Got Coupons? I do! Addoway.com offers sellers flexible options for promotions

Everyone loves a great deal, I know I do. I love sales, special insider discounts and secret codes for free shipping, a percentage off, or a free gift.
I especially love coupons!

I tuck "preferred customer coupons" into outgoing packages from Journey Beads and Oshun Spirit, and "welcome coupons" to entice new Listia auction winners to visit my website, and of course ebay customers get both Journey Beads and Oshun Spirit "come visit my other venues coupons" in their packages in hopes they will convert. Ebay remains my most productive marketplace venue outside of my website, even though my products cost more there because it costs me to sell there. A quality product, timely delivery, and a coupon plus the lower price usually does the job.

But until yesterday, my new storefront on Addoway was left out out the fun. No longer! Now my customers will be able to apply their coupon codes across all venues. So my customer friends, whatever coupon you're holding today is now good at my storefront on Addoway.com  (www.oshunspirit.com) in addition to the venue listed on the card! Yipppeee!

Seller friends: Addoway introduced a smart, simple coupon generator which allows buyers to redeem coupons towards purchases made from the storefronts. Check it out: I can create individual coupons with specific end dates and choose either a dollar amount or percentage discount, and create the coupon for items priced over $x or under $x... and even better... by specific item #! This is great if you want to run a special on certain items, create gift certificates, or offer "deal of the day" type promos. It's well thought out and really easy to implement.

Watch this: I'll create a special offer for my blog readers only:

Code: SPECIAL OFFER
 SAVE $5
On ad# 141176 thru 10/31/10 
This one is only good on Addoway, and you'll have to click on the link to find out what the offer is...

Have fun! I know I am!

Shop for a cause today on Bonanzle.com

The tourist dogs are returning to the lake! Just like my 3 two-legged boys noticed an increase in pretty girls around town as schools let out for the summer, my 3 four-legged boys have been standing at the end of the dock, noses in the wind. The snowbirds are back. The summer dogs will be arriving shortly, and ready for romance!

Just like my two-leggeds found the city girls irresistible, Duke (chocolate) and Harley (Yellow)... 

well, boys will be boys!

So, I decided that it was time for the young ones to be neutered.  Today is the day.

I dropped them off at the vet at 8 o'clock this morning. I'll be able to pick them up later this afternoon, and my greatest challenge will be to keep them out of the lake for a few days. My four year old black Lab Skooter (photo center) went straight from the car and jumped off the end of the dock after a duck upon his return home from having the procedure. These guys will be on leashes, live and learn!

In every community there are animals sitting in animal shelters waiting for homes. Only about half of those dogs (and cats) will ever get one. The other half will be euthanized.  Pet overpopulation is a serious issue and by allowing your dog to breed, you are adding to the problem. Although you may not own the female dog, and you are not burdened with finding homes for those new puppies, someone else will be.

I've had dogs since I was 16 (all males with the exception of Chelsea) and In my experience I've found that neutering makes for a calmer pet that is less likeley to wander, a cleaner home, and more gentle, affectionate and obedient dog. There are many health benefits as well.

My neutered/spayed dogs have been loving companions to me, my children, and some have been in service working with Hospice and with at-risk kids. Through their labors of love, they've enriched and even extended lives.  I believe that spay/neuter makes it easier for us to responsibly care for our pets, and increases the enjoyable activities that we and our dogs can do together.

Making the decision to neuter or spay a pet means that fewer pets… pets as sweet, loving, healthy, and deserving of companionship as my own… will be euthanized for lack of a home. Harley and Duke are purebreds, but that is not an excuse not to neuter, many purebreads are given up as they were. Plenty of future dogs can come from the carefully selected dogs who live with people with time and talent to devote to responsible breeding. That is a high calling, and we're all indebted to those people who do it well.

So, today is a celebration of the dogs, like Harley and Duke (and Joey who you'll meet in the video), who will be spayed and neutered as good citizens, who will be our best friends and loyal companions, but who will not breed.  Today is an opportunity for us to all blog, support, and speak positively about stopping pet overpopulation proactively!

And it's a really good day to shop for a cause!

Oshun Spirit Sweet Water Spa
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Save 25%  both days with coupon code OH NUTS!
Progressive Auction Friday, May 30, 6 pm EST

Journey Beads http://www.bonanzle.com/JourneyBeads
Save 20%  both days with coupon code  OH NUTS!
Bonanza Friday, May 30, 7 - 8 pm EST  SAVE 30% for one hour only
Door prize drawing, all Journey Beads Sale Event purchases eligible to win a 2-tone bracelet

Sofyblu2 http://www.bonanzle.com/sofyblu2
Save 25%  both days with coupon code  OH NUTS!

Sofy's Choice http://www.bonanzle.com/Sofy_sChoice
Save 25%  both days with coupon code  OH NUTS!

Sofy's Seasonal http://www.bonanzle.com/Sofy_sSeasonal
Save 25%  both days with coupon code  OH NUTS!

Thank you!

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Christmas in July Sale at Oshun Spirit on Bonanzle

Who doesn't LOVE a great Summer Clearance Sale?

Today, Sunday July 12 Oshun Spirit is having a SAVE 20% storewide sale that includes all products and services! Just enter coupon code SAVE20 at checkout and the discount will be taken automatically! (Orders over $100 will receive an automatic 30% slashing!) This sale is only at the Bonanzle storefront, www.oshunspirit.com and ends at midnight EST.

But, that's just today! All month I'm running BUY ONE GET ONE FREE specials, and yup, today those items are 20% off, too! So be sure to check out these sweet deals while supply lasts.

And, each purchase of $10 or more earns you an entry into our Christmas in July Contest! Today, we're giving away a Crystal Orchid Spa Set, but there's more... read on!

Everytime you spend $10 at Oshun Spirit during the month of July, you'll receive one entry. You can enter as many times as you like! Win weekly Spa Set prizes, and even if you win on 7/12, 7/19 or 7/26 you will be still entered in the remaining weekly contests and the Grand Prize drawing on August 1!

• Today 7/12, SAVE 20% storewide by entering coupon code SAVE20 at checkout
  
• Drawing for Crystal Orchid Spa Set is at 9pmEST, today 7/12
  
• Oshun Spirit Christmas in July Contest Rules Information
• Win the Grand Prize $50 Oshun Spirit Gift Certificate or 3 weekly Spa Sets.
• For every $10 purchase you make in the month of July, you'll receive one entry.
• Purchases must be made at the Oshun Spirit Bonanzle storefront. www.oshunspirit.com
• Enter as many times as you like. Purchases are NOT limited to Christmas In July Sale items!
• Winner's name for Crystal Orchid Soap and Salt Spa Set will be drawn on July 12, 2009
• Winner's name for Lapis Lavender Soap and Salt Spa Set will be drawn on July 19, 2009
• Winner's name for ZEN Soap and Salt Spa Set will be drawn on July 26, 2009
• Winner's name for Grand Prize $50 Oshun Spirit Gift Certificate will be drawn on August 1, 2009
• Gift Certificate has no cash value, and expires August 1, 2010.

If Lady Luck is on your side you could win all four times!

Spa sets includ two 2.5 oz. bars of our luxurious handcrafted soap and one 6 oz. packet of bath salts. Free shipping, of course! Use your Oshun Spirit gift certificate yourself, or give it as a gift. It's good for products and/or sevices listed in the Oshun Spirit Bonanzle storefront.

Good luck, and ho! ho! ho! Merrrrry Christmas in July!

Spring Rites: Collecting Pussy Willows!

When I was small, I kept a few exceptionally large Pussy Willows in a little found nest on my dresser. I think I imagined them to be micebirds or something equally magical. I cut a small piece of felt and made a blanket for them, and kept a little water in a bottle cap should they get thirsty. I petted them, talked to them, loved them.

To this day, collecting Pussy Willows is one of my most favorite rites of spring. Each year I celebrate "Pussy Willow Day," a sunny Saturday or Sunday in late February or March when there's still snow on the ground, and warmer weather brings a waft of the sweet smell of mud on the breeze and I know... they're ready!

I gather my children, friends, neighbors, and dogs (anyone who will come) for a walk in the woods, and pack up some wine, fresh cheese, and a great round of bread. Formal attire includes rubber boots for this celebration usually takes place on a sunny rock in a swamp!

Pussy Willows are "the official harbinger of spring" in my heart, opening well before the crocuses and snowdrops and signaling the waking up of my New Hampshire woods. I dance from tree to tree, marveling at the furry displays until I finally decide which few branches I will prune off and bring home and place in my Grandmothers enormous crystal vase to be honored as a blessing and the promise of Spring.

Pussy Willow trees are native to wetlands of Canada and the Eastern U.S. If you find Pussy Willow trees as delightful as I do, eventually you may want to try to plant them in your own landscape, rather than having to trudge through the snow, mud, and swamps to find them. Since pussy willow trees are wetland plants in the wild, they are happy in areas that have poor drainage. They do best in full sun.

There are male Pussy Willow trees and female Pussy Willow trees. The buds, or catkins, on the male Pussy Willow trees look different from those on the females. The male catkins are showier, and it is the branches of the male trees that I seek for bouquets.

Propagating Pussy Willow trees is really easy. They root so readily that cut branches can simply be inserted into moist soil in summer. Take the cuttings from the new growth on male pussy willows, not the older, gray-colored branches. Take a cutting that is about as thick as a pencil and at least one foot long. It needs to be long enough for a few inches to be underground, while a couple of nodes should still be showing above ground. Roots will develop within a few weeks. (The end that you want to insert into the ground is the end that you cut.) You can also root cuttings in water and then transplant outside when danger of frost is past.

The Pussy Willow tree that I planted outside my kitchen window is bursting today, filled with plump catkins and chickadees, finches, and sparrows noisily waiting for their turn at the nearby feeders. It is one of the greatest gifts that I ever gave myself. And it's a gift that keeps on giving! Today I will bring a bouquet to the wonderful girls at the Post Office, who stamp my outgoing packages Fragile and let me use their tape sometimes. Pussy Willows say "thank you" in a very special way.

And this Saturday, I'm going to celebrate "Pussy Willow Day." My dear friend is coming for the weekend with her dog and her rubber boots. She's bringing the wine. I'm baking gourmet dog cookies today.

Celebrate Spring at my Bonanzle storefront by entering coupon code CATKIN at checkout Friday, March 20 and take 25% off your total purchase. Happy Spring!

109 Front Street, a most wonderful shopping mall you'll just have to experience!

This rare Centauress is almost 7 inches tall and about 8 inches long and as you can see she's charming! A most lovely figurine, she was made by the long closed Freeman-McFarlin Pottery Company of California, most likely in the 60's. She has subtle silver lavender coloration on tail hair and hooves and her her eyes are interesting and almost lifelike...

You certainly won't find a wonderful treasure like this at the mall!

Or will you? I just have to let you know about the grand opening of 109frontstreet.com– a most extraordinary virtual shopping mall, created of widgets from the finest sellers at Bonanzle. And this
Centauress is waiting for you at Jamiro Eclectica on the Mezzanine level!

Because you appreciate unique and beautiful things, and love finding bargains and delights online, 109frontstreet.com offers a huge variety of unique products and services to take a quick peek at, 5 floors in fact – and then for deeper searching links lead back to the shops on Bonanzle.com.

Enter on the Mezzanine where you'll discover Art, Photography, Ephemera, Antiques, and Collectibles. Be sure to stop on the third floor where you can browse collections of items for Home, Garden, and Pets, including the famous DogSPA Boutique, where you can pick up Gourmet Jimmy Chews, the most decadent delight ever baked for pampered pooches! You'll find Oshun Spirit Earth Friendly Goods on the fourth floor, which is home to sellers of health and beauty products, clothing and accessories, and personal care and wellness items and services.

109 Front Street is a most extraordinary shopping mall, and we are certainly excited to be a part of it! To celebrate the Grand Opening, we're offering 15% savings on any purchase at our mall store through February 14! Just enter coupon code LOVE109 at checkout for instant savings! We'll see you there!