SCOOPaDOOP Beads - Selling Off My Collection

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My new Etsy Shoppe - selling off a lifetime of beads, one incredible scoop at a time!

Drop by and see!

REVEALED: World's Best Air Freshener, and NEW in Shoppe - Rolled Roses Kit, 'n' Mini-Kit for Rosettes

I have rolled paper roses kits and mini-kits for my pre-pleated European rosettes.

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Now, on to the best smelling, spicy, all-natural air freshener I have ever encountered -- by accident. I battle the smell of cats and dogs constantly, as those creatures are underfoot in this house constantly.

Buy a kilo or a pound of this, and your whole house will smell heavenly. 

The smell is indescribable as a single term. But it's grassy, spicy, and clean, all at the same time. 

SIMMER a scoop of this on your stove, and enjoy. And you can drink it, too, but that's a whole other post.

It's YERBA MATE, pronounced by the Uruguayans, who drink it like there's no tomorrow, as "ZSher-ba Mah-tay." THe "ZS" sound is hard to reproduce, very silibant.

I saw loads of it on Ebay, very reasonable. 

How did I discover it? My son just got back from visiting in Montevideo, Uruguay, which, to hear him describe it, is the most cosmopolitan yet happy and friendly city in the entire world. It is a well-kept secret. And they have made drinking "mate" into a fine art!

Try it! Truly, I feel like I am in the middle of some heavenly cloud!

New in my shoppe! Rosette Kits! Paper rosettes that are fun to make and GORGEOUS. Get ready for autumn and winter fun because I have loads of adorable papers I'm using to make these rosettes.

Penniwigs Etsy Shoppe!

Pop over to the Rosette page (look above and to the left to see the How To Make Rosettes page) to see how they're made and to learn about my super-secret CHEATER'S ROSETTES so that everyone can enjoy this craft, even if they are on a budge and can't afford the fancier ones.

I love the die I had imported from Europe. It's much nicer, in my opinion, than the Tim Holtz die. 

Summer Lore and Some More Lore

It's been too long since I shared some old-time lore with you.

Some of this lore is especially appropriate during summer and hot months. Other lore is good all year 'round.

Of course, I invite you to download a free sheet of "Pantry Labels and Tags" from my professional account over at sendspace.com. Just click the link and then choose SAVE, not "open." Save it right on your own computer. Don't save this preview: It will print out tiny. Looks huge, but doesn't print right. Use the link and get the real thing. The links follow at the bottom of the post, they are misbehaving and I can't get them to come on up here where they belong. I have over 100 printable sheets in my Etsy Penniwigs shoppe.

I like the "whatnot" tag. It can go on a jar of relish, chowchow, change, buttons, or what-have-you. It can even be hung on a jar of some concoction you've made that you aren't sure came out right. I've made a few spice mixtures that I've questioned deeply.

LORE

If you have a pet or like to attract birds to the yard, get a large flagstone. Place it in the shade.Wedge a woven laundry basket under the tip of the stone. Wet the stone each morning with a bucket of water poured over it slowly. The animals will rest on the cool surface.

Leftover cooked corn will help the animals get fat and sassy for the autumn. Birds love it.

Let grass get long along the shady side of your house or fence. Cut off near the bottom and place it in a basket. Bring inside and your whole house will smell good. If you have a musty book, open the book, fan out the pages and set it upright on the grass. Put another basket on top to keep the smell corralled. The book will lose the musty odor.

Take your finest handkerchiefs and put them out on the laundry line when you expect a heavy dew. No line? Put up a bit of string. Bring them in damp the next morning and dry flat on your counter. Not only lucky, but fresh.

Have troubles? Next time there's a new moon, look over your left shoulder at the moon, tell it your troubles, ask for a favorable outcome. Don't look at the moon again for at least an hour.

Pumpkins or squash not setting well? Mix a cup of Karo with a gallon of water and pour along the best-looking stem where new blossoms are lined up. 

Handwashing dishes goes much better when you do as they did in the past: Add laundry soap. Sprinkle at least a tablespoon in your wash water. Wash, rinse well, and let air dry. They will smell fresh and be grease-free. Always use a real cellulose sponge to wash dishes.

Keep the sponge fresh by taking an old jar like a Mason jar. Pour in 1/2 cup salt, fill up the rest of the jar with the dry kind of the laundry soap. Always place the sponge to "rest" on top of this jar (don't have a lid on it). Dip in a spoon to get the laundry soap out for your dish washing. Don't disturb the salt, though. Keep adding the detergent on top.

Call of the Whippoorwill: Doesn't matter if you live near these sad-calling birds or not. But whistle their call three times at dusk, to banish uneasy or antsy feelings.

LINKS

PNG file - sharpest if you plan to alter these tags, but very large:

http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/b47mks

JPEG file - smaller file but gets raggedy-looking if you alter it in a graphics program:

http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/ud2r6u