testing the new Pardo Clay by Viva Decor, but did you know they had a precious metal colour paint?

Viva Decor Precious Metal Colours Review - Hi Gloss Metal Effect Varnish

Something else to have to try!

I've already am curious to try out the new Pardo Clay by Viva Decor, a new line of polymer clays that is beeswax based. Just recently introduced to the North American Market.

The distributor was kind enough to included some of the new Precious Metal Paints in Leslie's order to try. The new paints come in a collection of bright, metallic colors, that are mixable and seem to be created primarily with gold, silver and pearl mica pigments. Leslie said you can achieve a very high gloss metallic look with just one coat, even on black polymer clay. She works with miniatures and was impressed with the one coat coverage, and the gloss varnish finish that was nice and thin that they don't fill in tiny details!

Cre8ively Yours
Andrea "Cre8"

Miniatur Wunderland largest model railway / railroad in the world - VIDEO

The image video of Miniature Wunderland Hamburg http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/ , the largest model railway in the world and one of the most successful permanent exhibitions in Germany.

I am in awe, and now have to visit Germany just in search to see this exhibition!
One of the many reasons I love miniatures and you will love them to once you have seen this!!!

It's simply unbelievable. The Miniature Wunderland model railroad in Hamburg , Germany is the largest in the world, covering 16,146 square feet of space with more than 10,000 train cars running around its 6.8 miles of HO scale track. Now, the makers of this huge layout have created a video that gives you a jaw-dropping look at the vast scope of this intricate work of art.Its construction started in 2000, and is still underway, with a tiny airport due for completion by the end of this year. This is just the beginning — there are plans to double the layout by 2014. We especially like the Las Vegas portion, complete with dazzling LEDs lighting up the night.Watch the new video above to get the full impact of this remarkable achievement, which has taken in excess of 500,000 working hours to build. There's good reason why this is Germany 's most popular attraction, already visited by more than 5 million flabbergasted tourists

Hope you Enjoyed!!!!

Cre8ively Yours
Andrea "Cre8"

LEGO Artworks by Nathan Sawaya

This is so incredible I couldn't resit sharing with everyone here on my blog. You have to see this to believe it. Live size replicas of people and all sorts of neato LEGO looking things. Not to mention if you read the captions or facts under each one you will learn something about Lego's I myself never before would have thought to even look up.


20 Incredible LEGO Artworks by Nathan Sawaya Bored Panda

Enjoy!
Andrea "Cre8"