Closing in on 100

I am closing in on 100 items sold!

This is very exciting for me, as last March I set a goal of selling 100 items before the anniversary of my first item listing - October 20. Hopefully, I am not jinxing myself when I say I think I might make it!

The photo shows my newest earring style - Mini Modern Cones - a smaller version of my avatar earrings. To celebrate my milestone, I will be giving away a pair of Mini Modern Cones to every person who makes a purchase from my shop this week (now through midnight on Friday - or until I run out of cones). This offer is only good for blog readers, so please put "Blog Love" in the notes to seller to receive your free earrings.

And of course, whomever purchases my 100th item will receive additional goodies in their package as a special "thank -you."

One Reason I Love Blogging

Okay, so it is not really such a new idea that the internet makes our world smaller. But how often do you truly experience the results of this increasing sense that the world is your neighborhood,

Over the weekend I was driving around doing errands (read: having some alone time) and listening to NPR. They had a news story about a conflict between Russia and Estonia over a Soviet Era statue that the Estonians want to move from one place to another in their own country. Three months ago I would have listened while thinking about other things and would not really have taken any of this story in. But now, because of my blog-friend connnection with Eva, I actually listened with interest and wondered how Eva felt about it. I recognized the name of the capital city (Tallinn) and could actually picture it in my mind.

So, three cheers for blogging, which has made me a better citizen of the world!