Inlinkz Gadget and Link Manager Trying Stuff

I've been using InLinkz for quite a while here on my blog, Beads of Clay Blog, Delaware Etsy Street Team Blog and for the Art Walk Etsy Team blog.

I use it so that other people can link up their blog, Etsy shop, etc to a specific blog post so we can help promote each other's work.

Right now I'm looking into some of the other things that InLinkz has to offer.

Like how can you host a contest where people can vote on links & pick a winner?

And their Link Manager - seems pretty cool for making collections (reminds me slightly of Pinterest)...

So I don't have a lot of time this week, but wanted to quick give something a try:

I went out and found a code for the Link Manager (it's in Beta testing now)

And I created a collection based on a couple of my porcelain pendant sets I've got in my Etsy shop:

Marsha Neal Studio Leaf Pendant Set in Dusty Denim Glaze

Marsha Neal Studio Random Boxes Pendant Set in Peacock

Marsha Neal Studio Wavy Grid Pendants in Peacock Glaze

Marsha Neal Studio O Series Pendant Set in Twilight

InLinkz.com

If you think you might be interested in InLinkz, would you please see about checking them out through my links to help get me referrals (helps get my subscription extended).
Here is their cute logo that has my referral code too:

Tell me what you think!
I know this has SO much potential!
Now only to get my brain around it...

Honoring September for 2010 for My Mom Pattie...

So here we are…

Three years ago, my mom celebrated her last birthday (September 1) in the hospital while doing battle with Leukemia. I remember it fell on the Labor day weekend. I was three months away from having Chloe...

This is a photo of my mom, Pattie, at our rehearsal dinner in September 2004.  One of my favorite pics!

Actually on this day in, she was battling a bad case of pneumonia which is listed on her death certificate as actual cause of death (with underlying AML)… She was taken off of life support eleven days later...

I wish I could say it was a great last birthday for her, but it was probably the worst one ever. 

Just the week before she had been almost her normal self again.
Chatty on the phone with everyone, joking with the doctors (yelling at one of them as told by Jamie, who jokingly said: I'd never try to intentionally piss of your mom, she's brutal...). 

But I think her body really began to give up the fight. 

The seizures were on her doorstep. 

Sepsis was on it's way too. 

She died at 54 years old. 

Although, it should be said 54 years young… 

Too young...

But Birthdays are for celebrating… 

So enough with that mode of thinking!

Now that I have become a mother myself…
(Insert cute kid pics here - I had to!)

Chloe… Born December 2007

Riley… Born December 2009.

…On my birthday, I thank my mom for all that she must've gone through on that day to bring me into the world…

I have a totally different understanding now.

So Grandmom - THANK YOU!!!

And to all those before her… Thanks!

Owl Clip Art Image on Porcelain Pendant Necklace by Marsha Neal Studio in My Mom Pattie Etsy shop.

Ok, so now for the details of my "Honoring September" 2010 special…

For every $10 you spend (retail) in the month of September 2010 in:

1. My Mom Pattie Etsy shop

2. Marsha Neal Studio Etsy shop

3. Marsha Neal Studio website

You will earn 1 chance to win a Marsha Neal Studio gift certificate…

Owl clip art image on round pendant by Marsha Neal Studio (limited edition) available in the My Mom Pattie Etsy Shop.

Here are the three Gift Certificate categories:

$50 gift certificate category is for everyone that earns at least 1 entry.

$100 gift certificate category is for those of you that purchase $50 or more.

$150 gift certificate category is for those of you that purchase $100 or more.

If you purchase over $210, I will put 7 chances into each category for you…
(you get that last one, right?)

These can be combined retail purchases over the month of September 2010 between all three sites.

I will be adding more pieces into both Etsy shops over the next week or two…

And as a special to those of you out there with blogs or websites: 
If you post about this "Honoring September 2010" event by using the My Mom Pattie Etsy Shop Button (see side bar to right for html code) you will earn one entry for a chance to win a $50 retail gift certificate to my Marsha Neal Studio website or Etsy Shop. 
Make sure to leave a comment here or link up your blog post below…


Thanks Everyone!!!
Happy September to you all...

State Of Hands Test...

I have been wanting to try this InLinkz thing on my blog. And right now with Riley playing in his bouncy toy, I can bust out the laptop to try it.

So here is the state of my hands:

Weed pulling without gloves hand... (need to get me a new nail brush!)

Or maybe: think twice about biting my nails...
Or: I really need to get into the studio hands...

Riley's hands are busy curious hands today! I think he has learned that now with teeth, hands being in mouth can hurt...

Peeves the cat is a bit playful... Technically not hands, but that's not her fault... paws count too!

And Stinker... Well, you get the picture right? This shows her whole attitude about life...

Ok, so here is the test. Does this work with URL links to any site (blogs, websites, Flickr, Facebook, etc).

To find out, add your link to this blog of a picture of the state of your hands... (Nothing vulgar please - you know whom I am talking to!)

Make sure your link is to the actual page with the image, not just to a general website... Share this with friends too so we can get a good test batch...

Link back to this post by clicking on the title of this post and copying it on your post (if you can) somewhere...

This test will run until July 1, 2010 @ 11pm EST.

Thanks!