Twitter Giveaway!!

So I have fallen in love with Twitter.com! So I have been trying to figure out what my contest should be, I decided to do a Twitter contest, all you have to do is follow me on twitter, let me know what item you like in my Etsy Shop.. $15.00 limit.. and then a random winner will be picked and you will get the item you picked out of my shop! Free shipping and all!! How fun right?! No better way to start out the New Year with a free present!

Here are some things you could pick from! Wide Selection!!

New Photos On My Etsy Shop

So needless to say I am no model, but a lot of people were wanting to see the clothing and scaves on.. so here you go! One of the scarves already sold! ha!


For Sale @My Etsy Shop $20



Sold!!



For Sale @My Etsy Shop for $25






For Sale @My Etsy Shop for $30




For Sale @My Etsy Shop for $35


Special thanks to my wonderful boyfriend Lee, he made it tons of fun!

This one is for my ladies!!

So I finally finished my huge cross stitch, although it may not seem huge to some.. the border alone took me a week. This piece means so much to me, not just because it is a feminist piece, but more on a personal level. I am not sure if any of you ladies have ever been in a situation where you have been with someone who just kept dragging you lower and lower everyday you spent with them.. but I have. And I felt trapped like I was drowning in quicksand. Being in a verbally abusive relationship is very difficult and can do massive damage to your self esteem along with how you view other relationships afterwards. About 3 years ago I dated a guy for nearly two years, and he treated me like complete shit. He talked down to me, even infront of his friends. It wasn't uncommon for his friends to stand up for me and defend me. In those two years I felt trapped but at the same time completely unwanted. He made me feel like the gum that was stuck on his shoe that he couldn't get off. But of course the minute I did leave him he begged me to stay, even got his mother involved. And after I left him he sent me a love letter telling me how he still loves me and how he misses me everyday.

So as a result to all the bullshit I decided to make something positive, something to show us women that we do not have to tolerate that at all! "Never let the hand you hold, hold you down." So this piece means more to me than anyone could ever imagine!

SOLD @Etsy Shop

okay now onto more fun and light stuff! I embroidered this cute little coin purse.. it looked sorta gothic to me with all the paisley, so I decided to add a skull pattern from Sublime Stitching!

For Sale @ Etsy Shop for $10

And I made this already cute and rather spacious cosmetics bag, even cuter!

For Sale @ Etsy Shop for $13

I tried to go with the color scheme of the bag already :)

Anyway that is what I have been working on this week! Fun stuff. The cross stitch took up most of my time but with such a positive statement I didn't mind at all!

Zombies, Pinups, Skateboarding, Dirty Cross stitch

Yea, I guess since I only do "popular" things I thought this week I would spice it up some.. But WARNING LALALAURREN, I will show the other item I sent in your package, so you may want to stop here til you get it.. If not you have been warned.. muhahhaa..


Okay first thing's first.. Zombies.. God who doesn't love zombies? If you don't don't answer that! Because I do.. George Romero is one of my favorite directors because of his cheesy zombie movies. Plus if you have never checked out Martin, it was one my favorite movies ever! It is not zombie related however, but vampire related.




I am going totally off the topic, but I guess I am getting personal here.. I mean I am a girl that loves zombies.. I do have a zombie tattoo.. you could consider me a zombie geek. So this is only my second time using like a tshirt fabric.. This one did not turn out as great as the Eve Tanktop, but reguardless I love it for the idea alone.. and the zombies! If you do hate zombies than you will love the back of this tshirt.


tshirt is a medium for $30 @ my shop



Now for the pinup.. which I think is my favorite thing to do ever! LaLaLaLaurren ordered something from me, the peeping tom piece.. well I decided it was wayyy too cool for another crafter to purchase something so expensive without throwing in something very awesome along with it. So I did her another Sailor Jerry style pinup.. this one not framed.. but with the same fabric, color and all. So I hope she gets them safely and loves them!






The next piece is so weird I had to buy them.. Plus if you know anything about me, you know I use to "attempt" at skateboarding.. That I grew up in the home of Jamie Thomas, if you don't know who that is just think Zero Skateboards.. I also spent my very wholesome youth hanging out with wholesome skateboarders, who'da thought those exist right? Nah, I am from Alabama.. there are the troubled youth and the good youth. I was part of the good youth, still am to an extent.




So when I saw that Sublime Stitching did some patterns with their local skateboarder Michael Sieben, outta Austin TX, I had to endulge myself.. And I can't wait to do some more of his art, because it is more art like than basic embroidery. DON'T get me wrong, I just bought some retro patterns and I am really excited to try them, but art is really cool adapted into another art form, embroidery.



18.00 @ my shop


Now for what is expected of me.. another dirty cross stitch. The bisexuals out there will appreciate this one! So one of all time favorite shows is Strangers with Candy. It should have never been canceled!! So that show is great, Amy Sedris and Steven Colbert were two of the creators and writers.. LOVE THEM BOTH! So this piece is kinda like a piece of my heart.. for real! So if you have never seen the show its about a 47 year-old recovering drug out who goes back to school, the same school she dropped out of to become a junkie whore. It really makes fun of shows like Saved by the Bell, which kill me if that is on.. it is just as bad as the Brady Bunch.. ugh! Stangers with Candy is very unpolitical correct, racist, sexual and brassy.. I love it but I do realize why it got canceled.

This piece is intitled " I like the pole and the hole" Notice the dried up flower.. kinda like Jerry Blank returning to high school.. haha

17.00 @ my shop

I have had one busy week, I hope you guys dig something.. let me know what you think!

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Thank you to Isewcute for adding some of my pieces in her treasury on etsy! Seriously, it is a honor to be recognized for my hard work, especially from a crafter I admire.
If you want to check it out http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=15443 it is one hot treasury!

Adorable Potholders and Sassy Cross stitch

wouldn't have it any other way would I? Nah.. why? hehe.. So I was working on my custom order and rain out of the thread I needed. Instead of running to Hobby Lobby last night I decided to just work on something else. ha. So I did these potholders and doctored up an old piece! Both were added to my etsy shop.
$16.00 for both!SOLD
The pots were my favorite part of those patterns, so I thought why not potholders!
$10.00

Venturing out of Sublime and into Sailor Jerry

Oh, doesn't that sound kinda dirty?! Well in the sense there is about to be some nudity I guess it is! Yea, I have going with the "try new things" lately and I have been working on my transferring skills.. Still not great! But I have offically finished three pieces with it, and I am starting to feel more confident.



The You're Sweet Bib was my first transfer.. Then these ladies walked into my life.. And I have had a ton of fun with them.. and a lot of frustration. I can say now that I suck at hands! and not that great at boobs! Granted the Geisha had one boob way bigger than the other so I had to work on that one freehanded.



These both are based off of Sailor Jerry Flash.. we all know his work isn't perfect but that isn't the point.. Its the history of tattoos, or at least the most american history of tattoos. I guess dating a tattoo artist for five years gave me sort of a complex on tattoos. It has changed my opinion of tattoos from what they were, but one thing has never changed.. I still love the ladies.. Traditional pin ups are the best to me.. I just love how they show the female body in a beautiful way.. not a trashy way.

Both are for sale at my etsy store, both come with frames in the pictures. Peeping Tom SOLD! Geisha still available $22.00!

me and etsy sitting in a tree

So, where to start.. this has been an amazing week. I have been selling items and posting items left and right.. And I think it has been amazing. I have also been interviewed by two other blogspotters.. yep.. Yesterday Junk Style Diva posted her little interview and the pieces she likes out of my store. It is just a short interview but it is nice to get feedback and recognition for my hard work.

Next week Debbie is interviewing me for her blog, October 3rd. I am super excited about this one cause it was very interactive, so much so I think I got nervous truly answering the questions.. haha.

I have been venturing out of my norm and starting projects I wouldn't normally do, like baby onesies and bibs.. yea it is true! Also trying dark fabrics, what what?! It is all true.. Here is a few projects I have pictures of, and tomorrow I will add the others!