Score!

Can I just say how much I love the new activity feed on Etsy?! I was added to another treasury titled My Twilight Valentine and this time it was the Edward Silhouette Valentine that I created. I always feel so justified when I get featured in something like that or someone actually makes a purchase. Often I feel like this deranged person who loves making artwork that has Twilight themes and I start thinking "Wow! I really have a problem." It's usually around then that someone does something to give me the Twilight/crafting nod that makes me feel a lot more sane. Today the sanity check came from this Treasury. And as an added bonus, another person purchased one of my Twi-Valentines today. Love it and thank you!

One more tiny thing...

So I must have done 'good' by my etsy peeps with the Valentines as someone has already featured the Edward Cullen Valentine in a Treasury listing called Black Hearted. I really do love it when people like what I make.

Finally!!

OK... So I've been a long time gone and will probably disappear again but I want to take a moment to post my most recent Twilight stuff... Valentines none-the less! I particularly love the one of Edward and Bella for the cool black and white effect and because it is one of my favorite scenes from any of the Twilight movies. I am about to start classes again for my masters so the creative energy /time for anything other than school work will dip... Sad indeed! At the very least I was able to bring some Twilight-y goodness into my life for a brief spell. Enjoy and cheers to you! XO, Holly

So long Twilight Etsy Banner... I'll miss you.

*sigh*... It was a great month and a half doing an Etsy shop tribute to the opening of Twilight Saga:Eclipse for June 30th. I loved this banner. Mostly because it was so Craft Loco-y but had some of my fave obsession based characters on it. I wish there was a way to keep the Twilight train rolling but until the Eclipse DVD release, I think it's going to be a bit of a dry spell. *sigh again* Even though the world isn't anxiously awaiting a red (or in Eclipse's case, a black) carpet opening anytime soon, I know I will still be making Twilight inspired items... I can't escape it. It makes me happy and from what people have told me, my Twilight crafting makes them happy too. So it's win win. Even though the banner is changing, you know that there will still be Twilight 'goodness aplenty'.

So clearly I needed a new Etsy banner and here it is! It's similar to ones of the past but while I was working on it, I was looking at the main page of Etsy and they happened to be featuring the colors cherry and turquoise. I figured if the colors are trendy enough to be on the main page of Etsy then maybe it would be fun to borrow the colors for the rest of the summer. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! ;)

Along with a new banner, I do have some new ideas for things I want to make and share in my Etsy shop. I also have some back projects that I want to share at this space as well. It's all good and hopefully the end of summer and the start of a new school year will allow for me to keep up with this fun stuff.

Obligations Met!

It has been a great day from a crafting/Twilight stand point... I finally have made good on all my promises to people who run blogs that asked me for a Twilight themed donation. The biggest undertaking was making the goodies for a blog called Gracious Rain. They are based out of Utah and seem to be really nice folks that LOVE Twilight. They have reserved a theater for a 100 person midnight showing of Eclipse on June 29th. How could I resist when I was asked to donate an item and then I was allowed to create a 'postcard advertisement' that would be included in all 100 guests' goodie bags. I am going to a midnight showing and I know I'm really proud of that fact so I thought of a craft (Better At Midnight Pin) that would show off that you dragged your bones to a theater at midnight to see some of our fave actors in action. So I figured, why not share the wealth... All of the 100 movie goers in Utah will get a pin with my etsy shop info a my blog info on it. I'm always hoping to make new friends so I thought this was perfect. :)

In addition to the pins, I sent off two of these Dream Happy Dreams Pendant Necklaces that I created in the last couple of days... Of course one has also showed up at my Etsy shop too.

They were fun because of course they are Twilight inspired but also because I was dabbling with PMC3 again. It was good to get my hands dirty using some old silversmithing techniques. Believe it or not the circle pendants are only about 3/4 of an inch so it's really small scale to work with. And of course whenever I create something using text, my spelling always seems to fail me. I can tell you I had a couple of mess ups with letter simply because I was trying to do perfect work the first time. Why does that happen? try to perfect it and the mistakes will come! Anywho, they came out great and the folks at Gracious Rain and the ladies who are a division of TwilightMoms (southern Cali chapter, I believe) who are trying to raise money for Alex's Lemonade will both be getting one to give away in gift baskets or otherwise.

I just feel good that I was able to use my skills to make some people happy. espcially if they are Twlight people. ;)

Because I am Twilight Loco too!

It's next to impossible to ignore all that is going on in the world of Twilight right now... What can I say other than it's been inspiring me recently...

I just added two new items to my Etsy shop which of course features my Twilight craziness. The "Better at Midnight" Pins are actually a donation to a group of 100 people who are going to a midnight showing of Eclipse in Utah. I figured if it's good enough to donate than it's good enough to share in the shop. The stylized Pop art Edward pins are just fun... And because we just finished our Pop art unit in my classroom.

Here's a thought... Going to a midnight showing of Eclipse on June 29th/30th? Want a free "Better at Midnight Pin"? Post a comment to this entry and on June 23rd, I'll pick a winner at random!... This works well because my feature date for the Truth Be Told Eclipse Event is on June 17th... We'll see if anyone stops by to check me out. ;)

PS- Amanda, Mel and/or Dee, in case you're lurking about here... You don't count for the giveaway!! ;) You're already getting one as a 'surprise' when we go to our midnight showing!

Very Cool!

Well it has happened... I have made my blog universe debut! I am happy and flattered to be involved in a Eclipse based blog event over at truthbetoldblog.com.

Val, who authors the site, is an awesome person and she takes that awesomeness to a new level because, YES, she's a Twilight fan. ;) The blog regularly features reviews about different products that are eco-friendly/green and she constantly is doing give-aways for her readers. From her profile info, she is also a single Mom and a full-time college student so my hats off to her... Put those life items with running a popular blog and it is safe to say, she works HARD and she does it with grace and professionalism.

From June 14th to June 28th truthbetoldblog.com is running an 'Eclipse Blog Bash' where folks who create Twilight inspired items will be featured daily... I personally can't wait to see what other crazy Twilight fans out there have been makin'! Should be a great couple of weeks and again I thank Val for including me in this fun event. Check there (and here) frequently to see when I make my appearance. June is going to be a FAB month for soooooo many different reasons!