Tuesday, May 26, 2009

What The Mailman Brought Me Today!

I´m very excited today because I just received these lovely pieces I bought from the wonderful Kerrin (a.k.a. Sigmosaics).

They are so lovely and beautiful! Better in real life than in the pictures!

Oh! And look, what a cute and pretty packaging! I couldn´t resist to take pictures of them while I was opening the box.

Aren´t they just perfect? ^_^

Take a look at her fantastic shop!

PS: Thank you so much Kerrin for all the attentions and extras! You´re wonderful!

Monday, May 25, 2009

My Latests Designs

These are few things I´ve been working on lately. The first ring is called "Iceberg" and it´s made with Swarovski crystal and sterling silver.

This is another ring, a version of the "Summer Sun Ring" in green. It´s also made with Swarovski crystal and sterling silver.

These lovely earrings were made with Swarovski crystal pearls and silver plated pieces.

This sparkly bracelet is made with Swarovski crystal and sterling silver chain. It´s called "The River".

And last but not least, this new ring, a smaller version of some of my previous ones: "Prestige Ring". It´s also made with Swarovski crystal and sterling silver.

Thanks for reading!

Monday, May 18, 2009

My Little Friend - My New Entry For the EST Weekly Challenge

I made this little bird for this week´s challenge. It´s a beaded bird, made with Swarovski crystal.

This week the theme is "Birds" and the host is the lovely www.carmenesque.etsy.com.

You can see all the entries HERE.

Thanks for reading!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

From my last giveaway, I have chosen some funny jokes left on the comments I´d like to share with you.

Here they are:

"A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were givingeachother the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that thenext day , he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an earlymorning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wroteon a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM " He left it where heknew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only todiscover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he wasabout to go andsee why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paperby the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up.""

MQuin

"Here's a salad joke:
Q: Why did the tomato blush?
A: Because he saw the salad "dressing"! "

Nina

"How do you make budwiser?
answer- send him to school. ha ha"

minishoes

"A husband visited a marriage counsellor and said, " When we were first married, I would come home from the office and my wife would bring my slippers and out cute little dog would run around barking. Now after ten years, it's all different. When i come home, the dog brings the slippers and my wife runs around barking."

Aik

"Q. How do you make a bandstand?
A. Take away their chairs!"

rubymoon

You can find a lot of more jokes HERE, on the comments left on that post.

I hope you had a laugh :)

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

A Fresh Recipe: Pasta Salad

When the weather is hot, I always look for refreshing recipes. This is one I have from long ago and it´s very yummy!

Here it is:

INGREDIENTS

1 pound seashell pasta
1/4 pound Genoa salami, chopped
1/4 pound pepperoni sausage, chopped
1/2 pound Asiago cheese, diced
1 can black olives chopped
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 package dry salad dressing mix
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
salt and ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, and cool under cold water.

In a large bowl, combine the pasta, salami, pepperoni, Asiago cheese, black olives, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and tomatoes. Stir in the envelope of dressing mix. Cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour.

To prepare the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano, parsley, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Just before serving, pour dressing over the salad, and mix well.

I hope you like it!
You can find more recipes HERE.

Thanks for reading!

Monday, May 11, 2009

And The EST Weekly Challenge Winner Is...

First of all, THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PATICIPATED!
I´m completely amazed by the talent of this team and their fantastic taste when creating gorgeous items.

I´ve had a hard time choosing a winner. First, I chose three finalists and, after a long time "deliberating", here´s the winner:

carmenesque

with this wonderful design:

Congratulations!!!!!

It has been a great honor to be your host this week, a wonderful experience and I had a lot of fun. Thank you so much for this opportunity you gave me.

Monday, May 4, 2009

EST Weekly Challenge - "Inspired by a Movie"

I´ve just been communicated I had won the European Street Team Weekly Challenge (Yay!), hosted this last week by the lovely binkaminka (the previous winner).

My challenge entry was my Insomnia Ring (you can see all the entries HERE). Thank you so much!

The theme I´ve picked for this week is "Inspired By A Movie". Any kind of movie, or inspired by a feeling you had watching a certain film. I have a huge love for the cinema, because I think it transmits a lot of different emotions through time and generations.
I hope you like the new theme!

Convo me your entries by next Monday at 21.00 Spain time (GMT +1) and I will be adding them to this post.
Happy crafting! :)

Here we go! (Click on the pictures to go to the listing)

MistyAurora

Twilight Inspired Glass Pendant Necklace