Finally made ETSY's Front Page - YIPEE

Most Etsy sellers know how hard it is to actually get their items featured on the front page - aka the home page. The true benefit is exposure (of course) but making the front page is like a rite of passage. It sort of says "I've Arrived".

It took me two years to make it and I'm very thankful to
SimplyMaisy for putting my Marvelous Mauve Hoop Earrings in her Treasury.

Take a look at the beautiful items she chose on Christmas Day that made the front page on December 27, 2009.

Romance is in the Air

Romantic Flower Earrings, that is. I have fallen in love with these flower earrings. It took forever for the beads to arrive and when they finally did, I immediately started making earrings. To my surprise, the designs took over and pretty much created themselves. I hope you like them as much as I do.

Karma Ramblings

Karma - does it work because you believe in it? I've always wondered about that. And today reminded me to wonder some more. I did the slightest, smallest thing to someone, not even directly, they would never even know that I did it and bam, literally, something not so good happened to me. I hit someone's car in a parking lot of my job. No damage that I could see but I contacted the owner of the car for them to inspect just in case. Of course, I can attribute the bump to rushing, which I was but none the less, it still happened almost immediately after I did this teeny thing. And it's so strange how what I consider to be a minor indescretion immediately popped in my mind as if to say "back at ya". I'm in the car fussing at and laughing at myself. Is this how the universe works??? What's it take to really understand this stuff??? A degree in cause and effect. Did I cause this to happen to me??? What about the person who's car I hit??? What karmically did they do today to get their car hit??? The lesson that I got out of this is - don't even do the teeniest of something wrong - period. And yes, when I got home, I rectified my minor indescretion just to stay on Karma's good side.

My Review of Large Work Tote Bag in Collage

Originally submitted at CSN Stores

Features:

• Constructed of leather
• Top zip entry to large compartment
• Zippered wall pocket, cell and multi-purpose pocket

Rear zip pocket

Front has two slit pockets

One small flap pocket and one wide flap pocket ...

Large Work Tote Bag in Collage

I love this Bag

By Pam from Philadelphia on 9/19/2009

 

5out of 5

Pros: Easy Access, Enough Compartments, Attractive, Great Color, High Quality, Good Organization

Best Uses: Office, Traveling, Shopping, Everyday

Describe Yourself: Modern, Stylish

I use this bag as a tote to and from work. It is certainly large and roomy enough to use as an overnight or carry on bag. It is beautiful. The quality is outstanding.

(legalese)

Friends are a Blessing!!!

This week has been all about realizing what a blessing friends are. Thanks to all of the friends that have come into my life. I love you and you are very precious to me.

I received this as an email today and couldn't resist posting:

When I was little,
I used to believe in the concept of one best friend,
And then I started to become a woman.
And then I found out that if you allow your heart to open up,
God would show you the best in many friends.

One friend is needed when you're going through things with your man.
Another friend is needed when you're going through things with your mom.
Another will sit beside you in the bleachers as you delight in your
children and their activities.
Another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be.
One friend will say, 'Let's cry together,'
Another, 'Let's fight together,'
Another, 'Let's walk away together.'

One friend will meet your spiritual needs,
Another your shoe shopping frenzies,
Another your love for movies,
Another will be with you in your season of confusion,
Another will be your clarifier,
Another the wind beneath your wings.

But whatever their assignment in your life,
On whatever the occasion,
On whatever the day,
Or wherever you need them to meet you with their gym shoes on and hair
pulled back,
Or to hold you back from making a complete fool of yourself.

It may all be wrapped up in one woman, But for many, it's wrapped up in
several..
One from 7th grade,
One from high school,
Several from the college years,
A couple from old jobs,
On some days your mother,
On some days your neighbor,
On others, your sisters,
And on some days, your daughters.

These all are your best friends . . . . .

Not 50 but 60 Pairs of Earrings!!!

50 pairs of earrings quickly turned into 60 pairs for the Philadelphia Police Department's Administrative Professional's luncheon. It sounds like alot of work but it wasn't really that hard. I made 20 pairs for three nights and it took a couple of hours to prepare the cards and put the earrings on them. They looked absolutely beautiful on the tables and everyone loved this extra special surprise.

50 Pairs of Earrings

I'm making 50 pairs of earrings for a luncheon on Friday. The earrings will be favors and I plan to put them on easel cards to also be used as the place settings. Today I made 20 pairs and they came out beautifully. They're made from faux pearls with plated findings. Here are a few pairs. I'll show them on the easel card in a post later this week.



They look great but right now, the challenge is to keep the earrings from getting mixed up before I get them on the cards. I hope to finish all the earrings on Tuesday.