Free Beads! OH MY GOODNESS!

Thanks RoseworksJewelry for telling me about Parrots contest! Look at the great beads she is giving away! What is more is there are MORE I just picked a couple of pics! The contest ends tomorrow so enter quick!

Wordless Wednesday

Fabulous Blog award

Aww my BFF Tecia gave me this "Your Blog is Fabulous" award! I am so tickled by the fact that she has become an expert blogger! LOL!

Anyway, Lets get to the rules of the Award.

list 5 of your LEAST favorite things. Yes that is a switch! After you do go pick 3 people to share this lovely award with!

5 of my LEAST FAVORITE THINGS:

1. Rude People
2. No special someone to share the rest of my life with
3. that my BFF lives in Florida
4. being overweight
5. that I feel tired all the time

I am passing this award on to the below bloggers!

1. SavonShoppe - A newbie Etsyblogger team mate
2. Miesmama - Just a cool lady and a fellow etsyblogger team mate
3. Memoriesforlife - One of my favorite Etsyblogger chics
   

Etsybogger Team Treasury

Thanks Sassalynne for doing this lovely Treasury and a special thanks for featuring Unique Commodities PRICE BUSTER earrings!

3 in 1 Interchangeable necklace YOU CHOOSE TWO additional pendants

3 – in 1 Interchangeable necklace! YOU CHOOSE TWO additional pendants!

Versatility at its BEST! I am the kind of person who wants the biggest bang for my buck! More than that I still want OPTIONS at an economical price! And Hey with the economy where it is today, who can afford to spend a lot of money on accessories.

So here is a STEAL OF A DEAL! You get an Interchangeable necklace with two additional pendants for versatility! Hey that is THREE necklaces!

So here is what you Do:

1. Purchase your necklace and let me know the length you want your (3 x 1mm) black suede cord to be. (If you do not choose, I will send a 16 in necklace length to you) Also each necklace is finished with either a standard sized silver plated lobster clasp or silver plated eye and hook clasp.
2. pick TWO additional pendants that you would like to go with your necklace and let me know via email to uniquecommodities@yahoo.com what your choices are!
   
   
3. I ship necklace with two interchangeable pendants all for $28.95 (shipping included) within 5 business days!

A = Lucky Pendant

B = Bird on a Branch Pendant

C = Peace Pendant

D = Flower Pendant

E = Celebrate Life Pendant

F = Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit

G = Be Kind

You Tube Jewelry Video

My First Youtube video!

Etsyblogger Blog Carnival - Birthday Memory

1) Tell about your favorite birthday memory, gift or wish...

Birthdays for me are all about spending time with those I love and who have impacted my life. I don’t need a bunch of gifts or even a huge party. It is the time of sharing and laughing that I love most!

One of my more encouraging celebrations was at a restaurant with a ton of my friends. We had buffet lunch, laughed and talked, all of my friends (some tearfully) shared about me. I in turn shared with each person the impact they had on my life. It is because of the culmination of friendships that I am the woman that I am today! Those kind of birthday memories and gifts are simply priceless and irreplaceable!

Quote: Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.

Etsyblogger Blog Carnival - Fairy Tale

What is your favorite fairy tale? Any parallels to real life?

You know I really did not have an absolute favorite fairy tale but I love Cinderella's story. I loved that she was a young lady of noble character, a good spirit and a humble heart in spite of being

continually abused and mistreated by her Step mother and step sisters! She always kept her spirits up and I don't recall EVER hearing her complain about her circumstances. I always wondered where her slack father was though! Looks like Step mom ran the show and HIM! I loved that she got to go to the ball after all wearing a beautiful dress, gorgeous glass slippers and got to ride in that lovely carriage. I wanted those slippers by the way! LOL! In the end, good won over the mean spirited and cruel and she got her charming Prince. You can not ask for much more than that.

There are a number of parallel to real life one could make.

• Good in the long run prevails.
• Treat people like you want to be treated - Cinderella did
• Never give up! Good things come to those who persevere
• Never give up on your dreams no matter what the naysayers do or say!
• Love in spite of!
  
• See the good in all circumstances and know there is a light at the end of the tunnel
• Sing and dance a lot
• It is not where you start but where you finish and I would say Cinderella finished strong!!

A Little Photo Fun with Zionna and the Paparazzi

ok Paparazzi aka Grandma you can take my picture but I am NOT smiling!

ok Got my Pacifier and my shades - looking cool Grandma but I am still NOT smiling!



OK Grandma - I mean Paparazzi are you done taking photos yet?! I am growing tired of the flash!!

I am serious...See these eyes?!?

Ok I have had enough - NO MORE PICTURES Grandma!

Yes I take pictures ALL the time! Sometimes she runs from me when she sees me get my camera out! LOL

Wordless Wednesday

Create A Thought - Featured Etsy Blogger

Well what do you know! The Featured Etsyblogger for the month of May is CreateAThought! Hey I can see why! She captures our every day thoughts in a very unique way! Check out a few of her items below and don't forget to scope out
CreateAThought's Blog!

Preaching Baby!

Amazing! Funny!WOW and actually makes a lot more sense than some of the preachers I have heard..LOL!

The POWER of an image

When I looked at SparklyPark aka Splendid Little Stars blog with her gorgeous photos, I said WOW! Her photos are crisp, clear and stunningly beautiful. I so loved the photos I saw on her Happy May Day post that I felt compelled to go look at the items in her shop! There is truly power and draw in a well done image and photo! Take heed to her work and display! Well done and I can learn a thing or two form you SparklyPark.

What kind of photos/images draw you in?

Splendidly Gorgeous

Love Card Hand Colored and Hand Stamped

Thank you taglets by SparklyPark

A little Etsyblogger Love

More than enough Etsyblogger Love to spread around!

Lovin' Your Feet Razz Nilla Soap by SpottedCowSoaps

Accordian Flower Love Gift Tags by StampinMom

Love Etsy Felt Business card holder by HomeMadeOriginals

Bleeding Heart Choker Necklace by AkeepersJackpot

I Heart my cat word album by MemoriesForLife

Queen of Heart Earrings by 3RexesJewelry

A little Etsyblogger Green

A little Etsyblogger GREEN to celebrate the Spring!

Photo by NatureManipulated

Beadaholic Woven Bracelet by RoseworksJewelry

Little Pea Head band from MiesMama

Minty Mindy Littles by DorsetHillBeads

Glowing Emerald Green Pendant Necklace by SuperiorStone

Wordless Wednesday

Thought Provoking

THE BUZZARD:
If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.
THE BAT:
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
THE BUMBLEBEE:
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.
PEOPLE:
In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing that all we have to do is look up! That's the answer, the escape route and the solution to any problem! Just look up.
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, But faith looks up!
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly and trust in our Creator who loves us.

Have a great day

Unique Commodities
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Welcome Back Lily!

We sure did miss you Tulips Treasure Box AKA Lily! Welcome back to being active on the Etsyblogger forum and it is already starting to feel like home again with you there!

Tulips Treasure Box has some of the most exquisite and gorgeous jewelry!

As a jewelry artisan, I look up to her!

Craft It Forward

I love looking at other crafters blogs because you come across so many neat ideas! I was looking at Beaded Tail’s blog and she is doing a Craft it Forward so I decided to be a copy cat and do the same! So here goes!

I'm going to offer a Craft It Forward to the first five people to respond to this post. You will get something handmade by me!

Here are the restrictions that come with this:

*There are no guarantees you will like what I make although I sure hope you do!
*What I create will be just for you
*You'll receive it this year (2009)
*The item will be a surprise to you and can be ANYTHING handmade
*And in return, all you need to do is post this text into your blog, email me the link back to your Craft it forward blog and make 5 things for 5 people. My email address is uniquecommodities@yahoo.com

The first 5 people to respond in the comments section WINS!!!!!

Memories for Life Start here

Want to give a gift to someone that reflects uniqueness? or a gift that is representative of every occasion? Want to have a gift that helps you create Memories For Life? Then start here!


Whether you want....

To celebrate family

to give a great birthday gift

to give an amazing wedding gift

to give a wonderful gift to a parent to celebrate their new bundle of joy

to give your sorority sister a most unique gift

You don't have to go far! Memories for Life has amazing hand made albums and other unique items!!!

Check out her blog Too: Memories For Life Scrapbooks