Oh yummyness!

I am just thrilled to pieces! Last week I ordered some handmade lip balm from Martinsville Emporium. And this morning... I had a sweet little package waiting for me in the mailbox!

Here's everything together. I ordered the Lip Balm 3 Pack, because I just couldn't decide on one flavor. (And then I took me about 45 minutes to decide on the three flavors! lol) Hey, they've got 36 flavors to chose from! And they all sound heavenly! You would've done the same! Chocolate Orange, Raspberry Plum, Peach Cobbler, Peanut Butter and Jelly, and even Buttered Popcorn! Holy yum! They also have a Lip Balm 6 Pack, for those that are even more indecisive than me!

The flavors I finally decided on are: Peppermint, Berry VooDoo, and Passionfruit Rose.

And they are all... Amazing. I've never smelled such intense flavors in a lip balm! Right now I am wearing the Berry VooDoo; it's a very juicy, fruity, berry sweet scent. I love it.

The Peppermint is the perfect true mint scent. Not a lot of that sweet candy scent that makes you lick your lips and have to keep reapplying. It reminds me of the mint that my Mom and I used to grow in our herb garden. Wonderful!

Passoinfruit Rose... Oh my gosh. This is definitely my favorite of the three. I chose this one first because I thought it sounded so unusual. The scent is so unique. A very delicious, exotic fruity scent, with a nice hit of floral. Yum... This is probably going to be the first one I run out of!

The lip balm itself just glides on so very smooth, with great coverage. I didn't have to keep running it over my lips to feel like I had applied enough. And it doesn't feel slimy or gooey the way some balms and glosses do. Very nice!

They were also kind enough to send a little sample of handmade soap in Demascus Rose, a lollipop, and a handwritten thank you note. I haven't tried the soap yet, but I love the smell. And I love candy, too! The note was so neat to get. I don't remember the last time I got a handwritten note! lol What a nice touch! Add the fact that shipping was very reasonable, and you have the perfect lip balm buying experience! lol

I will definitely be getting more of the lip balm, and I also noticed a sampler pack of little soap bars, too!

Such a wonderful buying experience, I can't wait to tell everyone I know!

Disney Dreaming...

So, this morning I've been browsing Deb's site, trying to decide where to stay when we go to Disney World this fall. It's such a hard decision to make! We really love Pop Century, and with the code we got in the mail, it would be super cheap to stay there. Not to mention it is a super fun resort!

But then again... We've really been wanting to try out the Polynesian or the Contemporary. And while the code would help a lot, it wouldn't be as super cheap as POP. What's a girl to do? lol I'm seriously considering splitting our stay between Pop Century and the Contemporary - Magic Kingdom View. Then there's the issue of whether or not to get the Dining Plan. It's just sooo much food. We may try to snag the free Dining Plan. We'll just have to see! It's a good thing I have several months left to plan. The Sweetie and I just keep throwing different ideas out, and it's getting pretty confusing! lol

In other news, I have finally opened my Etsy shop! I'm a bit nervous about it! There are so many cool things on there; I wonder how I'm ever going to get noticed. I think for right now I'm just going to list one or two things each day, until I start getting sales.

Here's some new rings that I recently listed:

These are called Wishing Star rings. lol So named because when I was very young, I used these very same little 'snowflake' beads as 'wishing stars'. I remember giving them out to friends at school so they could make wishes, too! I think it's neat how beads have always been a part of my life, and now I can share them with others!

Hmm... I better go fix some lunch so I can work on some new things this afternoon!

I hope you all are having a wonderful day!

It's up!

I now have some things listed on Etsy! Woohoo!

You can find my shop here!

Etsy on the way!

Ah... Spring Break! I'm using this time to set up a new Etsy shop, make some new goodies to list there, and perhaps start more serious planning of our Disney World trip this fall.

Perhaps I should make several more of these for the trip! ^_^ Hehe! I could wear a different color each day! lol

If you would like one, let me know! They are $12.00 each plus shipping!

Snow and beads!

Well, I made it back from our ski trip in one piece! Hehe... I only went tubing, but still... lol

There was hardly anyone on the tube slopes. It was so fun! I could have done it all day!

The Sweetie went snowboarding. He's pretty good at it!

No, he didn't fall here! lol He was taking a break! I promise!

This is the view from our room at the condo. It was sooo pretty! We could see lotsa deer in the back yard.

Here is my sister-in-law feeding veggies to a few of them.

It was a great trip! Nice and relaxing! But now I'm definitely ready for a Disney World trip! I'm more of a 'let's go out and do stuff all day' person.

I did get a nice idea for some new jewelry...


Here is the 'test necklace'. I've got a few in one of the boutiques right now, to see if people like them. It's one of my beaded beads, paired with a matching silver charm, strung on silver chain. I call them Sweet Kinomi Necklaces. Kinomi is the Japanese word for 'berry'. I thought it was very fitting. :D Each Kinomi bead is about 5/8" wide. Today I'm going to work on some smaller ones to use for a different style necklace I have in mind, and maybe some bracelets.

I'll keep you all posted with updates!