wvclaylady

@wvclaylady (45)

United States • Age 56

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Hi there new here

tune71 @tune71 (3) • Canada 3 Mar 07

I am new to mylot, wow this is a large site. It will take me a bit to figure it all out. I am a mom to 3 kids from Canada, I run a craft business.. I hope to share some of the things that have worked for me in running my business....

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wvclaylady Hi! Welcome to My Lot! I live in the US, and have 3 kids also! 3 girls, actually, ages 18, 16, and 8! I love crafts too. Mostly polymer clay, but I've done a little bit of this and that over the years. I am just getting a website set up to try to get a small...

18 Apr 07

This is for all those that think stay at home moms don't work as hard...

Erilyn @Erilyn (3020) • United States 16 Apr 07

I recently was asked what I do for a living. When I said that I worked from home the reaction I got was oh so you are a stay at home mom? I would love to do that. You get to sit around all day and watch tv till the kids get...

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wvclaylady Amen on that one!!!! Add on top of all that, any "work at home" that we may do, and you get a total of about 80 hours a week! And, thank goodness our families have us to make sure they do what they need to, or they'd be helpless. LOL

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what are the Most common things kept in your dinning table?

subathra @subathra (3519) • India 18 Apr 07

I always want our dinning table to be kept neat and shout at my home people if they kept anything other than the usual items there.We have the salt & pepper bottle and water jug with glassess in a tray & a small spoon stand. I...

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wvclaylady Good question! I wish I were able to succeed as well as you do with keeping your dining table neat. Ours usually ends up getting cluttered with mail, my husband's hat, keys, etc., cups, bread, etc. We have a small house, and not a lot of places to store...

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Do you have a "FIRST AID BOX" in your home?

subathra @subathra (3519) • India 17 Apr 07

In our home we have got all kinds of first aid medicines required.It is good to keep some medicines as it will be helpful when any of our family member fall sick and needs some immediate treatment. Eventhough there are...

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wvclaylady Yes, we do keep a first aid kit at home. It usually has bandages, anti-biotic ointment, anti-itch cream, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide. We also keep a good stock of pain relievers, stomach meds, and cold meds on hand, but not actually in the first aid box. :-)

18 Apr 07

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Being a Home maker or House wife? Which is comfortable for you ?

subathra @subathra (3519) • India 17 Apr 07

All women in these days are well educated.So most of them prefer to work & support their family financially.Some women does not require to work as they have financial stability still continue to work as they want to be a career...

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wvclaylady Which is comfortable for me? I would have to say being a stay at home mom/ work at home mom is what fits my personality best. I have always been a homebody, and get very nervous around lots of people, so I really enjoy being at home. I have made a little...

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When did you learn to swim?

sunup13 @sunup13 (420) • Canada 6 Apr 07

My daughter will be 6-9 months old this summer and I am so excited to play with her outside and take her to the beach, etc. I bought her a cute one piece Pooh bathing suit and I am thinking about trying to teach her how to swim. I...

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wvclaylady Brooklyn is so sweet! I think you're right to want to teach her to swim at an early age. It's amazing how well babies learn things! I was forced to learn when I was in the 4th grade. It was a school requirement, but I didn't really learn. I was already afraid...

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Ghost?

sunup13 @sunup13 (420) • Canada 30 Mar 07

A few years ago my friend Kelly and I were managers of a store in Halifax, NS. On my birthday (October 29th), we shut the store down for the night and went home to get ready to celebrate. A few hours later, Kelly's husband called...

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wvclaylady Wow! That is really strange. I've never seen a ghost, and I'm not sure if I believe in them, or not, but strange things do happen. I'm just glad it was only a weird happening, and that no one was hurt or anything like that! :-)

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Working at home?

nickina02 @nickina02 (39) • United States 30 Jan 07

How many people here are work at home moms/dads? Are there really many options out there to work from home? Other than starting a business of your own? I've been doing research and everything I find just seems like its not for me!...

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wahm

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wvclaylady The lady who writes this blog has some really great info! Check it out! And no, I am not affiliated with her, I just think it's a great resource!

23 Mar 07

How do I switch from being a SAHM to a WAHM?

moonmagick @moonmagick (1458) • United States 15 Mar 07

I am currently staying home with my son. He is 6 months old now, and I would like to find some things to do to add to the household income. Are there any good resources out there that you have found? I am pretty new to the...

money making

resources

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wvclaylady I am in almost the same situation as you, but I don't have children at home during the day. I really would love to be able to call myself a WAHM, and I just recently found a wonderful site! The woman who writes it has tried everything she talks about, and...

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Honest opinions please

maildumpster @maildumpster (3815) • United States 17 Feb 07

I would like peoples opinions on the following image. I made this out of blends of scrap clay. I liked it fine until I reduced it. It reduces horribly. Loses all detail. So anyway just want to know what you think. All honest...

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wvclaylady I agree with the others! It's very pretty! I can see what you're saying about the detail, and I'm not sure why it would do that, unless you might have been using a softer clay than usual. Canes seem to do better with the firmer clays, but if you only have...

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What Do You Do With Old Polymer Clay?

avawter @avawter (9) • United States 21 Feb 07

I purchased some Premo polymer clay a few months ago on Ebay. Unfortunately, when I started using some of the bricks they were dry and crumbly. Does anyone know if there is a way to soften up the clay so that it is usable?

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wvclaylady It sounds to me like the clay you bought was partially cured, possibly from being too close to a heat source, or in the sun, perhaps. I would suggest trying to get a refund from whoever you bought it from on ebay. I have never used the clay softeners, but...

22 Mar 07

Have you tried sculpting with Polymer Clay?

craftcatcher @craftcatcher (3699) • United States 27 Feb 07

I have made a couple of attempts to sculpt with polymer clay and I have to tell you it's a blast. It's easy to work with and it helps to already have colors instead of just plain gray or white like many other sculpting mediums....

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wvclaylady I've done quite a lot of sculpting with polymer clay. That's my main thing. I'm working on learning bead making now, but I figure sculpting will always be my first love! You can see several of my items on the gallery page on my yahoo site....

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I have a question.....

SageMother @SageMother (2277) • United States 12 Feb 07

What IS the differentce between sculpey and fimo? Is it price? Seems to me that most of the things you do with fimo, you can do with sculpey even though I haven't found and precious metal clays in the sculpey...

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polymer clay

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wvclaylady If it's the Sculpey III that you're referring to, it's generally considered to be the least strong clay after being baked. I've also found that it is extremely hard to work with if you're doing detailed items. Fimo would be slightly better, but from what I've...

21 Mar 07

Another question...LOL

SageMother @SageMother (2277) • United States 16 Feb 07

I polymer clay microwave safe once your item is all done? I know you cannot cure the clay in the microwave which might be a clue that is is microwave safe once it is cured. I am wondering because I thought it would be really...

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wvclaylady Oh my! I'm not sure whether it's safe to put the finished item in the microwave, but I know it's not safe to put food in, period!!! If you go to the clay manufacturer's websites, they will explain it further. :-)

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Where do you get your recipes???

crispystuff @crispystuff (404) • United States 10 Feb 07

Do you have a great source for recipes? or a website you use??

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wvclaylady My absolute favorite site for recipes is www.recipezaar.com! The recipes are rated by users, so you have a pretty good idea how good it is before you ever try it! Also, you can save recipes in your own cookbook, make menus, add your own recipes, and even...

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Who's your favorite Food Network Chef?

ma_belle @ma_belle (1357) • United States 31 Jan 07

Who do you love the best? Have you tried their recipies? Did they turn out ok? My favorite is Alton Brown, I used his recipe to make baked turkey meatballs. it was so good. I love learning about the science behind...

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wvclaylady I love Alton Brown also, he's such a hoot! But I also am in deep adoration of Rachel Ray! I haven't made any specific recipes, but have taken little bits of knowledge from them, and incorporated them into my own cooking.

11 Feb 07

What's the one kitchen gadget you would LOVE to have?

hockeygal4ever @hockeygal4ever (10021) • United States 9 Feb 07

Let's say it's your birthday and I'm going to give you ANY kitchen gadget you want. What would you pick? Many would love a dehydrator, I know I loved mine when I had it. Others would pick something like a big mixer,...

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wvclaylady Boy, the big mixer with all the doo dads to attach would be tempting, but I think I'd go for something simpler. The little hand held beverage mixers that you hold right down in your glass would be the one I'd pick. LOL Unless, of course, you count a dishwasher...

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the first website that i visit...

djmarion @djmarion (4898) • Philippines 11 Feb 07

google.com is the first website that i visit when i was still in highschool for my school research. i remember my sister introduce this site to me. how about you, which site is the first one you visited?

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wvclaylady When I want to do any sort of research, Google is the first place I go to. The way I understand it, it searches the whole internet, not just it's own directory, like some other search engines, so you are more likely to get a wide variety of responses.

11 Feb 07

Angry

eyeswideshut @eyeswideshut (108) • United States 12 Jan 07

I was born overweight. I have never known what it was like to be thin. I love to walk, hike, hunt, fish, camp and I know how to work. Just this morning I was outside with my husband splitting wood while he cut it with the chain...

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wvclaylady You make a very good point. The American public, in general, has been taught to believe that all overweight people are over eating, couch loving slobs. While this may be true for some, it certainly isn't true of all. And even the well meaning people who are...

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polymer clay

addysmum @addysmum (1225) • Canada 7 Sep 06

I'm new to using polymer clay and would like to get into selling it. Is anyone else using it and how well is your craft recieve? I am...

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wvclaylady I think it really has a lot to do with what you're passionate about making. If you don't enjoy making it, then it will show in your work. Figure out what you really love making. Jewelry, canes, figures, "paintings", the list goes on. From there, start with one...

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