I can SEW (paper)!!

 

Monogrammed Cards

Inspiration hit me and I just HAD to try to embroider a card.  Letters were easy, and I wanted to give a gift to a friend to show appreication so this seemed like the ideal option.  I didn't know her favorite color is RED.  I used the threads in my massive collection of supplies to get started.  Fortunately, I had primary colors.  She didn't strike me as a pastel kinda girl anyway.  I found a blog on how to do this.  I will go back and find it and link it as soon as I locate in on my pinterest board (too many pins...definitely not enough attention span). 

 

Then I wrapped it up! And Voila!



 



Prior to this, I tried a quick card that possibly took more time.  THANK YOU cards are easy, but not SUPER easy.  I had to intentionally write the words with less perfection (black felt marker), and more IMperfection to preserve each card's unique-ness (word?).  The letters are alternating, yet consistent.  The buttons bring in a little color and flare.  I used them for my last day of school gifts where I student taught.  The school colors were blue and gold/yellow.  I made about 6-8 for various staff that helped me through my training.  Take a gander...

 

 

My photos could use some work, but I documented as I created.  If you have come up with other easy ways to create cards please post a link below.

 

I might sell them in my Etsy Store.

My stomach is UPSET with my food choices

No tea.
No mint.
No tomato.
No wine.
No carbonated drinks.
No acidic fruits (lime, orange, grapefruit, etc.).

Friday, I had the Starbucks Refresher Tea with lime, mint and raspberry on an empty-ish stomach (mixed the two options).  Today I had a sparkling Izze, citrus (clementine and orange) because I thought the natural bubbles would kill the unnatural yucky feeling in my tummy.  Nauseated...sooooo nauseated since Friday.  Was it worth it? Kinda.  All I want right now is fried chicken and FRIES, and I think that would just make me lose all sorts of weight right now if the nausea progressed to the upheaval level (bad for the teeth, good for the jeans).

I have found that it depends on whether or not my stomach is empty (thank you new workout* which upped my metabolism to crazier levels than ever before).  Homemade(my father) methods or local restaurants fry properly, so I must cut out chain food.  I drink tea (Arabic, so my stomach is possibly a snob) without issue. I avoid tomato sometimes, but love pizza (Zini's).  I drink sparkling water based beverages when I drink un-water.  I would choose WHISKEY over wine any day so all I really need to stay away from are oranges and grapefruits, and never work out again OR...enjoy the upped metabolism which means increasing the frequency of already frequent eating.

Done.

*new workout - I actually did something for 15min and didn't get bored.

FYI, the GIVEAWAY is over TOMORROW!!  Check out my other happenings at www.facebook.com/euralee.  Also you can use JUNE25 for 25% OFF any item over $5 www.euralee.etsy.com.

Eura Cool (to me) #5

My intention was to blog it up.  Write about all the cool things I came across on Etsy, or in life.  Make entries monthly (weekly was unrealistic).  It's 2013, and I dare say I have yet to accomplish that goal.  Why not?  I've been all over the place for work, for fun, for more work.  Sitting still meant that I was asleep or trying to learn some class from reality TV personalities (Doh!!  That was supposed to be a secret.  Blergh!).

Sans a crystal ball, I expected as much because I am Queen of the land of Procrastination (at least I'm QUEEN!).  I have found coolness, and I am here to share because thatiswhatIdo.

We all have places to go, and I've decided to introduce you to my method of preparation to face the world...if I was...cool.

...1940s Vanity/Vintage Wood Desk (86Home) - FIRST, I would do a face check in my fancy vintage VANITY desk as I gather my necessities (lip balm, and lip balm).  I am so excited to sit at my desk because it's eco-conscious (I curr about the planet.), pretty and...cool.

1940's Vintage/Vanity DeskEtsy: 86Home

...Leg Warmers (pippisLongstockings) - Once the lips are fixed, and the hair is no longer marching to it's own beat.  I'm ready to go.  Cold weather requires boots, and boots require accessories like leggings.  Leggings aren't just for dance class and the 80's anymore.   My legs are warm, but I look cool (to me).

Made to Order Leggings
Etsy: pippisLongstockings
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pippisLongstockings

...Everyday is Winding Road Weekender (StarBags) - I am ready to hit the door so I pick up my weekender (oh yeah, I'm going somewhere).  It's packed with all the must-haves and wants it can stand.  I have other bags, but this one is so pretty and...cool.  Even if I had to pack a change of clothes, I would use this bag.  The detail is amazing, and I think my clothes would feel better in it (My clothes are sensitive.  Don't judge them.).  I own this in my imagination, and hopefully my reality will take the hint.

Everyday Is A Winding Road Weekender
Etsy:  StarBags

That's how I roll (out the door).  Until next time.  Meanwhile, I shall rule my land (www.eurahearts.com,  www.facebook.com/euralee OR www.euralee.etsy.com) with leniency.  No other options, because it's the LAND of PROCRASTINATION.

xoxo,
Eura Lee

Inspiration vs. Pinspiration

I'm not gonna lie.  I'm supposed to be creating right now.  The gigantic pile of un-crafted is giving me the stink eye. (If it were alive. More like a judge-y energy.)  Meanwhile, I've got bigger pins to find.  Pinterest is my arch nemesis, and my inspiration.  

Things like this fall onto my radar...

Homeiswheretheholmansare.blogspot.com

I will get back to work, or I will go to bed.  There is so much to do...

Distractedly yours,

Eura Lee

Eura Cool (to me) #3

It's been a while since I've documented my cool finds.  If you find yourself impatient with my lack of blogging discipline you can see my choices before they hit the blog (not everything will be blogged about...I'm only one procrastinator).  Please feel free to click on: MY FAVORITES (aka: stuff I think is cool).
No need for that at the moment because have I got some coolness for you (in my humble opinion...like calling it humble actually makes it so)!!  I've been on a fashion-y kick so my choices will reveal such a mood (Yes, fashion-y is a real mood...in my world.  So HA!)

Let the coolness proceed...

...Light Switch Cover / Switch Plate (Funky Chicken Design) - I have a little bit of electrical skill so a boring switch plate is nothing if unappealing (possibly a word?).  Cream? White?...Wait, what about cream?  Say, "Buh-bye" to boring lifeless plates.  Say, "Hello" to fun lively printed decor improvers.  These are actually STYLISH and well...cool.

Funky Chicken Design
www.funkychickendesign.esty.com

...Ombre Maxi Skirt (Archella) - I like the word ombre (n. A French term meaning "shaded." Usually a multicolored stripe, with colors graduating from light to dark. The color effect is woven into the fabric. Generally produced by arranging different tones in the warp. ).  I think it's well...cool.  I also like maxi skirts (even when they were just called LONG skirts).  Because they are...well, you know.  The color makes me happy, and there is no shaving of the legs required.  Win-WIN!!  And so very...cool.

Archella
www.archella.etsy.com

...MUSE Ballet Flats (BaliElf) - Heels are lovely, but not a BFF of the grace-challenged.  I'm not going to say that I've fallen off a step stool that was only a foot off the ground (I guess I just did...Oh, and I slammed into a wall seconds after), but let's just say I'm gravity aware.  Occasionally, I wear heels.  BUT flats are where it's at for me.  Safety first.  Ankle straps are lovely seatbelts to keep my narrow heels from escaping my shoes.  My specific shoe needs have been met with STYLE, and that is so...cool.

Bali ELF
www.baliELF.etsy.com

...Statement Necklace (Luli Grun) - I'm a t-shirt and anything type of girl (jeans, skirts, etc).  Statement necklaces can give a simple t-shirt LIFE.  Eco-conscious statement necklaces from Argentina will change YOUR life (too much??  Yeah, probably so.).  You support an artist in another land, and are considerate to our lovely planet.  Both your t-shirt and EARTH will thank you for your STYLE, and that's...cool.

Luli Grun Store
www.luligrunstore.etsy.com

If you're ever wondering what I think is cool BEFORE I post it then come visit me on MY FAVORITES (aka: stuff I think is cool) or just visit (and LIKE) my FACEBOOK Page: EURALEE or come back to this blog: EURAHEARTS.  Until next time my friends.  Until next time...

Eura Cool (to me) #3 is coming...

Indeed it is coming....BUT there is so much Cool-ness, that it's hard to focus (in addition to being a procrastinator)...I'm going to choose three..or four..or three.  I'm very certain.  I think?

Eura Cool (to me) #2

Sometimes it is quite difficult to find something that I like and then declare it cool.  Why?  Inevitably and quite superficially, the minute I commit...someone else will agree.  This is silly (I do admit).  Yet, it plagues me to the depths of my soul (well...I'd have to be deep to have TRUE depth.).  Alas, I do not stop my search for the COOL things out there.  Some things literally are brought to me, and others I find by a bit of clicking or pinning (shout out to my Pinterest ppl!).  Be it ETSY or engaging in people watching (then attempting the nonchalant, "Oh, that's so cute...Where'd you get that?" *innocent un-stalker face*).

I find things...and yeah they are quite...cool.  Here's three for your money:

...Polymer Clay Stud Earrings (Mandy's Charms) - Earrings make my face happy. Happier than food (I'm touching the boundary of exaggeration.). They are bright and fun and they make swirls like...cinnamon rolls. These have no calories. (WARNING: There are high levels of CUTE.) I want to wear them in the rain, in Spain, and even on a plain because they are...cool.

Mandy's Charms
www.mandyscharms.etsy.com

...Abstract Art Keychain (Starlight Woods) - I'm not a key chain person (apologies if I've given them as souvenirs...I'm lazy). That being said, I want this key chain.  The art work is what caught my attention.  It has passed my STARE test (meaning I don't get tired of gazing at it online).  This key chain is hand painted and made from birch.  Eco-friendly, stylish, and...cool. 

Starlight Woods
www.starlightwoods.etsy.com

...Natural Lip Balm with Custom Labels (Hand-Poured Lipbalm) - Sometimes my lips try to crack under pressure (of me biting/pulling the skin off...bad habit).  My go-to lip balm was in the famous yellow tube.  A month ago, a photographer friend passed me her custom-labeled lip balm made by a mutual friend.  I snatched it (because it was FREE), but whispered to my yellow tube that this didn't mean anything (whispered in my mind...like you don't). I put it on...my lips were HEALED by the Lor-...or by the essential oils and natural ingredients.  My lips were soft and...cool. Now I have flavors and tints and I even shared one (if there is such a thing as reluctuant sharing).  I don't like confrontation so please don't tell my yellow tube.  Break-ups can be so dramatic.

Hand-Poured Lip Balm
www.handpouredlipbalm.com
handpouredlipbalm@gmail.com

Eura Cool (to Me) #1

As I read through the various ways to promote my store via the vast plethora of massively intimidating social networking options I decided to just talk about what's cool.  You know...Cool.  Are you cool?  Is being cool really that important, or is it just a tag associated with what we WISH we could be all the time?

Let's start with me.  Do I think I'm cool?  Well, many of us gain our self-perception from the feedback of others.  Do people like us? I think FB has taken this to another level.  Making all of one's mundane moments in life worthy of broadcasting to the world (minute or ridiculously broad depending on the amount of "friends" tallied.).  Still, am I cool?  Nah.  I hope not.  I mean if I thought I was cool, then that would inevitable mean that...I. am. not.

So let's focus on things that are indeed...Cool (to me).

...Handmade mineral eye shadow (Noella Beauty Works) - If you know me (you probably don't), you know that I am afraid of makeup because I don't know how to work it, BUT this looks like ice cream.  Far less intimidating...and very cool.

Noella Beauty Works
www.noellabeautyworks.etsy.com

...Handmade Children's Toy Clown (HopIT) - if clowns looked like this then I wouldn't be so freaked out by them. (Like Chuckie Cheese freaked out.  I know Chuckie wasn't a clown, but why was his mouth so big that a 5yr old feels like she's going to be eaten???)  This clown is very calm and non-threatening...and vegetarian.  Cool.

Clown by HOPit
www.hopit.etsy.com

...Handmade cardigan (Oveja Negra Knits) - hand-knitted items are special because there's normally only ONE of the item you have which is...Cool.  This cardigan is nice because of the zigzags and it looks warm and ready for a night at the movies or on long flight.  So you don't get too...Cool.

Oveja Negra Knits (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
www.ovejanegra.etsy.com

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Eura Lee

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Eco-fabulous...the Cliff Notes version

Tagua (aka: vegetable ivory...Google it) bracelets are IN again!  These are the BEST Tagua Bracelets EVER (handmade in Ecuador).  They sell out quickly and 100% of proceeds benefit those in need in Ecuador.  Here's what you can do if you want one...two...five. (Come'on push the envelope a bit.)

CLICK BELOW and BUY all you like!

 

Please post this on TWITTER and FACEBOOK.

You still GIVE...and GET.

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www.eurahearts.com

The Stylish Giver...A Fashionable Hero

A new coat would be great, but maybe it's not in the budget.  The best way to make it FEEL new is to dress it up with a SCARF!

Modern prints...Fun colors...Easy to wear.  Who could ask for anything more? 

Did we mention all the proceeds are donated??  Yeah, so you are giving AND getting (It sounds so wrong, but it's not.).  Fashionistas can be charitable too!

Check out the selections online for purchase: www.euralee.storeenvy.com
Peek at the Photo Album to see all the fabulous ways to STYLE scarves.
Other items are at:  www.euralee.etsy.com

We are always HERE (www.eurahearts.com)

Ciao for now,
Eura Lee

SCARF this down

Being stylish is actually important...like Global Warming (Gore is all about it). Meanwhile you can buy a scarf AND simultaneously save the world (or a bit less dramatic). You GIVE, you GET. Seems selfish. It's not. I have a thesaurus. ESPECIALLY not in a combo where someone else benefits BEFORE you benefit (Paypal clears before shipment). Crazy? Who says fashion was normal?

100% of proceeds go to families in need of medical treatment in Ecuador. Want one? Two? Well, go check out http://www.eurahearts.bigcartel.com/. Five were listed, but if you see one you want in the slideshow that is not listed please email euraleemail@gmail.com and a Paypal invoice can be emailed to you. Easy peasy.

Give...then GET. Charity couldn't be simpler.

Ecuador Relief Sale

SAVE THE DATE: Ecuadorian Relief Sale
(Check out the PREVIEW Album)
Handmade Ecuadorian accessories to help raise funds for medical treatment. Budget friendly (many items under $20).

There will be two sales: One in Fort Worth (Wed, April 6) and one in the Dallas area in two weeks (Fri, April 8).

PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!

BUTTONED Up on Etsy!

Sometimes, you need a little something to brighten up your look. A little color. A little cowlick control. Maybe you don't have that problem (I do.). For those who have this issue or know someone who does this would be the perfect treat! An extra treat is the extra 10% off (code: EURA10), and FREE SHIPPING!

Hope you find something you like...or MANY things!

Take care,
Eura Lee

Get STONED...Legally.

Got fly-aways that just won't cooperate with gel or prayer? STONE 'em. Well, STONED Hair pins. Semi-precious STONED hair pins that say you CARE about your look. The whole messy on purpose works if you did it on purpose. I've got fly-aways and started stoning my hair pins to give my hair issues some flare. Now I'm sharing with you.
Check out my store on ETSY and for more pictures of other pins check out our fan page on FACEBOOK. Search EURA LEE.

LIKE us! Everyone wants to be LIKED right? :)

Sorry, We're SOLD OUT!!

No matter how we try...Inventory is sold and once it's gone...It's gone. If we get more. We'll let you know. Feel free to contact us at Euraleemail@gmail.com!

Favorite Hoop Earrings

Spring is here, and summer is fast approaching so I thought it was time to create a little fun. I wear this style ALL the time and get some many compliments that I decided to create them in fun colors.

For a limited time they are $15 (regular price: $25)

Check out the various colors. Request a color (same price), and we'll see how to make it happen.

I'm wearing mine and typing this...might even sleep in them (again).

xoxo,
Eura lee
www.euralee.etsy.com

RE-PRESENTING - The Diaper Cupcake

The Diaper Cupcake is not new for us, but the packaging is. It was time to make this GIFT...more GIFT-y. Ready to present. No muss, no fuss (we'll even add tie a bow if you so desire). All of the contents are pleasing to the planet (reducing our carbon foot print..we hope).

Contents:
Baby Buddy (Under the Nile - organic Egyptian cotton)
Chlorine-free disposable diapers (7th Generation - reviews give a thumbs up on less leakage)
Recyclable wrapping materials (gift tissue, dyed raffia, 98% post consumer recycled paper gift box 7 sq.in.)

All for $25. No work on your part. Just click. Ships. Then off to the babyshower. Easy. Peasy. We will always add more items. So please add us on Facebook. Search EuraLee.

$5 Monday SALE!!!

MONDAYS can be downer. You know the thing about Monday. First weekday after the week-END...It ENDS the weekend (sometimes happily, sometimes not-so-much). So let's liven things up with a $5 SALE*. Yay! Oh, and guess what? No..guess. No, guess again...FINE, I'll spill. Your ENTIRE purchase (including shipping & handling) is under an Alexander Hamilton (Ten dollar bill...come on people.). That's good stuff right there.

GO. BUY. Wear. Be. Happy.

xoxo,
Eura Lee
www.euralee.etsy.com
www.euralee.facebook.com
www.euralee.com

*Only available from 12:01 am Monday, Aug 31 to 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, Central Time (that's 1:01am Monday to 1:00am Tuesday, Etsy Time).

Stars vs. Cowlicks

I figured out how to create a pretty line of headbands for ALL, without the "brain-squeezing" (so tight you feel your brain is being tortured even though you've got plenty of bone protection...feels futile). The elastic makes for the snug fit, allowing the headband to battle the cowlicks.
Come check me out on ETSY (www.euralee.etsy.com).