Twitter Tree Tuesday!

My friend Jacki over at Christie Cottage came up with an ingenious idea for promoting items in your shops.

The Twitter Tree will be hosted by a different shop each business day.

Monday: Christie Cottage
Tuesday: Audrey's Country Crafts
Wednesday: Eluna Jewelry
Thursday: I Wish I May, I Wish I Might
Friday: Sweetybird09

Here are the instructions:

You tweet the item(s) for me and all the posts above yours, along with your twitter account so we can follow you, and list 1-3 items (clickable links) from any of your online shops that you would like for all those posting here to tweet for you. ( No "mature" items, please). Be sure the item is twitter ready. (See above) Check back throughout the day and tweet all the new items posted from other online shops. Etsy, ArtFire, Zibbet, Bonanzle, ebay, your own website, etc..

Please add this tag to your tweets. " #BlueBird"
This way we can Retweet later in the day, simply by searching the tag.

Please  add a description of your item, not just the link.
Thanks!

By reaching out thru blogger and blog follower's twitter accounts, we will reach a new audience of viewers and hopefully land some sales. After all, we all have our online shops to make money.

Here are my 3 items for the day:

Polar Bear Coffee Coaster

http://www.etsy.com/listing/71451990/ #bluebird

Country Home Gift Cards

http://www.etsy.com/listing/71340132/ #bluebird

Cute Spring Cards: Set of 12

http://www.etsy.com/listing/71340314/cute-spring-cards #bluebird

Hope everyone has fun promoting and maybe we'll get some sales!!

I LOVE Potatoes

Rice is nice, pasta is fine, but I really really LOVE potatoes!  Any kind of potato really - mashed, cooked, baked, scalloped, seasoned, fries, etc.  I shared Logan's favorite potatoes with you last week I think, but we have since found some new spices that work amazing on potatoes.


There are tons of BNR (buy n replace) treasuries on Etsy right now. I think it was before Christmas or shortly after that I found Dell Cove Spice Company. The first time I ordered from them I ordered seasonings for popcorn. But the last time I was looking through their shop I noticed that they had spices for potatoes!!! You know I had to try those!


So I ordered the Spice Kit with a choice of two flavors: Spicy southern Cajun & Butt-Kickin' BBQ. We've tried them both now and LOVE them! Here is a photo of the Butt-Kickin' BBQ potatoes we had last night.

I put on a little too much spice, they were pretty zippy :) When making the potatoes you cut and spice them about 2 hours ahead and let them sit to soak up the flavors. Then put them in the oven for a while to bake. Amazing! They can be done on the bbq in foil too, will try that once the weather is nicer.


My next purchase will be the Spice Rubs for BBQ potatoes, french fries, vegetables to 4 pack. Just check out all the cool flavors!! Deciding which 4 to try will be the hardest choice.

* South of France herb rub
* Tandoori spice rub
* Southwest Chipotle rub
* Blackened Cajun rub
* Sweet & Spicy BBQ rub
* Tropical Hawaiian spice rub
* Butt-Kickin' BBQ rub
* Italian Tuscan rub


Maybe I'll have to ask Logan to help me choose :)  Which flavors look good to you? 

Feature: Beautiful Stained Glass

I love stained glass! Wouldn't it be great to have stained glass windows in the house? Since it's really not feasible or affordable to have stained glass windows, how about a smaller piece to hang in your window or maybe a night light?
Stained Glass Studio has some really beautiful pieces - just take a look :) These are some of my favorites:

Here is a little bit about Maddy, the woman behind these beautiful designs.

I live in Wisconsin and my studio is in my home, great on a day like today when we're in the middle of a 1 ft. + snowstorm. I've been doing Stained Glass Art for almost 30 years and the reason I started is because I've always been so attracted to the beauty of Stained Glass. When people see my work I want them to love the combination of glass colors along with the different glass textures and how they interact. I want them to appreciate the individual pieces as home decor art that enhance and add to their existing decor. My supply addiction is definitely sheets of glass, in a wide variety of colors and design, when I think of starting a piece, the most exciting part is putting the colors together. I don't really have a favorite in my shop-they're all favorites for different applications.

I'm motivated by new ideas constantly, just about anything can be incorporated into a Stained Glass Piece.

Logan Spring Cleaning & Give Aways

Logan is our youngest son and is home most of the week, so I put him to work helping me wash walls on Monday. Isn't he a good boy?

We still have the living room, craft room and office left to do. I think I'll do the craft room alone :)

Here are some give aways that I'm hosting right now. Click on the photo to go to the give away post.



ENDS 04/06


ENDS 04/08


ENDS 04/15


$40 G.C. - ENDS 04/15


ENDS 04/22

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!