Handmade Wednesday *Week 32*

Interested in joining the ETSY GIRLS Triberr Group?

What is Triberr? According to Eli | Rose ...

"Triberr is a free Twitter tool that can significantly extend your Twitter reach. An invite-only service, Triberr users become members of “tribes” comprised of blog and Twitter friends."

Basically it will AUTO TWEET any blog posts, etsy posts, etc. thru using your chosen site's RSS feed - by EVERYONE within the tribe!

Once you set-up and add your twitter account and RSS feed to your Triberrr profile you don't have to do anything!

Interested in Joining? Leave a comment on the Blue Eyed Blessings Blog or email Cori [cori@blueeyedblessings.com]. *Include your TWITTER HANDLE and make sure you're following @BlueEyedBowson Twitter so Cori can DM you the invite code to join!*

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Welcome to Week 32 of the Handmade Wednesday Store & Blog Hop hosted by Blue Eyed Blessings,Crocheted Little Things and Bébé Chat!

Are you trying to get your Crafty Blog and/or Store off the ground?

Looking for more followers for your crafty related blogs?

Looking for more people to “favorite” your store?

Are you looking for new hip and original crafty stores?

If you said yes, to any of the above questions, you’re in the right spot!

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This weeks CO-HOSTS

Each week we’ll spotlight one Etsy Blog & Etsy Site picked at random via Random.org to be included in the next week’s Wednesday Handmade Store & Blog Hop Linky!

{Blog} Lightbox Creative Ideas

{Store} Simply | 323 BONANZA Store

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How will the LINKY work? Easy!

1) Enter your blog and/or store into the appropriate Linky below!

*BLOGS* = 1st set of Linky’s

*STORES* = 2nd set of Linky’s

*For the STORES link, please specify what type of store: ETSY:, ARTFIRE:, etc.!

2) Follow the Handmade Wednesday Hosts & Co-Hosts! Leave a comment letting us know you're stopping by from Handmade Wednesday, so we can follow you back!! 3) Visit & Follow the blog directly ahead of you in the linky!Leave them a comment too, telling them you stopped by!

4) Grab our Button and Linky Codes to share with all your Blogging, Etsy, Artifre, etc. with your friends!

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*Please remember that our blogs are Family Friendly and any thumbnails or links that we feel are inappropriate will be removed*

Add Your CRAFTY BLOG Here!

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*Don’t forget to include what type of store you have (Etsy, Artfire, Personal, etc.)*

What's for dinner???

I'm having baked potatoes and nope, I'm not using my brand new stove for many hours in this heat.
How am I gonna bake potatoes without the oven you ask?? Well, I'm gonna use my microwave and.....THIS:

potato potato Microwave Bag, $8 by Hillside Bakery

5 minutes and I get to eat something behind yummy

A pinch of salt and pepper, a little bit of extra virgin oil and a sprinkle of parsley and voila', dinner is served!

Lisa is one of the amazing trading buddies from the Trading post group and got herself a cupcake pincushion in exchange

Handmade Wednesday *Week 31*

Welcome to Week 31 of the Handmade Wednesday Store & Blog Hop hosted by Blue Eyed Blessings, Crocheted Little Things and Bébé Chat!

Are you trying to get your Crafty Blog and/or Store off the ground?

Looking for more followers for your crafty related blogs?

Looking for more people to “favorite” your store?

Are you looking for new hip and original crafty stores?

If you said yes, to any of the above questions, you’re in the right spot!

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This weeks CO-HOSTS

Each week we’ll spotlight one Etsy Blog & Etsy Site picked at random via Random.org to be included in the next week’s Wednesday Handmade Store & Blog Hop Linky!

{Blog} Quilling Designs and Fine Art Photo

{Store} Bijoux Artemis ETSY Store

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How will the LINKY work? Easy!

1) Enter your blog and/or store into the appropriate Linky below!

*BLOGS* = 1st set of Linky’s

*STORES* = 2nd set of Linky’s

*For the STORES link, please specify what type of store: ETSY:, ARTFIRE:, etc.!

2) Follow the Handmade Wednesday Hosts & Co-Hosts! Leave a comment letting us know you're stopping by from Handmade Wednesday, so we can follow you back!!

3) Visit & Follow the blog directly ahead of you in the linky! Leave them a comment too, telling them you stopped by!

4) Grab our Button and Linky Codes to share with all your Blogging, Etsy, Artifre, etc. with your friends!

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*Please remember that our blogs are Family Friendly and any thumbnails or links that we feel are inappropriate will be removed*

Add Your CRAFTY BLOG Here!

Add Your CRAFTY STORES Here!

*Don’t forget to include what type of store you have (Etsy, Artfire, Personal, etc.)*

New Stove

About 5 months ago I moved in this new rental and I know I've been majoring slacking in showing pictures of it. Truth is, I'm still not 100% satisfied of how we're settled at the moment, I'm still moving furniture around to find the perfect "feel" for each room.
Of one thing I wasn't completely happy was the age of the appliances in the kitchen: I think it's safe to say that they are vintage lol But it's wasn't a deal breaker as long as they worked fine, but few months a go the stove started giving me grief. The oven worked on high temperature only, basically burning most of the dinners and the top of the stove worked sporadically, leaving me basically to microwave most of the food. I was getting upset 'cause I really love to bake.
Here is the "vintage" stove:

The landlord, learning about my cooking trouble, immediately rectified the situation with this new beauty directly from Sears

What? Are you asking where did I get those cute cupcake potholders?
They are my newest purchase from Marie, My1SweetAngel

Aren't those gorgeous or what??? But don't touch, those are mine! They match perfectly with the arpon I got for my craft show (read HERE)
Go find your own at My1SweetAngel!

Back to school: Michelle in Kindergarten

I can't believe it's happening, but my Michelle started Kindergarten today.

Back to school is always a crazy time, with new routines and tons of things to remember....the day started for me with dropping one of my earrings in the toilet on the way out with consequential getting all wet to recuperate it and have to dress all over again.
I understood right there I was gonna have a fine day lol
But luckily all went well. Michelle went from super excited to be a nerve wreck, to be totally exhausted.
The pic above it's her sitting in her classroom during her orientation few days ago and here she is, all her beauty, starting a new school year, actually THE school year: the Kindergarten one.

She insisted on bringing her BFF, her jaguar that of course came back home with me once "we" dropped her off.
We came back just few minutes ago, just in time to avoid a very typical Floridian storm.
She had a wonderful day and looking forward for tomorrow :)

I can still remember the first day of Gabriel's kindergarten, but time fly by and he's already in 2nd grade.

Handmade Wednesday *Week 30*

Week 30 of Handmade Wednesday? Really??!! Thanks to everyone for making it so worthwhile! Hope you are gaining new followers and potential business!!

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Welcome to Week 30 of the Handmade Wednesday Store & Blog Hop hosted by Blue Eyed Blessings, Crocheted Little Things and Bébé Chat!

Are you trying to get your Crafty Blog and/or Store off the ground?

Looking for more followers for your crafty related blogs?

Looking for more people to “favorite” your store?

Are you looking for new hip and original crafty stores?

If you said yes, to any of the above questions, you’re in the right spot!

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This weeks CO-HOSTS

Each week we’ll spotlight one Etsy Blog & Etsy Site picked at random via Random.org to be included in the next week’s Wednesday Handmade Store & Blog Hop Linky!

{Blog}Magda Magda Design Studios

{Store} Red Rose Confections ZIBBET Store

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How will the LINKY work? Easy!

1) Enter your blog and/or store into the appropriate Linky below!

*BLOGS* = 1st set of Linky’s

*STORES* = 2nd set of Linky’s

*For the STORES link, please specify what type of store: ETSY:, ARTFIRE:, etc.!

2) Follow the Handmade Wednesday Hosts & Co-Hosts! Leave a comment letting us know you're stopping by from Handmade Wednesday, so we can follow you back!!

3) Visit & Follow the blog directly ahead of you in the linky! Leave them a comment too, telling them you stopped by!

4) Grab our Button and Linky Codes to share with all your Blogging, Etsy, Artifre, etc. with your friends!

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*Please remember that our blogs are Family Friendly and any thumbnails or links that we feel are inappropriate will be removed*

Add Your CRAFTY BLOG Here!

Add Your CRAFTY STORES Here!

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Trading buddies: SecondhandNel/NelHutch

Look at this beauty!!

Some of you know that for my son special diet, I do lots of baking myself and usually when I bake, I stock for all week. Sometimes the cake my son loves so much, will get dry tho, but this gorgeous Cake Saver......really saves the cake :)

Can you believe is vintage? Found browsing NelHutch

Nelly was very nice to trade with me for a pair of open toe slippers

I hope you'll visit her shop and find something to love too :)

Handmade Wednesday *Week 29*

After a week of vacation Handmade Wednesday is BACK!!!

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Welcome to Week 29 of the Handmade Wednesday Store & Blog Hop hosted by Blue Eyed Blessings, Crocheted Little Things and Bébé Chat!

Are you trying to get your Crafty Blog and/or Store off the ground?

Looking for more followers for your crafty related blogs?

Looking for more people to “favorite” your store?

Are you looking for new hip and original crafty stores?

If you said yes, to any of the above questions, you’re in the right spot!

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This weeks CO-HOSTS

Each week we’ll spotlight one Etsy Blog & Etsy Site picked at random via Random.org to be included in the next week’s Wednesday Handmade Store & Blog Hop Linky!

{Blog}Bella the Bead Store

{Store} Simply Shop | 323 ETSY Store

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How will the LINKY work? Easy!

1) Enter your blog and/or store into the appropriate Linky below!

*BLOGS* = 1st set of Linky’s

*STORES* = 2nd set of Linky’s

*For the STORES link, please specify what type of store: ETSY:, ARTFIRE:, etc.!

2) Follow the Handmade Wednesday Hosts & Co-Hosts! Leave a comment letting us know you're stopping by from Handmade Wednesday, so we can follow you back!!

3) Visit & Follow the blog directly ahead of you in the linky! Leave them a comment too, telling them you stopped by!

4) Grab our Button and Linky Codes to share with all your Blogging, Etsy, Artifre, etc. with your friends!

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*Please remember that our blogs are Family Friendly and any thumbnails or links that we feel are inappropriate will be removed*

Add Your CRAFTY BLOG Here!

Add Your CRAFTY STORES Here!

*Don’t forget to include what type of store you have (Etsy, Artfire, Personal, etc.)*

New addiction to the family....

.....and nope, I'm not pregnant if that is what you're thinking.
We just got a Betta fish: meet Bob

Isn't he adorable? He's be living on our kitchen counter next to the sink for about a month now.
I must admit, I thought my kids would kill him by feeding him too much or giving him an heart attack by tapping on the glass all the time, but I guess he likes that!

Now I want to crochet fishes!

Mice!

Had the honor to work on a custom order for something I've never done before: a MOUSE. A pink one at that! Honestly didn't know how it would come out and had fun picking up some new supplies to realize it and.....voila'!

My daughter Michelle seemed to particularly like it, so I let her browse through my yarn stash, pick up the colors, the eyes and the nose for her little friend....I present you Scurfy.

I guess she really loves it since I found this drawing made by her this morning

She drew herself in the middle in orange, the yellow tiger at her left is "Jaguar" a stuffed lion cub that she adopted when she was 3 and goes wherever she goes. Behind Jaguar, in red is her new hedgehog that I got from FerretLadyDesigns that she named "Spykee" and on her right in blue you can easily see her mouse.

Still wondering if I should offer mice in my shop. I have limited supply for now but I can sure make custom orders if anyone is interested :)

8 years wedding anniversary

8 years of marriage with hubby today.
We celebrated exchanging new wedding bands. Why? I'm going to tell you why.....

Hubby gained 50 pounds from the day we married 8 years ago and got to the point were his band was stopping the blood circulation to his finger, so he had to take it out. So for a while he wasn't wearing a ring at all, he was very bummed 'cause he really think is not ok for a married guy to go around without a ring.

I went to a jewelry place and ask about resizing, but they told me that since we bought the bands in Italy, the gold there and the gold here is different, so if they were to add gold to make the ring larger but keep the same width, we'll see a mark were the different metals join. We talked about just enlarging the ring, but that will make it thinner and it's not very thick to begin with....I don't want it to disappear!!!! My other choice was to buy a new ring, but hubby really liked the fact that our bands matched perfectly, so the only way to go was to buy new bands for both of us and that's what I did.

I ordered from OrienJewel on Artfire. She was quick, efficient and very helpful. I decided to go with titanium because is lightweight, cheap and very durable. I picked the simplest and cheapest design in the store, but there is a lot of styles to choose from.

I tied them up to a mini heart pillow with the date embroidered on it to look like digital numbers as hubby is a computer geek. After we exchanged the new bands, I used the pillow to store the old ones as a keep sake....you know, in case hubby gets thinner again lol