winner!

Well, i was hoping to drive a little bit more traffic to the blog with this giveaway, but i'm happy to have you lovies that entered!

so, in the worlds smallest giveaway pool...

& the winner is....

CONNIE of

SogniESorrisi

congrats sweetie!!!

e-mail to Spankyluvsit@gmail.com with your address so i can send you your package!!!

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6 months!!!

i can't believe i'm taking the time to blog right now!!!

i'm rushing around trying to clean the apartment, get pretty & make a dinner before the boyf gets home in an hour!!! BUT i was in desperate need of a smoke & some fresh air (between candles, curling iron & the oven, it was getting a bit hot!!!)
so, i thought, on my mini break, i'd check in with you all.

on the menu: baked chicken breast, broc, rice & home-made chicken gravy!


on the bod [mom, if you're reading, skip this part...]: a sexy black lace [sooo soft] teddy/nighty with hot pink knickers & bra! lots of glitzy jewels... since i never have any reason to wear them...

gifties: i only had a bit of money, but i bought some household stuff that we needed, including a little bookshelf he's been wanting. i also got a super cute card with a red glitter chili pepper that says "i'm hot for you". hahah.

big deal: ya, it's been 6 months.. it seems like its been 6 years... but this is a very odd relationship when it comes to milestones & order... we've been dating for 6 months, living together for 3 & tonight, i think i'm gunna drop the "L" bomb! eek!

well, i've got about 45 mins to get sexy, cook gravy & pick out mood music!!!

wish me luck!

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end of summer cleanout *GIVEAWAY*

i bought sooo many things for giveaways before my life took a turn for the cra-cra & after falling in luv with it all, packing it all up, driving it across the states with me & storing it in not one, but TWO apartments, i think that it's time to buckle down & do a massive giveaway, in hopes that it will also drive my readers back to the blog & rejoin me in my blogisphere!

so... here it is...

SUMMER BLOWOUT GIVEAWAY NUMBER ONE!

prize description:

1. Pink Metallic Duckie Bank - Pier 1
2. GaGa glasses -BleuDame.com
3. Essie Polish in "Material Girl" - Essie.com
4. Rhinestone purse hanger - Amazon.com
5. Duckie Pez dispenser - PEZ brand
6. Diamond bath salt - Pier 1
7. Spanky luvs it* M&Ms - personalized via mms.com
8. Orange scented bath soap flowers [grapefruit scent] - Pier 1
9. Blue scented bath soap flowers ["water mist" scent] - Pier 1
10. Pendant - donated by the luvly Lynne from Lynne's This and That on etsy
11. LOVE LOVE pink glitter nail file - Pier 1
12. Classic mini duck - Oriental Trading Co.

woohoo! So many fun thingies!

How to enter:

well, bare with me, because, honestly, i'm reallllly trying to get my readers back & to make sure that i haven't lost everyone in the past cray months.
Ok, ok, so i am shallow & desperate & insecure & in a great need to know that there are people out there! So, ya, i'm gunna make you jump through a few little hoops to get these awesome giveaways!

a) um, duh, COMMENT ON THIS POST! (one entry point)
b) TWEET ME! (@spankyluvsit) & tell me that you LUVS the giveaway gifties &, if you're so inclined, that you luvs me too! teehee (1 additional entry point)
c) re-blog! if you reblog with a link to my giveaway, bringing more readers & especially new readers to my blog, i might as well just be your personal bitch for ever! haha but, i can't, so... i'll give you extra props! If you re-blog, comment again to let me know! (additional 3 entry points!)
d) blog about my etsy shop *Twitterpated Pretty*. The reopening of my shop has become my newest pet project. (additional 5 entry points)

I'm going old school on pulling a winner this time. I'll literally write your name on scraps of paper, one scrap for every point you earn & i'll pull a winner. I'll be pulling the winner on September 15th, so GET TO IT!

i LUVS you alllllll!!!

  

 [gee, i sure hope that this works!]

ps: if i get over 50 comments, i'll throw in an extra special prize, made my Spanky, out of the Twitterpated Pretty shop!!!

 

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sugar skulls

i'm so obsessed with sugar skulls.

i've been painting skulls, skull masks, cutouts, bottle, canvas, all of sugar skulls...

i want to make cookies to look like these (even tho i think this is fabric swatches):

how amazing! They are so beautiful!

I've been wanting to celebrate the Day of the Dead [Dia de los Muertos] for years, but i never ended up being able to. I'm going to celebrate this year, pay homage to the friends & family that i've lost in my life.

I'm working on my skulls for both Halloween & DotD.

I'm going to also work on some projects for my ETSY Shop!

Twitterpated Pretty

Has anyone ever celebrated? What did you do? Do you have sugar skulls or photos of any DotD art?
LEMME SEE!!!

Here's some more photos that i've found, drooled over, & been inspired by:

then, there's this unreal piece of gorgeousness, which i actually JUST saw, & looks a lot like a project i've been working on for a few days!

check *twitterpated pretty* in the next week to see updated items!

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are you out there?

[image from here]

is anyone still reading? is anyone still there?

hellloooooooooo?!?!

i'm going to make the rounds, i'm going to hope to find you all again!

[miss u.]

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challenge: help Spanky make some serious ca$h... [giveaway?]

hi!

i miss u... :o(

but, look! i'm alive & well! Here i am!!! [just took this pic! haha, don't mind our messy room!]

seriously folks... i'm sorry that i haven't updated in a while, but to be honest, i'm bug'n a lil bit... we're seriously scrapped for cash & i haven't been able to snag a jobbie yet.

What have i been doing with myself you ask?

well... i've been keeping busy making some luvly art.

I've been cranking out some wonderful [i mean... i think...] painted bottles.
i think that i can really make some money by selling them, along with my handmade dream catchers & my new luvlies, my paper lanterns.

So, i need to ask you all a HUGE... no, MASSSSSIVE favour...

i'm going to reopen my etsy shop,

*Twitterpated Pretty*

... would any of of you be willing to post a link on your blog OR buy a Spanky handmade luvly, or promotoe on your blog or anything of the like?
i'm reallly trying to make a go at being a paid artist, just for the time being.
I'd be MORE than happy to return the promo favour to anyone that has a shop & i'll also make a list of everyone who lets me know about the promotions that they've done, & be sure to return the wonderful favour with a goodie.

in fact, FUCK IT, let's make it a driving force... for the next month, i'll promise to do the very best i can to keep up with thr blog as well as all of ur bliggities & take a serious note of who are my loyal luvies. Everyone that promos me, please e-mail a link to

Spankyluvsit@gmail.com

so i can check it out, link it back & we can [fingers crossed] make a little web from all the attraction.
IF you promo or maybe the word is CONVINCE any one of your readers to buy something from my treasure trove, tell the buyer to add the message

"Spanky luvs [your blog name]" 

with a link to YOUR blog & i'll keep count.

the person who gets the most referrals by November 1st will get a package from me with a CUSTOM dreamcatcher, bottle & a lantern ON THE HOUSE.

yes, that's right people, we are taking "giveaway" to a while other, self promoting level.

hey, i'm not ashamed, i'm in SERIOUS need of the cash!!!

I REALLLLLY hope that you all are up for the challange.

i know i haven't been the best host lately... i feel awful about that...
seriously, i feel like i've been letting you all down for quite a while...

i miss you all so much....

i'm trying, so desperately, to get my shit together so i can be the *Spanky* you all know & luv.

help me with this & you will be rewarded.

comment on this post 1 time to be added to my "THANK YOU LIST", tweet about it [do people still tweet? or is twitter dying down?] for a check mark next to your name on my list, re-blog to get a star, link to www.etsy.com/twitterpatedpretty for an underline, get readers to "convo" me on etsy for a cute pink highlight on your name, etc., etc.,....

Seriously, if i can make some money off of selling my beauties, i would have NO problem devoting a few hours to make some thank you gifts for my luvlies.

i luv you all sooooo much, it's literally INSANE!

again, e-mail

Spankyluvsit@gmail.com

if you want a button for your blog, if you've added a link or a post, or if you can think of any other venues or ways that i should be promoting my "grand re-opening", OR if you'd like to work out a give-away on your blog with something from my shop [obvi we'll have to come up with how to do that in a way that i can make some dough, so i can buy some groceries...] PLEASE feel free.

make the subject line

"Twitterpated Pretty" 

so i know to look out for it.

hugs & kisses.

luvs it*
to the person

catalogs... like meow.

i've developed an obsession with catalogs...

in the last few days, i've subscribed to probably 50+ catalogs...

i think it's because i desperately want mail... & because i'm too poor to buy magazines...

i've found myself requesting catalogs from the staple Vickie's [victoriasecret.com] to Wine Country Gift Baskets [winecountrygiftbaskets.com].
(When the wine one came, Bazinga said "wine gifts? seriously?" then we sat looking at it for a good 15 mins, hahahha)

i obviously don't have money to actually BUY much of anything from these catalogs, but it's fun to browse.

I think that one of my favs has always been Uncommon Goods [uncommongoods.com].

Do you know of any super awesome catalogs that i should subscribe too? Comment me & lemme know!!!

If i find any really great ones, i'll post about it.

ps: yes, i realize how lame my life has become...

the only other news that i have to update you all with is that my tan has greatly improved, i have gotten a library card, & i've read three more books. haha, oh, & i have cable!
i've also been cooking (i made BOMB chicken noodle aka Chickey Noodey soup & managed to pull together a whole meal last night while cooking brownies! ... here i come "Housewife of the Year"... arent' you supposed to have a rock on your finger before you can be called a housewife? hmm....).

i'lll be sure to update the books i've read shortly.

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