Happy New Year 2009!

Happy New Year! May all your dreams come true!

Let´s Have Some Fun!

While I´m preparing all the things for New Year´s Eve, I would like to share with you this cute cat: "The Ping Pong Cat".

He´s in the mood for a good party!



And if you enjoyed that video, maybe you will like this one too:



Aren´t these pugs cute?

I hope these videos put a smile on your face.
Thanks for reading!

My Treasury made Front Page!

Days ago, I participated in a great Art Project created by HeyMichelle (Etsy´s Admin).

If you want to know more about the project, you can do it HERE.

I was very lucky and my last treasury was one of the chosen and made front page!

Here you can see it:

Congrats to all of the featured, I´m very glad you made front page because your items are lovely and you deserved it!

Few hours ago I could make another treasury, HERE you can visit it.

Thanks for reading!

Featured on Chicgalleria.com!

On 24th December, my designs were featured on front page of Chicgalleria!

Chicgalleria.com is "The go-to magazine for all personal care, beauty, and fashion-related must haves" and a great site with amazing articles and interviews. I feel very honored they decided to interview me and show my products.

So from here I want to thank the wonderful Beth Anderson for the opportunity!

Thanks for reading!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays From Leela Bijou!

Featured on PhineasandLou´s Blog!

The great woman behind PhineasandLou´s blog has written a terrific article featuring some of my designs.

Jennifer has a lot of talent writing, I really like her style and her posts. I recommend you to visit her fantastic blog, you can do it clicking HERE.

Moreover, she has a wonderful shop on Etsy: http://www.phineasandlou.etsy.com/ There you will find beautiful, high quality and eco-friendly pieces.

Winter Queen, design from PhineasandLou, included on my last treasury.

I included one of her designs on my last treasury.

Thank you Jennifer for the great feature on your blog!

The Most Beautiful And Impressive Fountains In The World

Some days ago I came across THIS BLOG and I enjoyed the gorgeous pictures of very beautiful fountains from all over the world.

These ones are a few from my favorites:

Photo Copyright Erika Tunick

Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City, Singapore listed by the Guinness Book of Recordsin 1998 as the largest fountain in the world. Photo Sengkang

Children’s Fountain by Tom Corbin in Kansas City, Missouri. Photo Charvex

A mini-version of all of the major landmarks in Rome, built so that the Popecould sit up here and keep watch on the city. Photo Ingorrr

Animated fountain in Moscow’s Square of Europe, with cascades of water jetspulsating up and down to imitate the surf. Photo Denghu

Tivoli fountain, Ovetta. Photo Antmoose

Visit lifeinthefastlane´s blog and enjoy the whole post with all the fantastic pictures.

Thanks for reading!

Gift Wrapping Ideas

Gift wrapping idea found HERE

If you already have started wrapping presents for this Holidays or if you are about to start, maybe these ideas could be useful. I´m always looking for new ways to surprise my friends and family, so I collected some tips to make more appealing the gifts for them.

Gift wrapping idea found HERE

1) Use laces and ribbons.

2) Tissue paper is a great option that can embellish the present and there are many colors to choose.

3) Vivid and rich colors.

4) The combination of two matching colors is very elegant.

5) Drapery tassels can give it a "Victorian" look.

Gift wrapping idea found HERE

6) Strong single colors, offset by white, are dramatic and very effective.

7) Using things related to the gift can be a great idea.

8) Mesh fruit bags are very handy.

9) Add little figures, like small trees or stars.

10) If you know the colors that the receiver likes, that´s a plus and you can use them to wrapp the gift.

Gift wrapping idea found HERE

For more wrapping ideas, you can visit the links above and also HERE.

Thanks for reading!

A Nice Surprise: Featured on Shespeakz´sBlog!

Today, my work has been featured on the wonderful Shespeakz´s blog!

I feel very honored because this blog is fantastic. In her blog, you will find a complete selection of articles about current events, fashion, etc.

Shespeakz is a very fresh site with nice articles and I totally recommend reading her posts. They are really entertaining, dinamic and funny. Moreover, she has a lot of talent writing.

You can enjoy her posts HERE.

And if you want to read the featured she made, you can do it HERE.

Thanks for reading!

Thank you so much for this feature ;)

My Soaps Arrived!

Today these soap bars arrived to my studio from LilyBaySoap ´s shop and I love them!

The smell is very rich, specially of the "Lavender Mint"one, I love it.

I´m very glad because I wanted them for my relatives this Christmas and they arrived just in time! (I´m hoping none of my relatives will read this o_0 , hehe).

Misty, the owner of LilyBaySoap, is super kind and I invite you all to visit her shop: http://www.lilybaysoap.etsy.com/

Great quality and nice prices!

Thanks for reading!

Working, Working, Working...

When it´s almost one week left for Christmas, my working hours have become crazy and I have to finish the "last minute" orders.

That´s why I haven´t been around the forums too much these lasts days, neither twitter or facebook.

One thing that really surprised me is that I have made a lot of pendants like these ones:

Many of them were made with Amazonite Quartz (like the ones in the pictures), but some others were made with Red Coral, Lapis Lazuli and Aventurine Jade. I hope I will have time to take some photos of them before the owners will come to pick them up.

This pendant is also available on my shop, if you want to take a look click HERE.

I´m aslo working on some custom bracelets and I hope to finish them soon.

Happy Holidays!

Thanks for reading!

Holiday Parties Hairstyles

Here I bring you some ideas to look fabulous at this Holidays parties.

You can find more styles like these at becomegorgeous.com plus some good recomendations.

This kind of hairstyle was found at latest-hairstyles.com , where you will find a lot of tips for different sorts of hair: short, long, curly...

Another good site for very detailed hairstyles is ivillage.co.uk.

I enjoyed these three sites very much and I hope you will enjoy them too.

Thanks for reading!

New Youtube Video

Today I finished the edition of this new video on my Youtube channel.

If you would like to watch the rest of my videos or my Youtube channel, you can do it HERE.

I hope you like it and thanks for watching!

I have joined Wishpot

A couple of days ago, I joined Wishpot.com and I´m really glad I did.

(From Wishpot.com FAQ)

What is Wishpot?

Wishpot is a free online service that makes it easy to save all the products you're shopping for in one place while enabling you to discover and share those fabulous finds with friends and family.

How does it work?

Wishpot lets you add products from anywhere on the web with the easy to install Wishpot Button. You can share items and lists with friends and family.

I created several lists and added items that I liked from Etsy crafters. My lists are public so everybody can see my picks. I think it´s a good way to promote other artists from Etsy that have a lovely work.

I have added a new widget to my blog too. This tool will let everybody see the things I have on my lists.

Every week, I will change the theme (the widget only displays one list at the time).

If you want to see all my lists, click HERE. And if you want to visit Wishpot, click HERE.

I hope you enjoy this site!

Thanks for reading!

My Three Hearts Ring on a Treasury!

My Three Hearts Ring was included on this Treasury!

I feel very honored, the curator has made a beautiful selection.

Thanks PersonalTreasures!

You can visit the Treasury HERE.

Thanks for reading!

Delicious Brownies

Brownies are one of the most tasty desserts I´ve ever tried.

I used to have a lot of recipes of this cake, but I´m going to share with you the one I made more often.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

3 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
To Make Frosting: Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Frost brownies while they are still warm.

I hope you like it, thanks for reading!

Changing the Banner of My Shop

Yesterday, I changed the banner of my shop for a new one more festive.

Christmas is around the corner and I wanted to have a more appropiate banner for the holidays.

So now my banner is decorated with red candles. I hope you like it!

Thanks for reading!

My Chessboard Ring featured on "A Mom In Red High Heels"!

Yesterday, the lovely Tammy Gibson featured one of my rings on her site.

I have to say I LOVE her blog, it´s very chic and she has a great taste for fashion, so I feel really honored to be featured there.

Please, take a look at her blog HERE. You will love it too!

Thanks Tammy!