Wacky Funster

What's with all these birthdays? sheesh..my fingers are going numb with greetings...but...I just couldn't miss yours!!!! Hope it was a good one :)

Oh Wayfer....did I miss it? Hope you had a great one!!!! :) Love, Wacky

Happy Happy Birthday Master!!! :D

Happy Birthday Scarlette!!! So glad you were born :)

Happy Birthday Philly!!!! :)

Golly... Why don't you see if YOU LIKE CANDLEMAKING before you try it!!! Things aren't always as easy as they seem. Those pots can get heavy...can your arms take it? I suggest you try it....you may not like it. You may, but, you may not. Sounds like you like gardening...have you tried dried flower arrangements? carving gourds? making natural dyes? Extra money? roflmao. I don't know anyone who makes "extra" money selling crafts...even the good ones...we just about break even, and as far as time goes? I'm lucky if I'm making $2/hr at best!!!! Really, act2....go to a craft supply store...buy the candle wax, dye, scents and wicks and try it out....!!!!!! Wacky O'

I am not a knitter....I am a spinner, and after you've tried some luscious handspun yarns, you'll never go back, however, they're pricey as each skein is individually made. I have a skein right now for $140!!! and it will sell before any of my cheaper skeins because of it's uniqueness, softness and beauty!!! It's 200 yards and will make a hefty scarf...I bought it to a yarn store to show a friend of mine and she was literally salivating over it!!! I'm too busy dyeing and spinning right now to knit. I do do a little weaving, in fact, did about 5- 4" squares already this morning. By the time I finish crocheting these squares up for a large scarf/shawl, it will cost someone about $250!!! and I'm sure I'll get it. I never sacrifice quality for quantity and my yarns are high end, impossible to find. I never go into the chains to buy wool. I wouldn't spend my precious time weaving/knitting/crocheting with crap...why not use the very best and unique? Yes, I have made candles. Beach candles...and for years I did it the old fashion way hand dipping them...rainbow colors and all. People LOVE those, but, again, they are time consuming, however, you can market them as each candle is individually dipped like in the olden days. I guess I'm a purist of sorts, so, will never be rich. I think I try to preserve history, in some ways. btw- that $140 skein of yarn took me 2 days to make by the time I scoured the fleece, dyed it, spun it and plyed it thrice. I used kid mohair locks (6 month old baby goat.) It took me a long time to find people with baby goats...they're rare, as they are only 6 months for so long!!! and the coat is so soft people hardly want to give them up. I was lucky tho. I purchased 2 and have found 3 more!!! It is way softer than cashmere and curls a tad when spun. I made a second little leftover skein and plyed it with metallic thread for another fantastic effect! Anyways...I think not only should you have a passion about your product, but....DO YOU HAVE A PRODUCT? Is this just a thought? of have you made something already that is marketable to an audience. My audience aren't rich. They DO know quality, tho. I will eat rice and beans for weeks, to save up for something that I really really want that is really really unique. That's just me, but, there are people like that!!!..they are my market! What kind of candles do you make? Are people candled out already? There are candles everywhere...what makes yours unique? I hope this helps a little. Wacky O'

Hi act2... :) I have numerous small businesses going right now. And, I have about 50 pounds of candle wax in the basement to do beach candles...unfortunately I am so busy doing my other crafts, it has taken a back burner. I find that a local "gimmick" helps in sales...so, I would suggest to you to find what's popular in your area and capitalize on that. Crafts doesn't pay, unless you send things over to China and have them manufacture your ideas for you...(which I think is disgusting, yet doable)....I would also send samples to "candle" people...make little packets up to massage therapists, home decorators, caterers and the like. Good luck!!! Wacky O'

Happy Happy Birthday d!!!!!! B)

Peppermint stick...with chocolate sprinkles.... yummmmmmm :P :P :P

Dang!!! Is this gonna ruin my backpacking trip to New Zealand in April...my plane goes via Soeul, North Korea...???? Dang!!! I guess I haven't been paying attention to the news. Whenever Bush talks, I turn him off....I was wondering what he was babbling about the bird flu...I guess I thought it was one more of his multiple distractions from how incompetent he really is...but...I guess that's another thread!

Hopeful..you are in my thoughts and prayers everyday. Reading some of these posts, waves of my divorce grief have swept over me. In alot of ways, it some of the same feelings...even the other day I felt lost for a moment missing and pining for hanging around playing our guitars...it was weird...and altho it has been over 20 years since my divorce, I go through that emptiness too. I'm glad you're going to church on Sunday, Hope...I hope that helps renew your being.... :) (((((smoochies)))))

@@@@@ and \_/b for your very special day catcup... I am so glad you've been around....hope your celebration was fun!!! Love, Wacky xoxoxo

Welcom skate4life...I see this is your first post here!!! Well, Oaks...I only check the threads now and then.... People get married and then they disappear....that's what happens. That's life!!!! I think time spent in real time with real live people is the most valuable. One should cultivcate real life relationships in their life. After many disappointments here in cyberspace I rarely am on the computer anymore. To me, it's a waste of time. There is way too much life to live!!!! other cool things to do with my nimble fingers. I am so very happy for you Oakspear!!! Go, be with your family!!!! Get off the puter and spend time snuggling and picnicing and digging in the gardens.... GS helped me for a time too...then, it's just time to do other things. I figure the people who wanna know me will contact me...obviously you are loved here....perhaps you are just in a period of grieving...how many years has it been?

This morning I bought a pound of sirloin beef stew. I threw it (ever so gently) into the garlic sprayed crock pot...chunked all my garden veggies...cubed eggplant, celery, carrots, onions, cut tomatoes,3 colors of potatoes I picked up in Maine....and 3 colors of carrots!!! (yellow, orange and red!!!)..I salt and peppered it, and left for work.... Presto!!! I walked into the house to a most delectable smell...and just finished a yummy seasonal stew!!! I usually make cornbread muffins and freeze them....but, I ate all those up the other day... I love this time of year. ...and.... I love my crock pot. Do you have one? :)

Hope....How are you holding up? ((((hugs)))))

Thank God I finally figured out how to get into the new forums!!!! Hopeful...I am soooo grieved by this. I can hardly express how my heart is breaking here, my friend. I am always here if you need me. Love and Hugs, Wacky xoxoxo

Hey you Mainers.... Onioneater, Galen, Chaz... I'm leaving for Unity, ME very early tomorrow (Friday) morning... I'll be hanging at the Wednesday Spinners tent. Just yell out Wacky Funster and I'll hear ya ;)--> If not, I'm milling around the fair, and come back again. ...unless y'all wanna make a dinner date... Can't wait for a maine tater french fry!!!! I'll be there til late Sat. Any takers?

I have been saving my frequent flyers for 20 years for a "round the world" ticket. Delta...oh oh My list is very short, as I've been everywhere I've wanted to go mostly. 1- New Zealand (which I may do in February or April) 2- Tazmania 3- Iceland 4- Egypt 5- Capetown, Africa 6- Madagascar 7- and last but not least...in fact, it's my #1 choice...Antarctica. I've been trying to get on an oceanographic cruise for years now to no avail. :(--> That's about it for me.

CONGRATULATIONS OAKSPEAR!!!! I, too, after 7 years of chipping away at them paid off my last one this month...in fact, just sent the check 2 days ago!!! WE'RE FREE!!!!!! And what a perfect way to start off a new chapter in your life with your sweetie... :)--> Never again, huh? I hear ya! -->

Prayer to you Belle!!! My eyes have been glued to the TV and to all the scenes and photos, and I, too, am exhausted. I do comfort food...chocolate pudding and hot lentil soup. Take time for your soul...refresh it...walk, talk to the trees, yell at god... Right after this hurricane hit, and I saw the pics rolling in, I started to become very mindful and conscious of everything... ...I was thankful to the 3 ice cubes I put in my water, knowing hurricane victims had none. ...I was thankful and mindful for everything...and since have taken little for granted. I turned my helplessness into something a little more manageable for me to deal with the exhaustion.

I don't volunteer. I don't commit. Ever since twi, I have avoided anything that would have me "give" in any way...unless I am paid. Feelings of being used, exploited...you all know the rest...has turned me into a volunteer/giver phobic. ...until today. I have 2500 "guests" of New Orleans 5 miles down the road from me... I have volunteered to be a teacher and/or counselor, as I am certified in both. I have collected oodles...and I mean OODLES!!!... of yarn...for knitting circles for blankets and scarves for my new women neighbors...the frost is right around the corner now. This New Orleans fiasco has moved me to get OFF MY foot...and for the first time since twi...(about 20 years now)...to GIVE... ...and get re-thankful for every sip of water I drink... Funny how tragedy can wake up the soul... Hopefully I will have stories to tell. I am still waiting to hear for my assignment. It is a slow time of the year for menow, as the tourists have left...so I have plenty of time... It feels pretty good... ...to break through this wall I have... ...I couldn't do it, but knew it had to be done before my life was over!!! I won't feel used, nor exploited...no,not this time...

I BELIEVE THAT GOD ANSWERS PRAYER. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THOSE MUSLIMS, BOWING IN PRAYER, PRAY FEROCIOUSLY FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA. I'M SURE THEY'RE REJOICING. GOD HAS ANSWERED A PIECE OF THEIR PRAYERS. Now, which god, I dunno... --> THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE.

where is this jar?

Glad to see you alive, herbal...and that you weren't the one dead tolled in Carroll Co. :)-->