Trio of Hand Crocheted Sponges

So I have been having so much fun making these hand-crocheted sponges, now that I have tried them once.

I love the look of them, and this is a neat little set of three that coordinate with each other. In this trio, two are made of a blue cotton crochet thread and trimmed out in a verigated cotton thread, The thrid member of the trio is in the vergiated thread, which happens to be white, blue and tan, then it is trimmed out in the solid blue thread. Would be a great set in the kitchen.

The Trio is selling for $10.00, shipping included on my etsy site.

I also have the reverse trio, with two verigated sponges and one solid sponge. I love these sponges for a number of reasons, and eco-friendly is only one of them. They are made of natural cotton thread, they are reusable, just toss them in the washing machine occasionaly and clean away. They are thick and durable and work for any mess. They make a great housewarming gift.

Anyway, check them out and let me know what you think!!

Police Officer in the Family

By now, you are all pretty aware of how proud of my baby brother I am, you know the one I have mentioned in numerous posts, the one who is a police officer?! Yeah, that one, the one I am so proud of!



So this weekend, my brother and his family came back to the old hometown and my folks place for a nice visit. They currently live a nine-hour drive away in Kansas, so this was a big deal. The funny thing, my brother , his wife and the youngest all walk in wearing police t-shirts!! Yeah, they are proud of him too!! So that got me to thinking about that police gear website I found awhile back and so here I am surfing this morning and I had to pull it up and see what I could find.

Tactical pants, shorts, hats, holsters and an awesome closeout section! I am all about the sales, and there is a pair of pants on closeout for $9.99, I'm all there!! I am telling you, they have got it all, and at great prices. The economy is not all that great right now, and you know that budget cuts are looming all over the place, so why not help out your favorite officer by giving them the gift of supplies at a great price. Be proud of those in your life that serve others, I am!!

Etsy Treasury

Last week, or was it the week before, I just happened to be on Etsy at the right time and got my very first treasury. Well, I was surfing through there on my lunch hour today and you know what, I scored another treasury!!

IN Crowd Team Flood Relief Treasury

I am excited, as you problably can tell, and I think it's great. I think the treasuries are neat ways to find things, but also to get to know other artisians better, because once you put someone in your treasury, they tend to thank you and it strikes up a conversation. Part of my favorite thing about Etsy, getting to know the other people!!

So visit and let me know what you think!!

Affordable Mineral Makeup

So I was looking for makeup the other day, something better than what I was getting from AVON, yeah, that was a holdover way back from the days when I was selling AVON, and so I had met and talked to the lady that started Affordable Mineral Makeup and I liked her so I thought I would try some!



Well, I loved it, and the products are so good for you, there are no preservatiives in the makeup and it is all natural and what could be better, even eco-friendly and now that I have kids, I am more concerned about what kind of world we are leaving for them.
So I signed up to be an afflilate with them, hence the banner in this post and on the side bar, but for me, it is all about getting a discount on the products that I am buying all the time!

Anyway, click on the link, check them out and let me know what you think!!

ORGANIC Hand-crocheted Headband

So this addition is more than just a new color, it's a new item altogether! First time I tried this, and I think it turned out nice, but I have more ideas in store for it!!


This is a lovely little headband, hand-crocheted in the wonderful Lime Green Organic Cotton Thread. It is about 1 1/2 inches wide and measures about 20 inches around. Both my girls can wear this one, and they are 4 and 7, so this size is great for young girls.

I was just playing around and came up with this one, but have a new idea, to add some beading to the crocheted headband, so that is the next project in the works, hopefully to be finished soon and pictures up on the web for you all.

Price on this little beauty is only $4.00 and that includes shipping in the US. For Canada, please add 50 cents to cover those extra fees they charge me, and for worldwide shipping please ask, I will only charge my exact cost to ship, never an added fee.

Check this and the reast of the line out at: a TAMM creation

ORGANIC Hand-crocheted Sponge

Another addition to the "a TAMM creation" line....





Well, actually you have already seen the Hand-crocheted Sponges, but this is a new color....

Lime Green ORGANIC cotton thread was used to make this lovely little addition to your life. Measures about 5 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches high. Perfect for scrubbing!!

We all know how much better for the enviornment reusable products are, and this is made from ORGANIC yarn, then you can throw it in the wash machine whenever you need and reuse it for a very long time!!

Price is just $3.00 and shipping to the US is included. Shipping to Canada, please add 50 cents to cover the extra costs, and for worldwide shipping just ask me for the actual cost (nothing added) to ship to you!

Can be seen, which all kinds of other items, at my store site: a TAMM creation

**On Sunday, three of these sold, so I am shipping those out tomorrow and then will be working on more for the store!! Get'em while they last!!***

Take Control Stem Cell Innovation for Women

Okay, so I know that Stem Cell research is controversial, but this is something that I just heard about, and so I wanted to share. Personally, if we can get stem cells this way, it takes ALOT of the controversy out of the picture, at least that is my thinking, what is your opinion?


Taking Control: Future Therapies for a Host of Serious Diseases May Be Found in Women's Menstrual Blood

July 07, 2008: 01:28 PM EST CNNMoney

OLDSMAR, Fla., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With today’s hectic lifestyle, where most women are juggling careers, family, relationships, and a host of activities, the idea of possibly facing a serious illness in the future is not something that readily comes to mind -- especially when a woman is in the prime of her life. But what most women don’t know, is that the key to treating a number of possibly life-threatening diseases that she, a parent, a sibling or even her children may face in later years, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, may be found within her own body -- in vital stem cells, which can now be harvested from her own menstrual blood.

Now, thanks to the revolutionary research and technology of C’elle, a service dedicated to providing women with a safe and easy method of collecting and preserving stem cells found in her menstrual fluid each month, even the busiest woman can take control of her future, right in the privacy of her own home. With C’elle’s non-invasive collection process, menstrual cells are processed and cryo-preserved (stored at a very low temperature) for potential cellular therapies that may be used in the future. These self-renewing cells one day may even be used for sports medicine or cosmeceutical treatments, such as anti-aging therapies.

"C’elle enables and empowers a woman to take control of her future health, and possibly of those genetically closest to her, in a fast, painless and stress free way," said Michelle Kay, Marketing and Sales Manager for C’elle. "We live in exciting times, as science and technology are discovering how extremely valuable menstrual blood stem cells really are, and the enormous treatment potential they represent for future therapies. C’elle’s ongoing research is supporting these promising findings."

For more information about C’elle, please call 1-877-892-3553 or visit http://www.celle.com/.


So this press release says that by collection the menstrual blood they can do all the same things, it has stem cells in it that they previously had to have embroyic stem cells for.

You know, I love that there is so much that can be done with stem cells, and I think there are alot of different ways to get the stem cells, and not just the embroyic way that has everyone up in arms. We promote saving cord blood when a baby is born as a way to bank against future problems, why not collect the cord blood of willing parents for research, I mean I know that if that had been offered to me when I was pregnant, I would have gladly donated the cord blood for research. We even thought about banking it, but the costs were just too much. A number of parents might be interested, espically if they didn't have to pay the costs to bank the blood, and that would be a great way to get stem cells without the controversey.

Now, they are offering another option, and I really think we need to keep an open mind and think about these therapies, this might be a good option. Parkinson's is one diease that stem research has been focusing on, and I know people with that and it would be wonderful if we could find a treatment or cure for it, but I understand the problems with the stem cell research, so I guess I am intriged and excited about this development.
Now how viable it will be as an option I am not sure, I need to do more research on the costs and the collection process, but I think we should all be thinking about it and looking closely at it, as well as other options, here, we as women have a great opportunity to help the world in a completely different way than before and I think we should be at least willing to look into it. I wonder if they just allow you to bank this for your own use or if it can be donated to research for anyone to use? That would be my idea, to donate it for research and other use.

So what do you think?