Thursday, January 27, 2011

Birthday Giveaway!!

Hey fans , I am having a giveaway ..... I will be 31 kinda soon 
(April 9th) and I want to give YOU something.... click on the link below , fill out the lil form and click send. thats all you have to do.




 Birthday Giveaway!!!




thank you, 
Erin's Jewelry Creations  on facebook
my  Etsy shop

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

My new baby cousin , Cj

Say hello to my baby cousin Caleb Jamison Derby! 
CJ was born on December 23, 2010 by C-section. he weighed 10 lbs and 9 oz and was 22 inches long.
CJ is the biggest baby in the family!!! i am soooo glad my cousin had a c-section! OUCHIE!!
this is my older cousin Mindy's and new hubby Shaun's first
baby. 

                                      this is CJ at 1 month.

Snow Pics Jan/2011


Here are a few pics from around my house of what the snow storm left last week. 











Sunday, January 16, 2011

Sharing Sunday!

Here is a bracelet I made this past week .


made with purple glass beads and metal butterflies.

Advantages of Being a Woman 16- 30 :)

16. If we forget to shave, no one has to know.

17. We can congratulate our team-mate without ever touching her butt.

18. If we have a zit, we know how to conceal it.

19. We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there.

20. If we're dumb, some people will find it cute.

21. We don't have to memorize Caddyshack or Fletch to fit in.

22. We have the ability to dress ourselves.

23. We can talk to people of the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.

24. If we marry someone 20 years younger, we're aware that we look like an idiot.

25. Our friends won't think we're weird if we ask whether there's spinach in our teeth.

26. There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.

27. We'll never regret piercing our ears.

28. We can fully assess a person just by looking at their shoes.

29. We know which glass was ours by the lipstick mark.

30. We have enough sense to realize that the easiest way to get out of being lost is to ask for directions. 






do u have one to add? please comment below :)

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Advantages of Being a Woman 1- 15 :)

Why it's better to be a Woman!

1. We got off the Titanic first.

2. We get to flirt with systems support men who always return our calls, and are nice to us when we blow up our computers.

3. Our boyfriend's clothes make us look elfin & gorgeous. Guys look like complete idiots in ours.

4. We can be groupies. Male groupies are stalkers.

5. We can cry and get off speeding fines.

6. We've never lusted after a cartoon character or the central female figure in a computer game.

7. Taxis stop for us.

8. Men die earlier, so we get to cash in on the life insurance.

9. We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.

10. Free drinks, Free dinners, Free movies ... (you get the point).

11. We can hug our friends without wondering if she thinks we're gay.

12. We can hug our friends without wondering if WE'RE gay.

13. New lipstick gives us a whole new lease on life.

14. It's possible to live our whole lives without ever taking a group shower.

15. We don't have to fart to amuse ourselves. 





(16- 30 coming tomorrow... sadly there are only 30.. but add to it if u like )

Friday, January 14, 2011

Feature Me Friday- Crafty's Creations

When Cori isnt having auctions to help a friend from high school so he can get his meds after surgery, or running around with her 2 little boys, Zach 6 and Justing 4 months, or riding the bus ,taking pictures of drunk people on the way to work, she is crocheting up a storm!








5 Questions with the artist


1. What / who inspires you?

So many things & people inspire me!    If I had to choose ONE, it would have to be Kelly Donovan of Knitting and Things . She motivates me to branch out & truly FLY with my ideas!

2.what made you get in to crocheting?
 I was in a craft store one day & saw a kit to teach kids how to crochet. Thought, "If it can teach kids, it surely could teach me!" That year, my ex boyfriend's family was doing "handmade gifts", so I crocheted his cousin a huge blanket with chenille yarn. The hardest project EVAH! ;)

3.what are your favorite things to crochet?
 I love crocheting small things. I have a short attention span. It's a side effect of being Bipolar. LOL But, my favorite item that I make is my Bling Rings! They're VERY popular!

4.what else do you make?
I make jewelry (crochet & beaded), quilling, candles, soap, bath salts... Anything really that I see & say, "I could make that, I'm not buying it" :)

5. plans for the future?
After my husband gets out of school he said I can stay home & work on my "crafty career". I'd love to own a small boutique & sit all day & make stuff, talk to people about making stuff & selling my creations!



words of wisdom
Stop defining yourself. Don't accept any [self limiting] thought that begins "I am this or that." You are not this or that. You are beyond definition, and therefore any attempt to say "I am X" is wrong. You are in passage. You are in the process of redefining yourself every day. Aid that process, and you cannot help but leap forward on the path.





Where to find Crafty Creations
Facebook
etsy

101 ways to annoy people ... 91- 101

91. Ask the waitress for an extra seat for your "imaginary friend." 

92. Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn't rhyme. 

93. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions, and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something 
about "psychological profiles." 

94. Stare at static on the TV and claim you can see a "magic picture." 

95. Select the same song on the jukebox fifty times. 

96. Never make eye contact. 

97. Never break eye contact. 

98. Construct elaborate "crop circles" in your front lawn.

99. Construct your own pretend "tricorder," and "scan" people with it, announcing the results. 

100. Make appointments for the 31st of September. 

101. Invite lots of people to other people's parties. 







bonus... 102> post a blog for 6 days about 101 ways to annoy people..lol  I hope i didnt annoy anyone .. i love these types of lists. most are pretty funny.. :)

Thursday, January 13, 2011

My January entry for the Creative Everyday Challenge

I found this blog from a local artist on the Hive. This months  Creative theme is the Cosmos.


This stunning necklace is made with glass beads and metal 

accents. measures about 20 inches. 


here is where you can find more info about the 


101 ways to annoy people ... 76-90

76. Lick the filling out of all the Oreos, and place the cookie parts back.

77. Cultivate a Norwegian accent. If Norwegian, affect a Southern drawl. 

78. Routinely handcuff yourself to furniture, informing the curious that you don't want to fall off "in case the big one comes". 

79. Deliberately hum songs that will remain lodged in co-workers brains, such as "Feliz Navidad", the Archies "Sugar" or the Mr. Rogers theme song. 

80. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head. like a parakeet. 

81. Lie obviously about trivial things such as the time of day. 

82. Leave your Christmas lights up and lit until September.

83. Change your name to "AaJohn Aaaaasmith" for the great glory of being first in the phone book. Claim it's a Hawaiian name, and demand that people pronounce each "a."

84. Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down. 

85. Chew on pens that you've borrowed. 

86. Wear a LOT of cologne. 

87. Listen to 33rpm records at 45rpm speed, and claim the faster speed is necessary because of your "superior mental processing." 

88. Sing along at the opera.

89. Mow your lawn with scissors. 

90. At a golf tournament, chant "swing-batabatabata-suhWING-batter!" 

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

101 ways to annoy people ... 61-75


61. Repeat the following conversation a dozen times: "Do you hear that?" "What?" "Never mind, its gone now." 

62. Light road flares on a birthday cake. 

63. Wander around a restaurant, asking other diners for their parsley. 

64. Leave tips in Bolivian currency. 

65. Demand that everyone address you as "Conquistador." 

66. At the laundromat, use one dryer for each of your socks.

67. When Christmas caroling, sing "Jingle Bells, Batman smells" until physically restrained. 

68. Wear a cape that says "Magnificent One." 

69. As much as possible, skip rather than walk. 

70. Stand over someone's shoulder, mumbling, as they read.

71. Pretend your computer's mouse is a CB radio, and talk to it. 

72. Try playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on the bottom of your chin. When nearly done, announce "no, wait, I messed it up," and repeat. 

73. Drive half a block. 

74. Inform others that they exist only in your imagination.

75. Ask people what gender they are. 

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

101 ways to annoy people ... 46-60

46. Dress only in clothes colored Hunters Orange. 

47. Change channels five minutes before the end of every show. 

48. Tape pieces of "Sweating to the Oldies" over climactic parts of rental movies. 

49. Wear your pants backwards. 

50. Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complimentary mints by the cash register. 

51. Begin all your sentences with "ooh la la!" 

52. ONLY TYPE IN UPPERCASE. 

53. only type in lowercase. 

54. dont use any punctuation either 

55. Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets. 

56. Pay for your dinner with pennies. 

57. Tie jingle bells to all your clothes. 

58. Repeat everything someone says, as a question. 

59. Write "X - BURIED TREASURE" in random spots on all of someone's roadmaps. 

60. Inform everyone you meet of your personal Kennedy assassination/UFO/ O.J Simpson conspiracy theories. 

Monday, January 10, 2011

101 ways to annoy people ... 32-45

32. Holler random numbers while someone is counting. 

33. Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you "like it that way." 

34. Drum on every available surface. 

35. Staple papers in the middle of the page. 

36. Ask 1-800 operators for dates. 

37. Produce a rental video consisting entirely of dire FBI copyright warnings. 

38. Sew anti-theft detector strips
into peoples backpacks.

39. Hide dairy products in inaccessible places. 

40. Write the surprise ending to a novel on its first page.

41. Set alarms for random times. 

42. Order a side of pork rinds with your filet mignon. 

43. Instead of Gallo, serve Night Train next Thanksgiving.

44. Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a "croaking" noise. 

45. Honk and wave to strangers. 

Sunday, January 9, 2011

So Cute

i found these during a search for something a while ago.....



New at My Etsy shop

Seein' Stars 

                                                                  Silver Rose

101 ways to annoy people ... 16-31

16. Reply to everything someone says with "that's what YOU think." 

17. Claim that you must always wear a bicycle helmet as part of your "astronaut training." 

18. Declare your apartment an independent nation, and sue your neighbors upstairs for "violating your airspace".

19. Forget the punchline to a long joke, but assure the listener it was a "real hoot." 

20. Follow a few paces behind someone, spraying everything they touch with Lysol. 

21. Practice making fax and modem noises. 

22. Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and "cc:" them to your boss. 

23. Make beeping noises when a large person backs up. 

24. Invent nonsense computer jargon in conversations, and see if people play along to avoid the appearance of ignorance. 

25. Erect an elaborate network of ropes in your backyard, and tell the neighbors you are a "spider person." 

26. Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with the prophesy." 

27. Wear a special hip holster for your
remote control. 

28. Do not add any inflection to the end of your sentences, producing awkward silences with the impression that you'll be saying more any moment. 

29. Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears. 

30. Disassemble your pen and "accidentally" flip the ink cartridge across the room. 

31. Give a play-by-play account of a persons every action in a nasal Howard Cosell voice. 

Saturday, January 8, 2011

101 ways to annoy people ... 1-15

101 Ways To Annoy People
1. Sing the Batman theme incessantly.


2. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sensual massage."


3. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go."


4. Learn Morse code, and have conversations with friends in public consisting entirely of "Beeeep Bip Bip Beeep Bip..."


5. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.


6. Amuse yourself for endless hours by hooking a camcorder to your TV and then pointing it at the screen. <


7. Speak only in a "robot" voice.


8. Push all the flat Lego pieces together tightly.


9. Start each meal by conspicuously licking all your food, and announce that this is so no one will "swipe your grub".


10. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 98 copies.


11. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.


12. Sniffle incessantly.


13. Leave your turn signal on for fifty miles.


14. Name your dog "Dog."


15. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep them tuned up." 

Friday, January 7, 2011

Feature Me Friday- Freckled Foto

Freckled Foto , located in Salt Lake City ,Utah. Founded by Tina Nistler. I met Tina about 4 years ago on Myspace when she was making beautiful ribbon jewelry. 
above is a set she made for me <3


She is her husband's band, L.H.AW ( life has a way) personal photographer. 


She has taken wonderful pictures of weddings and animals.. below are just a few of Freckled Foto's work.
   






5 questions with the Artist

1. What / who inspires you?
      I come from a family of artists, my dad that can take a picture of scenery or anything and oil paint it onto canvas, my mom is so crafty and among other things make the best crocheted washcloths, my older brother that builds and paints the most awesome model cars, airplanes that I have ever seen, my sister with her beautiful handwriting, my 2nd older brother draws and also builds/paints models and plays guitar, my little brother that is also a photographer and a pencil artist. And last but not least my husband who is the best Bass player I know encourages me to keep taking pictures.
So I am inspired all the way around, and when I look outside I see plenty of beauty and then last but not least the ones I have photographed and to see their faces with the finished product is priceless.


2. what made you get in to photography?
     I wanted to have another hobby besides making jewelry and also I needed a nice camera to take photos of my jewelry.

3. what is your favorite thing to photograph? people, animals, buildings, etc.
     I really don't have a favorite, I enjoy photographing everything that I have done so far, my next thing is newborns here soon.
  
4. is there something you would like to photograph? the view from the Empire State Building for example.
      The ocean, a view from a hot air balloon, wild animals, a sporting event, there are so many things.

5. what type of camera / lens do you use?
       Sony Alpha 230 w/ 55mm & 85mm lens' Saving money to get a wide angle lens hopefully soon.
words of wisdom / quote from the artist/ famous last words.
 "Beauty is not in the picture you just took but in the eyes of the ones looking at that picture"


Where to find  Freckled Foto

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Hive Etsy Treasury

Here it is , the first Hive Etsy Treasury ( to my knowledge its the first).


***   Hive Etsy Treasury   ***



Saturday, January 1, 2011

My New Years resolutions

Happy New Year Everyone!!


I always seem to abandon my resolutions. They aren't hard to keep , I just get a tad lazy, lol.
This year I have set only a few resolutions, the usual weight lose, like everyone else. I really hope I will be successful. Dont worry I will not annoy you with my progress blogs. 
The next involves my family. I miss the closeness. With my mother being sick (  Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Cancer ) I believe we should all be there for each other, though it seems to me that not every one seems to have the concern about her health as I, my stepdad , my brother and nephews do. It makes me mad at times. But I cant worry about that. I want to spend more time with my nephews... they will be 17 and 15 this March. Where did the time go. 
As with any business owner , I wish to make my tiny business as successful as it can be. Let the creativeness flow easily. 
And last but not  least... my last resolution is my faith. I will be  bring the Lord more into my life because it seems I may need him alot more this year.  
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