tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61963507057181015612024-03-13T05:18:24.989-06:00LillyShayStyleI love to talk about my creations, my family, myself,host giveaways,vintage, and other Artists!
By blog is really all over the place, but I like it like that and I hope my readers do too!AdmOkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09478825202039850003noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-1968522240592093552009-07-13T00:05:00.002-06:002009-07-13T00:07:05.513-06:00Giveaway Winner<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Congratulations </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Lindsay!</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://loseweighttohavebabyblog.blogspot.com/"><strong>Lindsay</strong></a><strong> is the winner of the Red Jasper Necklace <a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/sassyglassjewelry-giveaway.html">Giveaway</a>!</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357821243172609042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlrOCKFYXBI/AAAAAAAACR8/Py0Zrk99gJE/s320/untitled.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>I hope you enjoy your beautiful prize, please let us all know how it is when you receive it. I always love to hear about pretties finding a great home :)</strong></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">TAGGED</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">I was Tagged by </span><a href="http://audreyscountrycrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Audrey's Country Crafts</strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">and </span><a href="http://gallery32.net/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">gallery32</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanks you two!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify">I am going to tell you 10 things about myself and then tag ten other stores.</div><div align="justify">Read up! :)</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">1-I am a Stay at home wife and mother of two beautiful girls.</div><br /><div align="justify">2-I am addicted to crochet and sewing, but I love to try any craft I can.<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">3-I am a huge worry wart. All day and night..</div><br /><div align="justify">4-I've always wanted to join the military...I regret not joining right after highschool.</div><br /><div align="justify">5-I randomly dye my hair quite often- between red, brown, and blonde.</div><br /><div align="justify">6-I'm horrible at watering my plants. I forget until I see them drooping, almost dead.<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">7-I am on a health food diet to lose my pregnancy weight-only 16 lbs left to lose!</div><br /><div align="justify">8-I hate being cold, it's painful. My house stays at 80 degrees inside, and I love it.</div><br /><div align="justify">9-I would rather text than talk on a phone- not a phone person. (Unless it's my sis)</div><br /><div align="justify">10- I rarely watch TV. My daughter always has it. But I do like to make fun of Yo Gabba Gabba.</div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong>Now, I'm passing this on...</strong></div><br /><br /><div align="justify">1-<a href="http://athenasarmoury.blogspot.com/">Athena's Armoury</a></div><br /><div align="justify">2-<a href="http://kate8085.blogspot.com/">kate8085</a><br /></div><br /><div align="justify">3-<a href="http://themamadramalogues.blogspot.com/2009/07/under-sea-templates-for-felt-and-paper.html">The Mama Dramalogues</a></div><br /><div align="justify">4-<a href="http://sillylittleladysspotontheweb.blogspot.com/">Silly Little Lady's Spot on the Web</a></div><br /><div align="justify">5-<a href="http://mysillyartlife.blogspot.com/">My Silly Art Life</a></div><br /><div align="justify">6-<a href="http://www.therabbitmuse.blogspot.com/">The Rabbit Muse</a></div><br /><div align="justify">7-<a href="http://onelittlefox.blogspot.com/">One Little Fox</a></div><br /><div align="justify">8-<a href="http://ponderandstitch.blogspot.com/">Ponder and Stitch</a></div><br /><div align="justify">9-<a href="http://prettymuchart.blogspot.com/">Pretty Much Art</a></div><br /><div align="justify">10-<a href="http://snowbelljewelry.blogspot.com/">Snowbell Jewelry</a></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>~Look what I found during my daily random Etsy browsing~</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Not only is the skirt gorgeous, but what an amazing photo as well!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357818281241754098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlrLVwCCOfI/AAAAAAAACR0/J2OCi79Xv4k/s320/il_430xN_79770005.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27748234&ref=sr_list_10&&ga_search_query=summer&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">summer 1</a></strong><br /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">idea2lifestyle</span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-29160532499158096842009-07-10T23:45:00.000-06:002009-07-10T23:45:48.672-06:00Fricken Scamming Power Colon Cleanse Chen<div><div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/sassyglassjewelry-giveaway.html">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</a></span></strong></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357069947546020786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Slgiu_xmq7I/AAAAAAAACRc/G9Gr8SVJ8rc/s320/untitled.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Thank You, <em>Anonymous,</em> for your links</span></strong></div><br /><div>I feel quite ridiculous for falling for this. I wish I didn't need to tell my hubby that I got dooped! lol I already knew I could do a Charge Back with my credit card company, so I haven't been to worried... But I still hate that I have to deal with this.<br /></div><div><em>I just wanted to clean my colon! lol</em><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Check out this Video- </span><a href="http://www.chrismalta.com/scamtip1.asp"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Chris Malta's Ebiz Scambuster Tip#1</span></strong></a></div><br /><div>Chris Malta talks about how to get your money back from scammers who steal your money through your credit card. Evil doers on the Internet like the Power Colon Cleanse Scammers.<br /></div><br /><div>I did a Google Search on the Power Colon Cleanse phone number- 519-513-2218 and found A lot of complaints! See <a href="http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-519-513-2218"><strong>Here</strong></a> </div><div>There are more complaints <strong><a href="http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/power-colon-cleanse-c189053.html">Here</a></strong> as well.<br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I have learned a few things here...</span></strong> </div><div>1-I definitely will research every little detail about an online company before using my credit card. </div><div>2-Google is great for this kind of research.</div><div>3-And maybe I'll actually only use my credit card on Etsy and Feebay.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">The need for colon cleanse seems to be a big debate</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.coloncleansezone.com/">Coloncleansezone.com says</a>:</span></strong><br /></div><div align="justify">"When debris, putrefaction, impacted fecal matter, and intestinal invaders are allowed to reside in the intestines, many health problems begin to arise. Toxins build up over time and the excess fecal matter may put pressure on internal organs. This pressure can slow the natural muscle movement of the colon, leading to <a href="http://www.coloncleansezone.com/category/constipation">constipation</a> and the accumulation of toxic waste in the bowels.<br />These problems can eventually lead to more serious health issues like <a href="http://www.coloncleansezone.com/category/irritable-bowel-syndrome">irritable bowel syndrome</a>, colitis, diarrhea, weight problems,vision problems, hemorrhoids, joint pains, vision problems, loss of memory and sinusitis.</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>It is estimated that over 50 million Americans have problems with their digestive tract, making it a very common problem."</strong></div></div><div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">I say one time won't hurt, especially if I lose some poundage in the process.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">I mean, it does make sense that we might need to flush our bodies at some point. We weren't meant to eat all this greasy fried food.. I could see how it might need help finding its way out, right?</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm sure it's not something anyone should do every other week.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">But I would like to try it this one time, just to see how much weight I will lose.</span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">I am <strong>not</strong> going to use the Power Colon Cleanse from China. <em>Everything from China is covered in Toxic lead, right? </em></span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sooo, I'm going to purchase some in the next few days and 'get er done'.</span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">And I still promise to let you all know how it goes, no icky details though! :)</span></div><br /><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357069936510323746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlgiuWqfTCI/AAAAAAAACRU/q71YRYWaRUE/s320/il_430xN_73572562.jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25896958&ref=sr_list_7&&ga_search_query=diet&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>METAL PENDANT NECKLACE - FITNESS SCALE Pendant with FREE Silver Ball Chain Necklace - Fun Retro Jewelry</strong></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>pinktophat</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></div></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357071477932058242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlgkIE6EZoI/AAAAAAAACRk/Wun5c58Knrg/s320/il_430xN_78802293.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27459940&ref=sr_list_8&&ga_search_query=diet&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">weighty issues pendant</a></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>cathywalters</p></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357072538172952226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlglFynMjqI/AAAAAAAACRs/uIg0vCsBYFo/s320/il_430xN_78580590.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27394352&ref=sr_list_13&&ga_search_query=diet&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">WALL DECAL MURAL STICKER EASY HOME DECO --DIET--</a></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">rm67</span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-40455270389997147622009-07-09T22:15:00.000-06:002009-07-09T22:15:43.810-06:00Sneaky Chen<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/sassyglassjewelry-giveaway.html">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</a></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356568374829669922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlZajnzQXiI/AAAAAAAACRM/Za1ZSc0GrsQ/s200/untitled.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I received my Power Colon Cleanse Wednesday.</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>It was shipped from China, which I did not know.</strong></div><br /><br /><strong>Here's the address from where it is sent:</strong><br />FLOOR 1 BUILDING 22 QUCHU GARDEN CHAOZHOU<br />GUANGDONG CHINA<br /><br /><strong>Original Office:</strong> CHAOZHOU<br /><br />The phone number and everything else on the label is in Chinese Characters, which is no help to me.<br /><br /><strong>The label also says the declared value is only $11.00! HA!</strong><br /><br />Someone named CHEN signed the package, hi CHEN!<br />Chen is a very sneaky person, dontcha think!? Small print and all...<br /><br />The package says there is a $180.00 charge, I'm not sure if that is Chinese money or U.S. But I definitely am not going to pay that much money for something that was supposed to cost me less than $5. That's slightly twice the amount that is stated in the Terms of Agreement.<br /><br /><strong>There is no invoice in the package- Odd, right?</strong><br /><br />Luckily, I have 15 days after the order was made to cancel my subscription. Since I ordered this 6/30, and today is now 7/10- That only leaves me 5 days to cancel. How can they expect anyone to even have time to try the "free trial" if you only have a few days once you've recieved it??!<br /><br />Hmmm, I'm just keeping the pills and returning the empty bottle.. We'll see how that goes!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>I will be reporting this company to the BBB.</strong><br /><br /><strong>I do NOT recommend anyone ordering this product.</strong> It's really too much of a hassle. I know that I can buy many other great colon cleanses from local stores, for about $10-20.00.- Much better!<br /><br />I haven't tested the product, yet. But I will shortly. I am trying to contact the company before I do anything.<br /><br />I called today and was on hold for half an hour, then decided to email them. I will get a hold of my own Credit Card Company tomorrow to put a stop on this.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Wish me luck everyone!</span></strong><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlZQP7gex4I/AAAAAAAACQ8/veJGl7YoItI/s1600-h/100_7781.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356557041405970306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlZQP7gex4I/AAAAAAAACQ8/veJGl7YoItI/s320/100_7781.jpg" border="0" /></a> That's my "<em>Free"</em> 30 day supply. </div><div align="center">It came to me crushed and beaten..<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Now Some Good News!</span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I have lost another pound!</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>10 pounds down & 16 left till I hit my goal weight!</em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Please remember, during this time of losing weight I have done no extra exercise. The only exercise I have done is from regular day to day activities of being a mom. </div><div align="justify"><em>i.e. cleaning, changing diapers, crafts...</em></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>All it took was cutting out sugar and changing my diet.</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">I will start to exercise soon though, I hope to see an increase in weight loss, but also an increase in muscle mass.<br /></div><div align="center">I am using a The "<em>Ultimate Flex & Core Cookbook</em>" from Weight Watchers for my meals. </div><div align="center">Though I am <strong>not</strong> participating in the Weight Watchers Program...<br />I simply found this book at a yard sale.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356566707645596722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlZZClDmRDI/AAAAAAAACRE/j6JDUaJS32Y/s320/210MC6HRHGL__SL500_AA160_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong>The recipes are delicious and very healthy.</strong> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-90580584884863030202009-07-06T23:28:00.001-06:002009-07-06T23:29:23.014-06:00Vintage on Etsy<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/sassyglassjewelry-giveaway.html"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</strong></span></a></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355583984142191522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 141px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlLbQiuRC6I/AAAAAAAACQ0/d7PzKENzaac/s200/untitled.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span><br /></p><div align="center"></div><p>I know if it was yard sale season that knocked it into me or the style, but I am all about vintage right now!</p><p>I went to the thrift store on a wig hunt the other day, I found lots of beautiful things. Sadly, I wasn't able to buy them... But I did find two wigs! No photos today, but I'll get some up. My daughters like to play with one of the wigs, it's really cute.<br /></p><p>I had a lot of fun strolling through Etsy's Vintage- I even like just looking at these photos! I love when sellers take fantastic photos! <strong>I bet you do too! </strong>It really shows their artistic sides. </p><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Do you dress in Vintage?</span></strong></p><p>I haven't yet, but as soon as I lose the rest of my unwanted weight, I plan on buying some. </p><p>How exciting, I<em> LOVE</em> shopping! hehe</p><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJeQgsED2I/AAAAAAAACQs/RMZt5uoo8us/s1600-h/il_430xN_76269282.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355446544642608994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJeQgsED2I/AAAAAAAACQs/RMZt5uoo8us/s320/il_430xN_76269282.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26701592&ref=sr_list_17&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=54&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">LEMON Red Bow Dolly Leather Flats - Size 7</a></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>BluesyMod<br /></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27417722&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=51&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355443752992148370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJbuA-ui5I/AAAAAAAACQk/tTnSRCGYfkg/s320/il_430xN_78661033.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27417722&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=51&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Mod Yellow Daisy Mini</a></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>leasvintage<br /></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27418469&ref=sr_list_19&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=48&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355442741555393202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJazJFacrI/AAAAAAAACQc/vK7Cmsa9UgY/s320/il_430xN_78664322.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>Vintage 80s Deadstock SATIN Brush Stroke Heels Pumps 7.5</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>hellcatvintage </strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJYQGGbSTI/AAAAAAAACQU/Ccwnnxz5Dkw/s1600-h/il_430xN_78675925.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355439940435659058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJYQGGbSTI/AAAAAAAACQU/Ccwnnxz5Dkw/s320/il_430xN_78675925.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27422231&ref=sr_list_5&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=42&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">1960's vintage RAINBOW disc heels 7</a></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>allencompanyinc<br /></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJSQdEKv5I/AAAAAAAACQM/2bw2bnMiRZQ/s1600-h/il_430xN_74912081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355433349530435474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJSQdEKv5I/AAAAAAAACQM/2bw2bnMiRZQ/s320/il_430xN_74912081.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26296468&ref=sr_list_16&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=32&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Vintage 70s Peach Floral Ruffle Maxi Dress L XL</a></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br />Erstwhilestyle<br /></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJNnrcyEII/AAAAAAAACQE/E-doC7rz0Ck/s1600-h/il_430xN_78730969.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355428250970624130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJNnrcyEII/AAAAAAAACQE/E-doC7rz0Ck/s320/il_430xN_78730969.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27438567&ref=sr_list_18&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=12&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>Dragon Flower ALYN PAIGE Graphic Black Floral Dress - Small Medium</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>DJVV </strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJMepN5j5I/AAAAAAAACP8/YJHt-EReruw/s1600-h/il_430xN_78498788.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355426996240879506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJMepN5j5I/AAAAAAAACP8/YJHt-EReruw/s320/il_430xN_78498788.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27369995&ref=sr_list_4&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=10&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Vintage 70's White Eyelet Sun Dress</a></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>MaidenRaptureVintage </strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJLLxHxOgI/AAAAAAAACP0/bySoeKF76-8/s1600-h/il_430xN_78741311.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355425572433508866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJLLxHxOgI/AAAAAAAACP0/bySoeKF76-8/s320/il_430xN_78741311.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27441841&ref=sr_list_13&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=7&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>70's Crochet POM POM Convertible Mini Dress Gilet Vest</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>viralthreads </strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJJFOo0zNI/AAAAAAAACPs/hXaqxF7Q7xc/s1600-h/il_430xN_78519617.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355423261074443474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SlJJFOo0zNI/AAAAAAAACPs/hXaqxF7Q7xc/s320/il_430xN_78519617.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27375949&ref=sr_list_16&&ga_search_query=clothes&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>60s EMILIO PUCCI Tulip Print Vintage BRA and PANTIES</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>modernbohemian </strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-22491331506415243872009-07-02T23:31:00.003-06:002009-07-03T07:52:45.451-06:003 pounds down<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/sassyglassjewelry-giveaway.html"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</span></strong></a></span></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354099644465649970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sk2VQmhrmTI/AAAAAAAACPk/KuighqD7Z58/s200/untitled.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>~I've lost 3 pounds this week~</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>(9 pounds lost so far)</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>-17 pounds away from my goal weight~</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">In my last </span><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/search?q=weight"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">post</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> about weight loss I talked about leaving out sugar and just drinking water, I had lost 6 pounds that week.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">This week has slowed down. I cheated a little :/...</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">My MIL has started chemo so we've been at her house a lot. There are lots of sugary drinks and food there and I couldn't say no! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ooops</span>.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">I swear, they're all sugar pushers over there!</span></strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify">I swore I would not be seen in a bathing suit this summer, remember?</div><div align="justify">I bought a bikini the other day! My hubby says my tummy is much smaller now, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">eeek</span>! </div><div align="justify"><strong>How exciting!</strong><br /></div><div align="justify">We bought a massive water slide for my daughter, so I needed a suit of some kind.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354099391404379202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 172px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sk2VB3zLDEI/AAAAAAAACPc/meeY83j4JTs/s200/100_7582.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="justify">I find that bikinis are more flattering on me than a one piece, weird-<em>I know</em>.<br /></div><div align="justify">I am going to start doing 15 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sit ups</span> each morning, starting tomorrow. I know 15 isn't much, but my tummy isn't strong enough for more yet. I did just have a baby....8 months ago.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">Did you know that your body continues to burn calories after a work out?</span></strong> </span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">So it's more beneficial to work out early rather than just before bed.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">It is recommended that we work out at least 30 minutes, 3 days a week.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>But did you know it doesn't have to be all at once?</em></span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">If you don't have the time or stamina for 30 minutes, try 3 sets of 10 minutes. Sounds easy enough right? 10 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes before lunch, and 10 minutes before dinner. Though I recommend finishing all 3 10 minute sets before 5PM. This allows time for the post workout calories to keep burning before bedtime.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sk1nR5NwQzI/AAAAAAAACPM/8iv8fLhljiE/s1600-h/0009636298924_500X500.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354049089127334706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sk1nR5NwQzI/AAAAAAAACPM/8iv8fLhljiE/s200/0009636298924_500X500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I don't have time or money to join a gym. A friend and I like to go on walks twice a week, these aren't brisk walks.. We both have 3 year <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">olds</span> who like to slow us down, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">lol</span>. But something is better than nothing! Remember that next time your being a couch potato.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I have one of these that I use when I can't go out. And I stand in front of the TV! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">lol</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>You don't want to discontinue your couch potato throne?</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Fine, pick up some 2-5lb. weights and do some curls while watching your favorite show.</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sk1nSAomu8I/AAAAAAAACPU/-ZuI-9zasAg/s1600-h/31YFWJ5FKTL__AA400_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354049091119004610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sk1nSAomu8I/AAAAAAAACPU/-ZuI-9zasAg/s200/31YFWJ5FKTL__AA400_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I want one of these! You can sit on your couch while pedaling away! Only $30.00 at Target.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">See you can be lazy and still work out! </span><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Who <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">woulda</span> thunk?</span></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>~And now some tips to help on this journey to get fit~</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Focus more on getting healthy than losing weight, the pounds will melt off quicker.</span></strong></div><br /><br /><strong>Eat small amounts more frequently and slowly</strong>.<br /><br />We are natural grazers, dating back to the caveman days. We were nomadic, picking fruit, herbs and veggies, and butchering animals along the way. Our bodies were made for this kind of eating, not 3 large meals. <strong>Grazing will speed up your metabolism.</strong><br /><br />Eat slowly, give your body time to feel full before you've eaten more than you need.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Eat more naturals-Fruits, veggies, and whole grains.</strong><br /><br />People can eat just about as much as they want when these are on the menu. Most fruits and veggies are packed with water along with all the vitamins and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">antioxidants</span>. You'll feel full quicker and with far less the calories from a slice of pie.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Eat more fiber.</strong><br /><br />Fiber takes longer to digest, making us feel full longer. Fiber also pushes fat through our digestive system quicker so that less of it is absorbed. <strong>That's a huge plus in itself!</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>Put that sugar down!</strong><br /><br />Firstly, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">a lot</span> of people forget that the calories,<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">carbs</span>, sugar etc. from drinks do count in the fight to lose weight. er.... be healthy. <strong>Don't forget to look at your drink labels!</strong><br /><br />Sugar causes a spike in our insulin levels, when that spike <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">dwindles</span> away we are left feeling tired and hungry. What happens next? We reach for more sugar hoping for the much needed energy! <strong>It's an endless, unhealthy cycle.</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>Watch out for condiments, they aren't as harmless as they may seem!</strong><br /><br />Take a glance at the label on your mayonnaise, ketchup, salad dressing, mustard, and so on...<br />I'll give you a moment to go look. See? I don't think I need to say anymore on that topic.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Are you eating lots of salad but not losing weight? </strong><br /><br />What are you dressing it with? Not to call out my DH, but he is very guilty of the 2000 calorie salad mistake.<br /><br />I often find his mixed garden salad piled high with Ranch Salad dressing, salt, pepper, croutons, shredded <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">mozzarella</span> cheese, and olives. This ends up being around 1000 calories (I measured). I've heard of salads that contain more than 2000 calories! <em>That's not a salad! That's sabotage.</em><br /><br />I like to eat a mixed garden salad with 2 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">tsps</span> of Olive oil. <em>That's all. Much better!</em><br /><em></em><br /><br /><em>I'm going to stop here for today. </em><br /><br /><em>I hope some of these tips have helped you in your weight struggle.</em><br /><em></em><br /><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I'd love to hear how YOU eat your salads..?</span></strong></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Remember the Power Colon Cleanse?</span></em></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="justify">I haven't <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">received</span> it yet, but I only ordered it about 2 weeks ago..</div><br /><div align="justify">I did talk to my bank about the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">possibilities</span> of getting ripped off. I am covered. The bank will give me my money back and they will pursue this company.</div><br /><div align="justify">So whether I get this cleanse or not, all is well. And I will try another colon Cleanse.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Both my sister-in-law to be and my male buddy lost some weight from a colon cleanse. I didn't get <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">specifics</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">unfortunately</span>...</div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this product.</strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-80293263927690039062009-07-01T22:39:00.000-06:002009-07-01T22:39:56.795-06:00Featured Etsian Artist~fivelittlegems<div align="center"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/sassyglassjewelry-giveaway.html"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</span></strong> </a><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353714511754868642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw2-7YAt6I/AAAAAAAACPE/z8KdzfPtV_w/s400/untitled.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353714508507947826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw2-vR4ozI/AAAAAAAACO8/12HzgSHcTbk/s400/iusb_760x100_6284579.jpg" border="0" />I am in absolute lust over this shop! When I saw her avi in the Etsy forums, I knew she had to be on my blog! <em>Her avi showed off a beautiful beaded wire necklace at the time.</em><br />The photos look professional, the lighting and placement is perfect, IMO.<br /><strong>Worthy of being framed upon my wall...</strong><br /><br /><strong>I love all the wire necklaces, but I have to say <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26167026"><em>this one</em> </a>is my favorite.</strong><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Which beauty is your favorite?</strong><br /></span><br /><div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6755269"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">fivelittlegems</span></strong> </a><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353714483827178946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 50px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 50px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw29TVh_cI/AAAAAAAACO0/ZDoziKIeW9E/s400/iusa_50x50_6080991.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><strong>Your store name is cute, how did you create it?</strong> It was either that, or 5 little stinkers. I always wanted to name my shop for my children, of which I have 5, and I didn't think the stinkers thing would go over too well in the jewelry world!<br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyYW-3RBI/AAAAAAAACNc/k-AWH1ka6U4/s1600-h/il_430xN_75643016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353709451104175122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyYW-3RBI/AAAAAAAACNc/k-AWH1ka6U4/s200/il_430xN_75643016.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyYPQ-COI/AAAAAAAACNU/Q6L0YmnYemQ/s1600-h/il_430xN_74478473.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353709449032632546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyYPQ-COI/AAAAAAAACNU/Q6L0YmnYemQ/s200/il_430xN_74478473.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><strong>You're very talented, when did you discover this talent? </strong>Thank you! I've been doing some sort of craft since the day I figured out how to use my hands, I think. I'm sort of a jack of all trades when it comes to crafts. I settled on jewelry because I have a serious jewelry addiction myself and it was so much fun to wear things I had created and have strangers stop me and ask "where did you buy that?" That's the ultimate compliment, I think.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyYGAvzeI/AAAAAAAACNM/HdK8_Tfh5W0/s1600-h/il_430xN_73490469.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353709446548671970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyYGAvzeI/AAAAAAAACNM/HdK8_Tfh5W0/s200/il_430xN_73490469.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyYh3QUWI/AAAAAAAACNk/KbfuPfli_ZI/s1600-h/il_430xN_77532180.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353709454025052514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyYh3QUWI/AAAAAAAACNk/KbfuPfli_ZI/s200/il_430xN_77532180.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>I love your Flower Wire Necklaces, what is your favorite piece?</strong> It always seems to be the one I'm currently working on. But if I had to choose a favorite, it would be my "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26854807">Tanzanite Crystal and Lucite Flower Wire Necklace</a>" because my favorite color is purple.<br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw2FXNwTDI/AAAAAAAACOs/xetdiHNKVhA/s1600-h/il_430xN_77862669.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353713522795629618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw2FXNwTDI/AAAAAAAACOs/xetdiHNKVhA/s200/il_430xN_77862669.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw1qY581QI/AAAAAAAACOc/f-K-tJ8WnZQ/s1600-h/il_430xN_76774687.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353713059392967938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw1qY581QI/AAAAAAAACOc/f-K-tJ8WnZQ/s200/il_430xN_76774687.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>I see you have a houseful! How do you find time to focus on your craft?</strong> Mostly I work on my jewelry and webstore in the evenings after the kids have gone to sleep. I was laid off from a full time job I had been at for 23 years last October when I was on maternity leave with my youngest. It's been both a blessing and a curse, with 7 mouths to feed, but we're hanging in there. Being a full time mom is tough, but it's much more rewarding.<br /></div><div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwzC3vjJzI/AAAAAAAACNs/6Dcz_fmCARM/s1600-h/il_430xN_77556471.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353710181452818226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwzC3vjJzI/AAAAAAAACNs/6Dcz_fmCARM/s200/il_430xN_77556471.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyX-EywYI/AAAAAAAACNE/LURrJ8YYDv4/s1600-h/il_430xN_73058417.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353709444418158978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwyX-EywYI/AAAAAAAACNE/LURrJ8YYDv4/s200/il_430xN_73058417.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><strong>When you're not busy creating beautiful jewelry, what other craft do you enjoy?</strong> I love crocheting! I've been making my way through all my family and friends crocheting afghans to keep everyone warm in the cold Ohio winters. It's such a relaxing craft.<br /></div><div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxDDly9_I/AAAAAAAACM8/Kaf2C_B5OOg/s1600-h/il_430xN_72402923.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707985609881586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxDDly9_I/AAAAAAAACM8/Kaf2C_B5OOg/s200/il_430xN_72402923.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwzCzU39nI/AAAAAAAACN0/urjq61hlb_g/s1600-h/il_430xN_77866914.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353710180267193970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwzCzU39nI/AAAAAAAACN0/urjq61hlb_g/s200/il_430xN_77866914.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><strong>If you could do anything, what is the one thing you'd hope to accomplish in your life?</strong> </div><div>I hope to accomplish a perfect balance between business and pleasure. Right now, things are pretty hectic with 2 teens and 3 little ones under 6 years old. I don't get a whole lot of sleep with all the responsibilities that come with that as well as a jewelry business, but I'm working hard at making it all come together. Oh yeah, and I'd like to spend a few minutes with my husband every once in awhile! Sometimes he gets really neglected around here. But he's a great guy and knows that I love him even when I'm sleeping at my desk.<br /></div><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxCv_XLZI/AAAAAAAACM0/BdFucONud2I/s1600-h/il_430xN_67264589.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707980348403090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxCv_XLZI/AAAAAAAACM0/BdFucONud2I/s200/il_430xN_67264589.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw0c-V0B9I/AAAAAAAACN8/IbuPP69_jSg/s1600-h/il_430xN_65506341.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353711729412147154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw0c-V0B9I/AAAAAAAACN8/IbuPP69_jSg/s200/il_430xN_65506341.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><strong>We know what you love to make for others, but what kind of things do you buy for yourself?</strong> </div><div>I'm sort of a minimalist in regard to my home and my choice of clothes (except jewelry, of course!). With all these people here, less clutter is a good thing. Plus the kids are constantly growing out of their clothes and wearing out shoes, so most of my spare money goes toward that. One of the things I do indulge in is scrapbook paper! I have hoards of it. I'm a scrapbookaholic. It's tough to squeeze that in, but I'm sure I'll have more time as the kids grow older so I just keep socking away the pictures and quotes and stories for later and buying pretty paper whenever I see it.<br /></div><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxCkavw9I/AAAAAAAACMs/_mkGkFVg9j8/s1600-h/il_430xN_65505672.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707977242035154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxCkavw9I/AAAAAAAACMs/_mkGkFVg9j8/s200/il_430xN_65505672.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw0dP7CWYI/AAAAAAAACOE/Bmh-XlroOOc/s1600-h/il_430xN_67737804.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353711734131677570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw0dP7CWYI/AAAAAAAACOE/Bmh-XlroOOc/s200/il_430xN_67737804.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><strong>Our Fellow Etsians are great people, if you could meet one of them who would it be?</strong> It's so tough to choose just one. There are so many wonderful and talented artists on Etsy. But one stands out above all others. EarthGrrrlCrafts. She was the first person to befriend me and lend a helping hand to my clueless self when I joined Etsy. She's always been able to give me a chuckle and knows just when to send a convo if I'm having a bad day. Plus she makes cool jewelry!<br /></div><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw0diSrPrI/AAAAAAAACOU/Iodvzfw7aMk/s1600-h/il_430xN_71852831.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353711739062664882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw0diSrPrI/AAAAAAAACOU/Iodvzfw7aMk/s200/il_430xN_71852831.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxCYoQRDI/AAAAAAAACMk/Y-vTHMMA02M/s1600-h/il_430xN_65355329.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707974077465650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxCYoQRDI/AAAAAAAACMk/Y-vTHMMA02M/s200/il_430xN_65355329.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><strong>Is there an interesting blog that you can recommend to my readers?</strong> I haven't had much spare time for following blogs, so I'm afraid I don't have any recommendations at the moment. But I've recently been signing up to follow some great blogs, like yours for instance, so hopefully if I'm asked in the future I'll know ju<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw0ddA6ULI/AAAAAAAACOM/5SybPVpzvY0/s1600-h/il_430xN_71850678.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353711737645977778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skw0ddA6ULI/AAAAAAAACOM/5SybPVpzvY0/s200/il_430xN_71850678.jpg" border="0" /></a>st who to recommend!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxCJ9Bz2I/AAAAAAAACMc/PGUvHET2BNA/s1600-h/il_430xN_65189620.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353707970138066786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkwxCJ9Bz2I/AAAAAAAACMc/PGUvHET2BNA/s200/il_430xN_65189620.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-88205680095251586562009-06-29T21:52:00.014-06:002009-06-29T22:50:26.236-06:00Independence is Great<div><div align="center"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/sassyglassjewelry-giveaway.html"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</span></strong></a></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352976494871726402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkmXwsPYSUI/AAAAAAAACME/ukahzDILd5I/s200/untitled.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>~~~</strong></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)">Wikipedia</a> Says</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify">"In the <a title="United States" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States">United States</a>, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a <a class="mw-redirect" title="Federal holiday" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_holiday">federal holiday</a> commemorating the adoption of the <a title="United States Declaration of Independence" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence">Declaration of Independence</a> on <a title="July 4" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4">July 4</a>, 1776, declaring independence from the <a title="Kingdom of Great Britain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a>. Independence Day is commonly associated with <a title="Fireworks" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks#U.S._Independence_Day">fireworks</a>, <a title="Parade" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parade">parades</a>, <a title="Barbecue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue">barbecues</a>, <a title="Carnival" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival">carnivals</a>, <a title="Picnic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic">picnics</a>, <a title="Concert" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert">concerts</a>, <a title="Baseball" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball">baseball</a> games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States."</div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="justify">This year my daughter will really be able to enjoy this wonderful holiday. She's always been too young to understand it or to fully appreciate the beautiful fireworks. She is only 3, so she still won't understand it, but at least she might like it :) I'm excited for her.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352977287598546994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkmYe1YLoDI/AAAAAAAACMM/kFO7ZAhbzxQ/s200/l_c27f454aa16ef8794ebc704fc9410323.jpg" border="0" />Unfortunately this is the only photo I have of her from last year's July 4th... We were visiting my sis in Mass., the day was rained out... So we all stayed home, but it was still a good day! :)<br /><br /><div align="justify">Personal fireworks are illegal here, because of the dry environment the risk is just too great for fire. But maybe we'll be able to get by with some sparklers *crosses fingers*<br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">How will you celebrate your Indendence?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkmVXQJmU1I/AAAAAAAACL8/3PHIgEdU7ao/s1600-h/il_430xN_72681722.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352973858811302738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkmVXQJmU1I/AAAAAAAACL8/3PHIgEdU7ao/s200/il_430xN_72681722.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25631111&ref=sr_list_20&&ga_search_query=patriotic&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=13&order=price_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Patriotic Felt Fabric Dress Up Wings and Tutu</a></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">kiddycouture</span><br /></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkmUhk03xBI/AAAAAAAACL0/LUOhL1hYUvo/s1600-h/il_430xN_75764013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352972936648573970" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skel15ke-CI/AAAAAAAACKs/mtjObkrc1UM/s200/untitled.bmp" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>~~~</strong></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6414123"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352426691374343250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skejt6mv5FI/AAAAAAAACKU/T3yoDTsZVkk/s400/iusb_760x100_6347426.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> Sassyglassjewelry</strong></span></a><br /><a href="http://sassyglassdesigns.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Blog</span></strong></a> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6414123"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Sassyglassjewelry</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong> sells beautifully handmade jewelry using natural stones, gemstones, high quality metals, and her own lampwork beads.</strong></span> </div><div align="center">~</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">She also makes lampwork beads at </span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.sassyglassdesigns.etsy.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Sassyglassdesigns!</span></strong> </a><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352426692109821890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 50px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 50px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skejt9WGZ8I/AAAAAAAACKc/5YjEdVRO7Ao/s400/iusa_50x50_6031667.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong>I like your Sassy store name, how did you create it?</strong> When I first began making jewelry, my friends told me it was "sassy". I looked the word up in the dictionary and felt the many definitions...bold, chic, fashionable, and stylish...described my beads and my jewelry. </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee-DEsDuI/AAAAAAAACI0/KuGORet-3mw/s1600-h/il_430xN_66693722.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352421470967172834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee-DEsDuI/AAAAAAAACI0/KuGORet-3mw/s200/il_430xN_66693722.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skeff-b1MRI/AAAAAAAACJs/ru2rjrxwaCA/s1600-h/il_430xN_74810991.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352422053837615378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 169px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skeff-b1MRI/AAAAAAAACJs/ru2rjrxwaCA/s200/il_430xN_74810991.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>You're very talented, when did you discover this talent?</strong> Thank you! I have crafted since I was a little girl but I believe the turn around to fine art was when hubby and I moved to Florida. I decided to take an oil painting class and I was hooked and I was pretty good at it. I painted for years with oils and acrylics and actually taught acrylic painting for several years. About 10 years ago I began making jewelry and was purchasing lampwork beads to use in my designs. After a couple of years of buying the beads, I decided I wanted to make my own beads and that became an art form that I absolutely became addicted to. About a year ago, my hubby and I took a silversmithing class and I am now totally addicted to working with silver and natural stones. I am very fortunate to be able to spend most of my days doing something I love but wake up each morning struggling with...do I want to make beads or do I want to make jewelry. I guess that's a good dilemma. </div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee-ODwpaI/AAAAAAAACIs/jTQNFqWzqW8/s1600-h/il_430xN_65083329.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352421473916069282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 170px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee-ODwpaI/AAAAAAAACIs/jTQNFqWzqW8/s200/il_430xN_65083329.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee-mB5UgI/AAAAAAAACJE/m98-8d4lzUs/s1600-h/il_430xN_70109253.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352421480350700034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 182px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee-mB5UgI/AAAAAAAACJE/m98-8d4lzUs/s200/il_430xN_70109253.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>Your jewelry consists of so many beautiful stones, which stone is your favorite? </strong>I think Ocean Jasper is my favorite...it comes in so many colors and designs; no two are alike. Unfortunately, it is a material that is becoming extinct. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee-WRVHYI/AAAAAAAACI8/hZWhn03ccfc/s1600-h/il_430xN_67925083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352421476120468866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee-WRVHYI/AAAAAAAACI8/hZWhn03ccfc/s200/il_430xN_67925083.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeLCApKxI/AAAAAAAACIE/0N393gWg-nE/s1600-h/il_430xN_58177613.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352420594508442386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeLCApKxI/AAAAAAAACIE/0N393gWg-nE/s200/il_430xN_58177613.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>I understand your hubby and you work together. Who does what in this combination?</strong> Jim is a tool and die maker/machinist and owns a full-service machine shop so he has equipment that really lends itself to some aspects of jewelry making. We have always discussed collaborating on designs but it wasn't until we took the silversmithing classes that we realized how his skills and mine could be meshed. One of the ways we have collaborated is with our Kokopelli pieces. He drew the pattern and programmed his CNC machine (fancy machine that can cut out metal) to cut the image out of the silver. I then used this piece as the backplate for one of my designs, setting the stone on top of it so the stone shows through the cut out. We have several other ideas we are currently collaborating on. (The links are to 2 examples of the Kokopelli)<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=13181548" target="_blank"><strong>Here</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25060602"><strong>Here</strong></a> <div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeffTY55aI/AAAAAAAACJM/ddt2qTPdNBY/s1600-h/il_430xN_70800933.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352422042282616226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 186px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeffTY55aI/AAAAAAAACJM/ddt2qTPdNBY/s200/il_430xN_70800933.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeffrUl_EI/AAAAAAAACJU/O0UD6F9SNq8/s1600-h/il_430xN_73741456.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352422048706985026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeffrUl_EI/AAAAAAAACJU/O0UD6F9SNq8/s200/il_430xN_73741456.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>When you're not busy creating beautiful jewelry, what other craft do you enjoy?</strong> Lampworking...I love taking rods of glass and transforming them into beautiful glass beads. </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skeff5Us7xI/AAAAAAAACJk/Cnr9h8sNtFA/s1600-h/il_430xN_74346383.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352422052465536786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skeff5Us7xI/AAAAAAAACJk/Cnr9h8sNtFA/s200/il_430xN_74346383.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeLWowvOI/AAAAAAAACIU/WyAoS7VU_SY/s1600-h/il_430xN_62121470.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352420600045419746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeLWowvOI/AAAAAAAACIU/WyAoS7VU_SY/s200/il_430xN_62121470.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong>If you could do anything, what is the one thing you'd hope to accomplish in your life? </strong>This may sound trite but I have pretty much accomplished everything I have set out to do...at this stage of my life, I just want to remain healthy and continue to do the things I love doing with husband and my family. </div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkehZmPaJCI/AAAAAAAACJ0/0W0zq9bnets/s1600-h/il_430xN_76090296.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424143287100450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkehZmPaJCI/AAAAAAAACJ0/0W0zq9bnets/s200/il_430xN_76090296.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee93Nle7I/AAAAAAAACIk/KHWTwTZl__8/s1600-h/il_430xN_63564821.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352421467783265202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skee93Nle7I/AAAAAAAACIk/KHWTwTZl__8/s200/il_430xN_63564821.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>We know what you love to make for others, but what kind of things do you buy for yourself? </strong>Wow, I don't really buy jewelry any more. When I was in the corporate world, I bought a lot of jewelry and it was mostly gold and some gemstones....my birthstone is Amethyst and it is one of my favorite gemstones. Now, when I wear jewelry, it is usually one of my own creations.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skeffr38WTI/AAAAAAAACJc/tuhJaGVDQyI/s1600-h/il_430xN_74215614.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352422048855251250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Skeffr38WTI/AAAAAAAACJc/tuhJaGVDQyI/s200/il_430xN_74215614.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeK65QBxI/AAAAAAAACH8/S6jcYwAW8NY/s1600-h/il_430xN_52450014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352420592598386450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeK65QBxI/AAAAAAAACH8/S6jcYwAW8NY/s200/il_430xN_52450014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>Our Fellow Etsians are great people, if you could meet one of them who would it be? </strong>I would love to meet the members of my Etsy team, "Metalsmiths In Action"</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeLW-KeaI/AAAAAAAACIM/0-okYtQ3AAU/s1600-h/il_430xN_59481338.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352420600135186850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeLW-KeaI/AAAAAAAACIM/0-okYtQ3AAU/s200/il_430xN_59481338.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeLu_LAuI/AAAAAAAACIc/iTpNUVCg8zw/s1600-h/il_430xN_62413508.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352420606581867234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 156px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkeeLu_LAuI/AAAAAAAACIc/iTpNUVCg8zw/s200/il_430xN_62413508.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>Is there an interesting blog that you'd like to recommend to my readers? </strong><a href="http://sassyglassdesigns.blogspot.com/"><strong>Mine!</strong></a> Seriously, I follow a lot of blogs and they are all interesting in their own way...too many to narrow it down to one. </div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkehZ02aiNI/AAAAAAAACJ8/4DXWi4rS2aE/s1600-h/il_430xN_76390641.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424147208800466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkehZ02aiNI/AAAAAAAACJ8/4DXWi4rS2aE/s200/il_430xN_76390641.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkehaFNaqFI/AAAAAAAACKM/N2boJ8QVCUQ/s1600-h/il_430xN_76851139.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424151600244818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkehaFNaqFI/AAAAAAAACKM/N2boJ8QVCUQ/s200/il_430xN_76851139.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkehZ9EsY3I/AAAAAAAACKE/e_92VxXsXiI/s1600-h/il_430xN_77178841.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424149416174450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkehZ9EsY3I/AAAAAAAACKE/e_92VxXsXiI/s200/il_430xN_77178841.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>~The Prize~ </strong></span><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352426693762033794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkejuDgBKII/AAAAAAAACKk/gxvfMZIT2xM/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Now For The Rules Of The Giveaway</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></strong>To enter this giveaway you must follow my blog.</div><div align="center"><strong>AND</strong><br /></div><div align="center">Go to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6414123"><strong>Sassyglassjewelry</strong></a> and choose your favorite item, come back here and leave a link for us to see. </div><div align="center"><br />***<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">For EXTRA Entries<br /></span>(Please leave a new comment for each extra entry)</strong> </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>1</strong>-For two extra entries, Blog about this giveaway with a link back here. Come back and leave 2 comments with a link to your blog.</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>2</strong>-For two extra entries, post my Blog Button on your Blog Sidebar. Come back and leave 2 comments with a link to your blog.</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>3</strong>-For four extra entries, make a purchase from either of her stores. Come back here and leave 4 comments with a link to your purchase. </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>4</strong>-You can earn one more extra entry <strong>EACH</strong> day that you twitter about this giveaway! Just leave a new comment everyday with the new twitter link.</div><div align="justify"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com114tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-91178221246917378772009-06-26T23:00:00.006-06:002009-06-26T23:08:03.832-06:00Fishing Trip Gone Red<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">For a late Father's Day my hubby and I went fishing!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="justify">We took an inflatable 5 person raft to a large pond, we weren't able to take our beautiful Bayliner this time :( </div><br /><div align="justify">It was a wonderful pond, look how pretty and peaceful it is.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPkpegUlSI/AAAAAAAACGk/8fWxQYgRIGc/s1600-h/100_7539.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351372183460680994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPkpegUlSI/AAAAAAAACGk/8fWxQYgRIGc/s320/100_7539.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPkpmqfdBI/AAAAAAAACGs/ToTmnNxhBVE/s1600-h/100_7543.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351372185650820114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPkpmqfdBI/AAAAAAAACGs/ToTmnNxhBVE/s320/100_7543.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>(Below)</strong><br /><br />See all the fluffy white cotton floating on the water top?<br />It was very annoying. It blew into our food, eyes, noses..you name it.<br />It sure was pretty though.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Like a fairytale.</strong> Just he and I floating alone.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPko-EhO0I/AAAAAAAACGc/qNT0SvSSbHo/s1600-h/100_7538.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351372174754134850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPko-EhO0I/AAAAAAAACGc/qNT0SvSSbHo/s320/100_7538.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPkopRVTWI/AAAAAAAACGU/CUxQUsYM9Bc/s1600-h/100_7537.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351372169170734434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPkopRVTWI/AAAAAAAACGU/CUxQUsYM9Bc/s320/100_7537.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPko-EhO0I/AAAAAAAACGc/qNT0SvSSbHo/s1600-h/100_7538.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPko-EhO0I/AAAAAAAACGc/qNT0SvSSbHo/s1600-h/100_7538.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPko-EhO0I/AAAAAAAACGc/qNT0SvSSbHo/s1600-h/100_7538.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPko-EhO0I/AAAAAAAACGc/qNT0SvSSbHo/s1600-h/100_7538.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351377958845942194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPp5pfeCbI/AAAAAAAACG0/WZmZq3pnYPg/s320/100_7561.jpg" border="0" /><br />There I am with my fabulous pink fishing pole! I just dyed my hair before the trip, it's much brighter than I intended. </div><div align="center"><strong>What do you think?</strong> <em>I know</em>, but it'll fade quickly.</div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351380264746146114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPr_3o62UI/AAAAAAAACG8/v5YQIJBXQqY/s320/100_7554.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></p><br /><p align="center"><strong>My pink fishing pole brings the fish to the pond..</strong><br /><strong>Do you love my<em> Lovely</em> fishing pole?</strong><br /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351380269384196866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkPsAI6t4wI/AAAAAAAACHE/t2yP-Ss8vfE/s320/100_7544_00.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>I have to say something here.</strong><br />Aren't all these hooks overkill? I mean, do we really want to mangle the fish we catch?<br /><strong>Isn't one hook enough?!</strong><br /></div><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkVUiSAvJcI/AAAAAAAACHc/4HkL29nbfzc/s1600-h/100_7564.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351776680126916034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkVUiSAvJcI/AAAAAAAACHc/4HkL29nbfzc/s320/100_7564.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a></p><p align="center"><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkVUiFfaAnI/AAAAAAAACHU/WZVmryXCvNQ/s1600-h/100_7578.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351776676765893234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkVUiFfaAnI/AAAAAAAACHU/WZVmryXCvNQ/s320/100_7578.jpg" border="0" /></a></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>I look like a lobster!</strong><br /></p><strong><p align="justify"><strong><--See how sad I am? I have never had burnt knees, till now. </strong></p><p align="justify">Every inch of me is burned, well aside from my torso and thighs...<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">I've been lying in bed trying not to move. <strong>OUCH</strong><br /></p><p align="justify">Lying in beds hurts too!<br /></p><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkVUiFfaAnI/AAAAAAAACHU/WZVmryXCvNQ/s1600-h/100_7578.jpg"></a></strong><br /><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify">~~~</p><p align="justify">Seems like I bump into everything in the house now. My kids keep touching my burns... </p><p align="justify"><strong>:( Whoa is me!</strong> I need to go back to bed and lie there till the pain subsides<strong>.</strong> </p><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Lesson Learned: Wear sunscreen!</span></strong><br /><br /><strong>But there is a massive yard sale tomorrow that I can't miss!</strong> This is insanity, but I must go. There are going to be 60ish sales in one neighborhood!<br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>~~~<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351786529265028370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkVdfk6QDRI/AAAAAAAACHk/3HPHSuZcrmE/s200/il_430xN_77288916.jpg" border="0" /></strong></span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27009664&ref=sr_list_9&&ga_search_query=lobster%2C+not+jewelry&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>Margo lampwork beads Lobster</strong></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>margolampwork</strong></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></div><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351788385837712642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkVfLpLrBQI/AAAAAAAACHs/D5bAnljwzwU/s200/il_430xN_72737432.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25647781&ref=sr_list_5&&ga_search_query=lobster%2C+not+jewelry&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=12&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span style="font-size:100%;">RED LOBSTER PONYTAIL HOLDER</span></a><br />mommysyellinggirl<br /></p><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351791597871438306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkViGm8MGeI/AAAAAAAACH0/kNSCa0Glvgg/s200/il_430xN_48685928.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18458137&ref=sr_list_10&&ga_search_query=lobster%2C+not+jewelry%2Cred&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=8&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span style="font-size:100%;">Peace Lobster (10 notecards)</span></a><br /></p><p align="center">CapeCard</strong></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-54531315426420960972009-06-25T23:25:00.001-06:002009-06-25T23:27:19.886-06:00Yard Sale Finds<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I am addicted to Yard Sales<br /></div></span></strong><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOaAtzwK9I/AAAAAAAACF8/vSxdsoyuzgQ/s1600-h/100_7515.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351290119333620690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOaAtzwK9I/AAAAAAAACF8/vSxdsoyuzgQ/s320/100_7515.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Man Without A Country</strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Edward E. Hale</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOZLiosp4I/AAAAAAAACFs/DzZzQeUyM6I/s1600-h/100_7525_00.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351289205801396098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOZLiosp4I/AAAAAAAACFs/DzZzQeUyM6I/s200/100_7525_00.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOZLa6Zz8I/AAAAAAAACFk/euJHSQrSwUM/s1600-h/100_7521.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351289203728175042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOZLa6Zz8I/AAAAAAAACFk/euJHSQrSwUM/s200/100_7521.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOZMHxwwyI/AAAAAAAACF0/q6nt8tzQBG0/s1600-h/100_7523.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351289215771525922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOZMHxwwyI/AAAAAAAACF0/q6nt8tzQBG0/s200/100_7523.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><br />This book was my favorite yard sale find. It was only .50$! What a steal for an antique book!</div><div align="justify">This book was given to Charles Good on Sept. 5 1902, exactly 83 years before I was born. </div><div align="justify">The latest copyright on this book is 1897, almost as old as dinosaurs! haha</div><br />I don't know much about books and all the dates printed on the page...<br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Do you know what all those dates and prints are for?</span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><br /><div align="justify">I've been researching this book to find its worth, it's proving to be a very difficult task. </div><br />The prices seem to range from $2.00-$15,000.00! It depends on the year of publication, the cover, and of course the shape the book is in.<br /><br /><strong>But I can't find this particular one. </strong>I can't find this book that was published in 1897 with the same cover. In fact the book that was worth $15,000.00 was published up to 10 years after this one.<br />Could that mean this book is rare or worth more? Or have I just not found it...<br /><br />This has been a popular read, it's latest publication was 2002 (I believe), there have even been movies made from this book.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Even if it's worth nothing, I'm happy to have it.</strong> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOZKQo8ioI/AAAAAAAACFc/_bhos9Y8arU/s1600-h/100_7518_00.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351289183790729858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOZKQo8ioI/AAAAAAAACFc/_bhos9Y8arU/s200/100_7518_00.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOdIGnEI3I/AAAAAAAACGE/RgGZETKDhq0/s1600-h/100_7528_00.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351293544785257330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOdIGnEI3I/AAAAAAAACGE/RgGZETKDhq0/s200/100_7528_00.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm absolutely in love with the cover of this book... All the gold, the lady in red, the frame. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>It's beautiful. </strong></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><br /><strong><br /></strong><br /><strong>And it looks spectacular on my shelf, see?</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351294130268042834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkOdqLtCdlI/AAAAAAAACGM/5ZySy3KmnEI/s320/100_7533_00.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Look what else I got!</span> </strong><br /></p><div align="center"><strong>The bottle and bear are vintage :)</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">The aluminum bear is a candy mold, from at least the 70's. I don't plan on using this little guy, he'll sit up on my shelf with the antique book.</div><br /><div align="justify">Can you guess what I'll be using my new tiny yellow vintage vase for? </div><div align="justify"><strong>Dandelions I'm sure! </strong>They just go together, don't you think?</div><br /><div align="justify">And my piggy butter spreaders, I was told they were vintage, but I don't really know. </div><div align="justify">I don't care either way. They're just so cute!</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Do you love yard sales too?</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">What kind of things to you look for?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I haven't received the colon cleanse yet, but I promise to post it as soon as it arrives.</span></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-62080796547903319102009-06-24T22:07:00.001-06:002009-06-24T22:09:42.011-06:006 pounds down<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>I've lost 6 pounds this week!</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>How did I do it?</strong> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center">I have about 20 pounds that I'd like to lost (Baby Weight)...</div><div align="center">I started at 146 lbs and am at 139 lbs now. </div><div align="center">In just one week. </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="justify">I weighed 110 pounds when I became pregnant with baby #2 and gained a whopping 40 pounds! Despite my best efforts to not gain weight while pregnant...<em> Who can resist chocolate ice cream and cookie dough?</em> </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify">I'd only lost 4 pounds since she was born. I wasn't able to exercise or even walk because of a complication.. So I even gained a few pounds.<br /></div><div align="justify">Well, now summer is here and I refuse to get into a bathing suit until I'm sure I won't blind someone!<br /></div><div align="center"><strong>So I must be proactive.</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>I stopped drinking everything but water and cut all my portions in half.</strong> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="justify">A week ago I decided to cut all sugar out of my diet. It was very difficult to do!<br /></div><div align="center"><em><strong>A true test to my will.</strong></em> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="justify"><strong>In that week I lost 6 pounds!</strong> I did no extra exercise or anything. It was that simple.<br /></div><div align="justify">My goal weight is 115-120 lbs, hubby says I was too skinny before.. Only 20 lbs to go!<br /></div><div align="justify">I find it's easier to lose weight if I don't focus on my ultimate goal, but on small goals instead.</div><div align="justify">Instead of saying, "I want to lose 20 lbs"- I say, "I want to lose X lbs this week) It's quicker to reach that small goal and more satisfying. </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="center"><strong>When I put my mind to it I can lose weight really quickly. Up to 5 pounds a week.</strong> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="justify"><em>Of course, it goes faster in the beginning... And I do use pills a lot. So this may not be the best thing for everyone. But it works for me.</em> </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify">With baby #2, I gained 50 pounds during my pregnancy. I lost it all in about 4 months or so.</div><div align="justify">During that time I ate small healthy portions, used Green Tea Supplements, Lipovox, and Hydroxycut. I drank water more than anything and did minimal exercise. </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="center"><strong>But with a child, there is always unintended exercise.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">~I'll let you know how week number 2 goes~</span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Have you read Dear Prudence?</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>This is just funny</strong><br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><strong>Just overweight, thanks</strong>: Speaking of people asking if you're expecting a baby, is there way to say "no" that isn't awkward for them? It happened to me recently in a professional context, and I wasn't sure the best way to get past the moment.<br /><br /><strong>Emily Yoffe:</strong> I think Dave Barry's rule is the best: Never ask a woman you're not sure is pregnant if she's pregnant, even if you notice a baby's head appears to be emerging from her. Yes, this is embarrassing for all concerned. So if you're the one being asked, you can laugh it off by saying, "I'm not. But if I were the fathers would be Ben & Jerry."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Power Colon Cleanse</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /></div><div align="justify">Thank you for all the comments on this topic yesterday, I appreciate anything anyone has to say on this topic! I see a lot of people are interested to see how this is going to work for me. And I must say, I feel very anxious and frightened after hearing some related stories..But I still can't wait to see the outcome. </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify"><strong>Now to address some comments...</strong> </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify"><a name="c375625441031919952"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/04777983963330881916" rel="nofollow">STELLAandHODGE</a> said...<br /><em>"I'm assuming you read thru the fine print. but be really careful. I had a friend who ordered something similar where she only had to pay shipping and there was stuff in the fine print. It ended up her info was given to other companies and memberships were being charged to her credit card!Good luck though! hope it works :)"</em><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;">~Stella and Hodge, I did read that print and all my information is supposed to be kept private. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /> </div><div align="justify"><a name="c3920204937395006004"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01325538741317535595" rel="nofollow">The Great Ethan Allen</a> said...<br /><em>"I don't want to be the "king has no clothes one" kind of guy, but you must realize it is either just a laxative or extreeme high fiber drink. My mother was a hypocondriac and loved to talk about her bowels to anyone who would listen. That said, I'm now interrested to read how it affects you. Not in the " I can't wait to try it" sense, but rather " Ewwww, I knew that would happen and it DID!" sense. Like a tabloid you don't wantt o buy but find yourself reading in the checkout."</em><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;">~Ethan Allen, haha! I don't plan on giving <em>that kind</em> of information to my readers. I am a lady! :)</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;">I don't even burp, pass gas, or blow my nose in front of my hubby. My daughter thinks that Mommies don't have gas. hehe But I will give the best information I can without the "EWW" factor :)</span> </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify"><a name="c4165938668774093506"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/03297759480526697291" rel="nofollow">VenetiaJewelry</a> said...<br /><em>"wow i think i'd be to scared to try this. you'd need to be locked in the bathroom for a week lol 15lbs in a month is really not healthy tho its recommended that you only lose 1 or 2lbs a week"</em><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;">~VenitaJewelry, I've heard about the 1-2 lbs a week, but I've always been able to lose more than that...I'm very impatient I suppose. I am a SAHM, so I'll be very close to a bathroom at all times! lol</span> </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify"><a name="c4629777839951644517"></a>LeeAnne said...<br /><em>"I ordered it a month ago and It's still not here! Fine print!!! they now charged my credit card $85.90. can't get ahold of anyone to cancel it!!! Good luck"</em><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;">~LeeAnne, You have me worried! I am ashamed to say that I did not read the fine print before purchasing. How embarrassing on my part! I was too excited and trigger happy.. I did, however, read the fine print after reading your comment... </span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>This is what I found in the Fine Print.</strong><br /></div><div align="justify">"When you order the risk-free trial of Power Cleanse your credit card will be charged only $5.95 shipping and handling. You will have a full 14 day free trial period from your original order date to decide if Power Cleanse is right for you. If you are enjoying Power Cleanse, then do nothing, and at the end of your 14 day trial period you will be charged seventy-nine dollars and ninety five cents for the trial bottle you received."</div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">I must remember to cancel! And Thank YOU for pointing this out!</span></strong><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;"><strong>Customer Support Line:1-(519)-513-2218</strong> Hope this helps :)</span><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><a name="c2265987379472000540"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/00489746197701446680" rel="nofollow">Carapace</a> said...<br /><em>"Even if it works, all they're advertising is a laxative! What a scam! You can get a magnesium solution for like a buck at the local grocery or pharmacy!And sure, I've used laxatives. They'll make you lose weight really quick..2 to five pounds, depending on your personal intestines...until you eat again. Understand, if you're clearing food out of your system before you're system's ready to let it go,you're going to start depriving yourself of nutrients. And you will be not only hungry, but literally starving, if you do it regularly, as your body goes into panic-it's-famine mode! Remember, laxatives are a medical tool-- you wouldn't drink Nyquil as part of a weight loss plan, right? Eat sensibly, drink water, you'll have much better luck.:) And run away from anyone offering to change your body faster than it wants to change."</em><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;">~Carapace, I suppose I hope this one is special :) Colon Cleanses are very healthy and even recommended. So even if I don't lose weight, at least it's good for my colon. </span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#330033;">Read this:</span><a href="http://www.coloncleansezone.com/"><span style="color:#330033;"> ColonCleansezone.com</span></a></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351095928910607762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkLpZWHBdZI/AAAAAAAACFM/snIu67xqtAM/s320/il_430xN_73261796.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25803488&ref=sr_list_16&&ga_search_query=colon&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>Flush Out Tea - Colon Cleanse</strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">sacredvibes</span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351095071371142018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkLonbhro4I/AAAAAAAACFE/KT1LICmaEF4/s320/il_430xN_70432027.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24961437&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=colon&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>Organic DETOX blend. Rid your body of waste and toxicity 2.0 oz</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">thelooseleaf </span></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-15794538805508881292009-06-23T22:49:00.000-06:002009-06-23T22:49:09.921-06:00Power Colon Cleanse<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.freepowercleanse.com/?a_aid=nvbfebe&a_cid=809d6a3d&data1=75658">Power Colon Cleanse</a></span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350404644732456898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkB0rT3gz8I/AAAAAAAACE8/3JuP-KBHECk/s400/warning.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">A person on</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">freecycle was giving away a free bottle of Power Colon Cleanse, I wanted it!</span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Did I get it? <em>No</em>.. I thought I had responded right after this popped up, but apparently someone was faster.</span><br /><br /></div><div align="justify">This person told me that I can get a free sample bottle off the <a href="http://www.freepowercleanse.com/?a_aid=nvbfebe&a_cid=809d6a3d&data1=75658">website</a>, I just have to pay for the shipping. (Yay!) That's how he discovered this product.</div><br /><div align="center"><strong>I just ordered my sample today. I can't wait!</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">It says it's a one month supply. Shipping is $5.95, but if you try to leave the website a lady will pop up offering a $2.00 discount on shipping..</div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>So my Free sample (one month supply) only cost me $3.95!</strong></div><br /><p>I can't find a price on the website to tell me what a bottle of this cleanse would normally cost.<br /></p><br /><p>This freecycler needed to lose 30 lbs and did it through this product. He said he had to order a couple more bottles because the sample wasn't enough to lose 30 lbs. </p><div align="center"><strong>He lost 15 pounds that month.</strong><br /><br /></div><div align="justify">I asked him how it worked for him and that was all the information he gave me. :(</div><div align="justify">I was hoping to hear if he had changed his eating habits or exercised... </div><div align="justify">I'm going to email him again. I hope I don't annoy him, but I'm very curious... </div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Are you interested in hearing the details on how he lost the weight?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Have You tried Power Colon Cleanse?</span> Or any colon cleanse, for that matter..?</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center">If so, I'd love to hear how it worked out for you.</div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkByC76IKeI/AAAAAAAACE0/ULoDcMMQlhw/s1600-h/test1_text.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350401752082950626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 70px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkByC76IKeI/AAAAAAAACE0/ULoDcMMQlhw/s400/test1_text.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Hahaha!-How funny is that testimony!? --->></strong><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">(A <span style="font-size:100%;">b</span>it scary too)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-70864504429653354652009-06-23T00:00:00.001-06:002009-06-23T00:00:34.083-06:00Ruffly Bum Cover<div><div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I did it! I made the Ruffly Bum Cover! </span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>This is the first one I have ever made :) </strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkBsjTHgRuI/AAAAAAAACEc/yuuO9NyM1eI/s1600-h/100_7387.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350395710999119586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkBsjTHgRuI/AAAAAAAACEc/yuuO9NyM1eI/s320/100_7387.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong></div><br /><div><div align="justify"><br /></strong>I used grosgrain ribbon in between each ruffle, see the second photo below.</div><br /><div align="justify">I made two mistakes on this one... The ruffles are on the front, so Shay is wearing it backward. <strong>Oops!</strong> And it's one size too big... According to <em>McCall</em>'s measurements she should be a medium..</div><br /><div>In the last few days I have made a few tops for little Shay, each one was too big. Though they are the smallest sizes available... I'm ready to be done with <em>McCall</em> patterns. The sizing is pretty off... It's really frustrating after spending hours and hours on these adorable outfits, just to find they don't fit. They're too big for Shay and too small for Lilly.</div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Has anyone else run into this problem?</span></strong></div><br /><div>I'll show you some more of my creations in the next few days.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SmOd8oNI/AAAAAAAACCE/WFY1l2qksWA/s1600-h/100_7399.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349522749058228434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SmOd8oNI/AAAAAAAACCE/WFY1l2qksWA/s320/100_7399.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SmRv1OsI/AAAAAAAACCM/8mboxp1ErXo/s1600-h/100_7403.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349522749938547394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SmRv1OsI/AAAAAAAACCM/8mboxp1ErXo/s320/100_7403.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SmRv1OsI/AAAAAAAACCM/8mboxp1ErXo/s1600-h/100_7403.jpg"></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SmRv1OsI/AAAAAAAACCM/8mboxp1ErXo/s1600-h/100_7403.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SmRv1OsI/AAAAAAAACCM/8mboxp1ErXo/s1600-h/100_7403.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SnBBDtCI/AAAAAAAACCc/cn5sIsjtxCY/s1600-h/100_7406.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349522762627265570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj1SnBBDtCI/AAAAAAAACCc/cn5sIsjtxCY/s320/100_7406.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>I was hoping to show how the ruffles run into the seam with this one, but it didn't quite turn out. </div><div><br /><div>I wish I was able to capture a photo of Shay standing while wearing the outfit... She just moves too much now, lol. I had no one to hold her still so that I photograph her that way.</div><div><br /><strong><em>Maybe later.</em></strong><br /></div></div><div><br /><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkBtBNEzMlI/AAAAAAAACEs/b2pmdy3AVxM/s1600-h/100_7389.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350396224773239378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkBtBNEzMlI/AAAAAAAACEs/b2pmdy3AVxM/s200/100_7389.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkBtAwcWqRI/AAAAAAAACEk/bsw1bMGdvww/s1600-h/100_7388.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350396217087404306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SkBtAwcWqRI/AAAAAAAACEk/bsw1bMGdvww/s200/100_7388.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">What is your favorite crafty thing to create?</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><em>~Mine is kid's clothing~</em></strong></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-71730373841380410562009-06-22T09:44:00.008-06:002009-06-22T10:05:51.913-06:00Blog Giveaway Winner<div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I apologize for the late post... Father's Day and All... :)</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">We celebrated with a late dinner, the rest will still be on Tuesday.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~ </span></strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350183145370163858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-rOWcSGpI/AAAAAAAACEU/HuZtwMpU_ec/s200/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-oDgZ8UmI/AAAAAAAACDs/onPyrjV-YR8/s1600-h/l_6be51475c8be45e2adbf2fe8da418e98.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350179660531257954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-oDgZ8UmI/AAAAAAAACDs/onPyrjV-YR8/s200/l_6be51475c8be45e2adbf2fe8da418e98.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Congrats <a href="http://curtiscollectables.blogspot.com/">CurtisCollectables</a>,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">you are the Winner of my Giveaway!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>I hope you'll let us all know how much you enjoy your new earrings when they arrive.</em> </span><br />Thank you to everyone who participated, another sweet giveaway will begin in one week. Please come back :)<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350181388256236642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-poErrVGI/AAAAAAAACEM/WQWuVIobT2Y/s400/iusb_760x100_6356502.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br />I had to show off these adorable dresses from the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7215848"><strong>CurtisCollectables Etsy Shop</strong></a>.</p><br />I love the frilly fluffy ruffles and the sweet bow in the back!<br />Yep, I'm a girlly girl through and through.<br />I force cuteness upon my daughters whenever possible.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Don't you just love these? (I know you do!)</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-pcEfWIYI/AAAAAAAACEE/Jq0sqay_IO0/s1600-h/il_430xN_69234948.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350181182046085506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-pcEfWIYI/AAAAAAAACEE/Jq0sqay_IO0/s200/il_430xN_69234948.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-pbosrO7I/AAAAAAAACD0/wNfO78KZ8Cg/s1600-h/il_430xN_69233267.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350181174585801650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-pbosrO7I/AAAAAAAACD0/wNfO78KZ8Cg/s200/il_430xN_69233267.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-pb-kJmEI/AAAAAAAACD8/h8h2LxEXqiY/s1600-h/il_430xN_69234128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350181180455622722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj-pb-kJmEI/AAAAAAAACD8/h8h2LxEXqiY/s200/il_430xN_69234128.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-50249960558513543412009-06-21T00:13:00.000-06:002009-06-21T00:15:16.224-06:00Happy Fathers Day!<div align="center"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html"><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</span></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349656252529521394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3MBJp4MvI/AAAAAAAACDk/dSXq9DfGOpc/s200/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">***</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">~Happy Fathers Day~</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="justify">My hubby has to work on Father's day, so we won't be celebrating.....today. He thinks he will get nothing and it will be a regular day, and he's right.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>But Tuesday we will have a wonderful late Father's Day!</strong></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div>Tuesday I am taking him surprise fishing! He loves to fish and we just haven't had much time or great weather for it yet... My sis-in-law is going to watch the kids, and we are going to have a blast! I don't love fishing, but I am so excited to see him have such fun doing something he enjoys. He deserves it :)<br /><br />My Father is in Iraq with his new family. I'm not sure what customs they have toward something like this, but I hope they give him a wonderful day as well. (I miss my Pops)<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#000066;">What will you and your hubby or father being doing today?</span></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="color:#000000;">***</span></p><div align="center"><br /></div></span></span><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3L0JRhxyI/AAAAAAAACDc/Bi0BKdGs41M/s1600-h/il_430xN_74466918.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349656029089089314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3L0JRhxyI/AAAAAAAACDc/Bi0BKdGs41M/s320/il_430xN_74466918.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26163405&ref=sr_list_6&&ga_search_query=fathers+day%2Cfishing&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=8&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Personalized Hand Stamped Fishing Lure</a></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">munchkinmama<br /></span></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25466587&ref=sr_list_8&&ga_search_query=fathers+day%2Cjournal&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349655009181835330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3K4x0sIEI/AAAAAAAACDU/H2Rm8ufxI_o/s320/il_430xN_72136688.jpg" border="0" /> Timeless - Copper Journal (A Wonderful Father's Day Gift)</a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">EKCreations</span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26693186&ref=sr_list_9&&ga_search_query=fathers+day%2Cshave&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349654211839465810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3KKXfdGVI/AAAAAAAACDM/gdfOEmVo-kk/s320/il_430xN_76234125.jpg" border="0" /> Bay Rum-Lime Shaving Soap</a></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">1846housesoaps</span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25781023&ref=sr_list_13&&ga_search_query=fathers+day%2Cmug&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349653810110763026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3Jy-73kBI/AAAAAAAACDE/EHTnygAzVRc/s320/il_430xN_73185674.jpg" border="0" /> soda runny drips cup</a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">braypottery </span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26751175&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=fathers+day&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349651661618791986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3H17LdxjI/AAAAAAAACC8/Hh-ndd5kelo/s320/il_430xN_76426112.jpg" border="0" /> Box Elder Burl Aero-Style Pen</a></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">sunsetturnings</span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26205403&ref=sr_list_10&&ga_search_query=fathers+day&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=4&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349651132355039074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3HXHhJz2I/AAAAAAAACC0/nqAG-yb1YLY/s320/il_430xN_74608191.jpg" border="0" /> Antique Silver Vintage 17 Jewel Textured Elgin Watch Movement Brushed Silver Steampunk Money Clip</a></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">LondonsGate </span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3GqeTxAXI/AAAAAAAACCs/Q79lOi6WIVI/s1600-h/il_430xN_75168698.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349650365378789746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3GqeTxAXI/AAAAAAAACCs/Q79lOi6WIVI/s320/il_430xN_75168698.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26372545&ref=sr_list_4&&ga_search_query=fathers+day&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">METAL CARD CASE // Elite // Exclusive // Stainless Steel Steampunk Design // Genuine Vintage Engraved Jewelled Watch Movement</a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">VersatilElements</span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26286058&ref=sr_list_8&&ga_search_query=fathers+day&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349649646918767266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sj3GAp1jEqI/AAAAAAAACCk/TEkWVERPpc8/s320/il_430xN_74875004.jpg" border="0" /> We Always Had Fishing - Genuine Beachstone Keychain - For DAD</a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SteppingStones</span></strong> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">***</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">What Makes a Dad</span></strong></div><div align="center">God took the strength of a mountain, </div><div align="center">The majesty of a tree,</div><div align="center">The warmth of a summer sun,</div><div align="center">The calm of a quiet sea,</div><div align="center">The generous soul of nature,</div><div align="center">The comforting arm of night,</div><div align="center">The wisdom of the ages, </div><div align="center">The power of the eagle's flight,</div><div align="center">The joy of a morning in spring, </div><div align="center">The faith of a mustard seed,</div><div align="center">The patience of eternity, </div><div align="center">The depth of a family need,</div><div align="center">Then God combined these qualities,</div><div align="center">When there was nothing more to add,</div><div align="center">He knew His masterpiece was complete,</div><div align="center">And so, </div><div align="center">He called it ... </div><div align="center"><strong><em>Dad</em></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">~~Author Unknown.~~</span></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-4167285341902741282009-06-20T00:00:00.002-06:002009-06-20T00:03:25.387-06:00Silly Saturday<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</a></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348876403475837394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjsGv9ilcdI/AAAAAAAACBk/Yu890cl8tXg/s200/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">We're enjoying ourselves today,</span> </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>so I'm declaring it </strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Silly Saturday</span>!</strong></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjr_EDuDuDI/AAAAAAAACBc/cwsyzrPgVXg/s1600-h/l_a0e6d4b0ee0f4d04977c480d4d0af02c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348867952638933042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjr_EDuDuDI/AAAAAAAACBc/cwsyzrPgVXg/s320/l_a0e6d4b0ee0f4d04977c480d4d0af02c.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">We even took a silly cartoon photo, especially for this day.</span><br /></div><div align="center">My daughter's nickname is Silly Lilly, so it fits.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;">Silly Quotes</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="justify">~"Committee - a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours."</div><div align="justify"><strong>M.Berle</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">~"Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law."</div><div align="justify"><strong>Hubert Humphrey</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">Silly Laws</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>ALABAMA</strong>-Illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.</div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>ARKANSAS</strong>-In Little Rock, if a man and a woman flirt with each other in the streets, they could be jailed for 30 days.</div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>DELAWARE</strong>-It is illegal to wear pants that are form-fitting around the waist.<br /></div><div align="justify"><strong>IOWA</strong>-State law forbids any establishment from charging admission to see a one-armed piano player.</div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>MISSISSIPPI</strong>-You can’t kill a squirrel with a gun in a courtroom.</div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>NEVADA</strong>-Everyone walking the streets of Elko must wear a mask.</div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>NORTH CAROLINA</strong>-You can’t use elephants to plow cotton fields.<br /></div><div align="justify"><strong>VERMONT</strong>-You cannot whistle underwater.</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>~~~</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="font-size:180%;">These are some silly works of art I found on Etsy...</span><br /></span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Yep I searched under the tag "Silly".</strong></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjr7hkTPNRI/AAAAAAAACBU/2RotSl0YXA4/s1600-h/il_430xN_69491026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348864061554504978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjr7hkTPNRI/AAAAAAAACBU/2RotSl0YXA4/s320/il_430xN_69491026.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24680869&ref=sr_list_10&&ga_search_query=silly&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=58&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">TIGHTER Whities IF FOUND PLEASE CALL</a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">feralgirl<br /></span></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11845268&ref=sr_list_13&&ga_search_query=silly&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=36&order=price_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348857692524778834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjr1u10OFVI/AAAAAAAACBM/Slk1PXtaQJE/s320/il_430xN_27039798.jpg" border="0" /> Mr. Happy - a creature-thing</a></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">arrrt<br /></span></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25812413&ref=sr_list_8&&ga_search_query=silly&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=30&order=price_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348856689608340482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjr00dqTtAI/AAAAAAAACBE/o_3jikfkLCg/s320/il_430xN_73292054.jpg" border="0" /> TP is to be rolled over the top for a reason.</a></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">LiciaBeads </span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjryRGOhm-I/AAAAAAAACA8/Gp073S-y9U0/s1600-h/il_430xN_20322547.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348853882999118818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjryRGOhm-I/AAAAAAAACA8/Gp073S-y9U0/s320/il_430xN_20322547.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9802531&ref=sr_list_5&&ga_search_query=silly&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=15&order=price_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Set of 6 Silly Dog Cards</a></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Lindentreephotograph<br /></span></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25706734&ref=sr_list_19&&ga_search_query=silly&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=13&order=price_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348853368290331314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjrxzIyYyrI/AAAAAAAACA0/SPJl0IQ2v8w/s320/il_430xN_74497198.jpg" border="0" /> Here Kitty Kitty Sock Tom Cat</a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">superhelga<br /></span></strong><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjrxDTkCUII/AAAAAAAACAs/DOYO7APH2Zs/s1600-h/il_430xN_29945686.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348852546549207170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjrxDTkCUII/AAAAAAAACAs/DOYO7APH2Zs/s320/il_430xN_29945686.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12741880&ref=sr_list_13&&ga_search_query=silly&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=9&order=price_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Fuzzy Bunny Rabbit Amigurumi Dude</a></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>UglyGerbil</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">~</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;">Do<em> <span style="color:#ff6600;">YOU</span></em><span style="color:#ff6600;"> </span>have something <span style="color:#ff6600;">Silly</span> Today?</span></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-90766042853611254312009-06-18T23:38:00.001-06:002009-06-18T23:39:50.796-06:00Sweet Summer Finds<div align="center"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348905400777070962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjshH058WXI/AAAAAAAACBs/zI-p2PNXk9o/s200/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">During my search for cute summer styles I realized a few things...</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>1</strong>~There are too many wrinkled outfits being modeled! <strong>Please iron!</strong> </div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify"><strong>2</strong>~There were beautiful dresses that I didn't post just because the photos <em>were so horrible</em>! <strong>Please get better cameras people, you'll sell a lot more-I promise. :)</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>3~ </strong>I'd rather see clothing modeled on a person instead of a headless imposter.<br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>4</strong>~I seem to gravitate towards lighter colors for summer.<br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong>5</strong>~I really like dresses!<br /><br /></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Are <em>you </em>a skirt/dress or shorts/capris kind of gal?</span></strong><br /><br /><p><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348793508367802418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjq7W1MtoDI/AAAAAAAACAk/bUqF-B9OcsU/s200/il_430xN_71633678.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25318110">Twin Pink Flowers on Green Dress - ruffled skirt bottom - lace embelleshments</a></strong><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">BraidedBeings</span> </strong></p><div align="justify"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348906337913501922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjsh-YAreOI/AAAAAAAACB0/6DSC_gO20DE/s200/il_430xN_69792880.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23263304&ref=sr_list_8&&ga_search_query=summer%2C+clothes%2C+women&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=price_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>Casual Babydoll YoYo (yo yo) Wedding Dress or One-of-a-Kind Summer Dress</strong></a><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">stellamerle</span></strong></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348907107758859794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjsirL6HZhI/AAAAAAAACB8/Tbqt73tPDWg/s200/il_430xN_72800460.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25666690&ref=sr_list_4&&ga_search_query=summer%2C+clothes%2C+women&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=price_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>Tiered White Gown</strong></a> </div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">amandaarcher</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjqkSusF9TI/AAAAAAAACAM/U36v9Vgrkk0/s1600-h/il_430xN_73668070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768149133456690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 172px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjqkSusF9TI/AAAAAAAACAM/U36v9Vgrkk0/s200/il_430xN_73668070.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25924867&ref=sr_list_11&&ga_search_query=summer%2C+clothes%2C+women&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=19&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>Summer Party Dress</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">DreamsOfBees</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26178878&ref=sr_list_1&&ga_search_query=summer%2C+clothes%2C+women&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=15&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348767250447928962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjqjea0xDoI/AAAAAAAACAE/9emT0Ey2qz4/s200/il_430xN_74521938.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26178878&ref=sr_list_1&&ga_search_query=summer%2C+clothes%2C+women&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=15&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"> Silk hand painted summer evening halter dress mint green with poppy flowers</a></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">ChicComplement </span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjqhw0bwajI/AAAAAAAAB_8/3-5VRdmCPdg/s1600-h/il_430xN_62336112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348765367536740914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjqhw0bwajI/AAAAAAAAB_8/3-5VRdmCPdg/s200/il_430xN_62336112.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22545358&ref=sr_list_19&&ga_search_query=summer%2C+clothes%2C+women&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=8&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong>Hummingbird - Alternative Apparel Vintage Soft Tunic in small, medium and</strong> <strong>large.</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">rctees </span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26660055&ref=sr_list_14&&ga_search_query=summer%2C+clothes%2C+women&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348763634472236018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 129px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjqgL8Q-s_I/AAAAAAAAB_0/S6JyaRoVPsQ/s200/il_430xN_76124032.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26660055">Cream White dress with black applique-Swan-S/M/L</a></strong></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">ZoeChen</span></strong> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-80550963911890086112009-06-18T00:00:00.001-06:002009-06-18T01:28:29.954-06:00<div align="center"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</span></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347963974051809218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjfI5lDxx8I/AAAAAAAAB_s/_JDfzd_crME/s200/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~My new Awards~</span></strong></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I was given these awards up to a month (or so) ago...</span><br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm very late on accepting and passing them -I apologize.</span></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">But I'm doing it now!<br /></div></span></strong><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sje10I0zRvI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/p9atJ5lgvtg/s1600-h/OneLovelyBlogaward.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347942989852526322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sje10I0zRvI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/p9atJ5lgvtg/s320/OneLovelyBlogaward.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>I was awarded the Lovely Blog Award by:</strong><br /></span></p><p><a href="http://jennuinecandles09.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Jennuine Candles</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">, </span></strong><a href="http://braytonhomesteadinteriors.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Brayton Homestead Interiors</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">, </span><a href="http://artsdesireglass.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;">Art's Desire</span></a><span style="font-size:180%;">, and </span></strong><a href="http://worthburning.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Worth Burning</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">.</span></strong><br /></p></div><p align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thank you all four of you!</span></strong><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="center"><strong>Here are the Rules:</strong><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.</p><p align="left">2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.<br /></p><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><p align="left">1-<a href="http://charsethman.blogspot.com/">The Pickled Pepper Patch</a><br /></p><p align="left">2-<a href="http://lathersbylinds.blogspot.com/">The Life Of A Mad Soaper</a><br /></p><p align="left">3-<a href="http://flauntdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/">Flaunt Designs Jewelry</a><br /></p><p align="left">4-<a href="http://favoleggiare.blogspot.com/">Favoleggiare</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">5-<a href="http://cowislandblogspot.blogspot.com/">Cow Island</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">6-<a href="http://hereprettykitty.blogspot.com/">Here Pretty Kitty</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">7-<a href="http://hareanddrum.blogspot.com/">Hare and Drum</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">8-<a href="http://nancyandthekitties.blogspot.com/">Nancy and The Kitties</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">9-<a href="http://flaxandspindle.blogspot.com/">Flax and Spindle</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">10-<a href="http://www.therabbitmuse.blogspot.com/">The Rabbit Muse</a><br /></p><p align="left">11-<a href="http://www.beneaththerowantree.blogspot.com/">Beaneath The Rowan Tree</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">12-<a href="http://stelladanza.blogspot.com/">Stelladanza's Confections </a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">13-<a href="http://fidosfunkfashion.blogspot.com/">Fidos Funk Fashion</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">14-<a href="http://intriguedwith.blogspot.com/">Intrigued</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left">15-<a href="http://green-reviewer.blogspot.com/">Green Leaf Reviewer</a><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">~</span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The Kindred Spirit was given to me by</span></strong><a href="http://audreyscountrycrafts.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> Audrey's Country Crafts</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>, </strong><br /></span></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thank you Audrey!</span></strong><br /><br /></p><p align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347949424009461538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 76px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sje7qp7WvyI/AAAAAAAAB_k/wcWNmwJNAQ8/s320/Kindredaward.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="center"><strong>"Feel free to take this award and give it to a deserving blog. </strong></p><p align="center"><strong>There are no rules or strings attached."</strong><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I want to pass this award to </span><a href="http://diaryofayoungdesigner.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Diary of A Young Designer</span></a></strong><br /><br /></p><p align="justify"><em>"I -I mean she - is a Civil Engineer that can't find a job in this rotten economy and enjoys playing in her little corner of the world; trying to find her little place in the sun enjoying fashion, art, music and photography like there is no tomorrow..."</em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-54089874123595049382009-06-17T00:47:00.004-06:002009-06-17T00:52:12.992-06:00My New Vintage Dandelion Glasses<div align="center"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</span></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347939393194012018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjeyiyOlrXI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/2zGDw94NZsU/s200/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:180%;"> ~</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">~My New Vintage Dandelion Glasses~</span></div><div align="center">Do you love them?</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjevx2lh42I/AAAAAAAAB_A/1YXamBbsEtA/s1600-h/il_430xN_70240464.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347936353527128930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Sjevx2lh42I/AAAAAAAAB_A/1YXamBbsEtA/s320/il_430xN_70240464.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> Do You know what Era these are from? </span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Or how I can find out? </span></strong><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjevWut5juI/AAAAAAAAB-o/gvqafXso_4I/s1600-h/il_430xN_70240626.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347935887558282978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjevWut5juI/AAAAAAAAB-o/gvqafXso_4I/s200/il_430xN_70240626.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjevW3xDlWI/AAAAAAAAB-w/xZd3BS2imlw/s1600-h/il_430xN_70240739.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347935889987442018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjevW3xDlWI/AAAAAAAAB-w/xZd3BS2imlw/s200/il_430xN_70240739.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjevWuO8-PI/AAAAAAAAB-g/BbvTPqfBp4E/s1600-h/il_430xN_70240562.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347935887428483314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjevWuO8-PI/AAAAAAAAB-g/BbvTPqfBp4E/s200/il_430xN_70240562.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Description<br /></strong>"(6)set Tall super sweet Dandelion glasses. The dandelions are all in white while the glass itself is in a grayish black. A very modern design that would be beautiful in any home. I love the unique shape of the glass itself."<br /><br /><div align="justify">I bought these wonderful Dandelion glasses from a Vintage Etsy Seller, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6234404"><strong>strawberrydip</strong></a>. </div><div align="justify">She was a very friendly lady :)</div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~</span></strong></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjevXM6HZoI/AAAAAAAAB-4/dZNofBbBIVQ/s1600-h/il_430xN_70240806.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347935895662585474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjevXM6HZoI/AAAAAAAAB-4/dZNofBbBIVQ/s200/il_430xN_70240806.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Now I'm on the search for Dandelion dishes!</strong></div><div align="justify"><br />I'm considering getting some paint and trying to make some myself. Maybe I'll go to the dollar store and purchase some cheap dishes to practice on. I can't wait, I love trying new things!<br /></div><div align="justify"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><em>These are my temptation right now, I think hubby would kill me at this point, haha.</em><br /></div><div align="center"><em>He doesn't have the same love for Dandelions that I do.</em> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19459382&ref=sr_list_13&&ga_search_query=dandelion&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Set of 4 Vintage Dandelion Mugs</span></strong></a> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">AdelineFlutterby</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347938385390597058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjexoH3h88I/AAAAAAAAB_I/4PfyrHSWgfE/s320/il_430xN_51998508.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-36272507102292551302009-06-16T00:00:00.000-06:002009-06-16T00:01:04.768-06:00My Wedding and Honeymoon- Happy Days<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</span></strong><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347434642617210130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXnebzRFRI/AAAAAAAAB9o/qrdk-k7Apc0/s400/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">***</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXne1iQpjI/AAAAAAAAB94/uiRu3_5Et-w/s1600-h/l_f00ae6340683f8839b506bedd3b551db.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347434649525200434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXne1iQpjI/AAAAAAAAB94/uiRu3_5Et-w/s400/l_f00ae6340683f8839b506bedd3b551db.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I have been feeling a little stressed lately...</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">So I'm going to show off one very happy and special event, it'll make me feel much better!</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Why have I felt stressed?</span> </strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong><br /></div><strong>Reason #1</strong> My big African <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cichlid</span>, Speed Racer, bit my little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cichlid</span> (Little Orange)... Little Orange didn't die, but he will. His head is smashed and his jaw is hanging off, ultimately he will starve to death. The poor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lil</span> guy is in a quarantine tank for safety till he dies. (Too much info?)<br /><br /><strong>I got rid of Speed Racer today!</strong> I will tolerate his violence no longer. Because of this fish we now have only one <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cichlid</span> left in the tank. (Bumble Bee) Plus a 10-11 inch Oscar (Grouch) It's an empty looking tank. But I'm sure those two fish are much calmer and happier :)<br /><br /><br /><strong>Reason #2</strong> I was in the middle of making a ruffly diaper cover for my little Shay and my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">stinkin</span> sewing machine messed up!<br />Tomorrow it is going to the shop. This is the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">nd</span> time in less than a year!<br />It's a <strong>Brother</strong>. This machine is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">POS</span>. It's constantly having problems of all kinds.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Who else has a <em>Brother Sewing Machine </em>they don't like?</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify">I have a <strong>Singer</strong> that I've had for years and not once have I had to take to the shop. I have to keep it nearby to use as a back up.. I <em>shouldn't need </em>a back up Machine.<br /></div><div align="justify">They say "you get what you pay for." Well, I paid much more for my Brother than I did for my Singer... I guess that saying's not true for me today.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>There's a little more going on, but these two reasons were the most stressful to me.</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Reading them, it doesn't seem like much, but it sure feels like a lot. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">lol</span></strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~Now for the Happy Stuff~</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">My Wedding Day and Honeymoon in Kauai!</span></strong><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXku4IswkI/AAAAAAAAB8o/r6g6KDKbVnM/s1600-h/l_4acda3ccd134706ca07792586ccac1fd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347431626566320706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXku4IswkI/AAAAAAAAB8o/r6g6KDKbVnM/s320/l_4acda3ccd134706ca07792586ccac1fd.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXlCDM4jtI/AAAAAAAAB84/OpgvdvS3M2A/s1600-h/l_b00c1e717696496a8dcfb9af92822f0c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347431955954175698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXlCDM4jtI/AAAAAAAAB84/OpgvdvS3M2A/s320/l_b00c1e717696496a8dcfb9af92822f0c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had such an amazing day, I still love to daydream about it. If only I could relive it. </div><div></div><div align="center"><strong>Married 6/9/2007 </strong></div><div><strong>(I goofed and told some people it was our 3rd year anniversary, oops!)</strong></div><div><strong>My hubby found that amusing...</strong></div><br /><div>Our first dance was just wonderfully romantic. I admit, it was awkward that everyone was watching us...<strong> But I tried not to look or think about them</strong> :)<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXlCVHlOiI/AAAAAAAAB9A/VgDVNXtwmcw/s1600-h/l_bf1d609740e0a65ff4e60b1f70816da5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347431960763775522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXlCVHlOiI/AAAAAAAAB9A/VgDVNXtwmcw/s320/l_bf1d609740e0a65ff4e60b1f70816da5.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br />Yep, we cut the cake. Such a shame to slice into such a gorgeous thing. And Yes, we did feed each other, we were nice! I warned him not to get me, nor my dress dirty!</div><br /><div><strong>(You know how men and cake are)</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXsTowCLzI/AAAAAAAAB-I/BDwakkG5I0I/s1600-h/l_74dd7498d69189f9055d91d5863d33ae.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347439954672889650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXsTowCLzI/AAAAAAAAB-I/BDwakkG5I0I/s200/l_74dd7498d69189f9055d91d5863d33ae.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXsTXreg0I/AAAAAAAAB-A/xtda3ZLy0z8/s1600-h/l_36ca5d39dd6b29088a3a49b1e5b20b74.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347439950090371906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXsTXreg0I/AAAAAAAAB-A/xtda3ZLy0z8/s200/l_36ca5d39dd6b29088a3a49b1e5b20b74.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXsT2-8NuI/AAAAAAAAB-Q/yH4yfVyamwA/s1600-h/l_a2b50ce048416f67ed172f536de11d1e.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347439958493509346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXsT2-8NuI/AAAAAAAAB-Q/yH4yfVyamwA/s200/l_a2b50ce048416f67ed172f536de11d1e.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div>My adorable daughter, Lilly, was our flower girl. She was pulled in a wagon while she threw rose petals in the isle. She was the most beautiful flower girl... She has been a flower girl in 3 more weddings since!</div><div><strong>(4 weddings total- before she was 2 years old!)</strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXmkEBJSGI/AAAAAAAAB9g/v-PmUnUfcZ8/s1600-h/l_f0024ba708c5f39e3e4a19b85bd0b893.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347433639800555618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXmkEBJSGI/AAAAAAAAB9g/v-PmUnUfcZ8/s200/l_f0024ba708c5f39e3e4a19b85bd0b893.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXmj96jUHI/AAAAAAAAB9I/Ip9QpzR1aXo/s1600-h/l_c50a21cd63e46b5bfb34e64730ce3ad2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347433638162288754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXmj96jUHI/AAAAAAAAB9I/Ip9QpzR1aXo/s200/l_c50a21cd63e46b5bfb34e64730ce3ad2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br />The next day we hopped on a plane to Kauai! It was indescribable.. I can only dream that kind of beauty. My dream is to live in a place like Kauai some day. If I get my hubby out of boring WY, that is. </div><br /><div><strong>Yup, we have matching outfits. (Lilly has one too!) </strong><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXmkD7u2LI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/Gkh3NFnuVzg/s1600-h/l_e7363c5e4182dda2cc21aa27246bd1e5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347433639777851570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXmkD7u2LI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/Gkh3NFnuVzg/s200/l_e7363c5e4182dda2cc21aa27246bd1e5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXmj5SXwGI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/vQb2WV6WVog/s1600-h/l_c36986d873819f66f1c90d5221e1f60c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347433636920016994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXmj5SXwGI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/vQb2WV6WVog/s200/l_c36986d873819f66f1c90d5221e1f60c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><a href="http://audreyscountrycrafts.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Audrey</em></span></strong></a><em>, I have nice nails in this one! See?</em></div><div><br />We went snorkeling in the cold ocean. It was so much fun! We were inexperienced with the underwater camera, so there weren't a lot of great shots of anything. :(</div><br /><div>We floated above a monstrous black eel for several minutes. We were both pointing at it and really confused. We thought it was some kind of ocean growth, not an eel! This eel had to be 15 inches around (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ish</span>). He was HUGE. After staring at him for so long we finally noticed his eyes and teeth. <strong>(Scary!) Then we both swam to shore in a rush, passing another eel of equal size on the way. </strong>I was completely freaked out after that.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>How would you feel if you floated 4 feet above an eel for several minutes, not realizing what it was?</strong><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">EEEK</span>, I know! </strong></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347434646964564546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjXner_wckI/AAAAAAAAB9w/BaqcTBOMf5A/s400/l_c13880e4de30a4ac6294211cbc504b62.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">This is the view from our condos balcony. I'd love to wake up to this every morning...</p><p align="center"><strong>*sigh*</strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-73378585268929127712009-06-14T23:17:00.000-06:002009-06-14T23:17:20.362-06:00Nothing But Soap Review<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</a></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWcrU0WpoI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/c4s_nkFBiis/s1600-h/il_430xN_72639507.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347352400708937346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWcrU0WpoI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/c4s_nkFBiis/s400/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">***</span></strong><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347352406164503170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWcrpJD-oI/AAAAAAAAB8g/97d5Tl7HW28/s400/iusb_760x100_6286185.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7339966">nothingbutsoap</a></span></strong></div><br /><p align="center">First, I want to Thank <strong>nothingbutsoap</strong> for this wonderful offer and allowing me to try this great soap for free!<br /><strong></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>I love it!</strong></p><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWYze4YcPI/AAAAAAAAB8A/OtK21jy3elo/s1600-h/il_430xN_75048952.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347348142802628850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWYze4YcPI/AAAAAAAAB8A/OtK21jy3elo/s320/il_430xN_75048952.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"Eucalyptus Hemp & Tea Tree olive oil, hemp oil & Shea butter soap Intense Eucalyptus and rich Tea Tree with peppermint leaves make this an eye opening treat. The eucalyptus will energize your day while hemp, Shea butter and a wonderful base cleanse your skin. Eucalyptus and tea tree essential oils are known for their medicinal properties in anti-fungal and anti-staph capabilities. Peppermint leaves are added for additional exfoliation. An intense experience to remember. "<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWY-8KHwnI/AAAAAAAAB8I/-GAo7VG0Rv4/s1600-h/il_430xN_75048954.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347348339640222322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWY-8KHwnI/AAAAAAAAB8I/-GAo7VG0Rv4/s200/il_430xN_75048954.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Remember the </span></strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26367934"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Blog Soap Swap </span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I told you about?</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I received my soap, I tried it, and I liked it.</span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div align="justify">The aroma was very similar to Vick's! That alone would help to clear up any persons sinus or congestion dilemmas. My daughter even enjoyed the scent!</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWY_JuDzfI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/RrSRgMa2z9k/s1600-h/il_430xN_75048955.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347348343280618994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjWY_JuDzfI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/RrSRgMa2z9k/s200/il_430xN_75048955.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">This soap has a mild, creamy, and smooth lather -<br /></div><div align="justify"><strong>I love creamy lathers!</strong></div><div align="justify">The peppermint leaves felt really nice, they could do well as an exfoliant.<br /></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">I think a body scrub or lotion would go great with this. It'd make a wonderful "Get Well" Gift.<br /></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">This deal is still running at </span></strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7339966"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">nothingbutsoap</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">.<br /></div></span></strong><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>If you love handmade soap and want to try something new, take a look at this shop.</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>It's fre</strong><strong>e.</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(You have nothing to lose)</span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Here is a run-down on how to get this free soap-Please go to the nothingbutsoap shop for full details.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>~How to get the soap ~</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">1. "Purchase" the soap but do<strong> not</strong> pay for it. In the notes from buyer section leave your blog, website, myspace wherever you plan on gabbing about this soap.</div><br /><div align="justify">2. Make an entry about this offer with a link back to the shop. The soap will be sent quickly after you have made a post about it.<br /></div><div align="justify">3. Use the soap. -<em>The Best part!</em></div><br /><div align="justify">4. Within 5 weeks of receiving your soap make another entry about the soap, with a link back to the shop.</div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">It's that simple!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-2060199665791859182009-06-13T23:14:00.001-06:002009-06-13T23:15:06.936-06:00Giveaways<div align="center"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</strong> </span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347046123542146466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSGHpdb7aI/AAAAAAAAB7o/QqDA9DKsXdg/s400/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">***<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaway-fabric-bundle.html"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Rae Gun Ramblings Fabric Bundle Giveaway </span></strong></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I am always on the search for fun Japanese fabrics, they always have the cutest designs!</div><div align="center">I'm really excited about this giveaway at the Rae Gun Ramblings Blog, I want this fabric!</div><div align="center">Ohh, the outfits I could make with these-I <em>Need</em> These Fabrics!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjQwf2LgQiI/AAAAAAAAB6g/rbLuDYGfdCE/s1600-h/CIMG5996.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346951981273465378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjQwf2LgQiI/AAAAAAAAB6g/rbLuDYGfdCE/s320/CIMG5996.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaway-fabric-bundle.html"><strong>Rae Gun Ramblings</strong> </a>is giving away a fabric bundle including a half yard of the deer and retro animal party each and a full yard of the april showers print.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong>Last Day to Enter: 6/18/2009</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Here are some of my favorite outfits from her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5119445">store</a>, raegun! </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>(I love the material!)</strong><br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSCojpFQTI/AAAAAAAAB7A/IoVtIUqUC9k/s1600-h/il_430xN_42795542.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347042290869551410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSCojpFQTI/AAAAAAAAB7A/IoVtIUqUC9k/s200/il_430xN_42795542.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347041223354227842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSBqa1mHII/AAAAAAAAB6w/7wNn_ast3sc/s200/il_430xN_70710153.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347043691122934178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSD6D_gQaI/AAAAAAAAB7I/rgviDyCi6ko/s200/il_430xN_65829685.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347041009807517154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSBd_UF5eI/AAAAAAAAB6o/-TgQQeO-s1Q/s200/il_430xN_73537757.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">She also has a fabric store on Etsy, </span></strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6056565&order=&section_id=&page=2"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">raegunfabric</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">!</span></strong><br /><br />Here are some of my favorite fabric choices.</p><div align="justify">My only setback with buying such wonderful fabrics is that I tend to not use them. They are so great that I just keep saving them for 'THE' project (You know what I mean!)... That magnificent, deserving project never pops up... I have to literally force myself to cut into the fabric and use it! </div><br /><div align="center"><em><strong>Is that normal?<br /></strong></em><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347044859761615330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 163px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSE-FgrYeI/AAAAAAAAB7g/cz9hfPbqpK4/s200/il_430xN_66201305.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347044855512723058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSE91rqbnI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/Z0Vn83jGETs/s200/il_430xN_62043171.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347044856004136994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjSE93g00CI/AAAAAAAAB7Q/_i5SDMnmqhg/s200/il_430xN_61874339.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-5760054394302517162009-06-12T22:30:00.000-06:002009-06-12T22:30:11.977-06:00Bloomers and Giveaways!<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway</a></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346663708788092626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMqULfJbtI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/xe9A-Z5LyL0/s400/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~~</span></strong><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMogMQnAmI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/zCvehuoNH7A/s1600-h/CIMG5708sharpened_F%26C.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346661716130726498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMogMQnAmI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/zCvehuoNH7A/s400/CIMG5708sharpened_F%26C.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaway-citrus-summer-ruffle-diaper.html"><strong>rae gun ramblings Giveaway</strong></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The winner gets to choose ruffle diaper covers!<br /><br />Sadly, today is the last day for the giveaway, I forgot all about it-Or I would have shown it off earlier....<br /><br /><br /><br />(I don't know how I forgot about this awesome giveaway, I've been obsessing over bloomers since I first layed eyes on it!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>~~~~</strong></span><br /></div><br /><div align="center">There are 97 pages of diaper covers ranging from $2.00-$48.00...!</div><div align="center">(<em>Yes, I looked through every page</em>)<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><em><strong>"Why?!" YOU ask. </strong></em><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><em>~Inspiration~</em></strong><br /><br /><div align="justify">There is an adorable diaper cover giveaway on the <a href="http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaway-citrus-summer-ruffle-diaper.html">raegunramblings blog</a>-I fell in love. I've decided that if I don't win, I'll make my own! I want them<em> that</em> bad!<br /></div><div align="justify">Now that my Shay is crawling, she'll look just darling in ruffly <em>bum bum covers</em>! (If I sold these, this is what they'd be called)</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I chose the cutest ones to show off. </div><br /><div align="center">Summer is the most opportune time to have your little one prance around in one of these!<br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><em><strong></strong></em></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">(I<em> love</em> Butt ruffles!)</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">~~~~</span></em></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMBza9UsJI/AAAAAAAAB4o/iloqQi6HZ7w/s1600-h/il_430xN_72236734.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346619165540397202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMBza9UsJI/AAAAAAAAB4o/iloqQi6HZ7w/s320/il_430xN_72236734.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25496415&ref=sr_list_10&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=9&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Girls Personalized Custom diaper covers bloomers for Infant Girl Free Monogramming Bloomers TUTU</a></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">customclothesforkids </span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMfwr1xrVI/AAAAAAAAB6I/f6QkzKzxjYU/s1600-h/il_430xN_65255230.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346652103881370962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 158px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMfwr1xrVI/AAAAAAAAB6I/f6QkzKzxjYU/s320/il_430xN_65255230.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23417905&ref=sr_list_5&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=89&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Baby Bling Butt Personalized Fuschia Swarovski Crystal Name Baby Diaper Ruffle Posh Panties</a></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">dara43</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMczeR43HI/AAAAAAAAB6A/Ne3QjgkxCuw/s1600-h/il_430xN_71764472.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346648853245910130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMczeR43HI/AAAAAAAAB6A/Ne3QjgkxCuw/s320/il_430xN_71764472.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25356653&ref=sr_list_11&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=60&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">rhumba ruffle bum bloomers ... available in special order sizes newborn - 24mo.</a></strong></div><strong><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">3lpcouture</span> </strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMcYJTAT1I/AAAAAAAAB54/5vYor3zHcIk/s1600-h/il_430xN_73222376.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346648383756980050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMcYJTAT1I/AAAAAAAAB54/5vYor3zHcIk/s320/il_430xN_73222376.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25791980">Kimono Sweet Bottoms pink, blue or yellow diaper cover with modern print bow - Baby girl sizes 0-18 months</a></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">sweetsmilesbaby </span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26354035&ref=sr_list_1&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=60&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346647260386370130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMbWwalIlI/AAAAAAAAB5w/Gh2Iob5vHLU/s320/il_430xN_75103036.jpg" border="0" /><strong> Strawberry Tart Diaper Covers</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Snazziedrawers</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26140837"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346629235557775618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMK9ksjuQI/AAAAAAAAB5o/mb2uv8puy28/s320/il_430xN_74401289.jpg" border="0" /><strong> Diaper Cover Bloomers Sassy Pants Ruffles Ruffles Ruffles Any Color Shown in Firecracker Red Patriotic Red</strong></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">sherbetbaby</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMJN0U0rkI/AAAAAAAAB5g/Cz7BKG3OMnk/s1600-h/il_430xN_75176726.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346627315607842370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMJN0U0rkI/AAAAAAAAB5g/Cz7BKG3OMnk/s320/il_430xN_75176726.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26376028&ref=sr_list_5&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=49&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">NEW - SASSY PANTS Ruffled Bloomers/Diaper Covers - 3months - 5T</a></strong></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">ZozoBugBaby</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMIKNkghaI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/tQHo2C_w9lg/s1600-h/il_430xN_73609385.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346626154153412002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMIKNkghaI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/tQHo2C_w9lg/s320/il_430xN_73609385.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25907784&ref=sr_list_2&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=44&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">BOOTY BLOOMERS...flower diaper cover...Perfect for NEWBORN PHOTO SHOOTS...Super Cute</a></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">KissableKreations</span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25615602&ref=sr_list_18&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=27&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346624614477205858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMGwl1GEWI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/T7xNHDnpOr8/s320/il_430xN_72630534.jpg" border="0" /><strong> LUCYS POTTY PANTS - The couture way to train - RETRO GLAMOUR BABY WITH ZEBRA RUFFLES - Makes cute bloomers or diapr covers too</strong></a></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Vintagelucys </span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25342009&ref=sr_list_10&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=27&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346624131129467570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMGUdOA4rI/AAAAAAAAB5I/HRmf_SdLU8U/s320/il_430xN_71715270.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25342009&ref=sr_list_10&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=27&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"> Bloomies Floral Bloomers Perfect for Pictures and Birthday Parties 6-9 months</a></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">bigkilt </span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26386712&ref=sr_list_12&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=26&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346623592645206994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMF1HNXI9I/AAAAAAAAB5A/ZB-DAPT8bdI/s320/il_430xN_75212192.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26386712&ref=sr_list_12&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=26&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"> American Girl Red Star Bloomers</a></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">pineapplehilldesigns</span> </strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjME_j1xVgI/AAAAAAAAB44/QTz3cz3v6O4/s1600-h/il_430xN_75221037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346622672617952770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjME_j1xVgI/AAAAAAAAB44/QTz3cz3v6O4/s320/il_430xN_75221037.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26389389&ref=sr_list_19&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=24&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Spring Summer Girls Patriotic Ruffle Bloomers- Red White and Blue-illia designs Childrens Clothing Boutique</a></strong></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">illiakids </span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMCYCP0KzI/AAAAAAAAB4w/m6u0liBXFUg/s1600-h/il_430xN_68509141.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346619794562231090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjMCYCP0KzI/AAAAAAAAB4w/m6u0liBXFUg/s320/il_430xN_68509141.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24389554&ref=sr_list_19&&ga_search_query=bloomers%2Cbaby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=9&order=price_asc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Personalized Baby Bloomers or Diaper Covers</a></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">hayleysboutique </span></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-57550742350202327472009-06-11T10:18:00.001-06:002009-06-11T22:20:30.008-06:00Boutique clothing and a Giveaway!<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway!</a></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346151160522672834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFYJ8Z_CsI/AAAAAAAAB4g/BNsTuxMbHnE/s320/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">***</span></strong><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://dolcebaciboutique.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-about-time.html"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346120933239947266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjE8qfAMAAI/AAAAAAAAB3w/rrOG9VHfh_8/s200/DSC_7107web.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> <a href="http://dolcebaciboutique.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-about-time.html">Dolce Baci Boutique Giveaway</a></span></strong><a href="http://dolcebaciboutique.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-about-time.html"> </a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;">It's easy to enter, visit this </span><a href="http://dolcebaciboutique.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-about-time.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">blog!</span></a></em><a href="http://dolcebaciboutique.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-about-time.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></a><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Two lucky winners will receive a prize package valued at $75. They will put together a beautiful surprise package for each winner in size specified.<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><strong>Ends 6/17</strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">*** </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwoh8ydI/AAAAAAAAB4A/5emmaJVj4-s/s1600-h/100_7357.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346129834969713106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwoh8ydI/AAAAAAAAB4A/5emmaJVj4-s/s320/100_7357.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwwaUE6I/AAAAAAAAB4I/yeZEdUcOxgc/s1600-h/100_7231.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346129837085168546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwwaUE6I/AAAAAAAAB4I/yeZEdUcOxgc/s320/100_7231.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwoh8ydI/AAAAAAAAB4A/5emmaJVj4-s/s1600-h/100_7357.jpg"></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwba0GnI/AAAAAAAAB34/-YN5yRYD-Uk/s1600-h/100_7305.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346129831450122866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwba0GnI/AAAAAAAAB34/-YN5yRYD-Uk/s320/100_7305.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwoh8ydI/AAAAAAAAB4A/5emmaJVj4-s/s1600-h/100_7357.jpg"></a></div></span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwoh8ydI/AAAAAAAAB4A/5emmaJVj4-s/s1600-h/100_7357.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwoh8ydI/AAAAAAAAB4A/5emmaJVj4-s/s1600-h/100_7357.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFEwoh8ydI/AAAAAAAAB4A/5emmaJVj4-s/s1600-h/100_7357.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">This is an outfit I made for Lilly.</span> </strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>We both love it!</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify">The top is a criss-cross back (See?) I put a large pocket on the front, which she uses to stuff small toys in.</div><br /><div align="justify">The skirt is a very twirly tiered skirt.</div><div align="justify">Lilly loves to twirl and spin, but she is most impressed with the butterflies!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">~I used <em><strong>Butterick Pattern #3832</strong> for the top<strong>~</strong></em><br /></div><br /><div align="justify">This pattern is simple enough for a beginner, it consists of 3 pattern pieces and comes together very quickly<em>. ...But I do wish it were a longer top....</em><br /></div><br /><div align="justify">I plan on making a matching outfit for Shay, of course. But she'll have bloomers instead of a skirt.... <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">BECAUSE GUESS WHAT!?!</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Shay started crawling yesterday!</em></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Can you see how excited I am? Hence, the bold and large letters...</div><br /><div align="justify">She's definitely more work now. We spent the last couple of days baby proofing and cleaning every crevice... Which is one of the reasons why I was slacking on my Blog duties.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346150172497604338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFXQbuc7vI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/kohy_fQQXGg/s400/100_7379.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong>This is Cartoon Shay!</strong></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346150177232083314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjFXQtXPWXI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/Vw4Dvgs_WMY/s400/100_7382.jpg" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196350705718101561.post-71744479118425286932009-06-10T22:00:00.002-06:002009-06-11T11:06:44.051-06:00Featured Etsian Artist~ xbutterfly0318x<div align="center"><strong><a href="http://lillyshaystyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-giveaway.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">Click Here To Go Straight To My Giveaway!</span></a></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346116991562622930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/SjE5FDHFJ9I/AAAAAAAAB3o/naMtEIaoTuA/s200/il_430xN_72639507.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">***<br /></span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5-e4n1N1I/AAAAAAAAB24/H2i0DJcYVb0/s1600-h/iusb_760x100_6274732.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345348876795983698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5-e4n1N1I/AAAAAAAAB24/H2i0DJcYVb0/s400/iusb_760x100_6274732.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I really enjoyed taking a stroll through this wonderful shop! Quite a variety of gorgeous jewelry can be found inside: Stones, glass, Lampwork, Pearls (and more)- take a look!</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">She has amazing and OOAK handmade pieces.</span></strong> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>I really enjoy the natural feel that just flows from the stones like Rhodocrosite, amethyst, and quartz!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong>She also owns a great supply shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6578670">BeadieandThings</a>. Fantastic beads, pendants, stones, pearls, ribbons, tools (and more) can be found inside! <em>I suggest visiting this shop for affordable findings to use on your next creation!</em><br /><br />xbutterfly0318x has so many beautiful treasures, I couldn't choose just one favorite. I'm not even sure how I was able to narrow it down to three favorites!<br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">What's YOUR favorite piece?<br /></span></strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_xtAsyLI/AAAAAAAAB3A/4v6umkvjdBk/s1600-h/il_430xN_65649665.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345350299608205490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_xtAsyLI/AAAAAAAAB3A/4v6umkvjdBk/s200/il_430xN_65649665.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54JVV-muI/AAAAAAAAB1w/LkCgSgSpthE/s1600-h/il_430xN_54573334.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345341909478841058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54JVV-muI/AAAAAAAAB1w/LkCgSgSpthE/s200/il_430xN_54573334.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_x2MoyII/AAAAAAAAB3Q/_4YoAKfpg44/s1600-h/il_430xN_70056349.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345350302074194050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_x2MoyII/AAAAAAAAB3Q/_4YoAKfpg44/s200/il_430xN_70056349.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5503738">xbutterfly0318x</a></span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6578670">BeadieandThings</a></span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://jewelrybysolange.blogspot.com/">BLOG</a></span></strong><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="justify">I started making jewelry at a very young age and mostly leaned towards shinny beads and fishing string. I loved my beads, while my sister loved drawing. In High School, we were obligated to take an art class and so I decided to take jewelry. The professor was one of the best teachers and he taught me how to work with all kinds of metal, epoxy and so many other materials. At that point it became more of a hobby to me then an elective I had to take for school. I loved it so much, that I ended up taking it my 4 years in high school. Then while in college, I could never find the time to fit jewelry in my schedule so one winter break, I decided to take a class at the local art workshop. There, I created my first sterling silver ring…one that I cherish very much. Id like to take another class in the future, if time and money willing.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58JVgMPDI/AAAAAAAAB2o/iUo4SpKkkF8/s1600-h/il_430xN_62851492.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345346307568188466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58JVgMPDI/AAAAAAAAB2o/iUo4SpKkkF8/s200/il_430xN_62851492.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58JMxT6wI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/zrp8y95ldAU/s1600-h/il_430xN_56933525.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345346305224076034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58JMxT6wI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/zrp8y95ldAU/s200/il_430xN_56933525.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58JanRwdI/AAAAAAAAB2g/mbkb2Hv7sak/s1600-h/il_430xN_61365443.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345346308940087762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58JanRwdI/AAAAAAAAB2g/mbkb2Hv7sak/s200/il_430xN_61365443.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /> </div><div align="justify">Everyone always asks’ me…where does your inspiration come from and well, even though it should be the easiest question to answer, for me it’s the hardest. I usually have random ideas pop in my head. Different patterns and colors, sometimes I just open my bead boxes and poof, I have an idea. I’ve never, ever used a sketch pad to create my pieces, as weird as that sounds. I mostly create at night. If I have an idea, I have to get my beads out right away and create. If I’m not around my beads, I just try to keep the idea in my head until I am able to create. Sometimes, my creations happen by accident. For instance, my pendant Pink Serenity was made by mistake. I was trying to make one of my swirly rings and I couldn’t get it right so I ended up making something else with it. I wasn’t completely happy with the outcome, but I happen to have gotten a lot of compliments on that piece. My last giveaway, the majority of the participants picked them one to be their favorite. So of course, that makes me feel happy. I stand by the famous saying “someone’s junk, is someone else’s treasure.” Although I don’t think my jewelry is junk, you get the idea. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54JsWH5VI/AAAAAAAAB2I/D8mCtwI-9tg/s1600-h/il_430xN_56568694.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345341915653465426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54JsWH5VI/AAAAAAAAB2I/D8mCtwI-9tg/s200/il_430xN_56568694.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58JEFBdkI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/BVcOqzr2yHU/s1600-h/il_430xN_56571183.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345346302890833474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58JEFBdkI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/BVcOqzr2yHU/s200/il_430xN_56571183.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54JiQzkNI/AAAAAAAAB2A/M9wCT6WZ4C0/s1600-h/il_430xN_55908196.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345341912946806994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54JiQzkNI/AAAAAAAAB2A/M9wCT6WZ4C0/s200/il_430xN_55908196.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify">I love all my pieces…but recently I have been experimenting with Sterling Silver wire. I never used to make sterling silver rings, pendants, hair pins or hoop earrings, so that has been a new experience for me. I’ve def been enjoying the ring making. I’ve been trying to come up with different styles so that’s been really fun!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_yY1OG1I/AAAAAAAAB3g/UoYskT5kVKY/s1600-h/il_430xN_71786228.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345350311371217746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_yY1OG1I/AAAAAAAAB3g/UoYskT5kVKY/s200/il_430xN_71786228.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54I4jPl0I/AAAAAAAAB1o/3OF7SXErkSA/s1600-h/il_430xN_51411678.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345341901749851970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54I4jPl0I/AAAAAAAAB1o/3OF7SXErkSA/s200/il_430xN_51411678.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58Jtlc4zI/AAAAAAAAB2w/QvhBnCCtw9A/s1600-h/il_430xN_62874797.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345346314032702258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si58Jtlc4zI/AAAAAAAAB2w/QvhBnCCtw9A/s200/il_430xN_62874797.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /> </div><div align="justify">Currently I’m working at the after school program at an elementary school. I love the connection I have made with the kids or kiddies the way I like to call them and their parents. I currently changed my major from business administration and marketing to early childhood education, so I’m in the process of getting my teaching degree. The program is almost over, so I’m just trying to look for a summer job but with the economy being the way it is, its been really hard.<br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si50qiTTKLI/AAAAAAAAB1A/7ejFHwZ26Kw/s1600-h/il_430xN_42579117.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345338081846438066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si50qiTTKLI/AAAAAAAAB1A/7ejFHwZ26Kw/s200/il_430xN_42579117.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si50q10EWUI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/z4HRyPBp93o/s1600-h/il_430xN_45406131.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345338087084153154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si50q10EWUI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/z4HRyPBp93o/s200/il_430xN_45406131.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si50q2qpJ4I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/bvG0KsHkJHk/s1600-h/il_430xN_51411678.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345338087313057666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si50q2qpJ4I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/bvG0KsHkJHk/s200/il_430xN_51411678.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><div align="justify">I love all things crafty. I love making photo collages for family and friends, as well as scrapbooking. You’ll always find me doing something artsy. Everyone always calls me the art lady! I guess my sister and I take after my dad-he’s a painter & the craftiest person I know. Anything to keep our hands busy!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si50qzFKBMI/AAAAAAAAB1I/lawH3HydrTQ/s1600-h/il_430xN_46720907.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345338086350521538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si50qzFKBMI/AAAAAAAAB1I/lawH3HydrTQ/s200/il_430xN_46720907.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xoXeChZI/AAAAAAAAB04/_CN7-3kdW8I/s1600-h/il_430xN_42578276.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345334746044073362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xoXeChZI/AAAAAAAAB04/_CN7-3kdW8I/s200/il_430xN_42578276.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xoEd_b1I/AAAAAAAAB0w/0kO9dPKzNmk/s1600-h/il_430xN_42439789.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345334740943597394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xoEd_b1I/AAAAAAAAB0w/0kO9dPKzNmk/s200/il_430xN_42439789.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div align="justify">I would love to learn how to bead weave. I always admire looking at bead weaving jewelry books when I’m out and about in Barnes n’Noble or looking at the beautiful pieces people have made on etsy. It looks like it takes a whole lot of patience and dedication, but it’s on my list of next things to learn. I already bought a few weaving needles, now all I need is a good learning book or a good teacher.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xnjFXZHI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/uLgW1pROhrg/s1600-h/il_430xN_28040298.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345334731981939826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xnjFXZHI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/uLgW1pROhrg/s200/il_430xN_28040298.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xnyP-9iI/AAAAAAAAB0g/s0BYbCAfAq0/s1600-h/il_430xN_42372730.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345334736053007906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xnyP-9iI/AAAAAAAAB0g/s0BYbCAfAq0/s200/il_430xN_42372730.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xoMHGoKI/AAAAAAAAB0o/ZTmSTF1l9pM/s1600-h/il_430xN_42372847.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345334742995083426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5xoMHGoKI/AAAAAAAAB0o/ZTmSTF1l9pM/s200/il_430xN_42372847.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I’m highly obsessed with butterflies, if you couldn’t already tell :0)</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_x3E3GyI/AAAAAAAAB3I/JYMMRdR8l4s/s1600-h/il_430xN_73838415.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345350302310013730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_x3E3GyI/AAAAAAAAB3I/JYMMRdR8l4s/s200/il_430xN_73838415.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_yNOWFgI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/FE9qylTVIFM/s1600-h/il_430xN_64030380.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345350308255372802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_yNOWFgI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/FE9qylTVIFM/s200/il_430xN_64030380.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></strong></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54JSnzHLI/AAAAAAAAB14/oj0EwB7H48k/s1600-h/il_430xN_54574344.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345341908748278962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si54JSnzHLI/AAAAAAAAB14/oj0EwB7H48k/s200/il_430xN_54574344.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_yNOWFgI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/FE9qylTVIFM/s1600-h/il_430xN_64030380.jpg"></a></span></strong> </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oK0Toi3TDnk/Si5_yNOWFgI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/FE9qylTVIFM/s1600-h/il_430xN_64030380.jpg"></a></span></strong></div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10