Weather Woes ~ When nothing goes right, go left

I was a little bummed earlier this week when I saw the weekend forecast. Rain, and lots of it, on Saturday.  The girls and I were supposed to load up the Suzy Swede Creative goodies and do a 2-day show at Junkin' on the Hills in Nebraska City today and Sunday. The show is still going on and there should be tons of great junk vendors, whose already-rusty finds won't be hurt by the rain and humidity, so don't let the rain stop ya'll from shopping! However, I take a heat press and screen printed transfers with me to these shows to print shirts on-site, and the rain and humidity would just destroy them. My goal is to have an enclosed trailer or a funky camper by next year, so I won't have to worry about the weather so much in the future.  Jon and I were working on restoring a 1964 Forrester camper, but found that the frame and axles would have been dangerous, so we're on to Plan B with Project Camper. Save up for a new "retro" reissue.

Now for Plan B for the weekend. Move over Nicole Curtis! I'm heading up to Lincoln to do some more work on my rental house, which will hopefully, soon, be my former rental house. It's a seller's market in Lincoln for the first time in years, so here's my chance!  I already fixed this house up once, back in 2004-2005. Then, I moved to Weeping Water just as the big national housing market crashed. Yay me! I had a choice to either become a landlord or join the thousands of Americans going into foreclosure. That was a no-brainer, but I hate being a landlord. My personality is just not conducive to it. After renting it out for almost 11 years, it needs some major cosmetic work and just a little fixer-upper work. Thank God I have a super handy guy to help out. However, today I will be taping, painting, scraping, sanding, and Lord knows else.  I'm going to Rehab Addict the crap out of this place. Well, I hope there's no crap, besides the mouse variety I already found. It was cute & cozy once and it will be again!  If you know of anyone in the market for a house in Lincoln, near both campuses, stay tuned.

Peace ~ Love ~ Junk

Check out this gorgeous Peace, Love, Junk necklace!  I met this sweet gal on Etsy. She bought a couple of my shirts, give me some good feedback on a design, and sent me this fabulous necklace!  Get yours on Etsy at Thread Needle and Brush. (See the link below)  Junkin' season is full upon us!  


 https://www.etsy.com/shop/threadneedleandbrush 

Thank you!! All of you Crazy Chicken Ladies, Happy Campers, Take a Hikers, Junkin' Ladies... all of my wonderful customers!

When I started my Etsy shop 16 months ago, I was just hoping to make a little extra money in addition to my full-time creative sign and screen printing business.  I had a few t-shirt designs that I'd made up for myself or for friends, just for fun, and thought "Huh, wonder if anyone else would buy these?"

Wowza!!  Would you believe 2,366 orders, over 4,800 shirts and tanks, sent to 10 countries and all 50 states?  Thank you, each and every one of you. Thank you too, for all of the great reviews! This silly little business has saved my sanity in more ways than one. Probably my life, too. I'm pretty sure I was on a fast track to an early heart attack trying to keep up with my other business, which has now become part-time and a lot less stress.  I heart Etsy, and I heart all of you!