Saturday, October 16, 2010

Yes...

I admit I have been a very bad girl for not blogging in over a month! I have been very busy. I think I might start a new blog, a philosophy one and yes, I know you are saying, if she can't even post consistently on one blog, how can she on two? I am going to try very very very hard on the other one because philosophy is my passion. And on this blog, well, I will post, but I'm not going to kill myself if it's not very often.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Costume Jewelry!

Here is just one of the hundreds (well maybe not that many) of new vintage costume jewelry pieces I have just recieved for my Etsy shop! I don't have hundreds, but I do have a fairly good amount so please check my shop often for new listings! So far I have only listed two items, the beautiful green bird necklace and ring set shown above and a horse and jockey pin/brooch. I am very excited to list more items, it's just that I hate the picture taking! It's always so hard to get the pictures perfect!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Welcome Fall

Here are some goregeous items from fabulous Etsy sellers that remind us to welcome fall and enjoy all the beautiful experiences that it brings with it. Welcome, orange, red and golden leaves, welcome, breezy days that remind us that winter is on its way but summer is still hanging on tight, welcome, fall. When I saw this picture from Janet's World, I thought it perfectly captured the beautiful fall colors and scenery. Click here to view the listing.
These kitchen towels are so pretty! I love the colors and design of the leaves. Item made by evolve2love.

And last but certainly not least, who can possibly forget the pumpkin pie that fall brings!?!? This truly adorable candle is from cakeordeath5.


Friday, September 3, 2010

New Listing - Gold, Pink and Red Gift Tags

Today I listed a new item on Etsy! They are pictured right above. These are called Gold, Pink and Red Gift Tags - Pack of 8. They are made out of reused and recycled paper and are only $4.00 with $1.50 shipping! Be sure to visit this listing here!

The item pictured below are my other gift tags that I have listed. They are called Pink Gift Tags- Pack of 6 and are only $2.00 with $1.50 shipping! You can visit this item here!

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Cosmic Lily on Etsy


Right now I am stuck with featuring Etsy sellers everyday until I get time to take pictures of my most recent ideas. It's not a bad thing, it's just that I do want some more diversity later on. Anyway, today's featured shop was found using "pounce" on Etsy to find shops that have not had a sale. Today's featured shop is Cosmic Lily. Cosmic Lily's shop has quality items at a reasonable price. Her shop features jewelry with crocheted beads in a wide variety of colors. Above is a favorite of mine.
More shops similar to this will be featured later on! Check back soon!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Jack and Jane on Etsy

Today I want to share the love and start out featuring one of my inspirations for Etsy. The shop is called jackandjane and features accessories such as clips and headbands with adorable farbic. Below is a picture with my favorite item from her.

I certainly can not say enough for jackandjane, and I wish I could feature ALL her items. Here are a bobby pin collection that I love to look at.


More shops similar to this will be featured later on! Please stop by often!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Crafts! Blogs! Etsy!

I think that I might turn this blog into a crafting blog! I'm very excited, and I didn't want to make a whole new blog because well, this is called "Noodles and Noodles" which means anything and everything is posted on it and my etsy shop is called the same thing, so it all works out.

Anyway, as I was saying, I am going to have a crafting blog. This means I'm going to share my new ideas, share other people's cool ideas and share some of my new Etsy listings and cool finds. So excited is all I can say! And should I start today? Well what's that good old saying?... There's no time like the present! Well, maybe tomorrow...

Friday, July 23, 2010

Etsy!!!!

Sorry about not posting in FOREVER!!!! I have been so busy getting items ready for my new etsy shop, Noodles and Noodles, (where have I heard that name before?!?), that I never got around to it! Anyway, here's the link, www.etsy.com/shop/noodlesandnooodles. I have already gotten a few sales, and I believe I might get a few more coming up because of a special item I have listed. They are old vintage horse show ribbon buttons from my mom's/grandma's old ribbons! They didn't want a lot of their old ones that weren't as special to them, so we started ripping out the middle and came up with these! They are great for crafting, so a lot of people have started to look at these. I've already sold 4!

Friday, March 26, 2010

Everything to Everyone

Do you ever start quoting people from romantic Jane Austen movies over everything everyone else says? I do, sometimes. But actually I think I quote song lyrics much more. It so cool how most of them fit in to so much people say in everyday life. My friends must think I'm a complete nutcase for singing Beatles songs all day, but I can't really help it.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

The Pennier- Chapter 3

Chapter 3

“Would you like to stay the night with me? It would probably be best for the kittens to get used to you but be in their own home at the same time.” Martha asked.
“Sure,” said Lilyanne. She thought that that arrangement would probably be best for the kittens too, but she thought that Martha had asked her for another reason, a reason she couldn’t think of. And then that name! Martha was a name that was familiar with Lilyanne but she couldn’t think of it. Martha… Martha… now what was it? Lilyanne strained her brain to come up with the answer, but it just couldn’t.
“Come with me, I’ll show you to your room,” Martha said.
“Thank you very much for letting me stay the night, I just came off a train from Louisiana and I don’t really have a place to stay the night. My parents died when I was four and I went to a boy’s orphanage. Just about four days ago they kicked me out. And your name! Martha. I’ve heard it in my childhood before. I’m sure it wasn’t you. The last name was different. And she was from Louisiana. We’re in Wisconsin. Now how could I possibly meet someone from Louisiana in Wisconsin? I don’t think it’s possible,” Lilyanne reminded herself of the main character from her favorite book, Pollyanna.
“Yes, meeting someone you know in a different state without planning to do happen very often, does it?” Martha said. Lilyanne then noticed that Martha Everhart had a slight southern accent. It’s probably just my imagination, Lilyanne told herself, and if it’s not, and she is from the south, she’s probably from a different state. “I’ll ask her,” Lilyanne thought.
“So, where were you born?” Lilyanne asked Martha cautiously. The question must have caught Martha by surprise, for she stopped walking and looked Lilyanne straight in the eye. For a moment Lilyanne thought she had said something wrong, but when Martha smiled she knew it was okay.
“I was born the great southern state of… well, the state of Louisiana,” she said to Lilyanne. Then Lilyanne remembered. She remembered of a very long time ago when her parents where still alive. The time that she was thinking of was her first funeral. It was her Uncle Karl’s. He had died in an accident. Lilyanne didn’t even know what really happened to him. She remembered her parents describing it as a serious accident. And Martha Reedy was his wife. When he died she went to her maiden name. Was this woman her aunt? No, there’s other Marthas from Louisiana. Lots of other Marthas.
“Do you have a husband?” Lilyanne questioned her.
“Oh no, he died in an accident about six or seven years ago,” she said to Lilyanne without pause.
“I’m very sorry. What was his name?” Lilyanne didn’t think it would do any harm in just asking his name.
“His name,” Martha pausing and looking back at Lilyanne, “ was Karl Reedy.” Lilyanne’s eyes grew wide. She ran and hugged her Aunt Martha. Her aunt smiled down at her.
“ It’s nice to finally meet you again, Lily,” she said, calling her by her nickname and letting her southern accent out. Lilyanne was so happy she had found someone who knew her she couldn’t speak. She just stood there hugging her aunt and her aunt hugging her back. They finally let go of each other and both were beaming like mad.
“I’m always wondering where you went, and when you said your name, I knew it had to be you. But I didn’t want to just run up and hug you saying you were my niece, so I let you find out on your own,” Aunt Martha said to Lilyanne. Lilyanne just stood there smiling, speechless from her discovery.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Flip-Flop Man


If you go to St. Petersburg, Florida and at sometime go out of your house or hotel, you're most likely going to see the "Flip-Flop" man. He easy to recognize- he wears flip flops while running and usually carries a long staff. If you see him, be sure to stop and say, "Hi Larry!" or more daring, "Hi Flip-Flop man!". Some people were so intrigued by him they even took the time to put together this nice little video. Be sure to watch it!


Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Seasons

Here's a new poem I wrote about the seasons. Enjoy and have a wonderful day!

The winter makes its mark on the ground,
Rolling through the hills and all around,
Gesturing everyone who sees,
And always touched by the fields and trees.

When with the spring comes warmth and sun,
The flowers making people run,
Bringing life to the ones who might,
Till the darkness sets and brings the night.

The summers rolls through very fast,
Forgetting the essence of the past,
But with the leaves there comes tomorrow,
Bringing fall and faces of sorrow.

In the fall the little ones go,
To the school they've grown to know,
But the day brings no pleasure,
Going to school is not a leisure.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The littest kitten

The littlest kitten comes down every day,
from a big mountain that's far far away,
there lives on the mountain a firey soul,
it wants the kitten at any toll,
the kitten must hide day after day,
on that big mountain that's far far away!

Thank you Noodlebug for the inspration for that poem/song!

Friday, January 29, 2010

Spring

Hope everyone is having a nice (but cold!) January. Spring is just around the corner, so don't be sad!

With all this cold weather around, all we can do is hope for the happy days of spring! So get on your gardening gloves, get to the garden and plant! Here's a list you might want in the spring.
Spring
Gardening gloves
Flower seeds
Flower pots and a garden
Shovel and hoe
Positive attitude that says that maybe this year the flowers will grow!
Happy Early Spring, Everyone!!!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Pennier- Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Lilyanne decided she was going to buy a kitten for Benny.
“Can you tell me where Cherry Street is?” she asked.
“Go down the street, turn on the first street on the right, keep going and you’ll see a large oak. Next street you come to is Cherry.” Benny said.
“Thank you very much” Lilyanne thanked him and started on her way. She found the house in no time. She knocked on number 67’s door. A middle-aged woman answered.
“Hello,” She said as she opened the door. When she saw Lilyanne standing there, she stopped short. The woman stared quizzically at Lilyanne. Lilyanne remember that she hadn’t had a shower or a change of clothes in 2 weeks. The woman was about to shut the door on her because she knew of all the homeless people going around and begging for money from the richer people when Lilyanne said,
“Wait! I’ve come to inquire about the newspaper article you put in for kittens,” she said. The woman began to laugh.
“Like you really have twenty-nine cents to spare,” she said while laughing. She kept on laughing until Lilyanne said,
“Oh, I’ve got four dollars to spend,” The woman looked at her quizzically again.
“How could a pennier like you have four dollars to spend?” she asked Lilyanne. This time it was Lilyanne’s turn to look confused.
“What’s a pennier?” she asked the woman.
“A pennier is a term used by the Wisconsin people in the Great Misfortune to refer the less fortune human beings in our area,” she said in a matter-of-fact way.
“Well, I’ve still got twenty-nine cents to spend on one of your kittens,” Lilyanne told her in the same matter-of fact way. The woman finally stepped back so that Lilyanne could step inside the house, though she did so very reluctantly. Inside, the house was beautifully decorated. The woman led Lilyanne to a room with no carpeting, and then shut the door. When Lilyanne looked at her questionably, the woman said,
“I don’t want the kitten darlings to get out and ruin the carpeting and furniture,” she told Lilyanne. Lilyanne then saw a basket in the corner. In it were tiny little kittens.
“Oh, aren’t they adorable?” Lilyanne said, running over and picking one up.
“You must not touch them with your dirty hands!” the woman exclaimed.
“Well, they are for sale,” Lilyanne said. The woman didn’t say anything, but it was clear she was disturbed that Lilyanne was touching them.
“Well, I think these two are the ones for me,” Lilyanne finally said, handing the lady a one dollar bill.
“Oh, you’re not planning on buying two kittens,” the lady said while reaching over and taking the one dollar bill gratefully.
“Of course, I'm giving one to a friend and keeping one for myself,” Lilyanne said.
“Okay, well, I’ll go get your change,” the woman said, then left the room looking over her shoulder to make sure that Lilyanne was not eyeing other things around the room, hoping to steal them. The woman returned, gave Lilyanne her change and escorted her to the front door.
“Oh, by the way, do you know of any motels around here I could stay the night?” Lilyanne asked as she was going out the front door. The woman looked surprised but answered Lilyanne’s question.
“There is a place called the Hilltop Motel on Green Street,” she said. As Lilyanne started to go out the front door with her kittens, the woman stopped her.
“Wait, who you are anyway?” she said.
“Me? Oh, I haven’t introduced myself, I am Lilyanne Hildy,” Lilyanne told the woman.
“Where were you born? You sound so southern,” the woman said.
“I was born in the state of Louisiana,” Lilyanne said.
“Oh…Well, I haven’t introduced myself either! I am Martha Everhart, pleased to make your acquaintance,” Martha said cheerfully. Lilyanne wondered why Martha had all of the sudden been especially nice to her.

Monday, January 18, 2010

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

The Beatles
Let it Be Album Cover

I love the Beatles, especially the cover of their last album ever.


Rotating Restaurant
St. Petersburg, Florida
I have never been to this restaurant, but every time we drive past it on the way to the beach, I always wish I could.
Ball Chair
The unique design of this chair always makes me dream to be in one.

Yellow Breeches Creek
This is a picture of the Yellow Breeches Creek at the nearby college of Messiah. Isn't it beautiful?

Noodlebug
Of course, you can NEVER forget Noodlebug!!! She is my precious beauty.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

The Pennier- Chapter 1

Here is the first chapter of a story I wrote called "The Pennier".

Chapter One

“Lilyanne, I know you know that because of the Great Misfortune, times are tough. That’s why I’m giving you five dollars to live on until you can make money yourself. I’m sorry I have to leave here, but since you’re not a boy and I can hardly afford to feed the other orphans, I’ll have to. Someday I’ll see your name in newspapers, because you will turn out to be a great woman…,” Miss Carrier said.
“Goodbye,” Lilyanne told her.
“Goodbye.” Then Miss Carrier turned and left. Lilyanne watched Miss Carrier walk away and then thought back on her days. In 1909, she was four, her parents died. She got sent to a boy’s orphanage, because it was the closest place around. Miss Carrier, the owner only took her in because when she got to be older she’d be a great help. But now that she was older all her time was spent with the horses in the barn. She used to be a little kid ten, a ten when Miss Carrier told that it was time to go into the woods, she took up ten minutes saying goodbye each horse in the barn. But now she was an adult ten. She must learn the ways of the world - after all, she was all alone in the Great Misfortune. Lilyanne looked about her home state. Louisiana. The state where her great grandfather was born, where her great grandmother was born, where her grandmother was born, where her grandfather was born, where her mother was born, where her father was born and where she was born. Louisiana. She walked through the dark woods to the train station. There, the station master asked,
“Where do you seek to go?” Lilyanne was sad. This will probably be the last time she ever hears someone talk in a southern accent other than herself. With a great sigh Lilyanne said,
“The farthest place this train will take me.” She wanted to get as far away from Louisiana as she could. He handed her a ticket and asked for one dollar. Lilyanne handed him the fresh five dollar bill Miss Carrier had given her. He was amazed. Because of the Great Misfortune, five dollar bills were very rare. He gave her back her change and she went to the train. Lilyanne had never been on a train, and this was not a very happy first time. Most are going to visit relatives on trains, but Lilyanne was practically unvisiting relatives. Lilyanne was on the train for many days. When she was about to get off the train at her stop, a voice behind her said,
“What’s your name?” It was not a southern accent. It was northern. Lilyanne didn’t even know what state she was in, but she didn’t care. She looked back to where the voice had come from. An older man was behind her. She guessed that he was in his mid-sixties.
“Lilyanne,” Lilyanne told him.
“My name’s Benny,” he said. Benny! Benny was her father’s name. Lilyanne knew one thing. If this old man became friends with her, she was NOT going to call him Benny. She would merely call him her friend. Benny interrupted her thoughts.
“Would you like to come to my home?” he said.
“Sure” Lilyanne said. She wanted to see what a home looked like. She didn’t remember her old house.

When they got there, Lilyanne didn’t think the place looked right. It was made out of old junk. Then Lilyanne remembered that it was the Great Misfortune. Homes didn’t look right. Benny was probably not very rich. They went inside. Benny showed Lilyanne a picture of a kitten. He had ripped it out of a newspaper he had found in the trash. He said that he had always wanted a kitten for company, but he never could buy one. He had enough money, but why waste it on a kitten?
“My birthday’s tomorrow, and that’s what I want,” He told her. Then Lilyanne had an idea.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Geocaching

Just the other day I remembered that I had a geocaching account! Last year, in my Special Interest class we sent out travel bugs. I sent out a little deer named Bambi. You can veiw Bambi's journey here.
I also went to some caches with my brother. We went to four but only found three.
Above is a picture of our first one. If you look closely, you can just see the bottom of it!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

Have you ever heard the sentence, "James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher."? If you have you probably think that it is very crazy and not proper english. But it is! You can even add a few more hads to the sentence. My dad and brother were discussing this on the way back from Publix last night. "What if you changed "John" to "Had-Had"?" my dad had said. He was sure there could be a person in the world named "Had-Had". Then I said, change "James" to "Thad" because "Thad" ends in "had", which makes it sound better. After all our editing the final sentence was, "While Thad had had "had", Had-Had had had "had had"; Had-Had's "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.".

Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Cat and the Kitty

The cat and the kitty were both very pretty,
And once they were asked to a ball.
When they said no, the king cancelled the show,
And then there was no ball at all!

A short while later they were asked by a trader,
If he could trade for some fur.
When they didn’t accept, the man tried his best,
But he could not get them to pur.

The cat and the kitty were both very pretty,
But they thought if they showed their faces,
They would get caught, and kept to distraught,
So they did not go to such places!

So the cat and the kitty kept their lives pretty,
Never to show a soul.
The cat and the kitty lived in the city,
And I do so pity them all.

But, if the cat and the kitty were both so very pretty,
But never to show their faces,
How did the king and the trader know,
That they asked them to go to these places?

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Thales


When you ask a person, "Who is your favorite philosopher?" they are most likely going to answer, Plato, Socrates or Aristotle. But what about Thales? He was the first man to be called "wise" and was also thought to be the creator of philosophy. In 585, Thales correctly predicted the solar eclipse. Another thing Thales is known for is being the originator of the quote, "Know Thyself". Thale's theory was that everything was water before it became that thing. What do you think? Do you like Thales?

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Noodle Poem

Here is a poem I wrote about my precious Noodlebug:

From Christmas pictures,
To just fun play,
That cat’ll be cute whenever you say!

She really likes ham,
But spaghetti is best,
Once in a while,
She does need a rest!

She goes to her bed,
And cuddles up tight,
I always wish her good, good night,

She says it back with her little green eyes.
In the morning she has a wonderful surprise!
But what has she caught,
But two little brown mice,
That kitty of mine sure is nice!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Noodlebug


Noodlebug is my ultimate dream. I got her from the fabulous organization, PAWS, on August 23rd, 2008. On March 9th, Noodle will be 2 years old. As you can see above, she is a very content little kitty.