Friday's Favorites: Purple

Purple is such a great color. Though technically in the cool family, you can see that there are definitely some warmer shades. Something for every skin type... have you done your winter shopping yet?








Here is the actual link to the treasury for those that want to blog, facebook or tweet about it:


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjI1NjY2NHw3OTkyMzIyNDc/purple-fun-to-say-and-wear

Submissions: Purple

Purple Faux Wrap Sweater

Every Friday, I put together a treasury of some of my favorite items made by other sellers, post it on my blog and call it the Friday's Favorites!


Last week's treasury, Yellow! Anybody Home?, got 84 views, 16 comments, 28 clicks, 8 admirers, and one sold and relisted!


This week, I'm looking for purple!  If you have any purple in your shop, post the link in the comments, and check back tomorrow for the Friday's Favorites!


Don't have any purple?  Feel free to nominate a friend's item and help spread the love.  


I will be looking in the forums for items as well, but I always consider the blog submissions first.


My purple, is the Faux Wrap Sweater pictured above.

Famous Encounter

I often get hired for events and go there not quite knowing what to expect.  The agencies send me out and I go.


Last week, I had a gig at Tao Beach at the Venetian.  I thought it was a corporate event, as they usually are, and I thought it would be a large event as they had booked me for three hours.


When I got there, it turned out it was a bridal party, of a bride, her maid of honor, and some other friends, about 7 or 8 total.  They were all super nice, and it was a joy to perform for them.  


Later, a photographer came, and wanted pictures of me with the bride. I still didn't think anything of it.  Many brides want to record everything that happens on their wedding day (or weekend).


Of course, as a performer, I use google alerts, and lo and behold, a picture of me and the bride triggered an email.  My step-father saw it too, and he was the one that told me that it was Susan Sarandon's daughter Eva Amurri!  How cool!  

My Cat wants me Dead

I think my cat is trying to kill me.  But he's being sneaky about it.  He knows he'll be blamed if he kills me in my sleep, so he's trying to make it look like an accident.


He'll run down the stairs, then stop on a dime mid-way, hoping that I'll trip over him.  When I don't, he looks at me with his cute yellow innocent eyes, and cocks his head like he's saying, "oops".


Then he'll run in and out between my legs hoping to mess up my walking across the room, and when that doesn't work, he'll hold on to my ankle while I'm on the move and lets himself be dragged.  On the plus side, walking with the ankle grab is a great way to clean the floor.


Maybe it's because I don't let him jump on the counter, or because I get mad when he steals my drinking straws.  It could also be that after a 15 minute session of petting, my arm gets tired and he wants more.  Or, I give him as many treats as it says to on the bag, and not as many as he wants.


...in any case, I think he has it in for me.

Friday's Favorites: Yellow! Anybody Home?

As the weather gets colder, we all need something to brighten up our lives. Yellow is the perfect color to do such a thing. It reminds me of the sun, cheerfulness and light. Take a little sunshine home with you today.








Here is the link to the actual treasury if you would like to blog, tweet or facebook about it:


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjI1NjY2NHw3NjM2Nzg3MDQ/yellow-anybody-home

Submissions: Yellow

Every Friday, I put together a treasury of some of my favorite items made by other etsy sellers, post it on my blog and call it the Friday's Favorites!


Last week's treasury, They Blue Me Away, had 131 views, 31 comments, 64 clicks and 15 admirers!


This week, I'm looking for YELLOW.  If you have any yellow items in your shop, post the link in the comments here, then check back tomorrow for the Friday's Favorites!


Don't have yellow?  Feel free to submit a friend's item and help spread the love.


I will be looking in the forums for items as well, but I always consider the blog submissions first.

Work Marathon

One of our performers at the Venetian is going to Singapore and so this week I have a work marathon.  Good for the bank account, but I know I'm gonna be exhausted by the end of it.  7 days straight of 6 shows a day, I'll probably be crawling home on the last day.


I'll be crawling to work today, that's for sure.  My body is still a little sore from jet skiing on Sunday.  Who knew how much work that would be?  There are muscles in pain right now that I didn't even realize that I used!  Well, it's good to know that a day of fun did something good for my body.... usually that's not the case.


In treasury news:


This week's They Blue Me Away treasury, so far, has 129 views, 30 comments, 64 clicks and 15 admirers.  If you haven't taken a look yet, please do.

Jet Skis: A Free Gift?!?

The boyfriend's friend gave him 2 jet skis and a trailer for free! He's been wanting a pair for some time now, but couldn't afford it.  The friend was getting rid of hers, and said he could have them he was ecstatic!

$50 each for new batteries.
$40 each for gas
$20 each for tags to get them on the lake
$30 each for new oil
...riding something you got for "free" on the lake? ...priceless

We are going to take them out on the lake for a spin today.  I'm packing a picnic lunch and we're gonna find a beach and feast.  Poor boyfriend has already gotten a sunburn from testing them out yesterday.  I'm gonna slather myself in sunblock.

Friday's Favorites: They Blue Me Away

Blue is a great color for the winter season. It reminds me of icicles, snowflakes, and everything that says relief from hot weather. Are you ready for winter? There are some wonderful choices here that can make the transition more beautiful.




Here is the link for those of you that want to blog, facebook or tweet about it: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjI1NjY2NHw3Mjc2Njk5MTQ/they-blue-me-away

Submissions: Blue

Every Friday, I put together a treasury of some of my favorite items made by other etsy sellers, post it on my blog, and call it the Friday's Favorites!

Last week's treasury, Get Your Knits Before You Need Them, had 117 views, 20 comments, 36 clicks and 4 admirers.

This week, I'm looking for your BLUES.  If you have a blue item in your shop, post the link in the comments and check back tomorrow for the Friday's Favorites.

Don't have blue?  Feel free to nominate a friend's item and help spread the love.

I will be looking in the forums for items but I always consider the blog submissions first.

The Summer Scarf pictured here, is my blue item.  Great as a fashion accessory for both warm and cold weather!

Portland, Oregon

I'm in Portland, Oregon right now, visiting with my mom, her husband and her cat.  All three were happy to see me, but so far, the cat is the only one that purred.

I love the weather here.  It's so pretty.  Everyone keeps apologizing and saying that they hope the sun will make an appearance.  What they don't understand is that, I live in the DESERT! I see the sun almost every single day!  I'm totally digging these cool fluffy white things in the sky, and a temperature that doesn't suck out your will to live.  Maybe when Oregonians come to visit me, I should apologize for the lack of clouds.



Well, time to look at some more of the beauty and cuteness outside...especially the squirrels.  If we do have squirrels in Vegas, they have yet to show their faces to me.

Back to Work

I feel like I'm going back to work this morning after a really long vacation.  It hasn't all been vacation though, I've just been working for the same company in a different location.  Who knew magicians could be transferred??!

There was a shopping area/town square that opened up here in the beginning of summer, and to help drive business to it, they had all sorts of entertainment there.  I was pulled from the Venetian to work there for a bit (well, most of the summer), and now is my first Saturday back on the strip.

After doing strolling magic for 4 + hours per day over there, doing six shows at the Venetian feels like nothing.  And where before it seemed like a lot, to have that kind of structure (and longer breaks), it kind of feels like a holiday.

I'm visiting my mom next week, and when I get back I have a full week waiting for me over there.  I'm thinking that by the third day I'll be complaining that the 6 shows a day are hard all over again.

In Treasury News:

Yesterday's treasury, Get your knits before you need them, so far has 94 views, 17 comments, 26 clicks and 3 admirers.  If you haven't had a chance to look at it yet, please show these artists some love.

Friday's Favorites: Knits

It's September now, and though in many places the temperature hasn't dropped yet, you know it's going to soon. Be prepared with some heartwarming knits. Cozy and fashionable is always in style.



Here's the link for those that want to blog, facebook or tweet about it: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjI1NjY2NHw2OTM2MDcwMjY/get-your-knits-before-you-need-them

Submissions: Knits

Red Chevron Gloves

Every Friday I put together a treasury made by other etsy sellers, post it on my blog and call it the Friday's Favorites!

Last treasury, They're Grrrrrey't  had 141 views, 33 comments, 82 clicks and 20 admirers.

This week, as the weather will get colder soon, I'm looking for your KNITS!  If you have knits in your shop, post the link in the comments, and check back tomorrow for the Friday's Favorites!

Don't have knits?  Feel free to nominate a friend's item and help spread the love.


I will be looking in the forums for items too, but I always consider the blog submissions first.

Lake Wisconsin

You might have noticed that things have been silent for the past week on the AllThingsTangled Blog, well, the boyfriend, the fur monsters and I took a road trip to Wisconsin.  Bess (the chihuahua) has been a few times and is an old hat at the long drives, while this was Gibb's (the puggle, chug, or whatever he is) first time.  He did surprisingly well and didn't freak out at all.

Gibbs went swimming for the first time in his new life jacket and seemed to enjoy himself.  Bess doesn't really like the water, but will tolerate it since she knows it makes us happy.  We also had a boat ride which they both enjoyed. Bess loves having the wind in her face and letting her giant ears blow back.

We all got in last night and are all exhausted.  The boyfriend had to go into work today, but the monsters and I have the day off to catch up on everything we missed this week.

Alfred, the cat, was unable to join us on the vacation.  Since he is still so young, we were afraid to leave him in the house alone, so we took him to a friend's place to stay.  He adapted quite well, and really enjoyed chasing her Russian wolfhound around the house.

Even though the vet said that Alfred should be full grown around 7 or 8 months, when I picked him up last night, I swear he had doubled in size.  He's bigger than Bess now and is quickly catching up on Gibbs.

The picture above shows Bess, Gibbs, and the boyfriend on the boat.  It's my favorite picture that I took this trip.