FOOD NOISE - Please shut up!

Well, until lunch!  PS, What's for dinner!

With no false modesty, I confess this is my own, new favorite card!  I swear to Lawd's sake, food is always on my mind!  How many calories does this have, how healthy is that, what is the sodium content here, if I eat this now, & skip a meal, do I save the calories?!

Oprah named it as food noise! There's even a book called Food Noise.  I've had fluffin' food noise in my head forever! I would love to mindlessly and guilt-free dig into a big bowl of ice cream -  with chocolate sauce and whipped cream and just indulge and enjoy. I'm not even talking on a regular basis but just once in a while!   I can't. I'm forever calculating calories!  No matter my weight, since I was in my 20s, I've always thought it was 5 pounds too many!  Oye!

I'm tall, slim in appearance and have eaten the same way since my 20s, which is likely why I haven't gained weight in a way women do at a certain age but boy would I love the noise to SHUT UP!  

As always, I look at this with my sense of humor!  Humor and the perfect lipstick color, red of course, will get you through anything!

Do ya' hear me?  Anyone else have endless food noise roaming in their brain?!

 

Just whenI thought I was out, a Dollar Tree pulled me back!

 I luuuuuved Dollar Tree flexible Cutting mats, two for $1.25 and measuring 11x14!

When you feel like making a fab', flat coaster that you could actually insert into a greeting card, this is the video to watch!  

You could trace art let's say from a greeting card for a design.  I used my own funny women greeting card which, you can see in my Vanity Gallery on Etsy, or you can even just do your name or writing a quote.  The key is to use a permanent Sharpie marker.  I prefer the fine point!

As an accessory addict, as I often do, I end this video explaining what accessories I'm wearing and where I thrifted in most cases!  

And because I'm most often asked what lipstick I use, I'm sharing here!  I swear, once I do my lipstick in the morning, I truly barely do even a slight touch up for the entire day!  I coat with a Red Maybelline Ink Stain, color Dancer and topcoat with a more creamy Revlon lipstick in either Fire & Ice in Love that Red ... and who doesn't love red?!

Love, Peace & Chicken Grease and thanks for stopping by!

Fabulous Bookmarks from a Dollar Tree cutting mat - Who knew!

 One of my favorite Dollar Tree hacks from a flexible cutting mat!

Here's the fab' news about creating a bookmark from a Dollar Tree cutting mat; you don't have to be an artist to create!  You can opt to do fancy text or trace something simple.  The key is using a permanent marker.  I use a Sharpie Fine point.  Watch the video to see how I do it.

And I luuuuuuuuve my corner-cutter to finish off the edges!  It's one of my most favorite and transformative tools!  For under $10,00, I promise, no corner will be safe in your home!  I do it alllll the time to index cards and it transforms them into sophisticated note cards!

*And as always, I'm sharing my lipstick brand/ color as it's one of the things I'm asked about the most...even more than how I've sold11,000+ cards from my Etsy Vanity Gallery!  As a red lipstick addict, I'm happy to share!  I wear a base coat red stain and a top coat of a Revlon shade, either Love that Red or Fire and Ice, of which I usually don't have to touch up but maybe once a day!  Really!

Eat the icing first! YOLO!

YOLO! ! ! 

Oh for Gad sake, eat the cupcake and don't count the calories!  YOLO!  I love that abbreviation for You Only Live Once!  Now this is not to say you can do any ol' thing you want and call out YOLO and think it's mighty fine, but there are times when dang, ya' just want to eat the icing!

YOLO is also a great mantra when you are a bit hesitant to try something new!  Instead of fearing a change step up-to-the plate and say, YOLO!  Or, if you are one of those people who are tough on themselves and never give yourself a break, relax, indulge and celebrate with  YOLO chant!

As for me, when something is a little scary, I look in the mirror and tthink what's the worst that can happen and I walk forward, of course with vivid red lipstick, powder and pearls say YOLO - so do it!   

That's my thought for today...air kisses and accessory wishes until the next Vanity observation!

Collene

PS, When I need the armor of red lipstick (which is always) this is my what I use;  stain by Maybelline & as a topcoat,  my favorite Revlon Fire & Ice!  This combo' stays on for a millionty hours!

Oh, and if you'd like to see some new women humor cards click on over to TheVanityGallery!

The [staying] Power of Lipstick!

Ok, to know me is to know, I don't so much as go outside without LIPSTICK, (powder and pearls)!  It's like brushing my teeth; it's just something I do the same way someone puts on a pair of shoes every morning.  And when applied in a way that I've done for years, the color (of course red) stays on through the day and/ or meals with minimal touch ups! 

Here's what I do to keep lipstick lasting a whole day...  My recipe and links below to my curent fave' reds!

1. I outline lips with a matching red pencil... I overdraw, but natch', that's optional! 
2. I fill in with a coat of permanent stain -  I like Maybelline INK, in Dancer
3. After letting the stain dry for a moment, I make a big smile and lightly smooth over my choice of RED and I luuuuve Revlon's Fire & Ice!
4. I'll do the classic tissue blot -  That's it!
5. And the best way to get the stain off is of course with a make up remover ... or olive oil...which I also use as my face serum.  Uhm, I would take a bath in olive oil if I could!

That's it ...Because like my card says, Lipstick is like a bra for the face...It gives a lil' lift to what's already there!

Air kisses and accessory wishes until the next post!

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Mugging it - A Dollar Tree Hack Attack

And here's how you do it!

I'm not the first to draw with a sharpie on a mug and bake in the oven so the design will survive washings, but I'm showing my Vanity take on this easy-to-do project!

My Youtube video will show you how easy it is to do ... and I would Luuuuuuuuve it if you took a look by clicking the image above and subscribed!  I share Fab'log thoughts as well as the story behind cards!

You don't have to be able to draw to add designs to a simple white mug ($1.25 from the Dollar Tree), you could write something, you could write a single word with a design style. 

And of course I used characters that are on my Vanity Cases Women Humor cards, which, you can see here:  TheVanityGallery on Etsy.  I'm thrilled to share I've sold 11,000+ from my Etsy store in the last 5 years ... I think it's because they speak the language of "Girlfriendease!"  

And since I get asked often what is my lipstick color/ brand, I thought I would share here!  By the way, it's less on Amazon than other stores!  And as a lipstick addict, I check for the best prices!  And I always say, what other product can transform your mood and tude' for less than $10?!

In this video I'm wearing REVLON's CHERRIES IN THE SNOW over permanent Maybelline Ink color Dancer -  Which I think is the best red ever!

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Mug Shot!

 

A sharpie fine point pen, a Dollar Tree mug & your imagination and thar' ya' go!

I'll be posting a video on my ColleneKennedy Youtube channel soon on how to create a little magic on an inexpensive mug that transforms it into something quite fab'tab'ulous!  I'll share how to "bake" the artwork so that it will make it through washing after washing!

And clearly, these characters are based on my Vanity Cases that are featured on my Funny Women Cards in my Etsy Vanity Gallery shop!  I'm trying to decide if I should create these to sell?  Hmmmmm -

Love, Peace and Chicken Grease oxoxo

Bundle up! There's birthdays out there!

   

Bundles up in my Etsy store!  Why?  

Birthdays have a way of coming up on a regular bases and I've figured out a fab'tab'ulous way to make any of us look prepared, organized and sooooo caring by having a card handy and ready to go!  

So I finally did what any reasonably fab' card designer would do!  I created bundles for The Emergency Card Drawer.  And of course the best part is YOU select the cards you want!

It’s a small bundle of my funny women greeting cards — the kind you reach for when you think: OH NO!  I forgot - insert name here - birthday is here!  

Most importantly, I've created a 3 & 5 card bundle, which translates into the cards costing less than if bought separately.  

Click on the images for the direct link or here:  3 Card Bundle   5 Card Bundle

Love, Peace & chicken grease and thanks for stopping by!

And just for fun -  5 card bundle -

And as always, I would just love it if you come to my YouTube Channel:  ColleneKennedy and subscribe!  I don't want to sound desperate, but I'll be your best friend if you do!

 

So why do you think Jennifer Lopez gets such mass hate?!

 Why do people hate Jennifer Lopez? Do you think she's unfairly judged?

I was a celebrity publicist for years and had a front row seat to see what it takes to achieve fame; which clearly Jennifer Lopez has done! But being liked is key to moving up the ladder and balancing atop. And if one takes even a shallow dive on Youtube or Tiktok, it's clear legions of people do not like J Lo! I'm throwing in my two cents how I would handle the perceived over-the-top ego if I was on her publicity team! My Women Humor cards are often influenced by the egos to which I had a front row seat - Come see here: TheVanityGallery on Etsy. And of course, I hope you'll subsccribe!

Life moves fast ... so grab it!

 I truly believe this!  Life moves fast so grab every moment or run through the ones that wear you down!

This card which can be seen in my VanityGalleryonEtsy, reflects how I feel!  I hope you'll visit my youtube channel, Collene Kennedy and subscribe!  It's where I share Vanity Reflections where the ideas come for my Vanity Cases funny women greeting cards, of which I've sold 11,000+ on Etsy!

And to thank you for visiting my Fab'log or channel, if you purchase even a single card and let me know that you saw this Fab'log or my Youtube Channel, I'll send you a freebie on meebie with any order...even a single card!

I'll make this offer good all through 2026!

Toxically Positive -

      If you've got a little over 2 minutes, I'd like to share (in this video) how I stay toxically positive...even when I walk into dog poop!  Yup, that's what I said!

The card in this video reflects in a pithy way, how to look at the positive side of almost anything!

This is the card:  Dandelions!

And if you'd like to see all my cards, come on by here:  The Vanity Gallery on Etsy!

And if you purchase even a single card and tell me you saw my Fab'log here, I'll include a bonsu card no charge!  (Good thru 6/2026)

Three Answers ! ! !

 

True dat'!

I try to listen to the universe all the time but for the most part all it tells me is I have lipstick on my teeth!

This card is my new favorite and posted in my VanityGallery on Etsy!  Come on by and see my pithy women humor cards in my Vanity Gallery or how I come up with ideas on my YoutubeChannel.  

I would luuuuuuuuve it if you subscribed to my Youtube Channel... I'm not above begging so Plllllleeeeeeeeeze!

Love, Peace & Chicken Grease!

Yes! You are fabulous allllllll time time!

 Yes - You are!

That's my lil' ol message for the day! Why not reflect on how fabulous you are!

With no false modesty, this is one of my own personal favorite cards!  I simply love my Vanity Case's enthusiasm!  She's in my Etsy shop HERE.

And I'd love it if you visited my pithy funny women cards at VanityGallery on Etsy -- And if you purchase so much as a single card and message me from Etsy, very easy to do, that you saw this Fab'log, I'll include another card of your choice --  no charge!  Why?  Because you're fabulous and should be rewarded a lil' ol' perk for supporting this artist!