Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! 

Here's to Santa bringing all that you want and desire.  Have a wonderful day. 

I also wanted to say Happy Birthday, Jesus!

God Bless on this most special of days!

Regina

Trade-A-Holics $10 Sale This Weekend!

>>>>>>>> This Weekend Only <<<<<<<<

Trade-A-Holics Team $10 Sale!!! I am having a BLOWOUT SALE!!! All Holiday Earrings are $10 this weekend, regularly $12. All previously on sale items are now $10 and under! Up to 90% off! I need to clear my shop for new pieces to come in!

 Happy Shopping!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/artrageousclay?section_id=6577120

For other great deals just search "trade 10".

My Mom has opened an Etsy shop!  

I am so excited that she is finally on the web!  She is so talented.  

I draw all my inspiration from her and get all my artistic ability from her.  

She does fabulous paintings.  Please visit her shop!  www.ejeanbogerfinearts.etsy.com 

Here are a few of her great watercolors!

 http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34672831

  

 

 http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34673125

 

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34681595

Make A Banner Using Power Point

You can see the banners I just designed at - http://www.firedupladies.etsy.com/ http://www.artrageousclay.etsy.com/   http://www.ejeanbogerfinearts.etsy.com/

I just saw that you could make a banner in Power Point. As I have never used power point before I searched through out the forum threads and took from several posts, so thought I would combine all my steps into one place.

1. Go to Design tab. Click on page setup (located in left hand corner).

2. Enter Width as 27 inches and Height as 3.55 inches. Press ok.

3. Right click (outside of text boxes). Choose format background. I chose to use solid fill. But if you go to picture you can load any type of background you have. Hint - If you go to the paint program under accessories, (and have a scanner) you can scan any type of scrapbook paper and save in jpeg. This works well as a great background which you can retrieve by choosing picture.

4. Go to the Insert Tab. Chose picture to put in your pictures. Download picture(s) and move to desired place.

5. Go to Home Tab. Click on text box. I typed my shop name, font size, and the went to font type. Your font will change to each one of the different fonts you highlight, so you can preview them. I then changed

the color of the font. Hint - I used font size 150 (by typing in the size) and used bold, even though I thought it was a little blurry. Once I uploaded the banner I found I needed it bold to show up (and it wasn't blurry).

6. I then added the tag line by clicking on the second text box. I changed the font type, font size (70), and the color.

7. Once satisfied, I saved the finished banner in PNG. You can also save in JPEG. Hint - I found that when I saved, it asked if I wanted to export the slide so I clicked every slide. This is the only way that I could get it to save right.

I then downloaded to Etsy and voila! My new banner. I hope that this helps!

If you have any other hints to add, I would appreciate it!

I've been included in a Treasury West Treasury! 

It was curated by HeartsaBustin and is entitled MoonLight Sonata.

Thanks so much HeartsaBustin!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=75117

Her lovely shop can be seen here - http://www.heartsabustin.etsy.com/

Wordless Wednesday

mandinka.etsy.com

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

One of my Heart Beads is a necklace created by Ellen Clark.

Thanks so much, Ellen!

Wordless Wednesday

Misspottery.etsy.com

Trio of Stoneware Candle Holders

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29389790

Wordless Wednesday

Madart.etsy.com

MADART 8x10 PRINT Abstract Fine ART Modern - HEART - SIGNATURE Style - 100 percent to Charity - HOPE

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31314063

Happy Saturday!

I am finally getting to setup my work space in Florida. WooHoo! I am cleaning and organizing, 2 of the things I hate the most! My style off cleaning is throw it in a box and I will get to it later (Ya, right!)  I always put off cleaning until the VERY LAST MINUTE!  I  have good intensions to work 20 minutes a day and get it done but I just keep putting it off.

I haven’t been totally slacking in the last 3 weeks. I have been working on my Etsy shops www.artrageousclay.etsy.com and www.firedupladies.etsy.com. I finally have enough pieces in FiredUpLadies to have 2 pages! I have also been playing with my pictures so I would love to hear any comments and critiques regarding them.

My newest listing in www.firedupladies.etsy.com is this Reversible Necklace -

 

Woodland Forest Reversible Ceramic Pearl Necklace

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33167035

And the matching earrings.

Sterling Silver Pearl Earrings

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33167832

Thanks for taking the to read a little of my ramblings!  I really appreciate it!

Regina