Whimsey Wednesday: Arrrrrr!

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

Follow the trail of gold doubloons to the treasure chest! X marks the spot!

My happy pirate exults in his prize as the pretty mermaid tries to gain his attention.

She's saying, "Yoo hoo! Look this way, Mr. Buccaneer! I just love a man with a great big chest!"

You can purchase this and other hand made canvas growth charts at

JudyAGoddard.Etsy.com

www.JudyAGoddard.Etsy.com

www.finishthis.etsy.com

www.JudyAGoddardArtisan.blogspot.com

Inspiration Avenue Challege: How Does Your Garden Grow?

Here is my response to this week's

Inspiration Avenue question;


How Does My Garden Grow?

It just keeps Growing and growing and growing!



www.JudyAGoddard.Etsy.com
www.finishthis.etsy.com
www.JudyGoddard.Homestead.com

National Attention Paid to my Canvas Growth Charts!

National attention is being paid to my
Personalized, Canvas Growth Charts!

Sarah Bode' lives in the greater Seatle, WA area and hosts a web site called,

http://northsound.macaronikid.com/

It's an e-newletter that is sent out to subscribers who have children, listing all the fun, cool stuff that will be going on the Seatle area for the coming week. All the listings point to children and family oriented activities. It's a super resource and has a large subscriber list. If you go to North Shore Macaroni Kids you'll see the interview as well as an advertisement that I designed.

The neat thing about Macaroni Kids is that there are websites all over the country offering the same wonderful local information. You can visit their "about us" and see if you think that becoming a host is something you might enjoy.




These are the charts that I sent to Sarah for inspection. I graciously sent them off with her son's names on top. (Needless to say, she was thrilled)




And here's the advertisement I made.

It's so neat when someone from so far away takes the time to say wonderful things about my work!
I certainly that the same kinds things will happen for all of you all well. (that is, if they haven't already!)

http://www.JudyAGoddard.Etsy.com
http://www.finishthis.etsy.com
http://www.JudyAGoddardArtisan.blogspot.com
http://www.JudyGoddard.Homestead.com

PS: I know my links are disabled. I am in the process of trying to fix it now.

My Brain Must be Full of Holes!

Sometimes I really do wonder about myself! I have things to do on the internet and I say, "Next time on go online will do this, or that. And then, usually just after I sign off, I remember what I forgot to do! And I have no time to go back and do it! So I try to remember to write notes, and I forget! That's why I'm so happy with the Etsy forums. In the Promotion and ETC. and even in the Business Topic threads folks often ask, " Have you blogged today?" So I come hear, and write a little something and then I can go and say, "Why, yes! I Have blogged today!" And sometimes other will come and check out what I'm doing. It just feels good to promote my knitting and other arts.

Another thing that I often forget to do is mention in my blog, the name of my Etsy shop, my Personalized Custom Growth Chart website, and my music website.

So, today I remember;
www.JudyAGoddard.Etsy.com
www.Measureformeasuregrowthcharts.com
www.JudyGoddard.Homestead.com

Custom Canvas Growth Charts!

Last year I started making growth charts. You know, you hang it on the wall and measure your child's growth, inch by inch, and then, one day if you move away, you can take the chart with you and leave the door frame behind!

I had made them years ago out of wood and was selling them on a website where stay at home moms could make some money. But, you know, wooden planks, 6 inches wide by 5 feet long, are not an easy thing to mail! So I didn't last long with that venture.

Now I paint the charts onto heavy cotton canvas, as if they were floor cloths. They are sturdy, well constructed and flexible. That way I can roll them up and mail them in a small box.

Here are the charts I have in stock in my Etsy store:

You can purchase one of these charts at www.JudyAGoddard.Etsy.com

They are on my shop page as well as in the section called,

"Canvas Growth Charts"

I also make custom charts for folks.

If you think you might like me make a special chart for some special boy or girl, (orboth!) You can check out my other website;

http://www.measureformeasuregrowthcharts.com/ There you'll find several examples of custom charts that I've made. Either way, you can contact me and we'll figure out which personalized chart would be best for you!

email me at JudyAGoddard@aol.com

You can go to my personal website to see examples of the custom charts I've

made. www.Measureformeasuregrowthcharts.com