Since the move, almost one year ago, I have been without internet connection. Well, you may as well say without because what we had, you couldn’t even connect with the world.  My old ISP, I like to call frustrationdotnet,  gave us speeds of up to 12k and lots of down time.   Pretty much all I could do was check email, and that would take 10 minutes. There were lots of days with panic, not being able to print shipping labels or email customers for my business.  When I could print labels it would take 30 minutes to print one label from Paypal. So basically task that used to take 1 minute were taking too long and taking over my life.  I even added up a few statistics one day while waiting for the page to load. I figured out, that out  of 5 hours a day of being online with frustrationdotnet service, that in one year, I would have wasted one and a half months of my life. Now add that with the months of life we spend sitting at traffic lights each year and it gets pretty scary.  It was overwhelming and it is gone now! I am so grateful to have fast speed!

Now that I am back, I am in full swing working on getting new products and information listed on my business blog over at Fruitflypie.com and working on reviewing some seriously cute handmade items,  over at my other blog Makeitcute.com. I am double posting this on both blogs in-case you would like to read the other blog too. 

Okay, i’m off to plunge into the world of networking again. I would love to see you all there. So I will be compiling a list of all the places I use to network and share them with you on Monday.

This candy dish was made using several vintage molds. The round sphere design is simple, yet unique. The bottom was made from a medium sized 1970’s planter, it has a nice globe shape that has a smaller foot toward the bottom. The lid was made from an old grease pot mold that had a plain basic knob. So, I cut the knob off and used a 1970’s owl macrame bead and attached it on top.  This is a one of a kind piece, only available at Fruitfly Pie.

Add a splash of color to any room with this adorable pair of ceramic owls. Cast from a 1970’s ceramic mold and painted in candy colors, they are sure to add style to any room.  Choose from coffee brown, bubblegum pink, lemon yellow or sour apple green.

What a hoot! Ceramic owl banks now come in planter style. This 1960’s owl can now adorn your favorite garden spot. They also look terrific in the office, where they can store your favorite pencils and pens.

One of our neighbors beautiful chickens decided to lay her nest right beside our front door. We all had been seeing this chicken making a long run down the dirt road up to our place but didn’t think any thing of it until 3 days ago. I was making tofu inside and I kept hearing our dog Pickle bark.  After a while I went outside to see why and there were 3 baby chicks on the ground! They were so cute and fuzzy yellow and they were peeping at their mother who was up above on the brick divider.

I picked them up and placed them back with mom and ran inside to get my camera to take picture.

We thought there were only 3 chicks, but then we found out there were 9! And three more eggs that have not hatched yet.

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In honor of my new dish towel designs. This week only, spend $50 or more at www.fruitflypie.etsy.com(not including shipping) and receive your choice of any 100% cotton huck, dish towel FREE. Convo me your choice at check out. $8 value, offer ends Feb. 17 at midnight. One free towel per customer.

Hold you candy in style in this beautiful vintage style candy dish . With scalloped edge and tulip design, this dish makes an incredible center piece for your home or office. Would also be perfect as a planter or knick-knack catch all as well.

Swans! They are so graceful and beautiful. This swan was made from an old seventies mold. I am loving the whimsical detail in the feathers and the elegant posture of this planter. Painted in a solid  white to give it the original vintage feel, this pot is ready to hold your favorite plants and bring beauty to your favorite space.

I’ve always wanted a bamboo garden. I just love the stuff. A quick search on Ebay for any bamboo lover can get you into big trouble. You can buy all sorts of bamboo,  straight from the jungles of far away places. I just had to have some. So I bought Buddha belly, Black Timor, and Moso bamboo. The seeds are the kind from the jungles. I bought them from  exotic-plants-de over on Ebay. They have  a bunch listed weekly and have done so for years, so I felt I could trust them. After I bought my seeds, I read online that the rate to grow your own bamboo from seedling is not to high, however, the people I bought mine from give you a website that tells how to grow bamboo, gives tips and gives hope. I am hoping mine will grow and it will be a success! Then, I will have the bamboo fortress I have always dreamed about and my yard will be like heaven.  I am worried though, that like the Venus fly trap seeds I bought (from another seller), they may just never sprout. In honor of my love for bamboo and for all of you who love the stuff too. Here is the new bamboo planter.

Hide that boring tissue box with this  gem from the past!  A beautiful ceramic butterfly and daisy tissue cover.  Perfect fit over the standard half size boxes. 

Now added to the  shop.