After I cleaned and rearranged my hermies home the other day, one of them promptly buried herself! This is a good thing! It means she is molting. Not to be confused with changing her shell.
Hermits are decapod crustaceans, they have their own shell or exoskeleton, except in the most vulnerable spot, the abdomen. As a result, they take over outer shells left abandoned by other sea creatures. As they grow, or sometimes by whim they change these shells.
Once a year or so they molt. They bury themselves in damp sand and break out of the exoskeleton and the new one takes a few days to harden. They are VERY vulnerable to attack, especially from other hermies, at this point, so we need to be VERY vigilant and keep a close eye on her this week or so. I might even remove the hermies that aren’t molting to a covered plastic shoebox until she emerges from the sand.

 

 

This was originally posrted on Constance Pelkey Designs, comment here or there - up to you! *smile*

 

Kate, Theresa and I will be at the Art Fair in Hallowell tomorrow!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=75850308947&ref=mf

Come see us!

More importantly though...PRAY FOR SUN!!!!!

*So  much so - notice me NOT mentioning the “R” word in this post!*

And speaking of which... if ANYONE has or knows of someone having a free standing awing that'll keep us out of the sun *wink, wink* and would be willing to loan it to me for the day... email, or better yet, call me!!
Thanks so much!!

Connie
Polymer Clay, Fine Silver, Fiber Arts Jewelry & Accessories ~ Art for you and your home!
207.333.1145
ConniePelkey@gmail.com

 

From: b woods
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 1:50 PM
To:
Subject: Shaw's Anti-Marriage support

Dear Friends,

This morning, at Shaw’s in Augusta, my partner came across a petition table for the collection of signatures to repeal Maine’s same sex marriage law. He made a complaint to the store manager and was told Shaw’s could not be selective about who they allowed to petition at their store. My partner informed the manager he would no longer be shopping at Shaw’s.

I called and spoke to the store manager informing him that I would no longer shop or use the pharmacy at Shaw’s because they were allowing the petition drive to discriminate in matters of civil marriage in their store. I told him I thought that I found it highly offensive that Shaw’s was allowing an organization, aimed at discriminating against a class of people in the law led mainly by select religious groups, to operate on their premises. His response was that Shaw’s was not taking a stand on the issue, just allowing the collection of signatures as they did with other petitions, according to their policies. I asked him if Shaw’s would allow the KKK to collect signatures for a petition to remove racial and religious protections of Maine Law, and he seemed to agree they would not. I said I believe that Shaw’s did not therefore seem to have a blanket policy about allowing any group to collect petitions in their stores and by allowing the anti-marriage organization to advance their petition at Shaw’s, to my mind, meant that Shaw’s was supporting legal efforts at discrimination and also a particular religious dogma. He said he would talk with other management and try to rectify the situation.
I have no idea if anything will happen. But I believe it’s worth letting businesses know that if they’re going to support anti-discriminatory efforts, they’re not getting your business.

I urge other people to take a simple action if you run into any petition collectors in businesses you frequent:
Inform the manager that you find it offensive that the business is allowing and thereby supporting efforts to change Maine law to discriminate against a group of Maine citizens. Further inform the manager that you will stop doing business with them (if you can) and that you will be urging your friends to do the same. Any action needs to be taken swiftly because in Shaw’s case, they allow the petitioners there for only two days.

Local businesses should know it is a bad idea to allow these petition drives at their store and it will cost them. If we are vigilant and quickly confront businesses about the negative message they are giving if they allow anti-marriage (and how it compares to other discriminatory efforts) petition drives in their stores and that they will lose business if they do, it may prevent a lot of shoppers from unintentionally signing a petition they would not otherwise. Please consider forwarding this message to your friends and associates and social justice organizations in Maine.

Bob Woods

Web cam is on! Working on my Butch Shoe sculpt this morning! Come watch me! http://tinyurl.com/owxk2m

I'm goin' to to the chapel and I'm gonna get married!

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I got my new laptop last week and I've been playing with all my new bells and whistles! YAY! I have a web cam now and I'll be working out the kinks of how to use it. Add me to your Yahoo list so you can come watch me when I do something on it!

conniepelkey is my Yahoo ID, so add me!

Thanks!

Hurry, now!!

So, Daddi, for Valentines Day gave me a gift certificate for Sinful Addictions. I've wanted a nose piercing for some time now.

Saturday was gorgeous day here! We both were feeling much better from our respective surgery and medical procedures of the last few weeks so we went out! I had an Applebee's gift certificate from my birthday last week so we had a WONDERFUL lunch and then went down to the Tat shop and I got a "wee poke" from Daddi! Actually the piercing artist poked my nose, Daddi just paid for it and watched. *G* Not sure if you can see it too good in this pic though. Click on the image a few times to get a bigger pic.

In honor of the United States Having a NEW President, I'm continuing Grand Re-Opening sale in my Etsy Store Front, and a Grand Opening Sale in my new ArtFire Store Front!!

I've been adding new items to each store on a daily basis, be certain to check in often!! I'll be offering FREE SHIPPING to all sales during the first 100 days (until Thursday, April 30th, 2009) that President Obama is in office!



Check out the ARTFIRE Guild I recently created, the Maine Made Creative Arts Guild on ARTFIRE! If you make and sell stuff in Maine you MUST check us out and join in! It's great fun to connect to other creative Mainers!!

Also, the sign up deadline for my Bug Swap is coming right up!! Only a few spots left, so be certain to email me!! Check out past pictures of previous bug swaps!!

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In honor of the United States Presidential Inauguration Day, I'm having a Grand Re-Opening sale in my Etsy Store Front, and a Grand Opening Sale in my new ArtFire Store Front!!

All day on Tuesday, January 20TH, 2009 while I sit here in front of the TV and watch history being made, I will be uploading new items to both my ETSY and ARTFIRE stores!! I'll also be offering FREE SHIPPING to all sales during the first 100 days (Thursday, April 30th, 2009) that President Obama is in office!

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Please read this carefully!

The deadline for sign up is Friday January 30th.

ALL participants must email me their contact information from a valid email address. No one will be placed on the swap list without emailing me this information first.

Information from you that I'll need:
Full name:
Full postal address:
Valid email address: (email me from this address)
Phone number:
Number of groups of six you want to join:

In return, I will email you back my contact information, including my phone number.

I absolutely need ALL of this information from each swap member. Swaps are meant to be fun, however recently there has been a "rash" of troubled swaps out there. Bad swap issues have included folks not staying in contact with the hostess, the hostess "falling off the edge of the planet", items being lost in the mail, incorrect postal amounts being sent, etc...

I don't want to dwell on these, so with all of us committing to the rules I've set, I hope this swap goes off without a hitch! I have hosted about 10 swaps over the years in the various on line polymer clay communities. I've also participated in many, many swaps, I can't remember how many! With all of us keeping in contact, no one will be disappointed. I will post any updates to my blog, as well as sending out a group email.

The details of the swap are as follows:

For those living in the continental USA, you'll be identified as GROUP A: The deadline for your completed buggy groups is Tuesday March 31, 2009.

For those in Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and overseas locations, you'll be identified as GROUP B: The deadline for your completed buggy groups is Friday March 13, 2009.


The 2009 Bug Swap will consist of groups of six (6). What this means is you will make and send out to me 6 bugs. Your bugs must be no larger than 4 inches and made primarily of polymer clay but feel free to use any mixed media to dress up your bugs. You will receive back 5 different bugs plus one of your own. You will package your bugs individually in zipper plastic bags along with your business card or slip of paper with your name and email address (at the very least).

Those in GROUP A will carefully package your groups up in a PRIORITY MAIL box. You will also send along enough postage to cover the return of your swap items.

Those in GROUP B will contact me personally about how to ship your packages, various countries have different shipping options to the US and we can discuss those.

One more thing, hostess gifts will be greatly accepted and appreciated, but are NOT necessary!

Lets have a GREAT swap!!

The last Bug Swap I did was in '06. It's time for another one!!

Check out the images on my flickr pages of the of all the cool buggies!

http://flickr.com/photos/connie_clays/sets/72157612141175559/

NO details of the swap as of yet, except I AM hosting it, and due date won't be until March!! So email me conniepelkey@gmail.com if you are interested, PLENTY of time to plan for this! It'll be fun!!

This was originally posrted on Constance Pelkey Designs, comment here or there - up to you! *smile*

I'm not big on new years resolutions.

However,

This new year I am committing to make a strong "go" at my little business, Constance Pelkey Designs.

Over the last couple years I have had both my shoulders done. I had TWO torn rotator cuffs. My right arm needed my bicep reattached too! It was bad! It took many, many months of rehab to get them both back in shape... unfortunately that meant I could do very little in the way of creativity. I was however, able to crochet. Now, don't get me wrong, I like crocheting, but that being my only outlet was somewhat limiting!

I'm so glad that I can play with my polymer clay and precious metal clay, and bead, and sew, AND crochet again! YAY!

In the meantime.

I've had a "gut" issue for the last couple months that involved emergency surgery for a bowel blockage early in November, on voting day in fact, and the ensuing severe pain in a knot of scar tissue and nerves along my waist next to my belly button that's the ultimate result of this and a few other abdominal surgeries. Because of severe pain in this area I was hospitalized again for a couple days the week before Christmas. This issue isn't resolved yet. I have an appointment to see the original surgeon who cleared the blockage and I'm awaiting a second opinion appointment with another surgeon, hopefully that will happen next week.

I need to get THIS issue resolved - SOON - because I was scheduled for total knee replacement surgery on January 6th.

AK!!!!!!!

That's been postponed until the gut issue is resolved!

*shaking head and rolling eyes*

*sigh*

I've been out of work and in limbo, essentially since the beginning of November.

Best thoughts and wishes will be greatly appreciated during this whole process of resolving the gut issue - SOON - so I can go ahead and deal with the knee issue!

At any rate.

During the time, I continue to be laid up with all this health stuff, my "resolution" is to concentrate on my business. I have an ETSY store and I also recently opened an ARTFIRE storefront as well. I've joined a couple of "teams" on ETSY, I also joined Facebook and still belong to the Polymer Clay Central message boards. I've been taking good pictures of all my inventory (finally!). I plan on continuing to photo edit and will be listing new items on a weekly basis to both stores. I'll be trying some different marketing techniques, too. I'll also be creating new items and I hope to join my sister in law in attending one or two larger crafty type selling venues this summer and joining a couple Maine based craft and art associations.

Keep your eyes pealed here at this blog to be updated and PLEASE, pass on my URL http://ConstancePelkeyDesigns.blogspot.com to ANYONE who might be interested in my "stuff"!

Happy New Year to all and best of luck to me in sales this new year of 2009!!

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originally posted at Constance Pelkey Designs,comment there or here, your choice!!

Thanks!! Connie

 

 

This is Ryan, 7 years old.
Ryan is autistic and ever since I met him as a toddler he has never voluntarily made eye contact. All that changed this Christmas.... he has jumped a major hurdle in his development! Yay Ryan! You go guy!!

More holiday pictures here!

This was originally posrted on Constance Pelkey Designs, comment here or there - up to you! *smile*

I'm passing this info along....

Hello everyone,

The church service for Dick is Saturday the 27th at 11:00 AM at St. Augustine's church on Sand Hill in Augusta.  Let all the rest of our friends and family know. 

The date (January 16th 2009) has been set aside for a benefit show, dedicated to Dick and Ann Aubie,  will be held at PJ's, (Papa Joe's)  Water St. Augusta, ME . Please get the word around. 

If anyone would like to participate in the show also, let me know.  Thanks.
 
Janean
(AKA) Nene
Metalmuncha@aol.com



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Connie
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Polymer Clay, Fine Silver, Fiber Arts
Jewelry & Accessories - Art for you and your home!
Augusta, Maine - 207.333.1145
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