Congratulation to August's Winner....

This month, in honor of school starting, we decided to draw the names from a lunch box!
Congratulations to TNT2008 of ToteNTots.etsy.com in central Texas for being this month's lucky winner!! She will receive a beautiful and original one of a kind pipsjewellery pendant.





Thanks everyone for participating! Be sure to come right back in September as we will be featuring a fabulous necklace by Lynda of SCDiva.etsy.com

We've been featured by HelpingHandsArt...

Recently we received happy news that we are being featured by Helping Hands Art, for our efforts to raise awareness and research funds for Autism at Ametista's Etsy shop. We donate to Autism Speaks

Now here is something that's wonderful to see...a blog that features artist who are giving back to causes that they are passionate about...causes that effect us all on some level. It's positive, proactive and a brilliant use of blog in my opinion! Worth checking out!

Our first interviews...

Kathy and I are excited to announce that we have been interviewed!
As it happens, THREE this week! How cool is that?

We are pleased to share them with you! Here are the links...

http://scdiva.blogspot.com/2008/08/pcagoe-artist-of-week-ametista-girls.html

http://stormydesigns.blogspot.com/2008/08/fridays-featured-crafter-ametista.html

http://www.pcagoe.com/

1st Place WINNER of the PCAGOE August Challenge!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, originally uploaded by ametistagirl.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who voted! Because of you, we won this month's challenge !http://pcagoe.com/2008/08/04/july-challenge-winners/ This is our first win so we're extra excited!

I admit it, I'm a grown up who loves all things Harry Potter and I don't care WHO knows it! (Wow...that felt good!) I'm a huge fan of the books and movies, as many are and this was a fun opportunity to pay a bit of tribute! This polymer clay photo transfer piece was created for the PCAGOE July competition. The theme for July's is "Show time" so I picked one of my favorite movies, HP and the Order of the Phoenix.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Shops we visited the week of 8/04/08

"Hi Ho Hi Ho To The Casino I Go Wall Dancers " by kerijoy

Being from Las Vegas, we HAD to pick this one! She's ab fab!





"Starflower Polymer Clay Cane" by Valleycreations
As polymer clay artists, we appreciate anyone who can make a cane this pretty!

Be sure to check out their shops for more examples of their amazing work. Oh and as it happens they are both currently running sales, so don't miss out!

Enter to WIN - Only 1 week left...

Enter to win this OOAK Blush Pink Swirl Pendant. This beautiful pendant measures 3/4" square approximately and will arrive beautifully and carefully packaged and will contain a leaflet explaining a little about how Pippa makes her beads – perfect for a present. It has an Aanraku Silver Plated Bail so you can use your favorite chain or ribbon to string it on.

Here's what you need to do to enter:
1. Click here to visit her shop pipsjewellery

2. Once there, pick out your favorite item in her shop.....When your finished, exit her shop and you'll return to this blog.
3. Come back to this post and post a comment telling everyone what you liked about it the item you picked. (See "Comment" button below.)
4. PLEASE be sure to leave your contact information, either your email address or Etsy shop so we can reach you if you win! The winner will be contacted on August 30th. If after a week we haven't heard from that winner, we'll pick another winner.

5. We will draw the winner's name on the last day of the month, 8/30/08 after 5pm/pst.

She ships worldwide so this drawing is open to one and all!

Congratulations to July's Winner...

Congratulations to Blue and White Jewelry Wear of Bangkok, Thailand being July's winner!
Thank you so much for participating. Your OOAK Fridg Magnet is on it's way.
Come back for our August drawing featuring "Pips Jewelry Design"...

Carrie & Kathy

This Month's Featured Etsy Blogger

Monthly Featured EtsyBlogger!
We've recently joined the Etsy Bloggers team and one of the things we do is promote each other's work through our individual blogs. Each month there is a different EtsyBlogger who gets featured. This month it's: TulipsTreasureBox. Her shop consists of many beautiful jewelry items, which she uses the method of "bead woven" in almost all her designs. It's hundreds of tiny seed beads woven together to make necklaces, earring, bracelets, ect....She also sells jewelry supplies and makes purses as well. Very talented indeed. So please be sure to check out her shop, there's a little something for everyone!

World's Greatest Marinade...really!

This is our favorite grilling recipe. It’s the greatest marinade for just about everything. We use it to marinade steaks, or any kind of beef, chicken and pork. It makes the meats tender and juicy. A little bit goes a long way too! Bon Appetite!

WORLDS GREATEST MARINADE

3/4 cups Olive oil (this is really the best to use)
1/2 cup Soy sauce
1/4 cup Red Wine vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh or store bought)
2 TBL. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt, pepper and parsley (fresh or dried)
1 TBL. Dry Mustard
2 cloves of garlic, minced

Mix all the ingredients together and shake very well. Refrigerate.
It’s best if you wait a couple of hours before using, to let all the ingredients sit together.