Home Sweet Home

After spending what seemed like an eternity on the road, I'm finally home. It was hard to leave that darling grandbaby again!

I'm spending what little is left of my birthday napping (I think the birthdays are starting to catch up with me!), and tomorrow it's back to business as usual. If you haven't entered my Birthday Giveaway yet, there's still a couple of hours left (the link is just below this post), I'm excited about selecting a winner tomorrow!

I'm On the Road Again--Please Enter These Contests

My car is loaded as full as possible, and I'm headed to Indiana again. This time I'm not just visiting, but helping Lucky Daughter #2 move to be closer to Lucky Daughter #1. I'm hoping to make it as quick a trip as possible so I can get back home and back to making stuff, and if that plan's working out I won't be able to post for a few days. If you haven't already entered, please take a minute to check out these contests, and with a bit of luck I'll be back in a couple of days.

Lucky Girl's Happy Birthday Giveaway
Enter by posting a link to this blog on your blog, then comment on the original contest post on or before August 27. Get all the details here.








Social Media Marketing MEGA Contest
Do you use Twitter, Plurk, Digg, MyBlogLog? Or use any other social media tool for marketing? I sponsored a prize in the contest because I am such a dunce when it comes to this kind of thing, and I was hoping to be able to get a mini-education. Sort of a social marketing for dummies. Blog about the social marketing tool you use most, and this shimmery handcrafted pendant could be yours! Get all the details here. Enter by August 31.

All Dressed Up With No Place To Go

Every once in a while I get the urge to search out the most expensive handcrafted items on Etsy. Today was one of those days, and while this Sterling Silver Chainmail Halter Top is not the most expensive item there, it's the most unusual expensive item I found today. It fits sizes 2 to 6, and with a bit over two pounds of silver and a month's labor in it, it's a bargain for $5,400. I love looking at this and thinking about all the effort and craftmanship that went into its creation. I just can't figure out where I could possibly wear this.

Lucky Girl's Happy Birthday Giveaway

This is my last planned giveaway this month. Depending on the angle of this pendant, it can appear to be teal and orange or ice blue and gold. The dichroic glass I used has a nice crinkly texture, and you also see bits of celery, white, black, and silver. I capped it with clear glass before fusing it in my kiln, so it has a smooth top surface. It's about 9/16" wide and 15/16" long, plus the bail.

I'm participating in MTMD's Page Rank Olympics, and am trying to increase my Technorati-recognized links by August 24. So far I've added a whopping 2. For a chance to win this one-of-a-kind fused glass pendant, help save me from total Olympic embarrassment and include a link to this blog on your blog. You can write something fancy if you like, or you can simply include "Today I entered a giveaway for the most awesome piece of jewelry on earth at Make Every Day Your Lucky Day" at the end of a totally unrelated post. Then post a comment here that includes a link to your post, and you're entered! Easy-schmeezy!

I'm going to be traveling on the 24th, so I'm extending this giveaway a few days. My birthday is August 27, and on August 28 I'll use the randomizer.org thingie to choose a winner from all links posted here from now through August 27. This giveaway is open to bloggers everywhere, so tell your friends! I love giving gifts for my birthday!