So… about a month ago I noticed a jump in some numbers, and sales, in my etsy shop.

I kind of wondered about it, as I know when this happens it usually means someone, somewhere, it talking.

So then I pondered for a moment on “I wonder where?”

And then as I ponder, usually a child will run in through the door, a dog jumps on my lap, my husband calls, a butterfly flits by or any other more important thing happens, and life carries on.

Today I just happened upon a post at regretsy.com

Hee hee.

If you’ve been around these parts long enough, and you follow regretsy, you know just what I’m talking about, don’t you?

Ok, I’ll pause here a moment while you snort, chuckle, or simply laugh out loud.

*hear the elevator music playing…*

“can you hear it?”

Have you finished laughing yet? Wipe away those tears now.

A year, and a bit ago, April at regretsy.com first introduced one of my products to her world, her readers.

I opened my email that day to find several emails from concerned and caring customers, alerting me to the fact that one of my products was featured on, *gasp*, regretsy.com

I looked.

And then I laughed.

And then I CHEERED!

http://www.regretsy.com/2010/07/07/thong-thung-brown/

It truly was very very funny.

I STILL think it’s funny today.

And when I had more then my usual traffic yet again, a while back, I really should have clued in and expected that quite possibly there was another ‘introduction’ made, somewhere, some how.

And sure enough, there was, only this time it was Thong Thung Brown revisited.

http://www.regretsy.com/2011/06/26/weekend-flashback-thong-thung-brown/

So, I looked again.

And I laughed, again.

It’s still as funny today, as it was then!

At that time, over a year ago when the thong was first featured on regretsy.com, quite a few people were very surprised that I was not upset by the whole ordeal. So I posted about it on the blog here: http://homesteademporium.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/weve-been-featured-on-regretsy/

In reality, there’s nothing to be upset about. As I posted then, I love my craft too much to let a ‘poke of fun’ spoil this love that I have.

I’m also secure in my talents. I know that particular thong, was an ‘oversight’. Yet, a mistake, that I admit, I may just make again! When I create, I don’t see ‘ugly brown’, I see color, hand crafted color. This particular piece of fabric had been hand dyed by a once very popular diaper maker who I had a lot of respect for, and who’s dye work was very much loved. I miss her work dearly, as do many of my customers.

Sure, maybe I didn’t make great choices, or a great photo, while creating this particular pad. I really do see what April sees, and what many others obviously see, when she posted about it. However, when creating it, what I saw was a beautiful piece of fabric (there’s actually purples in that dye! You can’t see it in the photo.) and a well crafted, finished product.

And because of that, I was proud of it.

Even after all that, I am STILL proud of it.

*snort*

Someone who knew me, and feared it may upset me to be featured in such a way on regretsy.com, actually bought the liner even though she admitted she only bought it to feature it as “sold”. However, I could NOT bring myself to sell it after seeing it show cased! So I refunded her, and to this day, it remains a constant reminder to me to laugh at myself.

Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.

 

                                                  Dame Edna Everage, Australian Comedian

Thong Thung Brown is MY joke of the century, and will forever remain a prized possession.



So once again, I thank you April Winchell, for reminding me during a particularly difficult time in my life, to stop, look around me, and laugh.

It truly IS the best medicine!