Marilyn from Pulp Sushi!

As you may have known, this month my blog is sponsored by six awesome people (look at my sidebar!) Marilyn is one of them. She is the woman behind Pulp Sushi. Let’s check out my interview with her 🙂

Hey, Marilyn! Tell us a bit of yourself 🙂
I’m a thirtysomething year old self-taught jewelry designer born and raised in New York. I started making jewelry a few years ago when I was selling customized notepads and marble magnets on Etsy. I started making rings and pendants with left over marbles and cardstock and things gradually took a turn from there.

What is your blog about? When did you start blogging?

What do you sell on your Etsy shop? Where did you get the name Pulp Sushi?
In my Etsy shop I sell handmade beaded and chain jewelry where I emphasize bright, fun colors inspired by early/mid 20th century.  I devoted an entire blog post to this subject which I hope your readers wouldn’t mind checking out by clicking the link: What does it mean?

You live in Fishkill. What is Fishkill like? If I were to visit the town, what place would you recommend?
Fishkill, NY is in Dutchess County – it’s about an hour north of NYC. It’s a small town in a cluster of many towns that make up the Hudson Valley which is rich in art & history.  So we’re very close to art towns like Beacon, NY and antique shopping in Cold Spring, NY. I would recommend the Dia: Beacon art museum which was an old Nabisco factory converted into an art museum, and then grab a bite to eat at my favorite restaurant in Fishkill, The Tomato Cafe. 🙂

Is there any other thing you want to share with us?
Thank you for sharing me with your readers! Visit my Etsy shop and receive a 15% discount using coupon code “sushi15”

Thank you for sharing with us, Marilyn! And you, guys… You should check out Marilyn’s blog. She’s very creative 🙂

Sincerely,
Putdar.

Leelee from Just Because by Leelee!

As you may have known, this month my blog is sponsored by six awesome people (look at my sidebar!) Leelee is one of them. She is the girl behind Just Because by Leelee. Let’s check out my interview with her 🙂

Hello, LeeLee! Tell us a bit of yourself 🙂
I am a fashion designer from Colombia, I have my own handmade fashion accessory business that I create when i’m not at my office job. I can’t live without music and concerts. I love going to adventures and fun places, but also I love staying at home and watch netflix movies while eating popcorn or smoking hookah!

You’re originally from Colombia. Can you tell us what Colombia is like?
Colombia is a beautiful place. Each city has its own culture, climate and accents. I couldn’t travel a lot when I was there, but I’ve been to few places, like the capital, Bogota, which is hands down the best cosmopolitan city to live in, full of fashion, awesome people, cool places to hang out and perfect cold weather; I lived there for a year and a half and since the first month I fell in love with it. I was born in Cartagena, which is tropical climate every day all year long, has beautiful beaches and the downtown part of the city is all colonial and very beautiful.

When you were a child, what would you want to be when you grew up?
As a child I always wanted to be famous. LOL.. like movie actress or singer.. so funny.

You’re going to Barcelona to visit your boyfriend this month. Is long distance relationship hard for you? How do you guys cope with it?
Long distance relationships are VERY hard, in fact it has been very hard for us, we broke up last year, lasted a month not even talking and we saw each other on Dec and was like love at first sight again.. I think our long distance relation has brought us apart since december, so honestly i am very scared to go visit him for 3 months, but It is something I’ve been waiting for almost 2 years now, so I gotta be strong and the worse thing it could happen is that we breake up and I go to Cartagena for few months to be single again. hahaha … But yeah is very hard to handle this situation. :/

Thank you for sharing with us, Leelee! And you, guys… You should chekc out Leelee’s blog. She’s the cutest 🙂

Sincerely,
Putdar.

Aleks from Aleks Handmade!

As you may have known, this month my blog is sponsored by six awesome people (look at my sidebar!) Aleks is one of them. She is the girl behind Aleks Handmade. Let’s check out my interview with her 🙂

What is Aleks Handmade about? When did you start blogging?
Aleks Handmade is an eclectic collection of my lifes talls tales and missfortunes. I started blogging over Christmas of last year. So, yea, im still fairly new at all of this. I babble about my job, about Fiancee, about life. Every Wednesday i try to get a Wedding post up, as i am getting married next year and LOVE to read what others went through to have the day of their life! I love to have guest bloggers over, and aim for at least one giveaway a month. Its nice to have other involved in something that is so important to me. The blog did start out as a tutorial blog….but of course no one sticks to their original ideas. No its turned into my little baby…..that i sometimes neglect on hectic days.

What do you sell on your Etsy shop?
all sorts of lovelies.i sell anything from home decor, like my wreaths to accessories, to paper products. the shop is a collection of my creative bipolar-ness i thrive on tutorials. if i see one i MUST try my hand at it, but alot of times im left with…. what the heck am i going to do with this? or i make too many of something, so fiancee and i decided it was time to get rid of my craft stash haha, thus {the shop} was born. i make custom orders but alot of the stuff in the shop is OOAK.

How long have you been engaged? How and where did he propose you?
i have been engaged for 8448 hours. July 14 2010 {aka our dating anniverasry} the lovely Fiance took me on a lunch date in the park, then we spent the day together and went for a walk on the bridge over the river and he popped the question. we were standing so close to the railing i was sure i was going to knock the ring in to the water. but i didnt!! it was so amazing. im actually about to tell the ENTIRE luuuuhve story over at the blog this week. so stay tuned for the gory bits. jk. but really.  we are planning a july 2012 wedding!!!!! i cant believe its about to an entire year that we have been engaged. 13 days and counting. [hopefully he reads this, he needs a reminder im sure, though… i think all those Tiffanys emails are working…]

Is there any other thing you want to share with us?
well, hmm, wanna know 3 random facts?
*ive had tongue surgery
*im a firm believer that coffee is the answer to all problems, even the recession we are in right now
*Yankess will ALWAYS trump Cubs. fact.

Thank you for sharing with us, Aleks! And you, guys… You should check out Aleks’ blog. She’s the sweetest 🙂

Sincerely,
Putdar.