Etsy Shop NOW OPEN :)

Over the weekend I played with more

crafty ideas and ended up creating this feather Garland.

And i'm pretty much in love with it!

After making this and my Canvases

I decided i had enough products listed

so i went ahead and opened my Etsy Shop!

And i'm really excited about it!

I only have the canvases and feathers listed

as of now since i haven't had time to make anything else.

But i'm pretty confident in those items.

And as time goes on i'll hopefully create
more items to list in the shop!

This will be a fun little side job if it takes off.

Wish me luck ;)

And stop by my shop!

GoldGlitterShop

And buy something if you feel like it...

I won't stop you ;)

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!

Tomily day 1 {Flashback}

Wednesday is Tomily's ONE YEAR Anniversary ;)

On November 6th, 2012 Tom said Hi to me :)

Actually he said more that just hi.

It was Election night and Tom was staying up

late watching the election coverage.

We talked about some of the places we've both been to

and since i was sick at the time i let him know

that my legs were hot so i thought i had leg fever...

It's a miracle he kept talking to me after a line like that.

I also told him of my extreme fear of lizards

and how badly i wanted to marry Prince Harry...

The Prince Harry Convo:

Tom -  I don't understand why anyone would want to marry Harry, 

I'll cross my fingers for you though haha :)

Emily -Now I never said I wanted to marry him, 

I'd rather have a normal non royal British guy haha :-) {Whoa Girl, flirt much?}

Tom - Ah so there's a chance for us peasants then, that's good to know ;) {hehe yea there is}

Emily - Always a chance for the peasants ;) {hook,line and sinker}

Remember....This is just day 1 of Tomily ;)

Then, during the same conversation 

I mentioned that there should be a skype date in our future.

And Tom didn't really catch that one ;)

Skype date convo:

Emily - Oh I'm completely posh I won't even lie, 

but it's a really good posh accent, I try really hard :) 

Tom - I knew you would have a posh accent, 

I'll have to judge it some time. 

I'll work on my Texan in the meantime.

Emily -Yes please let's judge each others accents soon!! 

I foresee a Skype date in our future haha {Ding Ding Ding}

Tom -Haha yeah ok then. Just remember you have a good head start over me, 

I'm not even entirely sure what a Texan sounds like. {Yeah ok then? Really Tom? haha}

I'm so glad we went ahead and had that first skype date :)
he's such a stud crumpet...look at that smile!!
Don't mind me...i'm just being a weirdo as usual ;)

So then on Day 2 of talking

Tom was saying stuff like this...

Tom - I'm happy to pay on a date, I know a great restaurant in Liverpool. 

Just get a flight meet me there and I'll take care of the bill ;) 

{Ohhh i see what you're doing}

We were basically in a long distance relationship soon after that ;)

It's fun to look back at how quickly we clicked.

This has been the smoothest, easiest and most amazing

relationship that i've ever been in!!

I love him so much and i am 

SO excited that it is almost our one year

anniversary of Tomily!! :)

Have a great Monday!

-Em

Rbirkel (Etsy discount code) Twine Monogram Wreaths

Before i introduce you to another Etsy shop

I just want to say this...

19 DAYS TILL I GO TO ENGLAND.

WE'RE IN THE TEEENS PEOPLE!!!!!!

AND I CAN FINALLY SAY THIS MONTH

I WILL BE SEEING TOM!!!

Caps lock off ;)

woohoo

...

Happy November! It's going to be such an amazing month!

And what better way to start November off than with

a nice discount code to an Etsy shop!! 

Rachel is the shop owner over at rbirkel.

Rachel creates Adorable and affordable personalized and customized 

monogram wreaths, holiday wreaths, and home decor!

She's pretty much amazing and super talented!

These are the cutest wreaths!!

I think every door would look better with one

of these hanging on them!!

Rachel has been kind enough to offer a lovely discount

code to all of my readers who want to purchase the monogram wreaths.

Rachel is giving you all 20% off a monogram wreath.

All you have to do is visit her Etsy shop pick out your wreath

and enter in the code TWENTY at checkout.

More exciting things coming from this shop in the near future

so keep your eyes peeled for more Etsy related news! :)

Go check out her Etsy shop and let her know

I sent you over if you decide to purchase :)

Have a wonderful weekend

-Em

Gold and Glitter

I've been talking about getting an Etsy shop going,

and i'm happy to say i've finally got it just about ready to open.

The shop is going to be called "Gold Glitter Shop"

because all of the items are gold or glittery or golittery ;)

It will probably be a few more days before i open it

because i'm trying to make a few different items

so i can list multiple items for the shops grand opening ;)

Ever since i made the canvases i've had ideas

swirling around in my head...

"I can make this gold and this glittery

and i can spray paint that and oh i'm going to 

need some twine for that and and and..."

I've got the crafting bug and i'm not mad about it ;)

Tom on the other hand is a bit terrified

that i'm going to show up in November 

and be covered in gold glitter.

And he's probably right.

Sorry Tom ;)

Why do guys hate glitter so much?

It's so pretty and sparkly and once you get it

out chances are it's going to get in places you never 

even imagined it would get...

Ok, so i see their point ;)

Yesterday was spent collecting fallen leaves so i could paint them gold.

Ok Ok....i plucked a few of them too (like maybe 5)..i feel awful about it...

I'm a leaf murderer...but i stand by my story that they were about to fall off at any second...

And guess what?? I'm absolutely LOVING them!!

Spraying Gold Paint on just about anything does the heart good!

I can't wait to get started on my little project that involves these beauties!!

This weekend is going to be full of crafty projects :)

And hopefully sometime next week i will open my shop!!

Hope y'all have a great Thursday!

Tomorrow there is another Etsy Discount coming your way!!

So be sure to check that out! 

-Em

3 weeks, 21 days, 504 hours...till England

TODAY is three weeks till England.

21 days till Tom and I are reunited.

504 hours until my little heart is whole.

And if you want to get even more technical...

30,240 minutes or 1,814,400 seconds till i see my 

incredibly handsome stud crumpet!!

Remember July 12th when i wrote
that awfully sad post about saying goodbye to Tom
at the airport...so many crocodile tears that day.
It felt like it would be years before we'd be reunited.
And yet here we are again, 3 weeks from being back together.
It's so so exciting, i just can't even describe it!!

I'm so ready to be back with him.
Go on adventures together.
Eat pizza together.
Watch Breaking bad together..
girly siigghhh ;)

-Em

Stripes & Gold & Glitter

 A few days ago i decided to play around with this idea i was having.

When I peruse pinterest i always see things that send 

my brain into creative overdrive.

Which is what started happening when i saw some gold glitter

and then i saw some stripey canvases....

And then i saw Texas and then i saw a deer head ;)

Long story short i decided to play around with this idea.

Gold Glitter in the shape of Texas/Deer head on a striped canvas.

And Voila!!!

Two AMAZING canvases.

That i'm now selling, because i work fast ;)

Like i said a few days ago i'm working on opening an Etsy shop.

And i plan on selling these in the shop.

These will be totally customizable.

The canvas is 12x12

Here's what you customize:

- Background paint color

- Stripe, Chevron or polka dot background

- Gold Glitter state or country of your choice OR

- Gold Glitter Deer head w/ Antlers 

Still working on pricing but will post when i know.

And i'll post the Etsy shop once it's created.

Let me know if you're interested in one
and we can chat some more via email.

I've also been toying around with the idea
of painting white mugs with Gold Matte Spray paint.
I got the idea via a pinterest post found here.
But i'm thinking of ways to add my own flair to it
so i can add these bad boys to the shop as well.

I also need to perfect the taping technique.
And if i find the perfect little quote I might write it onto the mugs.

So there you have it.
I've been quite crafty lately which has been nice.

Hope you like my little works of art.
Like i said, if you're interested in any of this
please let me know, i want to start selling them ASAP!!
:)

ALSO twitter hates me and keeps telling me my password
is wrong even though it's not wrong and it tells me to tell it my email
i used to start my twitter so it can send me a password but
i don't remember the email i used when setting it up :(
Boo!!

So follow me on my new twitter
because i'm too lazy to get my old one to work.
PLUS a majority of my old twitter followers were
wannabe politicians and spam porn star followers...
Soooo really this was a good move ;)
Follow @emilyo_hw

-Em

Weekend Adventures

This weekend was homecoming at my University

so my family came up to visit me and fill their faces

with tasty Little Rock, Arkansas cuisine ;)

It was such a good weekend.

We ate so much, it became a mini foodcation.

That Popsicle in the picture above was the best

popsicle that i have EVER had!!

The lady who owns LePops has seriously

got herself a little gold mine.

Her product is all natural, homemade.

Mine was a Raspberry ice lolly dipped in 

a dark chocolate hardshell...holy moly it was tasty!!

It was so great to see my family.

This is the last time i'll see them until graduation.

Which means i'll be headed to England 

to see Tom before i see my family again.

Which is a pretty crazy idea.

Only 23 days till i hop on that plane ;)

I'm so so so ready!!!

Hope you all have a great Monday!

-Em