Showing posts with label keychains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label keychains. Show all posts

Monday, April 30, 2012

Sometimes 'CHANGE' Just Happens!


         Are YOU good with change?! I mean...like when you go somewhere expecting things to look a certain way, and you get hit in the face with a completely different layout?...or like when you hear a song that you've been bopping along to forever, and you're just getting ready to turn the music up 'loud' and bop along to it again, and somebody brings to your attention that the lyrics to the song are 'not' what you think?!...O_O
       Well, that kind of "change" is the word that would categorize the last few days for me. But before you go and think to yourself..."I thought she said she was in a good mood this weekend?! O_O"...let me assure you "I Was!" These little...what I call... "piddly" changing things didn't wreck my good mood this past weekend. I didn't let ANYTHING do that! ^_^ They just were things that...like life....'happened'!
       I'll be more clear in a minute, but first...let me show you what else 'happened' this weekend!...I finally re-conditioned one of my keychains! :-) ...This one...


      *sigh*...What a sad...and waaay too chunky...brooch it was. I don't know what I was thinking when I made these sad little 'babies'!...Yes I do. I was thinking "Ooooooo! A big flower!" LOL I made a bunch of these brooches back when I was a new 'Wuglyees' shop owner and wasn't thinking about anything but 'MORE!!' ^_^
       My crochet flower making skills have improved....as has my size scale in some instances. But, also, my inspiration for making them has changed.  Case in point...the cute little muffin key chain in the header photo! :-) .....Nowadays I think my crochet flowers should be fun and have appeal to someone else besides ME! LOL
       Here's what the re-conditioned brooch looks like now...Warning: It's colorful! Get prepared!!!! ^_^ ...


       A lot of 'change' going on in this 'baby' now! LOL


      Yes, it really is the same brooch....Well, not a brooch anymore. Now it's a fun keychain! :-) ...I crocheted a backward stitch, in purple, all the way around the edges...back and front...


      ...Added some key rings, a key clip, and a little "Made With Love" tag, and...


     ...as Emeril Lagasse would say...."BAM!" LOL


        Okay, so it's still not the cutest keychain you ever seen. I mean....it ain't no muffin! ^_^ But if you're the kinda girl that carries a handbag, and you hate fishing through it when you're in a hurry...looking for your keys...this is the keychain for you!! Attache your keys to it, throw it in your bag, and it'll be right there every time you reach for your keys! I mean....it will not be ignored!!! LOL


    Be honest now!...What do you think?! Was it a good change or just a unilateral bad, or worse, change?!...Tell me. I can take it! I have a whole shop full of 'Ugly Wuglyees' don't forget!! LOL
       And so that my purple explosion 'baby' isn't the only keychain on display here...besides the cute muffin one I mean...here's a few other cute ones I found on Etsy!...




        Okay, all you crochet keychain makers, we're all in this thing together now! LOL

      Okay, now back to what I was saying about 'change'...I'm just gonna say it. I DO NOT, under any circumstances!, like the new Blogger dashboard layout!!!!!....WHY did we need this change?!...WHY?!!! There's nothing all that NEW there! O_O Unless I'm missing something!
      It looks so 'stark' and UN-colorful, and UN-interesting. And frankly...and I'm sorry y'all...it's making me not as interested to spend time over here reading blogs. I don't like that you can practically read some people's whole blog post without ever going to their actual page!!! That doesn't seem fair to them....FOUL, Blogger!!!! What are you trying to do...get all the glory for yourself and not let any of us 'little guys' have any fun?! O_O
      I keep thinking about the fact that some of the bloggers who watch the 'page viewing' numbers on their blog are probably thinking that they're not as interesting to readers anymore now, because no one is visiting their blog. But in fact, they are reading it..just not on your page! Grrr!...unless you write long blogs. Then people have to go there to get the rest of your story...That's 'ONE' for all of us yakkers! LOL
       The new dashboard thing, to me, is sorta like getting with a group of your friends to do a circuit of visits to all of your friend's houses...but when you get to the first house, someone says: "Let's not go to any of the other homes. Let's sit here and call them on the phone, one by one."...But what if they get a busy signal, or no one is home, then the friend doesn't even know they called at all!!" O_O 
    Anyway!!! Moving on!.....let's talk about musical 'change'...Since when did artists start having different 'versions' of their songs?!...A clean version versus a what?...dirty version?! O_O A song or video used to be just.....a song or video! Now you have to know which version you're looking at or listening too, so that your ears and eyes don't explode right out of your head!! LOL
       There's one particular song that I love. It's got a very catchy beat, and it's lyric-filled. So many lyrics, in fact, that I wasn't listening as intensely as I should have been to ALL of them!...And who knew that I was listening to the 'dirty' version!!! O_O I didn't!!! I was just bopping along, belting out the chorus part, when someone said: "Do you know that this song has really bad words in it?!" O_O What?!....Where?....You must be mistaken.
      Cut to me, on Youtube, playing the song once again....without the singing along and bopping this time ^_^ ..and WHAM!...Right in the face I get hit with the 'WORDS'!!!!...UGH!...No, I'm not gonna tell you what song it is, because I might be encouraging someone to listen to bad words! 
        And as a poet I love pretty words, and sometimes straight-forward words, but I don't want to be encouraging people to listen to dirty words. Nor do I want to encourage censorship. So I'll stay in my neutral corner and let you find out on your own!....Most of you probably already know what song I'm talking about anyway....unless...O_O....unless there's a 'lot' of songs with different versions!!!! O_0 ...Whatever happened to eight-track tapes and vinyl records anyway?!....I don't like 'change'!!
        Have a good day, Everybody!....I hope your weather is nice and that it doesn't 'change' on ya!! :-))

Never As Expected

Why can't things go as expected?
No left turn. No oops!...'Snaffu'!
There's always got to be a fly
in the ointment, soup or stew!

Why can't things go as they should,
Without a hitch, impending doom?
Instead of 'Steady as she goes'!
There's always Click, click, click! Then BOOM!!
    

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

No! I Don't Have The Key!...But I Know Where To Find It!!


           Now that I have my custom ordered headbands done and shipped, I've got one thing on my mind...keychains!...I've got to re-fashion my crocheted brooches in my Wuglyees Etsy shop into some cute, useful and...something people wanna buy...keychains! ^_^
       I got a few clues of how I want them to look from the keychains I'm gonna show you today...The camera keychain in the header photo...besides being a really cute keychain in its own right...gave me the clue that if I'm gonna sell my crochet keychains I'd better take some better pictures of them. O_O I haven't re-looked at them since I first started my shop over 3 years ago!...

         These cut little owls reminded me not to forget color...and cuteness!

  

      The one below helped me to appreciate that it might be a good idea to have a space inside the keychain to keep a key, some candy or something!...


            And...oh yeah!...don't skimp on the colors! ^_^


       And these make personalization seem like a really good idea!...

     
        ...but I don't think I'm gonna try personalization with my crocheted keychains. I'm not about embroidery or cross stitch this go around!...You're on your own with this one, RiverValleyJewelry! ^_^

        I love, love, love the idea of a retro look though! And this mushroom keychain has that look all mushroomed up!...

       
        In fact, most of the crochet brooches and keychains in my shop could probably fit into the retro category! :-) More because I'm from that generation...the 70s...and retro is what I am!...whether I wanna be or not! ^_^

       Truth be told though, while I love all of the above keychains, my niche is crochet. So, I had to get a little inspiration from people who "crochet" keychains too!...


      
        Inspiration received! :-) ...These two 'really' gave me inspiration...and courage!...Courage that I'm probably on the right track this time, reconditioning my brooches into keychains ! :-] ...So, here's a few of the brooches from my shop that you can look forward to seeing re-conditioned pretty soon!...



    
        I'm going to turn them into pocketbook keychains for the woman who doesn't wanna fish around in her pocketbook for hours looking for a key. These large, soft keychains will be right up on top in your pocketbook every time! ^_^ ...Think gas station keychain....but smaller, softer and prettier! LOL...{Don't even try to tell me that you've never been traveling on a long trip somewhere, and you just had to...HAD TO...use the facilities, and you never had 'Bubba the gas station attendant' hand you the key to the restroom...attached to a huge inflated tire, or an anvil, or some other monstrosity that you were embarrassed to be seen carrying!! LOL}
       And even if you don't have any plans for buying keychains rigt now, I'd love to hear any suggestions you all might have for making them more "Add To Cart"-able! ^_^ Other than that...it just got 'really' dark outside! O_O and it's 10:45 a.m.! The sky looks like a bad storm is afoot!...so, I'm done for today!...Have a good one, Everybody! :-]

  Describe The Sky

Evoking awe and bouts of wonder.
Such inspiration, you just want to cry.
With birds high-flying, and winds a blowing,
what words would you use to describe the sky?

Would you say, whether clouds are upon it,
that it blankets a wondrous space?
Or would you be more awed and humbled,
hoping there you would find God's face?

I would say that when standing quiet,
looking up at the sun or moon,
there's a feeling of peaceful oneness
that I hope won't go away too soon.

Evoking bouts of awe and wonder
was probably what it was designed to do;
That is, besides giving off light and weather,
and the most spectacular view!