The Hippie Hut - for all Crafty Gypsys and Hippies

I think I need a new bag to go with those new sunglasses....

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

I Like:

Love Jungle Large Tote by Betseyville Handbags

New Sunglasses.

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:37:00 +0000

Never thought of myself as one that loves sunglasses, but have noticed about 10 pair in various shapes, sizes and colors in my car, bag, desk.... Then I fell in love with a paid of Betsey Johnson Sunglasses and they were half price and I bought them (a month or so ago). I LOVE them. So much fun. So Glam. So Luxe. So Fierce.

I am woman hear me roar!!!!!

New Fantastic Rotary Cutter by Dritz

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Dritz Rotary Cutter 45mm and Replacement Blade
Cutting tool with replacement blade.

This rotary cutter has a 45mm size blade with a safety lock. It has a cushion handle. The blade is pressure sensitive. The blade is Tungsten-carbon steel, double-honed for maximum sharpness. This tool can cut single or multiple layers of fabric in any direction. You can select a light or heavy duty cut by moving the lock switch left or right. When not using the cutter it is important to make sure the blade is in a locked position. The blade is very sharp so make sure your worktable is prepared or use a cutting mat. Note that once unlocked the blade engages automatically when pressure is applied.

www.Dritz.com

Raining

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:22:00 +0000

I guess we need the rain. We will be ready for the winter -- although farmers almanac says we will have a wet winter. Nice lazy day to get some rest.

My eye is doing better from the fall. So that's good.

Send good thoughts to my friend Dana in Oklahoma City area - she's having brain surgery next week. She has to have part of her skull removed. I might try to get up there and see her.

Remember to fall back this Sunday morning! One extra hour to sleep or do as you please!!!!

Namaste'

Dede

What A Day!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:05:00 +0000

Being off work health challenges - and doing it all alone, has to be one the biggest life stressors. Or maybe it just feels like way because I have all the other biggies stacked right there too.

Today I got a letter that stated that my ex-employer said that I left voluntarily, so I was not qualified for the lower rate of Cobra insurance. I just sat in a chair in the corner of our lobby where I live and couldn't stop crying. My mind was racing with the options that I felt I had. Move, sell everything, ignore my pain and issues and just get another job... regardless of my health....so many things.

Then I came upstairs and I called the lady @ Cobra services. It's not a done deal, but she says that if I didn't resign and if I got a letter telling me x date I would be terminated because I can't come back to work because of health....then that that does qualify me for the lower rate (35% of what I was going to have to pay.)

I think my nervous system is just shot. Just too many jolts to the system. All my hair is falling out. I'm going tomorrow to cut it uber short (pixie) and a new FB friend is sending me this shampoo that helps cancer patients grow and thicken hair.

Night friends....
Namaste'

You can purchase the original canvases

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:40:00 +0000

Please go to Funky Finds and to my store to purchase original canvases of my artwork. I have kept them affordable. If you have a question or want something special just for you, please send me a note.

I swear it just felt like yesterday....

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:37:00 +0000

I attempt to blog everyday, but I guess I confide in that short snippet on twitter or facebook...or somedays I've just felt so crappy that I've just wanted to stay in bed (and did).

Tonight something got me thinking of funny (or touching) stories from my childhood. Who do I share those with? My childhood did have both sides, and mainly I remember the funny stuff with my brother and my friends.

For example, the time my brother wanted to darken his moustache slightly (I'm sure so he's appear older and cooler)...my mother told him to use the eyebrow pencil and just barely rub it on. He was in the bathroom for a long time and when he came out the other things I remember was my mother and I fell to the floor in hysterical laughter. We couldn't breathe, we couldn't speak.... instead of eyebrown pencil he had used mascara. It was SOOOOOOOO funny.

So, where do those stories fall into my memories and my perseption of my chidhood? It's almost like there there's still 2 boxes. One I try to keep all wrapped up tight and on the top shelf of the closet. I have read and inspected every morsel in that box and there is no (or rare) reasons to rehash. But some of the crazy, hilarious stuff...

I feel for whatever reason I have lost my 2 best friends from when I lived in Oklahoma. I miss both of them very much. But I can't drag a horses to water. And I don't like getting rejected.

Sunny Sunday!

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:45:00 +0000

Well I had my surgery this week and since then I've been sleeping a lot. I hope it was successful in the one part - I already know that it did not help my kidney problem, so I proceed ahead with next steps.

It's been really pretty weather which is great for the opening of the TX state fair. I can't go of course, could never walk that much and also I can't risk getting the flu. But I can see the lights of the Ferris Wheel and the Midway at night from my bedroom window. It's very pretty.

Am hoping to get back up to speed and get things posted on funky finds to sell this week...I know everyone will be wanting scarves soon and I do have some B-eau-T-full ones. ;-)

Namaste'

Daughters day out....

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Me and my daughter (Sydney - my choc. brown chihuahua) and I went out today for a drive. She got a manicure (nails clipped) and we went to Sonic and by Good 2 Go Tacos (yummo) for the best soft tacos I have ever had. They also had these cookies at the cash register that were fresh baked and were the best damn cookies I have ever had....even with raisins. They had sunflower seeds, almonds, etc. OMG!!!! Also found out about a vegan and raw restaurant that I'm going to check out this weekend. I am very interested in the taste of the raw thing.

I prefer my veggies raw (or dried as in sundried tomatoes) and of course my fruit raw....but I have not experienced what they have - a raw pizza. So I am going to go try it out. I am getting a dehydrator and have roma tomatoes just ready to go in for dehydration.

Any tips from any other vegan, vegetarian or raw foodies - websites, books, Dallas restaurants, etc.

Check out my new (other) blog

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:33:00 +0000

Guess I have been struck with the darkness and light concept and know that light cannot exist without the dark. So I have a new blog and I post new art and projects to both. Please check out it out.

www.darkandcrafty.com or
www.moondarkcrafter.blogspot.com

Hope you will follow it as well as I will try to not post art on both sites, I'll either post it there or here.

Namaste'

Dede

Rain, rain and more rain!

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:12:00 +0000

I love rain. We really needed rain. But with my blue mood, it's hard to do anything but sleep and watch tv. I even fell asleep watching Oprah this afternoon @ 4:30 and didn't wake until almost 7:00. I don't want to get out until Wednesday when I have to go to the dr., but I have to go to Walgreens tomorrow. Probably will do me good.

Going to bed.

Namaste'

New York State of Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Ok, so I'm a few days late....9/11 is more of a event than a day.
And since I lived only 1.5 miles from the OKC bombing, either day brings back memories and scenes from both. They are 2 sides of the same coing - internal and external terrorists. In OKC the church where loved ones flocked to find out the names of the dead or where the found ones had been taken was at the end of my block. I was in the thick of it. I had to live with cracked windows for 2 months. And I was glued to the tv - much like I was on 9/11.

I only knew 1 person in the World Trade Center. He was in HR for Cantor Fitzgerald. I only knew of a few people in OKC bombing. But all have a place in our hearts for the price they had to pay for our freedom.

I will leave it at that and not discuss the lies of "weapons of mass destruction" that got us into war and the untold American Carnage that we have had. But I do ask you once again to turn to www.defendmicael.com and to read the story of 1LT Michael Behenna and the travesty that is currently being carried out - 20 years in Leavenworth for defending himself against a know operative.

May your day be filled with introspection of what is true and right in your life and what can be removed.

Namaste'

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:41:00 +0000

Perfect day for snoozing and clean sheets!

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:34:00 +0000

Started raining yesterday and is still raining off and on. Supposed to maybe rain through Monday. It has been the perfect day to be a sloth...and I have. I put on fresh sheets and watched a few of the 18 hours of Without a Trace I have on the DVR. I made it through the CSI and Criminal Minds yesterday. I tend to tape things to have "in case I can't sleep".

Ordered Chinese food and am just waiting for it to arrive. I just didn't even want to leave the loft. I didn't leave it yesterday either. I haven't left my loft since I got home about 1 pm on Thursday afternoon. Good time for me to work on getting some rest.

I unpacked my box of canvas boards and paints from Dick Blick and I unpacked the boxes of stuff they sent me from my desk. Too funny that they sent me my business cards. What the hell am I going to do with business cards from I job I was let go from (because I can't work for health reasons.) Oh well....guess I'll recycle them. Maybe build them into an art project. I'm sure there's something that might be fun. Somewhere I have a business card from every job I've had. But probably got lost in the last move. Probably good to move on and not think of those.

I need to get out and test out my digital camera. It was in my purse and some sticky bentadine tincture spilled and got all over it. I hope it's not ruined. I don't have the money to buy a new one right now and there's a couple of buildings that I just have to shoot.

hope you're having a good day!

Namaste'

Thank you for sending this!

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:32:00 +0000

This song REALLY touched me and I needed it today more than words can say!
Blessings to you!

Namaste'

Blocked!

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:31:00 +0000

I have canvases half done all over my studio....and yet I don't have the muse or the heart to finish. I think my fear over health concerns are blocking my energy. Tonight I sleep - tomorrow after getting some groceries (so I can eat fresh and clean) - I will maybe start sketching with pad and pencil, maybe that will break through the block.

I have spent a lot of time today writing everyone I could think of concerning 1LT Michael Brehenna (see post below). This is not random for me. His fiance is almost like a daughter to me. I started babysitting her when she was in kindergarten. So I feel protective of her and want to assist her anyway I can.

I also am officially unemployed as of yesterday and without insurance. I will be picking up Cobra as quickly as I can (next week)...but it's scary with the fear of what's going on with my bladder, kidneys and the growing well of fluid that didn't get drained from the operation. I am very grumpy - don't take it personally. I'm one big mood swing -- what fun!

Namaste'

Injustice!

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:48:00 +0000

GOVERNMENT WITHHOLDS EVIDENCE; ARMY RANGER GOES TO PRISON FOR 25 YEARS FOR SHOOTING AL QAEDA OPERATIVE
The Story

Michael Behenna
On March 20th, 2009, Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Michael Behenna was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Ali Mansur, a known Al Qaeda operative while serving in Iraq. Mansur was known to be a member of an Al Qaeda cell operating in the lieutenant’s area of operation and was suspected to have organized an attack on Lt. Behenna’s platoon in April 2008 which killed two U.S. soldiers and injured two more. Army intelligence ordered the release of Mansur and Lt. Behenna was ordered to return the terrorist to his home.

During the return of Mansur, Lt. Behenna again questioned the Al Qaeda member for information about other members of the terrorist cell, and financial supporters. During this interrogation, Mansur attacked Lt. Behenna, who killed the terrorist in self-defense. The government subsequently prosecuted Lt. Behenna for premeditated murder.

Not only is this a miscarriage of justice on the behalf of Lt. Behenna, who was acting to prevent further loss of life in his platoon, it is demoralizing to the U.S. troops who continue to fight on behalf of the freedom and security of our nation. Whether it is U.S. border patrol agents, members of the armed forces, or FBI agents, no individual who is serving on the frontlines in the War on Terror should be so blatantly mistreated.

Please go to www.defendmichael.com @ sign the petition and donate if you can for his legal fees. He is now sitting a 20 year sentence in Leavenworth KS for honoring and protecting his country as ordered.

P.s. Shannon was a young lady that I babysat for years (along with her 2 younger sisters) - she is bright, full of life and lovingly supporting her fiance. Please keep up to date on the defendmichael site.

Current day evokes "funny" memory....

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:31:00 +0000

The Summer before 7th grade we went to Jr. High Twirling Camp @ OU. We were excited to finally be in Jr. High and we were thrilled to have made the twirling squad.

One day in our dorm a bunch of us (most of the 7th graders on the squad) Lee Ann, Melodee, myself were hanging out and there was a knock on our dorm room door - much older and bigger girls with a jar were colleting money for the "Needy and the Greedy". Lee Ann (knicknamed Goodie 2 Shoes) went for her money and we pushed her into a closet to keep her from paying. We got them out and went to the camp organizers. Lee Ann got the back of her heal cut severely trying to close the closet door, but other than that (and a hell of a lot of fear) we made it ok.

Guess today when on my facebook I posted this "If I ever needed anything you have to give love, light, metta, peace, support, prayers, etc. etc. etc. right now is the time. I am hanging on by a thread. My insurance ends effective today and I don't know if I have the energy to fight anymore. I'm going to bed and sleep, I am cried out. I am fought out." I kinda felt like I was begging. Physically, spiritually, emotionally, monetarialy a the bottom of the deep dark hole. Felt like I had a jar "Funds for the needy and the overwhelemed - anything will do."

I know miracles can happen. I can get my check from LTD tomorrow. My cobra can be as cheap as what I was paying @ my job. It just all hit today. And it's so nice to get the "your insurance ends Sept 4th on Sept 4th. You'd think they would give you some warning. I cried downstairs in the lobby, I cried at the consierge desk (luckly the nicest girl was working), I bawled all the way upstairs and I cried like a baby on the phone to LTD, my "former" employer, and my friends answering machine.

shit this is tough. I don't mind Cobra as long as I don't have pre-existing conditions, lord knows I have those. It's just been a tough day. Send hugs, send light, send support, send love, send prayers, send metta, send it all - whatever you call it - it call comes from the same source!

Namaste'

If you agree - pass it on.

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:38:00 +0000

No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, Pass it on....

I am lucky that I have long term disability and insurance for a few more months. But I feel the pinch of getting sick. I have no clue how I am going to be able to keep going to drs and incurring expensive debt and ever pay it off. Couple of hundred a month for medications, dr appts every week - sometimes PCP and specialists. It's grueling. I just keep thinking if I could start selling - have a show...but I know things don't happen out of desperation and I paint because it's an expression of my soul, especially now.

Do all you can do - tweet, fb, myspace the message, and write, email or even tweet your senate rep and house of rep person to let them know your feelings. I might not be able to make much of a ripple in the pond, but WE can!!!!!

Layers

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:31:00 +0000

I am working on this one painting and every evening I think that I'll finish it -- well at least the background...and it wants more layers. Maybe it's how I am feeling....covered in layers. So much laying on me - heavy texture. Maybe tonight it will let me start the next process. I don't even know what it is going to become yet.

Listening to my itunes with the headphones on loud tonight (I am respectful of my neighbors). Someone was having a moving sale and I got these bitchin Koss Mega headphones for $3. They're great. Anyway. Guess between the music and multiple games of mahjong and helix. I have wasted enough time. It's either bed or paints. Since it's Thursday night - Maybe it's bed ;-)

Hope you find your layers and they peel at the opportune time and you have all the love and support you need. We all have layers.

Namaste'

quick post...

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:39:00 +0000

Dr. Appt today and started some new medicine for depleted Folic Acid reserves. Hope it helps. Have MRI tomorrow.

I got the video based on Dharma Punx - the life Of Noah Levine called Meditate and Destroy. It was very good. I'm glad that I got it. I need to rewatch it because I dozed here and there. Nice to know that I can embrace all the parts of myself - even the wild child, the crunchy hippie, the hermit, the goth, and the lesbian girl next door and still be a person that is working on the precepts of the Buddhist tradition.

Going to watch shows that taped.

Namaste'

When you know the outcome and still you wait......

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:16:00 +0000

Spent the evening repainting the background on a canvas and working on a piece for a friend. There was not much on TV, so I just piddled. Am anxious to go to the dr. tomorrow. It's just my PCP, but I have so much going on.

I have a kidney/bladder specialist a week from Thursday and that one scares me, but I'm so glad to have it be just a week away.

Working hard on the foundation/the platform of my Hippie Hut. Want to make sure that I get everything in the right place. I will be posting my signed, one-of-a-kind canvases on Funkyfinds.us later this week. The prints can still be ordered through Imagekind.

I also have some pretty scarves that will be going on funky find and am close to getting some t-shirts to post. Squeezing in projects when my energy allows.

xoxoxoxo
Namaste'

P.S. Please post comments about the new layout and design if you want.

Excited!

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:03:00 +0000

Excited to have a new look and feel of my blog after many years with the old design. Time for changes in my life. Change is good. I am practicing unattachment and not holding on. I definately don't want to hold on or stay attached to the issues I am having with my body.

Is there something in your life that you are grasping at or holding on so tightly for fear of losing it. I learned the hard way that doing that only makes (in my case) the things leave that much faster.

That's why I plan to explore my wanderlust of life. The need to explore things that I have interest in and was too afraid to approach (places, jobs, etc.) Life is an adventure!

Namaste'

The Hut has a new look....

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:47:00 +0000

It's not completely finished, but the hut, along with my imagekind page and my funky find selling page will all have my nw logo. I have ben using the same one for years and it was time for a fresh look. Hope you enjoy and keep you eyes open for more changes on the blogspot.

Have a great weekend.

Namaste'

Dede

When the muse takes a holiday

noreply@blogger.com (Craft Hippie) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:47:00 +0000

I guess I've been cranking out one of two paintings every night or two and for some reason the muse is taking a little breather. Although as I write these words, I see glimpses of images of some techniques I want to try.

I had a really crummy day, so maybe it would be good to throw those emotions into my acrylics and she was explodes on the canvas.

Am in the process of opening up a store front on Funky Finds and will be posting a link as soon as I get that complete. I think I'll put my actual canvases to sell there. So your option will be to go to the imagekind site and order a reasonably priced print or to buy the original, which I will be selling for more (although given the prices of original works still will seem reasonable.)

Hugs and kisses (xoxoxoxo) to all my peeps that have been supporting me through what seems like years of physical challenges....and to my new friends as well.

Namaste'

Dede