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I dunno… I usually like to think of myself as a progressive thinking and at-times Artsy type of girl…

I never really got much into the whole modern art scene but the

Populist Scene scares the crap outta me.

Am I alone on this?
I guess on the surface, I can appreciate this as “modern art”

BUT I have to be real…

yikes, I’m scared shitless of it…

Maybe I’m misunderstanding it and need a giant creepy matronly type of

doll to take me upon it’s lap and explain it to me?

When I make things, I like to make them pretty, and express beauty and fun; and I mean absolutely NO disrespect to the artists creating these pieces, I just don’t understand it, but then again, maybe they don’t understand my version of beauty… maybe they are just expressing other emotions in their art? I can understand that…

Maybe this type of “art” is an outlet of sorts for their creators? I can understand the point of view from the artist creating from the soul, expressing and discovering their feelings of hopelessness, their grief, a void in their soul for some tragedy they have experienced, but what confuses me is…

what if that’s NOT where they are drawing from when creating pieces such as this?
I remember a few years ago when people started making the reborn dolls, then it led to vampire dolls with fangs and now these types of things…
so who is buying these things?

collectors?

other depressed people?

WHO??!!

I’m just being brutally honest, these things conjure up such fear, sadness and pain inside of my soul that it hurts me to look at them.

But wait, maybe that is what is SUPPOSED to happen when I view these types of pieces? Maybe the artist has hit the nail right on the head, and I’m feeling EXACTLY what they hoped for when creating their art?

UGH!!! I don’t know….

Please SOMEONE explain this “populist” movement to meeeee before I go insane!!
Maybe I’m missing the art in it…BUT it makes me want to cry!

In recent months, Goosie Girl Boutique has sent off our original hats to world-famous celebrities having babies! We’re so excited to share this news with you and hope this trend continues as word spreads about our yummy petal hats for infants! These hats make an ideal photo prop or baby shower gift for the parents-to-be!

Hurry!! I am SWAMPED, if you’d like a Goosie Girl Original Costume for this Halloween, you must place your order by September 17th at the latest for Halloween delivery. I am currently almost at my maximum order capacity. I’m a 1 woman shop & I want to give every order my attention & concern, therefore, I can only take a limited number of orders. So if you’re interested in ordering, please do so NOW. Thanks soooo much!! This halloween season has been stellar and I am thrilled beyond belief with all of the wonderful people I have gotten to know !

I admit it… this suburban middle-class Chicago girl has become a

Jersey Shore Whore!!
I’m totally addicted to this stupid reality TV show!

I think one of the hooks is because their lives ARE so completely different than mine, I feel like a voyeur peeping in on a train wreck! I can’t stop watching it! It’s like a bad car accident that you drive by and you can’t HELP but looking at it, although you know it’s going to be grisly and sooo yucky to look at! I can’t wait until each week’s installment~ I HAVE to know what is going to happen! I need to know who Mike “The Situation” is going to hook up (grenade or non-grenade) , who J-Woww is going to crack in the mouth this week (I LOOOVE that girl ), and how drunk and stupid the big and funny, (but kinda hot in a Mrs. Robinson way) Ronnie is going to get each week!  However, I must be honest,  The BIG draw for me is Snooki though, “Nicole” to her close friends, “Snooks” to the juiceheads she lusts after… Seriously, the girl’s hair is taller than the Empire State building, and those goofy slippers she pads around in crack me up! That girl can do some amazing back flips for being a shrimpo just like me! (Yep, I’m 5′ 2″!).

Recently on the episode that kicked off season 2 of “The Shore” Snooki mentioned that she was no longer patronizing tanning salons and opting for an at-home tanning spray system instead~ why, you may ask? According to Snooks, “because Obama put a 10% tax on tanning,” she said. “And I feel like he did that intentionally for us.” She also commented, “McCain would never put a 10% tax on tanning because he’s pale and he’d probably want to be tan,” she said.

Hear! Hear! for tightening your belt in these tough economic times, Snookers, this mom is PROUD of you, girlfriend! However, just as I am concerned about my kids carrying backpacks that are too heavy, I am just as concerned about you lugging all that bulky & heavy bronzer around with you too sweetheart! I don’t want you to throw your back out and not be able to finish the season!

I thinkGoosie may just have a VERY good and economical solution for your spray tanning.  Stay tuned Snooki, I’ll keep you posted on the most awesome airbrush cosmetic and spray tanning system to hit the market these days. Check back in a week or so, and I’ll fill you in.

Until then

GTL baby!

(Side Note: I am very curious to know exactly how many people actually LIVE in Vinny’s house? uncles, aunts, parents, nieces, sisters… sheesh it’s like the whole cast of the Sopranos live in that little brick house!… just sayin)

Jennifer Paganelli, founder & creative force behind the Sis Boom line of fabrics, patterns & more is having a HUGE sale at her Connecticut studio! She has so many fun, special & beautiful things at Sis Boom, but they’ve gotta get rid of EVERYTHING for their next big photo shoot!

You’re invited to shop & save at the …

Sis Boom SALE & TAG SALE!

Thursday August 19th & Friday August 20th
10am-5pm

40 East Meadow Road | Wilton | CT | 06897

The list ranges from Sis boom upholstered furniture, Sis Boom adult and children’s clothing, vintage odds and ends, glassware, some display items, mannequins, jewelry display items, books, rugs, furniture, pillows, eiderdowns, and tons of other awesome trinkets!!!…

Great prices -everything cheap cheap cheap!
please note - Sis Boom Fabrics will not be on sale
Cash only please

40 East meadow Road | Wilton | CT | 06897 Click HERE for detailed directions.

Visit Jennifer’s Sis Boom Blog here to learn more about Sis Boom!

Take a sneak peak at the photos below… just a few items that they will be selling!

I have had the pleasure of working with a fantastic professional photographer over the last few months, and I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to work with her.  I’d like to take a moment to introduce all of you wonderful Goosie Girl followers & fans to Andie Freeman Photography

The baby in the photo is wearing a Goosie Girl Original Autumn Blossoms headband)

Andie is a talented graphic artist, photographer and overall extremely professional business woman. I’ve been more than thrilled with the photographs/modeling she has done for me, I have never been disappointed and her photographs have always exceeded expectations! She’s quick, and has such a wonderful eye for detail. She truly has an artists point of view when behind her camera.

Be sure to check out her blog for her latest sessions, and if you’re in the Athen’s Georgia area, I would highly recommend you book an appointment with her!

After the last of my international orders go out this week~ I can no longer ship tangible goods internationally, I apologize but I’ve had too many problems with customs lately. My customer’s satisfaction is of the utmost importance to me. I’d rather refer you to other designers abroad I may know & respect than take the chance o…f disappointing you. When my customer can’t get their orders, it eventually comes down to me whether customs is holding it up or not~and it’s just not worth jeopardizing a transaction to have something bad happen that I can’t control. I want to please everyone & if I can’t guarantee timely delivery to you because of customs issues, then I don’t want to make promises I can’t keep. I’d rather be a reputable domestic designer than a spotty world wide shipping designer.. I’ve had TWO packages sitting in customs in TWO different countries… the UK and Australia. And no matter how I try, there is NOTHING … seriously, NOT A THING that I can do to a. get the package back b. get the package to the customer c. expedite their inspection process.

This leaves me with unhappy customers, paypal disputes where paypal automatically holds the money from my account and then will eventually refund the customer even though I did EVERYTHING correctly on my end. I can not take risks like this anymore. It’s a bad business predicament to be in, but like I said, I’d much rather refer my potential international customers to reputable designers aborad that I know and trust rather than take the chance on disappointing a customer and loosing money in the long run.

I love my customers, and it’s my desire to give the very BEST product, with timely shipping and reliable delivery. I can’t do this when I ship internationally.

Arriving August 1st, my website, Goosie Girl Boutique
will be chock full with all of my fantastic couture Halloween costumes!! I’m really excited about debuting my line of costumes because of the wide variety of options available to little girls of all ages (newborn-size 8)!

From tutus, to full-on costumes, to accessories, I will have that UNIQUE, one-of-a-kind handmade costume that will knock everyone’s socks right off! You can count on me for over the top, envelope pushing, ADORABLE costumes that only a Goosie Girl Original can provide!!
I have a convenient layaway program, (special sales or pricing does not apply to layaway). Just email me and tell me what you’d like and you can make 2 convenient payments, 50% in August, and 50% of your total in September and all of your items will ship by October 10th to you.

All the details are on my facebook page, Located HERE Just click and “like” my page to get the scoop before everyone else!

When I was a kid there used to be a literacy promoting vehicle called the bookmobile…does anyone besides me remember this? They would drive around and give out free books to lower income kids…maybe I remember it because I was one of them? haaa!! Just kidding…but really I do remember this. Anyhoo…I’ve become a regular bookworm this past week in between filling orders & shipping things, taking care of my family and more but I’ve found that reading is really one of the necessary things I need to do to keep myself sharp, learn new things & move my Goosie Girl Boutique business ahead~and keep it on track to where I feel it should be.

I’d like to share 4 books with you which I am currently absorbing…
I am weird in the way that I read in that I will often read several books at the same time, gleaning bits and piece of knowledge from each one. This either means that my multiple personalities like to read different books or I’m just weird I guess. LOL.
So…what’s on my reading agenda these days you may ask?
I’d love to share…

The best quote I’ve read in the 2 chapters I have read so far?…
“The World is full of individuals who could have made a difference but were never ambitious or prepared enough to show the world what they’re capable of”
Whoa…pretty profound and a challenge to define myself, dontcha think?
What do I hope to glean from this one?? more about VIRAL MARKETING! I also want to learn how to create videos, use you tube and create emails that can go viral and spread my message like wildfire! I also hope to write better press releases to send to media sources.

It’s a no-brainer that the majority of my clients are moms buying my designs for their children, or gifts~however, a brand new market opening up for me is the photography business~and you would be shocked at how many women are talented photographers that are finding me, I hope to learn how to fully service my female clientele, and how to reach them where they are at, with the products they truly need. Women entrepreneurs account for 70 percent of new business start ups and with my ebooks/tutorials I hope to be able to help my market share of women add raggie bows, petal hats and raggie bow flip flops to their product line up.
This one looks interesting to me in the way that it’s laid out, it looks very reader-friendly. I hope to be able to learn some new low cost/high return marketing techniques and tips.

I hope you’ll take a look at these books, or purchase them through Amazon. I got mine very quickly and am very much looking forward to use the tips and techniques in these books to better help Goosie Girl move up a notch. This is my “Make it or Break it” year and I’m doing everything in my power to give it everything I have!

It’s Monday…and I’m trying sooo hard to wake up…it’s summer here in the city and my arse is dragging today! I think a good way to get over the Monday blues is to have a contest…don’t you???!!! I certainly do!!

Call me a maniacal sociopath but I want to grow my fan page even more…

I want to reach 5,000 fans this week…

Do you think I can get there?? Let’s see who is down…

Here’s the prize for the winner….

a Goosie Girl Boutique ORIGINAL coral hydrangea hat!

What to do:

Suggest my fan page to your facebook friends, then message them and tell them to post YOUR name on this post on my blog (NOT on my FB page!!)

The person with the most new fans suggested to my page will be entered into a drawing for a FREE coral hydrangea petal hat!!

Retail value on this hat is $24.00, it will fit newborns through approx. 6m babies. Each and every petal is hand placed and adhered by the goose personally. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to add this awesome hat to your collection! It makes a wonderful photo prop or baby gift!

Contest ends WEDNESDAY, June 9th, 2010 at 5pm cst!!

Ready, Set, Pimp me…baby!