Goodbye

Hi guys, sorry I left you in the lurch for so long. I thought I’d always want to blog, but I’m finding that I have a lot more fun looking at jewelry, makeup, candles, and other fun stuff, when I don’t have to worry about whether or not I should feature it on the blog. I think this type of blog had it’s time and place but for me, it’s long gone. Thank you for your support throughout the years. It’s been great getting to know you, and finding all sorts of fun stuff to look at. I’m miss you already, but it’s fun to look at stuff for the fun of it, without feeling like I have to find something for the blog, so we are moving to https://etailersmall.wordpress.com/ for archival purposes, although I might pop in once or twice a year to review the street fair.

Wired4Fun Swimming Pool Bracelet

Maybe it’s the shimmery pool in the background, but Wired4Fun’s Swimming Pool Bracelet ($12) really caught my eye.

I love that it’s beautiful, and unique, without being too much.

What do you think about it?

2010 Fargo Street Fair Review

I really enjoyed the Fargo Street Fair this year, although I was a little nervous about going, since the little one was fussy.

However, I’m really glad I went.

There were a lot of new vendors, and a lot of old favorites.

I was surprised to see 3 or 4 people who were selling soap, instead of the usual one.

Of course, some of the people were selling soap and other things, so that probably made it a little more profitable.

I ended up buying a multicolored tutu for our little one’s first birthday, and of course she wore it out, since we had to try it on her. The tutu was $22, and I think that is a great deal, especially since we got to try it on. I think $14 is about the lowest price I’ve seen on tutu’s on Etsy, and I don’t think they were multicolored.

Now, I just have to find her a birthday shirt and some tights. Too bad it’s hard to find black shirts for toddlers.

I also got a rainbow stacker/puzzle for her $12. I’d been looking at one on Etsy after reading a review about some kids who used them as all sorts of things, including doll hats. To be perfectly honest, Jeff and I both liked the flower stackers better, but we thought she would like the rainbow one better, since it has the most pieces.

Jeff really liked Squeaky Wheel Pottery – the potter’s with the face mugs – they were even making some goblets while we were their.

If you aren’t into face mugs, they have regular pottery – we bought an apple baker for the little one’s baked apples – and Fairy houses, which are very pretty, but I’d love it if they came in more colors.

As always there was lots of beautiful jewelry, lots of lawn decorations, and paintings and as my husband says, lots of face mugs, and face jugs. Can you tell they are one of our favorites?

The only thing we wanted that we didn’t find was jalapeno cheese curds.

All in all, we had a great day.

I’m not sure if we’ll be going back this year, but you never know.

I did tell my husband that he could sneak over there to buy me a picture from Vincent Fleming with a ship and an octopus – I think the name was Kracken, but it’s kind of hard for him to sneak away from me for that long.

I do have a confession, I knew I wouldn’t be buying any jewelry this year, and with the little one’s jogging stroller in tow – she only wanted her daddy for the last half of the fair, and it was way to hot for her in the Mei Tai baby carrier, it was hard to get into the booths, so I didn’t pore over the jewelry as much as I usually do.

We still had a lot of fun, and if you go, I’m sure you’ll have almost as much fun.

If you do go, I’d love to hear about what you bought, or what you wished you could have bought – like the giant turtle sculpture we love.

Well, I’m off to calm a fussy baby.

Gearing up for Street Fair Season

We’re gearing up for street fair season, and I’m getting pretty excited.

We’ve got a Mei Tai for the baby – Jeff looks really cute when he carries her in it, since it’s orange with huge white flowers. We’re also going to take a stroller with us in case we get too hot to wear her.

She and I both get really hot very easily and that causes problems sometimes.

I love that their are “vents” in the Mei Tai so we can get a little airflow in there and we don’t seem to get as hot as we do with our Baby K’tan baby carrier.

This year when I was trying to see the vendor list for the Fargo Street Fair, I ended up finding the vendor application and at $300-700 for a booth, I can see why there are usually only 1 or 2 soap vendors there.

I do miss being able to see and smell all of the different soaps and lotions, but I am getting used to it.

If only there was somewhere local that sold more handcrafted items, and had enough turnover so that the same products weren’t sitting the same places they were when I was in the store 2 years ago.

Are you gearing up for street fair season?

Are there any local fairs or events that you can’t miss every year?

Where do you go to get your indie craft fix?

What’s new?

What’s new with you?

I’ve been pretty busy lately with the baby, and getting a garden in, so I haven’t had time to browse as much as I used too.

How are things going with you?

Finding any new favorites lately?

Where do you store your jewelry?

Where do you store your jewelry?

Right now my bracelets and rings are in a jewelry box that I was given as a gift, and my necklaces are still in the boxes they came in.

I’ve been seeing lots of jewelry chests lately, and since I’ve still got a lot of my baby girl’s stuff in my chest where I store my jewelry, I’ve been thinking that I need to figure out a better way of storing them pretty soon.

Even before I started sharing my space, I occasionally had trouble finding the necklaces I wanted to wear, although to be honest, rearranging stuff so I could fit diapers in the chest made it easier to find things.

Of course now that I can find them, I don’t feel comfortable wearing them because I’m scared the baby is going to pull on them and break them!

I’ve always been scared of the ring trees, because I am scared that if the rings are touching each other they’ll all get scratched.

Where do you store your necklaces? Rings? Bracelets?

Do you worry about them getting scratched or tangled?

Where do you keep your candles?

Where do you keep your candles?

Right now I’ve got a few everywhere – some are in the kitchen where I usually burn them, some that I burn are displayed on some shelves in the living room, and some that are just there to look pretty are on sconces on my purple wall.

I really don’t have much closet space in my house, and I need somewhere to keep the candles so they’re not all out in the open – or at least not on the kitchen counter.

One might be ok there, but three is probably overdoing it :-).

Football Team Spirit Sling from Babyette

I was checking out ring slings yesterday, and I came across one that immediately made me think of my husband.

The Brett Viking Football Team Spirit Sling, $39.98, from Babyette comes in your choice of colors, and is made with jersey mesh to match your favorite team jersey.

I’m not a big spots fan, but I’ve been looking for a pink Vikings jersey for the baby because Jeff wants her to have one, so I’m sure there are a few other guys and gals that might like to have a sling to match their favorite jerseys.

As a matter of fact, Jeff just came over and said “You’re looking at football slings?”

I think this is the first time he’s ever asked to look at a sling.

When I saw the Football Team Spirit sling I immediately contacted Babyette to ask if I could feature the sling on the blog, and use some of her pictures on the post. Beth said yes, and offered a 10% discount code for us to use before December 31.

Just use code 10sarah00 in the message to seller and Beth will send you a revised Paypal invoice reflecting the 10% discount.

If you aren’t into baby slings, Babyette also has NeckScapes Scarves, Fleece Hats, Fascinator Headbands, and Shoulder/Stroller bags.

My favorite is the So Cloche Fleece Flapper Hat, $32.

What’s yours?

Hi there!

It’s been a while but I didn’t realize how long it had been!

I now have a beautiful little girl who is keeping me pretty busy.

I did remember to take the GCDSpa.com Pink Lady Lotion to the hospital with me, but I forgot to take my unscented lotion, so that I would have unscented lotion to wear after the baby was born. Oops.

Things are probably going to be a little slow around here for a while, but I’m trying to get back to blogging on a regular basis.

I do have an adorable distraction that makes it a little hard at times, so I’m not making any promises though.

GCDSpa.com Pink Lady and Pink Cupcake Review

After I contacted Emily at GCDSpa.com and asked her if I used some of her pictures to accompany my post on her Pink Lady Products, she generously asked if I’d like some samples to review!

Of course I said yes.

I’ve been using the Pink Lady Hand Cream, and the Pink Cupcake Lip Balm regularly for about a week, and I’ve been using the Pink Lady Body Lotion whenever I’ve needed body lotion in the past week.

I loved the Pink Cupcake Lip Balm so much that I didn’t even try the Pink Lady Lip Balm until Monday, but when I did I was very impressed.

I was a little hesitant to try it because it’s in a jar, and I’m not a big fan of sticking my fingers in jars.

Even though it’s cold here in Minnesota, the Pink Lady Lip Balm was easy to spread – I am able to just rub my fingers around the balm, and get enough to apply to my lips (although I do have to do it twice sometimes) instead of having to use my fingernails to scoop some of the balm out.

I hate having to do that because it leaves me with lots of excess balm on my nails, and wastes some of the product.

Both balms are easy to spread, and have a light fragrance, that isn’t noticeable after I apply the balm – I don’t know about you, but I hate being able to smell my lips all day long, so these balms have the perfect amount of fragrance for me.

Both balms have a very slight hint of a pinkish color, but it doesn’t show up on my lips.

The Pink Lady hand cream is moisturizing, without being too greasy. It has a light cranberry fragrance, which isn’t overwhelming.

I do occasionally catch whiffs of the fragrance throughout the day, which isn’t bad for a hand lotion.

I’ve also been using the hand cream on my very pregnant belly, and some of the breakouts from the other lotions I’ve been using have cleared up.

I like that the hand cream actually feels like I’ve used hand cream after I use it, yet it’s not greasy.

With some lotions and hand creams, I initially feel moisture initially, but after a few minutes I can’t tell if I’ve used the hand cream at all.

The Pink Lady Body Lotion is a little lighter than the hand cream, but don’t think that means it isn’t moisturizing.

I did try the body lotion on my hands, and I was happy with it, although I do like the extra moisture from the hand cream.

The body lotion sunk in easily, and didn’t irritate my sensitive legs, even after I’d shaved.

In our childbirth classes, the instructor talked about bringing aromatherapy products (excluding candles of course) to use during childbirth, and at the time I didn’t really have any that I wanted to take.

I was too worried that the scent would be overwhelming, or that they wouldn’t be moisturizing enough for massages (the lotion we used during class was pretty bad), but now that I’ve tried the GCDSpa.com lotions and creams I’ll definitely be taking them with me when I go to the hospital!

If you’ve tried GCDSpa.com I’d love to know what you think.