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I’m on Etsy! (McMelmo is born)

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Here’s what’s new, folks! I finally decided to jump on the creative Etsy bandwagon and through the help of many how-to YouTube videos, Copilot, a host of websites, some hair pulling, and an Etsy store later, I’m finally in the land of Print-on-Demand, AI, and all things in between.

I’m starting out small, it’s a small side business after all, but I have some fun ideas and with this new technology, my imagination, my designs in my head I could never quite get on paper, and a host of other little hiccups and bumps along the way, McMelmo was born.

Ok, so what is McMelmo? Yes, it sounds like something from Sesame Street, but it’s actually a nickname based off my first and second name, and the fact that when you put all three initials of my first, middle, and last name together, it sound like McB. (I’ve literally had people call me that, too. Don’t get me started on MelB and “Scary Spice”.) So since my husband calls me Mel (he’s one of few, I hate being called me), McMel(mo) was an easy jump in his mind, I suppose. Whatever, who cares? It’s super adorable, cracks me up, and is unique enough that I was able to make it my very very own.

My first foray in the “biz” as Designer in Chief was mugs. I had a super fun idea of creating a “mug shot” (i.e. a ceramic mug with a quick succinct description) for books of the Bible using stick figures since it’s my go-to for all things drawing. (Seriously, I’m that bad.). So I’ve started with Genesis, because…hey…Genesis, it’s first, iust to get the template right and a few variations later, I had my first set of mugs. As a test, I’ve carried that vision over to a t-shirt and a greeting card. So imagine my surprise that this ball got rolling in just a few weekends.

My content won’t all be bible-based (though I see that as a wonderful start), but with this strange and quirky brain of mine that has been jotting down ideas for years, expect lots of new avenues for my creativity.

I’m not one to brag, but I’ve already had 26 views. No sales YET, but I have reasonable hopes for that as I really start cooking with gas and the word gets out.

I’ve now linked my Etsy shop to my header but if you want the full experience, you can find also me at www.mcmelmo.com because – surprise! – the domain wasn’t taken! (I mean, seriously, who would take that domain in the first– oh wait. I would.)

It’s a brave new world, people! My creativity (and whimsy) WILL BE UNLEASHED! It will not be contained! It will be EPIC(ally ridiculous, but fun nonetheless)!

Thanks for reading and check it out!

Clean Joke: A Blonde, a Lawyer, and an Airplane

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There was a blonde who found herself sitting next to a lawyer on an airplane. The lawyer kept bugging the blonde wanting her to play a game of intelligence. Finally, he offered her 10 to 1 odds, and suggested that every time the blonde could not answer one of his questions, she owed him $5.00, but every time he could not answer hers, he’d give her $50.00.

The lawyer figured he could not lose, and the blonde reluctantly accepted.

The lawyer first asked, “What is the distance between the Earth and the nearest star?”

Without saying a word, the blonde handed him $5.00.

Then the blonde asked, “What goes up a hill with three legs and comes back down the hill with four legs?”

The lawyer looked puzzled. He took several hours, looking up everything he could on his laptop and even placed numerous air-to-ground phone calls trying to find the answer. Finally, angry and frustrated, he gave up and paid the blonde $50.00.

The blonde put the $50.00 into her purse without comment, but the lawyer insisted, “Well? What is the answer to your question?”

Without saying a word, the blonde handed him $5.00.

Clean Joke: The Mailbox

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A man was in his front yard mowing the grass when his beautiful, blonde, female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to her mailbox.

She opened it, looked inside, slammed it shut, and stormed back into her house.

A little later she came out of her house again, went to the mailbox, again opened it, and slammed it shut again. Angrily, back into the house she went.

As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came again. She marched to the mailbox, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.

Puzzled by her actions, the man asked her, “Is something wrong?”

To which she replied, “There certainly is! My stupid computer keeps telling me I’ve got mail!”

Clean Joke: Police Emergency

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Another one that cracked me up.

This is the (probably not) true story of George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the process of stealing things.

He immediately phoned the police, who asked “Is someone in your house?” and George said no and explained the situation.  Then they explained that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be there when available.

George said, “Okay,” hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.

“Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed.  Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I’ve just shot them all.”

Then he hung up.  Within five minutes three squad cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up.  Of course, the police caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the policemen said to George: “I thought you said that you’d shot them!”

George said, “I thought you said there was nobody available!”