tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52900028297379450432024-03-13T06:45:24.836-07:00muddy lotusErin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-28574703766675661072011-08-20T10:53:00.000-07:002011-08-20T10:53:58.200-07:00A NEW BEGINING...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xnPr4kgPKuc/Tk_vvtyHQEI/AAAAAAAAAiM/bnYHJlKZvM8/s320/blogger.jpeg" width="320" /></div>That's right everyone I'm still alive! Although its been some time since Ive last sent my thoughts out into the blogger universe I have been busier than ever. This journey has been a wonderful experience full trial and error but without further adieu it is my pleasure to introduce my new baby, <a href="http://www.handmadelifehawaii.blogspot.com/">Handmade Life.</a> A company based on the idea that Chic and Eco friendly can coexist in the same universe. I have decided to end this blog and begin a new chapter. <br />
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My hope is that Handmade Life will become a source of inspiration and amusement for all who have a love for crafting, creating, and conserving. So come on over...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.handmadelifehawaii.blogspot.com/">www.handmadelifehawaii.blogspot.com</a></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-62553228303813510122010-02-18T02:30:00.000-08:002010-02-18T03:05:23.446-08:00SEED BEADS ARE THE BEES KNEES...<div align="center">I took a break from my metal and torch this week to make a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span> room for the other love of my life...SEED BEADS!</div><div align="center">I was taking a stroll in my local bead store and ran <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">across</span> some beautiful Charlotte seed beads. </div><div align="center">I just LOVE <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Charlotte's</span>, they are like seed beads but smaller and are cut on one side so that when you string them together they sparkle like tiny gemstones... Delicious!</div><div align="center">Anyhow here are some new additions to my shop. Hope you like them...</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30XySF-PRI/AAAAAAAAAbw/NrWt4SQkCzI/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439530077551213842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30XySF-PRI/AAAAAAAAAbw/NrWt4SQkCzI/s400/9.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30Xx8hldVI/AAAAAAAAAbo/GbCZV2pcBF4/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439530071761450322" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30Xx8hldVI/AAAAAAAAAbo/GbCZV2pcBF4/s400/4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30XxaZvc5I/AAAAAAAAAbg/Bjr410t_KSM/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439530062601745298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30XxaZvc5I/AAAAAAAAAbg/Bjr410t_KSM/s400/9.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30Xw03o3jI/AAAAAAAAAbY/Y_3fmdlnJ5o/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439530052526595634" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30Xw03o3jI/AAAAAAAAAbY/Y_3fmdlnJ5o/s400/6.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30XwVfrPqI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/avBkFv1G5Fk/s1600-h/new+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439530044104588962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S30XwVfrPqI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/avBkFv1G5Fk/s400/new+001.JPG" /></a> </div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-66700845532226308422010-02-12T19:02:00.001-08:002010-02-12T19:09:03.188-08:00MIXING METALS!!<div align="center">I've been doing some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">experimenting</span> with mixing silver with copper and here is the first creation...</div><div align="center">"The Poppy Necklace"<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3YWmCbyKsI/AAAAAAAAAbI/Zzb-KcaFAzI/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437558442840697538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3YWmCbyKsI/AAAAAAAAAbI/Zzb-KcaFAzI/s400/10.jpg" /></a>Copper Poppy</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3YWl_aILXI/AAAAAAAAAbA/1RFKPyEjtT0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437558442028445042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3YWl_aILXI/AAAAAAAAAbA/1RFKPyEjtT0/s400/1.jpg" /></a><br />Fine silver pollen<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3YWlSRZExI/AAAAAAAAAa4/0o3jHZP49lQ/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437558429912208146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3YWlSRZExI/AAAAAAAAAa4/0o3jHZP49lQ/s400/8.jpg" /></a>Hanging on textured sterling silver ring....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3YWk381afI/AAAAAAAAAaw/_Ot_jagYjiM/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437558422846663154" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3YWk381afI/AAAAAAAAAaw/_Ot_jagYjiM/s400/5.jpg" /></a>"<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tis</span> my faith that every flower</div><div>Enjoys the air it breaths"</div><div>William <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Worldsworth</span>-1798<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div><br /></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-62056535894831052922010-02-09T03:49:00.000-08:002010-02-09T04:21:27.838-08:00ITS JUST ME AGAINST THE ROLL...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3FTFlVl_5I/AAAAAAAAAao/NhBB-X4Sqs4/s1600-h/balanced-diet.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436217580600033170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S3FTFlVl_5I/AAAAAAAAAao/NhBB-X4Sqs4/s400/balanced-diet.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Well here I am again... Giving it yet another stab at trying to transform my bad eating <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">habits</span> into new exiting ways to trick my mind (and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">taste buds) into believing</span> that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Brussels</span> Sprouts really do taste like heaven. Well <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">maybe</span> not to that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">extreme</span>. Though I really have wanted to make an effort to try and eat healthier.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>In this journey I have taken it apon myself to join My Food Diary.Com and have discovered how much <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">easier</span> it can be to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">monitor</span> what you put in your mouth when you have to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">remember</span> to log it in a chart every day. Let me tell you folks you really begin to think twice about eating that tempting treat when you know that your daily calorie number will jump 500 points. At first I thought "who will know, no one sees the chart but me" But at the risk of sounding like the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cheesiest</span> cheese ball. I have realized that I will know... And this simple reality check seemed to change <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">something</span> inside of me tonight. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>As the microwave was warming my tasty cinnamon roll to the perfect <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">gooey</span> temperature I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">flipped</span> to my food dairy.com. Out of sheer morbid curiosity, I decided to see what the nutritional chart <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">would</span> look like for my regular bakery <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Cinnamon</span> roll. BIG MISTAKE!!!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>620 Calories</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>24 g Of Fat</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>14g Of Saturated Fat</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>And the list goes on and on...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">That's</span> right folks. There I stood at at a crossroad... </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I had two choices...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>One, I could eat the roll and just not log it down to forever <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">torture</span> me with its frown faces telling me I have <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">exceeded</span> my daily intake for saturated fats...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Or two, I could think about the effort that I had so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">proudfully</span> put into my day, and how good it felt after that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">spinach</span> salad for lunch. And by eating this one roll would have made the past 12 hours null and void..</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I choose option two... GOLF CLAP FOR ME...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">YAY</span>!</div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-56081497768358028332010-02-05T13:27:00.000-08:002010-02-05T13:39:39.713-08:00The Snuggle Bear is out to get me!!!!!!!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S2yPzFvoA_I/AAAAAAAAAag/8Tu-x_lJLcQ/s1600-h/snuggle-bear-snuggle-bear-evil-demotivational-poster-1253987442.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 331px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434876958207378418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S2yPzFvoA_I/AAAAAAAAAag/8Tu-x_lJLcQ/s400/snuggle-bear-snuggle-bear-evil-demotivational-poster-1253987442.jpg" /></a><br /><div>So this is my current situation... My boyfriend decided to do a load of laundry this morning before he headed off to work... Simple enough right? Well what I probably should mention to you is that we have one of those stand up washer and dryers that shakes <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">violently</span> in its final spin. Due to the fact that we live in an apartment with limited space we store all of our detergent and LIQUID SOFTENER on top of the washer. Well this morning that gal-darn washer gave a good enough shake to throw that Snuggle softener right onto the tile floor. Which comes to my next bit of sad news... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Whom</span> ever it was to use the softener last forget to screw the cap on tight. So I now have blue softener all over the hall and a smell that makes me feel like Mr. Snuggle Bear is choking me.... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ulgh</span>!!!!!!! After this I'm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> switching back to dryer sheets.</div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-38569664437139940342010-02-02T01:29:00.000-08:002010-02-02T01:37:16.244-08:00♥ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE SALE ♥<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S2fwrA8KsrI/AAAAAAAAAaY/XhJfxQTdE3I/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433576097223193266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/S2fwrA8KsrI/AAAAAAAAAaY/XhJfxQTdE3I/s400/1.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> All you have to do is find <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">something</span> pretty, make your <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">pay pal</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">purchase</span> and eagerly await your refund. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Its that simple. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">So now is the time to get that item for yourself or someone special this Valentines Day.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">With lots of LOVE...Erin</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-14868501119978680762010-01-26T00:49:00.000-08:002010-01-26T01:16:28.592-08:00SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO LAUGH...<div align="center">This was taken by one of Olafs family friends... You nedd to watch the entire clip to get the full affect. It continues to make me laugh two days after I first saw it, so I thought I would share it with all of you...<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">"Cause sometimes you just need to laugh".<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgDa_cpgHWs</div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-82864374714662396572010-01-15T15:12:00.000-08:002010-01-15T15:17:01.731-08:00BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> back... Well kinda. This past month has been a whirlwind of holiday guests and work which has left little time for me to play in my studio... But now that 2010 is upon us I wish for nothing more than to have some one on one time with my silver and my torch. Be sure to check back for some shiny things in the upcoming daysErin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-51462860697614448372009-12-10T02:44:00.000-08:002009-12-10T03:35:14.958-08:00Saying Goodbye...<div align="center">This week I said <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">goodbye</span> to a great man. My grandpa, Victor Manuel <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Jimenez</span>. After 87 amazing years it was at last his turn to be with god. Everything that I am and everything that I have is because of this man.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">A man who always put his family first.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">A man who would give the shirt off his back if you had none.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">A man who loved the game of golf more than anything.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">A man who went out of his way to make you laugh. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Grandpa, I will miss your voice, your hugs, the way you always said "Love you , Love you" because one "Love you" <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wasn't</span> enough. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I will miss it all...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">"Love You, Love You"</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Victor Manuel <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Jimenez</span></div><div align="center">July 1, 1922 - December 1, 2009</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SyDTX6-AQuI/AAAAAAAAAaE/ol73MvD8mYI/s1600-h/100_3538.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413559160019108578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SyDTX6-AQuI/AAAAAAAAAaE/ol73MvD8mYI/s400/100_3538.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My Grandmother and I</div><div align="center"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rabecca</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Jimenez</span><br /></div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SyDSlyrQ3BI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/1TWWfcbdut4/s1600-h/DSCF2065.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413558298799561746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SyDSlyrQ3BI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/1TWWfcbdut4/s400/DSCF2065.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center">A silver band I placed. A piece of me to be with him.<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SyDSlVEL8mI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/XIFtahrhqnk/s1600-h/DSCF2050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413558290851033698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SyDSlVEL8mI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/XIFtahrhqnk/s400/DSCF2050.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This just makes me smile...<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxDcR6Szy1262IN3Ue1_RQe8Y4fqgRiZRFACeVDUwfdVc3-iGwuOneQgh0-2WtU5DGWpqz1LCThRwjQwc3n6w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-34013285704177714042009-12-01T01:34:00.000-08:002009-12-01T01:54:16.386-08:00ITS GONNA BE A GREAT NEW YEAR!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Well we are now in full swing Holiday season. With Black Friday and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cyber</span> Monday behind us we can look forward to Christmas, New Years and AH HEM( my birthday),you know all the really important holidays. I've been working like a dog trying to stock up some inventory for the new year... This will be the year of craft fairs for me. I am gonna get my butt in check,get organized and really do it... Sorry I guess this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wasn't</span> so much of a blog post as it was inspirational speech to myself. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Aren't</span> you glad you were here for it!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Anyhow here are some new additions to my shop. Hope you enjoy...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">PINK CORAL FLOWER RING...</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkLbFtpTI/AAAAAAAAAYk/McWNP1SL63s/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199937280222514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkLbFtpTI/AAAAAAAAAYk/McWNP1SL63s/s400/6.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkLPlqZCI/AAAAAAAAAYc/XyuDOJFSkAs/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199934193001506" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkLPlqZCI/AAAAAAAAAYc/XyuDOJFSkAs/s400/2.jpg" /></a> FACETED RED CORAL SPIRAL EARRINGS...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkK5FZhHI/AAAAAAAAAYU/LtZ5a-ohrD0/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199928152097906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkK5FZhHI/AAAAAAAAAYU/LtZ5a-ohrD0/s400/2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkKcGsLWI/AAAAAAAAAYM/mND9gqZWH4Y/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199920372886882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkKcGsLWI/AAAAAAAAAYM/mND9gqZWH4Y/s400/4.jpg" /></a>ABALONE LOVE KNOT EARRINGS...<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199913460212498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTkKCWlIxI/AAAAAAAAAYE/dRA9Ab_P_eU/s400/Misc+021.JPG" /> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjzspIiDI/AAAAAAAAAX8/xMbzRWR4RI0/s1600/Misc+017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199529675327538" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjzspIiDI/AAAAAAAAAX8/xMbzRWR4RI0/s400/Misc+017.JPG" /></a>PEACOCK PEARL DANGLES...<br /><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjzWKUKFI/AAAAAAAAAX0/djqndEpdcPY/s1600/Misc+010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199523640485970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjzWKUKFI/AAAAAAAAAX0/djqndEpdcPY/s400/Misc+010.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjzGcI-uI/AAAAAAAAAXs/0zkEecS7v24/s1600/Misc+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199519420283618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjzGcI-uI/AAAAAAAAAXs/0zkEecS7v24/s400/Misc+004.JPG" /></a>STERLING FERN STUDS...<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjyu_NauI/AAAAAAAAAXk/bkcNNAK5A8U/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199513124924130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjyu_NauI/AAAAAAAAAXk/bkcNNAK5A8U/s400/5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjyczkbdI/AAAAAAAAAXc/NghptqfIjqQ/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410199508244262354" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxTjyczkbdI/AAAAAAAAAXc/NghptqfIjqQ/s400/1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-84560986200904268762009-11-30T03:59:00.001-08:002009-11-30T04:06:46.373-08:00CYBER MONDAY SALE...BUY ONE GET ONE 1/2 OFF!<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxOzsQoPpvI/AAAAAAAAAXU/9mCEu3z5h38/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409865150361478898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SxOzsQoPpvI/AAAAAAAAAXU/9mCEu3z5h38/s400/1.jpg" /></a> I guess you could say that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> on a bit of a roll. My black <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Friday</span> sale went well so I decided to have one last sale this year.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">BUY ONE GET ONE 1/2 OFF</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">All you need to do is make your <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">purchases</span> and the refund will promptly be posted to your <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">paypal</span> account.<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">HAPPY LOOKING ALL YOU SMART ONLINE SHOPPERS!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Here's</span> my store link...</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.epowersdesigns.etsy.com/">www.epowersdesigns.etsy.com</a></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-81865565910572424782009-11-27T01:46:00.001-08:002009-11-27T01:48:48.277-08:00SHOP TILL YOU DROP! IT'S MY BLACK FRIDAY SALE...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sw-gAqVun1I/AAAAAAAAAXM/AFQLCYUqWw8/s1600/black+friday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sw-gAqVun1I/AAAAAAAAAXM/AFQLCYUqWw8/s400/black+friday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408717610721124178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I AM HAVING A BLACK FRIDAY SALE... ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FIND YOUR PERFECT GIFT WHETHER FOR YOURSELF OR FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE AND YOU REFUND WILL BE PROMPTLY POSTED TO YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT... HAPPY SHOPPING...<br /><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-11148467860335145612009-11-21T18:10:00.000-08:002009-11-23T03:03:01.669-08:00Christmas in Hawaii...<div align="center">Well its <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">beginning</span> to look <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">alot</span> like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Christmas</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hawaii</span>. All of the shopping centers have all of there <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Christmas</span> decorations up which is the best reminder due to the fact that it is 90' and sunny all the time.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> Anyhow I have been a busy little bee trying to put some new designs in my shop for the holiday season. For those of you that are smart and do your shopping early, here ya go. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">APPLE JACKS</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35011757">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35011757</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Swiexu_HgjI/AAAAAAAAAW8/B-Glo8a2mqU/s1600/apple+hoop+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406745929921823282" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Swiexu_HgjI/AAAAAAAAAW8/B-Glo8a2mqU/s400/apple+hoop+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SwiemcILp5I/AAAAAAAAAW0/e2zH6bByR_I/s1600/apple+hoop+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406745735881009042" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SwiemcILp5I/AAAAAAAAAW0/e2zH6bByR_I/s400/apple+hoop+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />AQUAMARINE HOOPS<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SwiemA_ak1I/AAAAAAAAAWs/vc7Y6d_zxNk/s1600/figure+8+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406745728596480850" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SwiemA_ak1I/AAAAAAAAAWs/vc7Y6d_zxNk/s400/figure+8+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Swiel7ZiXUI/AAAAAAAAAWk/8R0XG8Bsgt4/s1600/figure+8+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406745727095430466" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Swiel7ZiXUI/AAAAAAAAAWk/8R0XG8Bsgt4/s400/figure+8+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />TEXTURED HOOPS WITH GARNET</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=35010691">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=35010691</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SwieloTEZSI/AAAAAAAAAWc/8imQFziUqXk/s1600/figure+8+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406745721968026914" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SwieloTEZSI/AAAAAAAAAWc/8imQFziUqXk/s400/figure+8+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Swielf5U3UI/AAAAAAAAAWU/q1RDJDaY3EU/s1600/figure+8+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406745719712570690" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Swielf5U3UI/AAAAAAAAAWU/q1RDJDaY3EU/s400/figure+8+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>HAPPY <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">HOLLIDAYS</span>...</div><div>ERIN<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div><br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-62744378740067621762009-11-13T02:48:00.000-08:002009-11-13T03:17:02.352-08:00My Muddy Lotus...<div align="center">Here is my newest creation. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lately</span> I've been trying so hard to test my skills and branch out to try new techniques. Let me tell you how hard this can be with a tight <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">budget</span> and silver prices <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">beginning</span> to skyrocket. With that said I have been so tickled with the direction that my creativity has been going. Never in million did I think that I could be having so much fun as I have been in the past couple of years.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06yCgfI7I/AAAAAAAAAWM/Vtdno5VdHBQ/s1600-h/lotus+ring+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403539759255462834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06yCgfI7I/AAAAAAAAAWM/Vtdno5VdHBQ/s400/lotus+ring+045.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have to admit that in the past I have had a problem with being patient. The phrase "when you <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">don't</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">succeed</span>, try, try again" <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">meant</span> nothing to me. I was stuck in the mentality that if it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">didn't</span> go right the first time then that was it, and I was on to the next. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Maybe</span> this changes with age because as I get older I feel like <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">something</span> has changed in me. I now feel the need to perfect.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06xlHv1kI/AAAAAAAAAWE/T-1qWHa9LgI/s1600-h/lotus+ring+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403539751367071298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06xlHv1kI/AAAAAAAAAWE/T-1qWHa9LgI/s400/lotus+ring+030.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just like my last project, this ring also gave me a bit of a fight but with some practice and patience I was able to create <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">something</span> that I am so proud of and that feels so good.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06xaGY1RI/AAAAAAAAAV8/1ZZy8ctVr5g/s1600-h/lotus+ring+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403539748408579346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06xaGY1RI/AAAAAAAAAV8/1ZZy8ctVr5g/s400/lotus+ring+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A hand sawed Sterling Silver Lotus flower holds the prettiest shell in the center. I have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">embellished</span> the back with a copper stem that falls into a twisted vine shank. Oh so comfortable.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06xALxxUI/AAAAAAAAAV0/opPxgQ2t9J8/s1600-h/lotus+ring+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403539741451863362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06xALxxUI/AAAAAAAAAV0/opPxgQ2t9J8/s400/lotus+ring+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh so Muddy...</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06wwWnnOI/AAAAAAAAAVs/_ZuKYEkQJcA/s1600-h/lotus+ring+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403539737202367714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/Sv06wwWnnOI/AAAAAAAAAVs/_ZuKYEkQJcA/s400/lotus+ring+041.JPG" border="0" /></a>Love Erin...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-32042537222416615152009-11-07T01:43:00.000-08:002009-11-07T01:54:29.561-08:00ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST...<div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ahhh</span> what could have been... I spent the better part of the day trying to resolve all the little problems this ring was giving me. Only to crack the wooden bead in the home stretch of its creation. Oh well, I put so much love into this little guy I felt it should still have its 15 seconds. It was the first piece that I decided to start mixing metals and put a little copper heart on its back. As frustrated as I am at the moment its back to the bench for me...</div><div align="center"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SvVCWl7D_6I/AAAAAAAAAVk/GWb-jFVKkwE/s1600-h/one+love+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401296284005171106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SvVCWl7D_6I/AAAAAAAAAVk/GWb-jFVKkwE/s400/one+love+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SvVCWYWcfvI/AAAAAAAAAVc/lqvqESEn5Xo/s1600-h/one+love+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401296280361926386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SvVCWYWcfvI/AAAAAAAAAVc/lqvqESEn5Xo/s400/one+love+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SvVCWLxEuoI/AAAAAAAAAVU/lA-Kvoyr8cI/s1600-h/one+love+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401296276983954050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SvVCWLxEuoI/AAAAAAAAAVU/lA-Kvoyr8cI/s400/one+love+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-77128503972804125822009-10-26T03:05:00.000-07:002009-10-26T03:38:46.005-07:00IM POOPED ...<div align="center">Its been a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">loooooong</span> week for me. I've been busy at the bench <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">coming</span> up with new items to put in my store. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">haven't</span> posted a blog in a bit so I figured tonight was as good a night as any even if I had to stay up a little later than normal. So what new with me you wonder...Well lets see... Olaf has been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">volunteering</span> at the Humane <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Society</span> a couple days a week. He had mentioned that I might want to come down to see all the animals... All I can say is watch what you ask for;o) The poor man quickly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">regretted</span> his invitation when I tried to take the whole lot of animals home with me. There was one puppy in particular that had quickly stolen my heart. His name was Squeaky. He was the cutest little Border Collie I had ever seen . I wish I has a photo to share with you. Only 6 weeks old he was white with brown spots, and the fur on the tip of his nose was so transparent he appeared to have freckles... <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Don't</span> tell <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Oly</span> but someday soon this pup is coming home with me. The only down fall to the day was the fact that my allergies were not as happy as I was to see the little critters. I spent the rest of the evening with itchy eyes, a runny nose, and swollen puppy and kitty scratches <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">all</span> over me... Still it was worth every sneeze.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Other that that little adventure the rest of my week has been spent working at Lulus and other boring but <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">necessary</span> evils that seem to clutter our day to day lives...paying bills and all that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">nonsense</span>. Well I thank God that he helps me manage my time so I can play at my jewelry... Cause I have to say the highlight of my day is when I am alone with my music, my metal, and my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">torch</span>... So with that said here are some photos to tickle your pallet. All of which were listed in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Etsy</span> shop this evening... </div><div align="center">Later <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Gaters</span>...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">PURPLE HAZE STACKABLE RING</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1jn9e9JI/AAAAAAAAAVM/uknQjHp7sbk/s1600-h/fall+new+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396848983356142738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1jn9e9JI/AAAAAAAAAVM/uknQjHp7sbk/s400/fall+new+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33280026">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33280026</a></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1jdApGKI/AAAAAAAAAVE/5git0sRXZ6E/s1600-h/fall+new+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396848980416600226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1jdApGKI/AAAAAAAAAVE/5git0sRXZ6E/s400/fall+new+011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1YoFCRiI/AAAAAAAAAU8/2zWtNXW8-Xo/s1600-h/fall+new+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396848794409256482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1YoFCRiI/AAAAAAAAAU8/2zWtNXW8-Xo/s400/fall+new+033.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>PANSY STUDS<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1YVFBvmI/AAAAAAAAAU0/4f2mwH-_VmE/s1600-h/fall+new+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396848789308948066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1YVFBvmI/AAAAAAAAAU0/4f2mwH-_VmE/s400/fall+new+050.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=33278121">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=33278121</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1YL6L3TI/AAAAAAAAAUs/ofsyP9toEzs/s1600-h/fall+new+043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396848786847554866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1YL6L3TI/AAAAAAAAAUs/ofsyP9toEzs/s400/fall+new+043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />FLOWER BUD STUDS<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1X7SDBqI/AAAAAAAAAUk/5rifN6t9A1U/s1600-h/fall+new+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396848782384236194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1X7SDBqI/AAAAAAAAAUk/5rifN6t9A1U/s400/fall+new+049.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=33279698">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=33279698</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1XmrRwOI/AAAAAAAAAUc/s9_Pok7M7TY/s1600-h/fall+new+046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396848776852914402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SuV1XmrRwOI/AAAAAAAAAUc/s9_Pok7M7TY/s400/fall+new+046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-54797683925255032122009-10-13T02:30:00.000-07:002009-10-13T02:42:09.370-07:00INDIE SMILES ON MUDDY LOTUS...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StRLZVaFD8I/AAAAAAAAATE/iuoRZrjZDjE/s1600-h/wood+2+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392017552484667330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StRLZVaFD8I/AAAAAAAAATE/iuoRZrjZDjE/s400/wood+2+027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I was contacted by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brandy</span> of knittaddiction.etsy.com to ask my permission to use my Right <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Direction</span> ring in an article she was writing for Indie Smiles, a new website dedicated to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">artists</span> and shoppers alike. The piece she has cleverly written talks about comparing the quality of handmade to the value of retail. I was so honored that she wanted to include my work and thought I would share it with all of you...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.indiesmiles.com/the-oak-bush-tree-series/">http://www.indiesmiles.com/the-oak-bush-tree-series/</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Check it out...</div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-1492759215545448892009-10-10T04:15:00.000-07:002009-10-10T04:31:07.302-07:00I HEART CUSTOM ORDERS...<div align="center">I welcome custom orders with open arms. I think its such a neat idea that someone who knows what they want can see there hearts desire in a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tangible</span> state. I feel so blessed that I can make it happen. My dear <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">friend</span> Tonya of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Elementz</span> Designs in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kailua</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kona</span> had given me the coolest <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mammoth</span> bone feather to set for her. I knew it would be difficult being so flat and with such <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">weird</span> angles but I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">defiantly</span> up for a challenge and presto, here it is...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtTXLtxlI/AAAAAAAAAS8/0MwZtrAIKIU/s1600-h/feather+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390928933370578514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtTXLtxlI/AAAAAAAAAS8/0MwZtrAIKIU/s400/feather+003.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I love how rustic it turned out. It matches her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">personality</span> perfectly...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtTAGQ6yI/AAAAAAAAAS0/SQQB0nMmGKg/s1600-h/feather+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390928927173700386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtTAGQ6yI/AAAAAAAAAS0/SQQB0nMmGKg/s400/feather+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtSs2DHcI/AAAAAAAAASs/S4NwR-QbdDI/s1600-h/feather+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390928922005413314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtSs2DHcI/AAAAAAAAASs/S4NwR-QbdDI/s400/feather+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtSRUvt3I/AAAAAAAAASk/05fRKkzK8aM/s1600-h/feather+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390928914617972594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtSRUvt3I/AAAAAAAAASk/05fRKkzK8aM/s400/feather+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtR0nauvI/AAAAAAAAASc/zcRunPLxhh8/s1600-h/feather+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390928906911660786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/StBtR0nauvI/AAAAAAAAASc/zcRunPLxhh8/s400/feather+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-19263425669813705452009-10-03T15:59:00.000-07:002009-10-03T20:32:50.415-07:00I'm officialy a G.I.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsfpBdmtbvI/AAAAAAAAASU/ZzdwPI6_jXU/s1600-h/cover.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388531690508218098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsfpBdmtbvI/AAAAAAAAASU/ZzdwPI6_jXU/s400/cover.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well this is it...I have had it. I just went to my doctor for a routine checkup a few days ago. Same old routine sign in and wait in the big waiting room only to be taken to wait in the little waiting room. (for those of you who love <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">seinfeild</span>, that was for you..<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">haha</span>) Anyway I left out the scariest part of the process. That dreaded moment when the nurse <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">asks</span> you to step on the scale. I always ask if i can take off my shoes. Any help you can get right! Well I am a woman of small stature, 5.0 to be exact. I like being small for the most part. After all awesome things come in small packages, right? The only down side is that every extra pound I carry shows. All that aside, there I was on the scale watching the nurse TIC, TIC, TIC the lever all the way to a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">horrifying</span> 150 lbs. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">couldn't</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">believe</span> my eyes. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">I'm</span> telling you it was at that moment where I new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">something</span> needed to be done. I have always dieted in the past only to loose a few pounds for a short bit and then unknowingly put it back on, sometimes almost double what I lost. Its <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">exhausting</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">totally</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">unmotivating</span> to think of counting calories or having to cut out your favorite foods when you know the will power just might not be there. Well I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">finally</span> feel like some light has been shed down upon me for the first time. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">found</span> this book outside on the 5 dollar rack just sitting there on top of the pile as if an answer to my prayers. After <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">skimming</span> threw it for a bit I decided it was only 5 bucks and had a bunch of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">recipes</span> that looked good. If anything <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">I'd</span> throw it on the library shelf of on my list to read books. Only once I got home I started with page one and was hooked. </div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsfaNatWdfI/AAAAAAAAASM/mJ9oQNZuhQI/s1600-h/logo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388515403214779890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsfaNatWdfI/AAAAAAAAASM/mJ9oQNZuhQI/s400/logo.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">OK,</span> I know this is gonna be a long post but hopefully you'll bear with me. After reading more about the G.I diet or Glucose Index Diet I realized that this is not a diet at all but rather a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">totally</span> new a easy way to change your eating habits for life. If I were to keep living my life the way I have been I will quickly become a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">canidate </span>for heart disease, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">osteoporosis</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">diabetes</span> and many more horrible things that I would rather not mention. Well <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">that's</span> not gonna be me. </p><br /><p>By eating food that a low in glucose (sugar) thousands of people have been able to loose weight the healthy way. Not by starving themselves but by eating three solid meals and three snacks a day. </p><br /><p>So many people think that they are making the right choice by cutting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">carbs</span> out of there diet when it has been proven that our body and brain need <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">carbs</span> to function properly. All we need to do is learn the difference between GOOD <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">CARBS</span> and BAD <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">CARBS</span>. </p><br /><p>This diet makes it so simple by giving you a stoplight guide to which foods will <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">benefit</span> and which will harm.</p><br /><ul><br /><li>GREEN: Foods that are low in glucose (sugar) that you may eat freely.</li><br /><li>YELLOW: Foods that have a slightly higher glucose content that should be used in moderation.</li><br /><li>RED: Foods that have a high glucose and saturated fat content that you should <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">steer</span> clear from.</li></ul><br /><p>It even teaches you about portion control and gives hundreds of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">recipes</span> to make hearty meals so you can never get <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">bored</span> with what you eat.</p><br /><p>Well, I've said enough. I have decided to take control of my life and someday soon be able to fit into all those clothes still hanging in my closet from a skinnier day.</p><br /><p>I know my blog has been dedicated to my passion for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">metal smithing</span> but who says you can only <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">have</span> on passion. So I will be posting my progress along with some yummy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">recipes</span> that I will be cooking up for myself. I know I cant be the only one out there that feels the way I do about myself, so hopefully this blog will reach someone else out there struggling with the same issues. </p><br /><p>I will also be posting some new photos of some pretties later tonight... TA TA for now...Erin</p><br /><p></p>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-46041906411391849082009-10-02T14:56:00.001-07:002009-10-02T14:57:55.713-07:00IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN...<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsZ3QGRfRhI/AAAAAAAAASE/btRSg8XJBmQ/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388125122640954898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsZ3QGRfRhI/AAAAAAAAASE/btRSg8XJBmQ/s400/16.jpg" border="0" /></a> GET EM WHILE THERE HOT LADIES...<br /><br /></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-73819774614690927732009-09-30T15:35:00.000-07:002009-09-30T16:14:38.226-07:00GET A LOAD OF THESE NEWBIES...I have some newbies to share with you all. I love that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">I've</span> been getting custom orders <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lately</span>... Making <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">something</span> for that one person to me is so personal whenever they wear your piece of jewelry they know that it was made just for them. <br />Also I have put these new Loop De Loop Hoop studs in my shop. These are great you can wear them with everything... Hope you like...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPkP3dopBI/AAAAAAAAAR8/VOg_efbDcrI/s1600-h/solar+set+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387400540502664210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPkP3dopBI/AAAAAAAAAR8/VOg_efbDcrI/s400/solar+set+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPkPle26aI/AAAAAAAAAR0/otY2IZaqRig/s1600-h/amy+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387400535675955618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPkPle26aI/AAAAAAAAAR0/otY2IZaqRig/s400/amy+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31823659">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31823659</a></div><div> </div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPkPA7OVDI/AAAAAAAAARs/3sH1PQqFblg/s1600-h/amy+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387400525862818866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPkPA7OVDI/AAAAAAAAARs/3sH1PQqFblg/s400/amy+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Hoops for my coworker Amy... Hope she enjoys them...</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPjr4L9cfI/AAAAAAAAARk/8rjMRk9YTIo/s1600-h/amy+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387399922221674994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPjr4L9cfI/AAAAAAAAARk/8rjMRk9YTIo/s400/amy+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPjrR_nPiI/AAAAAAAAARc/hSAYLvngCy0/s1600-h/amy+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387399911969340962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPjrR_nPiI/AAAAAAAAARc/hSAYLvngCy0/s400/amy+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPjrOhU23I/AAAAAAAAARU/LBW0yqhMdaM/s1600-h/amy+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387399911037000562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPjrOhU23I/AAAAAAAAARU/LBW0yqhMdaM/s400/amy+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Here's</span> some photos from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Shadya's</span> Birthday. We went to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Kona</span> Brewing Co. Best beer ever and I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">don't</span> even like beer! Both Olaf and I worked that day so when we got there we wee STARVING. Needless to say our eyes were bigger than our stomachs and we ended up leaving with 5 heaping to go boxes full of food... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mmmmmm</span>... Leftovers. Well <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Shadya</span> had a blast which was all that mattered.<br /><br /><div>Happy 25 woman!</div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPhRQ_vLzI/AAAAAAAAARM/ntuGATBUC5w/s1600-h/shadz+bday+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387397266001571634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPhRQ_vLzI/AAAAAAAAARM/ntuGATBUC5w/s400/shadz+bday+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> From right to left... Amanda, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Shadya</span>, Kacie, Me</div><br /><div><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPhROawHPI/AAAAAAAAARE/sH1-aaR1o3U/s1600-h/shadz+bday+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387397265309572338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPhROawHPI/AAAAAAAAARE/sH1-aaR1o3U/s400/shadz+bday+012.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Best Hummus in the world<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPhQoWzFcI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/Pd3wJML8_lA/s1600-h/shadz+bday+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387397255092442562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPhQoWzFcI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/Pd3wJML8_lA/s400/shadz+bday+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPhQLYyUUI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/zrsteAgMYgg/s1600-h/shadz+bday+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387397247316152642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SsPhQLYyUUI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/zrsteAgMYgg/s400/shadz+bday+007.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thats all for now...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-16833150039669351302009-09-24T02:52:00.000-07:002009-09-24T03:08:23.160-07:00Birthday Wishes...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrtEc8xtW8I/AAAAAAAAAQs/Nku5T88msC0/s1600-h/shadz+bday+present+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384973043593206722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrtEc8xtW8I/AAAAAAAAAQs/Nku5T88msC0/s400/shadz+bday+present+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrtEcR8W2SI/AAAAAAAAAQk/H5eCY71MgXc/s1600-h/shadz+bday+present+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384973032095144226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrtEcR8W2SI/AAAAAAAAAQk/H5eCY71MgXc/s400/shadz+bday+present+041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrtEcC97bRI/AAAAAAAAAQc/aKS7TlidW7E/s1600-h/shadz+bday+present+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384973028075203858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrtEcC97bRI/AAAAAAAAAQc/aKS7TlidW7E/s400/shadz+bday+present+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Well the drought is over!!! I have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">finally</span> gotten off my butt and have started to make some new pieces for fall... I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">don't</span> know what is was but I just seemed to feel like I was at a creative standstill. Have you ever felt that way? Like no matter how hard you try to look at it differently every idea <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">doesn't</span> seem to work in my creative mind. But I guess its true what they say about working well under pressure. My best friend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Shadya's</span> birthday is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">coming</span> up in a week and I really wanted to make her something special. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Something</span> I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">haven't</span> made before. So I thought about what kind of woman she is, Strong and elegant with such a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">colorful</span> personality and came up with the little newbie before you. I love the blues and teals that swirl like ocean currents. I hope she'll be able to feel the love that went into making this piece when she wears it. Happy Birthday <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Shadz</span>...</div></div></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-47526159633136114902009-09-16T03:32:00.000-07:002009-09-16T04:05:33.973-07:00Whatever Lola wants...Lola gets...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrDFiBWO45I/AAAAAAAAAQU/FpyRSxkv358/s1600-h/carnival+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382018742975652754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrDFiBWO45I/AAAAAAAAAQU/FpyRSxkv358/s400/carnival+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrDFhv6gaLI/AAAAAAAAAQM/cWF8x-_EX2c/s1600-h/carnival+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382018738295957682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrDFhv6gaLI/AAAAAAAAAQM/cWF8x-_EX2c/s400/carnival+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrDFhSdmaxI/AAAAAAAAAQE/oFmt4GDmLlk/s1600-h/carnival+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382018730390088466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SrDFhSdmaxI/AAAAAAAAAQE/oFmt4GDmLlk/s400/carnival+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I have to say that I have the sweetest little kitty to ever walk the planet. Her name is Lola and she loves to spend her days sleeping on the lanai, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">soaking</span></span> up the sun. Over the years I have had several <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">purrr</span></span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">fect</span></span> cats but none as special or with more personality as Lola. The only way to explain how funny she is it to list her quarks one by one...</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ol><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></ol><p>She detests human food... With the exception of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Parmesan</span> cheese. Powder not graded. </p><ol><br /></ol><p>She must sleep with her paw over her eyes as to not let in any sun light.</p><ol><br /></ol><p>If she wants a fresh bow of food there is no meowing, no no she will <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">delicately</span> use her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hind</span> leg to kick whatever prize <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">possession</span> you have sitting on the counter... i.e. sunglasses, keys etc.</p><ol><br /></ol><p>It is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">mandatory</span> that she kill and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">disassemble</span> one bird per month to be left on our living room floor. (Preferably after the white carpets have been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">steam</span> cleaned. True story!)</p><p>Always the last one to say <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">good buy</span> at the car when you leave and the first to greet you at the bottom of the stairs when you get home.</p><ol><br /></ol><p>Will only drink water if it has ice cubes in it. Or will accept running water from the sink or tub, never the toilet...</p><ol><br /></ol><p>Has fur softer that a rabbit as told by her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">veterinarian</span>...</p><p>With all of her little quarks she loves me <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">unconditionally</span> and I am so happy that god has placed this wonderful little creature in my life...</p></div></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-52031950672169002802009-09-04T03:10:00.000-07:002009-09-04T03:24:09.686-07:00♥-♥LABOR DAY SALE♥-♥<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SqDqTbHputI/AAAAAAAAAP8/F0YL_3vLxn8/s1600-h/sale.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377555574498638546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SqDqTbHputI/AAAAAAAAAP8/F0YL_3vLxn8/s400/sale.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#333300;">SALE<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> SALE<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> SALE<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> SALE</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#333300;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#333300;">LABOR DAY WEEKEND SALE 35% 0FF ALL ITEMS </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#333300;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#333300;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">THURS<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>FRI<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>SAT<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>SUN<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>MON</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#000000;"> MAKE YOUR <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PURCHASE</span> AND I WILL PROMPTLY REFUND THE 35% THROUGH YOUR <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PAY PAL</span> ACCOUNT...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center">JUST CLICK ON MY <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ETSY</span> SHOP LINK...</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6745283">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6745283</a></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290002829737945043.post-77308103372613433262009-08-30T06:34:00.000-07:002009-08-30T06:50:56.406-07:00YET ANOTHER ADDITION TO OUR HAPPY HOME...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SpqDpi8IXRI/AAAAAAAAAPw/zDPCAOXZXC8/s1600-h/friend+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375753854996995346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SpqDpi8IXRI/AAAAAAAAAPw/zDPCAOXZXC8/s400/friend+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SpqDpA39nQI/AAAAAAAAAPo/8wFpyunM0QM/s1600-h/friend+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375753845852708098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SpqDpA39nQI/AAAAAAAAAPo/8wFpyunM0QM/s400/friend+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SpqDoyk92KI/AAAAAAAAAPg/aMrSSSJwkzM/s1600-h/friend+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375753842014935202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5o8mGecBQTM/SpqDoyk92KI/AAAAAAAAAPg/aMrSSSJwkzM/s400/friend+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Well we have yet another roommate dwelling in our humble abode. If you check in my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">archive</span> you will find a post entitled "A tribute to lucky". A short tale of a crafty gecko that had outwitted our cat Lola, and lived to see another day. Well lucky is long gone but there is a new little friend that has recently made an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">appearance</span>. Enter George... This little guy also has managed to survive the evil paw. Though there is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">something</span> quite different about George. Most geckos will <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">travel</span> around our home observing from a distance never letting you get within arms reach. George on the other hand is the exact opposite. Watching me intently he decided to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">eagerly</span> take a ride on my hand and pose for a photo shoot... I have never seen anything like this EVER! To my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">amusement</span> he was quite comfortable with his new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">surroundings</span>. When I was done I gently let him down on my workbench to which he has decided to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">permanently</span> set up camp <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">popping</span> his tiny head out for an occasional fly or two...</div></div></div>Erin Christie Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900071963765765532noreply@blogger.com4