Another great landing!

So, I missed another one of my front page landings! Only knew something was up since I keep such a close watch on my hearts. This one was put together by Etsy Admin. and is filled with some great handmade goodness.

Shopping List Saturday

Mette

Little Red Caboose

This weeks shopping list comes from two of some of my favorite etsy sellers! Not until I began to write this post did I see all the similarities between the two. Both living in Vancouver making beautiful handmade items for children, inspired by their own children. Their amazing work has adorned the front page of etsy several times. Also, they have wonderful blogs that give details of there lives and working processes. I have personally been reading Little Red Caboose blog for a long time now and absolutely love her images. Her blog is a must see........check it out here. Have a wonderful weekend! You can find the list of other bloggers who make Saturday lists in the right sidebar of Charlotte's blog. Cheers......

Etsy Front Page!!!!

This front page happened sometime this past week and I am just getting around to posting. I did not get a chance to see it for myself......thanks to my friend Colleen on Facebook who saw it and notified me. None the less, I was excited about landing there!! Thanks etsy admin. for browsing categories and curating a beautiful page.

The Handmade Market in Raleigh NC

Yet another week of my horrible blogging habits.....when my life gets busy it's best that I cut certain things out. Blogging takes the hit, it's not just the blogging it is getting on the computer in general. The computer can suck my time right up and then I think I should have been making stuff or playing with my children. Although, I do want to let you know that I will be in Raleigh, NC on May 3rd for my first indie crafts show. The Handmade Market is a show started by a group of women that call themselves "The Handmaidens". The Handmaidens created The Handmade Market after recognizing that there are few quality shows in the Southeast that cater to the region’s flourishing independent art and design scene. Taking matters into their own hands, they created The Handmade Market to promote the area’s emerging artists and to provide them with a venue for selling their work. This is a juried show and I am very excited to have gotten in and can't wait to meet all the other vendors. You can check out the other vendors by clicking on the post title. I will try my best to post again before the week ends! Have a wonderful Sunday.

Happy Easter!

Good morning! Easter started about 6:30am for me, my husband had to work so I tried to hold off the egg hunt but.......couldn't. I just wanted to do a quick post of my children's handmade Easter goodness. With the exception of the candy, I was able to do all handmade gifts for them this year! The baskets were made by me about three years ago, I don't put them away so they can use them anytime. I filled them with handmade eggs using the pattern from retro mama's blog. Then last night I stitched together some bags for a sketch book and colored markers (opps, these were commercially made). The felted bunnies inside the felt eggs came from Magic Forest, so adorable! Last, I cut an egg carton in half and decoupaged paper to the top and filled them with chocolates. Whew, next challenge is to do all handmade for Christmas......or at least try.

Shopping List Saturday

PET bottles + soldering gun + alcohol burner. tertium non data translated from latin means: the third is not given. it is an alchemic term which refers to the process of combining two disparate elements to create a new, third element. the process of transformation is a mystery - an unknown... Things made by GULNUR OZDAGLAR GUVENC

Today is a busy day for me....so my list is short but sweet! I am very passionate about recycling and in these times who isn't? I found this etsy seller who takes recycling to the extreme. Gulnur is an architect who makes these beautiful pieces out of plastic bottles. The bowls with all the holes are drilled by hand, wow what patience. Check out her store and blog to find out more about this amazing work! You can find the list of other bloggers who make Saturday lists in the right sidebar of Charlotte's blog. Cheers......

A Day in Holland

This is my newest Discovery Tote design! A Day in Holland was a special order for a customer that is from Holland and in now living in the US. She has a little girl that she wants to pass her heritage on to and what a perfect place to start. This tote takes a peek into the wonderful landscape of Holland. Fields of flowers growing around a towering windmill. A canal that brings in the water through the green pastures. Imagine riding your bike through this amazing countryside or maybe you live in the tiny house where you get to tend to all the flowers. The tote allows plenty of room to throw in some little animals and people to make this wonderland complete. After playtime simply pull the ribbon and slide down the covered button. Discovery Tote A Day in Holland opens up to approx. 17inches and holds the windmill and tiny house. Made from a wool felt blend, cotton and silk fabric. For the field of flowers I used a vintage fabric that was passed on to me by a friend just for this special order.

Shopping List Saturday

The Vintage Closet

Studio WonJun

artistscs28

This week shopping list comes from a search through tags, black and white. Recently etsy posted a "how to" update on tagging your work. I realized I don't tag my work thoroughly enough. So, today I am planning on editing some of my work and tagging it better. I will let you know if it makes any difference. Regardless, I found some beautiful work this week. The vintage closet has really amazing pictures of the items for sale. I have to say I included it just for the image, the shoes are cute too! As of late I have been more and more drawn to embroidery and crochet and there is some spectacular examples right now. It's like punk rock. Then who doesn't love coneflowers? I have them planted throughout my garden every year. With this print you can enjoy them all year round.....plus if you mention how you found the shop you get 20% off your purchase. Enjoy my picks this week and have a great weekend......it's raining here so it looks like more inside fun. That means studio time for me! You can find the list of other bloggers who make Saturday lists in the right sidebar of Charlotte's blog. Cheers......

The Black Cab Sessions

Favorite Things: to see live music.....and to get turned on to new music. Well, I found my fix! The Black Cab Sessions are unbelievable peeks at incredible bands that can stand up to a performance in the back of a black cab. Playing acoustic and some playing toy pianos these bands prove that they are amazing artists that sound just as great raw. One of the coolest parts is they are driving around the streets of London and the camera pans out to the side walks. Witnessing the reactions of people on the streets and the scenery is fabulous. If you are in need of some new tunes in your arsenal well, this is a free ticket. Some of my personal favorites include Calexico, Death Cab for Cutie, Ryan Adams which are already on my ipod. Then the "new" bands I discovered are Our Broken Garden, Smoke Fairies and Charlie Siem. Another cool thing about the Black Cab Sessions is they give you some info about each performer. So, go.....check it out!

Shopping List Saturday / FROKEN SKICKLIG GIVEAWAY

Froken Skicklig

Froken Skicklig

Good morning and Hello! We had a great week with beautiful weather here in the Carolina's. I hope everyone was able to enjoy some sunshine too. Today I am so excited to tell everyone about my new friend! I met Juliane, owner of Froken Skicklig, on Flickr this week. She emailed me and used a phrase I really loved "Thank you so much for the virtual acquaintance" after we became "contacts". I have made many virtual friendships over the past several months which has been very cool. Anyway, the topic of today's post is two fold, first I want to tell you about Froken Skicklig shop on etsy, second, I want to tell you about a giveaway Juliane is offering on her blog this week. Juliane is a trained Puppeteer, how many people do you know that have those credentials? She is also, an actress and exceptional doll maker who shares her time between Berlin and Sweden. It sounds so dreamy! Oh, she also, has a beautiful blog too.

Speaking of her blog.......you have to visit it this week to see the sweetest handmade doll she is planning to give away! Of course, I would love to be the recipient but, I had to share her talent with my blog readers because she is just that talented! Check out her esty shop and blog you will be delighted! You can find the list of other bloggers who make Saturday lists in the right sidebar of Charlotte's blog. Cheers......Have a great Day!!