Playing Tag

You may have seen bloggers tagging one another with nice little awards, and in return, the recipient is to follow the rules of the game by posting specified information and then tag other bloggers.

I have recently been tagged by two great blogging women, Tania Wood of WiliBleu (I Love Your Blog) and Stacey of The Blessed Nest (Kreative Blogger). Thank you so much!!
In return I decided to make-up my own tag and requirements!

First of all, I read so many incredible blogs that I can’t possibly narrow it down to 6 or 7 to list. I will simply thank all of you that keep your blog posts current, friendly, positive and fun with this little tag of my own for you to add to your blog for your visitors to see, and pass on as you please! (Two sizes, drag off what fits your blog best.)

And secondly, for fun, I decided to list 7 random things about me that you might find interesting, or not.

1. I can wiggle my ears at will.

2. I have complete disdain for the font Comic Sans.

3. I began my career as an art director with an advertising agency two weeks before graduating high school at the age of 17, (thus no college.)

4. I don’t throw like a girl.

5. I changed my (nic-)name from Cathy to Cathe in the 7th grade. (My sister made me do it!) My real name being Catherine.

6. I have a secret (well, not anymore) fantasy of singing the Star Spangled Banner at a baseball game.

7. I used to play competitive pool, leagues, tournements, etc. My game was 9-Ball.

Care to share at least 3 random things about you in the comments? Let’s have it, and have a great day!

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Custom Bobble Heads

Like many kids, my son Bennett played baseball most of his young life. And loving baseball, he began collecting bobble-heads.
So for his birthday a few years back, I painted him into a bobble-head wearing his team uniform of that season.

You can order actual 3D custom bobble-heads in any likeness online. What a great gift that would make! (Simply Google “Custom Bobble Head”.)

Bennett’s childhood friend, Maria, is also a big fan of baseball, the SF Giant’s team to be exact. Here is a photo of her and her birthday gift from us the same year.

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CALLING CARDS No. 2

Welcome to the second edition of the JSIM Calling Cards Feature! I have received another little batch of calling cards from my blog readers and again I am happy to share a little about each! Enjoy.
Click on photos to enlarge and shop names to link to websites.

1. conduit press
Talia Halliday
Bloomington, Indiana
Talia sent her business cards, moo-style cards, button-pins and matchbook notepads! Her shop specializes in handmade books, paper crafts, photography, knits & miscellany.

2. drooz studio
Shelly Kennedy
Skaneateles, New York
Shelly Kennedy creates amazing custom stretched art, wallhangings, doortags, rugs and more. She also sells her special glass designs called the Tiny Tiara. Aside from her calling cards, Shelly also sent along her catalog of never-ending creations, all tied up in a lovely ribbon finished with a beautiful paper rose. As much as I love surfing and shopping on the web, I love a good catalog. Beautifully done, Shelly, I will be enjoying it over a nice glass of wine this evening. Please visit her website and enjoy endless treasures of home decor and gifts.

3.Rosemary Thornton
Rosemary Thornton
Raleigh, North Carolina
Rosmary offers handcrafted artisan jewelry in silver, gold, perals, crystal and semi-precious stones. She has a website (click on her name above) and sells beads and supplies in her Etsy shop as well, to see click HERE.

4. Silly Kitty
Trinlay K
Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Trinlay enjoys working with the mediums of oragami, knit, crochet, felted and much more. You can find her sweet and eclectic Etsy shop by clicking on the shop name above.

Thank you to everyone who sent their cards and additional goodies! You are helping make my blog all the more special! I apologize for the dull photography. A real camera is on my Christmas list.

If you have a unique calling card and would like to be featured on my blog, please send your calling card (two if they are printed both sides) and any additional info you would like me to know, to:

Calling Cards
Cathe Holden
42 Everett Road
Petaluma, CA 94952

PS. I apologize for the dull photography. A real camera is on my Christmas list.

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