First Event of 2013!!

It is April and there are only 10 days left until my first show -- Maker's Mart held at the Artomatic by Handmade Toledo!

This event is the only indie craft occasion in the Toledo area and is the brainchild of my friend Betty Floored.

Make sure to checkout the event on Facebook for more details!

Here comes busy season!

I think everyone hibernates after the holidays.

Or at least I have been.

BUT good news -- Spring is almost here! YAY! I can't wait to get back into the swing of things and get the good times rolling.

I have been busy creating new products for spring, applying to new arts/crafts fairs and getting my bridal designs up dated for 2013!

If you want to schedule a home party, a bridal consultation or just want to casually stop in and see my newest item feel free to email me emilywestlowry @ gmail . com

Thanks so much!

This is 2013 & Thirteen is my Lucky number

 

Last Minute Christmas Gifts -- Order by the 17th & they will ship the 18th!

Do you need last minute stock stuffers, a gift for a coworker, in-law or sister?

Then contact me today! (emilywestlowry@gmail.com) or on facebook @ fb.com/emilywestlowrydesigns I am offering all kinds of awesome items for $5-10 for all you procrastinators (this includes me! I still need to do my own shopping!).

Please place your order at the latest by 7am on Monday the 17th & I will have your order shipped out on the 18th or ready for pickup by the 19th.

Below is bit of my selection:

$5 Bow hair clips or $7 headbands: available in Red, Turquoise, Aqua, Soft Yellow, Orange, Lavender, Silver, Purple Tweed, Red Velvet

Hand cut Flowers Hair clips $5, headbands $7 -- red, orange, turquoise, aqua, lavender, soft yellow, emerald

Bobby Pin sets -- $8 per trio (one velvet rosette, one mini bow, one vintage paper flower)-- color schemes available: purple, orange, pink, red, green, royal blue

Stud flower earrings (surgical steel) -- $3 per pair or $6 for a set of 3 pairs (button earrings shown not available).

Map Gift bags $3.50 for large size (standard gift bag 10" tall, 7" wide, 5" deep) or $2.00 for mini size (7" tall, 5" wide, 3" deep)

A Life Aimed at Awakening Others

I had been a slumbering oaf for quite sometime. That's not to say that I haven't cared about the state of our country, but more so that I haven't cared enough to do something about it. I had been caught up in the hullabaloo of life -- from working too much, to working out too much, to partying too much.

I had told my husband that I planned to not vote because both of the candidates seemed to be equally horrible. I won't go into details on this, but anyone that fed you the line "Lessor of Two Evils" was right on the money. But more so Romney = Obama = Evil.
My husband gave me a thorough shake down, telling me that I need to exercise my right to vote. I honestly felt like vomitting. I didn't want to vote for either of them and would feel ill if I did.


That same day I went to lunch with my mom, dad & sister. My sister showed up about ten minutes late because she said she couldn't find a parking spot.

"Dude, I just found a spot like 10 minutes ago", I said to her.

"Dude Gary Johnson's rally just started", she said back.

I knew that name -- yes I saw some yard signs in my hometown for Gary Johnson.

Nothing else was said & we all ordered our food & chatted about other trivial things -- like the chicken my dad had just acquired that was in a box in his truck. Yes, a live chicken. Actually, a pet chicken to be more precise.

After the bill was paid we went our seperate ways. Dad and my sister decided to go to the Johnson rally to pick up some yard signs.  I had some mail to take to the post office, so I went there.

All the while I stood in line at the P.O. all I could think about  was that rally. I felt like I needed to be there, like I should at the very least check it out and see what it was about.

So I jumped back in my car, parked in the boondocks, and walked to the Cla-zel (an old movie theater turned into a dance club). I got there just before Gary was being introduced and saw that the place was pretty full.

When Gary was introduced the crowd applauded, like at any political rally. But, everyone seemed very respectful & attentive. Gary went onto address the crowd and talked about the situation the United States is in, and how Libertarian ideals can change it -- less Goverment, more Freedom. 

End the war on drugs, legalize marijuana.
Stop interventionism -- pull our troops out of the bazillion international bases they are at.
Reduce tax burdens on everyone by installing a FairTax (consumption tax)
Reform & phase out primary public education as the system is dying (I honestly think I learned more from my dad than I did from any teacher in k-12).

After he spoke I felt different. I felt like my eyes were opening. I felt a flood of questions entering my brain that had never dwelt there before.

-Why should I pay into Medicare & Social Security when those programs are completely unsustainable and have been drained by internal governmental borrowing?

-Why is marijuana illegal when it is a less harmful substance than alcohol & tobacco?

-Why is our military interjected into international affairs like we are the Big Brother of the world?

-Why should I pay a school district tax if I never have kids?
 

So after the rally I immediately went home & did more research about the Libertarian Party, and along the way also found Ron Paul. I watched the Republic National Convention on  YouTube and literally started crying like a fool.

 Ignorance is definitely bliss. Once you are awakened, the world is quite different.

As I seek the facts, I will share them & let you decide on your own if you are ready to ask more questions.