Happy Thanksgiving!

Check out these great "turkey legs" that I have! We got them from Baskin Robbin. These are really ice cream cones that are placed upside down and made into a turkey leg shape. It is covered in caramel for the "turkey look." They also had the whole turkey, but it was sold out. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Birthday, Mamas!

Just wanted to wish both MY MOM and MISSY'S MOM a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Both our mothers share a birthday on November 15th...how cool is that? Above is a photo of my Mom with my two younger sisters, Cynthia and Belinda, and me. This was taken at Niagara Falls sometime in the '70s...I vaguely remember going to some wax museum there and being very scared and crying...

Indie Craft Experience Holiday 2012

This weekend we will have our tables full of handmade goodies for the holidays! Please come by and say hi to us at the great event Indie Craft Experience!

Check It Out

Friday night, Missy and I headed out to the OCONEE COUNTY LIBRARY to attend the TEEN ZINE SECTION LAUNCH PARTY. Missy was a SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER at the event and WEREWOLVES (sans me) played an acoustic set of songs. Before heading out to the library, Missy put together a bunch of GOODY BAGS that were going to be raffled off at the party. Each goody bag had a copy of her book, PERSONAL CHARM, several copies of her zines, a bookmark, and a collection of one inch buttons that she designed...



By the time we got there, the PIZZA AND ZINE-MAKING PARTY was in full swing. We had just enough time to say "hi" to our friends before Missy had to take the stage. Our friend Lonna, who coordinated the event and is also a librarian at the library, interviewed Missy along with our friend Katy, who also makes zines. During the interview, Missy and Katy talked about how they got into making zines, why they love zines so much, and why it's important for teens to have access to zines. They also talked about how teens could go about making zines of their own...









After the interview, Lonna gave us a quick after-hours tour of the library while the band set up and sound checked:















After the tour, we checked out the temporary ZINE READING LOUNGE while everyone else was waiting for Werewolves to perform. It doesn't look like much, but there are actually over 100 TEEN-FRIENDLY ZINES stuffed into that little magazine rack...









Before heading back into the auditorium to see Werewolves play, we checked out drawings that were left on the zine-making table in the lounge...































Lonna and Katy:



Missy and Jay:



Missy and Jean:



Missy and Kamron...Kamron was one of our favorite kids that we saw that night. We really dug his hat! Anyways, we were happy that he won one of Missy's goody bags in the raffle at the end of the night...

Teen Zine Scene

Hey Y'all! Missy will be speaking at the dedication of the brand new TEEN ZINE SECTION at the Oconee County Library in Watkinsville this Friday! She will be talking about her experience as a teen who was heavy into making ZINES in the '90s, and how she has steadfastly continued to create zines ever since, for well over 20 years. There will be free pizza, free zines, and a free performance by WEREWOLVES! This all-ages party starts at 7pm...come one, come all!