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Jan 10, 2011

A few weeks ago I was updating my ArtFire shop's bio and stopped to look at the photo I'd posted.  When did I start…

Jan 7, 2011

I don't know if I've had a heightened awareness of Turkey or what, but I've found over the last few months that a great percentage of new artists I favorite on Etsy are living in Istanbul and other parts of Turkey.  I'm just amazed at the talent and their cool creations!  Here are a couple of Treasuries I created with just artists from Turkey.  What do you think?

'Istanbul is Irrestible' by…

Jan 6, 2011

Pomegranite cart in Istanbul

Fresh squeezed pomegranite juice available throughout city.

Jan 5, 2011

Did I hear it was someone's birthday?!  Gotta go get a cupcake to celebrate! 

As one of the newest members of the BlogFire Guild (about 3 weeks ago!) it feels kind of funny being…

Jan 3, 2011

I actually don't even do them.  I'm a goal oriented person, too, but I guess for me there's nothing magical about the start of the calendar year that gets me to wanting to set them. 

I do get why…

Dec 29, 2010

It's that time of year where I start closing my books and sending out checks to charities that have benefited from sales of my handcrafted jewelry.  A HUGE Thank you to those who bought from me in the first four months of 2010!  Some of you may remember my post on the Haitian Earthquake, but for others that do not:  From January through April of 2010 I was donating 10% of my jewelry sales to the…