Finally!

It's about time.

I'm back on after what seems like a month long hiatus...even though it was only a week.

I had to go to a conference for school all last week and then to my cousin's out of town wedding....and then...well...then our house got hit by lighting.

Technically, it was a tree next to our house, but it sent pine shrapnel 300 feet in all directions. A bunch of damage to our house and our internet got fried. (As well as our TV....which meant that, of course, we had to upgrade to a 40 inch flatscreen.)






That's a huge tear in our screen, and you can also see the tree that exploded.

SWEET

I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend!

As promised, here is a picture of my Jello dessert - it tasted ::insert Chris Farley voice:: AWESOME. Of course, the picture doesn't look anything like the one on Jello's site...oh, well.



Within a day of offering my new appetizer pick promo, I got a sale!

Since I didn't have to wake up to get ready for school today (woot! Last day for that, though) I had a leisurely morning creating...and I think I created my most favorite piece ever.

Faceted Moukaite and Fossil Gunmetal Necklace!

New Etsy Promotion

BUY TWO SETS OF APPETIZER PICKS AND GET ONE FREE!

Look around at your favorite retail stores - they're having awesome sales right now! I decided to jump on the bandwagon and have a great promotion of my own.

Buy two sets of appetizer picks, and I'll throw one in for free - Three for the price of two! Just let me know at checkout which set you'd like.

Also, don't forget that I love to customize - I'd love to help you create a great set of picks! :D

I've Got the Urge...

The urge to entertain!

With warmer weather and longer days, I always feel like having a party!

Due to my lack of guests today, I decided to create something for summer entertaining instead.

Check out this new appetizer pick set!




Speaking of entertaining, I've got my in-laws coming over tomorrow for Easter lunch...I plan on trying out this new recipe:

Strawberry Creme Bars with StrawberryMallows Flowers


You can find the recipe on http://www.jello.com - I'll let you know how it turns out!

Good Day for Beading Friday

Is that title sacreligious? ;)

Easter break is upon us, which means a day away from the kiddies at school. After a blissful morning of sleeping in (until almost 10!)I went downstairs into my beading "studio" (I use the term loosely) to get my creative juices flowing.

Cluttered as it is, I decided to clean up my work area. That lasted a whole 3 minutes until an idea popped into my mind...now I've got a couple hours of beading in, but no cleaning. Oh well.

Now, as the good Catholic girl that I am, I'm going to go assemble my cold tuna noodle and pea salad for lunch.

Here's a sneak peak at what will soon be posted on my etsy site (http://rozzytoz.etsy.com)

Chyroprase and Bridesmaid Dresses

Chyroprase is a stone that I've never really used before....but I couldn't pass up the beads at my favorite store (The Bead Garden) in Appleton.



I also stopped to pick up a bridesmaid dress for my BFF's wedding this summer...jury's still out. It's much "pinker" in person.