Winner!

And the lucky winner is...
Number 14, The Favour Shoppe!

Congratulations!!

Elvis and Dylan: BFFs

My dog Elvis is best buddies with a big, long-haired German Shepherd named Dylan. Dylan's owners live right behind us, and Dylan comes over to play with Elvis almost every day.

And I don't mean Dylan's owners bring him over. Oh, no. Elvis and Dylan arrange their own play dates. They're independent like that.

Today I took Elvis to the vet for his yearly vaccines, and I intended to clean the house as soon as I got home. But Dylan came over and the two pups were being far too entertaining for me to focus on cleaning!

Here's a little clip of Elvis and Dylan playing their latest favorite game, "Elvis defends the front porch from a Dylan invasion."

Note how well my dog listens to me. When I tell Elvis to "Get him!" he decides it's time to lie down for a bit instead. ;-)


Guess now I should go get that cleaning done, huh?

Also, less than 7 hours left to enter the September giveaway!

And don't forget - if you use the coupon code "Kitty15" in my shop between now and September 20, you can get 15% off your total order in my Etsy shop! :-)

I'll announce the winner of the giveaway tomorrow. Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

My Pseudo-Vacation

I mentioned in my previous post that I took some vacation time from my day job last week.

I didn't actually go anywhere, unless you count that Wedesday evening in New York, but it was still amazing.

Apart from working at the library Thursday night, I spent most of Thursday and Friday lounging around the house.

Had a farmers market date with my mother-in-law Saturday morning, and bought lots of yummy stuff! Just relaxed for the rest of the day. I really don't even remember specifically what I did, but I'm pretty sure the hammock and a book were involved.

Sunday was pretty exciting though, Glen won a comedy competition at the Allentown Fair! Yay, husband!! :-)

photo via allentownfair.org

Took Elvis to the dog park again on Monday, it took the dogs awhile to warm up to one another, but in the end they wound up chasing each other around the park until they were all exhausted. So cute. :-)

I definitely needed that break. So far this week I've been way more energetic than usual. Less trouble waking up for work in the morning, I don't feel like I need a nap afterward, and I even went to the gym last night!

Hopefully now that I'm back on a more normal schedule, with one night a week at the library (and the same night each week, no less!) I'll be able to get into a good routine to prepare for the craft shows I plan to do this fall.

Once I get confirmation for all the shows, I'll post them here - if you live in or near the Lehigh Valley, you should come say hi! :-)


Also, don't forget to enter to win this lovely copper leaf necklace! The giveaway is open until Friday night!

September Giveaway!

Hey everyone!

As evidenced by my lack of blog posts (and comments on other blogs, sorry!!), I've been on a bit of a vacation for the past week. I didn't even go anywhere special, I just took Wednesday - Friday off from my day job so I could have a super-long Labor Day weekend.

It was delightful. Apart from going into NYC on Wednesday night to see my husband perform at Comix, I mostly stuck around the house, reading and making jewelry.

Which brings me to the important part: Among the jewelry I was making was a necklace for Mischievous Kitty Jewelry's September Giveaway!

How cool is this? It's a copper-plated leaf. An actual leaf. Chrysanthemum, to be precise. The green and peach beads are unakite, and the red beads are carnelian. I picked those colors because the combination made me think of how the trees look when the leaves first start to change.


Here's a picture of the whole necklace. It's 20" long and the chain is copper. Perfect for autumn, right?

So, here are the rules:

1. The contest is open until this Friday, September 10. All entries must be made by midnight, EST.
2. All you need to do is visit my Etsy shop, then come back here and leave a comment telling me what your favorite piece is.
3. You can get an extra entry by spreading the word about the giveaway. If you have a blog, you can include a link to the blog post in a separate comment below. If you post about it on Facebook, just remember to tag "Mischievous Kitty Jewelry" in your post and tell me about it in a separate comment on this blog.
4. I will select a winner on Saturday, September 11, using the random number generator on Random.org.

Good luck, and enjoy the rest of this beautiful Labor Day weekend!!


P.S. Just for stopping by, here's a coupon code, good for 15% off any purchase in my Etsy shop and good through September 20, 2010. Just enter "Kitty15" in the "notes to seller" during checkout, and I'll send you a revised invoice!

Giveaway Winner

The winner of the Summer Giveaway is Sharon Jackson Wagner! Congratulations, Sharon!



I've decided I'd like to do a giveaway for each season, with a piece or pieces I'll design to capture the feel of that season. So keep your eyes peeled for another giveaway in September! :-)

Summer Giveaway!

I decided it would be fun to do a summer giveaway. I designed this necklace and earring set that I thought would be perfect for summer, the colors make me think of the ocean. :-)


Here's how the contest works:

First go to my Etsy shop, then go to the Mischievous Kitty Facebook page, become a fan, and leave a message on this discussion topic telling me what your favorite piece from my shop is.

You can earn extra entries by referring people to the Mischievous Kitty Jewelry Facebook page. For each person who "likes" my page and posts to the giveaway discussion topic to tell me that you referred them, you'll get an extra entry. You can earn as many extra entries as you like!

You have until midnight on June 11 to enter, and I'll announce a winner (selected via Random.org) on Sunday, June 13.

Good luck! :-)