If you bite your nails

Use this! It really works. I got it for just $8.00 with shipping on amazon. It really works great. You just apply it directly to your nail with or without using nail polish first. And it tastes like crap so you no longer bite your nail!!!

Hello, Sand.

Sometimes I don't know what to title my posts. So bear with me. I heart this picture.
Awe, here we all are.
Love this one!!!

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean.

I hope you dance.

Out for a Walk

Bittersweet Bling's Greeting Cards

Here's the first batch. What do you all think?

If you like clocks, coral, green, twilight...let me hear you!!!

Do you like clocks with moving hands?

Do you like green?

Do you like Twilight, Bella, Edward, or Jacob?

Do you like tags?

Do you like pearls?

Do you like cocktail rings?

Do you like coral?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions. This is the place for you. I have access to it all until tomorrow, after which, it will all go to Branch & Wonders Bookstore.

Also, this is still tentative, however I am planning on featuring Bittersweet Bling at the Portland Saturday Market hopefully in June;-) More news on that soon.

I am glad to have color again. How boring is everything in black and white??

Wow! I didn't realize I had this much, and this isn't all of it...

So I was bored. You can check out all the brands here.
And here for this one.

Color

So apparently if I am posting from Safari, and changing colors and sizes within the post work just fine. Yay! Although, Chrome is better...

My Home

Yes, I love my city. If you didn't already notice, up top (the header) is a sketch I did long ago of the Hawthorne bridge. I know alot of people I know really hate it here, of course in the back of my mind I am usually thinking, then why do you live here? But, I know uprooting can be difficult. One thing I would like to see more of, is the sun.... Aside from that, there are so many cool things. The zoo, parks, OMSI, great ethnic restaurants, Multnomah Falls, rivers, great walking/biking trails, wonderful stores with handmade items...etc etc...

God's Promise

Please note: none of these have been edited. This is they way the sky looked today

This is not a wildfire. It was the clouds.

Weapons of Mass Destruction

MMM.
Here are all the ingredients.
Cream together the butter & sugar.
Add eggs & vanilla until well blended.
Or until you get something that looks like this.
Add cocoa, salt, & baking soda.
Gradually add flour. Mix until it forms dough.
You may want to use a metal spoon, or a THICKER wood one.
Add white chocolate chips.
Preheat oven to 350. Grease some baking sheets.
Drop teaspoon fulls onto cookie sheet.
Cook for about 6-8 minutes.
Enjoy.
Holy cow. That's alot!

IKEA Cafe

So as most of you know, I pretty much love everything about IKEA. Including their food. MMM. That lovely number in the middle is an open face shrimp sandwhich topped with eggs, veggies, and a buttery garlic spread. Only $3. And the dessert on the right. (I forget what it's called) But it's sort of like a toffee bar thing, but it's GREAT and $2! Oh so great. And of course their swedish meatballs are a must if you've never had them.

Winner of Earring Giveaway

And the winner is ......Whitney Arbogast!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo. Now if you'd just like to contact me by email, or facebook, or whatever with your address I will get them off to the mail.

Chocolate Bowls

Melt some chocolate. Dip small balloons about 1/3 of the way in the chocolate.
Let the chocolate harden. Then slowly and gently peel back the balloon. And there you have it!
Mine had a chocolate layered dessert that I made in them. But you could put anything from cake, pudding, mousse, ice cream, berries, etc! Have fun and get creative.