Day To Day News

Hello all, I just wanted to jump on here to wish everyone "Happy Holidays" for what ever faith or walk of life you are at right now in your life. It's these times of the year where we feel the most stressed.  It's also due to the longer darkness and cold.  It's in the dark and cold where we feel lost, unloved, alone.  I'm here to say you're not.  Keep your family and friends close during this season of the year.  Keep your fur babies close to cuddle.  Even online friends are a help for the winter blues.  I'm even here if you need an ear to talk to or a shoulder to cry on.  I'm sure we've got more in common than you realize. Take care and stay warm and safe. No Worries, SKO!

Good morning my friends and family, I hope this chilly day finds you warm and in bed with lots of fuzzy blankets, a cup of hot chocolate and a good book.  I'm in my shop right now with a jacket on and cold brewed coffee.  I have found out that it has more of a kick than hot.  The extra bonus is I can down twice as much in a shorter time.  LOL  I have to be careful or I start to act like a humming bird. Recently I have purchased one of those holiday projectors for my store window.  Much to my joyous surprise it can also use it as a laptop projector.   Not only that but it uses SD cars which I have three blanks and a mini with an SD converter cover.  I bet you can guess what I'm going to do. ;)  I'm not going to purchase the "Extra" SD cards from the company.  I'm going to find free videos online and record and convert them.  This will save me a tone of money.  Yes, they may not be the most awesomest quality, but they wi...

Good afternoon all,  I'm just fine tuning my store today and it looks great.  Once I get the crafting area more organized it will be perfect.  Even though life tossed rocks on your path we have many choices to make.  You can either trip over them, walk around them, pick them up and move them or my option use a stick of dynamite on them. Get out of my way cause I'm coming through!  I don't have time to mess around.  I've got bills to pay, babies to look after and a store to run.  lol I hope to post some of my creations on here to show you what I love to make. Just keep your head up, your heart guarded, your nickers pulled up and keep the wind at your back. As always "No worries."  and "S.K.O.!"

Hello all,  I hope you are doing well.  We recently just opened up our second generation shop "S.K.O.'s Bitts & Bobs" in Rockwood.  As soon as I find my camera we will do a vlog from our new shop.  Just a few more trips from the house and we are totally out of the old and into the new.  I just have to find a way to get my antique upright piano here.  I'm fifth generation owning it.  New craft ideas.  Finishing up old ones.  Getting my books in order so I can save for a motor home to be able to meet you guys at the cons. Everything is slowing working out. As always, No worries and SKO!

We've been working hard on the new shop.  We are getting it mudded tomorrow then I can paint.  Also painted my living room, dining room and part of the kitchen before I ran out of paint.  I can say this as a fact, moving is great exercise.  Cleaning the new house, packing your stuff, moving your stuff to the new house, unpacking it and then cleaning the old house.  If all goes well we will open up on Oct. 31. No Worries  and SKO!

Welcome back!  For those of my loyal readers my Dr. and medication is helping.  We are working on the depression, but I fear I'm also looking at type 2 Diabetes.  I'm going to adjust my diet as best as I can with my Laytex, Glutten alergies and Kosher guide lines.  Also, exciting news...... we are opening a new store October 31st  in Rockwood, TN.  This will be ran by myself and daughter.  Second generation for Steampunk Kollectic Oddities.   The store's name will be:  S.K.O.'s Bits & Bobs.    A fraction of the previous size, but this will allow for better control.  We are also hoping once all is settled that we can start traveling to all the Cons in America.  We are going to gear our new shop with an old British feel like Harry Potter.  Now, It wont be over night.  It will be a work in progress.  We will get it there and it will be awesome!