2 Days Left for Custom Orders!

The holidays are quickly approaching, and if you are still looking for something special you have 2 more days to place a custom order with __1337 Art. You can take a look at some of my previous custom made jewelry and accessories here:

http://1337-art.deviantart.com/gallery/#Customs

If you have a budget or a general idea of what you would like please feel free to contact me via email at support@1337art.net I would love to work with you to create something special for the person you love.

Thank you for your support, and I look forward to working with you soon.

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Christina
__1337 Art

Turkey Cooking Directions: Falls off the Bones!

My husband is a great cook (he should be a pro chef) and I thought I'd share his little recipe on how to make a tender and juicy turkey this Thanksgiving.

12-25 pound Turkey (100% Thawed Turkey)

Temp. 375 (F)
Cook Time: 2-2.5 Hours (DO NOT OPEN EVEN ONCE!)
Don't Open Oven and Don't Open Foil for 2-2.5 Hours!!!
Keep Turkey Covered at least in TIGHT Aluminum Foil!!! NO Venting!

Ingredients (WHOLE) (No Stuffing Recipe)
Rinse out carcass and rinse outside of Turkey with water.

Salt (Cupped Handful) rub inside of the carcass.

Goal: Fill cavity!
1 or 2 Onions (Peeled)
2, 3, or 4 Apples

Gently rub butter under the skin of the turkey starting from the sides keeping the top and bottom of the skin attached, careful not to break the skin. Also rub outside of turkey with butter.

After 2-2.5 hours if the leg comes off or just the bone comes out and leaves the meat in tray then its done!

Broil to desired brown.

Cut, EAT!!!!

Warning meat may fall off the bone due to tenderness and juicy-ness ;)

Holiday Shipping Schedule Deadlines

Holiday Deadline to receive your gifts by December 25th:

Africa/Central & South America Customers:
December 3rd

Canada Customers:
December 6th

International Customers:
December 6th

Domestic US Customers:
December 10th

All orders are mailed First Class via the United States Postal Service. Please contact me if you need to expedite your shipping method at an additional cost.

And remember that I offer Free World Wide Shipping for all orders over $25.00! Any shipping upgrades will be at an additional cost.

Monday Special!

***Free Gift with Purchase***

Receive a free pair of beaded hair pins with any size purchase. Just leave the code "freegiftblog" in the comments section during checkout. Colors will vary but feel free to specify a preferred color, and I will do my best to accommodate.

You can visit at my shops below:

http://1337art.etsy.com
http://1337art.artfire.com

And remember that I offer Free World Wide Shipping for all orders over $25.00!

10 Tips on Being Green this Holiday Season

1. Reuse old gift wrap/tissue paper or magazines and newspapers to wrap gifts.

2. Send email gift certificates instead of plastic gift cards if possible. Or give cash.

3. Bake holiday cookies and cakes instead of buying them to reduce packaging waste.

4. Send holiday emails instead of paper cards via snail mail. If you still want to send cards look for plantable cards - most are made with recycled paper, and they contain flower seeds so the card can be planted.

5. Throw a holiday get together with lots of friends and family to save on food costs, energy, water, electricity, etc.

6. Plan shopping trips to save on gas.

7. Use old jars as vases or for the ingredients of a cookie/cake recipe (just tie a tag with the recipe around the neck of the jar - makes a great gift!)

8. If you are buying someone an electronic device do some research and also provide them with a list of places where they can dispose of their old one.

9. Write gift lists, wish lists, to do lists, etc. on the back of old bills, scrap pieces of paper, even the newspaper instead of using a new clean sheet.

10. When mailing packages to friends and family out of state be sure to use envelopes and packaging materials that are recycled.


Do you have any tips you would like to share? Please feel free to leave a comment.

Thank you for reading,

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Christina

Poll Results: The Best Sale

With the holidays quickly approaching it is time to start thinking about sales. They heavily influence where a customer makes their purchase. I conducted a brief poll of 211 participants with different "sale" options to see what was the most favored. Free shipping was the most popular with buy one get one free in a close second. Interesting results to keep in mind if you are a shop owner.

I recently started offering free global shipping for orders over $25 so it looks like I am heading in the right direction.

I hope these results are helpful to you, and be sure to check back next Tuesday for more poll results. If you have any suggestions for future poll results that you would like to see please feel free to leave a comment.

Thank you for reading,

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Christina

Poll Results: Shipping Turnaround Time

I conducted a survey with 168 participants regarding their desired turnaround times for their orders to be shipped. You can view the results in the above image, and below you can read some of their helpful comments:

"I understand that people don't always have time to ship immediately. So, the Tuesdays and Fridays option. (I'm used to 6 months long waits....)"


"I said other because usually artists have two jobs, a "regular" job and their artwork...if you balance out all of that and life in general, it comes down to when your next free day to go to the post office is

From a business stand point however, and given the way some customers can be absolutely horrible (if it arrives so much as one day later than what you said, they post nasty reviews all over the internet and tell their acquaintances not to buy from you, so on and so forth) I would say Tuesdays and Fridays."


"Well, a shipment asapc would be the best, and by ASAPC I mean "as soon as you possibly can", when you receive the payment etc.
If there is to be a delay, I'd like to know about it, I'd appreciate it!

I hope this was helpful "


"It depends if you pay for shipping. If shipping was free then i wouldn't mind waiting a week or two for it to be shipped, but if i had paid for shipping, especially if it was expensive, then i would expect it to be shipped the next day, or within a few days if it wasn't too expensive.
Hope i helped "

Thank you so much for reading. I hope these results were helpful to you. Be sure to check back next Tuesday for more poll results.

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Christina

What is 1337 Art?

1337 Art is a slang of the Internet language "leetspeak" where numbers are used in place of letters. The 1 is an L, the 3 is an E, and the 7 is a T. The translation: Elite. I design jewelry and accessories, and I want to show people that a piece of jewelry is not just a piece of jewelry - it's a work of art.

Art extends far beyond paintings and pictures. I cannot draw or paint, but I can make jewelry. The pieces I design are elite to my abilities. As you can see in some of my listings I also use words to bring the piece of jewelry to life.

Art is everywhere. The artwork you create is elite to your abilities.

Now Offering Free Shipping Worldwide

For orders over $25.00! With the holidays coming up I wanted to offer my customers something they can really take advantage of. So now when you place an order through either of my shops:

http://1337art.etsy.com
http://1337art.artfire.com

You will get free shipping if your order is over $25, after any applicable discounts. Your shipping charge will be refunded after your order is placed.

Are You in the Halloween Spirit Yet?

I'm a little too old for trick-or-treating, and too young to have kids of my own so what is left to do for fun? Hold a Halloween Party for adults perhaps?! I found some very tasty sounding recipes for different beverages that would be a great addition to any Halloween Party.

I can already see boring offices transformed into festive spooky fun, and something for the teenagers to get excited about. (imagine that!)

I hope these found recipes bring you some Halloween joy.

Bug Juice Smoothies

2 cups vanilla yogurt
2 large bananas, cut into chunks
1 cup strawberries (fresh or frozen)
1 cup orange juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Candy:

Gummy worms and/or gummy bugs

1. Place all ingredients in blender, except for the candy. Cover and blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth.
2. Pour into 4 glasses.
3. Serve immediately garnish with gummy worms or bugs.

Makes 4 servings.

Halloween Fizzy Punch

6 cups cold orange juice

1 (16-ounce) bottle cold lemon-lime soda
1 pint orange sherbet - divided use

1. Place orange juice in a large pitcher.
2. When ready to serve, stir in lemon-lime soda.
3. Place 1/4 cup sherbet into 8 punch cups. Pour orange drink over sherbet and serve immediately.

Makes 8 servings.

Hot Spiced Harvest Brew

3 cups boiling water
1 (6-ounce) package orange gelatin
4 cups boiling apple juice

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
8 cinnamon sticks for garnish (optional)

1. In a large bowl, stir boiling water with dry gelatin until completely dissolved. Stir in boiling apple juice and cinnamon.
2. Serve hot with cinnamon sticks, if desired.

Makes 8 servings.

Mmm...Enjoy! And thank you for reading.

P.S. The pictured jewelry can be found at my Etsy Shop. The Jet and Topaz Moon Earrings are temporarily out of stock, and I will be getting another pair of those available this week.