Happy Anniversary!

Tomorrow is mine and the hubby's 2nd wedding anniversary. I would post something tomorrow but I will be out of town at the coast, enjoying the rain and the surf. We are staying at the Hotel Elliott. It is our 3rd time there. We went when we got engaged, our first anniversary and now our second. I love it! We got the romance package. Oh yeah!

So, I thought it would be nice to show off some pictures. I love you OMP. You are everything in the world to me. You are my saint. Thank you for keeping me sane, loving me no matter what, giving me the best life anyone could possibly imagine. Don't worry, I'm not gonna go "Wind beneath my wings" on ya but you are my savior. I love you more and more each day.

Here is a picture of our cake. We had a Day of the Dead/Tiki wedding at the oldest Tiki bar in Portland. It was so much fun!


I love you with every breath of life I have Mark. Thank you for making me the happiest woman in the universe.

Just me rambling...

Life is finally settling back down after crazy work stuff, Halloween and putting the house back together. I got to spend Halloween with some awesome peeps. We went and saw Mark play then went on a graveyard tour. It was really cool! I'm so glad that I felt better and could go. Other than that-I've just been concentrating on making lots of stuff and gearing up for the holidays. I LOVE Christmas as much as I love Halloween so even though I know I have two months, I still get excited.

Things I am loving right now:
Mark
my puppers
My friends-Kelsey and Hillary have been keeping me sane. You guys are amazing!
Busby Berkley movies
Christmas crafting

This is why I can't have nice things.

This is why I can't have nice things.,
originally uploaded by kittykill.

We were decorating for the Halloween party and Lola and Juju decided that this piece was just not fit to put out! What little monsters. I want to get them a remote control. I bet it would last about 10 minutes. I love the way Juju looks up at me as if to say, "Don't worry mom, we got it under control!" I love my babies.

3 Jacks Design

A special super shout out of thanks first to sewits4you for hooking me up with kittycrossbones from etsy. Both people are amazing. Kittycrossbones helped me with my business cards, buttons, matchbook notes and bookmarks. She is FAB! I love her so much. Thank you! Thank you!

Here are the buttons.




And part of the matchbook



I am so happy! They are so cute!

I want whimsies!

Well who doesn't....
Thank you cake wrecks! Now on to the real post


I am currently the organizer of the Whimsies swap on Craftster. I got both of my packages this weekend (that's what she said). Here are a few pictures. Thank you so much sugarysweet and crafty_dame! You guys rock my world!

October is....

For those of you who don't know-October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As many of you know, I work for a crisis line. Last month we took almost 2,400 calls. This is a scary number to me. All of the shelters in my area are full and have been for well over 9 months. I'm sure that my area is not just the only one that is getting swamped by calls and shelters being full. It's a disgusting trend that must stop. Domestic Violence affects us all. If you are in an abusive relationship or know someone who is, there are people out there that can help you break the cycle. Want to get involved? Check out and see what your local shelters and crisis line need. Demand from your lawmakers better and safer laws. We must make a commitment as a community, as human beings to stop violence.

Which leads me into another thing October is. It is Breast Cancer Awareness month. There are so many companies and organizations out there that are helping and yet there still is no cure. Please take time to get a breast exam. I know our partners/loved ones are more than willing to help out with this one! Again, demand from your lawmakers for better and free testing, for more research.

And finally-October 15th is Love Your Body day. We are so bombarded by the media telling us how we should look, what it is to be a "woman". News flash! We are not all size 8's and 6 feet tall! We are short, skinny, fat, tall, athletic. We come in all sizes, shapes, colors and yes! PERSONALITIES! One size does not fit all! Love your body!

My Etsy shop

Finally! My Etsy shop is up. I am still working on how it looks and the content but it is up and running. YEAH! I have a few more items to put up and make it all nice a pretty. You can look to the side and see a few things I have for sale. It makes me very happy.
I want to shout a big thanks to OMP. He is the most awesome man alive! Thank you SO much for helping me. You are a rock star! I also want to give a shout out to Jean and all of my friends that kicked my butt into gear and are helping me with making the shop all pretty. I loves ya!

Hey moms! Want a calendar for you AND the kids!

So, this link and the info about this calendar comes courtesy of my friend HSG. Oh Helen! Why, why, why did you post this. Yep, that's right it's a naked clown calendar. Yes, I'm serious. Now before everyone gets all creeped out and crazy. The calendar is for a good cause. The proceeds go to help fight MS and I think that is amazing and wonderful-don't get me wrong. I think any crazy idea to get your cause out there should be awarded, but clowns...really?
And to make you cringe a little more- one of the questions on the calendar is: Who’s bendy like a gummy bear?. Honestly, I don't think I want to know.

I couldn't see whether or not it was the full monty going on but that might be even scarier.
Enjoy, and hey, if you need a present for grandma and for your niece-grab two calendars.
www.nakedclowncalendar.com

Pendants and The Scrappy dog society!

So, I am venturing into the land of jewelry and making pendants. I am planning on selling them on etsy and maybe at some shows. I'm pretty proud of them. Not much else is going on in the world of Pam, just trying to play catch up-which I think I am failing miserably at. Also-I am starting an organization (maybe on flickr, maybe a blog) that is going to be Scrappy dogs! You know the kind-if you know my Lola then you know a scrappy dog! So, once I get it set up I will be asking for pictures of your scrappy dogs. Maybe I should make patches for all the members of the SDS (ha!ha!)

The best blog!

If you haven't yet, please check out this blog. I was laughing my butt off tonight. It is a site about cakes gone horribly and humorously wrong. Here are a few of my favorites. www.cakewrecks.blogspot.com

Yes-this is someone's face on a football cake. Seriously, no, I'm not kidding



I don't know why people get so bent out of shape about Barbie's proportions. She seems fine to me



All I can think of is, "Maybe the dingo ate yer baby"


I so want this cake for my birthday, not a full size cake of me, but this exact one. The ego matches the cake.

Redwork Haunted house and other fun stuff...

I joined the vintage Halloween swap on craftster and this is the project I did for my partner. The ghost and the frame are glow in the dark. I hope she likes it. I am very pleased how it turned out.




Also, this weekend was the Safety in Numbers fund raiser for the crisis line I work for. It was a HUGE success. We had it at the Crystal Ballroom and there was a line down the street to get it. I couldn't believe it! I had a lot of friends from Craftster volunteer to donate auction items. All of them sold for crazy sums of money. Thank you ladies for all of your help! Words can not express how awesome you guys are. Mark won a DIY basket with a huge garage heater, a leatherman, and a gift certificate to Hippo Hardware. I won the craft basket which had 4 gift certificates to cool craft stores around the area (I plan on spending them this weekend) and a bunch of fat quarters and a cool bag. It was an awesome time!

Not so fun stuff, I was crazy sick on Sunday and stayed on the couch or in bed for the whole day-luckily I had Lola, Jujube and Kato to keep me company.

Things I'm diggin' right now

Here are a few things I am totally into right now.

Music:

King Khan and The Shrines-Fast moving, with some Bollywood thrown in for good measure. Awesome garage band music. It's as if MC5 and The Hives had a baby and went and got some Indian food on the way.

The Detroit Cobras-1960's girl group meets garage, meets, Marianne Faithful.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings -FUCKING amazing! If you have not heard them, seriously, go find them now. Think 1960's soul. The Dap Kings moonlighted as Amy Winehouse's back up band. So you might be familiar with them.

Santogold-Awesome beats, sassy, total kick ass hotness.

Conor Oberst-touted as the new Bob Dylan. Just good driving music.

The Beat Farmers-yes these guys are old, and actually a few of them are dead but man, if you like Alt-country, you will love these guys.

Estelle-The song American Boy with Kanye West. Catchy, dancing fun music.

Movies:
I have seriously been lacking in the new movie department but if you do nothing else in your life. Watch The Big Lebowski-not once but several times. It is the only way you will get it. Best movie known to man. I can watch it any time, any day, multiple times a day. If you don't get it, something is wrong with you.

Getting Ready for Halloween:
Yes, I know it's a little ways off but what a great holiday and so much fun. Scary music, movies, parties. My favorite holiday. Candy, dressing up-what more can you ask for.

My husband: He rocks and if you know, you know why.

Having my hair back to the 1920's bob.

Life
It's a crazy ride, but the dude abides.

So much stuff going on....

My goodness! I have been so neglectful. Life is finally falling into place again and I can dedicate some time to crafting and writing. Some Craftster announcements first.

The Fall Challenge is under way. The theme is "What Falls means to you". The prize is a pendant and a 20.00 gift card to JoAnn's. Posting and Voting will take place in October. Here's the link to the information.

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=255123.0

Second, I am organizing the Jar of Whimsies round 3. It is a super easy swap. You should come join!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=267867.0

Last, this month's featured project comes from beelisty. The craftster is AMAZING!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=267867.0

The PWCL fund raising event is this Friday! I'm super excited about it and I think that it will be the best one ever. Everyone's hard work is finally coming together.

And last but not least-I spent Sunday with two good Friends up at Maryhill Museum and vineyard. Great friends, great wine, great works of art. I don't think I could have asked for a better day.

My head hurts

I have a headache and I want it to stop. Sorry I have been so neglectful to everyone-life is so chaotic-when is it not. I just want to be able to sit down and stitch. On the plus side, I finished the pillowcases for the auction and almost finished with the swap stuff. I have some super cool ideas on stuff to sell, so it's all good.

I'm an idiot!

So, I thought TODAY was my friend Julie's birthday but it was yesterday and I feel like a complete asshole! WAH! I'm so sorry Julie. If it makes you feel any better you have a package coming your way. I love ya girlie! Oh yeah, and if you get a chance, go over to sew it's for you's blog and say happy b-day.

Summer Craftster Challenge

The Summer Craftster Challenge was amazing! There were so many beautiful and sassy samplers. The votes are in and ZombieKilla's Self Acceptance won! Thank you to everyone who entered. Be on the lookout for the Fall Challenge coming in the next few weeks. You guys RAWK!

1. Take a breath, 2. Self Acceptance, 3. Taking back the domestic arts, 4. The Heavy 7, 5. Thomas Merton, 6. Those shoes are mine, 7. Tom Waits, 8. What's your damage, 9. officesampler, 10. Make Love, Not Warcraft, 11. King of the Zombies.Shaun of the Dead, 12. It's Sew Time, 13. Han Solo said it best, 14. Grandma Besty's Biscuits, 15. Flight of the Conchords, 16. Eat yer heart out, 17. Dumb and Dumber, 18. Dirty pillows, 19. Cold War, 20. Bloody Submission

This was suppose to be the summer of Pam!

For the love of all things holy! I have been crazed lately. I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to write. I actually haven't had a chance to do much of anything lately. I so need to time manage myself better. I made a list today of things I need to do daily/weekly/monthly and need to stick by them. I am trying to finish up a wedding present, stuff for the auction, and stuff to sell all before next week. I also haven't been walking lately, which I need to get my butt moving. I am thinking of investing in a treadmill so I can walk in the winter. I don't want to join a gym-that would be a waste of money. I just want to walk, nothing else, no yoga, no powerlifting, just walk...but I'm going off on a tagent. So....here's what's coming up.
The winner of the challenge
Trying to work out a radio/podcast/blogcast. Does anyone know who to do this? Would anyone listen?
Finish all my loose ends so when fall starts I can make stuff to sell.
Plan the Halloween fund raiser.
I miss you guys!

What I find amazing.

I'm reading other blogs, seeing different lifestyles and find it absolutely amazing how we all come from different backgrounds, religions, ages, areas in the world and yet we respect eachother, care for and about eachother, and bring peace and happiness into eachother's lives. In a world full of turmoil and sadness, I see how truly blessed we are to have that ray of sunshine. Just know that you make a difference in someone's life.

Summer Needlework Challenge

There are so many amazing entries in the Summer Needlework challenge. The theme this season is "What's your Favorite Quote". Voting is going on as we speak! Come vote for your favorite entry.http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=262218.0. Voting ends on August 14th.

Things that make me happy

Things that make me happy:
1. Mark
2. My new stuff for my office
3. My dogs
4. My friends (both in person and online)
5. Knowing that my job makes a difference in the world
6. Being an aunt.

Things that make me Unhappy:
1. Passive aggressive behavior.
2. No shelter space


I tried to think of more, but really-that's about it as far as things that make me unhappy today. It's pretty hard to marsh my mellow today.