My Etsy Shop

You guys, how long have I been talking about doing this?

FOR-EV-ER.

I set up my Etsy shop in 2011.  And then it sat.  Empty.  Until today.

It is officially open for business.  Wha-what?!

I still can't believe I just typed that.

So.....I got this comment on a post over the weekend:

Hello there,
That is a totally cool meal. I wish someone would make that for me....ha ha. Very creative! So now when are you going to open your Etsy store. Your New Year's comments inspired me and I opened up my shop this weekend. I think I am going to have garden inspired jewelry once I get a kiln..which will be a little while. So thanks for the inspiration Mindy!!
If you want to check out my site here's the link (sorry to leave this in your comments section...)
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CoolReligiousJewelry

Okay, so how amazingly awesome is that?!  Something I randomly said in a post gave someone a kick in the pants to do something they were wanting to do.  So I thought about her comment all day.  And then, I sat my ass down at the computer while Baby napped and put photos in my shop.  I have a ton more I'd like to add (I literally have thousands of flower photos), but if I wait until I'm "ready", it will never happen.  So I just put on my big girl pants and made myself do it.

It would make my day if you clicked over to check it out.  And I would love any and all feedback.  I wanna know what you think about it visually, the wording in the listings, the prices, etc.  This is definitely my first rodeo, so any advice you have is welcome.

Here's the link to my shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/RindyMae

I also put a fun little widget on my right sidebar with thumbnails of some of the photographs I put in the shop.  At this point, I'm doing downloadable files, opposed to printing and shipping myself. Maybe when I have more time in my life, I can gradually go the latter direction, but for now, if someone makes a purchase, they'll be buying a JPEG file that they can use to print whatever size they want.  Ooooh, I sound all technical. Buwhahahahaha.

Okay, before I go, I want to say THANK YOU to Susan.  I'm so excited that she got her shop up and running and I can't thank her enough for leaving me that comment.  I needed it.

You can check out Susan's amazing garden blog here:
All About My Garden

And her new fancy schmancy Etsy Shop is here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CoolReligiousJewelry

Tuna & Hummus Sammies

Leave it to Ina.  My sister has several of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks and last time we were over there, she had one open to this page.  And it looked deeeelicious.  And I wanted it.  And then my BIL tagged me on Facebook in a photo of the version from their house.  And then I knew for sure it would be mine.

This is so easy, but it was super yummy.  The canned tuna I had was in water, so I used olive oil to make up for it.  I didn't have anything in my fridge with a cornichon label on it, so I used pickles, but I think next time I'll use capers.  Just 'cause I have a Costco-sized jar that I need more uses for.  Also, I bought the hummus instead of making it.  GASP.

The kids aren't super on board with tuna right now, so I made them grilled cheese.  The Dad and I tore up three of these each. Or was it four?  Let's say three, ahem.

You can get the recipe here:  Tuna & Hummus Sandwiches

Here's dinner on my plate:

I had hummus and some of the tuna mix leftover, so I used carrots, cucumbers and baby bell peppers, as dunkers for lunch the next two days.  

Yum!

Super easy, I-don't-feel-like-cooking busy weeknight meal.

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S Is For Spring: A Kid Lunch

It's like flashback Friday!  I know, I kinda stopped making these once Baby came along.  Then, the Girl started kindergarten and I just got out of the habit.  But Baby's two now, so I figured she's old enough to appreciate Fun Food Friday.  What better way to ring in the first day of spring than with flowers on your plate!?

The center of the sun is hummus.  Orange bell pepper for the rays.  Cucumber and cantaloupe flowers. Cucumber peel and spinach for the grass, stems and leaves.  Cheese crackers around the rim and a gummy butterfly.

It was fun to get my box of cutters out again.

Here's Baby, scarfin' down her first Fun Food Friday lunch.

Don't hold me to it, but I might try to do these every Friday again.

Or maybe every other Friday.  ;o)

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