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PicMonkey <3 and Etsy update

Happy Monday! Real quick. A lot of my photog buds were upset when Flickr decided to go with a new photo editor, Aviary. I briefly experimented with it and was pretty disappointed with it's limited tool options. I heard about PicMonkey via Flickr buzz. It has a lot of the same options that Picnik had. I actually like their filters more than the picnik's. If you're still looking for a photo editor, I encourage you to check it out.

I have two more necklaces for this week's update. I really love the purple one and I'm fighting the urge to keep it to myself.

This batch of necklaces will be available for purchase this Saturday @ 9am CST. Let me know if you guys have any special requests, I have plenty of graphics. Thanks for stopping by!

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creating again...enjoy the sneak peeks

My muse has been on hiatus for almost a year. It's been forever since I've created anything. I'll be restocking my Etsy store this weekend. Have a great week!

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Giveaway Winners Announced

Happy Monday Everyone!  I just wanted to make a quick post and announce the winners of my little giveaway.  Welcome to all my new readers and thanks so much for posting, it's nice to connect with other military bloggers.  :)

Without further delay...

Air Force - Lacey

Army - Megan Writes

Navy - The Young Retiree

Marine Corps - Ines

All winners, please send your snail mail information to mestisa7@gmail.com so I can get your necklaces in the mail.  For those interested, I plan on keeping my Etsy store stocked with these and may have another giveaway in a few weeks.  Here's the link for my little shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/mestisa.  Have a great week!

new blythe and an etsy upload in the near future

It's been a while since I've talked about my Blythe doll collection.  I just got a new custom girl, so here are some photos of her.

I swapped out her body, a couple of her eyechips, gave her black ribbon pulls and these adorable charms that I found on Etsy.

Egads, my hands are sooo dry! Lotion, puh-leeze!  Anyways, I adore Landen and I'm seriously thinking about listing the rest of my girls on the bay.  I even got the nod of approval from our oldest daughter.

National Scrapbooking Day is this weekend and unfortunately I will be working but I will be sharing some craft projects over the weekend (gotta love "publish on" feature).  Before I sign off, a few of you asked if I have any designs for daughters of service member...the pendants below will be going to Etsy sometime over the weekend.  I plan on making bottlecap versions of the "My _ _ _, is my Hero" design.

Please don't forget to enter this giveaway!  Tell all your military blogging buddies!  I'll be drawing names after the weekend.

'Represent Your Service' Giveaway...calling all moms and wifeys

Happy Sunday!  I thought it would be fun to have a "Represent your Branch" giveaway on my blog.  Up for grabs is your choice of service organza ribbon bottlecap necklace.  I'll be selecting an Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy winner.  To enter, just leave a comment under this post with your branch of service and whether you would like the "Wife" or "Mom" design.  we'll select winners next Monday, May 9th. 

For your reference, here's a photo of what my organza ribbon bottlecap necklaces look like.  The length is 18" with a 2'' extender.  These necklaces are made by hand from reused bottlecaps and organza ribbon.  They are water resistant, but not waterproof.

Please tell your military blog buddies! You'll receive one extra entry, if you share this link on twitter or facebook.  Just come on back and leave a comment for each thing you do.  Thanks so much for your family's commitment and sacrifice to our Armed Forces.