Epic Fantasy

Also epicly hard treasury to make! I don't know if I was just really distracted this week or if I'm too picky or what, but it took me FIVE days to make this treasury! That's a new record! :)

I thought it would be fun to make a treasury based on fantasy stories since I'd been reading a lot of them lately. But it turned out to be a lot harder then I thought it would be. I think my mistake was not having a clear idea of what I wanted to include. There are SO many cool fantasy items on Etsy, I was just overwhelmed! But it's finally done! And I hope you enjoy it! :)

Carved Wood Fairy Door by TheDancingGoats	Greenman Custom Made Leather Mask by columbina
Awakening - 8x10 Print of Original Painting by EmilyBalivet	Old Dripping Candle Set by PixieDustMiniatures
Coptic Stich Wood Carved Journal by crearting	Castle of the Tiny Leprechaun by vishnya

And once again I found far too many amazing piece to include all the pictures here. So make sure you check out even more epicness in the big treasury! :)

Have a fantastic day! :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

My weekend seems to have evaporated into thin air this week. I'm not sure where it went, but I was more than a little surprised to find that when I woke up this morning it was Monday already! Luckily my husband sweetened the blow a bit by making me some chocolate mint heart cookies and leaving them on my desk this morning. :) Chocolate and Valentine's Day go hand in hand, and that is why I decided that today's post is going to heavily feature some of Etsy great edible works of art: handmade chocolates! If you've got a sweet tooth, then you will want to check out today's mini treasury! Enjoy!

Gourmet Chocolate Truffles Variety Box by everydaycuteness	Half Pound of Black Liquorice Fudge by PernillasSS
Chocolate Butter Cream Candies by ChocolateMadness	Valentine's Day Assorted Truffle Box by LollipopsSugarShoppe
One Pound of Chocolate Fudge by swcreation	Chocolate Army - 5x7 Photograph by JMcGuinness

You can also check out the full treasury here! :)

Have a sweet day! :)

Okay I'm Back Now

Wow. That was hard! But I finally finished writing and editing my first book. Now I just have to sit back and wait to see if it gets anywhere in the contest I entered it in. :) If you'd like to know more about my book, you can check out my writing blog for more info. :)

So let's see, the last time I did a mini treasury it was the beginning of January, and here we are at the very beginning of February! And what happens in February? Valentine's Day! :D

If you've been following me for a while you probably already know that I LOVE holidays! :) I love decorating my house, I love making holiday food, and I love making holiday treasuries! :) Valentine's is one of my favorite holidays because it is one of the candy holidays! You get to eat chocolate this and chocolate that and nobody will look twice at you because, after all, Valentine's Day only comes once a year, why not indulge? ;) Which brings us to today's mini treasury, which features one of the greatest Valentine's Day foods: chocolate covered strawberries! I hope you're hungry! Enjoy! :)

Love Is Sweet Chocolate Heart Painting by santacruzart	Chocolate Covered Strawberry Earrings by inediblejewelry
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Felt Yarn Wreath by KnockKnocking	Agapanthus Floral Note Card by TeroldegoAndTomatoes
The Jack Wood Distressed Picture Frame by ellachamp	Chocolate Covered Strawberry Soap by goodkarmasoaps

And for even more deliciousness, check out the big treasury that matches it! :)

Have a sweet day! :)

It's a blustery day out today!

Why do I feel like Winnie the Pooh today? It probably has something to do with how windy and fall like it is outside. :) And this blustery day is promising to turn into a very raining day as well! We are supposed to get 2" of rain! I guess I'm staying home for the rest of the day. :)

I didn't post anything yesterday, because I had to take my youngest to the doctor for his physical. He got shots. That was fun. :P Luckily today he (and his brothers) are in a pretty good mood, so I actually have gotten a lot done today already! :) That of course includes today's treasury: Clothing Across Etsy! This one is a chocolate cream flavored treasury. I guess I was hungry when I made it! Enjoy! :)

Blouse with Chocolate Charmeuse by TheSparklingCocktail	Real Dark Belgian Couverture Chocolate Shoe by Elektra1
Baby Shower Thank You Notes with Onesie by graciegirlnotes	Blythe Doll Chocolate Cupcake Dress by pistachiolibby
Snow and Chocolate Lace Textile Cuff with Vintage Button by Folk	3D Origami Shirt with Pink Tie Favor Box by PaperScissorsRocks

And make sure you check out the even more delicious main treasury!

Oh, and don't forget to enter my giveaway! There's only 4 days left to win free candied, chipotle, or chocolate covered bacon!



Check out my Giveaways page for more details. Have a sweet day! :)

Brrr!

It's suddenly cold in the mornings! It's as if the summer is ending or something. :) Fall weather always takes me by surprise. It's not that I don't like the cooler weather; in truth I like the cool fall weather better then the hot summer weather. But for some reason, I never expect it to come back. It's like summer erases the entire concept of cool weather from my memory, every year! :) But, anyway, now that's it's getting close to fall I decided to revamp my blog a little bit. What do you think? I actually changed it to a theme where I can easily change the background and the colors to suit the season, where as before I was stuck with what I had. I like it, though I'm still surprised every time I open the page. :) It takes me a while to get used to change, but I hope you all like it. :)

Oddly enough (and totally by accident), today's mini treasury perfectly matches my new blog look. :) The theme for today was Housewares Across Etsy. This was a tricky one to do, since Housewares is such a broad category. Housewares actually has 25 subcategories, so I decided I would take each item in the treasury from a different subcategory. This made the process of finding items slightly longer, as I had to keep track of which Housewares category I used, and which Etsy category I found it in. If that sounds confusing to you, believe me, it was confusing to me as well! :) So, now I present, without any further interruption, Housewares Across Etsy! Enjoy! :)

Pocket Watch Embroidered Wall Hanging by Moxiedoll	Original Hand Painted Art Rug by RueDesign
Golden Sky Magnets - Set of Seven by jenniferaboston	Alfred Hitchcock Silhouette Pillow by regansbrain
Honey Bear Soaps - 6 Soap Gift Box by catherinefilippelli	Hand Painted Glass Plate by CreationsdeFlorence

And if you liked the mini treasury, make sure you check out the big treasury too! Have a great day! :)

Yum! Chocolate!

I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I am currently on Weight Watchers. I am doing this for a couple of reasons. The first reason is because I want to be more healthy. It's hard to keep up with three kids when you're overweight. The second reason is I recently tried on some of my fall/winter clothes, and they don't fit. That's bad. So I'm hoping to lose at least enough weight by the time it gets cold, so that I don't have to buy a new wardrobe this fall.

Anyway, the reason I'm mentioning this is last night we had an impromptu birthday party for one of our friends. This party involved chocolate fudge cake. Yummy, dark chocolate frosting and moist insides, chocolate fudge cake. Normally, if I knew I was going to a party, I would eat a little bit more carefully leading up to it, so I could indulge without hating myself later. Since this was very last minute, I didn't really get a chance to do that. "But," I thought to myself, "How bad could one little slice of chocolate cake really be?" Well the answer is much worse then I thought! Apparently one slice of chocolate fudge cake is equal to more then half of the food I'm supposed to eat per day! Oops. :) It was worth it though! :)

This brings me to today's mini treasury. Today's theme is Jewelry Across Etsy. So like I normally do, I put the category name into the search bar, then went down to the bottom category to see what was there. The first thing I saw, was a chocolate necklace! Not a chocolate colored necklace, but a necklace MADE out of chocolate! I have a theory about this. I think chocolate is stalking me. Luckily, you can't gain weight from just looking at chocolate (I think). So if you are dieting, don't worry, this selection of chocolate colored jewelry is 100% calorie free! Except for the chocolate necklace. ;) Enjoy! :)

Chocolate and Gold Wire Necklace by wmahr	Little Mahogany Book Necklace by bibliographica
Chocolate Cake Sterling & Wood Ring by jewelstreet	Natural Perfume for Antique Locket by IlluminatedPerfume
Ceramic Chocolate Buddha Pendant by WickedClayGirl	Copper Chocolate Glass Pearl Bracelet by tinymishaps

If you're sill craving more chocolate covered jewelry, make sure you check out the big treasury that matches the mini treasury. Have a sweet day! :)

So much to do...

...so little time to do it. I am so not ready for this craft show next month! I need to get my butt in gear and make some magnets and pincushions, or my table is going to be empty! I did get a lot of stuff done this weekend, but I still have a lot to do this week. I have a whole bunch of vintage stuff to post, including some medium format cameras and lenses, and I have a bunch of half finished projects to finish, on top of cleaning and chasing my crazy kids around! :) Everybody wish me luck! This promises to be a crazy week! :)

Anyways, today's mini treasury is inspired by quilts all over Etsy. My mom collects quilts. She has a million of them! So it was interesting to me to find quilts on Etsy that weren't really quilts. :) Enjoy!

Quilted Ceramic Coffee Pot by Mullox	Hand Dyed Quilted Bookmark by rubymountaindyeworks
Nine Square - Watercolor Painting by Niceharpy	Link Quilted Pillow Cover - Blue by raindrops23
Charlie Baby Quilt by kunklebaby	Large Walnut Lazy Susan by woodmosaics

Make sure you also check out the big treasury here. Have a great day! :)

A Good Food Week

This has been what I would classify as a good food week. There was carnival food, mint, ice cream, and now ginger cookies! :) Christmas is one of my favorite times of year and one of the main reasons for that is gingerbread! I LOVE gingerbread! I'm not sure why or how gingerbread ended up being a Christmas food, but it saddens me to think that most people only eat ginger cookies during the holidays. I always make sure I get a healthy helping of ginger cookies at least two or three times during the "off season." These are my very, very favorite ginger cookies:



They are my husband's triple ginger cookies! And they are soft, chewy, and delicious! I could probably eat two dozen of these without even trying! Not the there is anything wrong with Christmasy cookies, especially gingerbread men, who are as much fun to make as they are to eat! I actually have a couple of gingerbread Christmas ornaments in my shop right now and this little guy is going to be joining them very shortly. :)

Russian Dancer Gingerbread Man Felt Christmas Ornament

He started out as a plain gingerbread man, but something about him reminded me of the Nutcracker Suite, and he ended up dressed like a Russian dancer. I think he looks very handsome, and very tasty! :)

So since this weekend I seem to have ginger on the brain, here is a selection of ginger, Etsy style! Enjoy! :)

Antique Brown Leather Ginger Belt by moxieandoliver	Felted Play Ginger Cookies by woollyduck
Ginger Portrait, Giclee Print, 8-1/2" x 11" by ChavahsGarden	Gingersnap - Fingering Sock Yarn by CraftyWoman
Brown Sugar Ginger Spice Shortbread Cookies by whimsyandspice	White Tea and Ginger Scented Votives by kittredgecandles

Have a sweet day!