15% Discount Coupon

Don't those flowers above look gorgeous? It's really starting to feel like summer here and we're taking off to L.A. for the weekend to visit family.

For Memorial Day I'm offering a 15% off coupon - just type MEMORIAL2011 in the coupon code section at checkout. The coupon is active now and good until midnight May 30. Have a great holiday weekend!

Album Review - Mediterraneo

I was recently given the opportunity to listen to the album titled Mediterraneo by guitarist Milos Karadaglic. A little bit of information about him - Milos is a world class guitarist from Montenegro and began playing guitar at the age of 8. As a teenager Milos attended the Royal Academy of Music in London and graduated with honors. Mediterraneo is Milos' debut album.
Tracklisting:

1. Asturias
2. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
3. Sevilla
4. Lágrima
5. Spanish Romance
6. Adelita
7. Granada
8. Koyunbaba 1. Moderato
9. Koyunbaba 2. Mosso
10. Koyunbaba 3. Cantabile
11. Koyunbaba 4. Presto
12. No. 3 Mera magiou
13. No. 4 Vasilepses, asteri mou
14. Capricho árabe
15. El testament de n'Amelia
16. Andaluza
17. Oriental No. 5 & no. 2 from Danzas españolas
18. Fandango

Instrumental/guitar is one of my favorite music genres and Milos' guitar playing is so soothing to listen to. I would highly recommend this CD to everyone! Connect with Milos on Facebook for a free download to hear for yourself.

Disclosure: I was given a copy of this CD in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

The Complete Albums Collections

Great news for music lovers - today, Legacy Recordings introduced a brand new product series available exclusively online - The Complete Albums Collection. This new product line features boxed sets of original album catalogs by The Byrds, Stan Getz, Sam Cooke and Return to Forever.

These boxed sets are available exclusively at PopMarket.com, the first music flash sale site. More boxed sets coming soon!

New shop items

I recently went on a collage-sheet shopping spree and have been busy creating products for the shop with the new images I have. Here's one of my new favorites, currently available as a pocket mirror or purse hook:

craft show update

Happy Monday! So the first big craft show of the season is over (I consider the Spring Fest at Cuyamaca College just a warm up!). There were so many people at North Park's Festival of the Arts (35,000). It was a little overwhelming at times to have so many people stop at the Little Pink Plum booth but thanks to all that did - I think at one point there were about 17 people crammed into the 10x10 space! Of course I forgot to bring my camera in all the busyness of getting ready for the show plus having to deal with getting my car fixed since another driver hit it last week but you can read more about the Festival and see pictures here.

I was able to get a banner made, so after 3 years of craft shows I finally feel like I have a professional looking booth now. I ended up having to hang my banner using clothespins instead of attaching it to the front of a table but I'm still happy with the way things turned out. The banner is a little plain, no designs or anything, but it is a pinkish/plum color & has my website on it. Take a look:



Now it's back to making things for the next craft show - I applied to do a Christmas in July fair & hopefully will hear back from them soon. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth to say hi (Sophia, etc) and thanks again to the North Park Craft Mafia for letting Little Pink Plum be part of their Line Up of Usual Suspects.

Book Review - Lead Serve Love

I recently read Lead Serve Love, 100 Three-Word Ways to Be Like Jesus, written by Gregory E. Lang.

The author states in the introduction that the book was written for those who want to walk in the Spirit and do what Jesus would do, but need a simple, loving nudge to take those steps. The author has managed to convey in three word sentences what we can do, followed up by a paragraph and Bible verses that pertain to the three word sentence. There are 100 three word sentences and you would probably be able to get through the whole book in one sitting or also choose to read one sentence per day and use it as a devotional.

The book was written in a way that is easy to read and understand. I was impressed with the book cover with its rounded edges and pretty illustrations and thought this would be a great book for gift giving. As soon as I opened the book, the first page is for writing the recipient’s name if you do choose to give this as a gift. I would recommend this book to others.


Disclosure: I was given a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Art Meets Fashion on May 6!

You're invited to the NTC Promenade Arts & Cultural District for a FREE evening of happenings. On May 6th, Arts Meets Fashion, collaboration between local fashion designers & artists offers an outdoor dance performance at Legacy Plaza. Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater presents a preview of New Voices with 2 sections from "Hunters Trilogy" and a cast of 10 dancers. Followed by a Fashion Show & Open Catwalk in the Rose Garden. See featured designer's fashions and then join in the action yourself! Show up wearing fashions from local designers, fill out a note card for the MC to read, and strut your stuff!



Be sure to stop by the Velvet Klaw Studios, located in Barracks 19, for a hands-on screen printing and t-shirt reconstruction demo! Bring a light colored t-shirt and print your own shirt to cut up, restyle and take home! Screen printing is a fun way to create your own fashions!

There will also be several crafty vendors who will be set up around the venue selling their wares. It's the perfect time to get some Mother's Day shopping done with lots of unique items available for purchase. Check 'em out - Attic 802, Hey Hot Stems, Little Pink Plum (Me!), Tabou Treasures, Tora Jewelry, Vee Y. Design, Wink Artisans, Zabana Essentials, & Zedena Designs.



Other happenings for the evening include: The Gilded Cage at fiveloaves twofish * Evolution Transformed at VISIONS ART Museum: Contemporary Quilts and Textiles * Wired at ARTS A Reason to Survive * Mannequin Project Exhibitions** at ARTS A Reason to Survive * Sophie's Gallery * Art Meets Fashion Artists Exhibition-Weiss Gallery @ Dance Place presented by Jean Isaacs SD Dance Theater * Jeans 4 Justice exhibit in the Martha Pace Swift Gallery * View works of art at seven different galleries * explore the resident artists' studios, dance studios and fitness studios, enjoy coffee and artisan chocolates at Chi Chocolate.


Friday, May 6th
5 pm - 8 pm
2640 Historic Decatur Road, SD, 92106
For more information call (619) 573-9260


Reprinted from the San Diego North Park Craft Mafia blog