Shout out to my Esty Jersey Girls!

Yesterday I had the most amazing time hanging out with some other Etsy Artists. Since I am part of the Etsy NJ Street Team, there was a meetup organized at the Panera in Hoboken, NJ. Out of my comfort zone again and traveling north towards NYC I go! Thankfully I had Danielle (CreationsbyDanielle) as my wingman to get me from Newark to Hoboken! Maybe someday I will discover why the universe keeps bringing me north to that area! Although I must say I think I have found a new love...Hoboken. That town is really cool and I definitely need to plan a trip back to experience the nightlife! Anyway it was so awesome meeting some of the members of our fabulous street team! We pretty much took over the entire back area of the Panera and talked about Etsy, life, creating, and gave each other some marketing and advertising tips. So to honor the fabulous ladies I met on Saturday I have put together this picture of some of their amazing items!!! If you are reading this, show their shops some love. Their shops are as amazing as they are! Jersey Girls Rock!



Here are their shop links in the order they are shown above!
http://nicerakc.etsy.com
http://trashedclothing.etsy.com
http://lollibomb.etsy.com
http://catrocks.etsy.com
http://creationsbydanielle.etsy.com
http://madebymelissa.etsy.com
http://mysparkletree.etsy.com
http://collectiveelements.etsy.com
http://time4coffee.etsy.com
http://lizarti.etsy.com

Luck of the Irish!

I remember a pin I had while I was in high school that I would always break out on St Patrick's Day that said, "Kiss me even though I am not Irish!". I am not even a 1/4 of a percent Irish as I am 100% Italian but that doesn't mean that I don't sport some green on St Patrick's Day and give the holiday some love! Since I know that many fabulous women will be headed to their local watering hole or pub crawl to celebrate the day, I thought I would create some fun hair accessories for them to wear! If you are just staying in and celebrating at home or at work...these are perfect for you too! I can also make these in smaller sizes for the little leprecahns in your life! I even made a shamrock ponytail holder if headbands aren't your thing! So enjoy your St Patricks Day responsibly and do it while looking fabulous in your Purplelicious St Patricks Day hair accessory!

Birthdays, Friends, Fun, and Memories

This past weekend one of my great friends and sorority sister came up from MD to visit me for the weekend for her 30th birthday. When she first told me she was coming she said she didn't want to make any big plans and just wanted to get out of dodge and spend time with me! Well I don't think she realized who she was dealing with, when I have the option to plan something I am going to plan something! Plus I decided to re-live my 30th birthday through her since I spent mine at a funeral last Oct. So I go through our options and decide to cash in some of my hotel points for a night in Philly and then thought we would go out to a nice dinner and then party til the bars closed...just like old times!

Well the view from our hotel was awesome! When you stepped out on the balcony you had the best view of Logan Circle and the Art Museum, since it was an Embassy Suites hotel the room was huge and had two separate rooms. So we made ourselves pretty and went out for an awesome night! Since college we have affectionately called each other wingman since throughout the college years that is what we always were for each other. Well this night was no exception as she took her wingman status to an entirely different level.

The thing that I loved the most about this weekend besides the great night in Philly was the fact that I have had this fabulous woman in my life for almost 11 years. And I think that is one of the beauties of being in a sorority. I still keep in touch with at least 10 of the girls and when we get together even if years have passed it is just like old times. I love looking back on the crazy things we got ourselves into and the funny stories, I can hear them 100 times and they just don't get old for me. But the best part of it all is even as most of us are getting older, we still get together and create NEW stories and memories to laugh about in the future! I know the events from this past Saturday will keep me and my wingman laughing until our next crazy get together!

So Happy 30th to my Wingman, fellow Tri Sigma, and amazing friend!!! I am truly blessed to have someone like you in my life! And here's to another 30 years of crazy memories and nights of randomness!