Tomorrow's Unknown

2010-01-13T17:50:00.002-05:00

A friend sent this to me today and I thought it was great.. Thanks Jerry.

> When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day. On that evening so long ago, my Mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my Dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my Dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my Mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my Mom apologize to my Dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits." Later that night, I went to kiss my Dad good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Mom put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"
You know, life is full of imperfect things......and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!
We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!

New 40x30mm Setting Samples are here..YAY

2010-01-12T09:33:00.005-05:00

So, yesterday I was like a child on xmas morning.. my new setting samples have arrived! YAY!

They are just Soooo beautifully detailed.I've had these made in sizes to fit 18x13mm cabs as well as 40x30. Some colors I'm not too crazy about..would love to know what you think.

I'm not loving the next two colors and may have to nix them.

I also got the baby ones to match these too, but haven't taken photos of them yet

New Flowers

2009-12-06T22:08:00.002-05:00

New Flowers are in..they are just beautiful! To my blogger friends..i am offering 10% off the new flowers for a limited time (until 12/15/09) - Just mention this post when checking out. See below for Flowers included in this special.

Finally here...

2009-11-29T20:45:00.004-05:00

Yay, my new settings are here and I'm stoked..they turned out beautifully.

November's New Items for the shop

2009-11-02T18:54:00.001-05:00

Hey y'all - just an update with the new goodies I got coming..so excited :)

Time for a new FUN contest - $10 Gift Certificate

2009-10-06T23:33:00.006-04:00

$10 Gift Certificate to any of my stores on Etsy or Artfire

I'm in need of some inspiring pieces of artwork for my creative workspace.. so I figured why not hold a fun contest.. so here are the rules..

1. Follow my blog
2. Take a look at my photos below of my space and post a link to an item on etsy (for clarification..not one of my items..something from someone else that I could potentially buy) that you think would be a great addition.. It can be anything from a set of coasters, to a painting, to a sculpture, to wall decals, to a stuffed doll..it doesn't matter.. I'm looking for some fun stuff.. and what better way to get help than from some fellow etsians..

You may suggest up to three items.
Winner will be chosen randomly and announced on 10/17/09
Winner of $10 GC will be responsible to pay any additional costs over $10

I'm looking forward to seeing some fun pieces :)
oh and if I actually buy the item you suggest I will give YOU (the person who suggested the item) a $10 GC also.

Please excuse the mess.. i'm not totally settled ;)

$25 gift Certificate Winner

2009-09-20T00:21:00.000-04:00

Thank you all so much for joining.. the Contest for the $25 gift certificate is now over

and the winner is....

Shrimp Salad Circus ... congrats!!!

You guys have been awesome and I really appreciate the support with this contest.. I had a lot of fun so I will be posting more soon..so be on the lookout :)

$25 Gift Certificate Givaway

2009-09-12T21:18:00.004-04:00

I've decided to start holding fun giveaways as a way of giving back. So for my first giveaway I will be giving a $25 gift certificate to one lucky winner to spend in any of my shops on Etsy. (see links to the left) Below is an outline of what is required for entry:

How to enter:
*Join my Group on Facebook and leave a comment mentioning this post

Get extra entries if you:
1. Follow my blog!
2. Mention this giveaway or any of my shops on your blog with a link back to me.
3. Mention this giveaway or any of my shops on Facebook.
4. Tweet about this giveaway (and send me the link)!
5. Earn 10 (Yepp TEN) entries if you make a purchase from any of my shops of $25 or more (excluding shipping)(be sure to mention $25 giveaway in notes to seller when checking out)

*Please leave me a separate comment for each entry. This giveaway will close on September 19th. Good luck!!!

2009-08-24T14:44:00.004-04:00

Here's what's new to be listed by the end of this week / early next week..

Cute little Pill Cases to embellish..they are great to keep a few aspirins in when your head starts to ache, Maybe your coinage, hmm what else.. maybe a few stickers, a mini pack of chicklets or a mixture of skittles and m&m's.. Errr.. I can't think of anything else right now...

Anyway they are super Awesome - About 2" and the white trays are removable if you want to use them for something other than pills.

Will the nasties ever go away?

2009-08-23T14:27:00.003-04:00

Sellers, have you ever had to deal with those customers who are just real pains in the ass? OMG.. while I have thousands of wonderful customers, there are always a handful of those that just ruin it.. that make me doubt why I'm killing myself trying to run my own business while still maintaining my normal 9-5 job.

I'm a positive person, I don't like ANY negativity whatsoever, no complaining, no woe is me, nothing.. I don't want to deal with it. So when these certain customers (I'll refer to them as nasties going foward) trouble me with problems where there is clearly no solution (because they are never happy), it just put's me in a not so happy place.
But then I have to take a deep breath and remember for every one Nasty, there are hundreds of Goodies :) So thank you all my Goodies.

Among other things, I'm thankful for my wonderful family and friends, for this awesome opportunity I've been blessed with and it being so successful and thankful for all my Goodies out there.

New Flower Cabs coming soon

2009-08-19T19:22:00.005-04:00

Hey Y'all, I'm so excited about some new items I will be adding soon..Check out these AWESOME FLOWERS!!

In addition, I will have some Great new Ring blanks and pendants

It's been awhile

2009-06-05T23:52:00.002-04:00

I'm finding it really hard to keep up with updating this blog.. I've been trying to utilize twitter a bit but there's just not enough time in the day.. wish I could hire someone to take care of all the marketing and stuff..unfortunately, I odn't think I could afford it :( (Ideas anyone?..lol)

Etsy has soo many talented artists, including most of my customers. (Some are just downright nasties..you know who you are...haha) Anyway.. I'm thinking of trying something for a bit, once a week, i will purchase an item from one of my customers from any of my stores.. then I will post the fabulous purchase here...

well we'll see how that goes. :) Ta-ta for now.

Awesome Goodness

2009-03-11T18:57:00.000-04:00

Etsy
Buy Handmade
PinkyNoodles

New Flowers are finally here

2009-03-11T18:48:00.003-04:00

Yay so excited! My new flower Cabochons are finally here.. they are going to make some fabulous Jewelry Pieces.

Check em out here

2009-03-09T20:07:00.002-04:00

Yay! my new resin flower cabochons are almost here.. so they will be available the end of this week. 6 beautiful colors - 28mm. They are great for pins, rings, necklaces - I'm even thinking of using them as buttons on an old sweater...hmmmm

What do you think?

Coming soon...

2009-03-08T22:53:00.003-04:00

Okay so I'm getting LOADS of new stuff in and I have to get rid of some of my old stuff.. SOO, I've been putting together these destashes.. Sweet little tins filled with goodies.

Make sure you get them while you can each one is one of a kind and they are a great value. AND they go quickly!

So Fresh and so clean

2009-03-03T23:58:00.002-05:00

I've decided to start a Blog to keep myself sane and let others know what's going on. We'll see how it goes and if I can keep up with it. I have a few stores on Etsy and it's becoming hard to manage. Plus I just joined up for Artfire, plus the ebay store AND my new webstore..I'm losing my marbles.. Anyway.. Here I will be listing my new items as they are available..so check back often to stay in the know..or better yet.. sign up for my newsletter on the sidebar over there..

here's a few links
http://www.tomorrowsunknown.com/
http://www.tomorrowsunknown.etsy.com/
http://www.pinkynoodles.etsy.com/
http://www.tugonedigital.etsy.com/
http://www.tudeux.etsy.com/
http://www.tomorrowsunknown.artfire.com/

whew.... Okay off to find out how I can market myself. :)