Saturday, May 24, 2008
Want a Journal??
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Etsy Feature: ♥The Little Faerie Shop - Storybook and Nature-Inspired Glitters and Bobbles♥
Shop Name: The Little Faerie Shop
What do you make? I create pendants, rings, hair pins, brooches, and earrings using polymer clay and vintage buttons and cabs. I try to keep a good mix of colors and patterns. I love visual feasts, so that's what I try to present to my customers!
How did you first pick up your craft? I love jewelry, especially colorful, inexpensive stuff that reminds me of stories, movies, and things from my childhood. I really wanted to experiment with some of the vintage pieces that I was finding in nearby antique s
tores and flea markets, so I kept working at putting pieces together.
What are you inspired by? Mainly by stories -- children's classics are my favorite. I am inspired greatly by the colors and emotions in many films as well. I use my love of literature as inspiration for my crafts.
Tell me about yourself? I am a technical writer for a software company by day. I live with my fiancee an
d cat near Baltimore, MD. I hold a master's degree in writing, and I am working on my MLS in information science. I also love trading on Swap-Bot. Between work, school, and etsy, I'm a busy gal!
Other etsy shops you love: I love the whole lot! I must say that my all-time favorites would be Imogen and Fat Daddy Bake Shop aka Bangerang Bake Shop. I really admire their ability to grow a business with such sharp, original products.
Advice for fellow artists/crafters? Keep working on it, do what you like, not what will sell!
This weeks giveaway is just so sweet and I am so excited to be able to offer all of you such an great prize! Gwen of The Little Faerie Shop has graciously offered the adorable Ressort Bleu de Scintillement Pendant from her shop to one lucky reader of this blog! So if you love super cute jewelry and adornments then this is the perfect giveaway for you!!
How to enter:: RUN, dont walk, on over to The Little Faerie Shop and leave a comment here stating your favorite item from this spectauclarly adorable shop! I guarentee that you'll have a hard time picking out your favorite because the sweet little confections in this shop are absolutely fabulous!!
Standard rule
s apply ---> You must leave a way for me to get ahold of you in case you win! On Wednesday 05/28/08 I'll announce the winner provided at least 10 people have entered this giveaway!..... what are you waiting for??? Go and check out the amazing goodies at The Little Faerie Shop !!
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Percy the Devil Cat
My cat is a spaz. Really she is. Her name is Percy, named by my then 4 year old son, Brayden, a name which he of course had to borrow from his favorite train on Thomas the Tank Engine. (At the time she was just a kitty and we thought she was a boy... oops!) I, however, ever so affectionately refer to her as "Devil Cat".
In other news, its Wednesday, so its time to pick a winner from last weeks feature/giveaway courtesty of the fabulous Flaunt It Maternity!!As always, I used the Random Number Generator website to make sure that this awesome prize is awarded fairly! BIG thank yous to all of you who commented for a chance to win!
So CONGRATS to Tia of ChristopherAndTia (I assume Christopher will not be wearing this maternity shirt, lol) who wins an adorable Red Hot Hibiscus Tee, and who also happens to be preggers!! Ahh the random number generator scores again! I swear that thing has ESP or something!
And of course be sure to be here tommorow for this weeks new giveaway featuring the beautifully sweet items from The Little Faerie Shop - Storybook and Nature-Inspired Glitters and Bobbles!!!
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
How Does Your Garden Grow?
It looks like this summer is going to be a busy one... and its not even summer yet! Braydens baseball has been keeping me pretty busy, along with the pretty big influx of sales and custom orders I've been receiving from my etsy shops (which is an awesome thing!) and just trying to balance family life into all of that. Something had to give, and unfortunatly as of late its been updating my blog in a timely manor.
Oh and in other good news, we talked to our travel agent who contacted Disney, and apparently a LOT of people are having the same problem with their stimulus money as we are, expecting direct deposit but having to wait for a paper check. They, ever so awesomely, agreed to push our payment schedule back a month... so, provided we get the check on time, the trips still on! Disney here we come!!! ... oh that drive from PA to FL should be ..... fun. But I cant wait!
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
I Got Featured!
Ok, so how cool is this! I'm currently featured on the main page of the Crafts Portal channel in the TalentDatabase!![]()
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Etsy Feature: ♥Flaunt It! Maternity♥
Shop Name: Flaunt It MaternityWhat do you make? Stylish maternity tees made for growing pregnant bellies that are cool and comfortable.
How did you pick you first craft? I felt a need for cute maternity clothes while pregnant for the first time.
What are you inspired by? My first pregnancy and lack of what to wear everyday that was both easy and cool but affordable.

Tell Me About Yourself: Im from Hawaii and have a two year old son and another son due next month. I love to work out and stay in shape and I have an Exercise Science degree from th University of Hawaii. I was a flight attendant for Aloha Airlines for 6 years and am now just working on this business until my son is born so it enables me to stay home longer with him.
Other etsy shops you love:Spa Therapy Works
Savor
Birth Designs
Advice for fellow artists/crafters? This type of business can get discouraging, but continue to do what you love and work hard, it will pay off!!
This weeks giveaway is absolutely fabulous and I'm so excited to be able to offer all of you such an awesome prize! Jodi of Flaunt It Maternity has graciously offered an adorable Red Hot Hibiscus Tee from her shop. So if you are expecting a little miracle of your own or know someone who is, this is the perfect giveaway for you!!How to enter:: RUN, dont walk, on over to Flaunt It Maternity and leave a comment here stating your favorite item from this spectauclarly adorable shop! I guarentee that you'll have a hard time picking out your favorite because this shop is absolutly fabulous!!
Standard rules apply ---> You must leave a way for me to get ahold of you in case you win! On Wednesday 05/21/08 I'll announce the winner provided at least 20 people have entered this giveaway!..... what are you waiting for??? Go and check out the amazing goodies at Flaunt It Maternity
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Things Are Better In Florida
I've been having kind of a crappy week. What better place to vent than my blog right?
I got screwed by uncle sam :-( My family falls into that ever so wonderful (sarcasm!) percentage of people who are not getting their economic stimulus payment direct deposited because we opted to file our taxes with Turbo Tax and had the preperation fees taken out of our return... thus brining in a 3rd party to e-filing and as an end result we have to wait for a paper check. No biggie right? Well normally I would say so, I mean hey, it is bonus money that we otherwise would not be getting, however, we booked a gigantic 8 day vacation to Disney World with it which has to be paid off by mid-June. Oh did I mention we are dead last on the schedual to recieve our payment and rather than getting it on May 16th like we thought (and planned our finances around!) we wont be getting it until July 11th. 
So that means no trip, at least not during the time we planned it to be. Looks like we'll have to rebook, and even then our options are limited because Brayden starts kindergarten this year and I'd hate to have him miss any school for a vacation... his learning and social devlopment are more important than Mr Toads Wild Ride!
But we will go! I'm determined... and I refuse to let my kids down like that, particularly with something so huge :-)
Anyways, on to happier events! Its time to pick a winner from last weeks fabulous blog giveaway courtesy of Vixen and Venus! Yay!As always, I used the Random Number Generator website to make sure that this awesome prize is awarded fairly! BIG thank yous to all of you who commented for a chance to win!
So CONGRATS to Bethany of Love, September who gets to choose a Sugar Scrub of her choice!!And of course be sure to be here tommorow for this weeks new giveaway featuring lots of tummy happy pieces from Flaunt It Maternity!!
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