Submissions: Red, White and Blue

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

Last week's treasury: Chocolate and Toffee Dreams had 115 views, 27 comments, 46 clicks, and 10 favorites!

This week, in honor of Forth of July, I'm looking for RED, WHITE AND BLUE!

If you have anything in your shop with these patriotic colors, post the link in the comments and check back tomorrow for the Friday's Favorites.

Don't have anything patriotic? Feel free to nominate a friend's piece and help spread the love.

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

Boyfriend Returns

I apologise for not having the Sunday Funday Video this week. Yesterday I was quite worried as the boyfriend had not come back from his iron butt ride. He was due in at around 10:30am but there was no sign of him.

I figured something had happened to his phone, as my phone had stopped tracking him somewhere in the middle of Utah, but I didn't really start getting worried until the next day.

By 6pm I was truly freaking out, and that is when he finally hobbled through the door.

He'd run out of gas somewhere near the salt flats and had to push his motorcycle 7 miles to get to a gas station. When his arms finally gave out from pushing, he left the bike and walked the rest of the way to get a gas can.

When he'd returned, he realized that he'd left his hazard lights on and now his battery was dead. It took another few hours before he was able to hail a police car who gave him a jump start.

The phone had gotten lost way back at another fill up. He hadn't secured his saddle bags and it must have flown out.

He's back, a little worse for wear, and quite sore. I'm just happy he's alive and he's home.

Motorcycle Boyfriend

Today, the boyfriend is going on a loooooong motorcycle ride in order to qualify for a group called the Iron Butts. You have to ride 1000 miles in 24 hours to be accepted in the group. He said it was too windy to go sailing and he didn't want to waste his day off.

He's plotted out his course, and I have to sign a thing as a witness when he leaves and when he comes back. He also has to collect his gas receipts to proove that he's gone the required distance. I know my butt couldn't take it...after two hours I'm really hurting.

Of course the first thing he has to do is wake up. I told him I could only be his witness if he leaves before ten as I have to go to work. He's got about a half an hour from now until I bring him some coffee and shake him awake... We'll see if he makes it out of the starting gate.

In treasury news:

So far, this week's Treasury: Chocolate and Toffee Dreams, has 100 views, 44 clicks, 27 comments and 10 favorites... Keep up the good work!

Friday's Favorites: Chocolate and Toffee

Brown is one of my favorite colors, and not only because it's the color of chocolate. It's a great neutral that isn't as stark as black or white, and it gives a lovely warmth to your skin tone.



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

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjI1NjY2NHwzNzQzNjI1ODc/chocolate-and-toffee-dreams

Submissions: Brown

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 had 349 views, 80 comments, 139 clicks, 9 favorites and ONE SALE! Congratulations cubits!!!

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

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

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

The Brown Gloves pictured above is one of the brown items that is in my shop.

Gigs and Hoover Dam

It's been a hectic past couple of days...

Last night I performed at a birthday party. Even though I'm a magician, I rarely do birthday parties, but the price was right so I went for it.

I was warned that one of the children had Asberger's Syndrome and might prove to be a problem. He was great! All the warnings they gave me I thought it would be really severe, but it was so mild that if I hadn't known, I would have just thought him to be a little quirky.



In other news

The boyfriend and I actually had a day off together...that is really a rarity. We thought it was going to be a too windy to take out the boat, so we just watched movies together all day. (I did work on a custom sock order while we were watching)...

Then later when it wasn't too hot anymore, we took the motorcycle out to my favorite wine bar and ate cheese platters. The boyfriend had already had one glass at home, so he couldn't partake since he was driving, but I sure did!

Then, since we were so close, we took the bike up to the Hoover Dam. I hadn't been there at night since they built the bypass, so the road was completely deserted which was so cool. You're not allowed to stop on the dam when it's closed, but we stopped in a parking area just above it and enjoyed the view.

Sunday Funday Video of the Week!

It's Father's Day, so here's a Star Wars (doesn't every dad like Star Wars?) Father's Day Video:



In Treasury News:

This week's Friday's Favorites Treasury so far has 342 views, 79 comments, 135 clicks and 9 favorites! Let's keep this one moving up up up!