Submissions Under 10 Sales

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 Black and White Make Grey't Treasury had 91 views and 21 comments.

This week I'm looking for shops that have LESS THAN 10 SALES. If your shop has less than ten sales, post your favorite item in the comments and check back tomorrow for the Friday's Favorites.

If this doesn't describe your shop but know someone's that it does, feel free to nominate one of their items and share the love.

Book Review: The Alexandria Link

Last week I finished The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry. I must say that the subject matter was fascinating, and I'm really interested to know how much he got from facts and how much he made up.

The story itself took a while to get into, but by the end it lived up to it's thriller nature. It was like a spy novel meets The Da Vinci Code. Lot's of biblical intrigue, and many characters that you don't know if you can trust. Though some of the plots cooked up by the characters were just a little too perfect, but that's the kind of thing you'll find in many of today's movies as well.

If you are a fan of these types of books, then you will totally enjoy this.

Synopsis:

At the start of bestseller Berry's second thriller to feature Cotton Malone (after The Templar Legacy), Malone, a former employee of the covert branch of the U.S. Justice Department, is trying to lead a secluded life as a bookseller in Copenhagen. Unsurprisingly, that hope is short-lived when his son is kidnapped and his ex-wife, Pam, asks for his help in rescuing the boy. The abductors intend to force Malone to reveal what he knows about the survival of the legendary lost library of Alexandria, which may hold ancient texts that could undermine Israel's claim to biblical legitimacy. Malone and his allies get mixed up in Washington intrigue and double-dealing as they try to identify the high-level traitor seeking to use the secret sources to change the dynamics of the Middle East.

Treasury News:

The Black and White Make Grey't Treasury now has 87 views and 21 comments. Check it out if you haven't already seen it.

Two and a Half Dogs

Alfred, the new kitten, is beginning to settle in just fine. Gibbs, the puggle, has kind of taken on the daddy role and protects him from Bess, the chihuahua. Alfred and Gibbs now play all the time. Gibbs is good about being gentle and Alfred is good about not using his claws.

Alfred is beginning to think of himself as one of the dogs. He comes when he's called, and he gets kind of upset that he can't come out for a walk with the others.

Bess is a bit slower to adjust, and can still be kind of snappy, but everyday there's a small improvement. And then when they're all tired, they'll all sleep together quite nicely.

In Treasury News:

If you haven't already taken a look at the Black and White Make Grey't Treasury, please take a look. We are currently at 82 views and 19 comments!

Computer Issues

Some of my regular readers may have noticed that there was no Sunday Funday Video of the Week, this week. Well, yesterday, my computer decided to stop working.

Now, I've known for a while that my computer was slowly dying, and I've been trying to save up for a Mac, but something always comes up like replacing air compressors or going to the dentist or something.

I tried turning it off... sometimes it needs a little rest and then will work just fine. When I went to turn it on again...it wouldn't.

I never had a computer that just refused to turn on. I thought it was done for.

When I came home from work, the boyfriend had fixed it. Not using any of his computer savvy, but he told me that the plug had come out of the wall, and the laptop battery had run out.

Jeeze! Of all the computer problems and fixes that it could have been, that's one that I actually could have handled. *slaps forehead with palm*

Friday's Favorites on Saturday

Due to something going on with blogger, I wasn't able to sign in (as I heard a lot of people were), so we will do the Friday's Favorites today...Better late than never!

When I think of black and white, I think of old classic movies and old time starlets, but there's much more to black and white than old... Check out this new stuff



Here is the link to the treasury for those that want to tweet, facebook or blog about it:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4dcd5565ff356d917799709e/black-and-white-make-greyt-treasury?index=0

So far, it has 67 views, 16 comments, and 16 people have liked it on facebook!

Submissions: Black or White

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 Orange You Glad you Clicked treasury got 71 views and 21 comments!

...and one sale! Congratulations aShareeDesign!!!

This week I'm looking for your items that are all WHITE or all BLACK. If you have white or black items, post them in the comments and check back tomorrow for the Friday's Favorites!

Don't have black or white items? Nominate a friend's and spread the love.

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

New Kitten, Actually

Well, Saturday night the boyfriend broght home the new kitten. We named him Alfred and he's 8 weeks old. I've had cans my whole life, but I've always adopted them at 7 or 8 months, so I've never had a kitten quite so tiny before.

The dogs are adjusting OK. Gibbs (the puggle like creature) is fascinated and for the most part very nice to him. Bess (the chihuahua), on the other hand, is doing her best to tollerate him.

We've been keeping a close eye, and keeping them separated by a fence and slowly introducing them. At one point, though, I had the kitten on my lap and got Bess sitting next to me. She was such a champ and was doing her best to be good... well, until the kitten thought it would be fun to play with her ear. Bess wasn't too happy about that.

In other news:

There's a new sale going on! All patterns 10% off! Check out the top of this blog for details.