Ummm...

So I'm not really sure where we've been.
Okay, I mean I knoooow where we've been but I'm not sure where the breakdown is between us and our blog. We've been filling A LOT of Etsy orders. All of our back stock was exhausted so we've been making all of our chalkboard orders one at a time which takes more time than usual. We had a friend's wedding to attend to, a family vacation to go on, a yard sale to have, and some kids to babysit.
The Monster hasn't really been on the computer too much, she's been working on other projects and she's the one who usually keep this blog updated. I guess I'm going to have to start pulling my weight on here. :o)
Thanks for bearing with us. We really appreciate it!

xox
Me

Winner winner chicken dinner!

Colleen! Here's what she said...



Colleen, expect our e-mail soon so we can get a shipping address from you!

ps. Sorry it took so long for a winner to be posted, things have been a little crazy around here.

Redux...

So Renee who won our giveaway never got back to us! So we are doing this again. Don't worry, if you already left a comment on the first post, then you're in. If you want to put another comment on this post to up your chances, then please go ahead. Or if you didn't put a comment in and missed the fist one then go ahead and leave it here too! This will end on Friday August 20th at Midnight PST. Okie Doke? Check out the first post on the giveaway here, in case you missed it.

Thanks guys!
xox
Me

Shop's up...

Just a quick note to let you all know that the shop is back up and running. Also for all of you wonderful people we met at the Etsy party. I have not forgotten, I will post that cashew brittle recipe. I swear!

xox
Me

It's been a while...

Sorry guys, we sort of took July off as an unofficial vacation. I went out of town, we didn't do second Saturday (or any shows for that matter) and we closed up the Etsy shop, and sort of neglected our blog (sorry!). Have no fear! We will be back in action in August...so next week really. Bigger, better, more awesome! (Oh, it's possible!)

Thanks for your patience while we have our little break.


xox
Me

It gets personal

Hello loves

I wanted to share with you all some personal things that have been going on in my life. It may explain the lack of creativity and blogging on here. 

About two months ago I lost my job and have been job hunting ever since. It is hard out there and I still have had no luck. The biggest thing is that my boyfriend of a little over 3 years is gone. Well we are no longer together. It's over. I am still in shock and completely devastated. He was my whole entire world and I loved him so much. He ended up just not being happy with me so now its all gone and over with. It has been extremely hard on me. I have been trying to stay busy but its hard when i literally have no friends and no one to hang out with. Especially not having a job to keep me occupied. I have never wanted a job so badly in my life. I cant eat, I cant sleep and I've lost more weight within the past week then I should have.

My days are getting easier and im not so much as sad, but trying to fill this giant void in my heart seems impossible. I know he doesnt want me back in his life and I have to accept that. I want him to be happy.

So if you have any suggestions to cope with this that would be awesome. Also if you are local I could really use some new friends and new memories. I am an easy going person and am  down to do mostly anything, even if its just sitting around watching movies.

Thanks for all of your support and your love. I love our blog we have here and I hope that soon I will be able to get back to some awesome blogging. I have been trying to keep myself off of the internet because it is too tempting to look at his flickr and websites so i have been staying away from the internet.

Have a great weekend everone!

♥Cassidy

Etsy Fav's

Hey Bloggies!

Here are some of my Etsy favorites. 

(cute coffee cups)

(lemonade jar)

(green dress)

(plaid picnic basket)

(owl clock)

All such super cute stuff. 

P.S

Renee, if you are out there you have won our giveaway. please check previous post. Please contact us by 7/10/2010 or we will be selecting a new winner.

Thanks everyone, have an awesome Wednesday

Giveaway Winner-Renee

Renee!

Heres what Renee said:

Renee, please email us at

bythemonsterandme(at)gmail(dot)com

Hope everyone had fun. More giveaways soon to come :)

Shop Update

New Monster!

Check out our new monsters.

Now our monsters come with birth certificates! yay

Shop Update

Hey blog world!

We just wanted to give a heads up that we will be having a small shop update soon with lots of new monster stuffes. We sold out at our last craft fair so i am currently making more. So stay tuned 

yay so excited

Big Giveaway!

We did it!

We have finally reached 100 followers!!!

So exciting for us, we have been lingering at 97 for quite some time now and finally we hit 100 so here is a giant give away for you!

What do you have to do to enter the giveaway:

1. be our follower

2. leave a comment on this post

Last day to enter is Saturday June 26th at midnight.

Giveaway includes: 

(All items may not be photographed or listed, I guarantee we will be adding more stuff to this before we send it out to the winner because we are that excited!)

::4oz of red party glitter, bag of buttons, owl magnetic note pad, 4 self adhesive pink flowers, deco stickers, flower notepad, 8 photo mats, sew craft silver glitter, 5ct. note cards, 32ct. alphabet stickers, ice cream magnets, plastic bubbles, bookmark, 9 bubble stickers, handmade stickers, handmade card case, handmade green rose bud earrings, handmade candy tacks, handmade vintage key necklace, handmade mini owlie::

Etsy Craft Party

If you dont know already Etsy is celebrating their birthday and having a worldwide craft party tomorrow. Check out the details here.

I also made this flyer

So if you are local come and join the party, it's going to be so much fun and there are going to be lots of goodies to eat!

RSVP here

We hope to see you there Sacromentians!

Summer Camp Log Book

Hey Bloggies!

I just wanted to share with you my Summer Camp Log Book. I am already loving summer camp. :) 

I tried to add pages that are a bit nature inspired, little flowers and critters. These photos are all on my Flickr too if you want to go see all my other creations :)

Weekend Wonders (and weight loss)

Hello lovelies!

We just wanted to share with you some photos from our weekend. Saturday we were at 2nd Sat. Park your art, this was our second time there and we had a blast, we got to sit next to Jaymi and Amy so we chatted it up. Super cute ladies :) I sold all of my monster stuffies, all of them! So i better get on the ball and make some more cuteness. 

Kristin and I have decided to make a deal, we are both going to try to loose 10lbs before the next Park your art show next month. Maybe even more. I am ready to loose this fatness and get my butt in gear so this is a great slow goal for us. Slowly but surely it will all come off. So by the time you see us next, we will be a little bit lighter hehe.

I didn't really take any pics of the table this time but here are some other weekend photos.

Sam soaking up the sun

Sam laying like a nasty boy halfway on the steps

Yeah that's about all the pics i took this weekend haha nothing exciting just thought i would share. Tomorrow its time to rock and roll with the weight loss woooooo lets do this

Obsessed...

Wow, it's been a while..Sorry! Some of you out there may or may not like this post but all I ask is for you to not judge. LOL!

I am goo goo for GaGa! There really isn't a lot to say about this chick. I know some people think she's freakin' weird and some people just down right hate her. I however, think she is great! I love the fact that she can go out of the house with a lobster on her head or wear the craziest pants-less outfits out there. Good for her! More people should take a page out of her book and not be afraid to be themselves. Besides all that, I love her music. It makes me wanna dance!

















'nuff said.

xox
Me

Etsy Update

Hi Bloggies

We just wanted to share a mini shop update.

Check out our Monster Stuffies!!!! so cute. and each monster comes with a birth certificate 

Sacramento Etsy Craft Party

Hey local bloggies!

If you haven't heard,Etsy is haveing a huge craft party!

Sacramento is where its at so make sure you go here for the details and to rsvp

We would love to see you there. 

(click for larger image)

I have also added a Flickr Group, so go join and share your memories

Weekend Wonders

Hellllllo awesome blog readers!

I just wanted to share some photos of the weekend.

We did the Elk Grove's First Friday and next Saturday we will be doing 2nd Sat. Park your art. So excited, 2md saturdays are always so fun, although we have only done it once haha.

Like i said, we have waaaaaay more stuff then we have listed on our Etsy

I also posted a post on my personal blog about fitness, and i would appreciate any suggestions you may have. If you feel like it haha.

Maybe i will do a fitness post on here this week? Instrested?