Thinking About Art in the Park

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

It is February and although Latham Park’s annual Art in the Park festival is not until September, the 22nd to be exact, LaShawn and I are still thinking about Art in the Park and planning for it. After all, we both have some tax refund money coming to us and so we have a few items that we feel we need to purchase.

Now right now we are considering the following:

  • pop-up canopy/tent
  • more tables
  • jars for bath salts/salt scrubs/sugar scrubs
  • bottles for lotions/shower gels
  • fabric to make table skirts
  • cash box
  • best barcode scanner app for iPhone in case we put barcodes on our products at some point this year

We aren’t sure about the last one because we don’t know how that would work, or even if such a thing exists right now. We may just end up forgoing the barcode thing – maybe let anyone we happen to start consigning through take care of barcodes. :P

We are, however, looking into new products, new scents, and supplies for our craft show.

Do you make and sell anything at craft shows? If so, what, and do you have any tips??

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Music

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

So I have actually gotten the ball rolling to start playing music again. I am going to be playing with the “praise team” at church. I’ll be on the keyboard, just playing chords, at least for right now. The only issue I have is that they don’t use sheet music – they use lyric sheets that just say what chords to play at what time. That’s fine, except I don’t remember what notes go with what chords except C – which is C, E, & G. I’m hoping eventually to be able to get the sheet music to the songs we play so I can actually play the keyboard normally instead of just chords.

But at least I’ll get to start playing piano/keyboard again and I *might* if I can, find a new flute to play. :) I miss playing the flute as well as the piano. :) Some of this may be due to a conversation I had with my friend Travis, but most of it is because I miss playing music for myself – not just listening to others play it.

Now if I can just re-learn to read bass clef on sheet music I’ll be good. ;)

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I Want To Do Something Different

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I’ve been musical all my life. I’ve been singing since I could talk, I’ve played the piano since I was in kindergarten, and I played both flute & clarinet when I was in high school. I have always loved music and I always will love music. While I’m going to start playing piano/keyboard for my church’s praise team, there is one thing I would love to do.

I would love to get an epiphone pr 150 and learn to play the guitar. Seriously, I would absolutely love to learn to play the guitar. I love the sound of the guitars on my favorite songs and frankly, I can often tell you what song is starting just by the guitar riffs that are being cranked out. I love the sound of the guitar and I want to learn to play.

The biggest issue with that is convincing the people around me to let me do it. LOL I don’t think my roommates want to listen to me playing the guitar. :P

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Reading, Reading, Reading

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

For those of you who know me and know me well, I am a bookworm. I love to read, I’ve always loved to read. Sometimes I take breaks from reading because I either a) have too many books and don’t know what to read first or b) I’m having headaches when I read, meaning I need glasses. Sometimes reason c) too much other stuff to do, pops up as well, but that’s more rare now than it used to be – although you’d think school would make me not want to read anything! LOL

I have a blog at which I review the books I’ve read – whether digital books or hard copy books – which I’ll link up in the blogroll as soon as I’m done here. Seriously, there is nothing more I love than a good book except good music. :) Right now I’m reading two books – Starts by Lissa Price (not yet released, WHEE!) and The Ghosts of Varner Creek by Michael Weems. :) One has to love the top 100 free Kindle books on Amazon.com! :D

So if you’re a reader, what are you reading right now??

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Can I Have A Nap??

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I’ve been ready for a nap since I got up today, but now I’m even more ready. First we ran to Bacon Creek Park to take the dog for a car ride/walk. After Bacon Creek Park we ran to the post office so we could mail off some items that needed to be taken care of. Then a friend sent me a message via Facebook asking if I knew of anywhere to get a rheem heat pump for a swimming pool – and I reminded him that I don’t have a swimming pool so I wouldn’t know. Then we hit up Pizza Hut – just in time too, because they were closing early for – of all things – their Christmas party for 2011. So now do you see why I want a nap?? LOL

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