Spring Is Here!

When I started making this treasury it was 60 degrees out. Today, it's 30. Sigh. Well, regardless of the temperature outside it is in fact spring. The birds are returning, the flowers are coming up, and there are new buds on all the trees. :) It's pretty to look at, even if you still have to wear a winter jacket when you go outside. Are there signs of spring where you live? If not then check out this mini treasury to get your daily dose of a newly blossoming spring. :)

A Little Dream - Fine Art Photographic Print by ajawin	Porcelain Pendant with Impression of Branch by peifferStudios
Amethyst Purple Brass Bud Earrings by TheBrassHussy	Sugar Plum Coral Bells 8x10 Print by heatherkingdesigns
Green Buds Photographic Print 8x10 by eireanneilis	Sweet Spring Herbal Tea by twigandleafbotanical

For even more budding spring items, check out the big treasury as well! :)

Have a great day! :)

* Edit *
I had to change this around a bit because some of the pieces I picked expired by the time I went to post the big treasury. When I went to add some new items I accidentally deleted my mini treasury and had to start from scratch. If I said your piece was featured and you don't see it here, that is why. Sorry for the confusion.

Jennie :)

Hmm...

So it occurred to me over the weekend that I have less then two months till the craft show I'm attending in September, and I am no where near ready for it! So starting today I am going to be taking a "blog break" to get caught up. I'll still post here and there, but I'm not going to be doing any treasuries for a bit. As fun as they are, they are cutting into my creative time quite a bit. :) Not that I spend too much time on Etsy or anything, but I could cut back just a little bit. ;)

And in case you are interested, the craft show I'm doing with my cousin Amber (thewanderingknitter), is the Ocean Grove Giant Craft Show on September 4th. I'll post more info about it as it gets closer.

Oh and before I go, I made this treasury up over the weekend, but never posted it. (You didn't think I'd leave without posting one last treasury did you?) Enjoy!

* Make a Wish! *

Have a great rest of the week! :)

A Rose...

...by any other name would smell as sweet. I LOVE roses. :) They are one of my favorite flowers. They come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors, but I've never seen one I didn't like. :) The language of flowers, which was was popular in Victorian times, used different types and colors of flowers to relay secret messages between lovers. Included in the language are over 10 different color roses! A yellow rose stood for friendship, pink for grace, and red for true love. :) Even today a dozen red roses is still a very popular gift to show how much you love someone. The rose also happens to be the birth flower for June. And though I haven't found anything that says if a certain color is supposed to be used, I decided to make today's mini treasury a beautiful, bunch of deep red roses! Happy Birthday (once again) to all of you born in June! Enjoy! :)

The Rhory Necklace - Rose Leaf Necklace by laktjohnson	Miniature Red Roses Topiary by Mycraftgarden
Rose 3 - Original Watercolor Painting by ReddogRoads	Botanical Rose Petal Bath Bar by MumzSoapShop
Rose Garden Knit Scarf by SeasideKnitting	Red Rose Clutch with Pearls by Lemka

Have a very rosy day! :)

Happy Mother's Day!

I wish all the mothers, step-mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and cousins and everyone is a mother or has acted like a mother to me or to anyone else a Happy Mother's Day! We love you, and appreciate all you have done for us! I especially want to say Happy Mother's Day to my mom! Thanks for everything you do for me, I love you lots! :) In honor of Mother's Day, today's gift for all the moms out there is a collection of Etsy lilies of the valley, which just happens to be the birth flower for May (and one of my favorite flowers)! Enjoy! :)

Flower Language - Lily of the Valley Framed Art by mikisato	Lily of the Valley Decorated Darning Egg by stormyautumn
Lily of the Valley Fairy Pocket Mirror by twosilverstars	Lily of the Valley 5" x 7" Digital Print by SureAsBlue
Lily of the Valley - 8x12 Fine Art Print by urbandesign	Lily of the Valley Trifle Dish by mjyglass1963

I hope everyone has a blessed and happy Mother's Day! :)

Kids still not sleeping...

I missed yesterday's post because I don't think I fully woke up for the day till about 5pm. I mean I was awake, but I wasn't "awake". :) I really hope my kids start sleeping through the night again, it's beginning to feel like I have newborns again, just without all the bottle washing.

Anyway, I wanted to start doing a birthstone and flower of the month theme, towards the beginning of each month, but I kinda missed the beginning of the month for April. In May I'm planning on doing them in the first and second week of the month, but since it's almost the end of April, I'm going to do them the same week this month. We've already done the birthstone for April, which was diamond, so now we shall move onto the flower of the month, which is the Daisy or
Sweet Pea.

Sweet Peas come in many different colors and have a sweet, fragrant smell, that gives them their name. Daises have yellow centers and delicate white petals, and are actually one of my favorite flowers. :) I hope you all enjoy this delightful April bouquet!

Daisy IV - Mixed Media Painting by cathysavelspaintings	8" x 10" Sweet Pea 1 - Open Edition Photographic Print by kaalisti
Sweet Pea Polymer Clay Flowers by Mycraftgarden	Daisy Blank Diary or Journal by kerri9494
White Daisy Flower - 11x14 Metallic Print by livingwithart	Sweetest of Sweet Peas Watercolor by jdoozedesigns

Have a beautiful day! :)

As promised!

I am in fact too busy for an actual post. :P But I do have one all ready to go for tomorrow! We are still working on potty training with mixed results, and I have gotten through 3/4's of my special orders! Yay! So just so I don't feel like I am totally neglecting my blog, here are some of the pieces I just posted in my shop!

Spring Bird Nest with Robin Eggs Magnet

This one is reserved, but I can easily make another one (and I'll be reposting it after it sells!). The next one is something for those of us with too much rain in our life at the moment.

Rainbow in the Clouds Polymer Clay Refrigerator Magnet

And lastly, one I am particularly proud of:

Purple Pansy Spring Flower Polymer Clay Refrigerator Magnet

I couldn't figure out how to do this one at first, but once I did, it became incredibly easy! :D So I am going to repost this one as a design your own with custom colors, after this one is sold.

I hope you have a great Easter! See you tomorrow! :)

**Update!**

Just sold most of these pieces! (That was fast!) So I reposted the nest and the pansy. Let me know if you'd like me to repost anything else!

Spring has sprung!

Spring has sprung the grass is ris, I wonder where the flowers is? There they are! :D


I have beautiful daffodils growing right by my front porch! It looks like I'm going to have tulips around one of my trees and hyacinths by the driveway. :) It's fun seeing the yard transform for the first time. Since we bought the house in January, I have no idea what plant surprises await me as the season progresses. It does seem that whoever owned our house before we did, loved to garden at some point. It's in a little bit of disrepair, but nothing that a little TLC won't fix! So in honor of spring (since I missed posting on the first day of spring), here is a selection of beautiful Etsy flowers!

Felted Daffodil Secret Stash Jar by FeltFarm	French Beaded Hyacinth Flower by buddingcreations
Pink Tulip Hand-dyed Organic Gaia Merino Yarn by kindredthreads	8x10 Fine Art Photograph - Purple Hyacinth by flandersfield
8-1/2x11 Pink Tulips Print by DanielasDesigns	Handmade Wall Art Quilt - Jonquil by moonspiritstudios

Have a beautiful day! :)

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller