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!

THANK YOU The3Maries

I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Jennifer of The3Maries for featuring my shop on her blog! It is a wonderful feature, please visit her blog to read it: http://the3maries.blogspot.com/

Jennifer has two etsy stores, please take a moment to visit them:

For vintage items like these awesome salt and pepper shakers:


go to:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/The3Maries

For handmade items like custom painted saw blades:

go to:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CreatedByThe3Maries


Click on either picture to go to the listing.

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Adam and I both had a long weekend, and we had a nice Valentines day.


On Saturday we drove up to Santa Fe for roller derby practice and then came back and went for a nice bike ride. My dad treated us to dinner at Black Angus and the food we had was really delicious. I had practice on Sunday, too and enjoyed riding my bike to that and we celebrated with some small gifts and handmade cards, a nice dinner at home and a netflix movie.

Monday biked to the zoo and autumn was way more interested in the animals than the last time we went, so that was really nice. I was off work today also, because I had an appointment with my regular Doctor. It was a pap (BLAH) and he prescribed some anti-depressants. I have never taken anti depressants, but have definitely had issues with depression throughout my life so I am sure this will be a positive move!

OXOX
-Erica

Thank You, Mom

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 :)

I Was Featured on another blog!

Way awesome!

You can see my Purple Octopus Print In a lovely collection of purple items! ALSO... the print sold so it has been relisted.

Here is the blog link:

http://allthingstangled.blogspot.com/

allthingstangled also has an etsy store! http://allthingstangled.etsy.com/

I love this sweater from her store :)

If you click on the picture it will take you to the listing in her store.