One of my favorite employees is leaving. I totally understand why, but I will miss her a lot. She always dropped by to see what new outfit I was wearing, found cute little things for my apartment and yard and well, I am sad.
Eleanor please make sure you stay in touch with my dresser so I know how you are and if you can stop by once in a while and see me.
Why is it so hard to figure out what to wear on my first day of school, next Monday? Off to figure it out and yes it will be orange.
We got to meet Piper Jo yesterday at work. She is smaller than she looks in the pictures and so full of energy and cute. We had set out 4 sets of fabric, trim, etc for the parents to look at. I really wanted the black and white with a splash of orange but they chose a different color. I have to admit the fabric with the white paper wrapper really did look good close up to the dogs colorings.
Unfortunately Piper does not like bows or hats or anything on her head cos I so badly wanted to have a hat so i could ride in the top of it. Fear not though my dresser is taking me to the gala and I think she will do me in black and white and orange. She is going in her LBD and her monarch butterfly shawl. So we need to match.
Piper has so much energy she made me need a nap just watching her. She also has her tail up on her back most of the time so that really changes what the skirt will look like so she can throw her tail up and over the skirt.
Anyway now to get some drawings done, get some thoughts going and start on this. It has to be done by September 24th for dress rehearsal.
Meanwhile I am going to pack my backpack this next week along with pick out my First Day of School outfit cos it starts here on the 22nd. I am just vegging in a yellow top and purple shorts this week with yellow ballet slippers. My dresser forgot to get a picture.
Stay tuned for further Piper events.
I am so excited I am going to the Pet Gala (even though I have a cat, hope LightBulb does not mind). It is like the Met Gala only this one is for dogs. Dogs get dressed up and walk the red carpet. The Grooming Project will be the beneficiary of this year's gala. They assist low income families in obtaining jobs in dog grooming. Anyway my dresser is helping dress a Shichon. Of course being at Scraps there is a ton of fabric, trim, etc to choose from. Since Scraps is dressing a dog then I of course must go along and report back. So I have yet to figure how I am going down the runway in my outfit but we have til October to figure it all out. Suggestion is I ride on a hat worn by the dog owner, ride in a pocket on the dog, somehow get fastened to the back of the dog but the cape is a problem for that and how do i get fastened on. Anyway, lots of white and orange preparations to be done. Stay tuned for pictures of the dog, me and the work going into this outfit.
Good thing my dresser has my outfits done til my birthday mid September or she would not be able to sleep. And of course there is Halloween coming up and what will I be this year, leaning towards a mermaid, or?????
My coloring book outfit, notice the sash has crayons on it. It was fun to watch the kids come by, pick up crayons and color books. I hope they had a fun week coloring, I know I did.
My outfit this week is pretty blah, just hanging out relaxing because school starts soon and then it will be busy again.
I am off to start packing my backpack for school, so many items to choose from and what am I going to wear on the first day, something orange of course (my fav color) and I have several pieces to choose from.
Remember I wrote about my Vinca in the pot that died earlier in the year but the seeds sprouted. They were a bright pink bloom and last year I had one white bloom. So this year I have the bright pink, a white and the small bloom in front is a light pink. I have no idea why this is happening but it is pretty cool that I have new color of blooms from one color. We shall see how long the new plants last, hopefully another 4 years.
So let me go back almost a year ago and explain how I came to be. Someone decided the store needed a mascot. Since we collect used craft, school and office supplies, and various other things and re-sell them, the whole purpose of the store is you walk in see all the wonderful things at cheap prices and voila the light bulb goes off. So I became a light bulb. After much trial and error I came about. There is a flat Scrappy for people to color and take with them and post pictures and there is a somewhat flat felt kit you can make. But there is only one of me, well 2 but one is only my model that my dresser uses to make sure all my outfits will fit.
Sometimes I wish I had hair there is so much more my dresser could do with me, but alas light bulbs do not have hair, so she uses hats and headbands to try and cover my huge head.
It all started last year in October when my dresser was asked to make me a Halloween costume, she had many ideas but nothing worked because I only have a 2" long body to work with. Once the bug hit she decided I needed an outfit for every month centering on the holiday, so I became a turkey for November, had an ugly xmas sweater for December, had a snow outfit for January and so on.
Because I kept getting moved a lot around the store my dresser thought i needed a place to be, so my studio apartment happened, 2 solid weeks of drawings, measuring, painting, etc and my place came about. I am enclosed in a box so things can not be stolen ( the 2 birds in the feeder were stolen this summer) and I could still be seen.
I have a Siamese cat named Light Bulb (duh). The next big project is for me to get a Jeep followed by a camper, she shed, and a 2nd floor with a bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom.
I got a swimming pool this summer, you may have seen me kicking back on Facebook or perhaps Instagram. My dresser is not on Instagram but you can catch me periodically on her FB page or ScrapsKC FB page.
Stay tuned for my further dressings, events, etc.
My model only has the body but my dresser knows how long the arms and legs are.
Me chillaxing in my pool which is really a very large coffee mug with styrofoam peanuts in the bottom with a piece of foam covered in scrapbook paper for the water.
(Side Note: my dresser has been wanting to do another yarn bomb so this is her somewhat version of yarn bombing, satisfies the need for her brain to be be busy)
So August 2nd is National Coloring Book Day. Since I live at ScrapsKC my "dresser" decided to make it a day to try and sell crayons and color books and just do something fun. So she made me a yellow dress and headband (picture to come later) and found a Smurf Coloring Book ( her dad's favorite comic) and made a basket with crayons and boxes of crayons (these are buttons in her stash--you should see her stash in her craft room. I could get lost in there and have so much fun). Anyway I think I am going to take over her blog as she does not post much anymore or maybe I can prod her to post more.
So we all know Mom Decorah and DM2 built N3 out of camera range. Well looks like they need to be building N4. No one has seem them so let's hope they are ok.
N3 the New Nest that Mom Decorah and DM2 built over behind Walmart and the Nest that Benny Bruhling and I found back on December 16, 2020 has blown down completely last Saturday night in the bad storm they had!! I have mixed emotions. I'm Happy it blew down. It was a dead tree and not when there were eaglets in the nest! Thank God! But sadden because we don't know where Mom and DM2 are. Benny and I have already been looking for a possible 4th Nest being built by Mom Decorah and her Mate DM2 and we will continue to look for their new nest as we go forward. The hard thing is identifying once you find a new nest, is it really Mom Decorah and DM2 or just another couple? So, time will tell. I pray that we can find them even if it's just for peace of mind knowing that they are okay! But who knows how this will turn out maybe the Nest will be accessable and possibly a Live Cam in the Future!! Wouldn't that be something!!
Hard to believe he has been gone 7 years already. We all know he is soaring high with the eagles. Thanks to him we got a chance to witness miracle after miracle with all the eggs Mom laid and hatched and nurtured into adult eagles. Thanks Bob for the memories and all the work you did.
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I love these I always call them Moss Ross instead of Moss Rose. They bloom in the bright sun and then close up at night, This is their 3rd year and they have filled this little pot. I may need to transfer them to a larger pot.
The Rose of Sharon has started blooming, hope the Japanese Beetles find a new home this year.
This pot of Vincas is 4 years old this year. When I set them out this year I think it was too early and they died. I figured I paid a dollar for the plants and got my money's worth. Well the seeds decided they were not done so they are growing. I know the originals were bright pink and last year I had one white one. So I am anxious to see what color these will be.
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