A Wonderful World

I'm having a hard time blogging lately. I can't seem to think of things to blog about. But I think I've diagnosed the cause - it's just too darn hot! I discovered this at 7:00 am this morning when it was already 80 degrees outside. I usually don't mind the summertime, but right now its just too hot, there's nothing but reruns on TV, and I'm ready to go to Las Vegas in September. So I guess I'm just gonna whine about it here.

For those of you who are already shopping for Christmas presents, the Christmas in July section at A Wonderful World will only be available for 2 more days. 25% off regular prices. You can also find cards and notepads featuring my photos that make perfect stocking stuffers.

Stay cool!

...and with it, the Christmas in July sale at A Wonderful World. Everything in that section is 25% off, but only through the end of July. So hurry in and stock up early for Christmas!

Now at A Wonderful World, you can purchase any 3 prints of the same size for the price of two. It's like getting one for free! Make your own grouping of three butterflies, frame a triptych of tractors, or find prints to give as gifts.

Hooray, the weekend's nearly here! What do you have planned?

For me, it's Once A Month Cooking, which we started 2 months ago and is absolutely fabulous! I spend a few hours on a Saturday using every pot & pan I own, but practically no cooking or grocery shopping for the rest of the month. It's fabulous. You can find some recipes here.


Next on the agenda, The Dark Knight! Yes, we're the only two people on the planet that haven't seen it yet, and we are looking forward to it. We haven't been to the movies in forever.

Other than that, I'm hoping to take it easy, and of course make more things available at A Wonderful World. You see, my sister is getting married in October. I am her matron of honor, and I swear every weekend between now and then is booked with wedding stuff, starting last weekend when I heat embossed 200 thank you tags, and continuing next Saturday with the shower I am hosting. The theme is "Bling Bling Bridal", and I ordered cupcakes today. It should be fun. But I belong to her until October!

It is so hot and humid here, I can hardly even type. I thought this photo would cool everybody off!

I put my first ACEO on A Wonderful World. It's of one of my more popular photos, "Rhino Love":

Are you familiar with ACEOs? I wasn't until I started selling on etsy. It stands for Artist Cards, Editions and Originals. It's collectible pocket art, and the only rule is that is measures 2.5 in x 3.5 in. All you scrapbookers are probably familiar with them as Artist Trading Cards (ATCs), which are only traded, not sold. You can find out more here:

http://aceo.org/
Wikipedia

Etsy ACEOs

And in other news...




Made this card available...



And in this cute cowgirl treasury.

Tomorrow is Friday. See y'all then!

This morning, I sold my first photo on etsy! I can't tell you how freakin' excited I am!! And I had just listed this one, too:

Cupcakes for everyone! On the house!

I worked hard all weekend, and I have something to show for it! I'm now offering on A Wonderful World, note card featuring some of my more popular photos. Each 5x7 card is made of cardstock, and the 4x6 photo is matted on a colored cardstock coordinated with the photo. A matching envelope is included with each card. This is the first one available:

and I'll be adding more soon. If you see a photo that you would like as a card, convo me on etsy and I'll set up a special listing for you. Leave a comment here and let me know what you think of the cards.

I'm also listing new photos all the time, so check out the shop to see what's new!

Things I puffy red heart:

1. The Princess Bride - either you love it or you hate it
2. Whipped topping
3. Christopher Walken - especially when he dances
4. Las Vegas
5. My ipod (named Izzy)
6. Tiki drinks
7. Elivs - both of 'em - Presley and Costello
8. Cute shoes
9. Coney Island
   
10. Cupcakes
11. Cute things like this

I'm working on a couple of new things for A Wonderful World: notecards and cute little notepads, all hand made and all featuring some of my most popular photos. I hope to have them up by Monday, but life might get in the way of that, so we'll see. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

So Summery:

One of my photos got picked for this really cool Treasury on etsy. It's all about women on etsy, and has some very neat stuff from talented artists. So go, click, buy, explore!