<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151</id><updated>2024-10-31T23:26:25.041-07:00</updated><category term="philosophy"/><category term="respect women"/><category term="shirts"/><title type='text'>Sky Pie Apparel</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Jennifer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02731760908461915789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JhNt6x4Qtc0/TybZpDzQjuI/AAAAAAAAAio/XNyDjUrR3BU/s220/black23.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>23</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-5535288917889988506</id><published>2013-04-29T20:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2013-04-29T20:38:39.439-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Congrats to our March/April Madness Giveaway Winner!</title><content type='html'>Congrats to our March/April Madness Giveaway Winner!&lt;P&gt;

Congratulations to Geoff Talbot from Portland, Oregon!  He was the winner in our March/April Madness Giveaway!  Geoff was randomly selected from our &lt;a href=&quot;http://Facebook.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; followers and won a Unique Keeper shirt (“I’m a Keeper, but can you catch me?”) in Texas Sunset Orange.  &lt;P&gt;

Geoff loves film, the outdoors, and rugby.  He thinks our mission to stop human trafficking is a great cause and is quoted as saying, “A person isn’t free when they have a price tag on their head.”  &lt;P&gt;

He is originally from New Zealand and writes a creative blog called &lt;a href=&quot;http://sevensentences.com&quot;&gt;&quot;Seven Sentences&quot; (sevensentences.com)&lt;/a&gt; which is “Daily Inspiration for Creative People” and is read in over 100 different countries!  It is filled with insightful and uplifting material.  Head over there and check it out!  While you’re there, tell him congrats on being our latest Sky Pie winner!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/5535288917889988506/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2013/04/congrats-to-our-marchapril-madness.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/5535288917889988506'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/5535288917889988506'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2013/04/congrats-to-our-marchapril-madness.html' title='Congrats to our March/April Madness Giveaway Winner!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-140617813980758744</id><published>2013-03-04T15:53:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2013-03-05T19:08:20.269-08:00</updated><title type='text'>March Madness Giveaway!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3FMiADZmJwe6mWhTrXmQM_J_muJkeMnNf3oGFMoLLn4gUo9iNlJLvYyEjKDv7USH0Fa90tzw_OHuEymTwOWrxvHMp_sn5BsaZ-zdGXHxE_Vh_2MEmCmPdno4tQAC6A2d33a-6sfUCtA/s1600/esq-01-march-madness-drinking-game-lg.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; &gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3FMiADZmJwe6mWhTrXmQM_J_muJkeMnNf3oGFMoLLn4gUo9iNlJLvYyEjKDv7USH0Fa90tzw_OHuEymTwOWrxvHMp_sn5BsaZ-zdGXHxE_Vh_2MEmCmPdno4tQAC6A2d33a-6sfUCtA/s320/esq-01-march-madness-drinking-game-lg.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;P&gt;It is March and we at Sky Pie are unleashing the Madness!  March Madness!!&lt;P&gt;

It doesn’t have to do with college basketball, even though we love that, too.  (Go Kats!)&lt;P&gt;

It is all about our March Madness Giveaway!!  We will be giving away Unique apparel from Sky Pie and other cool prizes as well!  &lt;P&gt;

We have much to share in the future, but want to get the word out to more people about Sky Pie and what we offer and what we’re about, so we want to boost our presence on social media.  It’s completely free to enter!&lt;P&gt;

Here’s how it works:  For the month of March, every time our Facebook page and Twitter feeds get the number of followers in the hundreds, we will randomly give one of our followers a prize!  For example, as it stands this second, we have 291 followers on Facebook and 43 followers on Twitter.  When Facebook reaches over 300 and Twitter over 100 followers, we give out a prize.  After that when Facebook reaches 400 and Twitter reaches 200, we give out a prize... and so on...  All you have to do is Like our &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Facebook.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; or follow us on &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;.  Do both and you are entered twice!  Tell all your friends!  The more people join, the more we give away!!  It’s Madness I tell you!!&lt;P&gt;

BONUS!  If we reach 1,000 followers in each we will decide on an extra special gift!!  Possibly a one of a kind piece designed by Sky Pie’s founder, Skyler Payne?&lt;P&gt;

MORE CHANCES TO WIN!!  We will also do this separately with the Subscribers to this Sky Pie Blog and people on our email list, giving you four total chances to win!!!  Subscribe to this blog on this page, and/or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skypieapparel.com/events.html&quot;&gt;CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt; to go to our website and sign up for the email list.&lt;P&gt;

If you are signed up and following us with any of these, you are already eligible.  Follow us on them all and tell all your friends to maximize your chances!&lt;P&gt;

Right now, numbers are low so you have a great chance of winning!  Sign up quickly before the tidal wave of social media crashes it!  The bigger it gets, the more we give away!  It’s Madness I tell you!!  March Madness!!!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/140617813980758744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-madness-giveaway.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/140617813980758744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/140617813980758744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-madness-giveaway.html' title='March Madness Giveaway!!!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3FMiADZmJwe6mWhTrXmQM_J_muJkeMnNf3oGFMoLLn4gUo9iNlJLvYyEjKDv7USH0Fa90tzw_OHuEymTwOWrxvHMp_sn5BsaZ-zdGXHxE_Vh_2MEmCmPdno4tQAC6A2d33a-6sfUCtA/s72-c/esq-01-march-madness-drinking-game-lg.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-4934064782651918668</id><published>2012-11-30T16:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-11-30T18:32:39.787-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Two Year Birthday, Sky Pie!!!</title><content type='html'>Sky Pie is celebrating our Two Year Anniversary!!! &lt;P&gt;

We are entering what a lot of people call the “Terrible Twos” but we are changing that to the “Terrific Twos”!&lt;P&gt;

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Having your own company is filled with excitement and also tough times.  I reread our First Year Anniversary blog and saw that, talking about the ups and downs, I sometimes wonder why I “didn’t use all my money to buy a year’s supply of Twinkies”.  I feel prophetic considering Hostess just went out of business.  Why didn’t I invest in Twinkies?!  I could be rich!  I am truly sad that Hostess is bankrupt.  What is Santa going to say without his Ho-ho’s?&lt;P&gt;

Two years ago, I launched the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skypieapparel.com&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; which is our main way of being accessible to the public.  We had a lot happen in our first year: parties, fashion shows, and fun.  Our second year has been quite mellow.  Part of that is because we were dealing with a printing company that was slow and had less than desirable results.  Another reason was that, at the current moment, I am limited to how much time I can spend with Sky Pie because it is not my main source of income.  Oh, how I long for that day!  Order a shirt or tell a friend to follow us on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Facebook.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and help me get closer to that goal! :)
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Nevertheless, we were able to come out with a new line in 2012 with brand new designs, new colors for primary designs, and even introducing baby onesies and toddler shirts!  All new shirts can be seen on our &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Facebook.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;Facebook page here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;P&gt;



With the launch of Sky Pie Apparel, I was trying to do something fun and something that could make a difference. &lt;P&gt;

As you probably know, part of our proceeds go to charity, specifically to stop human trafficking.  I just wrote a check to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Nightlightinternational.com&quot;&gt;Nightlight International&lt;/a&gt; and we have you to thank for it!  Your support not only gets you a designer shirt, it gives someone a step toward freedom.&lt;P&gt;

I want to personally thank everyone of you who helped us in some way. Whether it was helping with the website or photos, buying a shirt, liking us on Facebook, or just saying, “that’s cool” when you heard my ideas. I’m glad we launched right around Thanksgiving. It really helps me to keep things in perspective and be thankful. I couldn’t do this without you guys!&lt;P&gt;

As well as Thanksgiving, Christmas is coming up and you can buy a Sky Pie shirt for a loved one right from the comfort of your own home!  Enjoy our Christmas Sale: any shirt in stock is only $20 with $1 shipping no matter how many shirts you buy!  Send us a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Facebook.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;Facebook message&lt;/a&gt; or email (info@skypieapparel.com) with your name, address, email, shirt type, and size, and we will send you a paypal invoice which you can pay with paypal or a credit card.  (Heads up, they must be bought by December 16th in order to receive them by Christmas!)&lt;P&gt;

We hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we are thankful for our Two Year Anniversary, and we hope that we will be able to serve you for many more years to come!  I’m even more excited about what the future holds!!&lt;P&gt;



Skyler Payne&lt;P&gt;
Creator</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/4934064782651918668/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2012/11/sky-pie-is-celebrating-our-two-year.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/4934064782651918668'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/4934064782651918668'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2012/11/sky-pie-is-celebrating-our-two-year.html' title='Happy Two Year Birthday, Sky Pie!!!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRElpLGiHU5uLcSf1IMWEQiBOZcdMhS0AMeBIBMxOEn-I-RizA8A7x4FcWl1Xz_1CP9Arp67-EF1pUG6CL0TjnW-R9nxv1ZEyw08U2MZdXvJ355dWipcrDHSoTdA_K8B2-aiEP8drxwU/s72-c/Birthday+cupcake+2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-2019743417924324410</id><published>2012-11-23T16:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-11-23T16:21:57.669-08:00</updated><title type='text'>BLACK FRIDAY TO CYBER MONDAY SALE!!!</title><content type='html'>We are so thankful for many things, especially for you.  Yes, you, reading this.  Because we want to give back, we are offering our &lt;P&gt;


&lt;b&gt;BLACK FRIDAY TO CYBER MONDAY SALE!!!&lt;/b&gt;  ANY shirt in our inventory only $18 with &lt;b&gt;FREE&lt;/b&gt; shipping!  Including our new toddler shirts and baby onesies/creepers!  You will not find a Sky Pie shirt for lower than this any other time of the year!&lt;P&gt;

Check out our website for all of our early shirts (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skypieapparel.com&quot;&gt;SkyPieApparel.com&lt;/a&gt;) and our Facebook page for all our recent releases (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Facebook.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;Sky Pie Facebook&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;P&gt;

Send us a message on Facebook or at info@skypieapparel.com

 with your name, address, phone #, email, which shirt, and size. We will email you a paypal link and you can use paypal or a credit card. Then we will ship it to you right away!!

Hurry!  This offer ends at midnight at the end of Cyber Monday!

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We know it was hotter than Satan’s coffee this year and we are sorry you couldn’t brave that weather in a new Sky Pie fashion; however, this week we are unveiling our new shirts as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Facebook.com/skypieapparel&quot;&gt;FACEBOOK EXCLUSIVE&lt;/a&gt;!  Just in time for the Holidays!  Buy one for yourself and one as a gift!  &lt;P&gt;


We now even have baby and toddler clothes!! &lt;P&gt;


All the new shirts will be on sale at the reduced rate of only $20 with shipping and handling only $1!!!   (Retail price is $26.99 + $3 s/h.)&lt;P&gt;


We will be posting them one by one in the next few days. When you see one you like, send us a message with your name, address, phone #, email, which shirt, and size. We will email you a paypal link and you can use paypal or a credit card. Then we will ship it to you right away!!  This is a limited time offer so act now!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/284301257716255900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-shirts-for-fall.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/284301257716255900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/284301257716255900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-shirts-for-fall.html' title='New Shirts for Fall!!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-1422893307387945277</id><published>2012-03-01T15:01:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2012-03-01T15:04:29.881-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Making a Difference is Easier than Scratching a Lotto Ticket</title><content type='html'>Have you ever stopped and thought, “Do I make a difference in the world?”  It sometimes can be very ethereal and far removed because we can often think, “The world is such a big place.  How could I possibly change it?”  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was walking down the street and there was an older man sitting at a bus stop.  As I went by I noticed that he was scratching off lottery tickets, the big, card type.  He had a thick stack of them and after he’d scratch one off, he would chuck it into the street.  The street was littered with about 20-30 big lottery cards.  I walked on by, not sure what to say.  I got about a half block away and thought, “He must really be hurting and missing something deep down.”  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I then heard a still, small whisper inside of my brain, “Go talk to him.”  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“No!” I reacted.  “How awkward!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However I debated for a little while and finally went back.  “Wow, you must be rich!” I kidded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Is it a crime to have money?!” he shot back at me.  I thought about saying, “No, but littering is,” but I didn’t.  I didn’t know what to say.  I just said something like I wanted to let you know that God cares about you and loves you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“God doesn’t exist,” he retorted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yes, God does exist”, I explained.  “He told me to come talk to you, and I didn’t want to.  I told Him no, but He persisted.”  He went on to tell me that he can give me three good reasons why God doesn’t exist…  He then named three Latin-American countries.  We talked for a little while longer and it was obvious he couldn’t be reasoned with, but I was glad that I had talked to him and at least attempted to brighten his day leaving him with a “have a good day”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The world is hurting.  Maybe instead of “How do I change the world?” the question we should ask ourselves is, “How do I make a difference in someone’s life today?”  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the end of the day, we can ask things like, “Did I make a difference in someone’s life today? Did I show them love?  Did I make them laugh?  Did I comfort them?  Did I rejoice when something good happened to them?”  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even if they reject our love or comfort, did we show compassion to the best of our ability?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oftentimes it is hard because the world can also be appalling.  A car next to me at a stop light was blasting rap music and the chorus of the song was, “You want child support?  Pull it out of your a**, b****!  You want child support?  Pull it out of your a**, b****!”  As catchy as choruses are, that was running through my head for the drive home unfortunately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, I like rap music, so I’m not attacking the music, but it is insane the thoughts we as a society have and decide to dwell on.  Thoughts of anger and hatred lead to heartache which lead to more anger and hatred which lead to more heartache, and so the cycle goes.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only way the world can change is if we start small and say, “How do I make a difference in someone’s life today?”</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/1422893307387945277/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2012/03/making-difference-is-easier-than.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/1422893307387945277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/1422893307387945277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2012/03/making-difference-is-easier-than.html' title='Making a Difference is Easier than Scratching a Lotto Ticket'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-9134972471447663393</id><published>2011-11-28T00:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T00:09:13.807-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy birthday to Sky Pie Apparel!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSFaG-szPPex8KfgGJMrJnsmp8w8VR-hThcXXDCM3pB1dGzc3CSOer07uf36CqJ8qiKK0OU8A5A3xz8OhmIDGYQygtj6A_E6LJxTrivoqb7QnEZaR0SGYRv8rzVov2L954fGySUdiyI4/s1600/first-birthday-boys-cake-party.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSFaG-szPPex8KfgGJMrJnsmp8w8VR-hThcXXDCM3pB1dGzc3CSOer07uf36CqJ8qiKK0OU8A5A3xz8OhmIDGYQygtj6A_E6LJxTrivoqb7QnEZaR0SGYRv8rzVov2L954fGySUdiyI4/s320/first-birthday-boys-cake-party.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679954683067929538&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today marks our One Year Anniversary!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say that most businesses don’t last more than their first year, so I’m happy and proud to say we are still in business!  We lasted longer than Kim Kardashian’s marriage!  (Sorry.  We love you Kim!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Starting any company is filled with ups and downs, excitement and slow times,  happiness and times you wonder why you didn’t use all your money to buy a year’s supply of Twinkies, but I definitely feel like our first year was a success!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the launch of Sky Pie Apparel, I was trying to do something fun and something that could make a difference. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One year ago today, I launched the website which is our main way of being accessible to the public.  Shortly after that we were able to sponsor the Hope in the City fashion show.  This year had our First Annual Spring Launch Sky Pie and Tee Party which was a delight.  We were able to add new shirts, especially for the Men.  Also, we had our first photo shoot which gave us stunning photos for the website.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m even more excited about what the future holds!  I have a ton of more fun ideas!  We have just started pre-ordering a hilarious, new shirt which you get a discount on for pre-ordering.  (For more info on that, talk to me or sign up on the website for our email news letter.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to personally thank everyone of you who helped us in some way.  Whether it was helping with the website or photos, buying a shirt, liking us on Facebook, or just saying, “that’s cool” when you heard my ideas.  I’m glad we launched right around Thanksgiving.  It really helps me to keep things in perspective and be thankful.  I couldn’t do this without you guys!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As well as Thanksgiving, I find it kind of ironic that our one year anniversary falls on the new “Cyber Monday” (the equivalent of Black Friday for the internet).  Christmas is coming up and you can buy a Sky Pie shirt for a loved one right from the comfort of your own home! We need your support!  Not only that, but you can tell them part of the proceeds went to stop human trafficking as well!  &lt;a href=&quot;www.SkyPieApparel.com&quot;&gt;Go now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we are thankful for our One Year Anniversary, and we hope that we will be able to serve you for many more years to come!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Skyler Payne&lt;br /&gt;Creator</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/9134972471447663393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-birthday-to-sky-pie-apparel.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/9134972471447663393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/9134972471447663393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-birthday-to-sky-pie-apparel.html' title='Happy birthday to Sky Pie Apparel!!!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSFaG-szPPex8KfgGJMrJnsmp8w8VR-hThcXXDCM3pB1dGzc3CSOer07uf36CqJ8qiKK0OU8A5A3xz8OhmIDGYQygtj6A_E6LJxTrivoqb7QnEZaR0SGYRv8rzVov2L954fGySUdiyI4/s72-c/first-birthday-boys-cake-party.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-7723728399990042903</id><published>2011-11-23T23:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-23T23:03:37.053-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanksgiving</title><content type='html'>Another Good Year&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We thank you, Lord, for food and friends&lt;br /&gt;And for all of the joy this holiday lends;&lt;br /&gt;It’s Thanksgiving Day and we can see&lt;br /&gt;The blessings you’ve provided our family.&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to you, Lord, for another good year;&lt;br /&gt;When you watch over us, there’s nothing to fear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Karl Fuchs</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/7723728399990042903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/7723728399990042903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/7723728399990042903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving.html' title='Thanksgiving'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-6113213626016123534</id><published>2011-10-25T21:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T21:51:38.863-07:00</updated><title type='text'>T-shirt Flow Chart</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHQBJxsQIOhOCBSjIEzkV9lOJtkInfVkUM6Bw4goftv_OCSu3DbS7iqUjnKw03Ns1IAa56EXyW6SDL3ECcMbgnF-tNA-RAj19Xwd1h7EOtxP7hxIt42_mYkUTWHVtO21iB2evgDOEvH4/s1600/media_httpfostatypepa_vcckh.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHQBJxsQIOhOCBSjIEzkV9lOJtkInfVkUM6Bw4goftv_OCSu3DbS7iqUjnKw03Ns1IAa56EXyW6SDL3ECcMbgnF-tNA-RAj19Xwd1h7EOtxP7hxIt42_mYkUTWHVtO21iB2evgDOEvH4/s400/media_httpfostatypepa_vcckh.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667658174694057794&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought our friends would enjoy this.  Not exactly sure where it originated, but thank you whoever you are!!!  Click on the pic to make it bigger!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/6113213626016123534/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/10/t-shirt-flow-chart.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/6113213626016123534'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/6113213626016123534'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/10/t-shirt-flow-chart.html' title='T-shirt Flow Chart'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHQBJxsQIOhOCBSjIEzkV9lOJtkInfVkUM6Bw4goftv_OCSu3DbS7iqUjnKw03Ns1IAa56EXyW6SDL3ECcMbgnF-tNA-RAj19Xwd1h7EOtxP7hxIt42_mYkUTWHVtO21iB2evgDOEvH4/s72-c/media_httpfostatypepa_vcckh.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-1710043809092504733</id><published>2011-08-25T21:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-25T21:08:22.431-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What&#39;s New, Suzy Q?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOjF4cqwd6uvPLIu2t3PSrjlQAbTI-KS2XIsLKoV0R_In1qTnMrzR_0IHqlTnGWvW5BZ0aeNhIXcdNR7Qw4XHIz0dBAeQRjvRU18VR6K8A3V8ei5_yOy88qeowtjp1Wv-GZaMT1cYK_I/s1600/IMG_7535.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOjF4cqwd6uvPLIu2t3PSrjlQAbTI-KS2XIsLKoV0R_In1qTnMrzR_0IHqlTnGWvW5BZ0aeNhIXcdNR7Qw4XHIz0dBAeQRjvRU18VR6K8A3V8ei5_yOy88qeowtjp1Wv-GZaMT1cYK_I/s400/IMG_7535.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645010508385650210&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is more new with our website and products than meets the eye!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most obvious is our new shirt designs.  The Tough Respect design shows people you aren’t joking around when it comes to respecting women and others.  Respect is what people should have and you’re there to say it!  It is in a women’s fitted shirt in Paratrooper Green and a Unisex shirt in Airstrike Green.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Unisex Keeper shirt says that you are a keeper but you are hard to catch!  It is available in Storm Cloud Gray and Texas Sunset Orange.  These shirts have the logo stylishly displayed on the sleeve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also new, Unisex shirts!!  For men and women!  Men, you’ve been asking for shirts and these are wonderfully fit for a man.  Women, you have been asking for shirts that aren’t too snug and these are perfect for you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sizes!!  Most of our shirts are now available in 2XL or even 3XL sizes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New colors!  The Women’s Keeper is now also available in a beautiful Twilight Purple!&lt;br /&gt;A lot of people requested green.  We have two different shades in the Tough Respect shirt: Paratrooper Green and Airstrike Green!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come see what’s new!  Our summer sale is almost over!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;www.SkyPieApparel.com&quot;&gt;www.SkyPieApparel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/1710043809092504733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/08/whats-new-suzy-q.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/1710043809092504733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/1710043809092504733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/08/whats-new-suzy-q.html' title='What&#39;s New, Suzy Q?'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOjF4cqwd6uvPLIu2t3PSrjlQAbTI-KS2XIsLKoV0R_In1qTnMrzR_0IHqlTnGWvW5BZ0aeNhIXcdNR7Qw4XHIz0dBAeQRjvRU18VR6K8A3V8ei5_yOy88qeowtjp1Wv-GZaMT1cYK_I/s72-c/IMG_7535.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-8705168576242106978</id><published>2011-08-16T23:43:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T23:48:18.747-07:00</updated><title type='text'>UPDATE!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFeIE-3wEjbeO65NTl1dtHJkiCR3QYGLimXshwgcSRudHOV8uayjqYIH9D_lLl_PL0PPGixJqMnfAum4Kjgyfb__JnKpeCRTQh0cT2MvEFF-fdroYB9HCKbFziwuzVhSsgu-qS-Lp0No/s1600/IMG_7468.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFeIE-3wEjbeO65NTl1dtHJkiCR3QYGLimXshwgcSRudHOV8uayjqYIH9D_lLl_PL0PPGixJqMnfAum4Kjgyfb__JnKpeCRTQh0cT2MvEFF-fdroYB9HCKbFziwuzVhSsgu-qS-Lp0No/s400/IMG_7468.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641712474055086818&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s finally here!!  We’ve had our first official Sky Pie photo shoot and we’ve updated the website!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See all of our shirts in living color!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To celebrate we are having a SUMMER SALE!!  All our shirts, including the new ones, are on sale for a very limited time, so snatch some up now before they go back to regular price!!  Every shirt is now $20 and part of that money goes to stop human trafficking!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.SkyPieApparel.com&quot;&gt;SkyPieApparel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us know what you think!!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/8705168576242106978/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/08/update.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/8705168576242106978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/8705168576242106978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/08/update.html' title='UPDATE!!!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFeIE-3wEjbeO65NTl1dtHJkiCR3QYGLimXshwgcSRudHOV8uayjqYIH9D_lLl_PL0PPGixJqMnfAum4Kjgyfb__JnKpeCRTQh0cT2MvEFF-fdroYB9HCKbFziwuzVhSsgu-qS-Lp0No/s72-c/IMG_7468.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-5840365181283816348</id><published>2011-07-07T15:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-07T16:00:34.786-07:00</updated><title type='text'>True Independence and Freedom!</title><content type='html'>Hi there!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend celebrating our nations independence!  (Or just enjoying life for those fans not in this country.)   I had an amazing Fourth of July weekend.  One that started as possibly one of the toughest in my life and ended as one of the best!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sky Pie Apparel’s tagline is “Clothing that Gives Life”.  I was so encouraged by this weekend and found it so life giving, that I am willing to allow you to peer into a nice sized window of my soul.  I don’t know what your background or beliefs are, but I hope it blesses you no matter where you are on your journey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’ve ever found yourself frustrated with life, or striving for the approval of others, or just wondering what it’s all about, take a gander at the Note I wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150248017370982&quot;&gt;FREEDOM!&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/5840365181283816348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/07/true-independence-and-freedom.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/5840365181283816348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/5840365181283816348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/07/true-independence-and-freedom.html' title='True Independence and Freedom!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-5652737962773365876</id><published>2011-06-06T22:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-06T22:38:27.959-07:00</updated><title type='text'>1st Annual Spring Launch Sky Pie and Tee Party!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH17jUlNCiMkr3ti1uCh_-fDaVQFYFxb0lB4AfZK2_ehaTNbe5E87eTSOJufK8BTfB3MnVZb9ogt9QWebAg7de7SpbMP5IJiP0tLNkLwWrmSxIwXcEw2-Zt2W4uY4bktcWmtMcIBArlh8/s1600/IMG_1169.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH17jUlNCiMkr3ti1uCh_-fDaVQFYFxb0lB4AfZK2_ehaTNbe5E87eTSOJufK8BTfB3MnVZb9ogt9QWebAg7de7SpbMP5IJiP0tLNkLwWrmSxIwXcEw2-Zt2W4uY4bktcWmtMcIBArlh8/s320/IMG_1169.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615342224692429330&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much to those who came out to support the 1st Annual Spring Launch Sky Pie and Tee Party!!!  What a great success!&lt;br /&gt;There were a lot of laughs to be had and delicious food with more pie than you could toss at the faces of the Ringling Brothers&#39; clowns! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sky Pie revealed their new spring shirts: a tough looking “Respect Women” shirt in a unisex straight shape for men and women in Air Strike Green as well as in a women’s fitted Paratrooper Green&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxrXI6-UOd29IjD_N6zqRlMq2eS83JjYEl0qbovkeo3o1LnP21n5kJ3uMzzMTuZqWME9t6HsqUHcZspt9Vlh4_bgdQF9P3IWZK2QGUot3ssdnuEMOCa5K02Xsh1LOHD0pkmniIpm70_8/s1600/IMG_1176.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxrXI6-UOd29IjD_N6zqRlMq2eS83JjYEl0qbovkeo3o1LnP21n5kJ3uMzzMTuZqWME9t6HsqUHcZspt9Vlh4_bgdQF9P3IWZK2QGUot3ssdnuEMOCa5K02Xsh1LOHD0pkmniIpm70_8/s320/IMG_1176.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615341798509878066&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A unisex version of “I’m a Keeper but can you Catch Me?” in Storm Cloud Gray and Texas Sunset Orange&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the women’s fitted “Keeper” shirt in Twilight Purple.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These shirts will be available on the website soon!  The women’s fitted Paratrooper Green “Respect” shirt was a huge hit and many took advantage of the special pricing at the party.  See an awesome pic of it on Sky Monkey April on the Facebook page!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shirley Till was at the party sharing information about Nightlight International, an organization that helps stop human trafficking.  Part of the party’s proceeds and sales of Sky Pie Apparel merchandise in general goes to Nightlight in hopes that we can rid the world of human slavery!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A special congratulations goes to the winners of the raffle: Dany Paragouteva (Sweet tea and fun travel cup and straw), Laura Pinho (Special gift bag), April Vanderwal (Special gift bag), and Amanda Sackett (Sky Pie shirt of her choice)!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbSCUmrlYYWjPWVJ3TY4xmx8Wz6NxDeXANLVq9R2QXUWbDikLtLLckU3KhJUC6theSAZZnEiPlQndOPe0bvomhjHAogfcdi6rlg5muVlDWSXoQ7qWXpUmaX68sHxwBs-eRUgPLSP2vwM/s1600/IMG_1190.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbSCUmrlYYWjPWVJ3TY4xmx8Wz6NxDeXANLVq9R2QXUWbDikLtLLckU3KhJUC6theSAZZnEiPlQndOPe0bvomhjHAogfcdi6rlg5muVlDWSXoQ7qWXpUmaX68sHxwBs-eRUgPLSP2vwM/s320/IMG_1190.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615341393845723618&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you again to everyone who helped make the 1st Annual Spring Launch Sky Pie and Tee Party a success! A special thank you to everyone who brought great food and an extra special thank you to Sky Monkey Laura P for helping work the booth!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To see more pics of the festivities &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/SkyPieApparel&quot;&gt;Click Here&lt;/a&gt; !</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/5652737962773365876/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/06/thank-you-so-much-to-those-who-came-out.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/5652737962773365876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/5652737962773365876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/06/thank-you-so-much-to-those-who-came-out.html' title='1st Annual Spring Launch Sky Pie and Tee Party!!!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH17jUlNCiMkr3ti1uCh_-fDaVQFYFxb0lB4AfZK2_ehaTNbe5E87eTSOJufK8BTfB3MnVZb9ogt9QWebAg7de7SpbMP5IJiP0tLNkLwWrmSxIwXcEw2-Zt2W4uY4bktcWmtMcIBArlh8/s72-c/IMG_1169.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-4557914986773875687</id><published>2011-05-08T23:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-08T23:40:22.344-07:00</updated><title type='text'>1st Annual Spring Launch Sky Pie and Tee Party!!!</title><content type='html'>You are invited!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, May 14th, 2011&lt;br /&gt;11:00AM - 2:00PM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ten reasons you should come:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  See brand new, original, limited shirts!!  Our new unisex shirts for men and women!&lt;br /&gt;2.  Get over 40% off every shirt!  &lt;br /&gt;3.  A portion of your proceeds go to charity!&lt;br /&gt;4.  Hear from Nightlight International about how we can stop human trafficking!&lt;br /&gt;5.  Eat delicious pie!&lt;br /&gt;6.  Get an additional $1 off any purchase if you bring a dessert or hors d&#39;oeuvres!&lt;br /&gt;7.  Drink yummy tea!  Hot or iced!  Sweet or Non!&lt;br /&gt;8.  Hear plans for the future and have say in what Sky Pie Apparel produces!&lt;br /&gt;9.  Possibly win a raffle! &lt;br /&gt;10.  Make new friends!  Meet other Sky Monkeys!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sky Casa&lt;br /&gt;2149 W. 81st Street&lt;br /&gt;Los Angeles, CA 90047&lt;br /&gt;(plenty of safe, convenient parking)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please R.S.V.P. if possible&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Desserts and tea will be served.&lt;br /&gt;If you desire to buy merchandise, please bring cash or check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We truly hope to see you!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/4557914986773875687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/05/1st-annual-spring-launch-sky-pie-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/4557914986773875687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/4557914986773875687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/05/1st-annual-spring-launch-sky-pie-and.html' title='1st Annual Spring Launch Sky Pie and Tee Party!!!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-7224147110879737829</id><published>2011-04-28T17:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-28T18:07:17.667-07:00</updated><title type='text'>FLESH</title><content type='html'>It boggles my mind to think of how blessed we are to live in America: to enjoy a walk in the park on a sunny afternoon, take a nice country drive, or eat ice cream while watching Seinfeld reruns.  Even more so, it amazes me how we can be so cushioned by these nice things that we don’t realize that others have incredibly harder lives which are filled with atrocities.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;   Sure, we think someone “over there” in a foreign country is hungry or in the midst of war, which is horrible, but we don’t often think of the word “atrocities” being used for dealings in our neighborhood, on our own street, or maybe even right next door.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; A personal friend of mine, Kristin Ross Lauterbach, has created a documentary called FLESH: Bought and Sold in the U.S. which looks at human trafficking and prostitution.  Did you know the average age a young girl is forced into prostitution is twelve to fourteen?  And that is in the U.S.!  The time these young girls should be enjoying life, school dances, and spending time with friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; FLESH calls into question our definitions of slavery, human trafficking, and prostitution in the United States.  This is a story told by girls who have escaped and by those still enslaved, by former and current pimps, the abolitionists of today, including numerous directors of non-profit organizations, a former U.S. Ambassador, LAPD vice, and the L.A. City Task Force on Human Trafficking.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  One of the non-profit organizations is Nightlight International which part of Sky Pie Apparel proceeds go to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The film is showing at Awareness Film Festival on Saturday, May 7th, at 9PM.  For more information and to buy tickets go to: &lt;a href=&quot;http://store.healoneworld.com/FLESH-Bought-and-Sold-in-the-U-S-p/flesh.htm&quot;&gt;Heal One World&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/7224147110879737829/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/04/flesh.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/7224147110879737829'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/7224147110879737829'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/04/flesh.html' title='FLESH'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-624887932205345145</id><published>2011-04-20T20:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-20T20:59:05.351-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Spring has Sprung!</title><content type='html'>It&#39;s that time of year when I start kicking off my down comforter in the middle of the night and give up my flannel pj&#39;s for underroos and a comfy tee. It&#39;s spring!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And to celebrate this wonderful time of year we are gearing up for the &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight:bold;&quot;&gt;1st Annual Spring Sky Pie and Tee Party!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&#39;ll be a wonderful time of eating pie, drinking tea, and seeing our new unisex shirts for men and women!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are working out the details now and want your feedback and help.  What would you like to see and do at this party?   Let us know!  Anything that comes to mind, smallest detail to the most outlandish idea!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leave comments here or on our Facebook!  www.facebook.com/SkyPieApparel</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/624887932205345145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/04/spring-has-sprung.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/624887932205345145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/624887932205345145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/04/spring-has-sprung.html' title='Spring has Sprung!'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-5177147398231220117</id><published>2011-03-31T16:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-31T16:12:39.225-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/QH_inOA6Fvk&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/5177147398231220117/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/03/youtube-video-player.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/5177147398231220117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/5177147398231220117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/03/youtube-video-player.html' title=''/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/QH_inOA6Fvk/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-1226318324179028315</id><published>2011-03-17T23:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-17T23:30:53.676-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hope In The City Fashion Show</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xSQUigxzA5D0ZpCopWA1QeoWUGp6zwnVDyrJyNrxydlmGzT2tQeyng3kz8EOyO2W1d07r-2LXkbD96k07yBvW9sQC8CHfp1Esq1y7mnPfzxAw7NzXn0QVV0RX_ByUb89KdVfQ0pNedw/s1600/IMG_0766.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xSQUigxzA5D0ZpCopWA1QeoWUGp6zwnVDyrJyNrxydlmGzT2tQeyng3kz8EOyO2W1d07r-2LXkbD96k07yBvW9sQC8CHfp1Esq1y7mnPfzxAw7NzXn0QVV0RX_ByUb89KdVfQ0pNedw/s320/IMG_0766.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585301014569082466&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt;Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Hope in the City fashion show a smashing success!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Hundreds of people showed up to enjoy to live music, art, dance, and, of course, fashion!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Not to mention we raised a woman’s hoop skirt full of money to support the wonderful Downtown Women’s Center charity!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;Congrats to those people who won Sky Pie Apparel designer shirts!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you get the chance we’d love to hear from you!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt;For more pics go to our Facebook page!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/SkyPieApparel&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com/SkyPieApparel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/1226318324179028315/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/03/hope-in-city-post.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/1226318324179028315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/1226318324179028315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/03/hope-in-city-post.html' title='Hope In The City Fashion Show'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFrXjd1YekeopsNIhB8YyQbyDdh-_XXEQOSnemkOsBoA4ZEH1A_4vjj6PUN5R-hZevh-sjczD6QTqi4Yl4I6Bs0kLpNCXfNL7dblCkb3WKli3gkY7T1hD_BFQbA3jdOzXug24x3MWRrA/s72-c/IMG_2574.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-281547302579022517</id><published>2011-02-26T12:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-26T12:07:41.831-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hope In The City</title><content type='html'>&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Sky Pie Apparel will be joining the “Hope In The City” fashion show and will be a proud sponsor on March 14th at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles!!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hope In The City&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt; is the premiere charity fashion event and community for the city of Los Angeles. Organized by Mosaic, Hope In The City creates a space for fashion designers, fashion enthusiasts, models, hair &amp;amp; make-up artists, photographers, and all to come together and use their unique gifts to serve the city and connect with one another to build a community of hope.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;Proceeds from the event will be going to the Downtown Women’s Center.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt;The mission of the Downtown Women’s Center is to provide permanent supportive housing and a safe and healthy community fostering dignity, respect, and personal stability, and to advocate ending homelessness for women.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#434343;&quot;&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style=&quot;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:12.0pt;color:#434343;&quot;&gt;Sky Pie will be donating some of their limited shirts to help benefit this cause.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Come on over and have a great time with us!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;For more info go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Hopeinthecity.info/&quot;&gt;www.Hopeinthecity.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/281547302579022517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/02/sky-pie-apparel-will-be-joining-hope-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/281547302579022517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/281547302579022517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/02/sky-pie-apparel-will-be-joining-hope-in.html' title='Hope In The City'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-8987175669843851024</id><published>2011-01-20T16:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-20T16:34:56.747-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Where are the men?  Where are the men&#39;s shirts?</title><content type='html'>&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Who in your life would you consider to be a real man?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;What are the characteristics of a real man?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;I’ve found that often a woman is attracted to a man by how he makes her feel.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If she feels excited, loved, or safe around him, there is a good chance she will feel attraction.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These are great emotions, but can be very deceptive.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We’ve all known the woman who was deeply in love with someone we could obviously see was going to be bad for her and end up in heartache.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;What is your definition of a real man?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;For me, the definition is someone who does the right thing at the right time.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;“A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Everyone is going to make mistakes but is he going to be there when the times get tough?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Does he treat the people around him, especially his family, with respect even when he doesn’t feel like it?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;How does he treat the waitress that waits on you?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-indent:.5in&quot;&gt;Look at the men in your life.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Do they match up with what it means to be a man or are you “in love” and hope that he’ll change for the better?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;I was excited and a little pleasantly surprised when we first opened our doors not too long ago and I got an email from a man wondering if we had men’s shirts, specifically the “Respect Women” shirt.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun:yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;(At this time we just have women’s.)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;Shortly after that, one female customer said she wore her Respect shirt in the mall.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She was only there 30 minutes, but within those thirty minutes, she received two compliments… and both of them were from men!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;I’m happy to say we do have men’s shirts on the way, so think about who in your life might like one.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;They are in manly colors “Paratrooper Green” , “Texas Sunset”, and “Storm Cloud Gray”.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style=&quot;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-family:Times;font-size:12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;A good man is hard to find, but it looks like they’re out there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/8987175669843851024/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/01/where-are-men-where-are-mens-shirts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/8987175669843851024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/8987175669843851024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/01/where-are-men-where-are-mens-shirts.html' title='Where are the men?  Where are the men&#39;s shirts?'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-8074310978328598051</id><published>2011-01-01T14:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T14:13:25.423-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Time for a Change</title><content type='html'>&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Today is #1! (Holding a foam hand #1)&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Today is #1!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun:yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Today is 1-1-11!!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Happy New Year!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;I love New Year’s.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;What a great time to reflect, plan out goals, and think of how you can change for the better.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It’s so fresh and nice, especially when it’s normally so hard to change.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun:yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You can see how hard by checking out how crowded a gym is in January versus how less crowded it is just two months later.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-indent:.5in&quot;&gt;Sky Pie Apparel is all about change.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We want to change the world in a positive way and strongly support anyone trying to make a change for the better.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;But what about the people, other than ourselves, we want, or even NEED, to change?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;Someone very close to me is going through a trial separation from her husband.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Being the typical “deadbeat dad” he is financially irresponsible (buying a $500 gun when he says he doesn’t have money to buy groceries), unsupportive (coming home late in the night and sleeping most of the day when not at work), and emotionally abusive (making her feel like thing’s are her fault).&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It got so stressful, she had to leave.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;Since she has left, he hasn’t shown much change.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun:yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;He’s gone to church a couple of times but nothing more.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I asked him if he wanted to talk, but got no response.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Now, there is a video on the internet showing that he is getting back into drugs which he had quit before.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;I know the easy way out is just to say to leave him, and maybe ultimately she should, but love is something worth fighting for and there are children who need a good father.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She loves him and knows he has good qualities deep down.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;To the observer, he obviously needs to change; otherwise, he will lose his family and possibly his house and job.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;Apart from going Michael Westen on his behind and hanging him out a window blind folded, what can we do to encourage change or help him to see that he needs to change?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Feel free to comment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/8074310978328598051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/01/time-for-change.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/8074310978328598051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/8074310978328598051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2011/01/time-for-change.html' title='Time for a Change'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-508992034168741374</id><published>2010-12-02T15:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-05T16:02:04.818-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="respect women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shirts"/><title type='text'>GRAND OPENING, Responses to our Philosophy and Shirts</title><content type='html'>&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:georgia;&quot;&gt; &lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:georgia;&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Sky Pie Apparel officially opened their doors last week on November, 23&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; 2010.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;A red letter day in history!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;As important as… um, well, I guess that remains to be seen, but I would say at least as important as the invention day of the Flobee! ;)&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;It’s been a week since we’ve opened and the response has been wonderful!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Along with the “fabulous!” and “awesome!” and “keep up the good work!” comments, which I’m very appreciative of, a lot of people really identify with what we are doing.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Lisa L. said, “&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#262626;&quot;&gt;to connect with you over this issue [of respecting women] is a gift. Thank you so much for what you are doing and saying.”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt; Another young lady, &lt;/span&gt;Samantha, explained that the timing of this topic really hit home because, since she moved to California, she’s been called ugly by five different guys!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We live in such a “looks based” society it boggles my mind!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#262626;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;As far as the shirts, Kayte M., our very first customer, exclaimed, “The shirt fits perfectly and is so comfortable!”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Until I can get pictures made, and they are coming, I know some people are a little hesitant about ordering because of what they might look like since we just have the artist rendering.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;   style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#262626;&quot;&gt;If you have been gracious or adventurous enough to have bought a shirt already, please email us a picture of you wearing your shirt!  It can be in some exotic location or just at home with your domesticated animal.  With your permission we can put it up on Facebook or the site!  Send it to info@SkyPieApparel.com.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;   style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#262626;&quot;&gt;Also, please leave a comment on Facebook saying what you like about the shirt!  Thanks!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#262626;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;To give you a little more info in the meantime, these are 100% kitten soft cotton, fitted shirts with water based ink for the very soft, comfortable feel.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;They fit your form and I’m extremely pleased with how they look.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I’m especially proud of the printed tag which has something secretly creative that I came up with myself.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#262626;&quot;&gt;Also, the drawings look like they have smaller cap sleeves.  They are actually typical t-shirt sleeves, but, again, are fitted.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#262626;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count:1&quot;&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;The Respect Women shirt is what we call “Sunshine Haze” which is a light, very soft yellow opposed to a bright, vivid yellow.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The “Sky Pie Blue” is a gorgeous turquoise.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun:yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Lots of people have commented on what a beautiful blue it is.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The “Sunset Pink” is a very bright, lovely pink.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:LucidaGrande;color:#262626;&quot;&gt;So don&#39;t be afraid!  I&#39;m so confident you&#39;ll like the shirts, that you can return them no questions asked if you don&#39;t!  Or you can always dust your house with them, but I don&#39;t think you will! :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/508992034168741374/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2010/12/grand-opening-responses-to-our.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/508992034168741374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/508992034168741374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2010/12/grand-opening-responses-to-our.html' title='GRAND OPENING, Responses to our Philosophy and Shirts'/><author><name>Skyler Payne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09300730436067813238</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114411922141898151.post-8597002599516246460</id><published>2010-10-22T15:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-26T18:51:53.929-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hello world!</title><content type='html'>One of the visions I have for Sky-Pie Apparel is for it to be doing a lot of good in the world even though I’ve long been gone and buried.  That is one reason why I am treating the items produced as collectible works of art.  All shirts have a limited number produced.  I would love for an original, first run Sky-Pie shirt to be sold some day at a benefit auction for thousands, if not millions, of dollars and the proceeds going to charity!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apart from that, collecting is loads of fun, so my goal with this blog is to give fun updates as well as milestones in the company showing the various lines of collectible clothing.  It is sort of a history timeline and all around fun factory, if you will.  To receive the most up to date information, follow and like us on Twitter and Facebook! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the meantime, check out our new site:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skypieapparel.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.skypieapparel.com/&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/feeds/8597002599516246460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2010/10/hello-world.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/8597002599516246460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7114411922141898151/posts/default/8597002599516246460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://skypieapparel.blogspot.com/2010/10/hello-world.html' title='Hello world!'/><author><name>Jennifer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02731760908461915789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JhNt6x4Qtc0/TybZpDzQjuI/AAAAAAAAAio/XNyDjUrR3BU/s220/black23.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>