Amazing Etsy Monday!

Welcome to Amazing Etsy Monday.
I feature undiscovered treasures just waiting for someone to love and adore them.  I try to do this each Monday, but apparently I have slacked a bit the last 2 or 3 weeks.  Sorry

So anyway..... as of the moment I searched through Etsy, none of these shop owners have had any sales in their stores. There are so many amazing Etsy items available,
these just need a little extra attention because they really really deserve it.   I also try to choose items with very reasonable prices.

If you aren't familiar with Etsy, you have been missing out.
It's a super fabulous web home to crafters & artists of all types.
You can find something for just a couple bucks to something a few hundred dollars. Who knows, maybe even in the thousands.
I know there are some one of a kind large paintings and sculptures available.

Hopefully you like some of these awesome finds...
(all item descriptions are linked so you can easily shop)
I'm also including the list prices too.. some are fabulous bargains!

Small Distressed Frame with Bow $38

From clairmontdesigns

Olivia hairband $6.50

From tabbycatshop

Colorful neck-warmer $25

From DropsOfLife

10% OFF and FREE SHIPPING Colorful Christmas Onesie and Burp Cloth Gift Set $25

From CuddleSleepDream

Teeny-Weeny Beanie, Multicolored Stripe with Earflap $28

From QueTsCreations

I hope you enjoyed my newest finds.  

 

ok... so have I spurred you to do any fabulous Etsy shopping this week?

Black Friday at The Gap (Gap Kids and Baby Gap too)

Start out your Black Friday shopping with style! Get 50% off the entire store until 10am only.

Offer ends at 10am sharp. Certain restrictions apply. See store for details.

 

50% off of Regular and Sale pricing (not promotional pricing).

All Gap locations open at different times, but Casa Paloma is opening at 6am.

*Many other fabulous promotions will be happening after 10am. Lots of $10 - $15 - $20 - $30 deals throughout the store.

Gap pre-Black Friday promos

 

Many items for Kids and Baby are only $10, $15, or $20 this week

some $10 deals: Kids pj pants, Kids pj tops, Girls leggings, Girls yoga pants, select Boys & Girls graphic tees, Boys pro fleece pants, and even more.... come in and stock up

some of the $15 items:  Girls Embellished t's, Girls and Toddlers Tulle skirts, Boys Graphic print hoodies and crewnecks, and Baby monster one-pieces, baby/toddler pj sets... all so cute! (reg. $19.50 - $34.50) 

$20 items:  Kids pj sets

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as of tomorrow, Wednesday ...
*select washes of Womens denim - Long & Lean, Curvy, Real Straight, Perfect Boot, and Sexy Boot will be $30 each

*the majority of Mens denim $30 each
*all Kids denim $15 each

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you'll have to wait until tomorrow night for me to announce our Black Friday deals 


and... be sure to follow my store's Facebook Fan page to stay completely up-to-date....all stores in the Valley have their own pages, but ours at Casa Paloma is updated pretty consistently...
Gap @ Casa Paloma


**all promotions and events are subject to change without prior notice**

love sharing bargains...

	wellllll.. you know how I love to share fabulous deals with my friends....... I just had to share this fabulous one with you too.   Have you seen the $50 gift card to Nordstrom Rack for only $25?  Isn't that oh so fabulous??

Groupon has a limited quantity of these, so hurry if you want one. 

It will make Black Friday specials even so much more special.

 

New to Groupon?  It's about time you hopped on the mega-deal band-wagon!  Even Oprah mentioned Groupon last week, so you know they are HOT stuff! ;) There is a different daily deal in your area every. single. day.  I can't get enough!  Get signed up and get your Christmas shopping done,...for less! 

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and... you know I'll be sharing Black Friday (week) deals with you for The Gap.  

Our promos are so so very fabulous this week!

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and now... I need to start a new blog so I can really blog about all of my fabulous finds... and also share a digiscrap goodie from time to time....

soooooooooo.... please help me come up with a new name for my new blog.  I'm also still contemplating about whether I should stay with Blogger or move to Wordpress.  Advice anyone???

How about an alpha???

Hey friends...

Have you grabbed plenty of bargains from me this past week?  So many people have snagged  a nice variety of items.  There's just a little more than a week left before everything is officially retired.

I have a coupon for you to make my clearanced store even cheaper for
you. **for the first 15 shoppers**

Please use coupon se_retblog40 to receive an extra 40% off of a
$5.00 purchase. You could pick up lots of kits for that price since several are already $1.50 or less ... enjoy!!!!

 Here's a sampling of some of my goodies:

and now... an alpha for you to enjoy... I made this a year ago ... but for some reason I never added it to my store at SDD..........

soooo, here it is for you:

 It contains all individual PNGs and one full sheet

Download Christmas Alpha 6 HERE

enjoy!

Valley Fever 411

hey friends...

If you saw my retirement post, then you saw that I was diagnosed last Thursday with Valley Fever. It was pretty ironic that it was the same week as Valley Fever Awareness week. It's a fungal airborne disease that is primarily in the SW of the US. Unfortunately it is very commonly misdiagnosed and many doctors don't even test for it. Most of the cases of pneumonia in the SW are actually Valley Fever (fungal, not bacterial).

After having a dry cough off and on for a really long time one of my co-workers suggested that I might have Valley Fever. Well, I didn't know much about it so I googled it (with Swagbucks) when I got home that night. I found out that it mainly attacks the lungs, but it could spread to several parts of the body, including joint issues. Well, my knees and ankles really started bothering me a few days before that and felt really heavy. I went to my dr. a few days later, had lots of blood work done, and tested negative for Lupus, kidneys, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. He said I was an interesting puzzle and that it was probably just viral and would go away by itself in a couple weeks and to come back and see him in a month if I was still having issues. He also wanted me to continue taking the Nuproxin he prescribed. Instead I went to a different dr. for another opinion. After our consultation, she decided to test for Valley Fever and Lyme Disease. She also took me off of the Nuproxin and said that Advil should be fine.

I also realized since all this that I do have a shortness of breath sometimes and that I have been pretty exhausted (when I stop and allow myself to have a little downtime). Tonight it's 12:34am and probably the latest I've been awake in quite a while.

Sooooo... now ... it's been five weeks since this all started. Last Thursday I was diagnosed with Valley Fever. Today I was prescribed Diflucon. I have to take 400 mg/day for a month. Since it can mess with my liver I have to go back and have my blood drawn again in two weeks to make sure the meds are cooperating ok with my body. In a month she is hoping to decrease the dosage or stop it completely. She is hoping that the Valley Fever will be flushed out of my body within 1-2 months. YAY! It will be so nice when my knees and ankles are normal again.

Luckily I have a somewhat mild case of it.

If you are interested in more info about Valley Fever.. see HERE and/or HERE.

I'm retiring!!!!!!!

yes... November 30th is my final day.

I am retiring from designing (for the most part). This is the time for you to grab my goodies for dirt cheap. Nothing in my store is over $2. Most everything is $1.25 and under. (my collab, Rockabilly Tweets is excluded)



I will be still designing from time to time and offering my goodies on my blog and advertising them on my Facebook Fan page.

I'm looking forward to no deadlines, blogging about my bargain finds, Valley Fever info, and whatever else I feel like.
(I was diagnosed last Thursday with Valley Fever and I find out Tuesday morning about my "treatment options". I'm hoping it's something very reasonable)

*ETA - I'm not retiring only because of having Valley Fever. I've been thinking about it for a little while before this even happened. I am just ready for having the time to possibly scrap again, having no design deadlines, being able to start a new blog about misc bargains & information - including designs on there from time to time.,,,,, and just feeling like I have more freedom for whatever.

Thanks so much for supporting me at SDD, my previous stores, and in our digiscrap community. I truly appreciate it!

DSD - freebie and a sale and a grab bag :)

Oogles & Woogles (S4H ok)








BOO!


Are you scared?


I hope not.... this is cute, not spooky.... but it can be spooky and scary if you want it to be


also.... I know Halloween was last weekend, but since I was pokey with advertising my super fun Oogles and Woogles kit... I'm also late at offering this fun freebie for you..
My fabulous CTM, Asa, made this for me to share with you:
cupcake wrappers, candy bag topper, and a card ---

Wasn't this so sweet of her?
you can download HERE

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Happy DSD 2010!
50% off of my store
Nov 5th - 14th

AND...
a fabulous "Tweet Bag"

and here are the previews--->

and... lastly... if you haven't already snagged my contribution to the large Blog Train Blog... you can grab it HERE

 

The Orient - Blog Train

Wow!…this theme was a tough one for me....and then Halloween came and went...and guess what I forgot about?  At least I didn't completely forget.
I know a few other designers are behind with their contributions this month too.  Don't fret because I'm sure they will gradually be appearing.  Your next stop is http://nbk-nicnic.blogspot.com/… and if you get lost you can always visit http://blogtrainblog.blogspot.com/ for a complete list of participating blogs.
First off, please be sure to stay in touch with me with my blog, my Facebook Fan Page, and/or Twitter. You never know what goodies you'll find from me (surprise coupons, freebies, sales, new products, etc..).   I do have another FREEBIE I plan to post later on tonight.  Jump for joy!

Without further delay…here’s my part of “The Orient” … Enjoy  

Download HERE

blog train ...oops

Hey all you Blog Train hoppers looking for your Orient contribution from me....
I'm sorry... you'll have to come back a bit later... Halloween got the best of me and I totally forgot about this and I've been crazy busy with beginning of month stuff...

I definitely will have my portion available for you by this time tomorrow (hopefully late tonight).

Please click my fab linkie to get e-mail updates to my blog, follow me on Twitter, and/or follow me on Facebook.. all my links are here for you..........
if you do this, you will be sure to know when my blog is updated.

Sorry again for the delay.