If I'm being completely honest, one of the reasons I've always loved St. Patrick's Day is that you get to pinch people who aren't celebrating. I secretly hope that everyone who gets pinched will create an elaborate leprechaun outfit for next year. Either way, Happy...
Woohoo! Today I am celebrating reaching 555 "likes" on Facebook! I will select a winner on Sunday, March 23rd at 6pm EST. The winner will receive a surprise package from me! To enter: - comment below with your favorite comedian (can be an actor, stand-up performer,...
Last month, I talked about the ways I've begun to expand Uncustomary Art as a business. This included teaching workshops and offering more goods and services to be purchased on my Etsy store. Since the last time I posted, I've been working on the importance...
Month three of our Peacock Vows. Read about how Michelle of Busy Weekends is doing with her goal! I'm going to take the focus away from mail for a second. I know it's only been two months, but I'm learning a lot about monitoring the progress of a goal once a month. A...
In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, we start thinking about green things, leprechauns, and the luck of the Irish. What does luck mean anyway? Ultimately it's a type of good fortune that comes into our lives by chance or fate, versus as a product of our own actions....
Hello, my beautiful sparkly friends. Today is Plant A Flower Day! I hope it's beautiful enough where you are to get one to grow! The bad news is that I've been really sick this past week! I was probably only not sick two and a half days of it, which makes this week's...
As much as my enthusiasm for mail was re-sparked when I went to San Francisco for the Ex Postal Facto events, I haven't felt like photographing mail lately! (A lot of it has to do with it being winter, honestly. I like taking pictures in natural light since my house...
Fashion is a really wonderful thing, and I love the way it can be used as a tool for self-expression. I definitely don't like everything that's "in style", though. We all have our own style, and I think that's beautiful. So what's my style? Colorful, loud, and gaudy....
Every month, I host a link-up on a different topic, and this month we’re talking about Optimism! If you’re interested in getting notifications to prepare for future link-ups, just send me an e-mail, and I’ll put you on the list! Even if you didn’t know about the...
Happy Wednesday and Discover What Your Name Means Day! Here's a site for you to check into the history of your name. I've heard conflicting things about my own name all my life. The Virgin Mary, "bitterness", and other things. Tell me what your name means! And yes,...