Mixed Emotions

I am having mixed emotions about this blog. I created it as a place to post about my funky junk and Ebay listings. However, I am no longer making/selling funky junk (except for myself! ha!) and I closed out my Ebay store a couple of months ago. So....I think it is time to hang up this blog too. Life is so busy and in the chaos of it all, I am trying to eliminate and simplify things a bit. I still have my Swedish Cowgirl Facebook page, which I will post updates on for shows and maybe a junky post here and there. As I get older, I am slowly but surely (slowly....) learning to say, "no" and to let things go. I can't do it all and as hard as it is to accept that fact, (really hard!) I am going to embrace it. So, this will be my last cowgirl post. (For now. Never say never!) Thank you for riding along on this journey with me, and I hope it was as much fun for you as it was for me. Happy trails....until we meet again.

Landon's Lucky Magnets!

 

Landon will be selling lucky magnets that he made,

at the Farmer's Market tomorrow.

He's a pretty lucky kid. You might want a few of these... :)

Farwell Ebay!

Farewell Ebay! After much consideration, I have decided to close my Ebay store. I couldn't list my purses, because there were already 5,433,444 or so purse stores on there and I could not compete with their prices. Those stores buy by the truckload. Me. I buy one box at a time. While the hats and flip flops are cute and fun, without my purses, my heart just wasn't in it. So, the new plan is, (Alw...ays have a plan B! And a C and a D....I think I am on plan X about now...ha!) I am in the process of either adding a shopping cart to my existing website or start a new website with a shopping cart altogether. It's all a time consuming process but eventually it will all come together. Bear with me, once again. It will happen!!

 

Sissiton Horse and Buggy Days

If you are in Sissiton this weekend, head on over to the park for a weekend full of family fun! I'll be there with my purses and a few other goodies too!

Prairie Pioneer Days

If you're in Morris this weekend, head on over to the park for the 29th Annual Prairie Pioneer Days Festival. Two days of family fun and entertainment! The best part is, I'll be there with my purses!

Jamestown

If you are going to be in Jamestown, Mn on Saturday. (July 6th) Head on over to the Whitecloud Festival. I'll be there with my purses! Just for a few hours though. But, there will be tons of fun the whole weekend. Something for everyone!!

New Visors!

 

New Visor's for the Wheaton Farmer's Market!

Also a few coming for Ebay too!

A little sneak peak at what's going over to the the Vendor Alley store!

http://desireeschicanduniquehandbags.blogspot.com/

Big News!

I've got big news! Starting June 4th, I am going to have a permanent booth with my purses, belts and hats in the store, Vendor Alley in Starbuck! In this store are several other vendors selling new and fabulous products such as, Pampered Chef, Sentsy, ect... Also in this store are two other business. One is called, Little Angels Consignment Shop. A little haven for gently used children's clothes, toys, etc... Check that store out here:

https://www.facebook.com/littleangelsconsignment?ref=hl

The other is called, A Touch Of Class. An upscale Bridal/Formal wear boutique. You can check that out here:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Touch-of-Class-Starbuck-MN/109448009089378?fref=ts

The best part is, I don't have to be there! I just pay for my spot and keep it nice and stocked and they do the rest! Love it!! They are also looking for more vendors. This is a brand new business, opening on June 4th. If you are interested in purchasing a spot, (The price is right, folks!) here is the contact info:

https://www.facebook.com/littleangelsconsignment#!/vendoralleystarbuck

I'm so excited!!! Yee haw!

P.S.
For the local folks....don't worry. I will still be at the Farmer's market here in Wheaton, this summer. I've got enough to go around. :)

This Is Why I Cry In The Winter...

Yesterday, my dad stopped over and said, "Look what I found!" He then handed me a photo Christmas card that I had sent to him almost 15 years ago, when I still lived in Florida. Those orange trees were in my back yard! (I put the sunglasses on my cat to be funny. His name was Roll-O. Like the candy.) This is why I cry in the winter. I miss my orange trees. :)



Summer Time....

Summer will soon be here....look for new summer purses coming soon!!

Momma Tried...ha! ;)

Necklace Bling

Little new bling for ya!

 

http://stores.ebay.com/The-Swedish-Cowgirl?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Visors and Caps!

 

Lots of new visors and caps in the Ebay store tonight!

Check the rest of them out here:

 

http://stores.ebay.com/The-Swedish-Cowgirl?_trksid=p2047675.l2563



Hot Pink Flip Flops!

Hot Pink Flip Flops

will be in the Ebay

store at the end of the week!

Piano Piece

I was checking out one of my favourite blogs today over at:

http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2013/05/big-ole-table.html#comment-35957

and she had a piece from a piano that she had repainted and was wondering what to do with it. Here are the before and after pictures.

 

 

I too have a piece just like it and have been wondering what to do with it. I shared with you awhile back, how I hung a decorative piano piece above my fireplace, but I still have a plain one like in the photos here, and was stumped. As soon as I saw her photo and her dilemma, I thought to myself, "Why, I would lay that on top of an old trunk and make a table for the end of my bed! Well....(it took a few seconds) then it hit me. I have a piece like that, and I have several old trunks! I could do the same thing! How can it be, that we can see something so clearly and so easily give advice to others, but when it comes to ourselves, we are are just stumped? Life is just funny like that I guess. Good thing people naturally like to give advise so we are never at a loss what to do. heh heh....

 

P.S. I did leave my suggestion in her comment box. I can't wait to see what she comes up with! 

 

 



Wash Your Fruit!

This next post has nothing to do with antiques, junking, purses or Ebay. At all. But, sometimes something comes along that is just too good not to share. So, here is a little, BIG tip for the day.
Wash your fruit!!

Recently a friend of mine posted a recipe for washing fruit. We all know the horror stories of fruit and veggies being treated with chemicals and such, so I won't go into the ugly details regarding that! Anyway, it said to place your fruit in a pan of cold water, add a cup of white distilled vinegar and stir it up. Yesterday I made a trip to the big store and loaded up on fresh fruit. (After a long winter of sky high fruit prices, yesterday was the first time the prices weren't the same as a buying a new house! Well, you get the drift.) I have to admit that when it comes to washing my fruit, my recipe involves a strainer, cold running water and a good shake. That's it. No vinegar. Well....let me tell ya. Vinegar is my new best fruity friend! (BFF! haha) Take a look and see.

First I loaded up my pan with my fruit,

water and vinegar. Gave it a few

gentle swirls and let it sit a minute.

Swirled again for good measure

and then I picked out my fruit,

rinsing it off in the other side of the sink

before drying it with a linen towel.

The water was a weird yellow color.

At first I thought maybe the strawberry seeds

that were laying on the bottom

were contributing to that factor.

No. It was not.

LOOK!!!

You can see the chemicals/dirt/crud in the water droplets!!

I will ALWAYS be washing my fruit and veggies with vinegar.

I hope you do too.

Life is too short to eat poison.

Updates

I've recently made some changes in my websites, and I'd like to update everyone.

*I decided to close my Etsy store, as I just don't have the time or energy to keep up with the "funky junk" business. I am still very much into repurposing/creating. I just want to keep it as a hobby I enjoy and not as a business. I very much appreciate all the support I was given during this event in my life. It was one of those "live and learn" experiences. No regrets.

*I still very much have my purse site. I will probably always have that business. I love it too much not too. Here is that link:

http://desireeschicanduniquehandbags.blogspot.com/

I have a little fun blog, on which I share bits and pieces of my life, friends and family. If you are super bored one day and have nothing better to do....you can check that out here:

http://desireesiegel.blogspot.com/

I also have an Ebay store. However, I am finding it very hard to compete with the other Ebay vendors with their purse prices. So, there aren't very many purses on there. Just lots of cool fun accessories and whatever else I find fun to put in the store. You can check that out here:

http://stores.ebay.com/The-Swedish-Cowgirl?_trksid=p2047675.l2563


I also have a Swedish Cowgirl Facebook page, where you can contact me with questions and requests.

https://www.facebook.com/events/list#!/TheSwedishCowgirl

And of course, there is always email...

tdsiegel@hotmail.com


Have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Coming Next Week! What Do You Think?

 

Hats $18

Burnout T's $22

This Is Why

This is why I support small businesses. Being that I am one, I am all for the little guy. I recently started using essential oils on myself and my family. I was going to do a post on it, but there is so much to tell, I don't even know where to start. I will say, I can't say enough good things about them. Recently I was wondering what I was going to do this summer with the oils and Landon. I was concerned about when he went to the pool and the oils washed off. (They do get into your bloodstream, but it still helps to reapply them.) I know he would not be too keen on pulling out a bottle of oil and rubbing it on his feet in front of the "guys." (The oils help keep him calm and focused. He's like a new kid with the oils!) I happened to come across this web site for terra cotta pendants. You simple put one drop of oil on the pendant and the aroma is almost the same as if you were to apply it to your skin. Since half the boys in Landon's class already wear necklace,s and I found one shaped like a basketball, it was the perfect solution! Now, check this out....

 

Not only did the owner send me a thank you note, hand signed by her...

she sent me candy!!!

Oh, yeah...

I will be ordering from her again.

And...

 

 

I would be more than happy to promote her business

by sharing her website with you.

www.Terra-Cotta-Pendants.com

I love that she writes,

"Have a wonderful day!"

on her notes.

I write the exact same thing on my Ebay invoices!

Now is that cool or what?