Birthday Re-cap and other good stuff!

Wednesday was the BIRTHDAY, although I like to drag it out as long as possible...

Darling was so excited for me to open my gifts she had to tear the paper just a little for me...

Do you like my birthday "do"?

My Presents:

1. Big Red Purse

2. Black onyx jewelry

3. Supper at my favorite place

4. the BEST family ever!

 I'm not really that into $300 or more purses, I'm more into lots of funky inexpensive purses.  I had a Coach bag once a few years ago & I really didn't like it, it was ok, it was just a black leather bag.... I sold it on ebay.

This bag is from Target, one of my favorite boutiques ;) haha!

Pretty faceted black Onyx jewelry set, nice pic, hun?

I don't know why my pictures always look so dark and unclear on here... Some blogs have the most BEAUTIFUL pictures, not this one...  Oh well, trust me- it's pretty stuff!

*why do my hands look strangely deformed in pictures?*

perhaps I've told you how much i LOVE this little girl of mine?!

How about that belt that my little "accountant" designed herself?  Perhaps she breaking out of her left brained self?  and this dress... she loves it!  She had to wear it Mon & Wed!  This is my girl that usually says "why do you have to dress me so cute and fancy?", she's my JEANS girl!  Anytime she wants to do something out of her little serious self, I say "go for it!".  She wore pink hair to school Monday and a few weeks ago wore her super-girl cape to school.  I love seeing this FUN childish behavior out of my 6 year old who is SO serious most of the time!!

Settle down Mister, wipe that giant grin off your face...

We went to our FAVE place, a Japanese steak house where they cook right at your table.  The food is always GREAT and most of the time you sit with other fun people.  There was a family to our right celebrating their son's 11th birthday- they were nice enough to take our picture.

Doesn't the hand hanging onto darling daughter look like a creepy skeleton claw?  Yikes! 

Thanks to all of you that left me birthday wishes- you know i love all the extra attention... is that called a narcissist? Perhaps....

Here are some of the latest I've listed on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=40775125

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=40756662

http:www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40757549

and I'm thinking that some of my crochet may make an appearance in chinamommy at some point!  Who would have thought?!

Happy Friday everyone!

Anyone going to see the movie: Shutter Island?

It's been on all the morning shows today... looks SCARY! 

List it Friday!

One of my New Years Resolutions was to WORK my etsy store, and I've been doing pretty darn good!  I've been down in my studio almost every day!  I've also been going through all the finished goodies I had photographed months ago and LISTED them- guess what??!!... this week I had 2 sales!  It's always motivating when you do the work & then see the results!!  Here's what I've listed today:

Everything above is UNDER $10!

I also listed this little clip board art and painting yesterday

Also, man did the crochet bug bite!  Next time you see me my hands might look like lobster claws :)  The problem is, when I don't "get" the directions, I just grab new yard and start a new project, so as of today I have a hat & legwarmers started for darling daughter and a neck warmer for myself!  I'm almost done with the neck warmer & so far, so good!  The directions are really easy and even though I have to stop and really think it over a lot of times (even rip out a bit) I'm moving right along!  The neckwarmer is the one I got from Bella McBride on etsy

I'm doing mine in pink!

Anyone else doing anything crafty right now?  Let me know!!

Hope you have a great weekend!

and...

WELCOME NEW FOLLOWERS!

Yes, I base my self worth on the # of followers I have...

(wink, wink!)

Oops... i forgot!

I don't know how I could forget this:

This is by: WickedlyGood

and honestly, I find it wickedly CUTE!!

Hey Mister... if you're reading wouldn't this be a GREAT Valentines present... it is coming you know (Feb. 14th!)

I have a thing for cloud shapes...& this is just divine!

enjoy!