New Treasury!

I managed to get another treasury! Please click on the photo to go and see it up close. Once you're there, please click on each photo and make sure to comment on that page :)
Have a great Saturday!

Happy Father's Day!

I love my dad. He's my step dad, technically, but to me, his is my dad. See, my biological father abandoned my mom when she was pregnant, denied I was his offspring, made her go through all sorts of embarrassing paternity tests and court hearings (which did, incidentally, prove I was his biological child), tried to refuse to pay child support, actually DID stop paying child support, was totally absent and a general jerk for all intensive purposes. My mom and I lived on our own until I was 8 and then there was a miracle...
My mom met my dad, and although he never formally adopted me, he was the first man to call me his daughter. He was the first man I called "Dad". He taught me how to use a lawnmower, drove me to horseback riding lessons, supported the family when my mom lost her job and then became disabled and couldn't work outside the home. He showed up at my hockey games when I played and yelled and cheered me on. He is usually incredibly quiet, but when he speaks, he has the greatest sense of humor, and wit.
We never had a ton of money, but there was always a warm, comfy house, a little smile and good food. We didn't need to take expensive vacations, because almost every Sunday during the summer there was 'The Track", or, Luskville Dragway as it is officially called. My dad has the coolest damn race car ever. It's a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu that he has turned into one hell of a racing monster. Starting it up invariably shook the house, woke the neighbors, knocked every squirrel off every tree on the block, and made us all smile with pride and excitement. Yup. That's my dad.
My 'real' father for all to see.
Love you daddoo, happy Father's Day :)

Some Great Features!

Carol over at The Grand Design featured my jewellery! Please go and check out her blog (and my feature!) for some really cool articles :)

Also, Brandi at 5 Monkies Review featured my jewellery also, please go and visit her as well!

I'm on a Roll - 3 Treasuries in One Day!

Treasury #1, Above

Treasury #2, Above

Treasury #3, Above

Woo! I am on a ROLL! I managed to snag 2 treasuries today! I featured great EFA artists in the first, a few of my favorite general artists in the second, and then found out I was featured in MVegan5's treasury also! What a great day! Please click on the links to go to the pages. when you are there, be sure to click on all the artists to see their great work up close :)

Treasury 1: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=64526
Treasury 2: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=57264
Treasury 3: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=64576
Thanks!!

Giant Bead Giveaway at Silver Parrot Blog!

Silver Parrot Blog is giving away a GINORMOUS box of beads! All sorts of gorgeous fixin's for beautiful jewelry designs are up for grabs in this box, and though I really, REALLY want to win this (my bead budget is at 0$ until I make some mega sales), I will post this for all of you to try and win too! The deadline is tomorrow so hurry! Here's an excerpt from the blog:
"Okay, so the contest ends on Friday, June 12th, and so far, I've been a little
disappointed in the level of interest (no offense to those of you who HAVE been nice
enough to cross-post on your blogs). I was just hoping to generate a little more action.
So, I thought maybe what was missing was some concrete evidence of what a LARGE
pile of beads this is and what a great opportunity it will be for someone."

Now, if I win this, I plan on making some pieces to sell to raise serious money for charity so if I win, I'll keep you posted!
Meghann

Almost Wordless Wednesday - My Treasury Revisited

I need lots of views, so please click on the image above to go to the site. When you're there, feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of that page :)

Tuesday's Treasures - A Summery Treasury

I managed to snag another treasury! I added items from sellers who are a part of Etsy for Animals, CAST, EtsyOntario or Capital Crafters. Please click on the image above to go to the treasury. When you're there, make sure to comment and let me know what you think. Be sure to click on the items to go to the stores and see more of these fantastic sellers' work :)

Thankful Thursday: I've Received An Award!

Well! I was so very pleasantly surprised to get an email from the delightful Sonia at The Dark Ravens Nest saying that she had given me a blog award! I am so happy to have received this award. This is the "One Lovely Blog Award" and the rules are as follows:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
2. Pass award to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered.
3. Contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

As I am a fan of so many blogs that have already received this award, I am going to say that anyone who reads this blog is welcome to have it for themselves also.
Thank you Sonia!