Annoyed

Im sitting here thinking it's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year and all i feel is annoyance. the one time of the year when you are supposed to be jolly and festive, and all i want to do is sleep and wish december was over with already. Shit, I wish 2008 were over already so I can start anew. But the pessimist in me just feels like 2009 will be 2008 part duex. This is the year that is making 2003 look like rainbows and unicorns. All around me people are miserable and unhappy, and then you see people who should be flung off a cliff, not even being touched, completely unfaized by all the crap that is happening. and you just think, what did they do to be happy?
It makes me question Karma sometimes because if karma really did exist, then its not working quite right... Unless that whole coming back as a dung beetle thing happens.
So, im literally counting my dimes and nickels for christmas presents, and it sucks because I want to be able to give everyone a great gift.. but thats just not going to happen this year.

Anyways, ive been making new things,i guess thats a good thing,lol. I made my grandmother a necklace, and my mom an anklet. I hope they like. they best, ha ha. ive been spending loads of time on etsy lately, purusing the stores, hopelessly being jeluz of people with amazing sales and I stumbled across this:

Just read the description, it is so something I would say. And that is just so sad on my part because Im a natural born New Yorker..go figure.
Another seller on etsy who I regularly check back on is Bonzie, just amazing designs, and when I start making more moniez and possibly try to become more stylish(smaller miracles have taken place) I would love to get one of her boleros.

I happen to know that Imogen Heap is a fan of hers, not that has anything to do with it:shifty eyes: haha
Hopefully ill get some shots of the new things I have made in the past few weeks, ive been so damn lazy when it comes to photographing lately.. its just a tiny bit sad and a huge lot pathetic. Ok alas I must go.

Ooops!

Wow, I didnt realize its been a while since Ive posted.. Ive had a lot going on, but I shush now, no more excuses!
Anyways, Well i have been busy, no lies here. I went to New Orleans to visit my sister Janice and her husband Hassan for turkey day, it went so fast though! Now im back to the cold cold cold winter here.. I love snow, but its to cold for me:( Ive also been trying to get back into creating~ Not gonna lie, its been better, ha ha. I did post a few things on Etsy, lets see if we get any bites. Ive been burdened with the everlasting cold that wont seem to go away.. Ive had a stuffy nose for ages, and a cough that wont quit. Im just gonna let it pass, cause it doesnt matter what I do... It wont go away.

Heres one of my current listings for etsy, this dreamy spinel necklace:
I actually started this out as a pair of earrings, but I just didnt feel it. Then I wondered maybe it would better as necklace pendent. I think it works...
Well Christmas is coming, and I havent quite gotten into the spirit. Which sucks, cause Im a huge christmas spaz, and it just feels like something is missing :( Well times to go, back to work...yay..

Ahhhhhhh im so happy i could pee my pants :P

1- My wifay is getting Married!
I want to say congrats to Renee and Yoshi on their engagment, Mr. Ydawg popped the big one in Japan:



and here's the ring, gorgeous Tiffany's stunner:

I cant wait to get the city to celebrate :) and go to Japan for the ceremony! and of course

YES WE DID!



Proud to be a New Yorker and proud to be American!


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I voted!

I seriously cant wait for the results! Im so glad I voted, its this feeling that stays with you the whole day:) Ok Back to work!

Halloween!

Im laughing right now because I just read my horoscope for this week from this site :
Free will Astrology, and it mentions cat like behavior for halloween, so low and behold what did I dress up as for halloween?


Last year I dressed up as Dorothy from the wizard of oz, and what a pain that was! So this year I kept it light and simple. Those whiskers look pretty damn good right? Ive still suffering from chocolate overload, as I ate enough to stock a small convenience store,haha

Love her~

I love Imogen Heap, and I read her blog, and shes a fan of Etsy, which makes her even cooler. I saw this new vlog of hers, and I just love her style. She's one of the lucky few that can dress in anything and still look amazing.

Pumpkin picking and wrist pain... oh crap

So for the past few weeks on and off, ive been going to the city to see my best friend Renee, and this weekend, along with her boyfriend Yoshi, our friend Mizz Julie, Kar (an amazing florist in NYC) and Julie's friend kat. We went pumpkin picking , And I must say for Oct in NY, it was flipping hot. I was sweating my ass off

I look suppper happy, dont I? lol. I was cranky, tired, and hot. Awesome.

But really it was so much fun, i took loads of pics of animla, like lil piggies, zebras, goats, lemars!, oh I could go on!

That's me and ma Wifay Renee :P

And this is Renee and her man Yoshi, his first time pumpkin picking!

Here's Karen! With her cool twisty turny pumpkin, Love it:)

Well I have a ton more pics, but i thought it would be good if I didnt go overboard, my wrist has been killing me lately and the pain gets worse pretty much everyday. The practical sensible person in me, is like go to the Dr, but since carpel tunnel runs in my family, i know im screwed. Do you ever feel like you walk around with kick me sign on the back on you, but somedays, its on your face? Thats pretty much how I feel.

Well time for bed~ but Im loving this headband! I dont know if you have noticed, but Im a huge headband junkie. I have tons, and im always buying more, and I love the cherry blossom design.

Not gone yet!!!

Im still here.. but barely. The past few weeks have been some of the most daunting and restless weeks of my life. I had school exams, final projects, and my driving test. Ive put off getting my license for many years because just the thought of getting my license racked me with fear, anxiety, and pretty much every nerve in my body frazzeled. But I had to get over it because I wanted to have that indepence that for many years i was missing. So this past monday, the 6th, i took my road test, I had an awesome driving school and instructer. My parking is still horrible, but I took that test and I passed!! What a relief it was to hear those beautiful words from the woman I took the test with. Such a nice lady, and I believe she gave me some extra help, but thats ok, cause I passed :D
Anyways, enough tooting of my horn, im starting new classes soon, and I need to start getting back into crafting~ I gave myself some leeway, because with all my crazy issues and money probs, i couldnt keep my head clear enough to even think of a design or concept or anything! But now that I have my license and i have a fresh start at classes, I can do something! Money is still weird, but hopefully that will change. My sister owes me mucho dinero, and she's slowly but surely paying me back. 2008 dont let me down!

Im madly in love with this half strand of honey citrine briolettes from Norah62, i mean.. how beautiful is that color???
Sigh... and she's having an 3 day sale!! ... resist Erika..resist!

Labels or love?..something you actually love...

I can not even count on one hand how many times Ive seen a celeb with a bag, and wither it's Chanel(which I happen to love) or Coach, it is not the best construction or design. So I wonder.. do you go for the design or the Designer? I have to say Ive seen the celebs with truly horrid bags, and I am not going to even front, Ive seen many a few Chanel bags that well.. look all the same. I watched an ep of "the hills" ( yes shoot me now) and one of the girls, Heidi I think, had the most gawdy Chanel bag, so I looked it up... 5000$. Yes, you read, 5,000 Samolians.
It is insane, i have found so many amazing bags on Etsy that, are just truly droolworthy, here are a few:


I love this bag that was featured on the front page the other day. It just amazes me the talent they have to make these bags! Now that doesnt mean that Id pass on a Chanel bag or anything, pay 5000$ now that is what I would pass on..

I just put up this anklet that has a bit of a back story, the lady who wanted to buy it(it was a custom piece) who gave me full design power, decided she didnt want silver, she wanted gold. I was kinda annoyed at first because usually when you give someone full creative force, well.. it means you are letting them do what they want. So I ended up making a whole new one, and now this poor anklet has no owner.. yet. Because i was not blessed with nice thin ankles, i never wear anklets..ever. So to etsy, it goes!

o where art thou fall?......HUH?

I am dying for it to be fall already. I mean im gonna miss the nice weather, but one thing I sure aint gonna miss is the layer of sweat that collects on my face when i go anywhere, i mean its so sexxy. I want my scarves! I want my gloves... i want my sweaters. I dont care for tanks, i mean i like them, but i hate my arms, i like my coverage. Anyhoo, Ive been pretty bad with the whole make something a day thing, i cant just push my self to make something, i have to have an idea and go with it. But Ive been feeling pretty uninspired lately, just not really into it. Ugh, so frustrating, lack o sales dont help..
Ok, debbie downer going away now, heres something I made about 2-3 days ago, on that rare occasion when I do get inspired~

Well let me go for now,things to do...things to do.

Loves of this Shopaholic

I just wanted everyone who takes a peak at my blog, to take a look at this blog. She's new like me, but already a pro at this blogging thang. My bestie Renee, is a true fashionista, she has great taste and it shows: Heres her Blog

So far its been a great read, so take a look! and leave her some love.. Also anyone who mentions her blog if they purchase from me, will get 20% off their purchase!

Oh what a week..

Well i took a week long Sabbatical from my blog, I started a new job, well a part time job, another nanny gig watching a 2 month old adorable baby girl named Kennedy. Its pretty easy, and the money is decent. Hopefully I will be able to put away some dough and actually save. Besides that I'm busy with school work, and the like. But I have been able to churn out some beauties:Im really adoring garnet right now, does it show? Just trying right now to get my shop up and going, business is slow as usual. I know august was a slow time for buying so Im hoping that Sept till xmas will really pick up, speaking of Christmas..I cant wait! Its my favorite time of year, and its not cause you get presents(which isnt exactly a bad thing, ha ha) but its that time of year when you get all sqishy inside and look forward to being around the people who usually drive you coocoo bananas the other 364 days of the year. Now i really need to get cracking and make some more pieces. I want to fill up my shop with as many pieces as I can. Hopefully draw up some bidness' haha.

It's Friday I'm in love... (with friday of course)

I have to say this week has been the roughest week for me, between watching the three kids (instead of just the boys, I had their big sister to contend with, who ever said girls are easier..lies I tell you!) school work, and cleaning Im not sad to kiss this week goodbye. Today I have left over cleaning and laundry, and then im done. Ok enough of that glimmering part of my life, ha ha.

I got er received my garnets yesterday from Lily's bead box, and drool.. Ive never seen a more richer red in my life. See post below
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Ok skip over the last one, and then there's the post, anyway, that maybe the last strand of beads Im going to be buying for awhile as you need this thing called money and since im taking a bit of a paycut I have to do this sad thing called..not shop.

So my sister Janice lives in New Orleans and she told me last night that she may have to leave and come to New York for a bit, Im scared for her but its been so long since ive seen her when I visited her in march. Geez New Orleans cant seem to catch a break, Im really hoping this Gustuv (not fay!...its too early) doesnt do as much damage as Katrina. It seems that they just got hit, craziness.

And then after that, my mom calls me last night round 11pm, and starts yelling(not at me, but you know..) about how her husband took the plates of her car, and some other things. And honestly I didnt know what to say, she should have left him a long time ago, but she would rather stay with him,then be lonely. I hope I never get to be like that. She was going to even call the cops, but she told me to go to bed ( yeah.. cause after she drops that bomb, sleep is the very first thing I want to do) at that time I was talking to mi amiga Tarah, and even she was like..."um.. she needs to leave him already" Ive said this to my mother more times then i care to admit, she needs to figure this out for herself. Anyways, enough of my drama Im seriously glad its the weekend. And even though I have to do a bit of traveling today, Its so worth it, but as crazy cat lady from the simpsons as my witness, if it rains I will become crazy too.
Ok, i have some much needed laundry to contend with so I leave you with this, this is why I love "The Soup"

Seriously who saw the real video, How awful was that?
Ok, Im going now...

Organizing some mo'

I was watching the movie " The Jane Austin book club" the other day, me and my chick movies, haha. And go figure me, the one thing i notice in the movie is the box the daughter carries around with her, that has her jewelry supplies. Now im obsessed with finding a box like that. I have these trays, and yeah they do the job but I wouldnt exactly call them travel ready. So of course me, im online for a million years looking for decent priced boxes. I even looked at tackle boxs! and holy geez, they are so pricey! I was like, whatever i give up. But i still want one, i know im hopeless, ha ha. This is something that i want or im going for:


Its artbin, clearly made for art supplies but I want... its not to bad in the price dept. but as a person on a budget, I may have to ask for it for christmas. "Hey mom, can you get me this big gray plastic box for christmas..thanks." Of course she will think im weird. But i like weird. So its ok. Im still trying to get all my beads to look somewhat decent, and i didnt get to make anything. I was trying to strive and make something at least once a day, and that didnt happen. Ugh im so tired.

blah, sale and stuff

I had a pretty long talk with my mom yesterday, and when i say we, it was mostly me talking. I was ranting a lot, but it felt good to get some much needed crap of my chest. Our family is going through some stuff, so i kinda let things pile up in my mind grapes, ha ha. Ive put myself on a budget, and im sticking so far. Im reading confessions of a shopaholic and i see little traces of myself in becky. So that was a big wake up call, i bought my last big thing, a refurbished ipod touch. I was iffy on the whole refurbished thing, but Ive heard good things, and i saved 100$. So that was my last omg pricey thing.

My shop is having a 15% off sale till friday and no one is biting, i think that is a pretty sweet deal,( Ha ha now i have the end of the world voice dude in my head when he's talking about the sweet round earth) I feel like throwing in the towel sometimes, i mean its not exactly a self esteem boost when youve been on etsy for 2 years and you've sold 6 things. I promote myself till i cant promote no more, and nada. Ok now im just feeling sorry for myself, lets change the subject. Im going home this weekend, Yay! Seeing my besty Renee, who needs to start her blog already..cough. and then seeing my family. I just cant wait till friday, this week has been super stressful and I need a break. I was bad... I ordered these
from Lily's Bead Box thats her photo by the way, I told you I was on a big garnet kick! And now Im done.. i still want that other strand but I have to be strong, I dont want to be a becky bloomwood!

What do you do when you cant sleep?

Well later in the day yesterday I was majorly stressing over something not even remotely worth stressing over. I wish I were one of those people who could brush things off, but no I am one of those people who agonize over every little thing, so last night I had a hard time sleeping. My body was like "erika, go to bed, you weirdo" and my mind is all "Erika, lets go over this stupid thing, over and over" So, after about 2 hours of lying in bed, i was all eff it and got up and made a necklace. The fruits of my labor and my crazy mind:

I wasnt going to list it till today, but I listed it like super late. Surprisingly it got 13 views in like 10 minutes. Its no 100+ but not to shabby. Maybe one day ill make the front page again..and then ill go in my mansion and drive my new beemer. It makes me kinda sad, ive been on etsy for 2+ years and the one time I made the front page it was in the middle of the night, when i had the nerve to sleep. It was so long ago too, there are so many awesome people on etsy, I think that will be my one and only time on the front page :insertpangofjealously: Now I have jealousy by the Gin Blossoms in my head..
I really want to make a necklace like that again, but it reds or perhaps in browns. I also want to have the money to buy the things to make that necklace. Ok back to work, and when I say work I mean yahoo chat.

Getting things done

So its been a pretty productive day, ive already finished most of my school work and now im online chatting. What I really need to do is to clean the dump i call my room. Last night i stayed up till 1am organizing my beads and stones, yeah i party like a rock star. And after all that, it still looks horribly a mess. Here is an after shot of my sweat and tears, minus the blood:

and Im not even done, not anywhere near..:cries: also this is what happens when you let a 2 year old in your room and have the nerve to look away for 5 seconds



See all those mixed ones, they used to have their very own compartments. Im not gonna touch that one for a very long time. That one will take ages to get back to what it used to look like, which was an ass kickin thing of beauty... Ok, back to work.

So...

Well here I am trying to give the whole blog thing a chance, Ive kinda put it off for a very long time. But here we are upon the fall, and what the hell, here we go. Ive gotten into fall colors a lot. I think I spent about 4 hours the other day on etsy looking at supplies, mostly garnet. For some insane reason Im on a big garnet kick! I found these from the seller nutraj and I am in love! But alas, I must actually sell some things to get them :insert sad eyes here:

I did list these beauties the other day, another pair of earrings I wanted to keep but fought with myself, and lost! So I listed these


Sighhh, arent they dreamy?
I love the black cherry garnets, I got those lovelies from the seller Norah62 she seriously amongst a few others has the best selection of gems, droool. Now I must be getting on to making some more things, I'm trying to make some fallish (thats not a word is it?) type jewelry, lots of lush reds, browns, purples, and oranges. Now if I could only find some topaz in the 1$ range... hmm a girl can hope. Ok, I have school work to do, and there is no rest for the wicked, and when I say wicked I mean tired and bored.