tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826427894499928602024-03-19T03:33:28.526-04:00CH2 Christi Hocking HandcraftsThe ramblings of head Snowman maker Christi Hocking.ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-91340627342324588632015-10-02T08:53:00.001-04:002015-10-02T08:53:14.621-04:00Great Giveaway Batman!Stop by the Rusty Thimble to enter to win a CUTE snowman!! Oh wait! If you enter, I have less of a chance to win.....just kidding!! Go for it!<br />
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Well, it's been WAY too long since I posted. I post all the time on Facebook. I'm uncertain as to why I am unable to do so here. Sad, but true.</div>
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So, lots has happened since I last posted on here (check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShopCH2/info?tab=page_info" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ShopCH2/</a>), but most recently, I participated in a Pin Keep Swap, hosted by Wendy Montreil of Ravenwood Whimzies, You can find her blog here: <a href="http://ravenwoodwhimzies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://ravenwoodwhimzies.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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She sent me this very cute snowman/mouse combo pin keep! Cute, huh? Thanks Wendy!!</div>
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Spring is coming....hopefully sooner rather than later! In anticipation of Spring, the Old Farmhouse Gathering team (OFG) is hosting a Colors of Spring Celebration. February 23 through March 8, type COSOFG into the search bar of Etsy to see the NEW fabulous finds from our talented team. Hint, hint....I'm participating!</div>
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ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-26895256903151101392014-10-05T11:43:00.002-04:002014-10-05T11:43:19.105-04:00Crunch time!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Craft show season has begun. I had my first one a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful day to be at an outside show, but not a lot of attendees. My first "big" show is two weeks from yesterday, YIKES!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Try as I might, to make new items throughout the year, it always comes down to a massive scramble the last few weeks before shows start. We, as artists/crafters, NEVER think we have enough stock (though we usually do.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, here I am, trying to finish, or start and finish, a bunch of projects in the next two weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, the trick/test....now NOT to get THIS red glitter EVERYWHERE! I used to make little girl jackets that were handpainted and they had fine fabric glitter on them...my husband used to complain (and he's NOT a complainer) that it was all over the house. He was right, and sometimes ended up with it on him (usually a bit on his face). This COULD be worse!</span></div>
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ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-16734335686202732262014-09-23T21:41:00.004-04:002014-09-23T21:41:45.854-04:00And we ended in London...Post part two....London!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gave me goosebumps...so glad we walked to see it!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now....back to work!</span></div>
ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-70134763086489539782014-09-23T21:23:00.000-04:002014-09-23T21:23:36.054-04:00Back from England and Paris....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, I know, life is rough! My hubby is English, born and raised in Plymouth, England. His entire family still lives in the UK, so we have many reasons to visit! Here's a few shots from our trip....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This trip, we took at side trip to Paris! Yes, Paris! It was great. So much to see. We walked.....ALOT! Didn't go IN a lot of places. We'll have to go back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were also in London for a day on the tail end of our trip. Will share some of those photos in another post...I think I've hit my limit!</span></div>
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ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-2832588497679862572014-09-23T20:47:00.002-04:002014-09-23T20:47:46.395-04:00Sorry Waterford<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Couldn't help myself. It's gonna be a snowman (see my last post).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some might call it sacrilege, I call it art!</span></div>
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ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-30048053651535838892014-08-15T21:32:00.000-04:002014-08-15T21:32:03.940-04:00What to do?????<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I spent a lovely day with my girlfriend Ri last Sunday afternoon, at The Depot at Gibson Mill in Concord, North Carolina. It's a really cool antique mall. Their new tag line on their marketing materials is "Best Crap in the South"! Funny, and yet true! It a really neat place. Here's a link to their "about us" page that tells the history of the place: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.depotgibsonmill.com/about-us.html#.U-1fWfldWSo" target="_blank">About the Depot at Gibson Mill</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found some cool "stuff"...an old scale (I have great plans for it), some old tart tins, and cute little chair (have NO idea what I'm going to do with it, but I liked it), and of course, some more salt shakers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I posted this photo on my Facebook page last night. Today, a friend on Facebook informs me that the footed salt shaker is Waterford Crystal! Well, she is correct (not that I doubted you Pam)! I should have known. In my "former life" I was the director of Bridal Registry for a department store chain in California. I know Waterford!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I came home and investigated...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The cleaned-up shaker</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, do I sell it on Ebay, or make the special snowman I was intending to make it into? These suckers go for up to $99.95 EACH!!! I didn't pay even 10% of that for it in the first place. Obviously, the seller had no idea what they were selling (neither did I!) I'm leaning towards crafting with it. That's what I bought it for, and I don't really think I want to be bothered with trying to auction it on Ebay or reselling it on Amazon.<br /><br />What to do? What to do? </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-2958465676358163012014-08-07T23:07:00.002-04:002014-08-07T23:07:46.040-04:00Frosty The Canned Snowman<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made six of these a little while ago and decided I needed to do more. I think they're really cute, and should do well at my shows this Fall. Unfortunately, I can't get any more of the jar with the raised label area on it (found them at Target late this Spring). So, the "newer" version is a little different. Still cute, just different!</span></div>
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ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-44414880082202293422014-07-29T20:40:00.002-04:002014-07-29T20:40:33.847-04:00A blog hop giveaway coming August 1st!<div style="text-align: center;">
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ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-51607147717712921372014-07-27T22:07:00.002-04:002014-07-27T22:20:41.510-04:00I FINISHED.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This guy! He's bigger, and special, and I think he's going on Etsy and Square Marketplace. Found the shaker in a cabinet in an antique shop in Gastonia, North Carolina. His "hat" is silver, and is a little holey...which makes it even more unique! He stands almost 6" tall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Off to work on something else, or maybe make my lunch for work tomorrow. Decisions, decisions!</span></div>
ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-401697745746201392014-07-27T10:55:00.001-04:002014-07-27T11:01:06.931-04:00Working like a mad woman!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've had over a dozen salt shaker snowmen in varying degrees of completeness hanging out on my work tables for WEEKS!. They are GOING to get done today, if it kills me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Two done....how many to go????</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm getting there! All snowmen have had their heads painted or sculpted and have been drying overnight. Now to age, add vintage buttons, scarves, and attach their "hats"....easy peasy, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I even got another OOAK project started last night...the snowmen in the cupcake tin. I have an idea. We'll see how it turns out. Stay tuned!</span></div>
ChristiHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284891357037876602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382642789449992860.post-38133053177958221122014-07-26T20:29:00.001-04:002014-07-27T10:40:57.903-04:00Starting over, again!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back to blogger. I was on here briefly through one of my Etsy teams Folkart and Primitives. Our team leader, Brenda Griffith, was kind enough to set up blogs linked to the team blog. It was a LOT of work. It ended up being too much work and many of us turned out to be rotten/lazy bloggers, me included. So, the team linked blogs ended. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, when my hubby set a blog up for me through Weebly. It was mighty kind of him to do so, and I did a few blog posts through Weebly. Fast forward AGAIN to today, where I realized Weebly wasn't going to allow me to easily have followers. Hmmmmmm. So, looked back into Blogger, and realized I had started a blog of my own, but never published it. So, here we go again! Let's see how it goes from here!</span><br />
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