Super Saturday - a follow-up to Fearless Friday

Well, I blogged yesterday that I was going to use one of the great threads Etsy provides and have another
Etsian grade my shop.  It was nerve wracking for me - I wanted to know what changes to make, but I didn't want to hear anything too bad.  It turned out, it was a wonderful experience.  I had 3 different people grade my store and they all gave me an A.  I'm sure they were still being kind, but it really was nice to hear that I'm doing at least a few things right :)  In a way, it gave me more confidence to not worry about every little thing and keep thinking about what I can do to make my store the best it can be.

This entire process reminded me how I don't particularly like being out of my comfort zone, but it makes me feel so good afterwards (ask me about my dog-sledding experience for more examples!!!!).  So, I would like to make Fearless Fridays a regular thing to my blog.  I don't know if I can come up with enough things at first that put me in that nervous (but good) position, so please let me know if you have any suggestions...or even if you would like me to post something you have done yourself that fits that description!  It doesn't have to be dangerous by any means, just something we would normally put off till that proverbial tomorrow.

Oh, and why is this Super Saturday?  I finally had my first sale, thanks to my fellow Etsy Paper Team member, Paper Peddler.  And I was able to contribute to the Susan G. Komen goal.  YAY!!!!

Fearless Friday

Okay, I've decided to bite the bullet and take leap:  I'm going to have my store graded using this thread:  http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5939911&page=484.  I'm pretty worried, which probably means that I know it could look better and I need to spend more time trying to figure out how, but here goes...
...I'll let you know how it goes.

My new shoes

I just have to tell everyone how much I love wearing my TOMS shoes.  I got brown ones that go wonderfully with all of my Ellembee shirts - a little shout out to one of my favorite Etsians!  The shoes are a little expensive and much more than I would normally spend for this type of shoe, but I liked their cause (posted below) and they are as comfortable as any slippers I've ever owned.  I'm sure people much more talented than myself can make their own shoes, but this will be about as close as I will ever come to wearing shoes that feel like they were made just for me.  Click on the link below if you have a chance; it's a really neat thing.

New Shoes

Community - Official Store - TOMS Shoes - A Pair of New Shoes is Given to a Child in Need With Every Pair Purchased - One for One - TOMSshoes.com

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End of Summer recipe

I know blueberry season is pretty much over and I wanted to share this WONDERFUL recipe that I just found.  It allowed me to use up the end of my blueberries (you can use frozen if you don't have fresh) and some rhubarb I had laying around (again, frozen is okay).  ENJOY!

RHUBERRY CRISP

1 c. flour
1/2 c. oatmeal
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. cold water

2 c. rhubarb
2 c. blueberries
1/2 c. sugar
2 tbsp. flour



Combine first 7 ingredients. Mix to form crumbs. Set aside.

Combine last 4 ingredients and put in 8x8 pan. Sprinkle crumb mixture over top. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes.