tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37535799619646901062011-07-29T04:13:25.996-04:00Ramblings about my craft, my life, my work.pamanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04368545545792258011noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753579961964690106.post-79841112279274230602010-07-13T18:42:00.000-04:002010-07-13T18:42:22.504-04:00

What a fun artist to feature this week!  Her Etsy shop is called Ardna's Sac, which had me scratching my head.  Until I read her profile, that is!  Our artist's name is Cassandra, if you read it backwards it says - you guessed it - Ardna's Sac!  I love fun word play!  Did I say play?  Cassandra creates adorable jewelry out of polymer clay.  The pieces are fun and colorful.  I am amazed at the

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Happy July to all my faithful readers.  Hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July!  I did.  I got to spend almost two days, at home, with my husband, and NO responsibilities.  Heaven! Today I get to tell you about an Etsy shop owned by BESTeam member Stephanie.  Stephanie's shop is As You Like It.  Stephanie also just opened a second shop, Unexpected Knocks.  This second store is named for a line

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When I started to read the profile of Miss Pretty Perfect, for a moment I thought I was reading about myself!  This is what I read:  "Miss Pretty Perfect is described as a woman who is a care-free, motivated, go-getter who is not easily led. Miss Pretty Perfect represents the independent woman who works, strives, and believes in a positive lifestyle and surrounding. Miss Pretty Perfect feels good

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It is once again time for a feature on one of the BESTeam members.  This week I have the pleasure of presenting Lightkeeping.  This lovely Etsy shop is the creation of Anastasija, from Ireland.  Anastasija loves color, proportion, symmetry, and most of all, beauty!  Her handmade lampwork pieces are complemented by Swarovski crystals, genuine precious and semi-precious gemstones and pearls.  Many

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Let me begin by telling you that I love skin products.  Soaps and lotions are not an extravagance, they are a necessity!  So when I had the opportunity to visit Swan Mountain Soaps I fell in love.  Swan, AKA Christine, Mike and their 5 children are the faces behind the products.  Their soap-making is truly a family affair.  They use the birch and spruce trees, the dandelion and the wild roses

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Part of the fun of being active in the Facebook community is learning about new shops and getting to know new people.  Although I "know" people in this community only through their shops, profiles and status updates we all share a passion for creating.  We enjoy showing our work and sharing each others.  Several of the communities I've joined ask their members to feature someone each week.  I've

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This weeks Featured Artisan on Share the Love - Blogger's Unite is My Helping Hands Graphic Design! Jazz up your shop with a new avatar and banner set, get an ad, PR service and more. Stop by My Helping Hands website to see samples of all her work and pricing! You can find My Helping Hands Graphic Design at: Website  Artfire Madeitmyself Twitter Facebook

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This week I have the pleasure of featuring BEST teammate moonangelnay - Naomi, from Birmingham, UK.  Naomi is a stay at home mom whose love for photography shines through each and every photo in her Etsy store.  I thoroughly enjoyed browsing her shop - her photographs are outstanding!                Soft As Snow       "A delicacy of the waning year,          crystalline formations will bring

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"Let me win.  But, if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt".  These are the words spoken by Special Olympians around the world.  These words will be repeated tomorrow evening - June 4th - at the RI State Summer Games.  My husband & I will be sitting in the stands, with Annie & her husband, and with other friends.  Our children will be on the field, repeating the pledge.  For the

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This weeks Featured Artisan on Share the Love - Blogger's Unite is Watches by Helen. Helen creates beautiful watches to enhance your wardrobe! Unique designs and beautiful styles. She also makes matching earrings for her unique designs. Stop by and see all her creations! I happen to LOVE watches, so featuring Helen is like being let loose in a candy store! I will only show you a couple of my

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Today I have the privilege of featuring a shop that is new to me.  This beautiful shop is all about color, gorgeous stones and interesting combinations.  Blue Forest Jewellery is filled with items that are pretty, wearable and affordable.  I found so many to favorite, and I want to share them with you. Handmade red Picasso glass bead necklace  Handmade lemon and lime Lucite flowers cluster

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It's Share the Love Tuesday - and I'm posting on the right day!!  Finally...:) Please check out this weeks feature - Stitch n Studio...you'll be glad you did! This weeks featured artisan is Stitch n Studio! Beautiful and unique accessories to add to your wardrobe! "Accessories Beyond the Basic Bling!" Visit Stitch n Studio to see all her creations! Etsy Shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/

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Late again - for the Share the Love feature. I'm supposed to do it on Tuesdays, but somehow I can't quite get it done! But this week, it's OK. Because the Featured artisan this week is....(drum roll, please...) pamannie ink! I get to be featured on all the blogs associated with On Fire for Handmade!! Here are some the these wonderful bloggers... Creations with Heart                       

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It's a beautiful evening here in Rhode Island.  The sun is just starting to go down, it's just the right temperature and I hear giggles from Paul's room.  Henry is sitting on the couch with the remote, watching 5 minutes of this and 5 minutes of that.  Dinner is done and so are the dishes.  Such peace!  It doesn't get much better than this.  Wishing you peace, too. Isabel Ferreira Peace Jade

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Good afternoon!  I am a day late, but I want to share this week's featured artisan for On Fire for Handmade.  This week we are featuring one of my obsessions!  Jan, from Shabby Bags, creates the most beautiful bags!  As far as I'm concerned, you can't have too many purses, totes or any other bag.            This Weeks Featured Shop is Shabby Bags - Jan creates wonderful purses and totes. The

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I just logged onto my Facebook page and received this lovely message -from Jane Glenholmes of Groovy Pumpkin;  Hello, I've got something on my Blog for you to pick up - please come and visit: http://groovypumpkin.blogspot.com/2010/05/kreativ-blogger-award.html.  Of course I went right away!  Jane has awarded me the Kreativ Blogger award!!  There are rules to accepting this award, but they are

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It's Tuesday - and that means we feature a new artist from On Fire for Handmade!  Each week all members of this fabulous group feature the same artist.  This week it's my pleasue to shine the spotlight on London and her shop Outta Sight.  London has beautiful pieces in her shop! "Outta Sight" - Well, not quite. Londaon tells us, "I am blind in my left eye and have the equivalent of looking

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As a follow up to Friday's post about the Olympic games on Saturday - Paul was awesome!  Not only did he complete his race, he did it like a champ and hustled all the way to the end.  Paul took home the gold medal!                                                           Before the parade of athletes Paul racing, with his coach Eli.                     Proud and happy!

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Tomorrow, in my corner of RI, it is time for the area games for Special Olympics.  This is a major event in our lives, and one we look forward to every spring.  You see, my son Paul is a Special Olympian.  Paul has been participating since he was 8 years old, he's now 22.  Paul has little in the way of physical athletic ability, but has a lot in the "I want to be included" social ability.  This

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This week's featured artisan from On Fire for Handmade is Peggi - Owner/Designer of Pink Clouds and Angels Jewelry! Peggi has beautiful creations and puts a great deal of love into every piece she creates! To quote her, "I make jewelry for every woman. I give each piece I make the same attention to detail, no matter the price range. "

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I love quotes!  They seem to so often sum up how I feel in just a few words.  They don't have to be from some serious long ago academic.  They can be light & fun.  Like "You're Never Too Old to do Goofy Stuff"  from the irrepressible Ward Cleaver! Another favorite, although more serious, is "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are", by e.e.cummings.  I think that we forget how

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I have become a member of On Fire for Handmade.  This is a fabulous way to meet artisans, share our own work and learn more about this great community of creative people.  Each week I will spotlight one of the members of On Fire for Handmade. This week I am featuring Sally, from Passion for Beads.  Sally creates sparkly, beautiful acessories to brighten up any wardrobe.  Her pieces are created 

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Hi all - I just wanted to give my readers a sneak peek at the Mother's Day cards that I'll be adding to my Etsy store.  Several have been added today and the rest over the next few days.  All Mother's Day cards are now $.50 off per card.  So get them while they're in stock!!  Each card is hand made and one of a kind - even if we made more than one no two will be exactly the same. Be sure to

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Last Tuesday was my birthday.  Because I have been making so many new friends through Link Love on Facebook, I wanted to support them by purchasing from some Etsy shops.  So I asked my husband for a "gift certificate" for Etsy and he agreed.  Off I went to go shopping!  There is nothing better than sitting in your pjs, curled in your favorite chair and shopping with someone else's money - and

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In my "day" job (read "paying") I am family support person for families who have a family member with a developmental disability.  So I do a lot of web surfing around information and resources that would benefit families.  Well, today I ran across a blog at the http://care.com/ website.  It was hysterical - yet hits the right note for me.  I thought we could try what Sheila did on her blog -

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Annie is my friend, and my business partner.  She's the other half of pamannie ink!  We've been working together for 2 years.  We met, like most parents, through our children.  Her young daughter had just started on the Challenger Division Little League team Paul was on.  It was love at first sight.  Paul & L have been best friends ever since. It didn't take me & Annie much longer to become

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Although the rains have finally stopped, there is still no sun. But with some lighting strategically placed I was able to get photos of our new cards. Here is a sample of what will get posted on Etsy over the next couple of days. Hope you like!

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Another rainy Monday in New England.  But I was able to get a lot of work done.  I have quite a few new cards ready for photography - as soon as we see the sun again!  Then I'll be able to post them in my Etsy store, here and on Facebook! And once I have the new photos I'll spotlight my business partner - Annie!!  She designs the most beautiful layouts. And I've learned so much from her. 

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What a lovely Saturday!  Started out with a call from Annie - who had a 20% off total purchase (including sales-priced!) coupon for Joanne's.  Off we went and had a blast choosing all kinds of fun embellishments, paper and other "must haves"! Then home, to where my husband had a Dunkin' iced coffee waiting for me.  Ah, ain't love grand...Into my stamping room where I actually did some things that

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Good afternoon!  My day job is done and I couldn't wait to get to the computer.  I learned how to add pictures to my blog today.  Hurray!  Thanks means I can show you some of the great talent I see every day on Etsy & Facebook. First up - my sister - Debs Designs.  You can find Deb at http://debsdesigns401.etsy.com/.  Deb started designing and making jewelry only a few short years ago.  Her

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Well, I've been considering doing this for a while and I think the time is now. This blog will be some of this and a little of that. I'd like to talk about my card making and the fun I'm having with it. I'll also shine the spotlight on some of the awesome work I've discovered through Etsy & Facebook. But I'll occassionally throw in some of my day to day life, too. To begin ~ my friend Annie (the

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