Tuesday, and I am Behind!

Hello Everyone!

I hope that everyone had a good weekend. I have gotten off of the pattern here, and will be getting back to work as usual soon. Today, I hope to spend some time taking pictures of new items and getting them posted. In the mean time, please check out the store, and let me know what you like!

www.jubillie.etsy.com

Blog I Like Friday

On Etsy, I am a member of 2 Street Teams. These teams are a way for people who have something in common or sell a similar product to work together to market themselves as a group.  Periodically, I will talk about one or the other. 

Today, I want to talk about the Homefront Team. We are all Military Spouses. Each week we might feature an artist on the team, a style of work, or some insight or advice from any number of Homefront Members. 

If you would like to see items on Etsy from the Homefront Team Artists, go to www.etsy.com and enter Homefront Team in the search box. 

Check out my site too! Jubillie.

Etsy Findings Wednesday

Today is the 3rd anniversary of the day I married my husband, but it is also the day I married into the U.S. Air Force. In honor of our anniversary, I decided to pick something military related as my found item of the day. 

I have just fallen in love with these 2 bags from Etsy seller Llyrric.

and 

These bags are both made from military uniforms and super cute. I want them both! 

Happy Shopping!

My Favorite Tuesday

I am late today. And I apologize for that!

Today's favorite Jubillie item is a Blue Cuff Bracelet. It is made from different shades of blue glass beads and Swarovski Crystals. 

Free Shipping Thursday

Hello Everyone!

I am sorry that I was late today. I spent last night with my parents, and just got home! 

To get free shipping at Jubillie just enter the code Free Blog Shipping in the message to seller. At this point, you have two choices. Either go ahead and pay and I will refund your shipping charges ASAP. The refund will be within 24 hours, but usually within one hour. Or, you could wait for an updated invoice that will have the shipping charges removed. 

Because I was so late today, this offer will run through midnight on Friday (April 17th 2009.) 

Click HERE to see the site. 

Happy Shopping!

J.

Friday is the day that I point you to another blog that I like. 

My Favorite Tuesday

Tuesday is the day that I show you a favorite  item from my shop.  Today, that item is my Big Black Pendant. 

This is actually an inexpensive little treasure. At only $13 it is a great find! Wear it to give a little dressy to jeans and a T-shirt!

Click HERE to see the full listing. 

Wednesday is Etsy Findings Day. I will introduce you to an item that I like on Etsy. 

Weekend Deal

First, I am sorry for not being on the ball this week. Originally, I thought I would be able to still blog while we had company. I have learned that this is not so. In the future, I will be  prepared for that!

Now... WEEKEND DEAL- 

If you purchase something from my shop- WWW.JUBILLIE.ETSY.COM -and put FAMILY in the "message to seller" section during check out. I will give you a 20% discount on your purchase. You can either wait for a revised invoice through paypal, or you can go ahead and pay, and I will refund your 20%. 

Happy Shopping!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

I Like This One...

Tuesday is my day to show off one item from my shop that I like. Today, I have chosen this Swarovski crystal bracelet. 

This bracelet is made with aqua and clear Swarovski crystals. There is a matching necklace and earrings in the shop as well! Click HERE to see the full listing!

Structure

Okay. I have decided that it is time for my blog to have a little more structure.  So, Starting tomorrow, I am going to follow a set up. I may add in other little things from time to time, but these will be pretty set. 

MONDAY-  A GIVE AWAY OR A FREEBIE

This may come from me or it could be something going on by someone else. I will           provide a link if it is someone else's give away or freebie.

TUESDAY- MY OWN FAVORITE

Each Tuesday I will show off one of my own items. It could be jewelry, or it could be something else that I do. 

WEDNESDAY- ETSY FIND OF THE DAY

On Wednesdays, I will present you with an item on Etsy that I like from another seller. These could be anything at all, so be sure to look out for great items!

THURSDAY-FREE SHIPPING THURSDAY

I will either offer free shipping across the board on Thursdays, by providing a code for you to enter, or I will offer free shipping on a specific item. These codes will be good for until midnight on Thursdays. As long as the item is purchased and paid for before midnight, the shipping costs will be refunded within 24 hours, usually within an hour. 

FRIDAY- ANOTHER BLOG FIND

I will link you to a fun article or find on someone else's blog. If you know of a great blog that you would like to see featured here, please let me know!

WEEKENDS- Check in on weekends. There could be a great deal posted. 

Hopefully, with a little more structure, things will get rolling a little better!

My new favorite in the shop!

Hey all. I wanted to show you my new favorite item that I have posted. 

This necklace is super cute. I love the little dragonfly charm! See the full listing HERE.

My Teams.

I am a member of two seller teams on Etsy. Teams are groups of people with something in common, that work together to promote each other and support each other in their shops. 

The first team is The Homefront Team. We are all spouses of military members. 

Please click HERE to check out items from the Homefront Team.

The second is Team SC. We all live in South Carolina. 

Please click HERE to check out items from South Carolina.

Please support me and my teams in our efforts in our shops!

Recall Morning- and How I Overcame It

There was a time in my life when I was one of those super perky morning people. The older I get, the later my mornings start, and the less perky they are! So, being woken up at 5:00 in the morning  by a Lieutenant initiating a recall did not make me happy. A call a few minutes later while my husband was in the shower, pretty much locked in the fact that I was up for the day. When I was coming out of the bathroom, the phone rang for the third time. All of these calls came before 5:30! My husband's alarm actually goes off at 5:30, but for someone who usually sleeps until 7:30 or 8, this is just torture. 

Instead of letting it get me angry like it has in the  past, I realized that this is an area in my life that I need to improve. Perhaps being so tired, I was not awake enough for the adrenaline to run through yet. I don't know. This morning I had to remind myself all 3 times that the purpose of the recall is to make sure that in case of an emergency, everyone in my husband's Squadron, or the entire base, if need be, can be contacted and can quickly return to base. It is a practice. Like all the years of sports that I played. Or practicing for a swim meet, or a horse show. 

I decided this morning to make a military support pendant to help remind me of why my husband  is in the military, and why these early morning calls should make me proud to be his wife, rather than angry at the early rising. 

It turned out a bit bigger than I intended, because of my lack of small yellow beads. I am going to change that though... yellow is now on my shopping list.  It is actually almost 5 inches tall... perhaps something better hung in a window that on my neck? 

I will not be posting it on Jubillie unless someone just sees it here and wants it. This was really more an exercise for me.     

Happy Birthday Chris!

Today is my little sister's birthday.  I would like to wish her the very best happiest birthday ever! 

I am uploading my princesses to my shop today. Check them out here.  I actually only have three to start, but there are more on the way. Eventually, I will seperate the jewelry from everything else. But, for now, they will just have to be together!

Bad Night

I had a bad night last night. I was sleepy, but my body refused to cooperate. I spent about 4 hours working at ChaCha, then played in the Etsy chat rooms for a bit. I finally gave up and hit the bed again around 4:15, where I watched the second half of Knocked Up, before finally falling asleep... only to wake up when B's alarm went off an hour later. 

This morning I have been taking more pictures for my site. Please check out my stuff!! 

But, for now, I need a nap!

Fish Tails

Today, I have been sitting here making new items to post in the store. I am not ready to post the new stuff yet... I still need to take pictures and write descriptions... in the mean time, I LOVE these earrings. 

If you like these earrings, and want to purchase them, you can buy them HERE. If you purchase  Fish Tail Earrings with the code FREE FISH in the "message to seller" section, I will give you a free pair of Fish Tail Earrings! 

Back to Work Tomorrow-

I have taken a few days off from making stock for my store, from blogging, and from ChaCha-ing while we have had some company. 

I will be back in full force tomorrow. 

"Quotation Marks"

While looking around today for some fresh ideas, I followed a suggestion on Twitter to check out the "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks.  People are snapping pictures all over the country of signs where quotation marks are seriously misused. 

This site is great for people like me. I have been accused of being the Captain of the Grammar Police.  

Weddings and Things...

There is a lot of wedding talk lately around here. Both my sister and I have a few weddings to attend this year. Yesterday my cousin and I went to David's Bridal for her to try on dresses for when she is the maid of honor in an upcoming wedding. 

I am going to attempt to do a wedding portrait this weekend. I have been married almost 3 years, but never succeeded in getting one... so, we are trying again. This is me on my wedding day with 3 of my bride's maids:

I wish I had known about Etsy when I was wedding planning. If so, I might have scored something like this bracelet, from seller Lazy Angel, back then!! I love it!

In the mean time, click HERE to head over to my site, and check out my pieces... I will be adding more new stuff one the company parade finishes at our house!

The Captian says...

Yesterday, my cousin April came to visit. We took her to downtown Charleston for dinner. We ended up walking around the Market Street area, and wandered into the early (8-9 pm) bar scene. There was not too much going on, obviously. It has been a few years since I have been remotely active on the bar scene... but even I know that 8 is a bit early for anything good to happen! 

We were just sitting and talking, and laughing a little at the only thing going on... a couple of girls who had probably been drinking since noon... they were dancing around all over the place and drawing a lot of attention. 

All of a sudden, April announces that there is a Pirate in the bar. Good old Captain Morgan had come to Charleston. 

I am an Air Force Wife.

I am an Air Force Wife. My husband grew up in a military family. He has now served over 18 years in the US Air Force. When I was younger I never dreamed in a million years that I would marry someone in the military. It was way to regimented a lifestyle for me to even consider getting involved with! Don't you know that I went and married one anyway! But, it was the best move I ever made. 

Though, the military does put a different kind of stress on our lives that other marriages can't comprehend. In the end, I think that also makes ours stronger, on a different level. The hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life was to watch my husband walk away to get on a plane for his first deployment in our marriage. I had a hard time handling that. However, like so many other trials in my life, with the help of my family and friends, i was able to deal. My husband came home safe. Thankfully, so far he has been home since then!

I am so proud to be an Air Force Wife. In a couple of years I will be the wife of an Air Force retiree. I can't help but wonder what new things we will encounter once we are back in the civilian world!