Friday, April 29, 2011

Blog Hopping Week 12

Welcome to our Weekend Gathering Hops!  This hop is hosted by Beauty Brite, Fire Butterfly Jewels, A Mom's Menu Planning, and Gifts by Tracia to help socialize with fellow bloggers, gain traffic, new followers, make new friends, and more!

This week's guest co-host is Lioness Rebirth: The EVOLUTION


Beauty Brite Weekend Gathering Hops

As you will see below, there is a separate linky for your Blog and Facebook! Add your links below and visit as many links as you wish!  Be sure to leave a comment after you follow someone so they can follow you back.  Have fun!


Blog Links

1. Fire Butterfly Jewels  32. Marni's Organized Mess *Follows Back*  
2. Madison  33. lifejustsaying  
3. Lioness Rebirth  34. Tech Ed 4 Kids  
4. cherie girl how to be fabulous  35. Suburb Sanity  
5. Beauty Brite  36. Mommies and Beyond Follows Back!  
6. A Mom's Menu Planning  37. Planet Weidknecht  
7. Gifts by Tracia  38. Sweet California Living  
8. Almost Crunchy Family  39. jollyjillys follows back  
9. The Intentional Momma  40. One Blondes Ramblings  
10. 50Plus Single BBW  41. Tantrums, Troubles, and Treasures  
11. On The Front Porch Looking In  42. DragonFly Sweetnest  
12. Bathroom Redo Phase 1  43. Do You Really Want To Know? Follows Back  
13. barefoot & in the kitchen  44. The Comfort Zone Follows Back :)  
14. Top 10  45. Tough Cookie Mommy  
15. Jewelry By J (follows back!)  46. ***QT - Follows back!  
16. Mrs. Marine and the Tiny Troops ~FOLLOWS~  47. April Decheine  
17. Novel Bloggers ~FOLLOWS BACK~  48. Welcome to Janet's World  
18. Airplanes and Dragonflies  49. Things in My Rear View Mirror I follow back!  
19. Surviving a Teachers Salary  50. Special Delivery!  
20. Random Deals ~ FOLLOWS  51. iPhone Fan Site  
21. mamawannasave (follows back)  52. Granite State Savers  
22. ** CREATE WITH JOY **  53. Children's Book Giveaway  
23. HOUSE OF SARAGER--follows back  54. MAKEITATAG  
24. A Time Out For Mommy  55. Amy @ Marvelous Mommy  
25. My Silly Life!  56. annies home  
26. Frugal in WV  57. South 35th  
27. Hat's Off! A Royal Hat Fiasco...  58. Tidbitz Earthly Delights  
28. Nicole's Random Things-follows back  59. CATHARSIS  
29. Belle of the Desert  60. DeyiMizu  
30. The Yotes Diva  61. BellaVidabyLetty followback  
31. Shrink To Fit  62. Cinnamon  

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Review and Giveaway of Sarah Niebank Hoffman "Watercolor crayon" CLOSED!!

I had the the great privilege of getting a print from Sarah Niebank Hoffman to review!  She let me pick the print I liked and review her art.
This is the one I choose.
Watercolor Crayon


This is her thoughts for this painting: "This was my first piece using watercolor crayons...the colors can be spectacular when the right mixed happens. With the watercolor crayons i believe I get alot more "play" with thickness and intensity of color...it was very soothing to do and a total beautiful accident!"


My thoughts were not as sophisticated but I think does SOME justice to it: "WOW"!  This girl has got talent just oozing out of her!  It makes me wish I knew how to paint! I had my husband also give me his reaction (he is very arty) . He said to him it is a painting he could get lost in for hours just daydreaming. I feel it is becoming of the current season... spring. It is light and airy and the colors are refreshing. 


I got an 8x10 print of this painting,would not mind a print on a much larger scale for an entrance way. 


Besides this painting there is MUCH more on her etsy shop.  She has abstract (some of which remind me of Picasso kind of abstract), folk art, pointillism, digital art, mix medium and more! You need to go check out her store on etsy. She is really talented, it is worth a look and I bet when you get there you will have a hard time leaving the shop without buying something!  


If you want to buy the print I am reviewing it is $15.00 here


Or if you are feeling lucky you can win ANY 8x10 print at her shop she was generous enough to let me do a giveaway right here on my Fire Butterfly Jewels website!!




The giveaway  Closed

Rules:
No PO boxes
US residences only
1 comment per entry
leave your email address on each entry!!!! 

Mandatory entry:
1) Go to her etsy store and comment on here which one you like the most

Extra entries: 
1)1) Click "Like" on her etsy facebook
2) "Like" me on my Facebook page (leave your fb name)
3) Follow me on Twitter (leave your @twitter address)
4) Follow me on this blog
5) Mention this giveaway on FB (please mention both my blog and Sarah's etsy shop and give me the link to it
6) Tweet this giveway on Twitter using: #giveaway @lieverd98 for Sarah Niebank Hoffman artwork http://bit.ly/foZutO (please leave a link to your tweet)
7) click(heart) on your favorite print on her etsy shop

The giveaway ends 05/11 11:59 pm. I will then use random.org to get the winner. I will email that person and they have 48 hours to respond. If they do not I will redo it and find a new person! :)











Monday, April 25, 2011

Jazzies & Lilies Designs review: Now CLOSED

Are you looking for some jewelry that will start a conversation? Then this review is for you! I had the pleasure of reviewing 2 rings from this talented designer.

Jazzies & Lilies Designs was named after her daughter who is a Jazz dancer and after the Stargazer lily which is her favorite flower. It is obvious that she loves what she is doing! Her work is beautiful!

I got two rings to review and I can tell you that her work is really well done! I have been trying to figure out how she makes them! They are flawless! 


This is the box that I got with both rings in it! I thought this was very well packaged and pretty too!

The rings were sitting in this which protected them and made it so they do not roll around in the box
Her packaging was AWESOME! There is no way any damage can come to these in the mail which has been a worry of mine for my own stuff! 

Now on to the fun stuff... the rings and giveaway!




I got the rings Friday so I had all weekend to wear them around and get a feel for them. I also wanted to see what people would say if they noticed the rings.
Here is the results:

Comfort: With the wire wrapped on each side where the fingers land I was worried that it would feel weird or uncomfortable. I could not have been more wrong. After a few minutes of wearing the ring I actually forgot that I had them on.

Color: I LOVE the color on both of the rings. I keep staring at the rings wondering how she has the color come out so great! I was worried that the color would fade after washing my hands (I wash my hands a lot). The color is exactly the same... beautiful!! They are like a metallic shiny dark blue, and the most beautiful shade of metallic pink!

Does it loose it's shape:  Do they bend easily or do they stand firm? They are really tough! The treble clef bends a little easier because of how tall it is but not to any great degree to worry about.  I washed dishes with them on, put stuff in and out of my pocket, carried a three year old around and cooked with them on and the pictures you see above are after I did all this!

People who notice: I had 1 person notice right a way! She loved it. She commented on how beautiful the  color was and how interesting they looked! I told her all about the designer!

So please go check out all her jewelry! She has so much to choose from!!
Jazzies and Lilies Designs (etsy shop)

Jazzies and Lilies Design blog

Want to buy it: Go Here for the Love ring
                        Go Here for the Treble Clef ring

Want to win one of the rings I reviewed?

Giveaway
ends 05/9 closed
Mandatory
1) Go to Jazzies & Lilies Designs come back here and tell me what jewelry piece you like the best (1 entry)

Extra entries (1 entry each)
1) click on your "favorite" piece on Jazzies & Lilies Designs etsy shop 
2) click "like" for facebook on the Jazzies & Lilies Designs etsy shop
3) Follow me on here
2) Follow me on Twitter
3) Like me on FB
4) mention this giveaway on facebook (include my blog and Jazzies etsy site)
5) tweet this on twitter with the following:  #giveaway @lieverd98 for Jazzies & Lilies designs http://bit.ly/foZutO

I will use Random.org to get the winner! Good LUCK!
Please note I was not paid for this review and this review is my own opinion.  I will email the winner and you have 48 hours to claim the prize! If no one claims it then I will redo it again! 

Friday, April 22, 2011

Blog Hopping Week 10

Welcome to our Weekend Gathering Hops!  This hop is hosted by Beauty Brite, Fire Butterfly Jewels, and A Mom's Menu Planning to help socialize with fellow bloggers, gain traffic, new followers, make new friends, and more!

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Do you have less than 250 GFC Followers?  We'd love to have you guest co-host to help you gain new followers!  Do you have more than 500 GFC Followers?  We'd love to invite you to be a guest co-host in our Weekend Hop!  If you are interested, please leave a comment!

As you will see below, there is a separate linky for your Blog and Facebook! Add your links below and visit as many links as you wish!  Be sure to leave a comment after you follow someone so they can follow you back.  Have fun!


Blog Links

1. Pamper U  35. Learning Ideas-Grades k-8*Follows  
2. Krafty Max Originals - Blot  36. Life Below Zero  
3. Twisted Stitchers  37. Almost Crunchy Family  
4. Create & Share  38. The Caffeine Coquette  
5. Beauty Brite  39. Keep It Simple  
6. Fire Butterfly Jewels  40. everyday products  
7. A Mom's Menu Planning  41. Mel Dreams Often  
8. Happy Go Lucky  42. CREATE WITH JOY - FOLLOWS BACK  
9. OF MICE AND raMEN  43. Sweet California Living  
10. Gifts by Tracia  44. ShanWOW  
11. Gifts by Tracia on Wordpress  45. Krafty Max Originals - FB  
12. Shrink To Fit  46. Mineral Mischief Follows  
13. Heartfelt Balance Handmade Life  47. 50Plus Single BBW (follows back)  
14. Fire Butterfly Jewels (TW)  48. Frazzled Mama  
15. Belle Of The Desert  49. DragonFly Sweetnest  
16. Racing and Saving Mama  50. Suburb Sanity  
17. ~Mommy's Moments~  51. A Time Out For Mommy  
18. Chasing Rainbow (follows)  52. Confessions from a Southern Socialite  
19. Life, Love and TTC (I follow back:-)  53. A Case of the Mom Days (Follows Back)  
20. Leovi-Ship that furrows the seas...  54. Whispered Thoughts  
21. Airplanes and Dragonflies  55. Gooey Hands & Moms Crafts  
22. LIONESS FOLLOWS BACK  56. It's About Time Mamaw  
23. Mom's Focus *Follows Back*  57. Denise MacColeman  
24. Money $aving Michele  58. Peanut Butter and Hopey *FOLLOWS BACK*  
25. Andersons Angels  59. BoyzRuleOurWorld *follows back*  
26. barefoot & in the kitchen  60. BoyzRuleOurWorld FB  
27. Meandering Matt  61. Karen's Healthy Lifestyle  
28. Mrs. Marine and the Tiny Troops ~FOLLOWS~  62. Bur Bur and Friends Blog Diversity and Parenting!  
29. Novel Bloggers ~FOLLOWS BACK~  63. Moms Bookshelf & More  
30. Homeschool Circus-Follows Back  64. Toes That Twinkle! (ALWAYS follows back)  
31. Wealthy WAHM *follows back*  65. Money Savvy Michelle  
32. ChaunyWrites *Follows Back*  66. Distant Dark Places  
33. The Anatomy of a Facebook Affair  67. Debbie  
34. Faith, Friends, and Frappucinnos  

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Reviews and giveaways!

I just wanted to give my followers a heads up that in the next week or so I will be having some reviews and giveaways from some great people on Etsy! Stay tuned!! :)

Monday, April 18, 2011

Stylish Blogger Award

I was awarded the stylish blogger award from S & A Designs (it was a few weeks ago I have to confess with son's flu and then me I never got to get to this until today)

So Here is how it works: 

First: Write a post linking back to the person who gave you the award

Second: Share 7 random things about yourself

Third: Award 5 recently-discovered bloggers this award

Then: Contact these bloggers and tell them they’ve won


So here are my 7 random things!!!


  1. Have lived in 6 states all over the USA
  2. Got married in South Africa
  3. HATES folding laundry with a passion
  4. Lives in a place where it is warm most of the year
  5. Have been scratched and bitten by a lion
  6. Allergic to Onions (BOOOO I love them)
  7. Loves animals
Blogs I love

Friday, April 15, 2011

Blog Hopping Week 9

 Welcome to our Weekend Gathering Hops!  This hop is hosted by Beauty Brite, Fire Butterfly Jewels, and A Mom's Menu Planning to help socialize with fellow bloggers, gain traffic, new followers, make new friends, and more!

Beauty Brite Weekend Gathering Hops

Want to be featured?!  Be sure to leave a comment.   

Don't forget to follow both hosts via GFC, Facebook, and Twitter. 

As you will see below, there is a separate linky for your Blog and Facebook! Add your links below and visit as many links as you wish!  Be sure to leave a comment after you follow someone so they can follow you back.  Have fun!


Blog Links

1. Girl Talk-follows back  28. Mineral Mischief Follows  
2. Beauty Brite  29. Jessica  
3. Fire Butterfly Jewels  30. Meandering Matt  
4. A Mom's Menu Planning  31. One Blondes Ramblings  
5. Small Steps on Our Journey (follows back)  32. iPhone Fan Site  
6. Diaper Style Memoirs  33. LIONESS FOLLOWS BACK  
7. GIfts by Tracia  34. DragonFly Sweetnest  
8. Twisted Stitchers  35. Malinda Zellman-Winkle FOLLOWS BACK!  
9. April Decheine  36. tina reynolds  
10. Atlanta Military Mom  37. Saving with Sybil  
11. Mighty Two Save  38. Chasing Rainbow *new follower*  
12. Moms Of All Trades ^Follows^  39. SoundsLIkeCrazyTalk  
13. Tantrums, Troubles, and Treasures  40. Create & Share  
14. Bocci's Beefs  41. Happy Go Lucky  
15. Intentional Mom!  42. Mom's Life Made Easy- I FOLLOW BACK  
16. Airplanes and Dragonflies  43. Bubbling with Elegance and Grace  
17. Twinsomnia  44. Jenny Sulpizio  
18. Mrs. Marine and the Tiny Troops ~FOLLOWS~  45. Flip Out Mama (follows back)  
19. Novel Bloggers ~FOLLOWS BACK~  46. Dreams in the Palm of Your Hand  
20. Theresa  47. Patricia  
21. Mommy on the Move (Follows)  48. Style 'n Decor Deals *Always Follows Back*  
22. Life, Love and TTC  49. Dimitra  
23. Crafty and Cooking Momma  50. The Bumble in the Bee  
24. OF MICE AND raMEN  51. Melissa K. Norris  
25. 50Plus Single BBW  52. Mommy on the Move *follows*  
26. Mommy Who Loves Giveaways  53. onemomentintime  
27. Taking Time for Mommy (Follows Back)  

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

My dog ate my homework

I love to draw but I never was able to make pictures look real and it would frustrate me. It would start out looking all right then just down hill from here. I got this book from the library.
The book is by Carrie Stuart Parks. She not only can draw wonderfully she is a good writer. This book is very interesting to read and with her step by step instructions anyone will be able to draw. She teaches police how to do composite sketches most of who can draw your basic stick person.  By the end of the class her students drew just beautiful faces!

I was ready to get started I had everything I needed then my dog happened...

My dog Bear

Bear is a 5 year old Golden and is the sweetest dog on the face of the earth with one BIG flaw... he LOVES plastic.  My poor son has lost so many toys to bear that I can't count that high.  Well a few weeks ago he decided to expand on his "food choice" He ate a few of my pencils, my rubber eraser and a few other things. So as I go I will be buying (again) the supplies I need and trying out the stuff in this book and sharing it with you. 

Here are before drawings



Lets see how well I can improve my drawings. 

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Week 8 blog hop!!

Welcome to Round 8 of the Weekend Gathering Hops!  This hop is hosted by Beauty Brite, Fire Butterfly Jewels, A Mom's Menu Planning, and My Grocery Game to help socialize with fellow bloggers, gain traffic, new followers, make new friends, and more!

Beauty Brite Weekend Gathering Hops

Want to be featured?!  Be sure to leave a comment.  Don't forget to follow via GFC, Facebook, and Twitter. 

As you will see below, there is a separate linky for your Blog and Facebook! Add your links below and visit as many links as you wish!  Be sure to leave a comment after you follow someone so they can follow you back.  Have fun!


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