Raige Creations

"The idea is simple: every day, for a month, you write a blog post. Any blog post. You can blog about anything you want: your hubs, your kids, that weird lady who smells the bananas in Hell-Mart...really, the possibilities are endless. The only catch is that, for the entire month of October, you write an entry every single day."   From Heather, at NaBloWriMo . This about sums it up. Starting tomorrow , we will post a blog every day , and do so for the whole month of October. We are a group of bloggers who want to challenge ourselves. But as this sounds daunting, we are supporting each other.    I have been saying for months how I want to blog more consistently, grow my readership , begin offering advertising , and make the ' dream of being a writer ' (one I have had for several years now) less like a dream and more like reality.  This sounds like a great way to get myself in the habit of writing, meet some wonderful bloggers, and have a little fun ! ...

The other day I got up early and saw the kids off to school, sat down at the computer anticipating a very productive day! Suddenly, it is 11am , and I had wasted 4 hours messing around on the computer.  I got some food (realized I was hungry after all that wasted time) and went right back on the computer. Oh, I re-sized a few pictures, networked, read up on some pertinent blog news (I found a great website for such things! click for link ). I read some unrelated things, as I always seem to get sidetracked, and of course that pesky FB game kept me busy for much longer than I realized too. Suddenly it was 2pm. Can you believe it? another 3 hours!!!   I know we have all experienced days like this. But this time I was so mad at myself! So much time wasted! I decided I had 2 choices . 1.  Embrace it! Enjoy the rest of the afternoon just rummaging around the world wide web. After all, I DID find a great new site, made a new FB friend, and networking always i...

Because I love PURPLE! Couldn't hold it in any longer.  Here are just a few of the great purple finds. Collection of Purple - what more is ther...   Curated By: RaigeCreations ArtFire.com Craft Supplies Feel free to comment on AF too!

I try to be the optimist. Stay positive. I guess I try to be the Yin more than the Yang . The one with the bright outlook. But sometimes it is difficult to stay positive. Especially in these difficult times we are going through lately, I am sure you know what I mean. You work so hard, only to get lackluster results. (i.e. lots of promotion, few sales).  You interview for jobs, and they hire someone else. You GET a part time job, and they only schedule you for one day a week for the second week in a row. Times are tough, and sometimes it is very tough to remain positive. But then along comes a song , and you like the music, you listen to the lyrics, and suddenly you feel better . You find that Yin as the Yang fades in the background. You feel good inside . This song does that for me. Even though I have lived more than half (I assume) of it, this song makes me believe, yes, this is gonna be a good life . You are never too old to say: Oh, this has gotta be the good life This h...

With all the  Halloween  preparations,  I seem to have gone batty! Ive Gone Batty   Curated By: RaigeCreations ArtFire.com Handmade Gifts I wonder how my dog  would like to dress up  as a bat this Halloween,  with a costume like the  little doggie has in this collection??  What do you think,  would she be cute or what?? A Buff Bat!

Boo!   Are you ready for Halloween? Sure you may be, but ARE YOUR FEET?? It is right around the corner,  and to celebrate,  Raige has made some  FUN and SPOOKY Toekini's!! My regular model was at school,  so luckily, and spookily,  Bones stepped in to help.  Meet Bones, modeling some Halloween Toekini's His feet are incredibly small, so they didn't fit him right, but at least you get the idea.  In this shot, he is wearing the Pumpkin Orange on Black Toekini's. (Yes, he is short with incredibly small feet, so we tied them at his knee...not the ideal Toekini model, but you work with what you've got) Pumpkin Orange Toekini's He was a super model, really. The first set is not too scary, some festive Pumpkin Orange Toekini's.  Perfect for that hay ride, and bobbing for apples. Or even that barn dance party. Not too scary stuff. Batty Orange Toekini's But be careful of the bats in that barn. They can swoop right down ...

Autumn.  The time of transition from warm to cold,  the harvest time.  Last Saturday, here in Weaverville , it was time to harvest the Art.  Weaverville hosts the Art in Autumn Festival every September, and has been doing so for five years now. This year, it was a festival of over 100 juried artists and artisans, musicians throughout the day, and lots of happy, friendly people. (One vendor told me she will be back next year just because the people here are so friendly and have such a good attitude.) The Art in Autumn Featival booth, sponsored by the Weaverville Business Association I decided to volunteer to help sell the Art in Autumn merchandise and raffle tickets, proceeds going toward the festival costs.  I thought it would be a great way to meet people (moved here just a year ago and we still don't know too many people) , and experience the festival a little, as I want to apply next year.  I met some wonderful people, and some wonderful ...