PurrPrints and The Gourmet Cupboard

First, I want to remember all my reader about Satori story (you can read all about her story here).
Today Satori had her surgery and I want to give a special thank you to PurrPrints for donating this cute postcard to me so I could sent it to that little angel at the hospital.

Now, passing on a lighter topic: A while a go I was the lucky winner on some chocolate pie mixes from The Gourmet Cupboard.
They arrived in the mail promptly last week.


Heavenly Chocolate Pie/Cheesecake

I must admit that I never made a pie before (I know, right?!?!) and I was very afraid to waste this delicious mixes, so I decided not to risk it and I used a premade pie shell and filled it with the chocolate delish! The mixes came complete with very easy to follow instructions, 20 minutes and voila'!

I think it looks good for being my very first attempt to make a pie, but the important factor for me was the taste: HEAVENLY is the right term!

I strongly recommend to visit The Gourmet Cupboard, there are a lots of yummy stuff, not only desserts but also dips, breads, soups, meals and beverages!

I think I'm gonna try the beer bread next!

Sunday bragging post

I know I usually post a little bit of personal on Sunday, but there isn't much going on except the fact that I cut my hubby's hair and he looks really funny now! So,, never ask me for an hair cut, k?
So, instead of going personal I will brag a little, since I have a lots of people that featured my work and I want to share with all of you. I'm especially proud of it 'cause it's about my new shop and it gives me a lots of hope :)
So, there they are:

1- Donna at DZFANTASY, featured my personalized cupcake Christmas ornament on her blog

2- TwoIndustriousFerret posted about my shop on her brand new blog!

3- Becca at PurrPrints posted some of my items of her blog last Friday. I featured her works a while ago and you can see them here

4- Last (but not least) Penny at PennyPaperworks built an awesome tree on her blog with all ornaments found of Etsy, included my strawberry cupcake.

Oh, and don't forget to enter my giveaway ($30 Gift Certificate) on Giveaway Today! Only few hours left and we'll know the winner!!

Featuring: PurrPrints

Oh my, have I neglected my pour blog lately! Not good! But I'm finally here to introduce you to another amazing seller: PurrPrints.
As some of you already know, I joined the crew of Etsy Giveaways a while ago, but contrary to what somebody thinks, that adorable and useful blog it's not completely mine. I love it and cherish like mine, but the real fonder is Becca, alias PurrPrints.
She really know what she saying and doing about giveaways and I wanted to share with you some tips that she posted on her blog. If you have questions about giveaways or how to go about doing one, I really recommend you all to read her post.
And if you are a pro and would like to share your tips with us, please join this forum thread: we'll appreciate your feedback!

Kitty Love Print 5 x 5 - Customizable colors, sizes - $10

I'm taking the time to feature all the people in the Etsy crew, but wanted to start with her since she's really amazing and her work are awesome and I must say even tho her category it's really hard to sell, she's doing wonderfully!

Build your own Pendant. - $18

In her etsy shop you'll find prints of different dimensions, cards, pendants, magnets and ACEO all with a cat-theme!
I personally love cats and I find her style very elegant and chic, yet really colorful and playful, don't you think?

Enjoy knowing Becca a little better from her profile:

I love cats and ink, and I never agreed with the idea that all cat artwork must look like mass-produced cracker-barrel-style kitchiness. I use a combination of hand-drawn, digital, and print techniques to produce my range of work; I also create cat-free artwork, viewable in the "art without cats" section of the store (but shh, don't tell my kitties I'm not always drawing them).

Though etsy is my main love (I adore handmade!), I do have shops at cafepress and zazzle as well to sell items I simply can't make yet on my own. You can visit those by going to http://cafepress.com/purrprints and http://zazzle.com/purrprints

I'm also an eager blogger who always drops back in on commenters and EntreCard droppers; you can see my musings on cats, art, crafts, and occasional random asides at http://purrprints.blogspot.com.

Teams I'm an excited member of:
*Etsy for Animals*--I periodically donate items to their charity shop at http://etsyforanimals.etsy.com
*SquidEtsy*--you can learn more about this team, of which I am a co-founder, at http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=326
*Freethinkers* -- see cool team goodies at http://www.shopfreethinkers.com.
*Cruelty Free Etsy* -- check out the team blog at http://crueltyfreeetsy.blogspot.com for great ideas on where to shop for cruelty-free items.
*Bluegrass Etsy* -- a Kentucky-based street team
*Etsy Bloggers* -- visit them at etsybloggers.com

Ooo--and be sure to check out my hubby's photos at http://kairosphotography.etsy.com

NOTE FOR SILK-SCREENERS: I'm also hoping to find a fabric artist on here who might want to partner with me on turning my designs into pillows--I know a few places that would like to sell them, but I'm hopeless as a silk-screener!