heavensdevil99

It's been quite a road to where I have gotten with clothing design. I love it and recently I started a web page which you can check out HERE. Soon I will be up and running over at Etsy which is a site full of hand made and vintage items. You should really take a look, it's a great place!

For now here's a dress I made late last year and jeans I made for a friend -- complete with embroidery and stuff!

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It's been a long long 7 months or so. I lost my blogging mojo. Actually, I lost me whole internet mojo. It isn't what it used to be for me anymore. While I have missed the blogs I read, I haven't much missed blogging myself.

Until recently. Then I missed it all. The camaraderie, the laughs, my internet family who has pulled me through some tough things and even the tears. I have found the past couple of months to be the most trying, the hardest time for me yet I have learned so much. I needed to get away to find myself.

I turned 40 this year and essentially learned shit happens - just relax. Gah it feels good!

I became a Nanny to a precious princess - Chloe. Such a beautiful little one.


I have taken the plunge and I am launching my line of clothing this fall. Fashion show on September 13. Which. of course, I wish you could all come.

It's a lot but it's time for me. I spent a lot of years on everyone else and forgot about me. Now I've decided to come back. I know it won't be everyday but I will be here. I've missed you all....

Here's some pics of the princess Chloe Amelia Martin Angelski Born Mar.1/09. Sorry they are sooo big it's been a while...lol

Mom and baby...



Newborn...


Now....

What I want to know - are any of you on Facebook?

Look for me there too - Wanda Wilson

My New Group for clothing sales - Wishes By Wanda

Come on and join and say HI. I'd love for you all to see what I've been doing...:)

I'll be back tomorrow to update better. I have some repairs I need to get done.

Take care
Love yas
Wanda

I need to know what I ever did to get a child like my middle boy. God knows, I love him more than life itself but seriously at 16 almost 17 he needs to grow up some. I know it seems like it's all I talk about anymore.

He's currently grounded for skipping classes. Has been since last Friday (school wasn't even in for two weeks!) Monday he CHOSE to skip again. Tuesday too. Monday night I took his internet away and any freedom he plans for the rest of the school year.

He's making me question my sanity. I am feeling inadequate. I don't know what to do with him. And I'm wondering what did I ever do to get this crap?

When I feel like this it's like I'm starting to drown again and I sure as hell don't want to go down ago. I don't even want to go under for a moment. I hate how these things can control my depression. I am really trying to stay afloat.

I am fighting with everything I have.

I was sitting here for a while wondering what exactly to blog about. I wanted it to draw you in, make you feel as though you were right there, spin a tale to keep you wanting more.

Then, I thought NO you don't want to be right here.

Today I talk about teenage boys (see why you don't want to be here now?). WTH? I've talked about them before and I have come to the conclusion we will probably like each other again in another 4 years or so. If they live that long.

Where did my nice polite boys go? And who the hell are these burping, eye rolling, bitchy monsters that took their place? And where did they so chauvinistic about some things?

I did not raise them like that. My husband is definitely not like that.

Here are a few examples:

A few days a week I don't prepare anything for supper - it's like root, hog, or die here. My oldest boy will not eat and will bitch because I did not make dinner. Last time I looked I wasn't the maid here and his hands or feet are not broken. He can cook his own damn dinner. Or go out for dinner. I don't care just leave me out of it.

My second oldest makes comments about certain girls (easy girls I guess you could say) but doesn't think there is anything wrong with guys doing the same thing. I sooooo beg to differ and have put him in his place about it every time I heart his lips flapping about it.

I'm starting to wonder WHY TRY?

I should become mute.

I can watch them be asses and save my breath.

Ack! Calgon take me somewhere!

p.s: My boys are pretty good a lot of the time. It's just when we go through a bad day/week/month altogether I want to kick someone's butt!

As promised I've been taking pictures. First the thing I'm sure you've all been waiting to see...MY Rack!!!!



Now for a little of my new sewing studio. Please excuse the mess. We just moved everything there and I've got fabric everywhere...:)

These are some unfinished projects that will be done by Monday.



One area for sewing and storage.



My fav machine...:)



Another machine - AKA - The Backup



Betsy - The dress form



There is another long workbench but I didn't get photos of it yet. Plus I have some clothing to show everyone. Honest opinions, ok?

Red Outfit



Close up of the red top



The funky dress



Plus Size Bustier type top - Front



Back View



A few things -I know some things are the same I was experimenting and this is what I got.

The funky dress? A size 12-14 if you want it pm me and it's yours...:)

Please keep in mind that the bustier top is a plus size and I had to play with it for the photos and it looks much better on a fitted person.

That's all for now folks. Time to get back to my studio and see what else I can create.

Love you all

~hugs~

Take care of you.

P.s EDIT: I just joined Twitter you can find me there or if you join I am under heavens_devil99. Tweet me!

On Tuesday we went on a road trip to Toronto. Gosh, I love that town - for shopping at least. We went downtown and went through some fabric shops I had searched on Google. Let me just say I found one I actually liked. It was run by a Chinese family and the father was very very knowledgeable.

As to why I loved his store - I got my dress form there. When I priced them online they were $200 - $400. Seriously, I cannot afford that. At. all. Now I have one that is around a size 5ish. And the best part is that it was $25. That was the sweet bargain of the day.

I am going to make one here at home out of duct tape, spray foam, cardboard, and a t-shirt that is my size so that way I have 2 different sizes.

I am on holidays this week and it's been pretty stress free. Other than middle boy and super-hubby crabbin' at each other.

We are building me a "studio" in the basement and when it's ready I will post pics and I will put the last few items I have made up too. It's hard to get pics up right now because I'm sharing my camera with Kaityy.

Time to go, I've got stuff to do and no one's going to do it for me. Have a great day all!

~hugs~
Wanda

Last Friday I was all set to quit smoking until...I had a panic attack. Saturday...it happened again. Sunday I lasted until 3 p.m then it happened again. I was starting to wonder where my will power was and what the hell was wrong with me. I told no one I was quitting except super-hubby and all of you. I did not smoke as much as usual but I still smoked and I felt bad. Then I remembered something someone told me a while ago....just don't quit quitting. I said a little prayer before going to sleep Sunday night and wished for the best.

Monday morning I woke up with a wonderful feeling of relief and not one urge to smoke. Since then I've been calm and feel no need, whatsoever, to smoke. I haven't had one panic attack and only had a case of the bitchies last night. But I think that was due to other circumstances. Last time I quit, I was practically eating everything in sight. This time, there's nothing. Thank the Lord because I don't need another pound on this body.

To the right you will notice I've installed a Quit Smoking widget mainly so I can see it and see what I've accomplished but also it will keep you up to date too.

So there was my last week in a nutshell. I do have pics to post of my latest projects I will do it this weekend...promise.

Have a great day everyone. Love ya~

~hugs~
Wanda

edit: My quit smoking meter has thrown everything off on my page. I'll fix it this weekend too...~sigh~

As it happens I had the nasty tooth removed this morning. After four bouts of freezing. Ack. That tooth was huge and I'm not exaggerating. The dentist asked me if I wanted to bring home for the tooth fairy. That was a definite no. It was disgusting and looked like a dinosaur tooth or something like that.

On to more exciting things, in which I need opinions people.

I have decided to branch out with my clothing and make a face book group for them. And hopefully sell some. What do you think?

Also, I was thinking about joining some craft shows. How does that sound?

I really want to know what you all think and any suggestion will be taken in to account. This is something I really want to get going because I absolutely love it.

Later on this evening I will be posting my newest creations for some opinions.

Hope you all have an awesome day!

Take care
~hugs~

Okay, so in five hours seven--no six minutes I quit smoking. Tomorrow will be rough because I already know what will happen. Usually, I chew gum incessantly until the urge to smoke leaves me in ohhhh say five days. BUT due to my tooth infection that is a no go and I really don't want to suck on candies...again sugar...OW!

I'm trying to think of what I can eat that won't hurt and won't disrupt my working (no sunflower seeds at work!).

You know what is really cool...I am ready. I want to quit. I want my food to taste right. I don't want that awful morning breath. My clothes will smell like Tide once more. The list goes on and on and on.

And the money I will save will go towards scrap booking or sewing stuff, what better reward then more stuff...yippee!

Maybe this weekend I'll even re-do my blog. This one's been around too long. I'm very bored of it.

Time for me to take my meds and relax for a bit. Enjoy you night everyone! Take care and send me some extra will power if you have any. Thanks!

Take care
~hugs~
Wanda

p.s: Four hours and fifty-nine minutes....;)

Okay, so Laurie suggested I post some pics of my recent find. So here they are. Also, if anyone can give me some info about it, that would be great!





This is my latest finished project. A little coat for my friend's daughter. She loves it...:)

I am so excited! I got my first antique on Monday night and I love it! What is it, you ask?

A Piedmont Sewing Machine in an oak case. Not exciting for everyone, I know. But it is for me! It works people it works! I was making a blouse on it last night. It sews beautifully and sounds wonderful!

I go to the dentist in about an hour and hopefully they can do something. It's not as painful as it was but still hurts. I have a lovely bump on my jaw so I know for sure there's some infection. Ewww.

Tomorrow night at midnight I quit smoking (again). And I am so ready. I just hate it all but what I hate most is being dependent on something like smoking. It's not so costly here because I get very cheap smokes but still health wise it is bad. I will be posting a quit meter to just kind of psych myself. I have quit before and sometimes it lasts years other times months. I am ready. I can't promise forever but I know it will be for a while..maybe that will lead into forever.

Now I just need to finish getting ready for the dentist so I'll say bye bye for now!

Take care
~hugs~
Wanda

This past weekend has been awful from start to finish. I have a major toothache and my face is swollen from it. I tried to get an appointment with the dentist and it's set for NEXT Monday. I don't know if I can wait that long. My stomach is getting upset from all of the ibuprofen I am popping. Yuck!

On a good note we (Kaityy, Steve and I) went to the doctors this morning and heard the baby's heartbeat. It never gets old. It was so cool! Speaking of Kaityy she has set up 2 different blogs one is http://www.thebabyandi.blogspot.com/ and the other is a video blog that is here - http://www.youtube.com/kaityykid. Go look and subscribe! She's doing quite well other then losing weight. I don't get it. She is eating A LOT.

Anyways, that is the updates for now.

Take care all~
~hugs~
Wanda

As promised I'vr finally gotten around to taking some pictures of my clothing line. I only have two pics from the women's line and one of a girls' jean jacket I made.



This is a blouse that I've be seeing all over tv and stuff. But I made it before I saw it there. Weird huh?



This is what I made myself for my birthday present to myself. I love it! There's pants and a little jacket with it as well.



So, that's it so far. I do have more that I've made but I need to go up to the shop and take some pics.

Have a great day all!

Take care,
Wanda

I had this whole post written in my head and I was going to post a picture of the aprons I made for a business just so you could all see them. But my bil's camera is dead and we can't find the charger so it will have to wait.

I just read windy's last post and I am disgusted at what the world is coming to.

Last night my oldest boy was riding home on his bike when three twenty something's accused him of stealing thier bike that they just bought 2 weeks ago and then proceeded to beat him up. Um..hello? His bike was bought 2 years ago at Wal-Mart. Clearly this bike is no longer for sale in a store. We called the police (not because he was hurt) just to let them know so maybe it wouldn't happen again to someone else.

This is the second time it has happened to him this summer. Last time it was a bunch of 30 something's. And it also happened to my youngest as well. Although that time they actually took his bike while he was riding it and someone had to get it back for him.

I am tired of hearing the excuses..."it's the times you know".

I don't give a flying eff. If it's not yours DON'T touch it. From birth most people are taught not to steal. If you want something WORK for it.

What gives some one the right to just take someone else's stuff?

I'm pissed that nothing happens to these people...ever. Maybe anyone who does this should have 50 hours of community service...mandatory. Then maybe..just maybe...they'd think twice about doing it again.

Time to go sew...have a great night.

Take care
~huge hugs~
Wanda

Ever have a day where you feel like all you are doing in walking backwards?

That's me. Besides it being unbelievably HOT here in my not-so-air-conditioned house I feel like I can't accomplish a thing. At work today I blamed my stupidity on the heat. It was frying my brain. I swear I could hear it sizzling. And the mistakes I was making can prove it. On days like this I long for a call center job where it's air conditioned. I'll even put up with crabby customers...just let me cool down.

About my sewing - I'll be posting some pics from the store where my clothes are on sale. I'm so excited. I've designed an affordable plus line and now I am trying out smaller sizes to see how it will go. I was hoping that someday it will lead to something and maybe it will. For now, I'm having a blast just designing and sewing. SO, if anyone has requests let me know and I'll see what I can do.

My writing has slowed down some and while it is still one of my greatest joys I found I was getting discouraged and it wasn't fun for me. So now, it's on the back burner but it's a still there calling me. Who knows maybe I'll answer it soon.

Everything else is going pretty good. The kids are still pulling their weight around here and that makes me pretty happy. Who the hell am I kidding? I'm ecstatic!!!

Time to fly...I've got an order for 12 aprons to get ready for Friday so I'll be back soon!

Take care
~fluffy hugs~
Wanda

I've been checking out a lot of blogs and I can't believe all the people who are getting book offers.

I want it to be me.

Why can't it be me?

I'm pretty sure everyone knows I work in a dry cleaners. I love my job but every once in a while I get hit with a whole 'lotta stupid and it annoys me to no end.

I love most of my customers. They are awesome people. I've been upset over someone passing, the dementia that has hit one customer so bad he is now in a home, the man who can no longer get out of his car so I run his stuff out to him, the police officer's wife who is nice beyond nice, the man who brings me candy every time he comes in, the man who tips me every time he is in so I can get a tea, the lawyer who's in a hurry all the time and flings his stuff at me and runs, the wonderful policemen and women that come in and are caring way beyond measure, my "snowbirds" who live here in the summer and Florida in the winter. There are so many more I haven't really touched even a tiny amount but they make me want to go to work every day.

This is for the one's who just don't get it.

Here's a little bit of etiquette and advice to all of you out there that use the dry cleaners. Men pay special attention.

1. Undo ALL of the buttons on your shirts. It is quite rude to undo the top button and slide it off, roll it in a ball and expect me to undo all 27 buttons on your 5xl shirt.

2. Make sure you do not have any important documents in your pockets. For example - your paycheck. If I don't find it it will go through the dry clean machine where you will now have a paycheck WAD.

3. Do not leave PENS in your pockets. While I do look through every pocket sometimes they slip through a hole and end up in you lining and go through the dry clean machine. Ever seen a pen go through the wash? Imagine that only 10 times worse.

4. DO not wash DRY CLEAN only clothes and then bring them to us expecting miracles. While my boss is the KING at his job do not expect the impossible to be possible.

5. Leave the tags in your clothing. If you cut the tags out we do not know the appropriate cleaning for your item. Again - not mind readers here.

6. If you have an "accident" in your pants please let me know BEFORE I fling your pants around and look through pockets and such. I have gloves for a reason.

7. If you get sprayed by a skunk put your garment in a garbage bag, tie it up tightly and let me know so I can bring it directly to the machine without having to endure the stench.

8. Women - (this one is important) Make sure before purchasing a garment that it is cleanable. Either dry clean, hand wash or something. I have seen a few blouses and dresses that CANNOT be cleaned which sucks if you paid a lot for it.

There are a few little tidbits of information that will make your dry cleaner love you. If I think of any more I will post them.

Plus, I just want to let you know I have been asked if I wear some of the clothes. That would be a big N-O. While I will admire something I have my own clothing and it would be quite rude to "borrow" some one else's clothes.

And I know it's hotter than hell in there right now...my eyelashes are sweating. I hate when people ask me don't you find it hot in here? Uh..yeah...it's 98 outside what do you think it is in here?

Hope you all had a good day at work or at home. Keep smiling. I love you all.

~huge fluffy hugs~

Wanda

Cleaning house is so much fun.

Last night, I went home after work and pretty much cleaned house. I told everyone off. Everyone knows where I stand now and that I have had it.

It’s kind of funny really to see everyone shape up. Obviously they knew they what they were doing and were waiting to see when something would be said. It goes to show that even in their late teens they need structure (which I am a big fan of by the way).

And just another thing to point out – right now they are cleaning the house. Whew! A break for me.

Today’s post is going to be short because I’m in the sewing mood so I think I’ll finish the jean jacket I’m making for myself.

Have an awesome night!

~huge hugs~
Wanda

I'm trying to decide if I'm pissed off because I'm pmsing, depressed or just royally peeved. I am pretty sure I'm purely peeved.

The is going to be a rant. Not little miss wanda sunshine.

i.have.had.enough.

Out of the four kids I have living at home one is working. Two are done school - not working - not even part time. WTH? I have spoiled children and I'm done with it all. Kaityy was working full time but it got to be too much for her being sick and stuff. That's fine but I do expect her to work at least 12 hours a week. Where is she today after I called her on her cell and told her to come home 3 times? Out with friends. Now she is not answering her phone. Can you say very very angry Mom?

My oldest boy has been told, nagged and bitched at to get a job since the end of June. Here we are a month later and he has no job. One of the excuses is that he has no clean clothes. Ummm...hello? You've been home for a month, doing what? Do your damn laundry and get your lazy ass out there looking for a job!

It took the middle boy years to get a job and he is working but he still has to tow the line where school is concerned. I have told him this year there is no bullshit and he will not skip school once or get a 21% in another class or he will be in the lock down school they have here. I don't care anymore. I am the boss of this little army and I am putting my foot down.

I work long HOT hours to get treated like the maid here too. And you know what? It's stopping NOW. If super-hubby and I are the only ones working then everyone can cook and clean. This bitch is retiring.

UG...I am too p o'd to write anymore...

Have a good night all

~hugs~

Wanda