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Monday's Featured Item of the day by Curl Girl Designs
Tuesday's item of the day from Tsuru Bride
I am TsuruBride and I make adorable, metallic leather accessories. You should totally care, since if you're ever feeling down my products always make people smile, and who doesn't like smiling? Except for mean, bitter people, but they're horrible at accessorizing anyway. Oh, maybe that's why they're bitter....
How do you plan to take over the world with your creations?
My evil plan consists of an abundance of cuteness. With each creation I melt more and more hearts, until eventually, all that left is warm, mushy feelings, and I swoop in for the kill! Victory will be mine!
If you had to be on one reality TV show, which one would it be and why?
Has to be Project Runway! I'm obsessed with that show as it is, and with my background in fashion design it just makes sense. Plus it's one of the least embarrassing reality shows, and I'd like to hold onto my dignity as long as I can.
Describe one of your prized possessions.
Warning: I'm about to get all sentimental here....
I was trying to pick something like my grandmother's cameo or knick knacks I've collected from my travels, perhaps my sewing machine. But then I thought about what if the house burned down, what would I try and take with me, and the answer was easy - my husband. Now part of this is that my husband has started over in life many times and doesn't have a lot sentimental attachment to objects, and this has definitely rubbed off on me. As well, if I had to start over in life, I feel like as long as my husband was along for the ride, I'd be OK. And I think he'd be OK with the label of "possession", as long as I was his possession as well.
Taking the characteristics of different animals, describe your ideal hybrid pet. What would you name it?
I'd take the short stubby legs of a dachshund, my cat's ears and her purring, an elephants trunk, and some whale's fins. Oooooo.. I would totally mix in some robot action as well. I would name him Fluffy. I like the idea of having a really generic name for an oddball. This, by the way, is going to be in my new line of purses. LOL!
Answer the following statements, for each category, in such a way that it expresses the diversity of your tastes:
b. Movies: I like The Philadelphia Story, but I also like Ironman.
c. Food: I like chocolate, but I also like sushi.
When you close your eyes, do you dream about Night Ranger?
No, but I do dream of Knight Rider.... mmmmm..... oh KITT, you sexy beast of a car.....
Friday's Featured Item of the day

Team Member SHOUT OUT!
Congrats to Lynda of ArmandoJavierDesign!
So, one of our very own has some great things happening in her business right now! Lynda's Obama Leather bags have gained so much popularity that they are flying out of her shop!
She is busily making these bags non stop to keep up with the demand. And after being featured in magazine's such as Ebony (march issue), and newspapers such as the Washington Post Express, we probably won't see her come out from her work room for the next 4 to 8 years! Congrats Girl! Keep it up!
Tsuru Bride presents: The Copper Cat Clutch CONTEST!!
Some friends and I noticed that my copper cat clutch keeps showing up on blogs and other pages, kinda like the gnome in Amelie, and I have decided to hold a contest to see who can find the most pages with my copper cat on it.
How to play:
Search online and find as many pages as possible with the below image (I've found 7). It needs to be my copper cat (no champagne or other color cats will do). Then email me at tsurubride (at) gmail.com with the links, with "copper cat contest" in the subject line.
For example: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13685427 You can include that example in the ones you find. You can also stock the odds in your favor by posting the copper cat on your own blog and your friends blog, though other people will be able to grab those links as well.
Please make sure you include all your links in 1 email.


