For all my friends, family and anyone who happens upon this posting... DO NOT Buy a GE Hydrowave Washer.. put quite simply " It's a piece of SHIT ! " it's so bad I will never, I say again Never buy a GE appliance again !!!

USPS Shipping Gripe !!

If I hear one more time the USPS say they're loosing money because of emails, I'll scream !! They've been using that same old lame excuse for about 15 years now ( raising stamp costs 2 cent here, 2 cents there, which don't forget raises sending package about .50 an oz ). With all the packages now sent through the USPS from online sales, they're making gazillions more than with any letters ever sent.

Take just me as an example, I never sent letters, just Christmas and greeting cards, which I still send today, ( maybe even a bit more than before ), but now with my online ebay sales and what I buy online (Amazon, Eddie Bauer, JC Penny.. and on, and, on ), I alone generate between $300 & $400 a MONTH, in shipping costs.

There are well over a million items sold on ebay in a single WEEK with an average shipping cost of $4.50 to $8.50 per ( sometime way more, but seldom less ), and 95% are sent through the USPS ( and the same 95% of all items I buy on other sites come through USPS )

Yes I'll admit some small post offices should be closed, but they can also stop spending insane amounts on advertising their flat rate boxes, not a day goes by when I don't see at least 5 Commercials ( at about $200,000.00 a pop ), why would they be drilling this in, if they weren't making money.

Before any money is doled out to "Save Them" they need to be thoroughly investigated and or audited.

I'm Back !!!

Long time no Bloggy, but want to show this to my Little Sister, Hi Sis !!

Thanks Laurie

~♥~ Finally I would like to send a BIG Thank You Shout Out to my cyber crafting friend Laurie ( Indulge Your Self ), she sent me this adorable pillow she made from all vintage linen pieces, what a doll face... I Love it !

Well I guess that's it for now, again I will be listing tons of delightful, enchanting, adorable, beautiful, & fun vintage items, starting this week, come take a peek, it's "Like a Box of Chocolate" "Ya never Know what You Might Find"

Decorating Odds & Ends

~♥~ A few other odds & ends, are the vintage button & chenille top piece for a shabby repo tin, a paper cover for the top of a small vintage tin, then a bit of red ball trim to a table candle and a pink bow for the pink ceramic swan and I'm ready for Valentine's day.

Saved Treasure

~♥~ I also reclaimed a treasure, an antique shell basket wall plaque. I was disappointed when I got it home, after I found that the main shell had been broken and glued, ( years ago ) and one flower center shell was missing, so I added a piece of vintage trim, a vintage satin bow ( a save every little thing, just for these play day occasions ) and, an odd shell ( didn't have an exact match ).

It's not good enough to list, so darn I just I'll have to keep it... I believe it's Edwardian..

Winter Play Days

Hello all remember me ??? been a while, well Christmas is over ( sing Hallelujah ) and between sorting through my past estate season finds getting ready to start listing again on eBay, full on, I've also made a few crafting treasures.

~♥~ First is a darling little Easter basket, made from a vintage flared milk bottle cap,

I added a bit of tatted trim to the edge, a curled old wire handle, made a few tiny Easter eggs, out of Paper Clay ( Thanks Laurie ).

Then for the grass I used a small piece of llama fur ( not my first pick, but gotta use what ya have handy ), I sprayed on a bit of water downed pink paint then sprinkled with mica.

And to finish it off I added the adorable tiny ceramic bunny, I'm delighted with the way it turned out..