E.J. Stevens's Blog, page 114

I recently participated in the OWOH 2010 contests and today I received the most wonderful gifts from mixed media artist Nancy Donaldson of All Pulped Out.  Can you believe how unbelievably ME these photos are?  Omg, I love them!

Be sure to check out Nancy's blog, The Evolution of Nancy, her Flickr, and her Etsy store to see more of her fantabulously amazing art!  Thank you so much Nancy for the wonderful gifts!

I was window shopping on Etsy again today and was ensnared by the captivating eyes of this gorgeous art doll. 
Raven was created by Pearl Moon Arts and is currently available in the PMA Etsy shop or visit the Pearl Moon Arts blog here.

Happy belated St. David's Day!  This has been an incredibly hectic week and I just realized that I never wished you all a wonderful day of leeks and daffodils!

Sorry I've been away from my blog for a few days.  We had an incredible storm here in the North East last Thursday, with screaming winds up to 90mph and a deluge of rain and sleet, resulting in widespread blackouts (power, internet.....you name it and it was out!).  Power returned last night and internet was restored this morning so I'm happy to be blogging again!

Today I also was delighted to receive my first box of Shadows of Myth and Legend bookmarks.  I'm getting incredibly excited for the...

This week I decided to join In My Mailbox, a meme started by The Story Siren, since I have so many wonderful goodies!  This week I received a lovely 'Naughty and Nice' Spirit Doll OHOW gift by Paula Brinkman, mini prints and bookmarks from Rustic Goth, and the following amazing haul of books from Amazon:

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
Need by Carrie Jones
The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and the Struggle by L.J. Smith
The...

I received some fabulous art prints and bookmarks in the mail yesterday from Rustic Goth's Etsy store.  I am extremely impressed with the print quality.  The dyes used are amazingly vivid.  I will definitely be buying more art from Rustic Goth in the future!

If you would like to check out more of her artwork Charlene Murray Zatloukal, the artist behind Rustic Goth, has a blog here.  Rustic Goth is also a member of  Etsy's Dark Side Street Team.

Goth Girl print copyright by Charlene Murray...

Found ' Bring on Wonder ' by Susan Enan while watching an episode of Bones.  Such beautiful lyrics.

I hope you are all having a fabulous Valentine's weekend!
xx,
E.J.

I just finished reading Nightlife by Rob Thurman.  Nightlife is a dark, gritty, action-packed Urban Fantasy read.  Cal and Nik Leandros have a strong familial bond that makes their characters both fierce and endearing.  There are a few parallels with the television show Supernatural however these brothers are running from the paranormal creatures in the dark rather than seeking them out.

With Valentine's Day nearly here I thought that I would share another one of my favorite shopping destinations. (Yes, I occasionally browse non-Etsy shops!)  The Peruvian Connection prides itself on providing handcrafted clothing using natural, sustainable fibers by skilled craftswomen of the Andes.