Pinata party and my little rant

My rant. 

The one I mentioned last post is still fresh. It has to do with my Salon art show.  They would hang my art and price cards and would have my info and business cards up front. 

They would benefit with having some pretty art on their walls and I would benefit by having my work displayed in a busy trendy salon. Well they hung the art. That's it. I should have checked in sooner but I guess I just had faith they would do as we agreed to. I thought that it was strange that I had not received any calls from them saying a piece was sold but just shrugged it off as it being the wrong setting and I would just soak up the exposure.

So I decided to throw one of the pieces up in my shop online and see what happened. 

It sold.

So I called the Salon and gave them 4 days notice to pull it and another sold piece down and then I would be coming to pick it up.

It was still hanging.

And then I saw that there was no price cards or anything. It was as if they owned the art.

I was miffed!

I am now pulling it all, nuf said.

That's it. My rant. 

So how about something lighter now. I went shopping. At Wal-Mart. Got a few dresses for $12.95 each.

Gave Dave an excuse to take me out for dinner. I am so sneaky. 

Now what this post is really supposed to be about is Ethan's birthday.

I decided to make a pinata for him since we had cake already on the weekend. He still needed his day celebrated so we got balloons, ripped up a few flyer's and made a paste.

It was sticky and awkward but it came together.

Then we put him out to dry.

And got busy painting him as soon as he was crunchy.

Auntie Em came for the fun, and to ditch out on her math homework.  

Now be warned. The poor thing is hanging in a rather sad way but I couldn't come up with a better plan, he was so lopsidedly heavy.

(In the background below is the painting I picked up and was getting ready to ship it)

I never realized shipping such a huge piece would be so tough, the packaging, the $$$, it is crazy! Thank goodness I have a brother in the shipping business!

Anyway, yes that is our sad little pig.

Once dry we popped the balloon, cut a little flap and filled it with goodies.

Pigs do fly!

The stick was brought out and then party began.

treats for all!

And this I just had to share. Kaitlyn got these new sandals for her birthday.(thank you Grumpy's)  Adorable?!

But sometimes she doesn't get them on quite right. She insists that that is how she wanted them though. Goof! 

That's it.

The pinata party was a success and now I am off to place the dreaded call to pull my art work. I don't know why I am a ball of nerves about this but I think it is just the used feeling or a non respect thing. Come on folks, it was supposed to be a two way street!