When your computer goes poof !

A living hell you say...well yessssssss.....especially if you do business with computer...billing ,banking, imaging and our website/aka..catalog.... it has taken two computer businesses and six very long days.......Like most of us that use certain programs in unison and have worked out all the kinks and everything is fast and in place.....hearing your computer will change is simply a nightmare, especially since everyone wants to update all your old programs and change everything....why ????....so we have been able to restore all that we had before except for one program that we will have to find....some of the new programs have so much stuff on them that it would take a rocket scientist working 24/7 to figure out even the language ....sometimes simple is the best....anyway we are back in business ....so just stay tuned .....

Never Trust Anyone That Doesn't Like Diamonds !

Above is a Squiggee Designs 2" square box that is a sweet little fold up ornament....a great gift to give along with the diamond ring for Christmas...how romantic....to have an ornament that marks your special engagement /anniversary/or you just lucked out with a prize day ...lol...I have always loved the Tiffany box...and when this little box is made up with say black very velvet and the appropriate sparkle fibers...you could almost believe you had the actual box.....of course you can always change the diamond shape to fit the lady...any cut...

Who Says There Are No Bargains in Home Security !

Not only can you protect your home from varmints for a mere 13.99 plus shipping and handling....
but you don't need the expensive a/c...when you can cool your house with Frosty Fan Packs

you can have three fans blowing cool air for 14.99..plus shipping and handling...mind you if your house is warm ...say over 32 degrees( when ice melts) this could keep you hoping...freezing and refreezing these packs every half hour...lol...in you underwear since you are now melting yourself...

and we are not talking three fans ....but at least four in every room all blasting , while you spend every waking hour changing the frosty packs...and who will do the night packs...you and your hubby would have to work in shifts and if you both work..hire a fosty pack guy...absurd you say...well dah !

just as crazy as thinking a career criminal would not be able to tell the camera was not real and the wedge made of plastic would keep out a five year old child.....

I just love the fact that someone in this day and age would be so trusting to actually think these gadgets would work...

just too silly for words...not to mention spending all the money you have saved on batteries....lol

A Matter of Taste !

OK people...do you ever get those ultra strange catalogs, you know the ones that are loaded with ads that say...AS SEEN ON TV!!! you know the ads that are run at 4:00 am for people that can't sleep, or vampires....Remember Mad Magazine...well these catalogs are just as funny and free...even better...on one page you can buy a Resin Owl loaded with an internal motion detector ....... his eyes light up and he hoots when anything passes by..WHY ???? how irritating would that get...I could just see Mr. Squiggee with a steak knife headed it's way after a half hour of hooting off and on........please....then there are all the very strange sex toys, enhancers and pills.... one pill listed as safe for a man with high blood pressure and or diabetes...safer than viagra !!!!! you would have to be absolutely crazy to take anything like that pill...much less rub cream that boasts to make your saggy boobies, firm and two sizes larger...emergency room here I come...with a side trip to the psycho ward..
now for main event...while enjoying sausages and coffee this morning Mr. Squiggee and I picked our favorites....
my favorite for bad taste is the glow in the dark cross...on one hand it is butt ugly...but the main point is it boasts using solar energy, but is made of resin, that takes oil right !...not exactly earth friendly...
another point ..do you have to visit your loved ones gravesite at night to make sure it's working...unless your loved one is in the backyard....the whole exercise is creepy...
Now for those who think I have made this up or that the magazine is some underground publication that comes via a plain brown wrapper...well. no...these ads are in such magazines as Dr. Leonard, Carol Wright and Walter Drake...and more...so check out your junk mail before tossing...that and a cocktail could be your ticket to a fun time.....
Mr. Squiggee has his favorite ad on his blog....so check it out...
we laughed so hard this morning that the dogs thought we had gone crazy and stepped back...

Squiggee Runs Amuck in Lancaster PA...!

A wonderful shop called Stitches Unlimited in Lancaster PA has been hard at it making shop models of Squiggee canvases......above are pictures that have just arrived...I just love it.....Squiggee Squiggee everywhere.....very cool...the shop owner is Pat Young...so if you are in the area...just make a point of a drop in.....tell them Squiggee sent you...they will laugh and be thrilled you came !!!

Having A Bad Day !

Not everyday here in Squiggeeland is a winner....yesterday was a day fought with problems...everyone had a prob....please...so I took out my frustration and created this new saying....above is just a sneak peek...Mr. Squiggee has the full monty...lol...we had our first dust storm here yesterday...as if things are not dry enough...it was strange and quick....it matched the day.....before cell phones ,emails, texting and everyone feeling it is their right to get a hold of you 24/7... days would just flow bye and people kept it to themselves... everyone seems to be live on trauma and drama..... now is the word...forget tomorrow......everyone needs to relax and take a chill pill !!!
After a long day...I just have to laugh and remind myself...IT IS JUST NEEDLEPOINT....!!!!
not a life saving matter....

Favorite Embellishments...

Over the last couple of months we have updated our catalog and it is now complete for a time....I am always designing so this completeness is only temporary....Mr. Squiggee has been asking me about my favorite embellishments...above are a couple of my favorite Santa's....the chains along with his skull & crossbones brass buckle charm make me laugh...as do the hot dog button that the baseball Santa is sporting...a embellishments are sometimes very simple but complete the canvas, as in the bright yellow pom pom that serves as a tennis ball...
Mr. Squiggee is always a help at finding supplies....over the years I have developed a style for Squiggee with my added embellishments and am always on the look out ....vendors come and go, but new vendors appear...a great source for fimo beads is China...heads up if you find some great beads get more than you think you will need, because the Chinese vendors disappear as quickly as they appear...eBay is a great source, and delivery from China is much faster that it use to be...you just have to plan ahead...that is what business is always about organization and planning...see Mr. Squiggee's blog for more favorites...lol...