Giveaway Quote!

Here is the quote that is needed with your submission of your New Year's Resolution comment for Facebook!

Good luck!  Remember we are all winners as long as we keep striving for what we want!  

Peace & Happiness!

~Erika~

Phoenix Rising Boutique Giveaway Details!

I am happy proud to announce my first giveaway for Phoenix Rising Boutique!  *YAY!  Cheers & applauds roar the crowd!*  This giveaway is to celebrate the New Year and the new goals that I have in my life.  I actually started my boutique about two months ago and have been really slow to get it going.  I am thankful for those family and friends who have supported me thus far.  I have put a lot of time (and money) into this and I would just like to reap some of the hard work I have been doing so what better way than to do a giveaway!  I would like to thank Jasmine Rose (@JazzyTe007) for supporting me when I reached out to her.  PLEASE go check out her YouTube channel as she is AWESOME!  She talks about fashion, makeup, JIY/DIY's, and most of all community.  She is all about giving back and reaching out to help someone!  Here's a link to her channel and her blog!

Okay, so enough with the intro and into the details about the giveaway!

1. You must "Like" my Facebook page, Phoenix Rising Boutique.  My page is www.facebook.com/shopphoenixrising or just click here!
2. Write one of your New Year's Resolutions in the comment section under the giveaway post!  Please be specific and try to limit your resolution to one specific thing.
3. Name the quote from my blog dated for today (December 29, 2013) along with your comment.

Winner will be selected at random and contacted through Facebook.  Giveaway ends 12/31/2013 at 11:59PM EST.  Winner will be contacted via Facebook on the Phoenix Rising Boutique page.  The winner has 24 hours to respond on the page or forfeit their winnings and another winner will be selected.  Good luck and Happy New Year's!

Peace & Happiness!

~Erika~

Update on Boutique!

I have been slacking in the department of keeping up with my online boutique!  Shame on you, Erika!  However!  All of that is changing!  I am currently working on some new projects and beginning a new technique for the earrings to get much more wear and tear out of them!  If you haven't been to the site yet, please check it out here!  I have great stuff for family, friends, coworkers, you name it!  Here is a preview of what you would see on the site... All of the earrings are uniquely named so that they are easier to identify. 



"Egyptian Goddess"                                     "Ready to Hoop?"

"Victorian Charm"                                           "The Chandelier"

Make sure that you stop by TODAY and order a pair.  Also, check out my Facebook page, as I will be having a giveaway for the New Year!  Comment below and/or on my Facebook page if you think I should do a monthly giveaway!  Details of the giveaway and rules will be on my page by 5:00pm EST TODAY!

Peace & Happiness!

~Erika~

Virginia is for Lovers...NOT!

Last night before going to bed, my fiance started fussing about how he was glad he left Virginia and all the other bs behind.  Normally when he starts going on rants like that it's because of something he's seen of Facebook.  I'm a Virginian currently living as a Floridian.  Moved to Florida almost eight months ago and haven't looked back since.  I lived on the Peninsula, reppin' the 757 to the fullest.  Although I rep where I'm from and will get into a 757-804 argument in a quick minute, I'm glad that I left too (757-804 only understand that beef).  And the funny thing about Virginia as a state is that the states motto is "Virginia is for Lovers."  I don't understand who or how that motto came about as Virginia is a Commonwealth state.  And for those who live in Commonwealth states, you know ain't nothing there but high taxes and a bunch of bullshit!  How is it that I have to pay personal property taxes on MY car that I pay a car note for annually?!?  What kind of sense does that make!?!  I understand property taxes on a house, but a car???  *off my soapbox*  Any who, I talked to my fiance this morning on my way to work and he went into more detail about why he was ranting and was glad he left Virginia.  He came across a friend's status  on Facebook talking about people hating for no reason and trying to bring other people down and it's so true.  Not all, but some people in VA are like crabs in a bucket.  Once they see that person making moves or just growing into themselves as an adult, they wanna pull them down.  The crazy part about that is it can be your own family or friends you been down with forever!  Now I know that isn't just in VA, that's worldwide, but I can only speak from what I know and since I was born and raised in VA, then I gotta talk about VA.  I can say personally that I don't have many people that I call "friends" anymore.  I wish I could say that I would have those same "friends" thirty years from now like my father's friends, but thats the way the cookie crumbles and I'm not mad at it AT ALL.  I learned a lot from about October 2010 up to now.  And I have especially learned a lot since I moved to Florida.  I think VA's new motto should be, "Virginia is for some lovers, the rest are for haters."  You be the judge.