Terri Ventura's Dime Store Daze

Proud as can be...

Billy Finegan lived with our family for 4 years and became an integral part of our lives.. he is a World Class Athlete, he has competed in Karate all over the world, owns a Dojo in NY.. and the list goes on..

He has written a book on boxing and fitness and had a book signing the other night at the local Barnes & Noble.. Oh did I say he is also a Golden Gloves Boxing Champ..He is like a son to me..and brother to my kids, i can't begin to tell you how very proud I am of him and all the he has accomplished and all that he will in the future...here's a picture of Billy with my daughter Jessy ...and a link to the book if you'd like to see Boxing for Beginners

We Love You Bill !!!!

Fresh for the spring....this Etsy Designer has it all....

what a wonderful store Robin has, she uses findings in such a unique way 

have fun looking in her Etsy shop

at CopperRobinJewelry...

Etsy Artist of the week...is....

this week has been long , very long for my family and i do want to thank you all for your kind wishes...

now onto happier matters I have yet another great jewelry designer to share with you her name is Ellen and she lives in the Bay area , I believe.. my old stomping grounds...her etsy shop name is Street Noodles cute name huh.. her designs will speak for themselves..Also check out her blog at Nineandahalfdesign.blogspot.com

Great New Findings,Charms,and Vintage items...

You must see all the great items i just got in.. I have had them professionally plated in a beautiful Brass Ox and Silver Ox.

My Heart Is Heavy...Sad...Lost...

It's with great sadness I share with you all that my Dear Father In Law Dominic Ventura Passed away this morning at 10:30am . He had a massive stroke yesterday .  He was 90 years young , he was with it till the very end..He was My Husbands Best Friend.. I want to share a few moments in his life with you all.

celebrate it with me and know that he's in a good 

place...I want to tell what I think is a great family tradition that my Father In Law kept going for the past 54 years..Every Christmas Eve My Father in law and his 4 little kids would head out to get the christmas tree (they had to do it then  cause it was cheaper lol) while my mom in law stayed home to make the sauce.. can you tell they're Italian...they would come home with what they thought was a great tree and set it up , eat the pasta and then the kids were each allowed to put one ornament each on the tree...the kids went off to bed with dreams of Santa coming down the chimney with all the presents.  During the night as the kids were just falling asleep their dad would dress up as Santa and come into each room and shake these jingle bells ever so lightly so as not to totally wake them.. as the morning approched Mom & Dad were very busy decorating the tree with lights and beautiful ornaments and of course putting all the presents under the tree.  When morning came the children would jump out of bed so excited knowing Santa had been there, the tree was ablaze with the wonders of christmas morning...My in laws kept that tradition going in that each Christmas Eve my father in law would dress up as Santa and each child no matter how old would sit on his lap & tell him what he wanted Santa to bring him the next morning.. The emotions this stirs are fabulous , I will miss you Dad...

Lets hear it for another great Etsy Artistian...

Here's another of the fabulously talented Artists who buy from my Etsy shop...

It always thrills me to see the magic they all create, Please stop by Starsb117

her work is outstanding..

Have you all heard about the new Steam-punk Jewelry Designer...

Well here she is Ricky ( a fellow New Yorker).. has to be one of the most innovative designers I have seen in a long while.. her designs were showcased on the cover of Auxiliary  ..this is what they had to say "Extremely beautiful and exceptionally unique,setting the pace of Steam-punk Jewelry the world over"  Ricky's Fabulous Etsy shop can be found at edmdesigns check it out, her designs are one of a kind...

Here's another two Great Designers ...

The first is a shop called Adorn You..

her designers are so so pretty.. It's so nice for me to see what the artists do with the items I sell ..

The second shop is called Right Minded Designs

her designers have such a Bohemian flair to them...just love them both and also love the fact that you are all so supportive of all the new artists shops I've been posting about...in this economy we all can use the boost..