2011

May peace break into your home and may thieves come
to steal your debts.

May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for
$100 bills.
...
May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may
laughter assault your lips!

May happiness slap you across the face and may your
tears be that of joy!

May the problems you had, forget your home address!

In simple words ..

May 2011 be the best year of your life !!!

[snatched from a friend's Facebook entry]

Happy 2011

Wow, we can't believe it... we are just a couple hours away from 2011.  Where has the time go?  We are blessed with lots of goodness in life this year and are so very thankful.  We will be looking forward to another year filled with joy and love!

Talk Indie -- Dayna's Minerals LLC

In this installment of Talk Indie, we will be interviewing the talented Dayna about her handcrafted Mineral Makeup and her shop "Dayna's Minerals LLC".  If you have never try mmu, you are missing out.  Click "Read more" to read the interview.

What's on YLBB TV lately?

We are not too much of TV addict... we love crime shows -- CSIs, Monk, Law and Order (CI, SVU), NCIS are a few of them.  And we like watching dvds.  This week it's been a Japanese group concert DVDs (love it, we are big fan) and How to Train Your Dragon (third time watching it.  Great animation.  Highly recommend).  Sleeping Beauty (oldie, but goodie), another Japanese anime are also on the list.  Good thing we have DVDs now, can you imagine how many VHS you will have with all these fun things to watch?

Interesting Etsy Find.

Etsy Favorite Find.  Just things I have come across on Etsy.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning for Gigi. :)

Talk Indie -- Pinot by Lyn

TALK INDIE -- This is a new feature in our blog.  Being a seller we know how important it is for others to know you and your creations better, so I decided to interview a few fellow sellers I have met to learn more about them, their products and any tips they have.  Our first indie is Pinot by Lyn.
Click "Read more" for the interview.

Bargin fashion and a gift

I had to go to Target today to pick up some prescription and as I passed by the "dollar bin" I stopped by and see what they have (usually I just ignore them) and found these cute outfit.  It feels water resistant (most likely waterproof), with cord trim and fleece lining and Velcro around neck and belly and only $2.5.  I picked up a small (Gigi's usual size from Target) and it fits quite well (a little loose on the tummy).  I think it looks so cute on her. :)

Merry Christmas

Ouch.

Gigi is a silly dog, she was sleeping under cover and then heard someone came home and she hurriedly jump off the couch and hit her head on the coffee table. -_- She is fine, but she just look ridiculous with the lump. LOL.

M&M

I love M&M. To eat them and their witty commercials. Here are some of my favorite commercials. :) {So many to choose! Love them all!}

Dachshund handmade finds

Just some cute handmade items I have found in Etsy. :)

Dachshund nail decals

I bought some dachshund decals the other day from Ebay.  I was looking for something else, but end up discovering those goodies (typical?).  I only bought 1 set, since I don't know what to expect about them.  And I got them today (ordered 12.5; received 12.18).  I was going to post the link of the store, but apparently she is no longer a registered user???!!!  But I found THIS, which is similar.  You get a strip of little dachshund and you cut it out and place it in water for like 30 seconds and you can remove it from the water and slowly slide off white back.  They remind me of when I was a kid, my dad liked to put together car models and there are designs that included with the package just like that that are supposed to be for the designs for the side of the car.  Not sure whether it make any sense for you.  But these are like those.  I did one on my ring finger.  Next time I need to cut out more blank space.  Anyway, I have attached a picture for you.  This shop *had* (before the shop disappeared!) a lot of different decal and I think it's fun to add a little fun to your nails.  And it's not expensive.  Worth checking it out.  Now I am going to search some more online.

Weekly Gigi agility post

Here is this week's agility class. There are more videos HERE if you are interested. This week's course was a mirror image of class 2 weeks ago. Lots of rear crosses and we practiced A-frame. Gigi is not a big fan of A-frame, too steep for a tiny dog. We had fun and it's great to see our classmates. :D

Special holiday pricing on GRACE

Seems like our blogs has became a Gigi blog. ;)  But she is an important part in our shop, so it's only fitting to post about her.

Since our giveaway is now closed, I am offering something else:  I will be lowering the prices of all GRACE tinted lip balms to $5.  You can find them HERE.

GRACE is an all natural, vegan (see ingredient list, some are made with beeswax) and gluten-free tinted lip balm. No mica or colorants are used. The gorgeous color is from the herb, alkanet. When GRACE is applied, the color is this gorgeous red, which is flattering to most skin tone. This balm gives the little extra color to complete your look. It makes a great alternative to your store bought lip stick and perfect for everyday wear.

ps:  all the giveaway packages have been dropped off at the PO today.  Enjoy!!!

Rally Day 3

Part of Gigi's "Gotcha Day" "present" was to go to rally class!  LOL.  She loves going to class and eager to get to work.  And she did great, we have lots to learn and practice, but it was an awesome class. :)

Time Flies

7 years ago, I drove all the way outside of the city (and was lost!) to pick up someone very special. I have met her once weeks ago and have fallen in love at first sight and have been longing to the day to pick her up. Since the day she made my home hers, she has brought me so much love and joy. Happy Gotcha Day, my sweet Gigi. :)

Our mascot

According to our contract with Gigi, our mascot, one of the agreement is that we can take any pictures of her whenever and wherever. We take our contract very seriously. ;)

[see all the cuteness after the jump]

Agility is fun

Have been bringing my video camera to Gigi's agility class to tape. It's helpful to see how we ran, so we can learn from it. Today's class was not as easy as it looked, but it was fun and Gigi was not as crazy as last week, still crazy, but less. LOL.



Will be making a small batch of tinted lip balms, I think. :)

Treasury

We are honored to be in the following recent treasuries.  Please visit them if you have a moment. :)

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Here is a link of other awesome treasuries that have selected our items.  Please check them out.

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Christmas giveaway [ended early]

Thank you for those who are interested in this giveaway.  I have decided to end it early and I have also decided to send each my participant a present... so watch your mail box. :)  It does pay to enter my giveaway. ;)  As of now there is no future giveaway planned.
Thanks for reading.

Parrot Jewelry

I have been a very naughty girl and have been shopping a loooot lately.  And have been gradually receiving my orders.  I love everything I have ordered and am sharing a few fabulous items here.

So, let me show you what I got today...

Promoting others

The Dachshund Team is active promoting each other and other sellers. 

This post is to promote emandsprout's cute tee.