New favorite shop: archeress.etsy.com

Can I just say I am in LOVE with this shop? I am a huge fan of chokers as well as a huge fan of historically beautiful jewelry. I don't like my jewelry to be complicated, but I do like intricacy of design. These completely fit my taste right now, and I'm going to get a few of these beauties for myself. You'll most likely see them incorporated into my portrait work soon as well!

Illustration Friday Topic: Intricate

It's not finished, just the first sketch, but my piece is very much inspired on the brain of the 11 year old girl. Yes, inspired again by my daughter and the tween years she is going through, and putting us through. Oh wow, it is extremely intricate. I really want to finish this one. I'll post again once I do. Enjoy the sketch!

Shop Updates for the week of 03.09.09

I am going to start doing a weekly update for the shop, this will keep me motivated to keep listing things. I'm in a very creative wave right now, more for craft than for art, and this is because I am stressed out! Which is good for the shop, because as fellow crafters know, crafting is a GREAT stress reliever! So check out my updates, and follow my blog to find out when new stuff is up!

<3 Naomi

Funny

This blog really cracked me up. I thought I'd share the wealth. The truth is really more ridiculous than fiction at times! Recession? Where? lolz

I'm still a mark. Rep!

So, I signed up to be a mark. rep a few years ago, before I had my son, because I wanted to make some extra money and get discounts on the makeup (which is really great btw). I hadn't sold or bought anything in a while, but out of curiousity, decided to see if I still had my account. I need to buy some new lipsticks, and since the lipstick I bought from mark really worked well for me (usually lipsticks don't do so well for me), I wanted to see if I still got a discount. Lo and behold, I am STILL a mark. rep! They have some really cute stuff on there, and I even have my own webstore at http://nvaldivia.mymarkstore.com/.

Feel free to check it out! There's a special right now for shopping at my store. FREE SHIPPING with any $25 or more order!

<3 Naomi