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I like the idea. I checked that I would want to include my own business, even if I don't have one right now! heehee! I have really enjoyed Act2's thread about starting a home-based business, and learned a lot. I think keeping business in it's own forum would be a good idea. Anyone reading there can choose to find out more or not, or buy or not--and it wouldn't be bothering people who don't choose to go there. I think it won't get lots of trafiic, after everyone has read the beginning threads, but I know I would go there occasionally to check. Rhino, you do have a point-- anyone trying to recruit for their network marketing probably IS being friendly with a veiw to recruit you. They see it as "helping" you, if they are really sold out to their business. I went that route and it did become the main reason for chatting-- I'd look for the chance to plug in my solution to their problem! If anyone does get involved in one of those network marketing things and then ends up with negative thoughts about it, yeah, it CAN get nasty. I hope that wouldn't happen. :mellow: But as for products, it could be a good place to connect. Buyers looking for stuff, sellers selling stuff. I think disputes should be handled between the seller and buyer and not brought out "in public", but that probably won't happen! <_< I also like Shell's idea of the health forum.

Sorry it took me so long to get back here. Wacky, I loved the history lesson, too! I decided in contacting the lady from the spinners guild, I'd like to make it a homeschool field trip--bet my kids could learn a lot, too. (That is, if the lady would be comfortable with that) I have drop spindling pulled up on google right now, and will be reading up on that in a few minutes. Wacky, when you spin pet hair, could it be spun with anything else? Reason I ask, is I always loved the softness of my cat's fur--the one I had back when I met the lady that did the pet hair spinning. This cat was particulary soft, and he was medium hair length--I definately got a good bit off him each time I combed him, but it still woulda taken forever to save up enough to be able to do anything with it. I have done the weaving little squares--got a small loom for Christmas last year. I've woven several "things". My boys love em, cuz I used camo dyed yarn from the craft store. The weaving went well, but in tying them off, um, er, lets just say they won't unravel, and pretty is overrated! LOL! (To tie several together, you have to crochet them--and i don't know how!!! AKKKK!) I had all these plans for what I was going to make, but all I can do is doilies cuz i don't know how to connect the squares! WAHHHH! <_< Your 10 yard kits sound like a good idea, Wacky--I think a lot of people who want to be crafty, but feel they don't have the time will buy kits. Act2, that's another avenue you could go, also. I saw a pattern for fake fur head warmers that a lady sold at a ski resort. These headbands sell for up to $150 in Vail (Where this particular lady was)--faux fur, not real fur. She sold finished ones and had classes where ladies could buy their own kit for something like $35, I think I read. I don't remember what she cahrged for her finished ones, but her pre-made kits sold so fast, and she made such a huge profit that she decided to go with that as her business. Poor thing has to go to upscale ski resorts for her business! LOL!! I'll see if I can find the pattern if you want, Act2. I have been enjoying this thread, too! Wacky that would be cool if you got to be on Martha Stewarts show! We don't have cable anymore, but when I did watch, it was craft how to and cook shows!

Wow, 30 years?? I remember all that so well, having grown up in MI. I loved the song, yet it gave me nightmares!

Back when I was a smoker, sometimes when I would get it, I didn't wait til it was over and would smoke a cigarette before it was done--made me even more weak and breathless!!! :o The flu, I mean!

Sunny, ignore that ole White Pigeon--he's BAD!! and the Strange-Dude-- he's really bad!! Please, have some TURKEY BACON!-- it's better for you! :P

Sorry that happened to you, Wacky! annoying isn't it? (As is that durn bird, who I didn't hear cuz I was sticking my fingers in my ears and saying "LALALALALAAAA!") Digi-- your centerpiece candles sound gorgeous! I'm gonna copy that idea for a fall theme center peice I was wanting to do for Thanksgiving Day (gonna be 28 people-- biggest crowd I've ever cooked for!!!) I had a buncha fall stuff- small gourds, some silk fall color leaves, a metal wreath ring, and realized the center needed something more-- figured a candle, but the mod-podge leaves on the candle will make it perfect! Wacky-- nice website—the pictures of the shawls are beautiful, That cranberry dyed wool is gorgeous--I think I'm gonna try that with some curtains I am altering for my kitchen, and the penguins are adorable!! The soaps i did were a glycerin kit from the craft store--fun, but they didn't turn out very pretty. I wanna try my hand at some bath salts--my skin is very sensitive, so I want to get scents that aren't harsh--but that'll be just for me-- not to sell. For one of our homeschool art classes a few years ago, my older son and I did some weaving--and carded cotton balls (storebought) with the dog and cat brushes! :o heehee! We were doing a unit on how early Americans did things. (making their own clothes-- most of the time from the cloth they had weaved, etc, made butter, soap and candles--most of these were from kits at the craft store) This year, I have planned to make a solar oven and we are gonna make a meal in it. I had/have a secondary reason for doing this--besides art education for my children. Mainly that most people wouldn't know how to survive if life as we know it suddenly changed. (Natural disaster, war, etc) Most of what I know is distant memory--my grandparents had minimal electricity, running water was only possible if you ran with the bucket after you filled it at the pump well, and an outhouse. We took baths by heating water on her stove and pouring into the big galvanized tub-- several of us used the same bathwater!!! :o I don't know nearly enough, cuz I was so little and it was all a fun adventure to me-- my older sisters have less fond memories! LOL! I never learned to knit, crochet or tat because they all did, and we didn't need anymore scarves, hats, mittens, slippers or doilies! LOL! But I did learn to sew--on a treadle machine, and made a lot of my own clothes. But even if we never needed these skills or know-how, for the most part any hand-made product is a good-selling item, but since the "hand-maker" won't be making much money at it, they better just be doing it cuz they love it! :) I did look up a local spinners guild on the internet, Wacky-- found there's a lady not too far from me--now I've just got to get up the nerve to call her! LOL!!! I read a "How to" brochure on the internet, and I think I understand, but I will need someone to SHOW me. Written instructions-- even with drawings, on anything I do for the first time-- don't work for me-- I ALWAYS have to be shown how, to understand. I went to one farm show where a lady took pet hair/fur and made small rugs (if I remember right--that and/or a yarn) from them. She demonstrated combing, spinning and weaving. One of her unique offers: You could save the combed shedding and/or haircuts from your beloved cat/dog, etc, give it to her and she would make you a small rug for a fee. I always thought that was too cool. I've lost track of her business card-- that was maybe 12 yrs ago. The "nimble hands" thing has me worried, though--I love doing crafts, but a lot of the stuff I do takes on a whimsy look because I don't have a steady hand. (My Mom and sisters make beautiful angels, I make cutesie slightly lopsdied critters. People love them, but I long to make something PRETTY like my older sisters and Mom! LOL!) Act2, I dunno if that was a derail or not!! My apologies! Psalmie looks around and discovers everyone has fallen asleeep cuzza the lengthy post. . .

Well. when I get it, I sometimes have to get out of bed and make some tea. . .

Did somebody say FOOD FIGHT????? ZING! SPLASH! Splooosshhhh! KA-POWEE! Oh, yeah, and welcome Sunny! LOL!!!

Wacky, I had a really long post almost finished to reply to you and I lost the whole thing! DARN!! I'll be back tomorrow, this is too discouraging to re type right now!! But you have stirred up my interest in all this spinning, weaving, felt work, etc, and I have spent most of my recent time online reading about all of it! TOO COOL! Ron, I laughed at the name in you link--"poison Ivy soap" haha-- I figured it was going to be a joke site. But I read his site-- what a neat idea-- origional! Act2--that's the main thing, I think-- come up with something others don't have!!!

Act2 I agree with Wacky and Jet--call Scott, but TRY MAKING some candles first!!! I tried soap making--it wasn't as fun as it looked, and I didn't get results i was expecting. My boys loved it, but it sure isn't something i would try to do either for gift making or to try to sell. I will try my hand at it again-- just for me-- I do like the natural products you can get. It will only be a hobby for me though!! Wacky--where do you sell your yarns-- ebay? local shows? I am not a knitter, but I do believe there are people out there that would love your yarns!!! I've always wanted to try spinning--but that would be an expensive "try" to buy all the stuff and then not pursue it further. Weaving--at least I could build a frame--and want to try that on a larger scale. I always loved the sily ole pot holders you make on those little metal (er plastic nowadays) frames, so I bought a larger weaving project at the craft store. (small frame, prepackaged embroidery thread) The first project came out pretty, but wide on one end, skinny and tight weaved on the other. Hmm, a few things to learn! LOL. I've only succeeded in doilies and little runners for my own home--and really need some instruction to do better! Wher did ya learn? I am thinking about starting my own business, too--and know perfectly well I won't make much at it!! LOL! I love to sew, and do a decent job at it (Although there is ALWAYS room for improvement). I have a fairly unique product in pet supplies. I have tried it, as Wacky suggested-- I timed myself, too, and as she pointed out, I will only make about $2 an hour! LOL!!! But I love doing, it, and having checked out the internet, ahve found I have something different than everybody else. I have made some for my friends pets, they are being my product testers, and giving feedback--I've already seen a need to change something. When I get it right, I'll be posting my own thread asking a lot of questions!! LOL! (like, if I can get a pet groomer to carry my stuff in her store, how much does she get of my already meager "profit" ? LOL!)

silly ole bird . . .

hey! HEY! HEY!!!!!!!! What's wrong with being a piggy? er--I think I'll leave now-- they look awfully hungry!

wwwwwwh h h h i i pp p p pp ! :lol: HAHAHA HOOHOO! GUFFAW! I gotcha back!! teeheee!!!! :P And happy Birthday!!!!

LG two things: That quick reply thingy did that to me, too, where I wanted to make a new post, and it was added to the previous post--I didn't like that either. I like that idea if we have to have the time limit. (but I still prefer no time limit in spite of the edit abusers that screw up threads!)

I was wondering that, too, Laleo! Since I come in sporadically, I have come into a thread, read comments people are making to someone about what they posted, and have NO idea what they are referring to, because the poster had edited their post. That is annoying!!!! However, I also voted in favor of no time limit--because of the fact that I do come in sporadically. It takes me quite awhile to do a post, since I am a two-fingered, hunt-and-peck typist. Sometimes I post and run because the time I had to be here is used up because of posting. And I may not get back til the next day or two days or more. If I have an error in my post, or want to reword what I said, I would really like that option. I try to state why I edited when I do. Recently, while in a seriously emotional state, I misunderstood a person's posts, and I called that person a name. Clarification was needed as to what we each meant to say, and we apologized to each other. I felt it was too ugly to leave my comments up, so I said in that post that I was going to go back and edit my nasties, and did--editing several posts. They'd been up long enough for plenty of people to see what I'd posted--there's no way I could hide that, but since everything was cleared up, why should they stay posted? Maybe others see that as misuse of the edit feature, though. . . Are there certain forums where the misuse of the edit feature happens more than in others? (My guess would be political or religious debates) Should there be a time limit only in those?

OHHHHHHHH! geeeez! just when I promised no flyovers, too! DARN! Have an udderly splendid day--and stop thinking about bacon! GEESH!

GALEN!! It was him! see? he was the last poster here! He musta spilled the jello! couldn'a been me :P

SPLOOOSH! oooops :P :lol: I really didn't MEAN to throw er I mean, drop that full bucket of jello. . . :P

gc!!!!! So glad you posted!! Yes we WERE looking for you-- we mentioned you in several different threads!!! LOL! I almost posted one with your handle in the title since another NOLA poster I was looking for, and posted a thread about, finally was able to contact me shortly after I posted it. Several people thought maybe that would bring you back!! LOL! Did you find the thread about you in one of the Katrina "looking for" sites--a whole buncha people looking for you there!!! Belle--that was really thoughtful that you broght those threads up where we were all asking about gc. gc-- we REEAALLLY do care about you!! I'm in Ga, should you need anything-- pt me or email me (Psalm71one@excite.com)

I was thinking about her, too, Dove when I came in to check the place out! She woulda tripped over the rug in the middle of the aisle ya know!!

Linda's piggy flies too low fer flyover plops!! :P Dove--thanks fer finding my piggy again! Durn piggy gets away from me on these moves! I hollered an I hollered fer it to come back--musbe YOU get the hog-calling award!! hehhehe!!!!! :lol: I still wanna know what those blue bar thingys are under our names and why some posters have more or less than other posters!

This place is easy to find stuff and all-- I really like it-- seems the stainless stell make fer easier cleanups after the food fights, too! :P :P what are those blue thingys under everybody's screen names?? Some have more than others!!! :o

Yeah, I like it here too. and Abby--I hadta look real close at Linda's piggy--it's not flying, just running--maybe from MY piggy heeheehee! My piggy has run away :( I can't find it in the gallery of avatars wherever I was a few minutes ago :o PIGGYYYY! OH PIGGYYY WHERE ARE YOOOOOOOOO! OOPS! Ithink I woke someone up. . .

:D--> Too funny!!

Thank you garth and Penguin. I did a google search and found some places willing to put people up for about two months--a couple were apartments or guest homes, but most were offering that people could stay with them. I sent my contact info about this family, and one person has called back. Now I need this lady to call me back! (I am only getting her voicemail)