Etsy Beagles Blog Giveaway!

My Etsy Beagles Team has just completed our "Spring into Summer" team challenge! There are 8 great entries in this challenge, and you can enter to win a prize by voting for your favorite team challenge item! Just visit our Beagles Team blog for details on how to enter. Post your vote between Wed., May 25th - Sat., May 28th. Don't miss your chance to win a beautiful Garden Gate necklace from team member 2RavenChicks!

Yes, I'm blogging

Unbelievable, but true, I'm actually blogging. Of course, it's about my beagle, Flash, wearing his new "Rock Star" dog collar. Since my eldest son's in a band, it's too perfect; has little electric guitars and the words "Rock Star" all the way around it. I got it from Etsy shop and Beagles team member Cody's Creations. Flash believes he is a big celeb now!

On May 7th, I'll be rockin' a show at the Trumbull Art Guild. I love doing the art shows at TAG; there are so many fantastic artists there; not just jewelry artisans, like me, but all kinds of media! If you live in the Youngstown-Warren OH area, stop in and see for yourself. Great time to buy that special OOAK gift for Mom!

Etsy Beagles Team Challenge/Blog Giveaway

My Etsy Beagles team is having our March team challenge and blog giveaway from Wed., March 2nd - Sat., March 5th. Visit the Beagles team blog to see our "Kiss Me...I'm Beaglish!" challenge entries and enter the giveaway by voting for your favorite!

etsybeagles.blogspot.com/2011/02/kiss-meim-beaglish-team-challengeblog.html

Etsy Beagles Happy Howlidays Blog Giveaway!

My Etsy beagles team is now featuring our blog giveaway for our "Happy Howlidays" team challenge! Check out our team blog http://etsybeagles.blogspot.com/2010/12/etsy-beagles-happy-howlidays-blog.html

to view our team challenge items (pictured here) and post your vote for your favorite! The blog giveaway starts Wed., Dec. 8th, and ends on Sat., Dec. 11th. Visit our Etsy Beagles blog for details and to enter!

Whazitcalled?

I made a necklace with some really pretty stone beads I bought. They were labeled lapis, but I don't think so, unless they're a lower grade. They have a lot of white in them for lapis lazuli, and no gold flecks either. And, the coloring is more blue-grey than a true lapis blue. I'm thinking the beads are either sodalite or even dyed howlite, because of the veining. I really want to list this necklace in my Etsy shop, but I need to have an accurate description. I'm a bead-lady, not really a gemstone expert, so any help would be appreciated! THANKS! Linda

Beagles Team "Halloween Treats" blog giveaway!

Please visit my Etsy Beagles Team blog to see our fall challenge entries and enter our blog giveaway!

http://etsybeagles.blogspot.com/2010/10/etsy-beagles-halloween-treats-team.html

You could win a fabulous dog collar of your choice from our team member Cody's Creations! The Halloween Treats challenge offers great items for sale in our team members' Etsy shops. Give yourself a treat this Halloween! :0)

Ready for Fall!

It's been a crazy summer, and it flew by. My son is settled in at college, and this month I've been inspired to start making jewelry again. Making I can do; photographing...not so much. I always seem to get frustrated with my photos. I'm too picky. I did get some new listings in my Etsy shop, and hopefully I can get more listed soon. Meanwhile, we are getting cold nights here in Ohio, and the leaves are falling already. It's been hard getting all my summer garden decorations put away. At first, I didn't want to admit that fall was here. As I packed up my "summer stuff," though, I started getting excited about hauling all my fall decor out and setting up my big front porch for Halloween! I LOVE Halloween, maybe because I'm an October baby myself. Speaking of babies, my beagle, Flash, seems to find the cooler weather much to his liking! He wants longer walks than he did when we had 90 degree temps, and I must agree that it is more pleasant to walk him when we both aren't panting! My Etsy Beagles team is getting ready for our fall challenge, and our theme is "Halloween Treats." We will be holding our blog giveaway (see the Etsy Beagles link on the sidebar to view our Beagles Team blog) Oct. 13th-16th, and one of our team members will be donating the prize again.