Good Food

I ate at this wonderful little cafe in Portland the other day. It was just a tiny little Internet cafe, but they had everything. It was the Eliot E-Mat Cafe on MLK. I had the turkey sandwich. It was served on this wonderful homemade Italian bread. I could taste just a hint of Italian dressing, which absolutely made the sandwich! I've been wanting another ever since. :) I picked up a few items at the store to make something similar at home. But you know- it's never the same when you make it yourself. And the grocery store shelves were practically empty on Friday afternoon. So I had to settle for these new Oroweat sandwich buns. They are pretty good, if you like wheat bread and the heel or crust of the bread. Because that's what they taste like, a heel. BTW, I do like heels, so I enjoyed it. :) And if you visit their site now, you can print a .40 off coupon for your next shopping adventure. http://www.oroweat.com/spOffers_coupon.html They are also offering a free sandwich box with 3 purchases of bread or buns here: http://www.pcasecure.com/oroweat/breadpromo.cgi

Enjoy!

Goddess Theia Handmade Copper Necklace

I listed this copper and ceramic bead necklace and earrings set last night on Etsy. I worked on it while I was at the beach last week. I absolutely love these Greek beads! They have such an Earthy-ness to them. All the rings were hand formed and fused, and then linked with heavy gauge copper jump rings. I really enjoy constructing chains. Weather it be necklaces, bracelets or earrings. You just get into a rhythm and before you know it, it's done. And time to start a new one!

I'm headed back to the beach, just for the day. Hoping these clouds burn off. :)

Another Winner!

Thank you everyone who came by and commented and blogged and tweeted and joined my Fan page!! Please know that all your efforts are greatly appreciated!!

Well, I gave all the participants random numbers for each act of participation and then put the numbers in a random number generator.... and..... Marie Dodd is the winner of round 2 and a $30 Gift Cert. for shopping on Etsy in either of my shops. :)

Marie, please contact me to claim your prize!! :) And thank you so much for playing!

Everyone else, do not despair! Round three will begin August 1st! Please come back and try again for the grand prize worth $50 in my Etsy Jewelry shop or my Etsy Supply shop! You may enter as many times as you like. Each act of participation earns you a random number. Previous acts of participation will count towards the next round as long as you comment again (in August) and let me know what they were. :)

New! Fused Silver Chain Necklace and Earrings

I just listed some of my latest creations on Etsy. A fused, fine silver link necklace and a matching set of earrings. I have a bracelet to list too. But wouldn't you know it, the sun would not shine for me today. I had a really hard time getting a good picture. Thursday is supposed to be nice, but I'll be gone again that day.... Hmmm. Well, hopefully I will have the bracelet listed soon! :)

This necklace took some time, but I really like the way it turned out. And after spending the entire night in the tumbler, it has an absolutely beautiful shine!

Stop by Etsy to see it when you have time! :)

Home Again

We are home! The beach was fantastic as always. The weather was incredible as well. The neighbors had a huge family reunion! At one point there were 17 vehicles and two trailers, but they were surprisingly quiet. What a blessing for us. :)

Now the work begins of unpacking and going over orders that came in while I was away. But that is ok! I feel totally rested and recharged. I love our beach trips! :)