The Hugely Important often Hilarilous Letter H !!

Hello folks, see I did manage to update again within a month. Will wonders never cease?? I am still hard at work on the craftiness. I think I would harder at home now than I actually do at work. I got some great new ribbon in last week as well as some really pretty Christmas print fabric so hopefully I will have some new holiday themed goodies for you to see soon. So without further ado, I bring you the wonderful letter H, my favorite so far I think.

History - anyone who knows me AT ALL knows that I am a history nut. There is a story behind the madness. When I was in the 5th grade I had a really awful teacher who was like seriously 108 at the time. She was tall and super skinny and had these freakishly long boney witch fingers. Not to mention the fact that she was practically deaf too. Well she gave us these horrible assigned seats and I got seated right in the middle of the trouble making rowdy boys. The thing was, whenever anything went wrong, she always blamed me !!!!!! Her punishment of choice was to make me copy entire chapters out of my social studies book. I think I copied that stupid book about 3 times through that year. The funny thing was, as I read what I was supposed to be mindlessly copying, I fell deeply in love with American History. Then when I was in the 9th grade I discovered Henry VIII and his wild self and my "history" was written. Even though I don't use it, my college major was history. I don't regret it for one single heartbeat. I adored every minute of every history class. I still read tons of non fiction history books and am addicted to the History channel. If money were no object and I could do anything in the world, I would go back to college and get my Phd and sit around and write textbooks all day. Some people will never understand my love of history. All I can tell them is that reality tv and tabloids have NOTHING on what real people have done.

House - I want my own house again. Don't get me wrong, I love my parents deeply, but I am in dire straights need of my own personal space. I have considered renting a town house but I just don't want to throw my money away. So my dream is to build my own house, just like I want it. It will have tons of room for people to come over (no more panning off book club and showers to others). Not to mention it would have the most mack daddy, tricked out craft room in the world. I want it to have plenty of room for tables so people can come play. I have been praying about this a lot lately and I really feel like it will happen for me. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but someday soon. Everyone is welcome when I do !!!!!

Hobby Lobby - I spend entirely too much time in this store. Of course it doesn't help that you can see it from the front lobby of the office, just tempting me to come in. My ultimate weakness is when they put out all the Christmas stuff. I am like a kid in a candy store. I tend to get sensory overload. My head is just too full of ideas. Anytime I can get out of there for less than $50, I consider it a personal victory, lol.

Harry Potter - I could blog on nothing but for weeks and never run out of things to say. They really are some of the most wonderful books I have ever read. I consider "Deathly Hallows" to be one of the greatest books ever written, period !!! They cover every facet of the human experience: love, hate, good, evil, birth, death, forgiveness. I could go on and on. For the critics out there who claim that they are evil and spark satan worshiping or that nonsense, well all I can say is that I feel sorry for you. You obviously have never read them. They are filled with the power of love and its ability to conquer evil. They tell us that good and bad are all determined by the choices that an individual makes. And I am sorry, any book that can spark a love of reading in so many millions of people could never ever be bad.

Hermione - It is just a coincidence that my favorite fictional character of all time just happens to be in the books mentioned above. Hermione is so important and significant for girls everywhere. Here is a girl who is brilliantly smart and isn't afraid to show it. She would never ever play dumb just to attract the attention of some boy. She uses all her intelligence to save the people that she loves most. Not to mention the fact that she is brave and loyal to the death. Harry was the chosen one, he couldn't escape all the danger. Hermione didn't have to be involved. She didn't have to stick around. She did it purely out of the love for her friend. I read a quote by J K Rowling that sums it all up. She said, "I pray all my daughters grow up to be Hermione's. HERE HERE !!!!

I think I have preached long enough about the wonderful letter H. I could go on and on. I still didn't mention my wonderful boss Dr Hardy who gave me a chance when no one else would or my pride in the Harp name. But I don't want to drag on and on. Until I everyone, have a great day.

Neglectful Blogging in the tune of G

Hello strangers. I am so ashamed that it has been over a month since I last blogged. I have just been so stupid busy it is ridiculous. My little crafty business is taking off with a bang. I have another craft show in Hartselle on Saturday 8/29 and I have lined up two HUGE shows in Cullman in November and December. Everyone keeps telling me how busy both of those are. I had better get some more stuff done quick. Also, I have added hair bows to my collection. I have posted several pictures on my facebook and on etsy so stop by and check them out. I really love the Alabama and Auburn ones. They are totally cute. I also have some super cute holiday ones that are almost done. I have also been experimenting and I think I have perfected being able to make my glass pendants with pictures I have taken. That means I will be able to take orders for cute pendants with pictures of your kids or grandkids or whoever. I really think these will make great Christmas gifts. I won't be selling those at the shows, so if you are interested just let me know. I really do adore making all these things but it is really causing me to wear myself a little thin. It is hard to work full time and still get all this done. I have been trying to get more organized and work out a schedule. Hopefully I will get all my ducks in a row soon !!!!!!! I promise to try to be a better blogger too. All of us have sadly been neglecting them lately. Let's get them geared back up folks, lol !!!!!!! Now, here are a few words brought to you by the lovely letter G.

Grape - This is my flavor of choice. When I was little, I always wanted to grape sucker or the grape kool aid. This has not changed. A grape snow cone right now would be just heavenly !!!! Maybe this is where my affection for the color purple comes from. Who knows, but I still adore a big glass of grape kool aid whenever I can.

Guacamole - Wow, I really love this stuff !!!!! The haters of the world thinks it looks gross, but who cares. It is the bomb!!! In fact, I could really go for some from Rosie's right now. Anyone care to join me, lol.

Phillippa Gregory - She is one of my absolute favorite authors. She wrote The Other Boleyn Girl as well as tons of others. She is the best at historical fiction that I can ever come across. I have read just about everything she has ever done and am dying to get a my hands on her new book, The White Queen, that is coming out in September !!!!! She helps me foster my love of any and all things British. You should really check out her work sometime.

Grease - LOVE THIS MOVIE !!!!!! It is funny, this is the first movie that I can remember seeing in a theater. My mom took some kids from church to see it and I tagged along. My mom had an album of the soundtrack and I would get in so much trouble if I tried to put it on the stereo myself. I know every word to every song and still love to watch it whenever I can. I always dreamed of being a "pink lady". Grease will always be the word!!!!!!

Gone With the Wind - Here is another movie that I have watched my entire life. This is one of my mom's all time favs so she would always have me watch it with her when I was little. I have always drooled over the clothes, especially the dark red velvet dress Scarlett wears later in the movie. This is another one that I know all the words too. I can't imagine anyone who hasn't seen it. I watched it again last week for the first time in ages. Good lord, Clark Gable was HOT back in the day. He was totally robbed when the didn't give him best actor for this movie. I was so excited when I found a sheet of the graphics I make pendants out of that was old movie posters. It has a GWTW one and I just had to have one !!!!! The book is pretty good too. But I can honestly say this is one of the few times that the movie is actually better. I would love nothing better than to look like Vivian Leigh when I grow up !!!

Well, I guess that is enough rambling for now. Hope to hear from everyone soon. I promise I will have H up ASAP. Goodness knows, there are some very special topics to cover in that one. Chow for now !!