The Month of the Aquamarine

March is an awesome month. It contains both St. Patrick's Day, Pi Day, and the First Day of Spring! :) It also has a very beautiful and unique birthstone: aquamarine! This stone in ancient times was thought to bring happiness and everlasting youth. It was also thought that water the stone had been submerged in contained healing powers and because of it's color it was also worn by sailors to keep them safe at sea and prevent seasickness. The most valuable color this stone comes in is still the deep-blue green color the gem is named for. So, Happy Birthday to all my friends and followers born in March! Enjoy! :)

Stuffed Plush Dragon in Blue by fabrickitchen	6 Clouds in the Sky Ceramic Tile by karoart
Aquamarine Gems Mosaic Candle Holder by Trencadis	Blue Ice Fine Art Print by JenniferLynnPhotos
Lucky Shamrock Crochet Scarf by Ayca	Enchanted Birds Concertina Photo Album by honeydesignbooks

Make sure you check out the big treasury for more March themed pieces! :)

Have a great Pi Day! :)

Weekend Updates!

It was another busy weekend in this neck of the woods. Friday night was my twin sons' and my nephew's birthday party. They were born almost exactly a year apart, so we do all three birthday parties the same day. :) I made them a train cake, it turned out really cute!



There's some close-up pic of the cake in my Cool Cakes & Cupcakes set on Flickr. I love the way the engine turned out. :)

I also did another yard sale this weekend. This time however, I forgot to use sunscreen and now my nose and the tops of my ears are soar. :( But we sold more stuff this weekend, so it wasn't a total loss. :)

Best of all, I finally finished the Ravenclaw ornament! :D

Harry Potter Ravenclaw Shield Hand Embroidered Felt Ornament

You can see how I made in my In Progress Photos set. I'm thinking about doing the Hogwarts Shield as well, but I think it might be too detailed to do in felt. Maybe I'll try it clay. Hmmm...something to think about. :)

That's it for the moment. Hope you all had a great weekend and a Happy Father's Day! :)

Happy 5th Birthday Etsy! :)

Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday dear Etsy!
Happy Birthday to You!

Today is Etsy's 5th birthday and in their honor I have put together a Happy Birthday mini treasury! I've been on Etsy for almost a year and I love it! I wish them much success and happiness in the future! Thanks for all you've done for us and keep up the good work! Enjoy!

Oh and I almost forgot! One of the items in this mini treasury is something from long ago in Etsyland (all the way back from 2007!)! Were any of you around back then? Or have you been here even longer? Let me know in the comments! :)

Happy Birthday Cupcake Banner by heartfelthandmade	Etsy Class: An Introduction to Handspinning by EtsyStore
Lampwork Stacked Bead Pendant by hippkittybeads	Wee Birthday Booger Mini Sculpture by dancesippydance
Set of 6 Birthday Party Hats by crossroadscottage	9 Vintage Birthday Party Hats by simplychictiques

I hope everyone has a happy day! And for all of you who are going, enjoy the Etsy Craft Parties tonight! :)

Choo Choo!

My twin sons and my nephew were born almost a year apart. They missed having the same birthday by two days! So we are going to have a joint party for them this year, and the theme is going to be trains. They are obsessed with trains right now! So I am going to attempt to make them a train birthday cake, and each kid will get their own train car with a candle on it. It should be cute! :) I'll post pics of it here either Sunday or Monday, because the party is Friday. But I thought today I would do a train themed mini treasury to get me in the mood to attempt this cake! Enjoy! :)

Black Train - 16" x 20" Original Painting by peacockgarden	Train Graffiti Artist Hoop Earrings by dmdmetal
Organic Train Snack Pouch by downhomeamy	Tiny Train Ring by DIVINEsweetness
Walnut Train Locomotive by krtwood	Train Knit Hat by maggiepiecreations

Have a happy day! :)

A Merry, Merry...

...Unbirthday to me, to me! :) Okay, so I forgot yesterday was my birthday until way after I posted yesterday's post. I guess I was so busy playing around with my brother's shop I totally forgot about it. :) It's one day late, but enjoy some cake in honor of all the birthdays this month (including mine)! :)

Hand Carved Basswood Birthday Cake by Twhittlechips	Happy Birthday Fairy Cake Sculpture by britishcreamtea
Vanilla Bean Cheese Cake Painting by artbyrodriguez	Strawberry Cheesecake Coin Purse by dinkydaisy
1/12TH Scale Mad Hatter Tea Party Inspired Cake by 64tnt	Chocolate Cake on Cake Stand Lampwork Bead by beadbrains

Hope you all have a great day! :)

P.S. This took a lot longer then I thought it would! There are way too many cool birthday cakes on Etsy! Since I found so many I made a Treasury East to go with this post!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Patrick!

So, we are taking another break to celebrate some important December holidays, the most important being my lovely husband's birthday! ;) And since he couldn't take the day off from work this year, because we're saving his days for moving to the new house, I thought I would dedicate this post to him, and then he can have something fun to read at work today!

So Patrick, in honor of your birthday, here are a bunch of things on Etsy I would buy for you if I had the money! ;)

Chocolate Maple Cake by Earthsoven - Because it's your birthday and you need chocolate cake.	Needle Felted Metal Slime - Because you don't get to play video games as much as you used to.
Crochet Plushie Pi - Because you are my favortie math geek.	Steampunk Gunmetal Agate Ring - Because really, how cool is this!
Handmade Tree of Life Journal - Because if your going to get another book, it should at least be a cool one.	Vintage Lotus Frog Yixing Teapot - So you stop using my Pyrex measuring cup to steep your tea in the morning.

Happy Birthday Patrick!

With lots of love,

Jennie, Nick, Sean, & Jake! :)