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Back for another ARC review. Yay!!!<br />
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The author <a href="http://www.jamiemclachlan.com/" target="_blank">Jamie McLachlan</a> is pretty new to me and I think Mind of the Phoenix is her debut novel (leave a comment and let me know if I'm wrong). And she does not disappoints. The official release of the book is on September 28, 2015. And I highly recommend this book, it's definitely a good read.<br />
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Okay, I was truly fascinated the moment I first read the first few paragraphs of this book. It was truly captivating. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars is the fact that I really want a little more background story of Moira. I want to understand her more. And also when this division between empaths and elites started. There's a lot of loop holes that I wish the author have explained further . But I guess it might be explained more in the sequel of the book or hopefully the author will write a prequel about Moira's beginnings.<br />
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The story took place around early 1900s. Moira is an empath, physic, and a concubine. She killed her previous master which was also an empath so she can escape. But after 6 months of evading the authorities she was captured and placed at the underground dark cell in the Police Station. She was about to be persecuted. When the government or the Elite decided they need her help in finding out who is behind the mysterious killer known as Phoenix. Phoenix have this some sort of persuasion that triggers a person to kill themselves or triggers someone to kill a person when they hear the words in the letter. And he already killed 3 prominent Elites and the killings occur every 7th of the month.<br />
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Anyway, Moira was place in the hands of the Detective Keenan Edwards to solve the case. They hated each other at first and well...started to develop feelings for each other in the later part. There's a little side story of another murderer killing two women which was proven by Moira (using her empath abilities) not to be connected with the Phoenix. The murderer turned out to be one of the policeman or Constable Bradford.<br />
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The end of the story is of course a cliff hanger. They found out one of the Elites blockers/empath was working for the Phoenix with Moira's help. But they still can't find the Phoenix himself. In the epilogue, Mr Anderson (one of the Elite - which Moira also hates) is about to be killed by his son after the son read the persuasion letter from the Phoenix. And ahhh...it ends!!!<br />
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I can't wait to read the sequel. This might be another of my favorite series.<br />
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Yay, back for another "ARC" book review. This book will be officially out tomorrow, September 1. And this is a debut book of Nicola Yoon. Looking forward to read more of her books. </div>
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And here's my review. SPOILER ALERT...please don't read the preceding paragraph if you want to read this book. </div>
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I gave this book 4.5 stars. Why not 5 stars? I'm just so stingy with my ratings lately. But I really highly recommend this book if you're into YA Romance. It's a very unique love story.</div>
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Madeline was diagnosed with a rare disease called SCID. This is a pretty interesting disease so I Googled it and research more about it. It's a disease that cause abnormalities in your immune system so basically your immune system is so weak that you end up getting sick all the time. So in other words, Madeline is allergic to the world!!! And so Madeline was never allowed to go out. She's home-schooled, read a lot of books. Her only friend is her mother, which is also her doctor, and her private nurse Carla. </div>
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But things change when Olly and his family moved next door. Madeline started spying on him and his family through her bedroom window. Olly caught her watching through her window on that first move in day and tried to wave at her. But she decided not to wave back. And what a coincidence, Olly's bedroom window is directly across Madeline.</div>
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One day, Olly and his sister visited Madeline's house. They have this bundt cake made by their mother, as a "good to meet you- we're your new neighbor" gift. But due to Madeline's rare disease her mom refuse to take the gift. Madeline's mom refuse to give an explanation and when they asked for Madeline her mom told them she's not at home. Anyway, through that bundt cake (which was apparently as hard as a rock). The communication between Madeline and Olly started. Olly wrote his email ad through his bedroom window glass pane. And they started exchanging emails every night. Then one day, Madeline beg her nurse Carla if she can have Olly visit her for just few minutes. After a lot of persuasion and Olly agreeing to go through the process of being decontaminated, Carla finally agreed. So they started meeting every week and continue to chat every night. Everything went well until Madeline's mom found and so she terminated Carla and limit Madeline's time in the computer. </div>
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This is the part of the story that it was getting predictable. And I was thinking/predicting Madeline would either die trying to see Olly again or Olly will do something. But the preceding chapter became more interesting.</div>
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Madeline decided to run away to Hawaii with Olly. She used the credit card she applied for and got approved quickly, to book for their flight and hotel at Maui. Madeline told Olly that she's drinking these pills that she bought online and it helps her with her SCID. But that was a lie and there were no pills. She fabricated this lie so she can convince Olly to go with her to Hawaii. Olly believe her and so they went to Hawaii together. They had an awesome time at Maui and Madeline even met Olly's friend. But then on the second day she got sick.</div>
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Madeline's mom flew over to Hawaii and immediately took hold of the matter. She took Madeline back to LA, hired Carla back and everyone tried to go back to their old routine. It was Madeline who stop her communication with Olly, thinking there is no future for them. Olly, his sister and mom eventually left their home and left the abusive Dad/Husband. </div>
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And here comes the twist...an email from the Dr. Melissa Francis in Hawaii, who took care of Madeline for few hours before her mother took over, told Madeline that she was not sick with SCID. And she got sick in Hawaii due to myocarditis. Madeline asked her mom about this but she denied it. When Madeline woke up early in the morning next day. She decided to search her mom's office and check her files. She can't find any paper work regarding her being sick with SCID. She asked Carla for help and set an appointment to see another doctor for a second opinion. And yes indeed, she's not sick.<br />
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Wait...what?!? Yep, this is the part that I really felt bad for Madeline. She wasted 18 years of her life locked up in her house thinking she's sick. When all along she's not sick at all. Apparently, the mother is the one who is sick. Who never got over her husband and son's death. So the only way she can prevent losing Madeline is to pretend that she's sick with SCID. Gah!!! How cruel is that?!? It's so not fare, sure they said that the mother need psychological help. But...<br />
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The book reminds me a little of John Travolta's movie "Boy in the Plastic Bubble". But unlike the kid in the movie Madeline is not in a incubator and did not went out wearing a suit. What happen to Madeline was definitely not fare and it's hard to imagine what she had gone through. </div>
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Whew! I have not updated this blog for over a year now. But I'm back and hopefully I'll be posting a lot more for the rest of the year.<br />
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Anyway, I recently signed up at Net Galley and Novel Reviewers for a chance to read ARC books (Advance Readers Copy). And promise to post my reviews in Goodreads, Amazon and here in my blog, Anyway, here is my very first review for my very first ARC book:<br />
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Release date of this book is Sept. 1, 2015. Here is a direct link to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deal-Breakers-Dealing-Love-Book-ebook/dp/B00ZEM1OZY/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1440702332&sr=1-1&keywords=deal+breakers+laura+lee" target="_blank">Amazon</a> if you want to pre-order it.<br />
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Okay...here is my review. SPOILER ALERT!! If you want to read the book please do not read the preceding paragraph.<br />
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Riley and Devyn are best buddies in college and towards the end of their Senior year Devyn decided to lose her virginity. She decided that Riley is the best candidate to help her with her dilemma (how convenient).<br />
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Anyway, after they have sealed the deal. Devyn enjoyed it so much she end up telling Riley "I love you," Riley got scared and decided to cut all ties off with Devyn. But Riley did not know that Devyn end up pregnant and Devyn did not tell him.<br />
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Fast forward to 5 years, Riley can't seem to forget Devyn and so he decided to moved to Seattle and find Devyn, Riley's friend introduced him to Drew which happens to be Devyn's brother. So of course Riley and Devyn get reconnected again and he found out he got a 5 year old son named Nathan. Who looks exactly like him. But there's a little problem, Devyn have a serious relationship with a guy Jackson. But she broke it off with him when she realize she still loves Riley. Drew accepted Riley after giving him a warning not to hurt Devyn again. Devyn met Riley's parents. Riley bought a house and invited Devyn and Nathan to live with him. Riley proposed to Devyn and they all live happily ever after. hahahahaha!!!<br />
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It's a nice story and cute but I gave it 3 stars because it's just too predictable.<br />
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Well, that's it for now. I'll be back to review and post more ARC books and maybe even the projects I'm making lately. Have a blessed day.<br />
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Congratulations <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Iris</span>! Please email me what color you like so I can send it to you. And please don't forget to send me a photo of you wearing it! ♥<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">I had been so busy with my school that I did not have time to update my blog. I still have to review and study for my CPC exam. But taking these few weeks off to relax, read some books, catch up with my projects, and enjoy the holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Anyway, here's my latest crochet projects. EAR WARMERS!!! I have seen a lot of these being sold at my favorite boutique. So I decided to make my own. </span><br />
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My favorite is the multi-colored one and I'm especially fond with the buttons. I bought the buttons at Ebay two years ago.<br />
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And here is my friend Allyson modelling the red ear warmers. She looks so gorgeous on it! ♥<br />
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And so... since it had been awhile since I have a giveaway here in my blog. So I've decided to have another giveaway before the year ends. All you have to do is...leave a comment below as to what color you want, follow my blog and follow me at Pinterest. I'll pick one winner and announce it here on January 2, since I might be tired on January 1st. Hahahaha! Anyway, looking forward to read all your comments.<br />
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Anyway, my recent project is Drop Stitch Tunic, I got the pattern from <a href="http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/drop-stitch-tunic" target="_blank">Red Heart</a>. I'm still working on it and since I'm busy finishing my last 2 units of school and studying for my CPC (Certified Professional Coder) Exam which will be on the first week of December. So, I'm really not sure when would I exactly finish this. LOL! But here's a glimpse of my crochet project:<br />
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But besides studying and maybe finishing my projects. I found time to start reading again. I have always been a book worm. I used to love borrowing books from the Library when I was a kid. And my first favorite author was Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon, writers of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Series. I also read Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and a lot more. <br />
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Anyway, recently I'm back to reading books and I love my Ipad mini because it's easy to upload my books and carry it everywhere. LOL!<br />
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So I decided why not start reviewing some of the books I've read here in my blog. And so...here it is...<br />
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The <a href="http://amberlynnnatusch.com/tag/caged-series/" target="_blank">Caged Series by Amber Lynn Natusch</a>. And I super love this series, I guess I'm a little bias because I love paranormal books/stories. LOL! The story is about Ruby the rouge werewolf and the PC (Petronus Ceteri) Sean. It's a twisted love story mixed with thriller, suspense and drama. I love how Amber (the author) keeps you on edge and wanting (or even begging) for more after she ended each book. I'm still waiting for book 6 (Strayed), book 6.5 (Concealed), and book 7 (Betrayed) to come out. So if you have not read this book yet, I highly recommend it. Go ahead and pick up a copy, or upload it in your ipad, Kindle, Nook, etc. You'll definitely love it. By the way, I don't post "spoilers" here but if you want "spoilers"...head over to <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/75830-caged" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>. A lot of people who reviewed this book posted some "spoilers".<br />
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And last Sunday I just finished reading the first installment of <a href="http://www.shadowhunters.com/mortalinstruments/index.php" target="_blank">Mortal Instruments: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare</a>.The movie is out right now so if you don't want to read it just head over to your nearest local movie theater. Anyway, I decided to read this before I watch the movie ( I hope I won't be disappointed with the movie- cross my fingers). It's a paranormal story of a Shadowhunter Jace and 17 year old mundane(human)/daughter of shadowhunter Clary Fray. The story got lots of twist and turns that will keep you guessing. I just finished book 1 - City of Bones, so I still have a lot of questions I want answered. This is a total paranormal/fantasy book with a little dash of teenage romance. I can't wait to see the movie version tomorrow, I'll post another review for the movie. But definitely, a good book/series and I definitely give the first book a 5 thumbs up.<br />
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I decided to go back to reading romance so I won't get burn out with paranormal books. LOL! And right now I'm reading T<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17883038-the-light-in-the-wound" target="_blank">he Light In the Wound by Christine Brae</a>. I upload this book out of curiosity, it got good ratings at Goodreads. And the plot of the story takes place in Cebu, Philippines (my home country). I have not finish the book yet but it's kind of boring and dragging. Anyway, I'm going to try to finish it since I read a lot of good reviews about it. So I'm not going to review this book yet until I'm done reading it.^_^<br />
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Okay, I started this project way back in May (2013) when I found this photo from <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/446982331736788797/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, from <a href="http://www.thetraintocrazy.com/2012/05/window-shopping-2.html" target="_blank">this blog</a> and from <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/bold-in-bushwick-dress" target="_blank">Mod Cloth</a>.<br />
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<br />PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-77334697206910544982013-06-18T13:53:00.001-07:002015-08-30T00:46:18.367-07:00My Top 10 Bucket List <br />
I was watching this movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bucket_list_poster.jpg">Bucket List</a> and it inspired me to write this post. I narrow down my Bucket List to all the places I want to see (or visit) with my family before I "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick_the_bucket" target="_blank">kick the bucket</a>". It is a very attainable bucket list but of course I need to saved up for it. LOL! Hopefully, I'll visit this places in the near future and cross it out of my list. Anyway, here it is...<br />
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1. I've never been to a cruise so the top of my list is of course <a href="http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/special/special-offer/?sourcecode=16102&CMP=KNC-DCLGoldPSLPTestGoogle|G|4133700.CL.AM.02.01K3P&keyword_id=sPAyhJUYN|disney%20cruise|20148752523|e|1540tw413989" target="_blank">Disney Cruise</a>.<br />
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3. Oh yeah... I want to go to Hawaii! Honolulu...Waikiki...and all the islands in Hawaii. LOL!</div>
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4. Yes, of course. Paris! ♥ The City of Love. ♥<br />
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5. Venice, Italy is definitely part of my wish list.</div>
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6. Of course, I want to go to London and visit Buckingham Palace. =))<br />
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8. This one I absolutely want to visit...Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island in Bahamas.</div>
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9. Spain was always part of my heritage as a Filipino. So I definitely want to visit Madrid, Spain<br />
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10. Nature always fascinates me so I definitely want to see the Northern Lights in Alaska.<br />
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That's my top 10 bucket list. What is yours? Please share and leave a comment below.<br />
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<br />PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-28660350374333070722013-05-21T23:52:00.000-07:002013-08-05T20:59:07.271-07:00Latest Creations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It had been a while since I posted here. But I've been busy lately with school (yes, I went back to school). So I barely have time to finish some of my sewing, crochet and knitting projects.</div>
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Anyway, since I've change the template of my blog. I figured I'll post my latest creations. And here they are:</div>
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This is the iPad mini sleeves I've created for my Ipad. I found this pattern at Pinterest and decided to make my own. It's really easy to make. ♥</div>
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And here's a simple smocked dress I sew for Mother's day. It's pretty easy and I found this smocked fabric at Jo-Ann's.</div>
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And I'm working on this right now. I'm trying to finish this for my son's graduation next week. But with my busy schedule it's really hard to finish this simple project. </div>
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<br />PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-10557868695788896712011-12-01T11:08:00.000-08:002011-12-01T12:59:57.260-08:00It's December!<div><div><div><div><p>Wow! I can't believe that it's December 1st and it's a gloomy day here in our neck of the woods today.</p><p>As usual I've been busy finishing and shipping orders. It's that time of the year! But no complaints I love what I'm doing and I love posting pic of my happy customers.<br /><br />I recently finished a black and grey shrug.<br /></p></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cXKpbBnEzXzBJON7SIFYqXpIfubFdsfaPn71pioW8iA6WzBMmjahtLN6BnZmLBzITpJj1q5UWLO5Po8kYKCuOZKZERzholhSPzR68DgJos1qwRjoamFWBMwQIcjbRq4YBYp5PO1aK320/s1600/mariashrug2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cXKpbBnEzXzBJON7SIFYqXpIfubFdsfaPn71pioW8iA6WzBMmjahtLN6BnZmLBzITpJj1q5UWLO5Po8kYKCuOZKZERzholhSPzR68DgJos1qwRjoamFWBMwQIcjbRq4YBYp5PO1aK320/s400/mariashrug2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681239992896447154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It took me 6 weeks to finished this and shipped it to Canada. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.getsmileyface.com/new/smileys/11.gif" /></div><div><div><p style="text-align: center;">But so glad I was able to finished it and Maria...my very pretty friend and customer loves it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> Here are some of the photos she send to me. Yay! <img src="http://www.getsmileyface.com/new/smileys/8.gif" /></p></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-VXIKIAcLL5l3WwYLmEUWNaUn1Fv1TB0EMlZgvbb1aVrzd6wXhbuzUuKlNqyGOu-Jb9JXTOP2CyC2G2iOZx5LJSuZK6rLxY2HtriDIi5hUxC5k35ZarsCsanC47omZYJgILw9QQnRdOV/s1600/mariashrug3A.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-VXIKIAcLL5l3WwYLmEUWNaUn1Fv1TB0EMlZgvbb1aVrzd6wXhbuzUuKlNqyGOu-Jb9JXTOP2CyC2G2iOZx5LJSuZK6rLxY2HtriDIi5hUxC5k35ZarsCsanC47omZYJgILw9QQnRdOV/s400/mariashrug3A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681241164781095730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px; " border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Sooo pretty and love the whole outfit... <img src="http://www.getsmileyface.com/new/smileys/9.gif" /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuy7yYFyPdqEZ1IZnmo0FHyjtt0-_hFgXUh97D3pA418416YwVaGmq_cbePeKQaCVXXceuP2iO440B_iI-VyTq1cv3xfGKhjInWrkmrZPvDNPUsjPsXjREcdCpsQ76kY8me_9em946YMT8/s1600/mariashrug2A.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuy7yYFyPdqEZ1IZnmo0FHyjtt0-_hFgXUh97D3pA418416YwVaGmq_cbePeKQaCVXXceuP2iO440B_iI-VyTq1cv3xfGKhjInWrkmrZPvDNPUsjPsXjREcdCpsQ76kY8me_9em946YMT8/s400/mariashrug2A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681241527164809778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px; " border="0" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center; ">And here's a close up photo. So gorg Maria!</div></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEgfJ6Lm9Rgg2Dqcb-QYbeQsG9ivDp415gXDBZDRSFQKrqnTKndY9ojsVDbRfPJyya36h2ntSkE9K6O_pR9-vMmnGZYJMuoofewlLy7OeUFSJ4QDfubmDdjKfvnqyC_qR-CxDN-Gejdat/s1600/mariashrug1A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEgfJ6Lm9Rgg2Dqcb-QYbeQsG9ivDp415gXDBZDRSFQKrqnTKndY9ojsVDbRfPJyya36h2ntSkE9K6O_pR9-vMmnGZYJMuoofewlLy7OeUFSJ4QDfubmDdjKfvnqyC_qR-CxDN-Gejdat/s400/mariashrug1A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681241899497189490" border="0" /></a>This shrug is so comfy and thick. And Maria said she received lots of compliments and even Sumo (her cute dog) loves it and cuddled inside of it. LOL! Thank you again Maria.<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.getsmileyface.com/new/smileys/24.gif" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yay! One of my favorite quote is from Pete Drucker... "The single most important thing to remember about any enterprise (or business) is that there are no results inside its walls. The result of a business is a satisfied customer."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/0/1/9/1/11949853051162234570break_carlos_katastrofsk_.svg.med.png" alt="Paragraph Separator Break Clip Art" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By the way, I'll be participating again at <a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/2011/11/6242">Somewhat Simple</a> 12 Giveaways of Christmas 2011. So stay tuned...I'll be posting details in few days. =)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/0/1/9/1/11949853051162234570break_carlos_katastrofsk_.svg.med.png" alt="Paragraph Separator Break Clip Art" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I just added a tab for items I sell <a href="http://pinkbearfad.blogspot.com/p/items-for-sale.html">here</a>. If you wish to order just email me at anacskie@gmail.com. Thanks and have a great day everyone.</div><div><br /><div><p><br /><img style="border:0;" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" align="middle" /><br /></p><br /></div></div></div>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-51410673947178986832011-11-08T10:02:00.000-08:002011-11-08T11:03:37.518-08:00Fingerless Gloves is here to stay...<div><div><p>Yay! It's Tuesday...and few weeks more it will be Thanksgiving. It's getting chilly out here in Nevada so I'm busy trying to finish all my orders for gloves, shrug and scarf... So busy I can not even re-open my Etsy shop. </p><p> <img src="http://www.getsmileyface.com/new/smileys/13.gif" style="text-align: center; " /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway...here's my latest creation for my friend. A warm and cozy fingerless gloves.</p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZ94NqiTo3vb6vAEivmXcwDYK4ewOd8JbWJBy2uBAH0d0jsUkMtDOTxCEwV65xAYqWDEooHcQsuKoFhyLEcv_3dIY1xpCf5qmYFXUaSllt4-d4AVABr8GAhH1NahRAVk689aPC-3C2sLg/s1600/FingerlessGlovesIlana.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZ94NqiTo3vb6vAEivmXcwDYK4ewOd8JbWJBy2uBAH0d0jsUkMtDOTxCEwV65xAYqWDEooHcQsuKoFhyLEcv_3dIY1xpCf5qmYFXUaSllt4-d4AVABr8GAhH1NahRAVk689aPC-3C2sLg/s400/FingerlessGlovesIlana.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672690373782639426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px; " /></a><br /><p>She lives up in the east coast so she said this gloves is really perfect for her... and I'm so glad she loves it. Below is a pix of my friend modelling her fingerless gloves.</p><p> <img src="http://www.getsmileyface.com/new/smileys/11.gif" style="text-align: center; " /></p><p><br /></p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8ZPQyTixMFus6TE-HrvtykjwHL1_7whyphenhyphen1hamcLxOFXtEbPLONHHRw7yWy4fynLFnLGhht1qnbr6lImnLmFI_8GWLF3cUhjiuV7JsVt2j4Xdy_OXsqmz9phCCmCoy6iviiRycRgbl2LMH/s1600/Ilana01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8ZPQyTixMFus6TE-HrvtykjwHL1_7whyphenhyphen1hamcLxOFXtEbPLONHHRw7yWy4fynLFnLGhht1qnbr6lImnLmFI_8GWLF3cUhjiuV7JsVt2j4Xdy_OXsqmz9phCCmCoy6iviiRycRgbl2LMH/s400/Ilana01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672691209028361762" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>A lot of my friends have been asking me what's the point of wearing fingerless gloves. So what's really the advantage of the fingerless gloves? I decided to search through the web to find some answers and found this perfect answer from <a href="http://www.washingtonwahm.com/shopping-and-product-reviews/advantages-of-fingerless-gloves/"><span class="Apple-style-span">WashingtonWahm.com</span></a> :<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', Verdana, Arial, 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; "><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">"You have the advantage of a glove and also the ability to manipulate small objects together with your fingers and not have to remove your gloves. Whether you’re texting friends and family on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; "><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/231902563">cell phone</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; ">, digging change out of the dispenser with the market or rummaging through a toolbox trying to find the best size screws, it’s so less difficult to do these tasks when wearing a set of<span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/38390876/alice-cullen-fingerless-gloves-style-2">fingerless gloves</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; ">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">It is easy to know the selling point of these gloves when you examine all these advantages. The sole disadvantage is that if it is, really cold outside. In that case, you can wear some mittens and also you still need not go without your fingerless gloves! With such utility, style and fashion, I’d personally expect these gloves to stay popular for many years."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><img src="http://www.getsmileyface.com/new/smileys/12.gif" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', Verdana, Arial, 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There you have it...Fingerless gloves is not only fashionable but it's also very useful.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" style="text-align: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></div><br /></div></div>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-91024914590719988372011-10-06T09:12:00.000-07:002011-10-06T16:04:46.884-07:00<div><div><div><div>It had been a long time since my last post... but I'm back!!!<br /><br />And summer is over so it's time to make those knitted and crochet goodies again. =) It's also time to re-open my Etsy Shop.<br /><br />Anyway, here are pics of my latest project. I call it <b>Wavy Pink Baby Blanket</b>. I made this for my friend who is having a baby girl pretty soon.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Here's a photo of the blanket when it was "worked in progress"...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEORF8yrYe5809-8G_5zIm8-8B41PJ7wHJ-KMKAyoRqUYydat3U7KO7Eq29U82mvy075dRcQoPe1MOU2iXdA7eJlD4ShhOZRn294pP8kqM1Bd7kC385ejeqAJN4VfWS-TkbKRxNB_7P9H/s1600/pinkbabyblanket01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEORF8yrYe5809-8G_5zIm8-8B41PJ7wHJ-KMKAyoRqUYydat3U7KO7Eq29U82mvy075dRcQoPe1MOU2iXdA7eJlD4ShhOZRn294pP8kqM1Bd7kC385ejeqAJN4VfWS-TkbKRxNB_7P9H/s400/pinkbabyblanket01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660413689544489058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px; " /></a><div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">And here are photos of the finished product...</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzB8MXRoNJgNMGgWwmotqllB6ZJdoXfVTA-CpmcGFShmoma5_3LQkyAJM4bA5XHLKj8sLdOLCXblxRHcNJsZG1WYvqq8ulSu6g6ux18Gxp_Q6KYxWdQMwaq5CetxSzB1aAqkawGdhzPWv/s1600/pinkbabyblanket06.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzB8MXRoNJgNMGgWwmotqllB6ZJdoXfVTA-CpmcGFShmoma5_3LQkyAJM4bA5XHLKj8sLdOLCXblxRHcNJsZG1WYvqq8ulSu6g6ux18Gxp_Q6KYxWdQMwaq5CetxSzB1aAqkawGdhzPWv/s400/pinkbabyblanket06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660416375806508178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center; "></div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VAHUBKYcXhWL6rV9m8JMH8nskbPWKaAjQelZ35m9Wty0MTb00EWkhLGsB8XG9g-4gRCFCRtgwfLslG_GOTKm8t2o6TMwYdN_Ijm0qw6zo4XV29m7YG9fqA_Yx8u9ev_htXRZ0-u_DzF7/s1600/pinkbabyblanket04A.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VAHUBKYcXhWL6rV9m8JMH8nskbPWKaAjQelZ35m9Wty0MTb00EWkhLGsB8XG9g-4gRCFCRtgwfLslG_GOTKm8t2o6TMwYdN_Ijm0qw6zo4XV29m7YG9fqA_Yx8u9ev_htXRZ0-u_DzF7/s400/pinkbabyblanket04A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660486112116407634" /></a><br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Oh, one last photo...got to add ribbons and hang tag...now it's ready for the Baby Shower. Yay!</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Isn't it so adorable? I ♥ it!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2iq0-qaPIM_-fPxZKI81X8ze8dHaMySOQDzc4rJB_3FpxVamX3hb27L-V4YIp_a3buG3PY08Tm3-YW4lWlIS3pvxdGX2lVwA3glR_guK9CKZec1LroW9XmcB_wxYwqneHQQ4lsHFbY7m/s1600/pinkbabyblanket07.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2iq0-qaPIM_-fPxZKI81X8ze8dHaMySOQDzc4rJB_3FpxVamX3hb27L-V4YIp_a3buG3PY08Tm3-YW4lWlIS3pvxdGX2lVwA3glR_guK9CKZec1LroW9XmcB_wxYwqneHQQ4lsHFbY7m/s400/pinkbabyblanket07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660484738763460834" /></a><br /><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div>It took me three and a half weeks but I had really fun making it. Now my little boy wants me to make him a red and blue blanket. LOL!<br /><br />So next in queue is the fingerless gloves and the shrugs. Stay tuned for more... =))<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /></p><br /></div></div>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-88331843645485992932011-04-01T11:44:00.000-07:002011-11-24T22:08:30.642-08:00It's April - Spring Shoes<div><div><p>Hi everyone. It had been a long time since my last post. Sorry I had been busy with work and life. But I'm off from work again so I got more time to update my blog.<br /></p><p><br />It's Friday and it's April Fools Day...right? LOL!</p><p>I've been busy lately spring cleaning, finishing my projects, decorating my temporary craft room and busy chatting with my fellow shoeaholics friends at Shoe Dazzle, Just Fabulous, Shoe Privee, and Sole Society.</p><p>So far...my fav shoe club is Shoe Dazzle and Just Fabulous. These are the shoes I got so far...</p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XOA8K72Wpu4_TmBOJ2-aRgNRZ5blc0plbdoePpqR-_OFp0xqkPHjdDUy2H7tNUFJqJnnlrpiCLeNqdNJdHJCFE3ieEqe8ynfc0M6yFuV4z8Rh_7etBsjTa7J2QO5ijlVlswISgAdZ1L7/s1600/caroline01-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XOA8K72Wpu4_TmBOJ2-aRgNRZ5blc0plbdoePpqR-_OFp0xqkPHjdDUy2H7tNUFJqJnnlrpiCLeNqdNJdHJCFE3ieEqe8ynfc0M6yFuV4z8Rh_7etBsjTa7J2QO5ijlVlswISgAdZ1L7/s400/caroline01-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590698565610464258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a>Meet Caroline...she's pretty comfy and really cute for Spring and Summer.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8RU1AmT4VijF678KZBFyyMwwAWyV435PirMjBVAta6aqtRGNZoAYAQ-Qsp-hlJHRHH9jCNC3VOoo8YYVKpklyLxiuA6Jts5ED7sZ7usJWBlGhjSBTTS4nXRpKrQErbStEQSfArcjwmFj/s1600/weekend.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8RU1AmT4VijF678KZBFyyMwwAWyV435PirMjBVAta6aqtRGNZoAYAQ-Qsp-hlJHRHH9jCNC3VOoo8YYVKpklyLxiuA6Jts5ED7sZ7usJWBlGhjSBTTS4nXRpKrQErbStEQSfArcjwmFj/s400/weekend.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678811167827242610" /></a><div><div><p>And meet Weekend...she's pretty cute flats. She'll look great with jeans and a nice top... what do you think? (please leave comment below)</p></div><div><p>And ohh one last pic...</p></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOHeu4UxyJvo8fFhTTV9ulhYl-J_O8EQQTbMPq_hhqNUziLUgrIdHfOQzyeplBR1Rgr32TmCUrGMvW0vr1J3e2gekFTMmEp5uBGoO3223rQtqy3HNT-OEU7xEhgLvibibyXhgZjDKxakl/s1600/mostrecentshoecloset.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOHeu4UxyJvo8fFhTTV9ulhYl-J_O8EQQTbMPq_hhqNUziLUgrIdHfOQzyeplBR1Rgr32TmCUrGMvW0vr1J3e2gekFTMmEp5uBGoO3223rQtqy3HNT-OEU7xEhgLvibibyXhgZjDKxakl/s400/mostrecentshoecloset.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590714796638898370" /></a><div><p>And here's the most recent photo of my shoe collection (closet)...I did not take a full shot for it's a work in progress... LOL!</p></div><div><p><br /></p><p>I'll be posting more pics and maybe just maybe a nice gift certificate giveaway so please subscribe and always take a peek... Hopefully...I'll be back next week... =)</p><p><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /></p><br /></div>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-64333668788183823022010-11-03T05:34:00.000-07:002010-11-03T18:35:13.335-07:00Ribbon Flower by Joanne From Craft Passion<div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><p style="text-align: left; ">Yay! This is my very first guest post...who-hoo!</p><p style="text-align: left; ">My first guest is Joanne from <a href="http://www.craftpassion.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Craft Passion</b></span></span></a>. I absolutely love her blog she makes all these beautiful and adorable stuff and have great ideas/tut for sewing, crochet, knitting and everything else...truly inspiring. So I was so thrilled when she agreed to be my very first guest. And here is her tutorial...</p><p style="text-align: left; ">----</p></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpRqmJ2a05IXDAnb2Cc0ORvKYJrFVJzQCSJ_HhWTFUK1tXpy7-BxLAF7EvKiWOBXuUUYAJm2Kb7iS9XbgmDPmVgSEPY3KlC3Uyn2KavyLJ9O7SJoBJ2POjY0cpqhGObtUm-3o8_EwDlB-/s1600/Ribbon-Flower.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpRqmJ2a05IXDAnb2Cc0ORvKYJrFVJzQCSJ_HhWTFUK1tXpy7-BxLAF7EvKiWOBXuUUYAJm2Kb7iS9XbgmDPmVgSEPY3KlC3Uyn2KavyLJ9O7SJoBJ2POjY0cpqhGObtUm-3o8_EwDlB-/s400/Ribbon-Flower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535368397167232146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">How To Sew Ribbon Flower</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Hello, readers of PBF Collection,this is Joanne of Craft Passion. I am so happy (almost fell off the chair, LOL) when Ana wrote to me and invite me to guest post a tutorial on her blog.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">******************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">A little about Craft Passion:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">I started </span><i><span style="font-family: 'Arial Italic'; "><a href="http://www.craftpassion.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Craft Passion</span></b></span></a></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> in end of 2008. At the early stage, Craft Passion is just a personal journal about the handmade I did and found. Surprisingly, with the “vast” (as a newbie that time, thousands of pageviews per month is considered a lot </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; "><span>J</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">) responses and feedbacks came back asking me how to do them, since then Craft Passion grew into an e-classroom for distance handicraft learning website, mainly on sewing, crochet and knitting. You would find lots of tutorials and patterns in Craft Passion and they are free. From then on, Craft Passion is growing rapidly with more than hundred of thousands pageviews per month!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">A little about me:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">I love handmade and most of them are either self-taught or pass down from my skillfully mom.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span></span>At the age of less than 10, I completed my first handmade, that was a simple crochet thumbler holder where I learned from a book.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Later, when I grew up a little and allow to hold pins and needles, my mom taught me sewing by using her vintage foot paddle sewing machine, I made a few dresses and jammies for myself, and was so proud of myself when I'm wearing them… lol!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Since I was small, I admired seeing those actresses knitting in the TV soup operas and I told myself that I am going to pick-up this skill one day. Those days, kntting is a rare handicraft in my country and I can hardly see any people knit in the public. So, my uncle bought me a basic knitting book and a pair of knitting needles from overseas. After many months of trial and error, I finally got a scarf done without any real people help (youtube and google didn’t exist that time) though the tension is just a so-so.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Since then I can’t stop creating … that was more than 30 years ago!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">*******************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Recently, I made a <i><a href="http://www.craftpassion.com/?p=7588"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">crochet bead necklace</span></b></span></a></i> but found that it it too dull with only the beads alone. I decided to make a simple flower that anybody can sew to match with it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Try to get printed satin ribbon for this flower brooch. The printing make the ribbon flower unique, while the satin gave a glossy shine on it.</span></p></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQqaK_jT9No9GuP_6157aef3CeI2rRHJ7HR9szfwWrzjT2sunZE8vqyuWaio1gOnA4_9_FLdRM5bVzCakhA8e6TzbU3dwahPnJRWNgB-DgiT98a-hx-pIifg_T6O2O_QphD3std5h-Ms_/s400/Material.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535368890560188290" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpRqmJ2a05IXDAnb2Cc0ORvKYJrFVJzQCSJ_HhWTFUK1tXpy7-BxLAF7EvKiWOBXuUUYAJm2Kb7iS9XbgmDPmVgSEPY3KlC3Uyn2KavyLJ9O7SJoBJ2POjY0cpqhGObtUm-3o8_EwDlB-/s1600/Ribbon-Flower.jpg"><br /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpRqmJ2a05IXDAnb2Cc0ORvKYJrFVJzQCSJ_HhWTFUK1tXpy7-BxLAF7EvKiWOBXuUUYAJm2Kb7iS9XbgmDPmVgSEPY3KlC3Uyn2KavyLJ9O7SJoBJ2POjY0cpqhGObtUm-3o8_EwDlB-/s1600/Ribbon-Flower.jpg"></a></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Materials:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-top: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">1” wide ribbon, 12”<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Button, about ½” </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>Æ</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Brooch pin</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Needle and matching color thread</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Scissor</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Tealight candle or fray check or </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Use a tealight flame to slightly melt the raw edges of both ends of the ribbon so that it won’t fray.</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Drip a few drops of fray check on the raw edge, leave it to dry.</span></p></li></ol></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF56HTyWcOBR7PkG1bNG030K877OFTWTeioH-ivkVKKVkGorbWS60XalqQAdwwpIwcKp0pK4Q8ppRwDGWdq3iy9ZXH-e8gqjAlwYJSQrdLQJOmuYF-9MzzBJz-z3wYRiwsBqWA-5hpNUo/s1600/Ribbon-Flower_StartGather.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF56HTyWcOBR7PkG1bNG030K877OFTWTeioH-ivkVKKVkGorbWS60XalqQAdwwpIwcKp0pK4Q8ppRwDGWdq3iy9ZXH-e8gqjAlwYJSQrdLQJOmuYF-9MzzBJz-z3wYRiwsBqWA-5hpNUo/s400/Ribbon-Flower_StartGather.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535370167907296546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">With needle and thread (double strand), sew a row of running stitches near to the long edge of the ribbon.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltxr9WFfZdHIzwSi8kvC9umgljNtwywWuCXIoECHi5ict8vmOrVCYVkmMO9QrmD2tCXvfvouA5p6wHZUD-Wpp_G524QHvRjLJqS37FJZzfPT365c1_5RpjB_1TwVRpWSJzDfEvkP7MFzg/s1600/Ribbon-Flower_Running-Stitch.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltxr9WFfZdHIzwSi8kvC9umgljNtwywWuCXIoECHi5ict8vmOrVCYVkmMO9QrmD2tCXvfvouA5p6wHZUD-Wpp_G524QHvRjLJqS37FJZzfPT365c1_5RpjB_1TwVRpWSJzDfEvkP7MFzg/s400/Ribbon-Flower_Running-Stitch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535371165197110322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center; "><p style="text-align: left; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Pull and tug the thread to gather the ribbon. Pull until the ribbon is fully gather and form a circle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Overlap both ends a little and sew a few stitches to secure the position. Knot the thread but don’t cut.</span></p></div></div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCrcgmazI0ImOyTlidfLIQs7MSkn_H59V59flVKm5kf-MIopI9k6-OgicIK_XRxcpOV07r_OQ58kik5CAo3Kqrl0h4SVLEqHOssc0KJZPdnzVqLmqMOQusnW2AUoG2UhFosqqkWhJrype/s1600/Ribbon-Flower_Brooch-Pin+(1).jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCrcgmazI0ImOyTlidfLIQs7MSkn_H59V59flVKm5kf-MIopI9k6-OgicIK_XRxcpOV07r_OQ58kik5CAo3Kqrl0h4SVLEqHOssc0KJZPdnzVqLmqMOQusnW2AUoG2UhFosqqkWhJrype/s400/Ribbon-Flower_Brooch-Pin+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535371710349389810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px; " /></a><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><p style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Turn to the back, sew the brooch pin on.</span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYanv2OtzSF1zcHRijPp8C3UDnlD7DAxw4QT-O5o5mzxCLPvTdWtcAU4puMNa2XkUPTH46J2DUoRueVR9uL2I5ruKwIX0yeqn9woTCZXzb-Z5qszQ-2huZxATjDGPTa253-fLTAsKyt5E/s1600/Ribbon-Flower_Button.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYanv2OtzSF1zcHRijPp8C3UDnlD7DAxw4QT-O5o5mzxCLPvTdWtcAU4puMNa2XkUPTH46J2DUoRueVR9uL2I5ruKwIX0yeqn9woTCZXzb-Z5qszQ-2huZxATjDGPTa253-fLTAsKyt5E/s400/Ribbon-Flower_Button.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535371717415981570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px; " /></a><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><p style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Turn to the front, sew the button on the center of the flower.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Done~</span></p></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHtGrzYrHhhTuYLTLtVCDf0QZn66yB1y1jhiPkF7zEUQ5AGSlo3b6swowWF08IlgBpj6PdhXbP9FVHsVnlIlfNh0TGxaIkyxlF0c5vzqXYxuf2E7niXgJ9zzxesAh53yjXfpMLmhlAiH_/s1600/Crochet-Bead-Necklace-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHtGrzYrHhhTuYLTLtVCDf0QZn66yB1y1jhiPkF7zEUQ5AGSlo3b6swowWF08IlgBpj6PdhXbP9FVHsVnlIlfNh0TGxaIkyxlF0c5vzqXYxuf2E7niXgJ9zzxesAh53yjXfpMLmhlAiH_/s400/Crochet-Bead-Necklace-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535371723341832914" /></a><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><p style="text-align: left; ">---</p></div></div></div></div><div><div> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-no-proof:yes">If you are interested in how to crochet the bead necklace I am wearing, click <i><a href="http://www.craftpassion.com/?p=7588"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">here</span></b></span></a>.</i></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /></p></div></div>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-57418958808068371912010-11-01T07:51:00.000-07:002010-11-01T07:59:27.701-07:00Winner Of October Giveaway<p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Wow! Since I only have one entry for the October Giveaway. Obviously, the winner for the "Ice Cream Earrings" from Cupcake Princess Jewelry is...</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">SADE</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">Congratulations Sade!</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">Okay, this might be my last giveaway for this year since I'm busy with my Etsy Shop and my part time job. But PBF Collection will have a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>guest post/tutorial</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "> from <a href="http://www.craftpassion.com/blog">CraftPassion</a> Joanne this month so stay tuned...</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /></p>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-82678806640921812712010-10-01T22:03:00.000-07:002010-11-01T08:00:10.915-07:00Artist For the Month of October<div><div><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Sorry this GIVEAWAY is closed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Our artist for the month of October is also from Las Vegas. Kelly Marshall is one of the artist that I met through </span><a href="http://lasvegasetsyteam.blogspot.com/p/home.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Handmade In Vegas</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span"> Etsy Group. She's the talented artist behind </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kelbelskreations?ref=top_trail#"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Cupcake Princess Jewelry</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span">. Checked out her beautiful shop at Etsy... </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kelbelskreations?ref=top_trail#"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Cupcake Princess Jewelry</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span">. She's selling this cute Kawaii Accessories that are simply adorable and looks delicious at the same time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I had an opportunity to review one of her adorable product the "cupcake necklace". I absolutely love it!!! The packaging was great and the necklace itself is perfect for your cute little girls or for yourself too. Here are some photos I took of the item...</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1jbc33LfHKE5D8W3B2v1iMZ41Q4-jCbaLQ9HU9ZrYNXvCpTldsQvQtsEO9tepPLUKhATnP1TUW0RHQrgOdzrIBpqi-nmxVdm9LyJC0gj45rgmbm-Dw09Ld1PYlVipp-91FSE3RCOCHQ0/s1600/DSC07369.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1jbc33LfHKE5D8W3B2v1iMZ41Q4-jCbaLQ9HU9ZrYNXvCpTldsQvQtsEO9tepPLUKhATnP1TUW0RHQrgOdzrIBpqi-nmxVdm9LyJC0gj45rgmbm-Dw09Ld1PYlVipp-91FSE3RCOCHQ0/s400/DSC07369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523315792872673618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5594MgXXKDGa2VjW_huyT23T3ZibzcAccwiwTOSHKI89MhDWm-ORYOOlFkXA_aKXbK7mSn1Y2qihqEyjVqUR3VgN0MkT9kmYn5DH5zyhfeiCUhUXzOX6eqXMm2JKKBNjALFF4l3mrm5b/s1600/cupcakenecklace.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5594MgXXKDGa2VjW_huyT23T3ZibzcAccwiwTOSHKI89MhDWm-ORYOOlFkXA_aKXbK7mSn1Y2qihqEyjVqUR3VgN0MkT9kmYn5DH5zyhfeiCUhUXzOX6eqXMm2JKKBNjALFF4l3mrm5b/s400/cupcakenecklace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523317569524263890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></div><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-style: italic; "></span></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKAGoOBfJvpk_wSchtGmMScMvqzGAA1I-06_QV4h2oaK31JdeQ1mwhKLtzo3-t_3W-jNtHbWl2eoFBTdI3Eu-Kv80C4fYQn4DGxywDFd0RVmOkHi17_grLs72UNhutq9u0OytzHOkD8o1/s1600/DSC07361.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKAGoOBfJvpk_wSchtGmMScMvqzGAA1I-06_QV4h2oaK31JdeQ1mwhKLtzo3-t_3W-jNtHbWl2eoFBTdI3Eu-Kv80C4fYQn4DGxywDFd0RVmOkHi17_grLs72UNhutq9u0OytzHOkD8o1/s400/DSC07361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523316175022551090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: left; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; "><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span">So to get to know Kelly better and to know more about</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kelbelskreations?ref=top_trail#"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Cupcake Princess Jewelry</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span"> I had a chance to have a little interview with Kelly and here it is...</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Tell us a bit about yourself?</span></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I live in wonderful Las Vegas with my husband and am currently a stay at home 'mom' to my Toy Poodle and 2 Chinese Crested's. I am originally from Orange County, CA and have been living here in Las Vegas for the past 2 years. I went to school at the University of CA- Irvine, and received a Bachelors Degree in Political Science. After that, I spent a few years working out in the corporate world, but I am now lucky enough to be able to design and create jewelry full time.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Besides creating and designing, what else do you like to do?</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I guess I am a true girly girl at heart, as my favorite thing to do is go shopping!! I love spending time with my dogs, and going out and having a good time. I also love cleaning my house, it's a funny quirk about me, but I am a complete neat freak. I also love to travel, and have 2 large trips planned for next year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">What first made you want to become an artist?</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I don't know that I ever 'became' one, as I believe I have always been one. I have always loved creating things and admiring them, even as a young child. However, due to a hectic schedule and the regular happenings of life, I spent several years not being able to express my creativity the way I needed to. As soon as life really began to fall into place for me, I began creating again. I began to make such wonderful things that I truly loved and were an expression of myself and my creativity. It wasn't long before I saw that my designs were making others happy as well. That's when I decided to open my Etsy shop, Cupcake Princess Jewelry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Please describe a bit about your creative inspirations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I'd have to say my biggest inspiration is anything 'cute'. Sometimes I still feel like a child at heart, looking at toys and miniatures and thinking of unique ways to wear them as jewelry, or make into a piece that I can display in my home. I have always gone crazy for Japanese street fashion. I love how you will see just these completely over the top outfits and accessories. I believe that it's not just fashion, but an art as well. Another of my creative inspirations (as well as one of my personal obsessions) is Marie Antoinette. I am completely fascinated with her and the life she led.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">What advise can you give to inspiring artist?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">The best advice I can give is to stay true to yourself and continue to create with your own unique style in mind. Don't give up and don't get discouraged. There is a lot of competition out there, and it is easy to be let down when things don't go as expected. I always like to create meaningful experiences and I think it will make you stand out and more likely to be remembered.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Where do you see yourself in ten years?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">In ten years I would love to own my own boutique where I sell my jewelry alongside trendy designer clothing. It has always been my dream to own my own store.</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Kelly will be giving away this beautiful "ice cream earrings" to a lucky subscribers of my blog.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKgl9mslpP9nKzIkTJiR63X9jq-RWDk9gXvGq0U1WauAnGVdKkmFoH_GPqsmBGcEHXDVbe6Q32kV9D_hI0U6eeJMZu8nX3Xmn3rOnX_XSsFMJAc0rLKBzZeAztRxfFu5ItnOzNmepvgmd/s1600/icecream+earrings02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKgl9mslpP9nKzIkTJiR63X9jq-RWDk9gXvGq0U1WauAnGVdKkmFoH_GPqsmBGcEHXDVbe6Q32kV9D_hI0U6eeJMZu8nX3Xmn3rOnX_XSsFMJAc0rLKBzZeAztRxfFu5ItnOzNmepvgmd/s400/icecream+earrings02.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523329236962257250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNjnIsmxD6O8tmCI0jpJykCrnTwg7EZWkBK3TTvvYjjXlbgGk3W8i996BQgruq-bnF9h1_0CZ_oB8uOi_Mf8d8KuxAD3UkGgNV3iNVkVI4eP4ZaurvfZCa9gA-If44cXDg-knXYXnwmEV/s1600/icecream+earrings01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNjnIsmxD6O8tmCI0jpJykCrnTwg7EZWkBK3TTvvYjjXlbgGk3W8i996BQgruq-bnF9h1_0CZ_oB8uOi_Mf8d8KuxAD3UkGgNV3iNVkVI4eP4ZaurvfZCa9gA-If44cXDg-knXYXnwmEV/s400/icecream+earrings01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523329233626474978" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0YtekxjXcZ9JRqYob9d95CpwOTNyIxCzcTAdnmsrO_PRRET7z6qysvVPvgyOM-YZET4AUvm08S00dryf5tfvataCUEOsBKV4PszDTa6iPSE8_92pdzSfwCZ1d5fAmC4ym3hh05lS0eTj/s1600/icecream+earrings03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0YtekxjXcZ9JRqYob9d95CpwOTNyIxCzcTAdnmsrO_PRRET7z6qysvVPvgyOM-YZET4AUvm08S00dryf5tfvataCUEOsBKV4PszDTa6iPSE8_92pdzSfwCZ1d5fAmC4ym3hh05lS0eTj/s400/icecream+earrings03.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523329228612739234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Here are the entry rules for the </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kelbelskreations?ref=top_trail#"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Cupcake Princess Jewelry</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span"> "Ice Cream Earrings" </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">giveaway:</span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">1. (This is the mandatory entry) You'll receive </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">1 entry</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span"> for visiting </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kelbelskreations?ref=top_trail#"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Cupcake Princess Jewelry</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">and telling me what your favorite item is! Make sure you leave your EMAIL address in this entry.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">2. You'll receive </span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">2 entries</span></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span"> for adding </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kelbelskreations?ref=top_trail#"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Cupcake Princess Jewelry</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">in your Etsy favorites.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">3. You'll receive </span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">5 entries</span></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span"> for following our blog and telling us that you do. Leave a comment with your username.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">4. You'll receive </span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">2</span></span></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span"> entries</span></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span"> for adding/liking us in our</span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PBF-Collection/137765466242495?v=wall" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">PBF Collection Fan Page</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Please remember that the more entries you have the better chances you'll have in winning this giveaway.</span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span class="Apple-style-span">All entries must be received before 11:59 on Sunday - October 31, 2010. A winner will be drawn using a random number generator and I will send her an e-mail. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be choosen.</span></span></span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /><p></p>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-48919700298514538942010-09-11T08:43:00.000-07:002010-09-11T08:47:33.589-07:00August and September Giveaway Winner<p><br /></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Yay! The winner for this months giveaway sponsored by Studio 8 Ten is...(drum roll please...)</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Joan Honoridez!!!</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">YAY Joan! Congratulations!</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I will be on vacation and will post new giveaway and review for October so stay tuned everyone. </span></span></p><p><br /><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /></p>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-86379692327754453362010-08-22T08:37:00.000-07:002010-09-11T08:48:26.985-07:00Artist of the Month August - September<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SORRY THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER GIVEAWAY NEXT MONTH.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">Our artist for the month of August and September is not just one artist it consist of a lot of talented Artist in one place... <a href="http://studio8ten.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b>Studio 8 Ten</b></span></a>.</span></div><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">I've first met Angela (Project Manager of Studio 8 Ten) through Etsy. She invited me to join the First Friday Artist Exhibit (Craft) Show in Studio 8 Ten. It was my first craft show and I had fun joining and meeting a lot of talented artist. I also had fun browsing through the store. And absolutely love the handmade items they are selling most especially the hand lotions. =)</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">If you ever visited Las Vegas...come visit them at 810 South Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89101.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="http://tsilasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/P6270010-300x225.jpg" alt="P6270010" /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="http://tsilasvegas.com/wp-content/themes/nice_clean_Theme/thumb.php?src=http://tsilasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Sitting-Area-Half-Size-1024x768.jpg&w=600&h=210&zc=1" alt="Studio 8 Ten Gets a New Look" /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="http://studio8ten.com/wp-content/gallery/before-amp-after/8ten_004.jpg" /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Okay...you might all be wondering what is Studio 8 Ten. To get to know them a little bit better... I had a little interview with Angela and here it is.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PBF</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> : </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Tell Us a bit about Studio 8 Ten?</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Angela (Studio 8 Ten)</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Studio 8 Ten is the community-based art studio and gift shop that features handmade products created in the Transition Services, Inc. employment programs for adults with disabilities in Las Vegas. We are located at 810 South Las Vegas Blvd, just north of Charleston. We have been open in our downtown location for 2 1/2 years. The building used to be an old wedding chapel (how very Vegas!) that we gutted and started rennovating in April of 2007. We wanted to go with a hip, urban feel that would fit into the direction downtown Las Vegas is heading, and also disspell any stereotypical ideas people have about supported employment venues. We hear a lot from people when they first come in that it isn't at all what they were expecting and they are always very impressed. The location has also been great in connecting our artists with the local art scene in the Las Vegas Arts District. Each month we host a solo or group art show of local Las Vegas' artists work. They spend time with the studio artists, as well as host a reception. Community outreach is a very important aspect of Studio 8 Ten. The artists who work there get opportunities for much more then just making cool handmade products, they also get to participate in social events, interact with customers, run a cash registers, give tours, and talk about how products are made. It is a totally unique place not only in Vegas, but in general...I have never heard of anything like it across the country.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PBF</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">How and when did the company start?</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Angela (Studio 8 Ten)</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Transition Services started in 1998 with a few individuals who were in need of services and not happy in other programs. It is important for people to understand how far employment/care services for people with disabilities has come, and how far it still has to go. Imagine coming out of highschool and having all of 2-3 job opportunities placed in front of you and be told to "pick one". That is quite a reality for people with disabilities even today. Labeling, packaging, and other "factory" style work is exactly the type of limited options given to people all the time. Transition Services started to provide more choices and stop the practice of creating "work for the masses". Each person who comes to our program is an individual. One of the first things anyone with interest in working at one of our locations is asked is what they want to do, what their interests are, and what they want to learn. We then assess their current skills and help them build on those skills. People have found so much joy in learning how to make products by hand, and that instant gratification to see what they've done is rewarding in so many ways. Because we are the most progressive provider in the city, other programs that have historically limited their options are now seeing the value on really catering to individuals and helping them find work they want to do that will keep them motivated, and creating more positive life experiences. Everyday we come up with new ideas for new businesses that can incorporate the interests of the individuals we serve. We currently have 4 businesses, and are in the process of starting 2 more.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PBF</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Who are the creative artist behind Studio 8 ten?</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Angela (Studio 8 Ten)</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We serve 300 people in 5 locations is Las Vegas and Henderson, and the creatioons of individuals at all our locations can be seen at Studio 8 Ten. We work with people of all levels of disability from mild to profound. The artists in our programs come from all walks of life in seek of a meaningful job. Most of them start without any knowledge of art or crafting, but end up loving the process and the products. We had one woman recently start at one of our worksites and told the staff she never knew she could draw. She wasn't talking about having the ability to "draw well", she just didn't realize it was even an option...no one had ever encouraged her to pick up a pencil and paper for that purpose! It turned out she is excellent at drawing, able to recreate everything from real people to cartoon characters to a tee. It's amazing what happens when you give people choices and options.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PBF: </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Besides</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/studio8ten"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Studio 8 Ten at Etsy</span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">does Studio 8 Ten have another website?</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Angela (Studio 8 Ten)</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We actually have 2 additional informational websites, our company website </span></span></span><a href="http://tsilasvegas.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">www.tsilasvegas.com</span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> has information about all of our programs and businesses, events, ways to support our non-profit through donations and volunteering, and ways to contact us if there is someone you know who might benefit from our employment programs. We also have </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><a href="http://studio8ten.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">www.studio8ten.com</span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">which showcases all the fun stuff being made at Studio 8 Ten as well as the art events, product photos, gallery of pics of the artists and shop space. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PBF: </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">What are the upcoming events at Studio 8 Ten?</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Angela (Studio 8 Ten)</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Our August art exhibit is going to showcase the art from the Saturday classes and workshops that are taught by local artist Elizabeth Young. She teaches children and adult classes in all different art mediums every month on the 1st and 2nd Saturday. It is going to be a large group show and a lot of fun! In addition to her classes, we will be starting a Kid's Art Club for all ages in January. We will also be participating in the First Friday festivities September-December with a group of local artists and crafters setting up in our parking lot and on our patio every First Friday from 6-9PM. We participate in a variety of craft fairs and Farmer's Markets throughout the year, and the holidays are especially busy. It's easiest to keep up by checking our website and signing up for our email announcements (don't worry, we won't bombard you!). We also open our venue for groups to meet, throw parties, and we host awesome kid's birthday parties and the pricing is really reasonable. It's a fantastic alternative to Chuck 'e Cheese!</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Pretty interesting place to visit and shop, right?</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg?t=1279561973" alt="ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">And I had the privilege to review their latest product the </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50057679/natural-luffa-massage-soap?ref=v1_other_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Natural Luffa Massage Soap</span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.153500353.jpg" alt="Natural Luffa Massage Soap" /></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.153500072.jpg" alt="Natural Luffa Massage Soap" /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Since, I have been working a lot lately...this soap is perfect. I always look forward to go back home everyday take a shower and... used this "Luffa Massage Soap". It helps me relax after such a long stressful day from work. This soap is also highly recommended to all the moms out there that had a very busy day. It is a perfect way to soothe your muscles and relax while taking a shower or a bubble bath.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg?t=1279561973" alt="ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> And Angela wants you all to try the items they are selling so she's giving away this gift basket. These are the sampling of all the "yummy" items that they are selling.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';color:#993399;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBgY-IrK9kRimv3SUEmPh3GBMyCiptbwBZ7sbDkI92Qd7kpC83-r2uPeAt0SyWqwLrM5U4YbDy4ftfRvfaMsqFmLtzy3oj3lc9j4KKXq4Mk9mBtEraw1S_IieasEWef3imF2Kx-otPjZ9/s400/raffle.jpg" /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The gift basket includes:</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3- Lotions (8 oz.) variety of fragrance</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3- Shower Gels (4 oz.) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">variety of fragrance</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2- Body Sprays </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">(4 oz.) </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">variety of fragrance</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1- Bubble Bath </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">(4 oz.) </span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';color:#993399;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic; "></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Here are the entry rules for the</span> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/studio8ten?ref=top_trail"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Studio 8 Ten</span></span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">giveaway:</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">1. (This is the mandatory entry) You'll receive </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">1 entry</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> for visiting </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/studio8ten?ref=top_trail"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Studio 8 Ten at Etsy</span></span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">and telling me what your favorite item is! Make sure you leave your EMAIL address in this entry.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">2. You'll receive </span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">2 entries</span></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> for adding</span> </span></span></span><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/studio8ten?ref=top_trail"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Studio 8 Ten at Etsy</span></span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">in your favorites.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">3. You'll receive </span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">2 entries</span></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> for adding/liking</span> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71388054464"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Studio 8 Ten at Facebook</span></span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">fan page.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">4. You'll receive </span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">5 entries</span></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> for following our blog and telling us that you do. Leave a comment with your username.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">5. You'll receive </span></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">2</span></span></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> entries</span></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> for adding/liking us in our </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PBF-Collection/137765466242495?v=wall" style="color: rgb(152, 113, 225); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PBF Collection Fan Page</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Please remember that the more entries you have the better chances you'll have in winning this giveaway.</span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">All entries must be received before 11:59 on Friday, September 10, 2010. A winner will be drawn using a random number generator and I will send her an e-mail. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be choosen.</span></span></span></span></div></span><p></p><p><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /></p>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-87852799480648655602010-08-14T04:59:00.000-07:002010-08-14T05:06:25.276-07:00Winner Of July Giveaway<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Hi everyone. I just want to post the winner of the July giveaway...and it is...</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Kelly Marshall</i></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Please email me your address so I can send it to Simone. For those who left a comment...thanks again for participating.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Next giveaway will be a gift basket of lotion, spa items, and lot more... from Studio 8 Ten. I will be posting the interview and giveaway in few days so please drop by and join the giveaway. Have a nice weekend everyone.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /></p>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-82353308179837923122010-07-19T10:49:00.000-07:002010-07-19T11:19:01.257-07:00Just An Update<div><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">It's always sad when one of my favorite blog stops blogging. I'm a big fan of <a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Ruffles and Stuff</span></a> but Disney recently announced that she will no longer be blogging. It's so sad...</span></p><p><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg?t=1279561973" alt="ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg picture by anacskie" /></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">I went back to my old job last week so I might not be blogging as often but I will still have my monthly giveaway. So stay tuned.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg?t=1279561973" alt="ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Here is a little update...of my recent projects...</span></p></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDBIN-z5l-E_PI-7UOgXU7ppjBx64YJJ4srSnNaNUioscbFC8AwKD08xW-Z_urOh3DKtvhcgEWDQ7ikzQ72GqJEOzEcW6u9N3UdGPz32fFoUL6saATOqrLRCzZ48Innp0iYFFuWUlRmta/s1600/pinkbutterflyskirt02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDBIN-z5l-E_PI-7UOgXU7ppjBx64YJJ4srSnNaNUioscbFC8AwKD08xW-Z_urOh3DKtvhcgEWDQ7ikzQ72GqJEOzEcW6u9N3UdGPz32fFoUL6saATOqrLRCzZ48Innp0iYFFuWUlRmta/s400/pinkbutterflyskirt02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495678436846276162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49649919/pink-butterfly-summer-skirt-free"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><b>The Butterfly Summer Skirt</b></span></a></div><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.154913111.jpg" alt="Upcycled Eclipse Tank Top - Black and Red - Ready to Shipped - Free Shipping" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50481140/upcycled-eclipse-tank-top-black-and-red"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><b>The Eclipse Tank Top</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.159485686.jpg" alt="Aubergrine Summer/Autumn Beret -Free Shipping" /></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51846535/aubergrine-summerautumn-beret-free"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">The Aubergrine Summer/Autumn Beret</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">All of these items are available at <a href="http://pinkbearfad.etsy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><b>PBF Collection @ Etsy</b></span></a>. All of these can be customed made just email me here or at my Etsy Shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg?t=1279561973" alt="ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">I know some people hate giveaways because of all the requirements you need to do in order to win. i.e. subscribe to a blog, be a fan in Facebook page...etc. But for me personally...giveaways are fun!!! With this economy and recession giveaways is always great...I mean...really...anything for FREE is always great. And it really does not take a lot of effort to click and subscribe, right? But that's just my opinion. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Anyway...if you love giveaways...my blog got another giveaway for this month. It's sponsored by <a href="http://simoneelum.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><b>Simone Elum</b></span></a>. Please click this <a href="http://pinkbearfad.blogspot.com/2010/07/featured-artist-of-month-of-july.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">link</span></b></a> or click the top left button to join. Have a good week everyone. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /><p></p>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-32332211926693861282010-07-12T03:48:00.000-07:002010-08-14T05:07:35.659-07:00Featured Artist For The Month Of July<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks for participating everyone.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">T-shirts are always comfy to wear especially during summer. And through the years, T-shirts have evolved from just a simple undergarment to a form of personal expression.</span></div><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">There's thousands of t-shirt designs out there but there's always one that stands out. Something unique that will captivate our interest and lead us to buy it and add it in our collection. Or just maybe it simply becomes something we would love to wear.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Unique designs like the t-shirt design of our featured artist for the month July, <a href="http://simoneelum.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">Simone ELum</span></b></a>.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Simone is a Fashion Illustrator and Designer. After completing her Fashion Design degree she launched "<a href="http://simoneelum.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b>Simone Elum</b></span></a>". It's a unique collection of her 'fashion art' inspired clothing, accessories, stationary and fine art.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">One of her best sellers is the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/40849572/sweet-girl-white-tee"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">Sweet Girl Tee</span></a>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">It's a fashion illustrated tee of a sweet young girl daydreaming about her true love. The design is simple but captivating.</span></span></span></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.123919026.jpg" alt="Sweet Girl White Tee SMALL" /></span></span></span></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">And PBF Collection got the privelege to review her latest design which is the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51016510/sweet-girl-grey-v-neck-tee?ref=v1_other_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">Sweet Girl V neck Tee.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">The moment we received the package from Simone. We noticed that it was package really well. Everything was professionally done with great looking hang tag, business card and a nice hand written note. For us, hand written notes always add a nice personal touch.</span></span></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">As for the Tee...it's absolutely great. The black jersey fabric heart has this cute white handstitch, the screen print of the young sweet girl is totally perfect, another great added touch is the black fabric stitched to the folded sleeves. The t-shirt itself is soft and comfy. This Tee is perfect for summer and it would look great on your favorite shorts, jeans, or skirts.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhQD_VN_bXJGCoLGy7okDwVr9Ff31vwgQbyHsRhQtUT9BFMPQLi7jnLn2CWInV4LdyG920eg8eTj72EfoudMQ5oAnnrXL0rXTA7u0yW3BcY6_6FYPWeRo4qZFaV3BnYqD3fOAjJBRVF14/s400/simomelee01A.jpg" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXip2qJYJIWphTbc-3UATTNZc_fk7f2M0JhxjCbKkGmqwxqLC0eqTeJ1mrFLfCsMVCK5PMkmiE07hgvyAGTeAZ_UB7hmIrPgkfsDqsiTBk03I503pABQ9DOF7MSRB2MZuSy3nDYC6rWA27/s400/simomelee03A.jpg" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp_gUOXGkMEeHnybQIjmvfx8PG-0rDeNoCRYciBP7mD_JuNcR6MPxEelA63SAZHrSr6SvJqHpG4eBRVWPr31T3g-CTJVgwPOHb8-VShsKCrOyMr2_6VGQsC5LPXuXTrgckhs9aWWAuLpN/s400/Simonelee5.jpg" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3CUpttrM5F1b1Y60VN6ALbn-KFbSbGko62obEfmeVMp6QSAh5Bn1SooIhjv1c35deQBv1ZtwdfRfXjog612iYimQzQsnw9TmFa071p2maTfGai8f_nBort6L47LhyTT4eb2OGwoXc-O-/s400/simomelee02.jpg" /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">So to get to know more about Simone Elum the artist behind <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b><a href="http://simoneelum.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">simoneelum.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We had a little interview with her:</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><b>PBF</b></i>: Tell us a bit about yourself?</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span">SL</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> : <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">I am originally from Trinidad and Tobago, an island in the Caribbean. I've always loved fashion since my mom designed and made most of our clothes. She used to have a lot of fashion magazines lying around and of course, I enjoyed going through them, tearing out designs I liked and trying to redraw them and add my own touch to them. I studied Fashion Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design and that's where I also met my husband who is a Graphic designer at heart and does all of my graphic design! We started our business in July 2009 after moving to Los Angeles from Georgia. I am a fashion designer but art is my first love so I decided to put both of my passions together in my line of 'fashion art' inspired items.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></p><p style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span">PBF</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">: Besides creating and designing, what else do you like to do?</span></p><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span">SL</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Of course I spend most of my time drawing and designing but when I am not busy doing that, I like to read, go to art shows, cook, take road trips and watch romantic movies.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></p><p style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span">PBF</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">: What first made you want to become an artist?</span></p><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b></span></p><b><p style="display: inline !important; "></p></b><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><p style="display: inline !important; "><b>SL</b>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">I loved the fashion illustrations in the Vogue Pattern books when I was growing up. I was always inspired to draw like that and have been doing fashion illustrations since then! I liked the feeling of being able to create something beautiful for others to look at.</span></p></span></b></span><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></b></span></p><p style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span">PBF</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">: Please describe to us a bit about your creative inspirations.</span></p><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span">SL</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">I am inspired by fashion, photography, personalities like audrey hepburn, music, the caribbean, romantic movies, other fashion illustrators like Arturo Elena, David downton and Sandra Suy.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span">PBF</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">:Besides Etsy do you have a website or blog where we can read updates about your designs?</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span">SL</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Yes, you can visit</span> <a href="http://simoneelum.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">www.simoneelum.com</span></b></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">or my facebook fanpage 'Simone Elum' for updates. . Please click</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Simone-Elum/107096376004120?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">here</span></a>.</b></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b>PBF</b>: What advice can you give to inspiring artist?</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b>SL</b>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Get really good at what you love doing and be prolific. Always believe that what you have to offer is valuable and be able to take criticism and learn from it. Passion is necessary to continue being an artist so always find ways to be inspired to create! Connect with other artists, ask for advice, see what others are doing but be true to your own style.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></b></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><p style="display: inline !important; "></p></span><p style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"></span></p><b><p style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b>PBF</b>: Where do you see yourself in ten years?</span></span></p></b><p></p><p></p></b><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b>SL</b>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">In ten years, I would like to have a family, a thriving business, to still be an artist and making a difference in the lives of others.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">There you have it. Please be sure to check out <a href="http://simoneelum.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">Simone Elum's</span></b></a> website and Facebook Page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Simone-Elum/107096376004120?ref=ts"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Simone Elum</span></b></a> for new items and learn more about her creations!</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">And the good news is...Simone has decided to award one of you ladies with one of her new tee design! The winner will received the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51016510/sweet-girl-grey-v-neck-tee"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b>Sweet Girl tee in V-neck</b></span></a>. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b></b></span></span></b></span></p><b><b><p style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">And winner can choose t-shirt sizes from xxs up to xxl.</span></span></p></b></b><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="display: inline !important; "></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b><p style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKMlv13A8TV_Rm-gWUHewfNcWJFa0SwzP6fWdCVRVFwUz2DBFRtQgJE0pIc4IbLIgD340VkOV12hGd3HBOU7E3TkA96YH1eU0I2i0hYj17UhQ98V5-Eqx_Fo8uZANDXqo9lcTpJ5VdZVi/s400/PBFCollectionSimoneeleegiveaway.jpg" /></span></span></p></b></span></span></b></span></div><p></p><p></p></b></span><p></p><p></p></span></b></span></span></span></span><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><div>Here are the entry rules for the Sweet Girl T-shirt giveaway:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. (This is the mandatory entry) You'll receive <b>1 entry</b> for visiting Simone Lum at Etsy and telling me what your favorite item is! Make sure you leave your EMAIL address in this entry.</div><div>2. You'll receive <b>2 entries</b> for adding <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/simoneelumdesigns"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">Simone Elum</span></b></a> in your favorites.</div><div>3. You'll receive <b>2 entries</b> for adding/liking <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Simone-Elum/107096376004120?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b>Simone Elum</b></span></a> in her fan page.</div><div>3. You'll receive <b>5 entries</b> for following our blog and telling us that you do. Leave a comment with your username.</div><div>4. You'll receive <b>1 entry</b> for grabbing my button and putting it on your blog. Leave a link of your blog in the comments.</div><div>5. You'll receive 2<b> entries</b> for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with the link of the status.</div><div>6. You'll receive 2<b> entries</b> for adding/liking us in our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PBF-Collection/137765466242495?v=wall"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><b>PBF Collection Fan Page</b></span></a>. </div><div>7. You'll receive <b>3 entries</b> for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave us the link in a comment.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please remember that the more entries you have the better chances you'll have in winning this giveaway.</div><div> </div><div>All entries must be received before 11:59 on Friday, August 13, 2010. A winner will be drawn using a random number generator and I will send her an e-mail. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be choosen.</div><div><br /></div></span></div><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span><p></p><br /></div>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-55934860697609898882010-07-11T16:39:00.000-07:002010-07-11T16:52:00.562-07:00Winner of June Giveaway - Sponsored By CSN Stores<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">First...I have to thank all of those who have participated in this Giveaway. I wish I could declare everyone as a winner. But I only have to choose one. </span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Okay here it is...basing from the Random generator...the winner is...</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">KACE KULIT !!!</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-size:x-large;">CONGRATULATIONS KACE!!!</span></p><p><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/CongratulationsYouDidIt.gif?t=1278891839" alt="CongratulationsYouDidIt.gif picture by anacskie" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">For those who did not win. Please don't be discourage I have more giveaways lined up. In fact, PBF Collection have another one starting tomorrow. Thank again everyone.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /></p>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-61854217858972133312010-07-07T11:20:00.000-07:002010-07-07T12:20:53.059-07:00Such A Busy Week<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">It's a such a busy week for me but I have to post a little update before it will get more crazier. I'm right now finishing at least 10 orders and I will be going back to work on Monday.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Anyway...enough of those craziness...</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">I finally watched Eclipse over the weekend. And I absolutely love it! I can't wait for Breaking Dawn but it will not be out until November 2011 next year and that's just the first part. The second part will be on July 2012.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); ">And of course...while watching the movie. I was drawn to two items...that I really want to make.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">First is this...the T-shirt quilt blanket that Bella's mom (Renee) gave to her. But I just can't find a better photo focusing on the blanket. It is supposed to be old t-shirts from the places Bella had been to and Renee sew it to a quilt and gave it to Bella as a graduation gift.</span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGJ97aGqU3vuOD1YFwPAqz1I1jIMxy_C4mw74wOCyoFYbDZ0jZR5N6NxMiAM51H5lgxUBuWfcCC_VrZLNHYlRTCjFubiT-FYC_A3bDnBmqYjjMBrrVeD4wAi2GpzEGwR1TNVG1cyx4va8/s1600/Bella'sEclipseBlanket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGJ97aGqU3vuOD1YFwPAqz1I1jIMxy_C4mw74wOCyoFYbDZ0jZR5N6NxMiAM51H5lgxUBuWfcCC_VrZLNHYlRTCjFubiT-FYC_A3bDnBmqYjjMBrrVeD4wAi2GpzEGwR1TNVG1cyx4va8/s400/Bella'sEclipseBlanket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491234554763455730" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/124.jpg?t=1278530147" alt="124.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); ">And the second one that I like is this...Bella's knitted hat. It looks kinda green in this pic but it was more of grey when I saw it in the movie.</span><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "><br /><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/Bellaseclipsebeanie.jpg?t=1278530050" alt="Bellaseclipsebeanie.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></div><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">But I have a lot of stuff to do that I might not be able to sew the quilt and knit the beanie until maybe mid-September. :(</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg?t=1278529144" alt="ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/poster-xlarge.jpg?t=1278528707" alt="poster-xlarge.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">And like most HP fans...I was so excited to see the movie trailer. And I can't wait to start knitting or crochet the latest scarves or beanies that they will be wearing.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">But hopefully I will also be selling Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Syltherin scarves, beanies and even gloves soon.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><h2 style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(86, 84, 85); clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-indent: -22px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">G<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg?t=1278529144" alt="ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></h2></span><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(201, 64, 147); font-style: italic; line-height: 25px; font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); ">Few days more and I will be declaring the winner of the June Giveaway.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(201, 64, 147); font-style: italic; line-height: 25px; font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); ">And if you have not left a comment for the June Giveawa</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); ">y...You would not want to missed out on this giveaway. Click </span><b><a href="http://pinkbearfad.blogspot.com/2010/06/june-giveaway.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "> for a chance to win a gift certificate from </span><b><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/ourstores.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">CSNStore.com</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); ">.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg?t=1278529144" alt="ShabbyBlogsDividerD-1.jpg picture by anacskie" /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">And stay tuned for the July Giveaway. It will be from a very talented sponsor from Etsy. =)</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span><img style="border:0;" align="center" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" /><br /></p><br /></div></div></div>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198708946799863724.post-51416865278476456352010-06-11T08:17:00.000-07:002010-07-14T10:00:05.152-07:00June GIVEAWAY!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">SORRY THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have been pondering for days...trying to figure out what will be my giveaway this month. Then last Friday, I received a nice email from CSN Stores asking if I'm interested to do a giveaway. And of course I said yes!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And so I checked out their website and found all these amazing items. They have a great collection of </span><b><a href="http://www.bedroomfurniture.com/Headboards-C12461.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">headboards</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">hat are simply the best and this is one of them...</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><a href="http://www.bedroomfurniture.com/Hospitality-Rattan-403-5914-5911-5905-LTB-HOS1516.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Headboards</span></b></span></a></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><br /></u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnekdr7CoJCklVPslYh0SYXEtZye9I-6seEwqwOaEeObDvQRXdG1nltiDbQ1bfxyGLActYm3L145lz7yHlZJKwlEDcLPLkxSYHd6SFyX-j0POKAEUSFoSb7vNUuywSwPJAfjOl0E-PZmx6/s1600/CSNheadboardadult.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnekdr7CoJCklVPslYh0SYXEtZye9I-6seEwqwOaEeObDvQRXdG1nltiDbQ1bfxyGLActYm3L145lz7yHlZJKwlEDcLPLkxSYHd6SFyX-j0POKAEUSFoSb7vNUuywSwPJAfjOl0E-PZmx6/s400/CSNheadboardadult.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481536745218337202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px; " /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And it's also a great coincidence for today is my little boy's birthday. My hubby and I had been planning to renovate his baby bedroom into a "big boys" room. We had been searching for headboards and just found both of these amazing </span><a href="http://www.bedroomfurniture.com/Headboards-C12461.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">headboards</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><a href="http://www.bedroomfurniture.com/Fashion-Bed-Group-51x54x-FB1801.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Headboard Kids</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Choice 1</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqc73N7rZbjxTyDH0IcLvKl3_yOUJy6qRzRR1uUTSvnK_q1SgCd0a4qiXsWJfIj9yvxpGSfAb-WYrj18OTEmvE5Pkvi7GaZD65gXtx8D9RvNAYv-2KOH9Drwok9yfCU4tgt_CODpxrrrKF/s1600/CSNheadboardkids02.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqc73N7rZbjxTyDH0IcLvKl3_yOUJy6qRzRR1uUTSvnK_q1SgCd0a4qiXsWJfIj9yvxpGSfAb-WYrj18OTEmvE5Pkvi7GaZD65gXtx8D9RvNAYv-2KOH9Drwok9yfCU4tgt_CODpxrrrKF/s400/CSNheadboardkids02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481539073016845890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 394px; " /></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><a href="http://www.bedroomfurniture.com/Fashion-Bed-Group-51X52X-FB1794.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Headboard Kids</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Choice 2</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijghESfBjCeN3cXIzzZGGSZhCZAd_sy_mw1LeASUoiaYPw8dSNiMXfJ5EWT8Xj7QahjqD41-TG8pjIqFSUqpNGmTBmPdQvyRiw05ZBFsCIUjHgR-F1rem0HAvRauBNTh8RYiiazDF05uzo/s1600/CSNheadboardkids.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijghESfBjCeN3cXIzzZGGSZhCZAd_sy_mw1LeASUoiaYPw8dSNiMXfJ5EWT8Xj7QahjqD41-TG8pjIqFSUqpNGmTBmPdQvyRiw05ZBFsCIUjHgR-F1rem0HAvRauBNTh8RYiiazDF05uzo/s400/CSNheadboardkids.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481539902560087106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 393px; " /></a><br /><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And the good news is - I’m excited to give you all, my wonderful readers/subscribers, a chance to</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> win a $40 gift certificate from</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/ourstores.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">CSN Stores</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">! I’m definitely sure you'll find something amazing for under $40 at their 200+ stores. They have a lot of amazing items that it's hard to pick just one. Besides the headboard, I’ve been browsing around their website and here are a few things I found that I really like: (REMEMBER - these are just my choices you could choose a lot more of your own favorite items at </span><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/ourstores.asp"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">CSN Stores</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/LeapFrog-30462-lea1011.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For Kids</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Choice 1</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bgo3V1W7KXP_cUIRrlcriOQ41RStR4cfwA3aSEYOdBOSep1MKYUsix2WXwWPD3FYhYu0b_Z3NBzDjsafEkvGvOEu1mOE9_pMjIksVt60rpzEqp6jCKx6ItZ7Whh7cTc4HAJD-RRVk0F5/s1600/CSN+product+1a.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bgo3V1W7KXP_cUIRrlcriOQ41RStR4cfwA3aSEYOdBOSep1MKYUsix2WXwWPD3FYhYu0b_Z3NBzDjsafEkvGvOEu1mOE9_pMjIksVt60rpzEqp6jCKx6ItZ7Whh7cTc4HAJD-RRVk0F5/s400/CSN+product+1a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481541838310005650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/Sweet-Thangs-22140-SWB1003.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For Kids</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Choice 2</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5KU5domznhueP-a9hDO8Ui7UYA12JOGmNYcYvHKXPwjd8NhFe9BsGJHys14H6x5LO4T7pOdYcSMsIdgxhpfetCECTn19CvVarK6aNq97N3d-9NeJBR-y21hNGctyRwdccUPmkyWqe9t7/s1600/CSN+product+2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5KU5domznhueP-a9hDO8Ui7UYA12JOGmNYcYvHKXPwjd8NhFe9BsGJHys14H6x5LO4T7pOdYcSMsIdgxhpfetCECTn19CvVarK6aNq97N3d-9NeJBR-y21hNGctyRwdccUPmkyWqe9t7/s400/CSN+product+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481542566434545090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><b><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/Adi-Designs-MYSTY-2-BLU-AIE1070.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Women Shoes </span></span></a></b><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QZj60ago5YuNlbaut-XV7l4vmDTVBEOv0ekMrPeMC9V04mRZqOmcnK9sP4Y8WtUyElvmIgNK2uTQcvwtA04R2rja_PHe7F5mBjU5cjM-9EeufploJUMIl-juOCC9zV2DxKQ-YSQ-EVua/s1600/CSN+product+3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QZj60ago5YuNlbaut-XV7l4vmDTVBEOv0ekMrPeMC9V04mRZqOmcnK9sP4Y8WtUyElvmIgNK2uTQcvwtA04R2rja_PHe7F5mBjU5cjM-9EeufploJUMIl-juOCC9zV2DxKQ-YSQ-EVua/s400/CSN+product+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481543866142005154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 370px; " /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/American-Tourister-41525-1090-IK1070.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Luggage</span></span></a></b></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMIS6GvNdBImplx8ubej0XrUrb-J691BheD9bA72l7U4hrvOw2q1ybzMLEzCYZSVch_M_dMhiHK9Ojota7atzAt-jiuvv2ScFVo-2cZeGTGD3avrS_sGP_ognbUz7zDeJctqNb9iGRSMt/s1600/CSN+product+4a.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMIS6GvNdBImplx8ubej0XrUrb-J691BheD9bA72l7U4hrvOw2q1ybzMLEzCYZSVch_M_dMhiHK9Ojota7atzAt-jiuvv2ScFVo-2cZeGTGD3avrS_sGP_ognbUz7zDeJctqNb9iGRSMt/s400/CSN+product+4a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481544582171491250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 396px; " /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/Zevro-MSR800-ZEV1027.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For the Kitchen</span></span></a></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcHHWddItKNOkTO3OnwnJYxCA3kXrYlsHNVbDEIEghfJ6frVp48UiNFHVG1dtr1iUTHQbIAhyS2hVB1BtAPAUSDLNmlzfWvENeX0aa2b8XTamGp203TgYN-e17X3KE2R_Xb0QgqPd4uFI/s1600/CSN+product+5.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcHHWddItKNOkTO3OnwnJYxCA3kXrYlsHNVbDEIEghfJ6frVp48UiNFHVG1dtr1iUTHQbIAhyS2hVB1BtAPAUSDLNmlzfWvENeX0aa2b8XTamGp203TgYN-e17X3KE2R_Xb0QgqPd4uFI/s400/CSN+product+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481545147715889970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 354px; " /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/Comfy-Feet-SDC01-cfy1294.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For The Guys</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Choice 1</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mtD6LvkGLe0oNATNAgfkD17ZG5KXLk37RgQa9NGpptK643KRX0jtTjlfEVDrOZjJ30Q9GOCi0Sy_CxqV4uYuzfdnQrIJOdMkDThGDkwm-tBT9JrIzv_kaGT8YVwuE7yeWR0_9CwBRaeg/s1600/CSN+product+7.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mtD6LvkGLe0oNATNAgfkD17ZG5KXLk37RgQa9NGpptK643KRX0jtTjlfEVDrOZjJ30Q9GOCi0Sy_CxqV4uYuzfdnQrIJOdMkDThGDkwm-tBT9JrIzv_kaGT8YVwuE7yeWR0_9CwBRaeg/s400/CSN+product+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481545759128844018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 391px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/Comfy-Feet-LAL02SM-LAL02SM-LAL02-cfy1150.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For the Guys</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - Choice 2</span><br /></span></div></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzGF3THwiyLFdfrivrVOEt0-a1JtT0c6Ypqx-FLIqQ7BGkz2U0YNZCiqgyicfJpzYAO_kptNmFIinlISlCwEbUI3VXlbVYu-J2WFXyoyMVIT0J9i6ylcr70bsk95Ey-E704ZMoizML9f7/s1600/CSN+product+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 389px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzGF3THwiyLFdfrivrVOEt0-a1JtT0c6Ypqx-FLIqQ7BGkz2U0YNZCiqgyicfJpzYAO_kptNmFIinlISlCwEbUI3VXlbVYu-J2WFXyoyMVIT0J9i6ylcr70bsk95Ey-E704ZMoizML9f7/s400/CSN+product+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481546438132120210" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Whew! Now I wish I'm part of these giveaway. =) They have a variety of items: it's hard to make your choices. There's more items to choose from so feel free to browse around. By the way, all the items I posted above are all under $40 (just click the product title and it will take you to the product description) and, best of all, most of the items have free shipping! I bet by now you're excited to know how you can win this giveaway. Right?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Okay, here it is...</span></span></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">GIVEAWAY!</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The WINNER will receive a...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$40 gift certificate to spend at </span><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/ourstores.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">CSN STORES</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - (200+ stores)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Entry Details</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mandatory Entry</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: Go to </span><b><a href="http://www.bedroomfurniture.com/Headboards-C12461.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">THIS LINK</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and tell me which of these </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">headboards</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> you love the most! Then come back here and leave a comment. Please don't forget to email me your contact info and/or email address or include your email on your comment, so I would know how to reach you in case you win the giveaway.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But wait...*You must also do these other entries to be considered*</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">EXTRA ENTRIES</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To increase your chances of winning, you may do <b>two</b> or <b>all</b> of the following. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Be sure to complete the above </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">mandatory entry</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> or your bonus entries will not count!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">*Remember to leave one comment per entry.*</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1) Check out </span><a href="http://www.csnstores.com/ourstores.asp"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">CSNstores.com</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and let me know which store sells your favorite things, by leaving a comment... (not specific items, just general)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2) Subscribe to my blog (You MUST confirm your subscription for entries to be valid) - 2 entries for this...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3) Add </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pinkbearfad"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Pinkbearfad</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> as a friend in Facebook </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(leave username on comment)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4) Post about this giveaway on your Facebook</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5) Add </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkbearfad"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">PBF Collection Etsy Shop</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> on your favorites </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Again, for the extra entries you may do at least<b> two</b> or <b>all</b> but you have to complete the "Mandatory Entry" to be considered. But... of course, you'll have a lot chances of winning if you will do all of the entries. Most especially if you subscribe to my blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This giveaway is open to </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">US or Canadian</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Residents only.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">All comments must be received before 12 midnight on Saturday, July 10, 2010. A winner will be drawn using a random number generator and I will send him/her an e-mail. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be choosen.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thanks to CSN stores for sponsoring this giveaway.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Disclaimer:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">I received no monetary compensation, products or services for this post. CSN Stores contacted me to host this giveaway. The opinions herein are my own.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/anacskie/PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg?t=1276666231" alt="PBFCollectionsignature06.jpg picture by anacskie" /></div></span></div></div>PBF Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950117925965741820noreply@blogger.com24