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Sharing an ecard I made yesterday :) Thought it might make someone out there smile :)

 

Happy trails Vintage Plastic Horse Brooch

One of my favorite brooches of all time is on it's way to New Orleans today. I'm actually gonna miss this guy but happy he is going to a new home :)  He's pretty old and has been around the stable a time or two....but I'm sure they'll put me out to pasture long before him LOL!

 

My Ode to the Pinterest Pest

So I made this E-card today for a certain person who doesn't like my pins but for some reason she thinks I value her opinion and tastes :)
And guess what....I'm not following her either so there NannyNanny NAH NAH hee-hee.... 
 

Someone ELSE can not see the stripes ? BUT Why do I ALWAYS see the stars and the Stripes???

Okay....I hope someone will chime in here and tell me.....did I really "fail" by posting this "stars and stripes" item on the Zibbet Picks stripes board?  (And I myself love all of the items that Karen from her shop in this link and all of the shops she has had since I first met her has to offer..this gal has some awesome items...(and my first reaction to this comment was that it pi$$ed me off that someone else was calling out an item that I had supposedly "failed" at pinning because Karen called it "stripes" in the description) and I supposedly wasn't discerning  enough in my quest for the striped thangs....Someone there called me a "fail" for doing so and I just wanted to share the conversation....not sure why this drama was created over this absolutely in my opinion FAB item on Zibbet.....but this was the crabfestnest that I somehow got into tonight for simply volunteering my time doing what I know is a good thing LOL...and please...can anyone chime in here..am I the only one who sees stripes here??
Also...should I just shut my mouth and ignore people in a situation like this?   I really would appreciate any opinions on this matter....Zibbet has such a positive vibe and I hate to bring any negativity to that! ....I guess what gets me is that by doing something that I thought was good ....for some reason someone thought it was "bad"? And acts like I am on some huge payroll and should only pin things that agree with their all knowing perception of art crafts and creations???

 

Set of 3 Handkerchief Squares In Eco Friendly Denim Stars and Stripes #ThreeFrenchHens

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Ketutar J. I'm sorry, but... I can't see any stripes. I love stripes. But I want my stripes to be stripes. Have a little more discernment, please. This is supposed to be a showcase for striped items at Zibbet, not items labeled with "stripe".

spankyluvsvintage @Ketutar J.uhm...I'm sorry as well that you do not see any stripes..but I guess people indeed see things differently? When I look at this I see stripes going horizontally and I also stripes going Vertically....now a lot of people would look at this and just see checks.....maybe? But I myself look at it and think I see what the artist may have seen when creating this print...a series of many stripes that later some might only see as checks..but in fact they were merely stripes when they were first placed upon the canvas...and that is simply how I see it....and not how it was labeled....sorry if you do not see it that way...but we all look at the world with different eyes....but I see stars and stripes here...LOL!

Ketutar J. I see. So - by that logic I could be pinning a picture of a dog on a board of cats, because I see cats as four legged, mammals, furry and pets, and dogs are that too, so basically dogs are cats, except that some people might find the definition a bit too wide, but they are just being... what? Narrow-minded? And I could be pinning green items with one orange dot in "Orange" board, because - hey, there IS orange in the item! In my mind you have an agreement with Zibbet and your audience to pin truly striped items, and not anything that MIGHT with good imagination and very free interpretation to be considered as "striped", and you fail. I find it peculiar that you seem to find that amusing. - I love stripes. I hate squares, checkered and plaid. I am aware that you get the latter by having stripes "horizontally and vertically" in the same space, but that makes the whole difference. Star is not a triangle, even though it consist of triangles.

spankyluvsvintage As I said we all see things differently and if you think I fail then hey....you are more than welcome to create your own stripe board as you see it here for Zibbet...which is simply a volunteer deal by the way because we at Zibbet think there are so many awesome finds here on the sight..there is no agreement other than to volunteer to pin items from Zibbeters to share here....and do you have a problem with the entire board of selections that I have chosen here or is it just particular drama over this one pin where you see check and I see stripes but now it is that you think it is also that someone might be pinning dogs as cats and also are color blinded in the orange category? Sorry If I somehow unknowingly pissed in your Cheerios here ..uhmmm I see piss as yellow (mine) but others might view as brown or even sometimes they might think it has a greener tint....but that has nothing to do with whatever your problem with me is here.:) go follow some more people besides me LOL

spankyluvsvintage and as one last comment to you here..if by your logic you see dogs as cats.....then that is just how you see it :)...If I see stripes that you see as checks...then that is your opinion and my opinion and we are both entitled to them...if you say I failed then okay...whatever....your opinion matters somewhere....just not to me :) And Zibbet is a very positive place and I am sorry that we did not have a sing around the campfire experience here :) Can't wait for the 4th of July LOL! Whoo hooo!!!


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I guess all that I can say is that here is one example that I can think of since she was talking about 4 legged animals.....hmmmm...if I call a turd a "piece of chit"....but you call it "something not to step on"....do we walk away and avoid it and act like it isn't there or do we talk to the turds and tell them what we think?
Help me out here LOL! 
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as a post dated post on 07-01-2011---I see she has just joined the Zibbet community and I have no probs with anyone welcoming her

Ice cream Cones Are Way Better Than Sippy Cups

My little story for today is one that still makes me smile.....
On Daddy's Day....we went to Sizzler's....and hubby and I let Kev pick where he wanted to go (and I like the salad bar there and was glad he chose that destination)....I don't know if Sizzlers is nationwide or not but they have some pretty decent steak seafood and salad bar meals and the dining is casual......simply a....
shoes and shirt required kinda deal LOL!
So we had a nice meal....and Lexie was really really good.....(for the most part) and cracked me up as usual with her comments.....
so she already had a bowl of ice cream and strawberries that hubby had gotten for her after he was done eating ....
me---- I am slow-mo these days.....and I finish my meal and get up to go get a little after dinner dessert...and Lexie says..."Can you bring me another surprise?"......
So I go to the ice cream machine and grab a couple of cones and put some chocolate pudding in the bottom...I toss in a few chopped nuts...I add a dollop of whipped cream and top it off with some vanilla ice cream....and I also get a bit of vanilla ice cream in a bowl for myself lol!....
I head back to the table and give the first cone to Lexie...and she starts crunching....
I give the other one to Chloe....and she kind of looks at it....and isn't quite sure what to do with it.....Momma Sarah tells her it is food not something to play with....cuz she is just kind of "fondling" the cone and spinning it around and around in her hands...and finally...Chloe takes a "lick"......
and I am telling you...watching her devour...that cone was the high-light of my day...and it still makes me smile......she fondled that cone so lovingly....(after she knew what kind of "goodness" was inside of that thang.......LOL!)
And after we left the restaurant...we went outside to a water fountain and I noticed she was still "munching" on something....it was the "nuts" that I had sprinkled on top of the pudding in the bottom of the cone LOL!
She knows now that ice cream cones are way better than sippy cups...... and it was such a joy to see her finding out how wonderful something as simple as an ice cream cone really is :)......
I don't remember my first ice-cream cone experience..but I think it must have been a good one LOL.....
Here's a pic that Sarah took of Chloe enjoying her first one that I made for her.....

And here is a random pic that sarah captured of Lexie enjoying the sprinklers recently :)

I think if I had one wish...it would be simply that we all could remember how life's simple pleasures bring us the greatest happiness when we are young..and myself included....when I am having a bad day...if I could only focus on ice cream cones and sprinklers and all of the smiles that those two simple things in my life have brought me..........
I think that nothing else should really matter when bad things are happening except to know that you also have so many good things to cling to :)
Sometimes I laugh too much....I am the woo-hoo silly one......but I am so happy that I have things like this to make me smile and laugh and hollah the "Whoo Hooo Hollahs" :)
Thank you life.....
I guess that is all that I have to say in this little story today.....

Distinctive Modern Art Original Paintings by Yogi Gray

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Wanted to share this fabulous painting I purchased from a wonderful artisan Yogi Gray ...she is super multi-talented and I always smile when I see her art work!
  www.DistinctiveModernArt.com


She also surprised me with a cute charm necklace and she sells these and other neat pieces in her shop at 
www.CharmAccents.com

 Thanks again Yogi!  Spanky luvs ya!

A Few of My thoughts on Comparing a Hobby To a Real Business

Okay...so a simple definition about a hobbyist...here is one copied from Wikipedia
 "A hobby is a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure, typically done during one's leisure time."

So yes I certainly agree that a hobbyist is indeed someone who does something mostly for pleasure....
but let's take this a step further......how about people who SIMPLY say they are "serious" about business or simply for some unknown or unproven  reason they think that they are real business peeps???....compared to people who really  are serious about business??? LOL!
There is no way whatsoever to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges on this one.
And here is only one example from this very huge equation from what I know is a fact very  very often with people that I know-----(in my own experience)......and I have been a part of retail sales and self employed business people for about 35 years now......but every situation is indeed different LOL! :)
In my family and large tent of acquaintances...
...I have a huge mix of "well moneyed" amongst those currently  "seeking money to pay their next bill" peoples....lol! Everyone I know indeed has a different situation and no one can really compare themselves to the other even in my own small circle of friends and acquaintances..
but in all of my years of business...and people who call themselves "business persons " etc.etc.-----
the biggest joke amongst those that I know 
are between the "well-moneyed" hubbies..who have wives who don't have to work at a real job...
Instead they basically spend their time getting bolt-ons, lipo,injections,shopping....yada-yada....and then oooops....what happens after so many things they buy themselves or do for themselves are no longer giving them any satisfaction ???? YEPPP...you guessed it---hee-heee...jeepers creepers they get "bored" with all of their former "hobbies" and suddenly now have a need to so called "find themselves" and OF COURSE  their hubbies or partners simply humor them (if they have $) .....and go along with their "little" thoughts of "Oh gee...I am a business person now" LOL..When in fact..they are either losing money in the "serious business" they say they are running....or have never ever had to pay a bill in their life from any of the "profits" from the "serious business" they let themselves think they are running.
I myself call them "Barbie business wanna-beees"...
and it is pretty funny amongst the crowd I am associated with.....that these gals think they are running a serious business...when in fact the entire sales (not profits LOL)....from their entire time in business would not even cover one of the handbags or pair of shoes that their hubby provides them with :).....  But hubby and family humors them and lets them "think" they are running an actual business LOL
But hey every situation is indeed different.....
I just wish that those who try to judge others and try to put themselves on a higher pedestal because they simply call themselves "business" people...... and try to say they are different from so called "hobbyists" for example..simply because they call themselves "real business people" ?????
Hmnnnz  WTH is up with that is all I can say.....
because too many of these type of so called self claimed "business people" have never had to think about running a real genuine profitable business...and none of their monetary sales have ever come into consideration as to whether or not the electric bill will keep running...or even whether or not their kids will have food on the table this week.
I just really think that some of these people who call themselves "business" people...actually need a reality check......
because many of them have spouses who pay all of the bills and even pay for all of their "business" supplies....
One current example in my own "circle" is that I have a family member who has recently invested over 50K in a business for his GF..... just to "humor" her....and they have had actual losses for the past few months when all "overhead" is considered..but he lets her "brag" that she now owns and runs a business......even when the bottom line of this business she is running....it is a huge "cash Cow".....and imo.....he would have been waaaaay better off if she would have simply considered herself a "hobbyist".....cuz this is gonna cost him a grip of money......just so that she can tell everyone that she "owns and is running a real business"
But this person has absolutely no "clue" that in the real business world.......you actually HAVE to make a profit in order for you to go out shopping and buy a new outfit or much more....for you to be able to feed your family LOL
And those are just a few of my thoughts about business here in America.... I support small business...I have best wishes for anyone who tries to go in business for themselves..but at the same time I have no patience for those who do not have to lift a single finger to help pay a bill either in the business or in their household...and yet....they think they are "running a business"
Guess what? The joke is indeed on them in my circle  at least LMFAO! :)