HALLOWEEN Earring Winner

Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by my blog on Halloween!

Those who left a comment were entered into a drawing for a pair of my Halloween earrings. Though, hopefully these that I have chosen can be worn through out the year :D

I used the random number generator and it chose............#3

So my lucky winner is...

"Very cool, fake halloween magazine covers! I better go check it out! thanks for that and the chance to win!"

CONGRATULATIONS, Melissa!

Happy Halloween from Turtle & IGA!!!

Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com

Everyone who posts a comment today will have a chance at winning a pair of Halloween earrings!!!!

DAY FIVE: Holiday Shopping with Teaman

Come on in everyone!

NOW is the perfect time to get started on your holiday shopping....

There are many fabulous Etsians out there and this week I am featuring just a few of my favorites. Some are well established and some are brand new. I encourage you to go to each of these shops and SHOP...SHOP...SHOP...

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DAY 5 - Teaman - your source for gourmet teabags and loose tea
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5813303

"Invite someone dangerous to tea:
Allow the outrageous!
Tea time is the caffeine version of nap time.
Fling yourself into story telling and tea sipping.
Reveal your best dangerous self.
There are no rules!
Wear hats and gloves, and tell your most fabulous stories;
invite someone you've always wanted to meet!
Be an adventure'

Original Author: SARK
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From Teaman's shop..."I have been custom blending tea since 1994 and I am quite confident you will love my items. My tea is bagged with the highest quality tea paper providing great flow through ability yet prohibits product dispersion keeping its contents intact. Whether it is Assam, Ceylon, Kenyan, Chinese, Indian or Japanese, my teas are always fresh and are of the highest quality. Hand blended with real fruit, spices, roots, or beans then enhanced by adding flavor flakes. A fairly unique process which sets my teas apart..."

Winter is the perfect time to have hot tea! Though...I drink tea all year around, both hot & cold. There are so many flavors that your pallete will never be bored! Teaman has so many wonderful options for you.

Tea makes the perfect hostess gift; something special for your mailman who is out in the wintery weather and could use a good warming up; a great gift for your hairdresser; I could go on and on...

Go look...go buy :D

DAY FOUR - Holiday Shopping with CrankyCats

Come on in everyone!

NOW is the perfect time to get started on your holiday shopping....

There are many fabulous Etsians out there and this week I am featuring just a few of my favorites. Some are well established and some are brand new. I encourage you to go to each of these shops and SHOP...SHOP...SHOP...

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DAY 4 - CrankyCats - otherwise know as Indigo Art
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=21409

Cute (a.) Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.

From CrankyCats's shop..."Thanks for visiting my little shop of mostly kitties. This is how it works: I paint stuff and have some of the paintings scanned so I can make prints. I sell originals on another e-site and at art shows in the Northeastern US. What a life!!"

The website is: CrankyCats.com

I bet you can tell I am a cat lover by my avatar. Those wonderful furballs just warm my heart. When I came across CrankyCats shop, I just melted. Her paintings/prints of these cats are just adorable!

I hope that this print - 2CRANKY CATS IN SNOW STORM - finds a good home for the holidays. But shop around. If you know a cat lover....any of her prints would be the perfect gift!

Go look...go buy :D

DAY THREE - Holiday Shopping with MayBeads

Come on in everyone!

NOW is the perfect time to get started on your holiday shopping....

There are many fabulous Etsians out there and this week I am featuring just a few of my favorites. Some are well established and some are brand new. I encourage you to go to each of these shops and SHOP...SHOP...SHOP...

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DAY 2 - MayBeads - Handmade Lampwork Beads
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5815987

Cute (a.) Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.

From Lauren's shop..."All of my lampwork beads are created, one by one, by me! I love love love making beads. As you can see, turtles and cats are my favorites at the moment. I add new items to my shop every other day or so, so please check back often. My kids' stretchy necklaces are very popular among the young girls and tween set -- if there is a style you would like me to create, please let me know."

These unique, handmade beads are fabulous and Lauren aka MayBeads is a wonderful seller! She is very sweet and will work with you on any bead you want. If you want two...she will make your bead a "friend". I personally have purchased her items, so I know of what I speak...uh....type. I purchased the Spider on a Cupcake Earrings that you see at the bottom of today's post. I made them into earrings and they are just the talk of my office! I plan on purchasing two Cyclops the One-eyed Alien Turtles that you see at the topto make earrings out of those.

You can find wonderful items that will can be made into some REALLY cool holiday presents!

Go look...go buy :D

DAY TWO - Holiday Shopping with SunBasilGarden

Come on in everyone!

NOW is the perfect time to get started on your holiday shopping....

There are many fabulous Etsians out there and this week I am featuring just a few of my favorites. Some are well established and some are brand new. I encourage you to go to each of these shops and SHOP...SHOP...SHOP...

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DAY 2 -SunBasilGarden - A Little Art in Every Bar of Soap
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5682856

"What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul." --Yiddish Proverb

Lucky for us with sunbasilgarden brings fabulous soaps to cleanse the body and the soul! She has very cute soaps that are wonderful smelling and visually stimulating too. I personally have purchased her items, so I know of what I speak...uh....type :D

Personally I think you can find something for everyone in your family in her shop along with some great hostess gifts, nice white elephant gifts and gifts for those little people who make your world go around 365 days a year...hair dresser, postman, teacher, vet, etc...

Go look...go buy :D

DAY ONE - Holiday Shopping with NotMoira

Come on in everyone!

Yesterday, I blogged about how time flies and that NOW is the perfect time to get started on your holiday shopping.

There are many fabulous Etsians out there and this week I am featuring just a few of my favorites. Some are well established and some are brand new. I encourage you to go to each of these shops and SHOP...SHOP...SHOP...

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DAY 1 -NotMoira - Handmade hilarity

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5766973

I have a really love humor that just knocks you on your butt! You will see that in some of the items that I make, but NotMoira has it down as far as cards go! If I need a laugh...I start by looking in her shop.

I am including one of her Christmas cards, but she has cards for all occassions....go look...go buy :D

Time Flies

Time flies...

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot. --Michael Althsuler

It is amazing how fast time goes. Sometimes I need these earring to tell me exactly where I am! Does that ever happen to you?

The holidays are coming soon. It seems like we just finished them. It is time to take control and be the pilot! Instead of fighting the holiday rush, start shopping now... if you haven't already.

I actually shop all year long! There have been so many times when I have said, "I wish I would have bought _________." Why didn't I do that? Now I can't find it or anything I want to get for __________. How frustrating is that!

There are so many great artists on Etsy, that I am sure you could find something for everyone on your shopping list this year. This week, I will be featuring some of my favorite Etsians to help you get going with your holiday shopping.

Check back every day :D

GO BE A PILOT!

Feeling Batty!

I hear that you've been playing tricks,

So listen, here's the scoop...

I'm running short on candy treats,

So this year you get Bat Poop!!!

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Just kidding everyone :D

It is close to Halloween time, so I thought I would share my "batty" earrings with you.

Plus, I live in Austin, Texas and we have a bridge here called Congress Bridge. We have one of the largest bat populations in the U.S.. In October, they head back South for the winter.

From http://austin.about.com/cs/bats/p/bats.htm:

How Many Bats Live Under the Congress Avenue Bridge?: The Congress Avenue bridge in downtown Austin is the spring and summer home to some 750,000 bats with up to 1.5 million bats at the peak of the bat-watching season. It's the largest urban bat colony in North America.

Why Did the Bats Choose the Congress Avenue Bridge?: While bats have called Austin home for many years, it was after renovations to the Congress Avenue bridge over Town Lake in 1980 that they found their favorite hang out. Narrow but deep openings created in the bridge turned out to be perfect accommodations.

Congress Avenue Bat Flights: Each evening around sunset the Congress Avenue bats emerge like a black cloud from the crevices of the bridge. Covering the countryside in search of food, it is estimated that the bats consume from 10,000 to 30,000 pounds of insects.
Giving birth in June or July, the bats and pups hang around til October when they head back south. Watching the nightly forays for food is a favorite evening activity, especially in late summer.

Ooooooooooooooooo...we also have another kind of bat here in Austin...

Disney Magic

I am a huge Disney fan! I have been to Disney World at least 40 times. I am 36 years old and no matter how old I get, I go every year with my grandparents. They are the real children and that is what makes it fun.


I have put up a poll to find out what your favorite ride at Disney is. I have so very many, but I think my tops are:

1. Test Track - Epcot
2. Haunted Mansion - Magic Kingdom
3. Pirates of The Caribbean - Magic Kingdom
4. Tomorrowland Transit Authority - Magic Kingdom
5. The Backlot Tour - Disney Hollywood Studio's
6. Kilimanjaro Safari - Animal Kingdom

I think my favorite park is Epcot. I love the World Showcase! It is so much fun to see the architecture, culture and retail items from those countries. I have tried to get Grandma to play "Beers Around The World" with me, but she just never goes for it...LOL

We also have our fav restaurants we love to go to too!

1. Chef Mickey's - Contemporary
2. 1900 Park Fare - Grand Floridian
3. Mexico - Epcot
4. Crystal Palace - Magic Kingdom

Let me know...have you been to Disney...do you love it....favorites????

"It's A Small World"...thanks for checking out mine!

Sunday Brunch & Friendship

Good morning!

Sundays are set aside for brunch with my friend Amy! She is working on starting up her Etsy store and when she does...you will see here featured here :D

Our fav place for Sunday Brunch is Texican Cafe. We have a wonderful server that goes above and beyond EVERYTIME! Her name is Trisha. We just love her. I made these earrings for her and she just loves them!

I have these on my etsy site right now. They would be great to give to a frend for the Halloween season or anytime just for the fun of it!

Celebrate friendship!

Happy Friday!!

What a great day! It is Friday and the weekend is ahead. Time for creating and making more whimsical and fun jewlery. I wanted to share a little something with you. I work in a little lake town that has a cute little sandwich shop. The owner let's me sell my jewlery to the locals and the many visitors we get all year long. I really appreciate her for doing that for me. Her shops theme is when pigs fly, so I thought in a tribute to her and her store, I would show you my WHEN PIGS FLY Earrings.

Let me know what you think!

Come on in and have a look!

Hello -

This is my new blog that will share with you my unique and one-of-a-kind creations!

My Philosophy:
SMILE, IT'S FREE THERAPY!


I have a Showcase in the GIFT GUIDE section today, so I am offing a special. If you spend $20 in my shop today, I will give you free shipping. Please just convo me that you saw my BLOG or my SHOWCASE.

The picture is of one of my newest pair of earrings that that you will find on my site:
http://moosecorn.etsy.com

Have a great day!