Call for Sponsors

I know that most people post this sort of post near the end of the previous month, but I am not most people.  And since I do ads through Passionfruit, you can sponsor my blog anytime you'd like to, not just at the beginning of the month.  Passionfruit automatically runs each ad for 30 days at a time, which makes it really easy.  This isn't an ad for Passionfruit ads.  I just really like running my ads through them.

I'm sure that you're wondering, of all of the bloggers I could sponsor, why would I pick you?  Well I'm glad you asked.  For one, I always visit my sponsor's sites.  If I really like it, it could even become my Shop or Blog of the Month at some point!  Besides that, I will share links to your posts or products on Twitter and Pinterest.  If that's not enough to convince you, I could really use the little bit of money I would gain from you sponsoring me.  I still haven't been able to go back to work since I'm still very sick and weak from all of this celiac ridiculousness, and nobody has been buying any of my Etsy products for awhile.  (I only made one sale during the Christmas season.)  So I have zero income, which is super stressful.

If you would like to help me out but don't want to sponsor me, you can check out my new Valentine's Day jewelry collection on Etsy.  Even if you don't buy anything, I would really appreciate it if you could share it with your friends through social media.  Thanks.

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Kids

Do you have a granddaughter, daughter, or niece who you would like to get a gift for this Valentine's Day?  Are you looking for something that will last longer than chocolate or candy?  If the little girl on your list is between the ages of 7 and 13, you should check out the new girl's necklaces in my shop.  These necklaces were lovingly handmade to brighten any little girl's Valentine's Day.

What We Did for Valentine's Day

G and I went to Safeway to get some ingredients.  Then we went back to his place and made a thing called chicken pillows.  They were super easy to make and turned out absolutely delicious.  G told me he had a bottle of tabasco sauce out just in case, but he didn't need it : )  We used vegetable flavored cream cheese and also roasted and chopped up some green peppers in the filling.   If you decide to make them yourself, I would recommend only making half of the filling and of the sauce, because we have half of each left over.  But the filling is pretty much awesome chicken salad with cream cheese instead of mayo, so if you do end up with extra, you can use it for sandwiches the next day or put it on crackers for a snack.  And the sauce is basically just a really creamy and rich soup, so you can eat that with your chicken salad sandwich for lunch, which is what I'm doing today (February 15th; this is a scheduled post).  I baked G a dozen banana chocolate chip muffins earlier in the day and made him a Legend of Zelda valentine.  He ate one of the muffins for breakfast this morning and said that they're perfect, and G tells it like it is, trust me, so that made me happy.  And he really loved the Valentine, especially after he had a pretty bad day at work.  He bought me some Scratch tickets for my Valentine's gift and I won $3.  We both agreed not to spend a lot of money on each other and our Valentine's Day was really great anyway.  Also, it was my first Valentine's Day ever not single, and I couldn't have asked for a better one.  And also my mom sent me a huge package, which contained chocolates and some jewelry she made for me to sell in my Etsy shop, among other things.

I went all out on my makeup and my outfit even though we weren't going out. I even did eyeliner, which if you don't know, is a thing that I will readily admit I am terrible at. I even ordered a plastic guide off eBay to help me. But I can't even use it because it makes my eyelid twitch even more!   Here are some pictures of what I wore.

the makeup

the outfit, all thrifted/ebay except the skirt,
which was on sale at a real store,
and the jewelry; bangle is DIY from a water bottle!

the lovely necklace which I bought after I won a giveaway to Doubledutch Boutique
I haven't taken it off since I got it; I love it that much