Mak's Crazy World-Where anything can happen!

Cutest Find Ever!

2012-01-24T10:39:00.000-08:00

Just purchased this cute scrabble tile pendant for a friend of mine! Check out Stef and Mark's great quality and variety of scrabble pendants on Etsy at www.HomeStudio.etsy.com

The world of Jewelry Making and being a Mom

2012-01-10T16:58:00.001-08:00

Sometimes I think I'm just plain nuts, trying to put some of these intricate little pieces together while I have kids punching their lights out and screaming in the other room. The long nights working on my Etsy site, dragging myself to bed at 1 a.m. only to be woken 20 minutes later. Not to mention cataloging and packaging, every piece making sure there are no peanut butter stains or little hand prints on my finished products. It makes it all so worthwhile when someone buys your piece and says "there's nothing else out there like it!" A sigh of self-satisfaction, and a little encouragement feeds my creative soul! Here are a few more pieces just posted to my Etsy shop...please stop by or let me know what you think. www.makaleka73.etsy.com

Yard Sale This Weekend

2011-12-02T19:09:00.000-08:00

So I decided it was time to clean out the garage I think I'm going to put up some of my vintage clothing for sale, they seem to be sitting too long on my etsy shop. I think the biggest problem with my clothes at this point is that not very many people are a size 6-8 anymore. Of course unless you're in Junior High! So anyway, I'm sure if my clothes were a size 14-16 they'd be gone by now. Anyway, hoping I can get up early enough seems like lately I can't get going until at least 9 a.m. especially if the kids have had a bad night were they've been up all night. We'll see. Maybe I'll see some of you tomorrow...if you are not local, I'd be more than willing to give you my yard sale price on any of my items just email me..... makaleka73@yahoo.com....

Steampunk Madness

2011-12-01T15:49:00.000-08:00

Putting together a steampunk piece is almost like putting together one of those 1000-2000 piece puzzles with similar colors that make your eyes cross, yet you can't move from your spot at the table until you get that piece to fit just right! You can spend hours and hours on it, pure, giddy, crazy steampunkish fun! So we had a little steampunk fit this last weekend and made some rings check them out at my etsy shop!

My little bambina modeled for me! Here's a few more pieces we've put together;
I love those gears!!!

2011-10-10T17:27:00.000-07:00

So we had a great day at Roses and Rust! We sold a bunch made a ton of new friends and I'm hoping to go back next year! Everyone was so cool, there was one lovely lady who came around with free cheese and crackers during the day, and then at the end of the day she offered us some apple cider or red wine it was just so nice of her! Wish I would've found out who she was I'd send her a thankyou card or a necklace or something. The only bad thing, I forgot my camera! So I couldn't take any pictures of our booth, but I think it looked okay. We purchased a few frames and stands from our neighbors shabby chic and vintage finds, and we were able to put together a nice display. All in all it was fun! And my team and I had a great time putting it together and offering our one of kind pieces! Thanks to Toni for working so hard setting up (oh and watching my brats get wet in the water fountains), and of course our artist elite, Debbie! Well, I'll be posting a bunch more of the latest creations we have at our etsy shop at least 5-10 new pieces per day...depending on how many diapers blow outs and little disasters I have during the day!

I'm Back!

2011-10-03T18:22:00.000-07:00

I took a few months hiatus from the blogging world, but I'm back with exciting new stuff! So what happened in the meantime??...Just life...I got some gorgeous tomatoes from my garden, never completed it like I wanted but I had my nephew do some work and cleaned it up a bit. Kids started school, and I'm actually loving the cold weather! Finally I can quit feeling like I'm going to melt...Anyway, my exciting news is this weekends show: Roses and Rust! October 8 at the Gover Ranch in Anderson. I'm just bursting at the seams! I can't wait to get out there! I have a little preview of the stuff we have available. My team and I have been working round the clock to make custom jewelry, so there is something for everyone. Check out these awesome designs! oh and I'm glad to be back...hope you'll follow me.

Puffy Eye Morning

2011-05-12T09:04:00.000-07:00

Last night I watched the movie My name is Khan, it's basically a love story about a man with Asperger's Syndrome, he's Muslim and what happens to him after 9/11. I cried so much my eyes feel like they're going to pop out of my head. Anyway, great movie but you need at least 2 1/2 hours and I would recommend an entire box of Kleenex!

Moving right along... I made a couple of rings last week for Wedding season...take a look:
Here's a couple of other ones I did that I thought turned out pretty well:

Check out my esty shop www.makaleka73.etsy.com for more cute items...

Latest Creations

2011-04-25T20:53:00.001-07:00

Taking a quick break from gardening to make a couple of cute things....

Backyard Veggie Garden...now we wait for the good stuff

2011-04-21T15:25:00.000-07:00

Doesn't look like much now but we got it all finished, I purchased three different types of Heirloom tomatoes, one of which is named "Mortgage Lifter"...interesting. We have peppers, red and yellow, basil, cilantro, spearmint, and parsley, I'm hoping my squash will survive they were looking a little depressed. But here is the finished raised veggie garden for this year...now we wait for all the goodies.... Oh and here is the latest edition to our family meet Molasses and Pine
We started building the chicken condo, I mean coup so I'll be posting pics of that too. Now for operation backyard redo stage 2!

We did it!

2011-04-08T18:39:00.000-07:00

Got the veggie garden started! Yeah those sneakers are my husbands, he did actually lend a hand!

Steer Manure! FRESH! We almost passed out in the Yukon on our way back from Home Depot, with those bags in the back....

We also planted sunflowers along the fence...if the birds haven't eaten them yet we should have some 12 footers by mid summer!

Giving our baby seedlings a nice drink! Oh and what happens inside the house when all this wonderful gardening is going on outside?....take a look at this:

ate the whole top off of a boston cream pie! yummy!

We have lift off!

2011-03-31T11:52:00.001-07:00

It's been two weeks since we planted these squash seeds and take a look at these beefy little guys! We're going to be the type of gardeners who are always trying to get rid of their squash cause they have too many. That's cool, I love squash, but I'm the only one in the family that does. Well guess the neighbors are going to be loving squash this summer too. Well it finally quit raining, and I've been cleaning out the garage, doing a little spring cleaning and this evening I'm going to start looking at my veggie garden plot and cleaning up a few more things in the back yard. It's amazing how inspired you get when the sun shines!

I'm drowning! Rain, Rain go away!!!

2011-03-24T11:32:00.000-07:00

I know we need the rain, but 70 mph wind gusts? Plus do you ever have one of those days that you just wish you could have stayed in bed? Yeah, that's me today. I have a leaky roof, my kitchen sink is backed up, and I feel a migraine coming on. On a more positive note... This is my little baby's second day he rode the school bus back home from school and he didn't cry. The bus driver said he was really excited to get on the bus today, now that he knows she's bringing him home. They grow up way too fast... So right now I'm working on my landscape design, I've been looking at countless pictures of fabulously landscaped homes, and with a twinge of jealousy I've been taking a few ideas from each one. For instance, I found a drawing of a skate track all the way around this backyard that was similar in size to mine. In the famous words of Mr. Gru: "LIGHT BULB!" That's such a fantastic idea. Big enough for the kids to skate or ride their tricycle's and small enough to leave a little space for the veggie garden and grass! So I'm excited about this concept, I've been looking into what it's gonna cost, probably more than what I can afford, but I figure if I do in sections, maybe it won't hurt like passing a kidney stone, hopefully more like stubbing your big toe... Anyway, stay dry out there!

Backyard Project Part 1- In search of seeds

2011-03-17T19:28:00.000-07:00

There is a huge variety of seeds out there, like I can't even count how many different hybrid types of tomatoes and cucumbers there are. I mean they have everything! I even discovered a cucumber that is called "Burpless". What exactly does that mean? So say I grow a "burpless" cucumber I eat it and burp. Does that mean I get my money back? Ok, I know I'm being sarcastic, but geez, what happened to the good old fashioned crops our ancestors used to plant in the old Victory Garden days. So I thought wouldn't it be cool, to find an heirloom variety of tomato and plant that! So I go on a quest to find some. I order a few seed catalogs, I pick out this gorgeous heirlooms called Big Rainbow which are supposed to grow up to 2 lbs per tomato. So I go online, ready to order, pick them out at $1.95 per packet of 30 didn't think that sounded too bad. Shipping would be a little but not having a heart attack yet, until I see they're charging a GAS SURCHARGE! what? that would make my one packet of tomatoes almost $7! Sorry Park Seed.com not going for that. So what if I were ordering a big bulk of seeds instead of one packet? Would I get a discount or would they just keep tacking on more? It's almost as insane as a Gas charge at a hotel, excuse me? I drove there, the hotel didn't drive to me! But anyway....moving right along...

I checked out seedrack.com and discovered they didn't charge a gas surcharge but they're shipping was double for one packet of seeds! Geez! So this is what I found out. Stick with local nurseries, home centers, even Walmart has a huge selection of seeds for like a buck a packet! If you buy a new plant at Home Depot, and it dies, you take it back and they'll replace it. I'm sure it's the same at Lowes, and Ace Hardware. Anyway, moral of the story, unless it's extremely rare and there's no way in hell you'll find it locally, go with the local folks. But the catalogs are cool to browse through...

Backyard Project Part 1

2011-03-16T15:13:00.001-07:00

I am by no means an expert gardener, in fact, I'm probably more "gardening challenged" than most people. However, I've decided to take on the completely insane and almost humanly impossible task of landscaping my backyard, and starting a vegetable garden. We've lived in this house for over 10 years. Believe it or not we have done some things to it. We've added a "playground" that is more a death trap or lawsuit waiting to happen. I planted a couple of trees with the best of intentions, but they look severely distressed, depressed, and just overall miserable. I brought home a couple chickens, a cat, a few dogs, all we've had to get rid of for one reason or another, now we have a rabbit who mostly spends time in the garage. He's just too humiliated to even live here. We did put up a gate where we had nothing at all, hence having to get rid of the chickens, they were just too scrumptously tempting for the neighborhood Jack Russell Terrier. Then of course came the kids and years and summers ignoring the seeding, weeding, maintaining, sometimes even watering.

So through all this our backyard has the that "look" like when you pass by a house and look at the yard and wonder if the place has been abandoned. yeah. here's a peek...

Even my son looks confused in all the mess.... So anyway, to get started I did some research and read an article that suggests starting seeds indoors at least 8 weeks before you plant to get a nice solid plant is the best way to go. I gathered my empty egg carton, some potting soil, and my summer squash seeds. Nothing to it right? Just poke a hole in the dirt, insert seed and water. Keep on the windowsill until it germinates...So my 8 year old tells me. Here she is giving me instructions:

So ready or not, here I go! With no experience, no time, and pretty much no budget, I'll be visiting other gardening blogs and reading articles and then testing them in my backyard, and let's just say if you follow this blog (why would you want to you're probably asking, but hey, you're reading this right now right?) I'll be making all the mistakes for you! So it's a win, win situation! Sort of. :)

I know it's late!

2011-03-15T00:16:00.000-07:00

It's after midnight I can hear my little one coughing, she has some major congestion going on and I can tell I wont get a wink of sleep tonight. Hoping all of you are having a great start to your week, and praying and wishing for the best to all our friends in Japan. My heart cries and goes out to all those who are on the streets, cold, maybe hungry, not able to console their babies. I think every hour of every day since the disaster, what would I do to help my babies survive it, and I'm really not sure. I think I should maybe be more grateful for the fact that they are safe and out of harms way at the moment. I shouldn't worry or stress over the fact that my little Joey is Autistic, and that I have all these therapy appointments and that tomorrow he'll cry and scream when I leave him at preschool. Because somewhere in Japan right now, someone is holding their Joey and wishing they at least had a piece of bread or a bottle of milk to console their little guy. Sleep as well as you can tonight, and pray for those who wont sleep much at all.

2011-03-06T10:27:00.000-08:00

Here's some trivia for you: What happens when you get cooped up in a house with three crazy kids for an entire weekend? Answer: You let the house go to hell and you start crafting! Right at this moment I'm sitting at my computer with piles of mail, garbage, Doritos, and spilled juice under my seat, but I'm so excited about this new craft I tried. I found it on one of the blogs I follow and thought I'd try it out. Check out my fabric rings which I should probably call ribbon rings cause I made them out of ribbon instead of fabric. But it was fun, and I plan on making more. It's a perfect thing to do with the left over ribbon and scraps you have from presents or other craft projects. They're easy adorable and I'd like to thank Vanessa Christianson from V and Co. for sharing her project idea and getting me inspired again!

Bringing back my blog....

2011-03-03T18:33:00.001-08:00

Okay I've been scoping out other's blogs and I think maybe i should join the million or so mommy's out there who blog and craft in between naps, diaper changes and vomit episodes. At this point, I've only been up to trying to get some vintage clothing I stumbled across sold off my Etsy store. Maybe one day I'll actually have a few more sales!

New to the Blog Community

2009-12-20T18:17:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!

I am new blogging, but I thought I'd a least get started. I have an etsy shop with lovely pieces of handmade jewelry for queens and princesses. I am hoping to make a little side business from my ideas. I will post pictures and details real soon. Thanks for looking, Maki