About Link Love

Recently, I have started writing a bi-weekly new section in the EuropeanStreet Team blog, called Link Love.

The purpose of this new series of posts is to share wonderful blog posts from our team members.

This week, the theme is Holidays and Travels and you can read it here. I hope you will enjoy it!

If you belong to the EST and would like me to feature your blog in future Link Love issues, feel free to contact me through convo or e-mail. Thanks!

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Posted in: Blogs,EST

Find Me On Tumblr!

Recently I joined tumblr, which is a platform for micro-blogging and to share content and ideas, and quickly found amazing tumblr-blogs.

This space will be used for me as a way to share all the things I will stumble on the internet and tings I will find interesting (or plain beautiful) and also my own work. So this will be more like a private, cozy corner for my ramdom thoughts aswell.

I invite you all to visit tumblr and/or join me in this journey! :)

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Posted in: About me,Blogs,Jewelry

Sunshine Blog Award From Stella!

I have been honored with this blog award by the lovely Stella ( http://www.inspirationsbystella.com/ )

"The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity & creativity inspires others in the blog world.

The rules for accepting these award:-
Put the logo on your blog or within your post.-
Pass the award onto 12 bloggers.-
Link the nominees within your post.-
Let the nominees know they have received this award."

The blogs I´d like to give this award are:

http://loddelinadesigns.blogspot.com/

http://kriskroppin.blogspot.com/

http://adorebynat.blogspot.com/

http://lostmittenblog.blogspot.com/

http://rosebushdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://fleurfatale.blogspot.com/

http://artmind-etcetera.blogspot.com/

http://inkihandmade.blogspot.com/

http://swiedebie.blogspot.com/

http://mylittlejewelryshop.blogspot.com/

http://mamutopia.blogspot.com/

http://busybeadlady.blogspot.com/

Have a fun weekend! :)

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Posted in: About me,Blogs

A "Face Lift" For My Blog

This past weekend I decided to "refresh" the look of my blog, giving it a bit of a "face lift".

So now it has gone from this...



To the look you can see now.

What do you think? :)

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Posted in: About me,Blogs

Honest Weblog

My wonderful blogger friend from Timmy and Friends has chosen me for the "Honest Weblog Prize". Thank you so much!

So here we go:

"When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows he or she is real. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have 7 friends. Show the 7 random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Weblog”. Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten honest things about yourself. Then, pass it on!"

Ten honest things about me:



1- I love singing...too much.



2-I love listening to the purr of the cats.



3-I hate eating eggs in the morning.



4-I like the smell of the books when they are new.



5-I wear jeans most of the time, because the are comfy but I have a huge collection of skirts that I rarely use.



6-I always carry a whole make up set in my purse. I call it the "emergency kit" (lol).



7-I have a strange passion for horror movies (specially zombie movies).



8-I´m a coffee addict! I can drink a lot of coffee in a day (yes, I know it´s not healthy lol).



9-I go to the beach in the Summer and also in the Winter, because the weather is very warm almost all the year where I live.



10-Winter is my favorite season.





And I give this award to:



-A Thyme To Bee Conforted


-Almay Alday Designs


-Beluda Designs

- KIZZ

-Meekiyu´s Dream


-moxylyn


-Swiedebie


Thanks for reading!

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Come and enter my Giveaway, you can win a lovely pendant. More info HERE. Tomorrow is the last day!

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Posted in: About me,Blogs,Featured,Honest Weblog

How To Make a Button For Your Website

In my old blog and some other websites I have used this simple way to make a button to link any other site.

Here are these very easy steps to do it:

1) Choose the pic you want to be seen. For this example I chose a screenshot of my Etsy site.

2) With an editing program, resize the picture (maybe 150x150 pixels is ok, but it depends on your taste and how big you like it).

3) Upload it to a server like photobucket.com or picasa.com

4) Copy this format:

5) Where you see a red box, put the website you want to link and in the green box, put the link to your picture in photobucket, picasa, etc.

6) Now, type this code in the html template you want!. In blogger, add a new element and choose "html".

7) Now you have a button!

You can use this steps to create a button for everything!
I hope this will be useful and let me know if you have any question about this mini-tutorial.

Thanks for reading!


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I´m doing a Giveaway! More info HERE.

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Posted in: Blogs,Tips and Ideas

Tagged!

I´ve been tagged by two of my lovely blogger friends: Karen Faulkner and MeaCulpaBodyandBath. I´m sorry I delayed this post so much, I had one hundred things in my mind and I completely forgot.

Here are six random things about me:

1) I´m very shy in person.

2) I´m very picky with perfumes. One of my favorites during years was “Noa” of Cacharel.

3) I´ve read all the books of “The Lord of the Rings”, watched the movies and I have this ring:

4) I have a calendar with cats in the wall of my studio. I love cats and dogs.

5) My favorite colors are blue and purple, that´s why I have so many designs in those tones.

6) I love singing. I studied music and played piano when I was a child.


The rules: link to the person who tagged you > post the rules on your blog > write six random things about yourself > tag six people at the end of your post and link to them > let each person know they've been tagged.

I tagg these friends:

Rachel

Sugarelli

Crystal

Lost Mitten

Jennifer

Xtine

Thanks for reading!

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I´m doing a Giveaway! More info HERE.

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Posted in: About me,Blogs,Funny stuff

Featured!

My work has been featured in these places this week.

First, my Exquisite Green ring was the featured find of iloveetsy.blogspot.com , a very lovely blog of one of my friends at WeloveEtsy.

She wrote an awesome article and has another excellent blog: http://soapobsessed.blogspot.com/

On the other hand, I was mentioned on Shesdaily.com, among some ohter great Etsy finds for the Valentine´s day.

If you want to visit the articles you can do it HERE and HERE. Thanks both!

I also, would like to thank the wonderful words about my work of Crystal in her lovely blog, that you can (and should) visit HERE.

Thanks for reading!

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Posted in: Art Fire,Blogs,Etsy,Featured,Jewelry

Hair Care Tips

I recently found some very good and simple tips for the care of our hair and I would like to share them with you.

Most of them are very easy to follow.

Here they are:

>A healthy lifestyle will mean healthier hair for you. Excessive stress, smoking, not exercising and not eating nutritiously are not healthy for your hair.

>Get enough sleep.

>Avoid using hair styling products with alcohol which dries out hair.

>Avoid puting hair styling products directly on your scalp, if you put it on your scalp you'll clog the pores on your head.

>Before entering a pool, wet your hair so your hair will soak up the initial water instead of the

chlorinated water.

>When swimming where a cap to protect your hair from chlorinated water, if you choose not to wear a cap make sure you shampoo and condition your hair right after you are done swimming.

>Hot air can be damaging to your hair so when using a hair dryer use the cool setting.

>Brush your hair regularly before going to bed each night.

>Wash your hair with a mild shampoo. Use very little but enough to cover hair completely with lather. Use a conditioner to keep hair manageable.

>Avoid brushing wet hair. This will cause the hair to stretch and finally break. Finger-dry, or use a wide-toothed comb instead of a brush to gently remove the knots.

>Stimulate circulation by massaging your head with oil to which some vitamin E has been added. This will make hair soft and silky.

>Try not sleeping with your hair in a ponytail or done in a braid. This will stress the hair immensely and will eventually lead to damage.

I hope you´ll find these tips useful.

Thanks for reading!

For more hair care tips, you can go here:

hair-n-skin-care.com

haircareguide.com

webindia.com/haircaretips

Pictures found HERE and HERE.

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Posted in: Beauty,Blogs,Hair,Hairstyles,Tips and Ideas

Make Up Tips: Making Lips Look Bigger

Digging through the net, I have found some helpful tips to create the illusion of bigger and full lips and I would like to share them with you.

Here they are:


1)Apply a light shade of foundation followed by powder on your lips to remove the color from your lips
2)Start with a lip liner in a color that closely matches your color of lipstick.
3)Make the outline just outside your natural lip line.
4)Now fill with lipstick and then blend.

(Tips seen HERE)

More Tips for Full Lips

*Always soften lips before applying any lip makeup. Allow to absorb for at least 10 minutes before applying makeup. This helps your lip liner glide on more easily and will help lipstick from bleeding outside the lines.

*Place lip liners in the freezer so they’re good and firm when you use them. If your liner crumbles or the points keep breaking off, your lines will go on too thick. Full lips should look natural and not take (too much) attention away from the rest of your face.

*Lip glosses make your lips look larger. Use clear colors or colored lip glosses to help create full lips. If you want more of a matte finish, apply a small amount of loose powder (or minerals) with a soft powder brush after you apply your lipstick and liner.

*Apply a light pearly lipstick (or gloss) in the middle of your bottom lip. The effect is fuller, plumper looking lips!

(Tips seen HERE)


And here is a very interesting video that shows how to proceed:

Thanks for reading!

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Posted in: Beauty,Blogs,Funny stuff,Make Up,Tips and Ideas

Giving A New Look To My Shops!

Recently, I´ve changed the banner from my Etsy shop and, also, from my Art Fire studio.

The new banner has been designed by a great graphic designer from Etsy, bnnet. HERE you can go to his shop. He is very professional and friendly and I love his work.

On the other hand, I´m working on some new projects for my shops and I will be uploading 1 new design everyday during these weeks.

Also, this month I´m having a special promo on my shops for the Valentine´s Day: free gift box included on every order!

Thanks for reading!

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Posted in: About me,Banner,Blogs,Promotion,Special offers

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!

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Posted in: Blogs,Etsy,Featured

Featured on DZFANTASY´s blog!

Yesterday, I was featured on the blog of a great artist: DZFANTASY. She has a very nice blog, don´t forget to visit her!.

She makes lovely fiber fantasy sculptures, you can see her work HERE.

You can read the interview here: http://dzfantasy.blogspot.com/2008/11/featured-etsy-shop-leelabijou-jewlery.html

Thank you so much, DZFANTASY!

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Posted in: About me,Blogs,Etsy,Featured