oh. making the paypal buttons is really tedious.
so forget about making paypal buttons for things on etsy or dawanda (getting my stuff up on dawanda again!)
and will list the already made items on the blog. there are many classic its your life designs that have been stashed away this whole time. they need new homes. and i need lunch.

made herbs de provence sprouted mung beans with dried tomato and caramalized onion last night. i eat it with this fig balsamic glaze and virgin olive oil. yum. on top of rice with rosemary powder, a hint of garlic (granules) and sea salt.(recipe below)
i was trying to go back on an alkaline diet cleanse but its been difficult to remain disciplined without all the necessary ingredients stock piled. im still eating white rice and drinking coffee.

yup, getting back into the costume jewelry is a little daunting and lots of trial and error, what to plug my time into.... its all much better than spazzing and going through bouts of unproductive anxiety all day though for sure.
but i also wanted to post up my now closed aromatherapy studio pictures and also use this blog to post my aromatherapy research. i am on twitter @aromatherapyTO been working on skin care concepts and essential oil blends to revive my sense of smell and body awareness. so im not so disassociating all the time. im an old lady now and i cant be spacing out all the time, need to save that time for when im much older ;D
so on we go...


mung bean dish
1.5 c mung beans, sprouted
.5 onion
1.5 tsp herbs de provence
2 tbsp dried tomato
1 tbsp kale powder
pepper
what i did was sprout the beans, then caramalize the onion in olive oil, added half the tomato (soaked and saved water) , added the mung beans, sauteed for a bit, added half the herbs, added the kale powder, sauteed, added tomato water, satueed, added water, sauteed, added the rest of the herbs, added the rest of the tomato (unsoaked) added pepper, sauteed, then it was done, maybe about 15 mins of sautee-ing. not liquidy. brown bits. drizzled with virgin olive oil and the fig balsamic glaze.
the rice i had was leftover, so i used a small dot of olive oil to reheat the rice, added some rosemary powder, some garlic grains, some sea salt. but freshly cooked plain rice was better.
i also made a cabbage salad: finely chopped green cabbage (i like the red one better though) and a vinegar dressing made of apple cider vinegar, honey, pepper, and water, soaked the finely chopped cabbage in this for about 15 mis and served alongside the mung and rice. 

oh gross
i just skimmed one of the poems i wrote or whatever they were,
rambling gibberish on god ? and whatever
HAHA oh gawd

im going to try to edit my blog
i forgot how to do it
html

ill just do a template for now
maybe go through it, i think a lot of old posts need to be archived
or unposted probably
blech

oh yeah i went to vancouver but i didnt really take any pics. took the bus. what a weird trip.
came right back before two months were up, flew right the fuck back actually, and now i live here in toronto again.

life is fucked up! my itsyourlifeshop.com site is gone. i didnt pay it and last time i looked it was some japanese blog.

someone emailed me through my blog. i didnt reply because im not sure if its real or not, and is it creepy or nah?

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I wrote some poems

this ones called
"we were playing cards"

A game of hearts has never won as big of a jackpot as this, my love!

But tell me lover, upon this table here, wherefore art thou commence?

In plain English, where are your comments.

God told me he knows not the answer to your questions and I have yet to ask mine.

I have yet to ask mine, my love. Shall I ask about us? Shall I ask today, from God, about you and my love for one another? How it extends to everyone we come into contact with? And about our fears my love, shall I leave anything out?

I shall not!

As a child beloved, I knew not the meaning of fear of God. But as I extend that name to you today I know now that the fear to be outcast from your court would have me in the throes of eternal suffrage. Surely God has no mercy but since I am refering to you as my God my love, you must be able to extend your mercy and have me back in your garden once again where we are equal companions in this blossoming ride to heaven.

Yes, yes I know you tire of my biblical verses and my thoughts of God and all this are but mere illusionary dreams of guidance and not based on any sound knowledge other than the knowledge I possess in my heart.

My childish set of rules cast aside, I know now my love that an eternal summer of bliss with you awaits once we meet again on this earth.

When you tell me to be gone and tell me I am not loved my heart beats deaden and I slowly wither. It is only through the constant insistence of the mechanics of my anatomy and my lack of energy that lessens the blow to a mere dull ache at the lack of your precence and constant companionship. Such a paradox can surely only mean death to the inept and uncertain my love.

As I told you once and many times since, I have made up my mind and you are the one I chose and continually find to be the right choice and depsite the difference in our opinions we never fight. You know this and so do I. Let us not ever get to that point where we men and women take camps and bare arms against one another. Your guns will always be bigger my love but my pussy will always be sweeter.

Unlike these postulations and accusations, big egos and misplaced faux offended gestures, our love knows how to behave accordingly. As it dances among the tall grasses, the sound our love makes is something akin to the sounds of baboons in a jungle canopy, or say, honking geese flying in unison towards a sunset of mystical proportion.

Portion me this my love, a bone? I have yet to chew a soup I have yet to taste while the bite that awaits is much lauded by its bark.

I leave, and bid you a peck on the cheek, both and a little kiss on your lips to last a lifetime

brassy charm earrings in shop!

some new charm earrings listed in my online shop :)
click on images to go to listings!

little brass owl earrings $12

sailboat charm earrings $12

octopus earrings $12

mixtape earrings $15

tiny bunny earrings $15

tree of life earrings $15

tree branch earrings $15

bird on perch $15

mini padlock earrings $10

rose petal earrings $12

nautical rope bows $18

large brassy scissors $15

zebra earrings $15

Chandelier earrings $15

its march!

i forgot to post about the blim market last sunday. ooops. ill do better for this next one coming up.

im moving to toronto in may! omg. i have so much to do still. i cant wait! ill feel sad alvaro cant come right away and ill miss him dearly. but i will be glad to live with people i like and admire!

this week im restocking the goods, pretty freedom, dream and virgin marys and i will also be sending stuff out to new zealand. i hope its your life finds a home in one of the lovely stores in that part of the world. been meaning to send stuff out there for about 6 months now!!

ugh. ok so im going back to work. trying to clean my room and declutter my work area. it never happens properly then it gets all messy again. alvaro playing heavy metal music full blast isnt helping...better go ask him to turn it down.

marked some stuff in my dawanda shop down 20% !
http://en.dawanda.com/shop/itsyourlife 

ive added these two new designs to my etsy and dawanda... should also add them to my shop. duh ;D

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69135262/wooden-owl-heart

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69088791/asymmetrical-sparrow-and-sky-blue-glass

took a bunch of pics yesterday and will slowly add them online between making inventories...

September! yikes. that wuz fast.

hey so im in a new store on main and 27th. its called flaming angels, its the flaming angels girl miriams store! soo cute, great stuff in there!! i tried taking pics of the shop with my phone but i couldnt get the pics on the computer :P

see this album on the fanpage for the pics of the stock i brought to flaming angels: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=223184&l=387b17b80c&id=223517912669

recently (like a few days ago) brought more stuff to virgin marys!
see this album for the recent stuff i brought:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=138370&l=5f157795c5&id=223517912669

just earlier sent new stock to pretty freedom.
see this album for the recent stock i sent to toronto:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=182960&l=36d0562769&id=223517912669
 
this week im working on my dream inventory.

New Designs!

here are some of the newly listed necklaces in my online shop and etsy:
click on the image to go to my online shop listing, or if available click on the link below the image to go to the etsy listing....

ok first up. an eiffel tower necklace. surprise! im kidding. i think ive gone paris crazy over the last couple of years. probably due to buying french medal charms in bulk. i told alvaro ok i wont buy anymore paris themed charms but the next day i bought these gigantic eiffel towers! i never seen em so big. oops but how can one resist. the romance of the stereotype that is french. paris to be exact... this gorgeous necklace features oxidized brass charms, a thick long necklace chain, a bit of faux pearl chain, a pink rose and green leaf, some lace... oui oui..

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48522157/je-taime-paris

here is a new style of the rusty bird cage necklace! this bird cage necklace features a lovely bit of vintage faux pearl bead chain (cherry brand made in japan, from the 20's!) a gorgeous dusty rose and little green leaf. So pretty and shabby chic!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48522631/a-summer-bird-cage

a clean and crisp flower necklace. large cream colored rose with blue amazonite gemstone beads.. the flower is set onto a thick cast filigree setting... its absolutely gorgeous...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48522936/isabella

these envelope locket necklaces are available in my online shop right now (not on etsy)
they have been oxidized by me (or they come like that, you can tell buy the finish i think...the diamonds pattern came in the antique gold finish while the other two i did myself)
ive added birds to them, so cute, these birds make the now classic envelope locket so special. a tiny flying bird on one side, or in the case of the floral locket, two nesting birdies on either side...






this lovely design has a vintage black and white cameo of a mother and child (or is it an angel) clustered together with a wonderful 3D rose and leaf charm which i oxidized and finished myself. classic!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48525367/garden-angel

this necklace. it may not look like much (i didnt really take a good pic) but this yellow is super amazing. its that kind of acidic yellow. great for adding a splash of color to an otherwise neutral or muted outfit. best part of all its vintage Western German glass beads from the 1950's. this simple necklace goes great with black and white (stripes!) grays and dark colors. it pretty much goes with anything that it goes with, and id say thats a lot! i wore one for a couple of weeks and received endless compliments on it (most of them went like: oh what a great color)


this pretty necklace is one of my favorites at the moment. the details are wonderful. clean and ornate. ornately clean. pretty, feminine and just lovely.
a victorian style hand charm, a teardrop locket stamped with a rose design and a creamy flower charm made myself.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48524838/rose-garden

this pretty thing was inspired by all those british historical dramas i love to watch. mainly due to the sets and costumes. boys tend rolls their eyes when its my turn to choose a movie... how can you not appreciate all that detail on their clothing. back in the day it must have been insane. i saw the movie on that poet who died young and his girlfriend. (ugh see i really dont care for their names or anything, i just look at the clothes) anyway yes, the young girlfriend was considered 'fashionable' so it was interesting to see her victorian stylee dresses, glove details, mushroom collars and what not. i like. so this necklace = that. hehe

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48524220/antoines-royal-secret

and an old favorite. busy as a bee, revised. cute. how can you not?

pa dah. there are more. ill be back.

Spring Bling fair this Sunday!

hey im doing this fair on sunday! its on commercial drive and 10th...
come visit!!

Sunday, 21 March 2010
Time:
12:00 - 17:00
Location:
UNITY YOGA TEAHOUSE - 1672 E 10th / Commercial
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ive been really out of it this week. havent been keeping in touch with people i should be keeping in touch with. missed a friend who left for peru. my dads birthday is today and i was supposed to be in manila now (yeah right$$$) ive delayed reorganizing all my stuff and now its friday and theres a fair on sunday gaaahhhh
alvaro suggested today we rent a studio in the new blim building. yay. hes going off on his mens jewelry line and has bought himself a smorgasboard of watch parts for his steampunk ideas.

my fingers are so black and so is my keyboard now :P
ive oxidized a tonne of charms and lockets and am finishing them now.
im getting really inspired to get back selling online. bout time!

before oxidizing:

after oxidizing:

sanding and brushing before varnishing:

Antique Bird Cage and Lace necklace

ahhh so cute i love this necklace.
though the people i asked werent too sure about the 3 lace bows. maybe one they said. i originally wanted to put 4! haha!!

ive listed in my online shop for $40... click on image to go to shop listing...



ohh its so cute and great. i love it. here is a super dark photo of me wearing one as a trial the other night.

Silver Wing Earrings and Antiqued Brass Escutcheon Charms

check out these sweet earrings. these brass keyhole charms are so cute! ive oxidized and varnished them. they are perfect.


you cant go wrong with a simple pair of antique silver wings for your ears. an instant classic part of your wardrobe.


click on images to go to shop listings.

whew! that wuz fast

januarys ending! we are in the future!

so far ive restocked the following shops:

-virgin marys
-the goods
-cest la vie
-room6
-barefoot contessa
-dream

and now its time to restock virgin marys again!

this months been pretty rough. used all the cash i made during christmas to pay off my visa. then used the rest of the money to buy supplies. i needed a major restock! then alvaros job fired him on december 26 cos he didnt want to work overtime for christmas (is that even legal) so hes been working for me in jan. not very sustainable! though i really want it to be...however much we hope it would be...
we had to resort to the food bank accessible to alvaro...which was freakin awesome! i mean the food bank gave us so much food. one super stuffed bag of fresh veggies and one crazy full bag of groceries. each! for a week. and nice groceries too like organic strawberry yogurt cereal and brown rice choco treats, granola bars and mac and cheese (i never buy these) staple cans of beans and tuna, 4 gatorades? and quite a bit more. the 4 pounds i lost this month, i probably gained it all back in one food bank day.
basically its been really hard (well not that hard in comparison to like what, 80% of the worlds population geesh) but anyway im so glad january is over. thank god ive restocked the shops to infinity and now im pretty sure we wont bank on the food bank again. yikes. but man i love food bank food.

moving along...
have you joined the its your life facebook fanpage?
its been pretty fun for me! ive been updating it with pictures of the shops and actual designs in the shops. i left it totally open so even if you dont have a facebook you can look around (i think)

i wish i could post my new designs in my online shop as quickly! but all the photoshop recoloring and resizing takes away from the spontaneity. i dunno. just lazy i guess. which doesnt really help me now does it.

oh yeah another thing about joining the fan page is that there are discount codes on there for the online shop.
speaking of which i have set aside some pieces for valentines day which i should upload, pronto! yikes still cant believe its the end of january already.

but back to the fanpage, im pretty stoked on how easy it is. it would be great if people uploaded pics of themselves wearing the stuff i make. maybe that could be a contest for the future..but i guess only to facebook users. kind of lame. hmm. oh yeah the newsletter. i remember spending quite a few hours compiling all the newsletter emails and never did send out the letter! gee um hey, told you i wouldnt spam you. like, totally never hear from me even. heh.

ok this is long and boring. im so boring these days. where has my energy gone. when i look at my old posts (like years ago) i was a blog posting frantic manic! i wanna be like that again, on my website. dont it always seem to go that you dont know what youve got till its gone.

anyway i never got around to *inserting the pics anywhere*
so ill just link the fanpage again. im so lazy!! its almost bedtime, i cant help it!
http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/ITS-YOUR-LIFE-HANDMADE/223517912669

fan me!
its so hot.

oh wait! heres a pic. its the new flyer alvaros designing for me...

isnt it nice :D all i need now is that elusive bio...

um, hello im in this

the vancouver sun? online edition??blog! :D coooool

http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/greenteam/archive/2009/04/24/the-green-team-gets-crafty-at-metropolis.aspx

ehem. i love earth day! now if only i can access my site...

CRAFT FAIRS!

Andrea Tucker of gotCraft will be selling some of my pieces at the I Heart Crafts! Isnt she just the best!

I Heart Crafts Bazaar
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2008
11:00 am-6:00 pm
Ukrainian Cultural Center
805 E Pender St. (in Strathcona)
hand made, unusual and wonderful works by local artists,
designers and crafters.
$2.00 admission,
for more information visit iheartcraftsba

GOT CRAFT!!! December 7



Saturday, December 20 - noon -5:00pm - FREE @ the CAMBRIAN HALL (across from Blim )

Blim presents:

Blim Winter Market ( craft event )

featuring:

basement sweet www.basementsweet.com
Julia Say and Tondela Myles ( knitted items ) www.tondela.ca
Mindan Gunther Moore (jewellery)
Stephanie Aitken and Frances Mcdonald (felted creatures)
It's Your Life www.itsyourlifeshop.com
District Thirty www.Districtthirty.com
Billy Would www.billywould.com
Re-up www.list4all.com/re-up
Fibre Manipulator www.fibremanipulator.ca
Pon http://overmindproductions.com/index.html
A Farmers Daughter
Baby Elephant www.babyelephantdesigns.com
Moobs www.flickr.com/photos/pandabones
Stitchella www.catcompanion.ca
Wee Works
Roxy Pops (knitted goods)
Chicffon www.chicffon.etsy.com
Vanessa Kapka
Down Home Amy www.downhomeamy.com
Su Foster ( jewellery)
Sara Mulder
Some other girl
Momoko (pottery)
Laurin Valentine
Gldnmilitia
Hand and Shadow fting: Georgie Russell
Blim www.blim.ca
Otaunu Spirit (soaps and bags)
Civil Disobediance www.civildisobediencecompany.com
Chanda Stallman ( framed collages)
Bueno Design www.buenodesign.ca
Nicole Sanches
Sedated www.sedatedclothing.com
Catalyst www.catalystreaction.ca
Jen Kim (stuffed animals)
Heyday Design fting: Claire Madill (ceramics)

with Hot Japanese Snacks by Michael Tora Speier
and Baked Vegan Goods by Evan Mcgraw.

Noon - 5:00pm @ Cambrian Hall - 215 e. 17th ave. (across from Blim behind Granville Island Toys)

www.blim.ca

here are some pics from the fab fair!
it was fun as usual.. up to now my display is still the same! HAHA my god like i never improve in that area!! my gosh it got real dark near the end and i had no light etc...
but! was super casual. old lovelies and familiar faces. and met a new lovely lady named iris who sews click on pics to go to their links...(this might take me a day or two haha hold on..)

Got Craft pics and a couple of Features!

here are some of the pics i took at the got craft fair. i forgot to take pics right at the beginning and some of the bags are already sold in this pic. they may have been a tad underpriced :D i think ill be taking pics of the 'mini' messenger bags to put into the shop. 28 bucks plus shipping?



yesterday i went to virgin marys with a bunch of stuff to restock :D please go check it out ><

this piece is still at virgin marys! :c its really nice!! would look great on YOU! for this summer and beyond..... virgin marys is on commercial drive beside drive organics :D


its your life featured in the goodie bag blog :D
check it out! its a vancouver indie shopping blog.... click pic:


the virgo locket cameo is also featured in Thats So Boss!! blog :D
click pic: