Come visit! I have marked down some items but even more fun: everything is on sale!
Take 10% off listed prices in my Etsy.com shop! And you can easily grab an additional 10% discount!
Please see my Etsy shop announcements for details!
I have also been listing like a madwoman today!
Here’s a sample of the new treasures!
xo
Bek
I wanted to share this with my readers who are busy shipping packages… I think it’s a neato snapshot from last year….
This is a report on USPS transit times from November and December 2008 (holiday rush) originating from
Cape Coral, FL
The first official CleverGirl/CleverIndie Mailing List is up and running!
!I can promise a few things about this sparkly new list: I will not inundate your email box and I will offer exclusive treasures and specials and a “heads up” on new collections as well as pre-order opportunities on some of my new designs.
AND (drumroll please) if you sign up you will get a special discount that you can combine with other discounts that may be found during the next week which adds up to a respectable savings on some amazing wearable art for the holiday giving season! So the hunt is on!
I will drop some hints along the way so you may treat yourself (or others) to some chic and clever treasures…
“I saw a tweet from the brilliant and talented Jane Devin. She is someone who makes me think and inspires me on a regular basis. She said, ” I wish we could have a one-day moratorium on angry speech. It’s so divisive, and it works against understanding.” Within a few tweets, and some wonderful support, she launched a full blown effort.
And there it was. One Day, No Hate will be observed on Oct. 6th. On this day, we pledge to let go of all the angry speech and actually try to understand each other. On this day, we listen. On this day, we break down the barriers that separate us and respect our differences.
It is just one day. We all know that so much more is needed. But it is a wonderful start. It is a needed start.”
Read Jane Devin’s writing on One Day, No Hate and then join us! I hope this can be a productive and peaceful day!
I am thrilled about this, as I am becoming increasingly disturbed by the mudslinging and spreading of lies and hate, we are quickly going nowhere fast, in making this world a better place for everyone. Hopefully, October 6th will open ears and minds.
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Originally uploaded by CleverIndie
We use rolls of carnival tickets as a visual, tangible “token” instead of monetary allowance. This helps him stay on track, helps reduce stress for our whole family, and teaches him the concept of money and hard work.
The tickets accumulating in his bear shaped plastic jar “ticket bank” are another visual and we also track his daily and weekly ticket progress on a task sheet. He earns tickets for everyday chores but we also give him tickets for choosing to play with a toy from his “sensory bucket” (more on that soon, I promise!) and I give him an extra ticket here and there for doing little projects or favors for me. For the special project tickets, I usually write the date and task on the back, so we can reinforce with praise when reviewing the day or week.
Anyway, I was looking at the big bag of tickets he earned over the summer and didn’t want to put them in curbside recycling and I couldn’t reuse them with Alex (he’s very rigid in his thinking- we are working on it but at this time “re-earning” the tickets would totally throw off his game)… So I asked Alex if he could think of a project to do with them.
These necklaces are what we came up with and we make them together(he’s the very enthusiastic glitter department).
$5 of each necklace purchased goes towards Alex’s virtual school fund (he gets tickets/points toward his goal). He is saving up to take language lessons online, through K12.com.
To learn more about Asperger’s please visit NIH’s info sheet
To buy a necklace please visit my Etsy shop.
xo
Bek
Originally uploaded by CleverIndie
SIGG was a company many of us trusted. We were led to believe that we were making healthier choices for our families by choosing SIGG’s water bottles. Many of us recommended their products to friends and family, hoping to spread the healthy message of avoiding BPA.
I don’t feel like we drank the kool-aid. I feel like someone slipped something in our drink, in this case it’s in our water.
They claim the amounts of BPA are not able to leach into the water.
Here is Alex’s bottle. See the chips and the damage to the threads? That’s through regular wear and washing-since June 2008. The bottle is always used with a plastic SIGG “sport” top. Our other bottles don’t look like this, thankfully. Even if the BPA in these bottles really doesn’t leach in water, what about the folks that use their bottles for more acidic beverages? How does their supposed non-leaching liner behave then?
And what about when that lining chips off while the thoughtful Mama, trying to do the best for her kid, screws on the top and that little bit of lining enters his mouth, and travels into his stomach?
Does the BPA leach in the digestive system?
What does that BPA do to growth and development in that kid?
I’m curious.
I’m frustrated. I’m disappointed. I’m angry.
I’m exhausted.
Not over the bottles. Or, not completely over the bottles. I guess we have to assume that if damage was done, it has already been done. But don’t take that as me being passive because if anyone contributes to the challenges Alex faces in this world I cannot let it just float into the wind as just a hard lesson learned in the trenches.
So what to do? Right now I’m sitting here looking at 5 bottles and wondering what to do.
Will people ever trust SIGG and their new eco-liner? The company is offering a voluntary bottle exchange- send in your old bottles and they will email you a code to cover the cost of a replacement with the new liner, from their webstore, but that is little consolation to those of us who put our health, the health of our families, our cash, and our reputations on the line.
But do we trust the new liner? Will we ever trust Sigg again?
And when will the FDA catch up with Canada regarding banning BPA?
And what will this stuff do to my kid, who probably has ingested a chunk of it. Or what has it done already?
Originally uploaded by CleverIndie
A sneak peek….
One of my favorite game pieces, all grownup….
These will be coming to my Etsy & Smashing Darling shops as soon as I am back on my feet (I have a fever, I’m in bed, hence the larger than usual gaps in communication via my blog)….
(there are a few more colors- you’ll see!)
See you soon!
XO,
Bek
Originally uploaded by CleverIndie
How lucky am I? I have the greatest kid in the world. Shhhh. Let me bask in this. Ok.
This is the front of the card Alex made me to celebrate my 1000th item sold in my Etsy.com shop.
Yes, that is a boat with many SAILS. (which, by the way, has what looks like four portholes but I have been informed that they are bellybuttons because he knew I would think that is hilarious. Hilarious indeed.
I have the sweetest kid in the universe.
You should see the assemblage/vase he made with his daddy for me! I’ll post pictures later this week!
I just packed up 15 orders and I don’t know if I’ll be able to sleep! I’m ecstatic over my 1000th sale!
More on that major milestone when I break down the stats (I have to do it, I’m a recovering geek).
xo
Bek
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My heart is bursting with glee!
I am about to reach a gigantic milestone in my Etsy shop! 1000 items sold. Yup. Gulp.
I’m stunned speechless. I know! That’s a miracle in and of itself!
It seems so surreal on this side of the keyboard!
Thanks for all of your support! I could not do it without all of you!
Hugs and high fives all around!
XO
Bek
My Facebook page for CleverGirl/CleverIndie is up and running! Come visit! Become a fan!
I will be offering Facebook Fan specials throughout the year!
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