A personal Favorite.

There are tons of amazing people in the etsy community, and occasionally we are lucky enough to meet someone the is not only talented and creative, but also kind, funny, friendly and wonderful. Tracy is one of those really extraordinary people.


She has two Stores filled with stunning items:


http://www.etsy.com/shop/babynest
♥♥ Friday, Saturday & Sunday Sale ♥♥
♥♥ Buy 1 Get 1 Free, Mix and Match ♥♥
*APRIL Contest* ((*For every purchase in the Month of April, you will be put into a drawing...May 1st I will draw a name...The winner will receive a Custom Basket (3" x 5") of your choice of color*))



http://www.etsy.com/shop/passportdesign
SALE: 10% off entire store for the month of April










I love Tracy's pin cushions, I have purchased two of them. One for myself and one as a gift. They are unique, and really beautiful. I use mine all of the time. You can see the listing for her pink primrose pin cushion here.











This beautiful Sunshine and Spring Doily is ONLY $6! What a great way to brighten a room! Look at it here.









I have also been trying VERY HARD to come up with an excuse to splurge on one of these fun skirts. check out the listing here

In addition to having two awesome stores she has a beautiful daughter and a husband. She also keeps some adorable bunnies.



I met Tracy in ChristieCottage's BNS thread. Feel like joining the fun? here is today's thread, there will be a different one tomorrow. http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6502022&page=1 If you are interested in joining on a different day just search the forums for christiecottage. Also, if you hang out in the promotions section for long enough you will surely see it. All you have to do is keep the thread active and buy something from any of the one stores on the thread. It is a great opportunity to meet some amazing artisans, promote yourself, and have a ton of fun.

Have a GREAT weekend!

Xoxo

-Erica

Its just thursday

Thank you so much www.christiecottage.blogspot.com for being so sweet, and...

for putting me in this awesome treasury! Please check it out:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=119551

I have also been concentrating most of my writing efforts lately on my "oh the stories you'll tell" online class. It is being taught and hosted by the wonderful Natasha of www.thursdaysweettreat.blogspot.com who is sweet, encouraging, positive and a myriad of wonderful. The class was an excellent price, almost to the point that I feel guilty not spending more on it, but I wouldn't have been able to afford it if it had cost more so I will be thankful for small favors and hope that Natasha is getting as much out of the experience as I am. I have seen some amazing writing, there are so many very interesting people involved! This week we are doing more with photography so I am excited to see the visuals everyone brings into the classroom.

Here is one of my projects from last week:

"The Crack"

As many times as I have gone up industrial, I am sure I had seen it before. My thighs were throbbing as I went up that hill and it struck me long enough to distract me from the burning muscle sensation that I might describe as pain, if I hadn’t been doing it long enough to almost enjoy it.

Like varicose veins or a crackle treatment on pottery it was imperfect and enticing. I was reminded of my love of spalted maple, or marble. I was taken to the skeletons of vines up a wall in winter intertwining and spreading, with no leaves to hide the fascinating structure. A web cracked it’s way down the man made surface the way ice shatters with a sturdy blow. Proof that the lungs of the earth can not be constrained by asphalt I realized I was captivated by a crack in the road.

And finally, just for fun, this is a picture of Autumn playing dress up. She is wearing a brocade coat, pirate bib, red and white tutu, floral hat, and holding a princess light saber. The game went something like this : autumn handed me an item from her dresser, and I put it on her. Repeat until there was not really any way to put on more clothing. Autumn looks so silly, but too cute!

Giveaway!

I am sponsoring a giveaway on http://www.christiecottage.blogspot.com/! to enter follow this link to her blog: Win it Wednesday



I am giving away this bones red roller skate bearing necklace. It is reversible. I used these bearings in my roller derby skates.

We can also make custom versions of these. I have two of them and I wear one or the other almost every day! I love them!

Please visit www.christiecottage.blogspot.com to enter her giveaway and win this awesome item!

Please also visit her store http://christiecottage.etsy.com


Also, I finally went to the DR to talk about my stomach. I have been in a lot of pain every time I eat and throwing up about once a day. I thought it was ulcers because I have had problems with them in the past and it feels very similar. The Dr. I saw yesterday is leaning towards gall bladder stones. I will have an ultrasound tomorrow morning to look for those. He also gave me a prescription for Prilosec for the ulcers and another one for if it is my gall bladder. The one for the gall stones I take with every meal to prevent pain, and so far it has really worked! I have been on a very low fat diet, but I have to cut back even more until we find out if it is gall stones.

Other than that I am doing very well, Autumn is adorable, as always and Adam is wonderful, as always!

Have a good day!

Xoxo
-Erica

THANK YOU Jacki!

Jacki over at christiecottage.etsy.com featured our store acrylicandsteel.etsy.com on her two for Tuesday blog post!

You can see the post by going to her blog http://www.christiecottage.blogspot.com/





I love this cuff from her store, and it is on sale now for only $8.50! Click on the picture to go to the listing.

I am also on ChristieCottage's BNS thread and I have made some wonderful friends over there! If you are thinking about joining a BNS thread, which I highly recommend, I would suggest starting on ChristiCottage's thread.

BNS stands for Buy and Sell, there are also buy and replace threads. I love them because they are a great way to meet people and network. It is like being part of a community of people that support and promote each other. I have been less active in them the ones I am on since the holidays, so i need to drop in soon and chat :)