My Mind Monday ~ Tis A Happy New Year Indeed!

Ok. First things first.

Ok, next order of business.

Normally, I don't really care that much about New Years. I mean, its fun and all, but I'm a night person, i don't need a reason to stay up until 12:00pm. I do that everyday! ..er...night! And i never really saw the point in watching the ball drop on tv... I mean, I'm sure it is much cooler in person... I suppose... but on TV it's just... eh. And I never make New Years Resolutions, I usually just lecture my friends on their superficial weight loss goals. However... 

I can not even begin to express how excited I am for this new year!

I am super excited about everything going on with my store this year! I have so many exciting ideas that I can't wait to implement. So, I have set myself the goal of listing 1 new item every week day until I hit 100 items in my store. I'm really looking forward to sharing all my new ideas & creations with you guys!
Check out today's new item!

I have also been blessed with opportunities to be featured on several blogs recently! Check them out below!

Featured Friday ~ A List Designs

A List Designs has such stunning items. The exquisite handmade jewelry is fashioned from beautiful gemstones and sterling silver, and many pieces show off their impressive metal smith skills. Their store is filled with such charming and unique pieces; it is a trendsetter’s paradise.

Continue reading to find out more about the talented hands behind the brilliantly crafted jewelry at A List Designs.

Spackle The Gap Giveaway WINNER!

Alright! It's time to announce the winner of the Spackle The Gap Giveaway!

I had 11 awesome commenters name their favorite item from Spackle The Gap  to win their choice of ANY 8x10 print.

And the winner is.....

Comment number 11...

eclairre!!

A big congratulations to eclairre (I'll be contacting you shortly) and thank you to everyone that entered!

Featured Friday ~ Spackle The Gap + Giveaway! [Giveaway Closed]

I’m so in love with the photos at Spackle The Gap. The owner, KJ, clearly has an eye for beauty in interesting places. I love how she uses her listings’ descriptions to describe her vision for many of the photos, and the photo effects perfectly compliment the desired aesthetic feel. Whether it’s telephone wires or speckled spiders, a stadium or one of the wettest spots on earth, KJ finds the perfect shot every time. Read on to find out about the woman behind the shutter and find out how you can win your choice of any of her 8x10 fine art photos!

Writing Wednesday ~ Silver Bells Parody

So I happened to recently move into one of those towns. The type where nearly every house is covered in 20 strands of lights. But hey.. it's pretty!

Actually it is really pretty. I want to show you all some of the beautiful displays around here but I'm guessing my neighbors really won't appreciate me taking pictures of their homes to post on the internet. 

So since I can't show you, I thought I would tell. In song, of course! This just sort of came to me when I was driving through town with my fiance one day. It is a parody of the beloved Christmas song "Silver Bells."

I hope it amuses you.

My Mind Monday... On Tuesday...

Two weeks with a set posting schedule before I break it... Yep, that sounds about right.

It has definitely been one of those  weekends. Actually it has been one of those weeks. I started out the week excitedly talking about how backing Christmas cookies & decorating on my twitter & Facebook. I ended the week having only made 1 batch of Christmas cookies & not even having the tree up! 

With me having about hundred & one things on my to-do list for my Etsy shop, my fiance having finals, and the other not so fun parts of life, all of the things we wanted to do this week got kicked to the curb for the things we had to do. Don't you hate it when that happens?

The funny thing is, I knew this would be a busy week.

Featured Friday: Cardinal Virtues

The first thing that struck me about this Etsy store was the name, Cardinal Virtues. It’s one of those names that just stick with you, & the banner the name is displayed on is such a beautiful representation of the rest of the shop. The stunning vintage items are complemented by lovely photography, and some of the beautiful jewelry is sold for charity!

Blue Shell/Fan Earrings by Crafter Hannah Walklate

Read on to find out more about this charity & CardinalVirtues in my interview with its very sweet owner Michelle.

Enjoy. 

I'M ONLY PARANOID BECAUSE EVERYONE IS OUT TO GET ME ~ Writing Wednesday

Here is a more light hearted story, that was written purely for fun. Today, however, I am not the author. This awesome short story was penned by a very good friend of mine, Daniel Donovich.

He is a fantastic writer. Literally, he writes fantasy. Though, he does not (and most certainly should not) classify his work genre fantasy. He always writes stories with true literary value, and does so very, very well. To get a better taste of his work please go check out his blog. 


The story he gave us today is a bit different than his usual writing style (& he will probably say that is quite the understatement), it is more of a creative non-fiction piece. But I find it very fun & entertaining to read, & I think you will to.


Enjoy. 

It is NaNoWriMo time!

(and I'm already going crazy...)

Hello everyone!

To all my fellow NaNoer's:
WHY AREN'T YOU WRITING!! GO! GO WRITE NOW!!
(get it.. like go right now.. only in really bad pun form)

And to all my non-NaNo readers:
WHY AREN'T YOU WRITING! GO JOIN NANO LAST MINUTE! IT IS NOT TOO LATE! GO NOW!

To those of you who stuck around anyways, or writing in the comments that I should be taking my own advice & not writing a blog post, I would like to draw your attention to the "It's not too late" part.

Oh to live in Pittsburgh...

It is common law, in these parts, that if you are someone who lives in Pittsburgh, and especially if you are someone who grew up in Pittsburgh, you are a Steelers fan. Well, I'm not. And no it isn't because I like another team, it is because I don't like football.

Sure I grew up with kids making fun of me & throwing rocks at me when i didn't where Black & Gold the day after a win, but they would have done that anyway.

And before you ask: No.

Ikea Instructions Translated

Ever buy something from IKEA & have trouble putting it together because you can't understand those confusing pictures?
Well lucky for you I've translated some of them! Enjoy.