Handstamped Jewelry Sale

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Tag...You're It Jewelry is celebrating our 1,000th sale on etsy!! **cartwheels, dance party**  SO, we are offering our blog followers and facebook fans a 20% discount on the ENTIRE SHOP for being such awesome fans and customers!  This sale might last a day or it might last a week, so don't wait! 

Enter coupon code 20OFF at checkout {this sale is for our etsy shop only}

Thanks again for all of your support!!

Summer Lovin' Inspiration

Happy Memorial Day!!  We have plans to go the Zoo today, so I'm pretty excited.  I have Del dressed in her zebra shirt and matching zebra print headband, so she's all ready to go.  I'm extra excited because Mr. Halsey gets in free to the zoo today since he is a veteran!  Woo-Hoo!  Have a great day of starting summer, grilling out, and remembering those who fought for our freedom!

rugby.com via Kelsey Halsey on pinterest

designspongeonline.com via Kelsey Halsey on pinterest

flickr.com via Kelsey Halsey on pinterest

kaileenelise.com via Kelsey Halsey on pinterest

justinetaylor.tumblr.com via Kelsey Halsey on pinterest

5 Things you Might not Know about Me

I realized today that I blog a lot about my baby girl and about the jewelry biz, but haven't blogged too much about me personally.  So, I thought I'd start with just a list of  5 somewhat interesting things you might not know about me...

1.  I was peed on by a lion when I was a kid.  No, I'm serious.  Not a cat, a LION.  (I thought I'd start with a fun one.  I feel like stopping there and letting you wonder, but I guess I'll explain).  We took a trip to the Indianapolis Zoo for a church trip.  While I was there I stood right up next to the lion cage, although it was double layered so you couldn't stick your hand in and have it bitten off.  BUT, I was standing there and a lion walked up.  My dad all of a sudden told everyone to scoot back, but I of course wasn't listening.  The lion then proceded to pee on me.

2.  Now for a more serious one- I have some chronic health problems, including an autoimmune disease, called scleroderma.  It has caused some serious issues here and there, but it is currently under control, thanks to modern medicine and my Heavenly Father.



3. I lived in Hawaii for a couple of years...and I MISS it.  I love Indiana, but the winters can be rough and the "lake" doesn't really count as a beach.

Our dog, Sirius Black, enjoying the Aloha life

4. Before Mr. H and I began dating, we didn't exactly "like" each other.  I thought he was a mean and I used to try to avoid him at church.  He thought I was a "goody-two-shoes." (and I was, although I find NOTHING wrong with that!)  Luckily, it all worked out in the end:)



5. A few years ago I thought it might be fun to be a redhead.  I was sure it would be beautiful, like julianne moore.  I bought a foam that was supposed to wash out in 11 washes.  It  came out pumpkin orange, and a few months later I was still sporting pink hair.  I eventually had to bleach it back to my original color.

um...yeah, I know.

Embrace the Camera!

Ok, the rules of embracing the camera are that I have to be in the picture, since I am embracing the camera.  Today I am breaking the rules, and I'm okay with that.  I took some ultra cute pics of Mr. Halsey and Del on his birthday on Tuesday night.  I didn't take any with me in them because it wasn't my birthday.  So...this is Mr. Halsey embracing the camera and blowing out his candles with a little help...

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Uh..don't forget about Father's Day!

okay, i am a procrastinator and always buy my father's day gift the night before.  i usually end up in lowe's looking for an interesting tool or something to add to the rarely used tool collection...but i encourage you to think ahead and buy your dad or the dad of your little kiddos a really unique gift this year that he can keep forever...

Happy Birthday, Mr. Halsey!

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Today, the love of my life and my best friend turns 29.  This shocks me since when we met started dating he was 18.

{I think we probably "met" in Sunday School when he was 5 and I was 3 or maybe in our old neighborhood since we grew up 2 streets apart, but never knew it.} 

I would think that 28 was a pretty good year for mr. halsey.  He got a new job that he absolutely loves, he is one year closer to getting his degree, we finally got a new family car [since he has driven beaters with no air conditioning since we were married], I finally went with him to a hockey game, and of course, our daughter was born in August. 

I have a super big surprise party planned, since mr. halsey loves parties {that is extreme sarcasm, since you can't hear it in my voice}.  Mmm, actually he's not a big party guy, SO no big parties here.  Maybe just some pizza and a movie with a little no-bake cheesecake that I bought in a box for $2.14.  Let's get this party STARTED. 

{One of our many "self portraits" with an outstretched arm.}

Happy Birthday, Mark!! 

 

Muh-uch needed studio makeover!!

Mmmkay, a while back I showed some pictures of where we do our jewelry thing.  Since I had about 12 followers then, you can see those photos HERE.  To say it needed a makeover is the understatement of the year new millennium.  It was rough.  There was literally a sword and a knife hanging on the wall paired with an 8 year-old engagement photo of Mark and me.  

It was even worse lately because I had spackled over holes in the wall, so it looked like a run-down shack of a room, minus any cool vintage feel that a run-down shack room might have.  So, even though I have a lot of other things on my to-do list, I HAD to take a break this past weekend and give the "studio" a facelift.  {I feel weird calling it a studio 'cause I don't wear a smock or anything, but ok}.  Here are some pics of the much less depressing workspace~

 Yes, you are correct- that is chalkboard paint on half of the wall.  It is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.  Even Mark came in the room and really tried to persuade me to do the whole room in chalkboard paint.  I was trying to resist not painting the entire HOUSE in chalkboard paint.  I love everything about it.  The color, the texture, the fact that I can DRAW on it {oh, and the kids can draw on it too, of course).

My mom's work was getting rid of some office supplies, and she asked me if I wanted this huge, ugly tan file cabinet that was missing shelves on the bottom.  Um, is it free?  Then, of course I will take it, thank you very much.  So, a few cans of white spray paint later, it was looking much better.  And then, I made a curtain for the bottom.  Yeah, I know it is too long, but give me a break. I don't sew.  I'm not ashamed to admit that it was a hot glue gun sewing job and it took me about 5 minutes because I'm impatient and want things done immediately.

I plan on putting some white trim around the whole board, so it looks more like a "chalkboard."  That's my goal- it might get done by next year.

Again,. forgive the crooked hot-glued curtain and the hoop art that needs the fabric tightened.  I'm okay with it, so you can be okay with too, k?

I cannot TELL you how happy I am to be working in a bright, happy, yellow environment now.  It really beats the gray/blue with white spackle marks and stuff thrown on the floor 'cause I didn't have storage.  I still plan on buying  making more decor for the walls and hoping to find a nice area rug at a garage sale this summer.