One Lovely Blog Award!!

Thanks so much to Consider the Coffee who passed this award along to me! It is such a pleasure to receive such an award! Here is how it works:

Rules of Blog Award Acceptance:

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.

2. Pass award to 10 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I spent half of the day on a blog "treasure hunt" so to speak and here are my picks for lovely blogs:

1. vintageclothiers
2. accenttheparty
3. birthdaygirlblog
4. theperfectpalette
5. readyset-scrap
6. cardcrafted
7. craftpudding
8. alovelylittledeer
9. alwaysadorable
10. crochetgals

Contest Winners!!

I had fun with the hidden theme and favs contest this week. Congrats to TheCozyNest you were this week's contest winner! For the next week, a link to their shop will be placed in my shop's homepage.

In addition, a couple people did guess the correct answer to the hidden theme contest! However, thelittlefox was the first one to guess the correct answer and will be receiving a special prize. Yes, all these shops have yet to have a sale. Check 'em out if you have a chance!

Give me feedback....what did you think about having a "hidden" theme?? Leave me a comment with your opinion.

Fav Item Contest 9

I'd like to do something a little differently this week! In addition to the item contest, I would like to do a hidden theme contest. There will still be a theme this week "Pieces of Turquoise." However, there is also a hidden theme. The first person to guess correctly by leaving a comment will win a prize! Only one guess per person. Note: You DO NOT have to be an etsy seller to win. Clue: Something these etsy stores have in common.

Here are the rules for the favorite item contest:

1) You cannot vote for yourself
2) You CAN encourage your friends to vote for you
3) Results will still be tallied Thursdays by 7:00 pm (central time)
4) A link to the winning item's shop will be placed on my etsy shop homepage!

Vote by placing a comment with the mention of your favorite item.

Happy voting, here are this week's items:

mistflowerphoto ..... InfiniteGlam




43schreiber .......... benesglass

TheCozyNest ..... galleryzooartdesigns

thelittlefox ..... einatagmonjewelry

Botanical Gardens

A couple weeks ago I finally got to go to the Botanical Gardens in St. Louis! It absolutely meet and exceeded my expectations. I drug one of my unsuspecting friends along who probably didn't realize how many pictures I would end up taking while there.

It was so gorgeous and if you are around the area you should definitely spend a day there. I can't wait to go back and would love to go when the rose garden is in bloom.

Worldly Travels Contest Winner

Congratulations marniekat you were this week's contest winner! A link to your shop will be placed on the homepage of my etsy shop for the next. Many thanks to those who voted and to Arete who combined her contest with mine this week!!

Fav Item Contest 8

The theme for this week's contest is : Worldly Travels. Again here are the rules:

1) You cannot vote for yourself
2) You CAN encourage your friends to vote for you
3) Results will still be tallied Thursdays by 7:00 pm (central time)
4) A link to the winning item's shop will be placed on my etsy shop homepage!

Vote by placing a comment with the mention of your favorite item.

Happy voting, here are this week's items:

marniekat ..... arete



AlyTheRed ..... KeepsakeCouture



urbanbead ..... studiowonjun



anissadesigns ..... tofunkytown

London Look Contest Winner

Congratulations yaniamor you won this week's contest! A link to your shop will be placed on the homepage of my etsy shop. Thanks everyone for all the votes this week!

Fav Item Contest 7

The contest for this week is: The London Look. Again here are the rules:

1) You cannot vote for yourself
2) You CAN encourage your friends to vote for you
3) Results will still be tallied Thursdays by 7:00 pm (central time)
4) A link to the winning item's shop will be placed on my etsy shop homepage!

Vote by placing a comment with the mention of your favorite item.

Happy voting, here are this week's items:

malves1009 ..... ktwigs81



redux4u ..... DripStick



RedToque ..... yaniamor



hardworkingdreamer ..... EmmaGordonLondon

Fav Item Winner 6

ThePaperElement congratulations you won this week's contest! A link to your shop will be placed on the homepage of my etsy shop. Hopefully next week more people will vote!

Rainy Fireworks

I absolutely love fireworks but not as much as my husband! Putting on fireworks shows is just one of his hobbies. Since I enjoy taking pics so much, I always tag along to his shows to grab some shots. It's always great because he can get me where the normal crowds can't go and I often get some of my greatest shots this way.

A couple weeks ago, he put on his last fireworks show as a student at the schools block party. Even though this was one of his best shows yet, I have never been to such a stormy rainy fireworks show in my life. It was difficult getting pics without getting my camera completely drenched. Half-way through the show I realized that my lens had tons of water droplets on it and was worried that I was missing some great shots and screwing up my camera at the same time. However, the droplets on the lens created beautiful reflections of the lights from the fireworks and made for some dreamy shots.

Fav Item Contest 6

This week I've really been feeling inspired by everything Japanese. Both of my two treasuries this week had Japanese themes and so I thought I would carry this over into my favorite item contest. Again here are the rules:

1) You cannot vote for yourself
2) You CAN encourage your friends to vote for you
3) Results will still be tallied Thursdays by 7:00 pm (central time)
4) A link to the winning item's shop will be placed on my etsy shop homepage!

Vote by placing a comment with the mention of your favorite item.

Happy voting, here are this week's items:

PickleThings ..... misschief



THIENTHANH ..... MarchiMadeIt



ThePaperElement ..... TheJuicyPeach



alicediy ..... flatbird



smallimpressions ..... theastarr

Contest Winner 5

Diction congratulations you won this week's contest!! A link to your shop will be placed on the homepage of my etsy shop. Thanks for voting everyone : )