Cinco de Mayo Give Away Pic to be Posted

Hola!

For anyone in the INcrowd, please post this picture in your shop on the first or second page in one of your listings. After you post, shoot me a convo/email telling me where it is with the link to the page. We've already got some donaters to the basket, but we need more. Let me know if you would like to join in on donating an item!

Join us for Happy Hour! Friday Only!

Fridays are Happy Hour Day with Mimi’s Jewels on Etsy!

Instead of drinkies, we are serving jewelry...and it’s all on sale! Hope to see you there for a virtual cocktail and a bit of girly glamour!

Join Us For Happy Hour!
Friday 3/28/08 from 4pm CST to 10 pm CSTEverything in my shop is 25% off

If your purchase is $25 or more, you will receive

free shipping!

Please put "Happy Hour" in notes to seller at

checkout!

I include freebies with Etsy purchases!
www.mimisjewels.etsy.com

Attn All INcrowd Members! Needed: Participants for the Cinco de Mayo Give Away!

All INcrowd Members of Etsy please check this thread on how to participate in the Cinco de Mayo Give Away I am heading. It's going to be lots of fun! Email me with any questions: mimisjewels06@yahoo.com

Let The Fiesta Begin!

This Could Be Yours, If The Trade Is Right!

My very last trade of the trade-a-holic event was some yummy soap! For smelling and washing, not for appetizers and eating! I traded the Prisms Cuff (made by my crafty sister Krystal) for a soap trio handmade by Indulgent Creations. The soaps that I chose are Lilac, Pink Sugar, and Rhapsody Raspberry. I soooo cannot wait for my new presents to get here! Monday I received both of my necklaces that I had got in a trade. The seller for the pink pearl necklace threw in a pink pearl bracelet to match! What a treat! I can't wait to show them off! I'm always open for trades. Check my Etsy shop for items if you are interested in trading with me.

What a lovely day in the trading-hood.

Trade-A-Holics!

I'm a new member of another team. It's only my second team on Etsy, so I shouldn't be too overwhelmed.....yet! I think limiting it to two right now is a good choice. Soooo the new team is Trade-A-Holics and I've traded twice this week and very excited about my "buys"!


I traded jewelry for jewelry. So, here's some pics of my lovely presents to me - to come in the mail asap!





This one is from GinaBee :

And my much needed TGIF trade from JennLee Jewelry :



The jewelry that I traded out for these lovely items up for bid: Skies Bracelet, April Necklace, and Sorbet Earrings.
What a lovely addition to my jewelry box these cute pieces will make! I LOVE trading!!

St. Patrick's Day Give Away Results!

The results are in! The winner of the St. Patrick's Day Give Away courtesy of the INcrowd, are as follows:

1st Place: taleri
2nd Place: unefemme
3rd Place: mlsextras
4th Place: orangetheroy
5th Place: ksoe

Thank you a million times over to those of you who were on the hunt for our fabulous green treasures! And also a big thanks to all of the participating INcrowd team members for making this a success.

This Give Away was brought to you by the following INcrowd Crafters:

bagsandmorebypam - Green Crocheted Scarf

belladio - Belleek Pendant

cade - Necklace

crescentwench - Bandana

erinlee - Headband

gnomeclothes - 4 Green Flannel Napkins

happylake - 2 Pottery Bowls

keepsakecouture - Notebook

kreatedbykelly - Tote Bag

mimisjewels - Green Crystal Earrings

nilochlainn - Green Glass & Chandelier Crystal Pendant

passionandpatience - Scissor Fob & Swallow Scissors

redelephant - Earrings

schwa - Coffee Cup Sleeve

thepeachmartini - 4 Wineglass Charms

Photos will be posted as soon as they are posted from the INcrowd member in charge of this giveaway. I hope everyone who joined in on the fun had a blast, and please stay tuned for our next give away: The Cinco de Mayo Give Away.....hosted by yours truly!

Noggin Tune Ups

So, the crafting has been on hiatus for a week or two. After the Prom Expo, the flu camped out in my body for a while and kept me sleeping all weekend. Now that the flu is gone and I've got my energy back, I've got a good couple of hours worth of cleaning. I know that once it's all done, I'll be glad that I got it over with and I will be able to craft in an organized manner. *sigh*

Last night I was catching up on LOST before I sailed away into a new week. I've got about 45 minutes left of last week's episode, and then I must watch the one from the week before that with the 'pop-ups.' I was thinking about it and wondering if I should even waste my time on the pop-up episodes only because I don't think I remember any of the extra info in the long term. My brain doesn't work that way. I have to see/hear something more than once for it to be imbedded into my noggin. Maybe I need a noggin tune-up?

The St. Patrick's Day give-away is over and the winner should be announced very soon. I think the moderator has been sick and not near a computer recently to clue us all in. I'll post it up here as soon as I know.

Around this time of the year, I really want to make pinatas for some reason. I think I shall as soon as I get my jewelry table/area fixed up. I'm thinking maybe instead of a big pinata that gets busted open (down the drain goes all of your hard work!), I could make mini pinatas that are for decoration. Sounds good, huh?

Here's a link on how to make a simple balloon pinata:

Example of what it could look like:




Hope everyone has a Happy St. Patty's Day! Don't drink too much green beer!

How'd It Go?

The prom extravaganza was fun - lots of teenagers everywhere dressed in some of the most beautiful gowns! I want to go to prom again just so I can wear a pretty dress and have an excuse to get my hair and nails did. hehe. My mom was awesome and gave out lots of our
(La Rosilla and I) business cards while we manned our booth. Hopefully when prom rolls around, the fruits of our labor will be here to welcome us! I ended up taking pics with a disposable camera and I'll be getting those pics back tonight and hopefully posting them by the end of the week.

I was in such a rush to get prepared for the prom expo, that I left a tornado in my work area. It is so messy! I'm overwhelmed with the amount of random paper, newspapers, and beads laying around that I have chose to be productive in other things such as updating any important documents and reasearching the Forums and Storque on Etsy. Now that I am semi caught up with those non-cleaning up type tasks, it is now time to get the trash bag out and do some spring cleaning! Before and after pictures will be available soon!

P.S. If you haven't visited the Naughty Secretary Club's myspace, you should! She has very interesting blogs that are muy informative for the beadster or crafter in you! She posted a link to a podcast that any Etsy user or future Etsian should listen to. It's all about marketing your shop. Enjoy!

New Shipping Info

I updated our shipping today - I'm still getting the hang of this crazy thing called running your own business! I think you guys will like the changes. Let me know what you think - it really helps with all of the tweaking here and there. So, shipping is now at $1.50 per single item and .50 for each additional item. Not much more going on today. It's supposed to snow a lot....maybe....if it makes it this far. I just wanna crawl into bed and get comfy. Hope everyone is having a good day!

One Stop For Prom!

Mimi's Jewels and La Rosilla Jewelry will be setting up shop at Portage High School Thursday, March 6th!
Read below for more info!

Region Prom
Expo & Fashion Show

THURSDAY MARCH 6, 2008
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Portage High School East
6450 E. US Route 6

Tickets available at the door
$3.00 … 13 yrs and older
12 yrs and under … FREE with adult ticket purchase
Show your Student ID and receive $1.00 OFF Adult Ticket

Prom is fast approaching!
Join us for an entertaining,
One stop shopping, event for all your prom related needs!

Features:
2 Fashion Runway Shows
5:45 pm and 7:15 pm

Music, fabulous door prizes, & exciting specials from area businesses Such as: hair salons, limo services, cosmetics, tanning salons, florist, jewelry, and fabulous formalwear. And more…all to make your
Prom
A memorable night!
Various Northwest Indiana high schools participating
Proceeds will benefit the Portage Junior and Senior Class of 2008

Want to Shop, Need to Craft

The Shamrock scavenger hunt is on!! I wonder who will be the lucky winner? .....

So today has been a productive day, and I've got a few orders to fill and a gazillion ideas in my head for new stuff! I've really been wanting to go to a flea market to find some one of a kind cool stuff to make pendants or earrings out of. I read Naughty Secretary Club's blog almost everyday, (she's on my top friends on myspace) and she writes a lot about her adventures to flea markets and all of the cool shiz she finds. Maybe it's a good thing that I haven't been on any thrift-outtings because I'm up to my ears in supplies right now. Wellsies, tomorrow I will be writing about my friend Rosa (La Rosilla [local crafter in Portage - also on my top friends]) who makes awesome jewelry and is a cool cat in general. Hope your weekend was full of smiles and sun!