urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb a mom, a camera, a sewing machine Rusted Rhubarb 2009-02-01T03:24:44Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:102945 2009-02-01T03:23:53Z 2009-02-01T03:24:44Z So, I am the leasing agent at the apt complex, the boss lady told myself and the asst. manager we were to have a contest.. she wanted us each to decorate an empty apt, make it warm and friendly and inviting. Our budget? $40.00. <br /><br />I hit Goodwill, I got a teddy bear for the 2nd bedroom floor, I got 2 nice silk oversized square pillows for the master bed room, I bought a nice sheer window curtain for the "faux" shower curtain, I went to Tuesday Morning and bought some nice towels to match the faux shower curtain. I bought a nice summer framed print for the closet. I bought "quality".<br /><br />the boss lady looked at the apt I had decorated and said I needed more filler.. that it wasn't bright and cheery enough.<br /><br />the asst manager decorated her apt, she got a studio in contrast to my 2bedroom.. she bought a horrid bright striped plastic shower curtain, and gift bags full of bright tissue paper. She put them in the closet and on the living room floor. She snagged a roll of paper towels from the office and put a ribbon around them. Her apt was "cute".. looked like it was ready for a party.<br /><br />In contrast my apt was ready for a family.<br /><br />the wise boss said we had both won. but she went on to say I needed "filler" in my apt. I jokingly said, "I should have blown up a bunch of balloons. and called it a day." She thought that was a great idea. Guess who now has to take balloons to empty apts every day? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:102804 2009-02-01T03:12:22Z 2009-02-01T03:12:22Z I have an addiction..<br /><br />craigslist.. each day I go there.. looking for what? I have no clue.<br /><br />last week I found a brand new couch, 1 armed sofa they called it, it's actually the extender part of a sectional couch that some woman with too much money bought and then discovered didn't fit in her house. For $25.00 it became mine. My daughter says it looks like a Psychiatrist couch. The girl has never laid on couch in therapy. She watches tv.<br /><br />The week or so before that I found an overstuffed chair and ottoman for $20.00. It's green.<br /><br />I have no more room for furniture.. yet I find myself drawn to the listings anyways.<br /><br />weird.<br /><br />this new addiction of mine. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:101967 2009-01-24T05:18:19Z 2009-01-24T05:18:19Z So, the boy has decided to apply for a job at the local Ice Cream shop. On the application it says, "why do you want to work here?".. he tells me "cold ice cream and hot chicks". not a good answer to put on the application. My co-worker overheard him telling me this and she offered up, "just put you enjoy the atmosphere!".. he responds with,"won't the hemisphere and stratosphere feel left out?"<br /><br />smart ass. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:101129 2009-01-05T11:50:06Z 2009-01-05T11:50:06Z <table style="background: url(&#39;http://43things.com/images/book/quiz_bkg.jpg&#39;) no-repeat; width:500px; height: 160px;"><tr valign="top"><td style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13px; padding: 45px 0 0 140px;">I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm a<div><strong>Romantic Self-Knowing Extrovert</strong></div><div><a href="http://43things.com/book#quiz"><img src="http://43things.com/images/book/take_quiz_small.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dream-List-Do-Experts-43Things-com/dp/0761151265" style="background:none;"><img src="http://43things.com/images/book/buy_book_small.gif" /></a></div></td></tr></table> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:100885 2008-12-06T18:45:59Z 2008-12-06T18:45:59Z So I turn to myself from time to time.... <br /><br />This speaks to me so.. for many reasons I can't quite put my finger on.<br /><br />Maybe some day.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2972289519_1618f2b97d.jpg" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:100732 2008-12-06T15:35:51Z 2008-12-06T15:35:51Z <br /><h3 class="entry-header"><strong>The idea is that you&nbsp;<span style="color: #0000ff">blue</span> the items that you've done.</strong></h3><div class="entry-content"><div class="entry-body"><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span><strong><strong>1. Started your own blog</strong><br /></strong></span><strong><strong>2. Slept under the stars</strong><br />3. Played in a band<br /><strong>4. Visited Hawaii</strong><br />5. Watched a meteor shower</strong></span><strong><br />6. Given more than you can afford to charity<br />7. Been to Disneyland<br /><strong>8. Climbed a mountain</strong><br /><span style="color: #0000ff">9. Held a praying mantis<br /><strong>10. Sang a solo</strong></span><br />11. Bungee jumped<br /><strong>12. Visited Paris</strong><br />13. Watched a lightning storm at sea<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>14. Taught yourself an art from scratch</strong></span><br />15. Adopted a child<br /><strong>16. Had food poisoning</strong><br />17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>18. Grown your own vegetables</strong></span><br />19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France <br /><strong>20. Slept on an overnight train</strong><br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>21. Had a pillow fight</strong></span><br />22. Hitch hiked<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill</strong><br />24. Built a snow fort</span><br /><strong>25. Held a lamb</strong><br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>26. Gone skinny dipping</strong></span><br />27. Run a Marathon<br />28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice<br /><span style="color: #0000ff">29. Seen a total eclipse<br /><strong>30. Watched a sunrise or sunset</strong></span><br /><strong>31. Hit a home run<br /></strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>32. Been on a cruise</strong><br />33. Seen Niagara Falls in person<br />34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors</span><br />35. Seen an Amish community<br />36. Taught yourself a new language<br /><strong>37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied</strong><br />38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person<br /><strong>39. Gone rock climbing</strong><br />40. Seen Michelangelos David<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>41. Sung karaoke</strong></span><br />42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt<br /><strong>43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant</strong><br />44. Visited Africa<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>45. Walked on a beach by moonlight</strong></span><strong><br />46. Been transported in an ambulance</strong><br /><span style="color: #0000ff">47. Had your portrait painted </span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff">48. Gone deep sea fishing</span><br />49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person<br /><strong>50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris</strong><br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling</strong><br /><strong>52. Kissed in the rain</strong><br /><strong>53. Played in the mud<br />54. Gone to a drive-in theater</strong></span><br />55. Been in a movie<br />56. Visited the Great Wall of China<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>57. Started a business</strong></span><br />58. Taken a martial arts class<br />59. Visited Russia<br /><strong>60. Served at a soup kitchen<br /></strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies</strong></span><br />62. Gone whale watching<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>63. Got flowers for no reason</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma</strong></span><br />65. Gone sky diving<br /><strong>66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp</strong><br /><span style="color: #0000ff">67. Bounced a check<br />68. Flown in a helicopter<br /><strong>69. Saved a favorite childhood toy<br />70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial<br />71. Eaten Caviar</strong><br />72. Pieced a quilt<br /><strong>73. Stood in Times Square</strong><br />74. Toured the Everglades<br />75. Been fired from a job<br /></span>76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London<br />77. Broken a bone<br /><strong>78. Been on a speeding motorcycle</strong><br />79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person<br /><strong>80. Published a book</strong><br />81. Visited the Vatican<br /><span style="color: #0000ff">82. Bought a brand new car</span><br />83. Walked in Jerusalem<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>84. Had your picture in the newspaper</strong></span><strong><br />85. Read the entire Bible<br /></strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>86. Visited the White House</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff">87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating</span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong><span> (fish)</span></strong></span><strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /><strong>88. Had chickenpox</strong><br />89. Saved someone's life </span><span style="color: #000000"><span>(well, the paramedics said I did, I&nbsp;kept her talking until they arrived, I was 16)</span></span><br />90. Sat on a jury<br /><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>91. Met someone famous</strong></span><strong><br />92. Joined a book club<br /></strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>93. Lost a loved one</strong><br />94. Had a baby<br />95. Seen the Alamo in person</span><br />96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake<br /><strong>97. Been involved in a law suit<br /><span style="color: #0000ff">98. Owned a cell phone<br /></span>99. Been stung by a bee<br /></strong></strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong><strong>100. Read an entire book in one day</strong> </strong></span></p></div></div>Ok, so that's not much of an update from me after I've been absent for so long.. but in all the months I've been focusing on working and kids and surviving, I'm seeing I'm missing something... me!&nbsp; So, after the holidays, the Artist Michelle will return in full force!&nbsp; Work and kids be damned!&nbsp; well, not really... but you get the drift.&nbsp; LOL urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:100055 2008-10-05T18:57:05Z 2008-10-05T18:57:05Z <div style="text-align: center"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/2913310643_2a9afe9f7c.jpg" /><br /><br />a 5x7 journal page.. <br />little on the journaling<br />heavy on the alchol inks..<br />which I am now in love with.</div> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:99809 2008-10-01T11:52:48Z 2008-10-01T11:52:48Z <div style="text-align: center"><br />Major Haircut ahead.....<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2903862592_44636b8665.jpg" /><br /><br />the kids don't like it... <br />the girl said I now look &quot;old&quot;<br />the boy said, &quot;it's weird&quot;<br />I don't care.. it's off my neck now<br />and will be easier to get out in the morning.<br />&nbsp;</div> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:99403 2008-10-01T11:48:19Z 2008-10-01T11:48:19Z <br />From <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_glittertrixie' lj:user='glittertrixie' style='white-space: nowrap; text-decoration: line-through;'><a href='http://glittertrixie.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://glittertrixie.livejournal.com/'><b>glittertrixie</b></a></span>&nbsp;:<br /><br />You're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine ... you're on my list, so I want to know you better! Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.<br /><br />01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?<br />02) What was your dream growing up?<br />03) What talent do you wish you had?<br />04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?<br />05) Favorite vegetable?<br />06) What was the last book you read?<br />07) What zodiac sign are you?<br />08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.<br />09) Worst Habit?<br />10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?<br />11) What is your favorite sport?<br />12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?<br />13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?<br />14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?<br />15) Tell me one weird fact about you.<br />16) Do you have any pets?<br />17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?<br />18) What was your first impression of me?<br />19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?<br />20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?<br />21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?<br />22) What color eyes do you have?<br />23) Ever been arrested?<br />24) Bottle or can soda?<br />25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?<br />27) What's your favorite place to hang out?<br />28) Do you believe in ghosts?<br />29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?<br />30) Do you swear a lot?<br />31) Biggest pet peeve?<br />32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?<br />33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?<br />34) Favourite and least favourite food?<br />35) Do you believe in God?<br />36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:98735 2008-09-11T11:50:54Z 2008-09-11T11:50:54Z <br /><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2821948072_682bef75ed.jpg" /><br /><br />I'm here... got a nudge again from Ms. Enchy... ;o)<br /><br />Proper update will follow in the next week or so.<br /><br />In the meantime... I'm working, parenting, living, and just survived both a helicopter ride and the first appt with the Divorce Lawyer with the soon to be ex.&nbsp; <br /><br />Though none of it is easy (though the ride was easy after I&nbsp;found my tummy again)....<br /><br />plodding along.. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:96818 2008-06-01T22:50:40Z 2008-06-01T22:50:40Z Yesterday I picked up some fresh green beans and an artichoke at the Farmers Market..<br /><br />I made the artichoke just like my mom used to make it... cooked it and ate it.. didn't taste the same.. I threw it out.<br /><br />I snapped the green beans just like my grandmother taught me.. cooked them.&nbsp; They are the perfect "crispness" and I sprinkled sea salt on them and am now eating them like they are potato chips.. with my fingers.<br /><br />They are that good. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:96705 2008-06-01T13:27:44Z 2008-06-01T13:27:44Z <p>The many stages of a plastic dress form:<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/2236392809_509706e203.jpg" /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2073/2237186306_6b9bba0bd9.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2538271767_e2998806b4.jpg" /></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:95854 2008-05-31T02:56:16Z 2008-05-31T02:56:16Z This just had me grinning from ear to ear!<br /><br /><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=33025597">Korean Baby Sings Hey Jude</a><br /><lj-embed id="8" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:94611 2008-05-14T00:56:23Z 2008-05-14T00:56:23Z <p>I saw you had a new live journal.. thought you could hide from me, huh???&nbsp;<br /><br />;o)<br /><br />Happy Birthday to the Bestest Birthday Boy I know!!<br /><br />xoxoxo's</p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:91579 2008-04-29T13:29:51Z 2008-04-29T13:29:51Z <p>This is something my son would love to be part of!!<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><lj-embed id="7" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:86633 2008-04-01T12:37:06Z 2008-04-01T13:33:33Z <p align="center">So, I'm&nbsp;asking/reminding ya'll I have some&nbsp;aprons for sale over in my etsy shop.&nbsp; Anyone need an apron?&nbsp; Got a&nbsp;present you need soon?&nbsp; Isn't&nbsp;Mother's Day around the corner? ;o)<br /><br />Here's a link to my Etsy shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5065740">HERE</a>.<br /><br />&nbsp;and the newest one is for sale too.. just not in my etsy shop yet.. it's $35.00 as well.&nbsp; Just let me know here if you want it, otherwise buy the others over at etsy.. <br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2371608332_cd7518d923.jpg" /><br /><br />ok, sales pitch over. ;o)</p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:86137 2008-03-29T16:57:54Z 2008-03-29T16:57:54Z <p align="center">Made of re-claimed fabrics: vintage table linen, vintage napkins, dress, and skirt.<br /><br />model - me, photographer - sydney<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2354/2371590756_83a26a8083_b.jpg" /></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:75269 2008-02-03T23:42:12Z 2008-02-03T23:42:12Z <p align="center">I found many beautiful things yesterday.. here's a few:<br /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2240661264_e81eb3f43f.jpg" />&nbsp;<br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2359/2239454626_1c7ff2e35f.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2157/2239880951_ea8cf631f5.jpg" /></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:74754 2008-02-02T17:39:03Z 2008-02-02T17:39:03Z I bought this on ebay a while back:<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/d0/8d/00a7_1.JPG" /><br /><br />and a few weeks later I turned it into this:<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/2236420983_67787b3258.jpg" />&nbsp;<br /><br />I made her (stuffed the back to give her a booty) to be a model for my aprons..she's not 100% finished, but close. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:74562 2008-02-02T15:55:34Z 2008-02-02T15:55:34Z <p align="center">I found this woman's art today.. I just love, love, love her sewing thread series.&nbsp; Go check it out will ya and think of me.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.samanthalambphotography.com/">Samantha Lamb<br /></a><br />I found her on flickr this morning and just love her art!&nbsp; I might have to treat myself to one of her prints here soon! ;o)<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif" /></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:74324 2008-02-02T13:59:55Z 2008-02-02T13:59:55Z <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="6">Happy Birthday Miz Carla!!!!</font><br /><br /><font size="4">So glad we met here online and I can't wait to meet you face to face this summer!<br /><br />Luv, your&nbsp;birthday twin!!<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/1405267024_c7eb854eb5_m.jpg" /><br /><br /><font color="#993366">;o)</font></font>&nbsp;</p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:74204 2008-02-01T19:02:42Z 2008-02-01T19:04:08Z 1. What are you set on? - <font color="#808000">Being happy and content</font><br /><br />2. What do you have to do right? - <font color="#808000">Whatever I choose to do right.&nbsp; Some days I don't care.. some days I want things perfectly.&nbsp; It depends on my mood really.</font><br /><br />3. Have any kids? - <font color="#808000">2 teenagers, but ya'll knew that</font><br /><br />4. Are you patient? -<font color="#808000"> I like to think I am</font><br /><br />5. Friday fill-in:&nbsp; <font color="#808000">this morning was spent researching rentals for the in-law invasion in June.. ugh.&nbsp; but should be fun.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br /><font color="#808000">(oh, and tomorrow I turn 41 - aka: my 41st trip around the sun)</font><br />&nbsp; urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:73970 2008-02-01T18:42:54Z 2008-02-01T18:42:54Z <p>If you are interested.. I have 5 of my aprons up for sale in my etsy shop.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5065740">HERE</a>.<br /><br />Ok, sales pitch over!</p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:73578 2008-02-01T15:49:03Z 2008-02-01T15:52:14Z I've been working on "Sitting" off and on for months now..&nbsp;more off than on.. but in the last two days I finally finished it.&nbsp; And I L.O.V.E. it!&nbsp; Measures 23" by 10 1/2".<br /><br />I hope you do too!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />I was inspired by a new Yoga place that opened up here in town a&nbsp;year&nbsp;ago.&nbsp; If my body isn't doing the yoga.. at least in my head I am! LOL<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2235005712_2026933876_b.jpg" /><br /><br />More images behind the cut<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><div class="ljcut" text="2 more images">&nbsp;<img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2235006450_ae963bfa93.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2313/2234218469_a9e37c2303.jpg" /><br /><br /></div> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:rustedrhubarb:72479 2008-01-31T03:06:51Z 2008-01-31T03:08:36Z I entered a photo&nbsp;to the Jones Soda Gallery..&nbsp;<br /><br />would love to have you vote on it.<br /><br />Just for fun of course.<br /><br />Vote <a href="http://www.jonessoda.com/gallery/view.php?ID=908982&amp;offset=6">HERE</a>.