Friday, September 9, 2011

The Face of Bounty?





Could Be The... Face of Bounty?
Please vote for Aayla :) ...

I am super excited at the fact my daughters entry into the Face of Bounty competition had been accepted and is now live for votes! I don't normally bother with competitions of this sort, yet on this occassion I couldn't help myself!

The morning I entered the competition, I had been going through tonnes of images of my children to update the family album, when I had come across this one and as I always do with certain photos I ended up in a blubbing heap of cuteness because my daughter really has brought out the soppy mom in me lol! And when looking at the company Bounty a bit later on for other reasons, I then found this competition... then found myself on the entry page... filling in the form... uploading the picture... send... Yup, so there we have it! Lol!

I would love to see how far my daughter could go in the competition in her catagory for this month, so it would be wonderful if you could offer your support and cast a vote for her on her page. I believe that you may have to register before voting. I am not sure about that. But if you do vote for her I'll be very grateful :) Have a great weekend!

Moonangelnay x

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Release Me Creations by Zen25


Good Evening, and apologies for the lateness of this one! It's been a crazy Saturday of folk music, painted faces, knitting and morris dancers at my local annual folk festival so blogging so far has been impossible until now! I managed to get an app the other day to see if I could give blogging on the go a try (which I am yet to of course), but I am hoping it'll mean I can blog at the frequency I used to before my year became a blur!





But for now I want to share my feature on zen25!



BESTeam Mosaic

All items are clickable and will take you directly to Zen25's listings...



It's really nice to revisting the store Zen25 by Maureen from Fort Worth TX, as I had actually found some of her work recently when creating a BESTeam treasury and fell in love with the unusual style of her creations. It's lovely reading her profile again considering how admirable her sense of strength is, as her work was born from the need to cope with the coming tradgedy in her family, which has since become a stronghold of positive energy that she filters her creativity and personality into. So much so, that they are lovingly named "Release me Creations". And they are stunning pieces indeed.



There is something almost abstract about her jewelry, in a way that is still realistic but with these quirky hints of flair, be it something glamourous or punk, gothic or retro, and many other touches of different styles that make the uniqueness of her jewelry stand out all the more. No piece is alike not just in appearence, but in essence. And I think it's great that the work is so versatile as I know the pieces themselves would be for their owners when it comes to accessorizing.



She has a blog which is almost a double of her store in both beauty and interesting content. and worht a visit if you are looking for a cool new blog to follow! I particularly enjoyed her recent post about her shop inspirations! :)



http://www.etsy.com/shop/zen25

http://www.releasemecreations.com/





For those of you with a passion for handmade, and you have a blog that is in need of a consistant weekly post to drive your traffic and help fellow artisans by doing the same. Come and join the BESTeam!