<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Shey B</title> <atom:link href="http://shealynnbenner.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://shealynnbenner.com</link> <description>A Look Through My Lens</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:54:03 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>This week</title><link>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/</link> <comments>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:54:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>shealynn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[*Shey*[B]]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fabric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sewing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shealynn]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://shealynnbenner.com/?p=2848</guid> <description><![CDATA[This week &#160; I&#8217;ve gone to Joann&#8217;s and filled a cart full of supplies for Creative Estates. I&#8217;ve purchased 2 sewing machines to give away at Creative Estates. I introduced a brand new product &#8211; Camera Clutches!  I seriously love &#8230; <a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>This week</h1><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#8217;ve gone to Joann&#8217;s and filled a cart full of supplies for Creative Estates.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-250/" rel="attachment wp-att-2860"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2860" title="photo-250" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-250-e1328243911115-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;ve purchased 2 sewing machines to give away at Creative Estates.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-246/" rel="attachment wp-att-2856"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2856" title="photo-246" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-246-e1328244159802-500x669.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a></p><p>I introduced a brand new product &#8211; <a href="http://sheyb.bigcartel.com/category/camera-clutches">Camera Clutches</a>!  I seriously love them.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-249/" rel="attachment wp-att-2859"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2859" title="photo-249" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-249-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p>I received a boat load of fabric that&#8217;ll become Camera Clutches &#8230; and &#8230; CAMERA STRAP COVERS.  {if you want one from the fabric pictured, let me know &#8211; shealynn@gmail.com}</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-244/" rel="attachment wp-att-2854"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2854" title="photo-244" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-244-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;ve juggled a million things every single hour&#8230; and even at night I&#8217;ve dreamt this too.</p><p>I&#8217;ve played with a totally different medium&#8230; clay!</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-245/" rel="attachment wp-att-2855"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2855" title="photo-245" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-245-e1328244266400-500x669.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a></p><p>I went to the tire shop 3 times in one day.  Boooring.  So I took self portraits.  :)</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-247/" rel="attachment wp-att-2857"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2857" title="photo-247" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-247-500x608.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="608" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;ve thought a lot about blogging and why I want to blog.  And I realized that for me, blogging is not something I do just fill this space.  I feel like so many bloggers do that because they want to have tons of readers or whatever the case may be.  I want to blog because I feel like it.  Not because I feel like I have to.</p><p>I held up traffic taking pictures of the most amazing sunset I&#8217;ve ever seen here in Arizona.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-257/" rel="attachment wp-att-2867"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2867" title="photo-257" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-257-e1328243866374-500x669.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;ve gone to boxing&#8230; but that&#8217;s not unusual.  The difference is I have sparred {for real sparred} with the men in my class.  And not only did I hold my own but I got a few solid punches to their faces.  :)</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-258/" rel="attachment wp-att-2868"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2868" title="photo-258" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-258-e1328243884724-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p>I bought 2 cases of pink Rockstar for the <em>Party Like A Rockstar</em> party at Creative Estates.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-252/" rel="attachment wp-att-2862"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2862" title="photo-252" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-252-e1328243816289-500x669.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a></p><p>I got some new shoes.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-255/" rel="attachment wp-att-2865"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2865" title="photo-255" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-255-e1328243836415-500x669.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a></p><p>I saw Underworld Awakening with my husband.  Love Kate Beckinsale.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-256/" rel="attachment wp-att-2866"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2866" title="photo-256" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-256-e1328243851732-500x669.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a></p><p>I bought over 20 hot glue guns!</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-251/" rel="attachment wp-att-2861"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2861" title="photo-251" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-251-e1328243927984-500x669.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a></p><p>Vlad and I went for a walk which turned into a run.  We ended up running 3/4 of a mile.  I haven&#8217;t been able to run {except down the stairs} in over 13 years!  HUGE accomplishment.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-254/" rel="attachment wp-att-2864"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2864" title="photo-254" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-254-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p>I needed a mouth guard for boxing after I got a head to the mouth while sparring.  I got a bloody lip.  :)  So here I am molding my new mouth guard.  My teeth thank me.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/photo-248/" rel="attachment wp-att-2858"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2858" title="photo-248" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-248-e1328243801477.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="640" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am going to be writing a few posts this month about business.  If you have any questions you&#8217;d like answered, please feel free to leave them in the comments!  I&#8217;d love to answer any questions I can!  If you&#8217;d rather email me your questions, that would be fine too!  shealynn@gmail.com &#8211; you can ask me anything and as many things as you&#8217;d like.  There is no limit!  I&#8217;m excited to share these posts with you!</p><h1 style="text-align: center;">What have you been up to This Week?</h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2011/07/tip-toe-2/shey-b-blog-post-signature-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2415"><img class="size-full wp-image-2415" title="Shey-B-Blog-Post-Signature" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Shey-B-Blog-Post-Signature2.png" alt="" width="250" height="125" /></a></h1><p>&nbsp;</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/this-week-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Creative Estates We Have A Problem&#8230;</title><link>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/creative-estates-we-have-a-problem/</link> <comments>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/creative-estates-we-have-a-problem/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:10:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>shealynn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Creative Estates Retreat 2012]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://shealynnbenner.com/?p=2845</guid> <description><![CDATA[Follow my blog with Bloglovin]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/2254652/shealynn-benner?claim=vqt3sntzpz6">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a></p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/creative-estates-we-have-a-problem/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/creative-estates-we-have-a-problem/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Something Brand New For Your Camera!!</title><link>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/something-brand-new-for-your-camera/</link> <comments>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/something-brand-new-for-your-camera/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:37:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>shealynn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[*Shey*[B]]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://shealynnbenner.com/?p=2832</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been sewing my little heart out for the past few days. And I&#8217;ve been having fun doing it.  :) What have I been making? Well remember when I asked you all what you wanted to see in my store &#8230; <a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/something-brand-new-for-your-camera/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/something-brand-new-for-your-camera/photo-234/" rel="attachment wp-att-2836"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2836" title="photo-234" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-234-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;ve been sewing my little heart out for the past few days.</p><p>And I&#8217;ve been having fun doing it.  :)</p><p>What have I been making?</p><p>Well remember when I asked you all what you wanted to see in my store in that giveaway a couple weeks ago {winner will be announced very soon}?</p><p>A lot of you said you wanted something you could put your camera in and then put it in your purse.</p><p>As always I listen.  I wouldn&#8217;t ask if I didn&#8217;t, right?  :)</p><p>So, I&#8217;m introducing you now to the brand new Camera Clutch!  It fits any size SLR camera including the camera strap!!!</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/something-brand-new-for-your-camera/photo-215/" rel="attachment wp-att-2833"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2833" title="photo-215" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-215-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/something-brand-new-for-your-camera/photo-224/" rel="attachment wp-att-2834"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2834" title="photo-224" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-224-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p>These are perfect for everyday use or even for traveling!  How many times have you gone on a trip and had to decide whether to bring along your camera bag or your purse? Well, now you don&#8217;t have to decide!  And priced at just $27, you no longer need to worry about a camera bag if you don&#8217;t have one!  These are double padded and include a zipper to protect one of your most valuable assets!</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/something-brand-new-for-your-camera/photo-231/" rel="attachment wp-att-2835"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2835" title="photo-231" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-231-500x373.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p><p>Click <a href="http://sheyb.bigcartel.com/category/camera-clutches">HERE</a> to check them out!  Buy a few to suit your needs&#8230; Valentine&#8217;s day is coming too&#8230; what a fun gift!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Happy February!</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2011/07/tip-toe-2/shey-b-blog-post-signature-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2415"><img class="size-full wp-image-2415 alignleft" title="Shey-B-Blog-Post-Signature" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Shey-B-Blog-Post-Signature2.png" alt="" width="250" height="125" /></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/02/something-brand-new-for-your-camera/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>{Creative Estates Retreat} Your Questions Answered&#8230; In a Video!</title><link>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/creative-estates-retreat-your-questions-answered-in-a-video/</link> <comments>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/creative-estates-retreat-your-questions-answered-in-a-video/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:31:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>shealynn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Creative Estates Retreat 2012]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://shealynnbenner.com/?p=2829</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; Email: shealynn@gmail.com]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/creative-estates-retreat-your-questions-answered-in-a-video/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email: shealynn@gmail.com</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2011/07/tip-toe-2/shey-b-blog-post-signature-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2415"><img class="size-full wp-image-2415 alignleft" title="Shey-B-Blog-Post-Signature" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Shey-B-Blog-Post-Signature2.png" alt="" width="250" height="125" /></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/creative-estates-retreat-your-questions-answered-in-a-video/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wearables</title><link>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/wearables/</link> <comments>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/wearables/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:33:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>shealynn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[*Shey*[B]]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Creative Estates Retreat 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sewing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shealynn]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://shealynnbenner.com/?p=2822</guid> <description><![CDATA[You got that right!  Remember the post I wrote the other day titled &#8220;Sweatpants Mafia&#8221;?  :)  Well, guess what!  I&#8217;ve designed a T-Shirt!  Join my crew!  You can pre-order your Sweatpants Mafia shirts HERE.  I will be ordering them at &#8230; <a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/wearables/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You got that right!  Remember the post I wrote the other day titled &#8220;Sweatpants Mafia&#8221;?  :)  Well, guess what!  I&#8217;ve designed a T-Shirt!  Join my crew!  You can pre-order your Sweatpants Mafia shirts <a href="http://sheyb.bigcartel.com/product/sweatpants-mafia-t-shirt-pre-order">HERE</a>.  I will be ordering them at the end of this week!  So get your orders in ASAP.  :)  {the color of the background is the approximate color the shirt will be}  If you&#8217;re going to Creative Estates, totally buy one, because we&#8217;ll be wearing them together one night for a group picture&#8230; which will then follow with a pillow fight!  :)</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/wearables/untitled-15/" rel="attachment wp-att-2823"><img class="size-large wp-image-2823 aligncenter" title="Untitled-15" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-15-500x400.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="400" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;ve also designed 2 other shirts!  &#8221;I Am A Sewing Machine&#8221; and &#8220;I Am Handmade&#8221;.  What better way to express yourself than with a shirt?  I have a &#8220;I Am A Sewing Machine&#8221; shirt and I adore it.  Great conversation started too.  :)  You can pre-order those <a href="http://sheyb.bigcartel.com/product/i-am-a-sewing-machine-t-shirt-pre-order">HERE</a> and <a href="http://sheyb.bigcartel.com/product/i-am-handmade-t-shirt-pre-order">HERE</a>.</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/wearables/iamasewingmachine1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2824"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2824" title="IAMASEWINGMACHINE1" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/IAMASEWINGMACHINE1-500x400.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="400" /></a></p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/wearables/iamhandmade/" rel="attachment wp-att-2825"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2825" title="IAMHANDMADE" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/IAMHANDMADE--500x400.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="400" /></a></p><p>I&#8217;ve also brought out some new items&#8230; see those in my store <a href="http://sheyb.bigcartel.com/products">HERE</a>.</p><p>I wanted to clarify one thing&#8230; some have asked me about camera strap covers and some other such things&#8230; I AM taking custom orders for camera straps.  Current fabrics available are in my shop.  I have others as well &#8230; just tell me colors you&#8217;re interested in.  I am taking custom orders for the following: Laptop sleeves, camera strap covers, iPad sleeves, Kindle/Fire/Nook Clutches, etc.  Let me know what you&#8217;re interested in and we can go from there.  There is NO EXTRA CHARGE for custom orders.  If you can dream it, I&#8217;m pretty sure I can make it.  :)</p><p>And if you clicked on those links, you&#8217;ll notice something else, right?  In an earlier blog post I wrote about changing my shop&#8217;s name to Gossamer.  After a couple of weeks using that as my store name, I changed my store back to SheyB.  I couldn&#8217;t deal with a different name.  It was driving me insane.  haha.  SheyB is who I am and it just felt weird and wrong to have a different name&#8230; almost like I was not being me.  And that&#8217;s not how I am, as you all know.  I didn&#8217;t want to be someone else &#8211; whether it&#8217;s just a shop name or not.  It felt wrong.  Now I feel right again having SheyB back.  :D  And I gave my SheyB font a little upgrade.  I love the new font very much.  Classy.  :)  I know my store is a bit eclectic compared to what it used to be, but that&#8217;s just because I&#8217;m loving making a lot of different things.  It helps keep me from the mundane of just one product over and over again.</p><p>Come over and follow me on the SheyB Facebook page&#8230; I give lots of sneak peeks of new products/fabrics over there!  I have a couple sneaks over there that I posted last night, infact.  :)  Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/SheyB-Camera-Strap-Slipcovers/269203272417">HERE</a> to like SheyB.  If you want to follow me on my personal Facebook page, I&#8217;d love that too {I always follow back} click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shealynn">HERE</a>.</p><p>Incase you didn&#8217;t hear, the Creative Estates Retreat officially SOLD OUT at the end of last week!  I&#8217;m over the moon about this!!  And I can not wait for the retreat to get here!  My life is so busy right now and just keeps getting busier, but I&#8217;m loving every minute of it!</p><p>I&#8217;m about ready to head to my MMA gym for my Boxing class.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me: shealynn@gmail.com and I will get back to you once I get back from punching and sweating.  :)</p><p><a href="http://shealynnbenner.com/2011/07/tip-toe-2/shey-b-blog-post-signature-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2415"><img class="size-full wp-image-2415 alignleft" title="Shey-B-Blog-Post-Signature" src="http://sheyb.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Shey-B-Blog-Post-Signature2.png" alt="" width="250" height="125" /></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://shealynnbenner.com/2012/01/wearables/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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