Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! :D I'm an enjoying today by wearing green and eating some yummy treats my husband made, namely Irish soda bread cookies and Irish potato candy! :D Are you doing anything special today? Tell me in the comments! And enjoy this clover themed St. Patty's day mini treasury! :)

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand. ~ Irish Blessing

Green Lucky Four Leaf Clover Bracelet by ShySiren	Lucky Clover Crochet Amigurumi by HomemadeZen
St.Patrick's Day Good Luck Cards by reneeleonestudio	Lucky Clover Greeting Card by creativeapples
Miniature Chocolate Cupcakes with Shamrock Topping by smollerup	Irish Mushroom Garden In A Bean Pot by WanderingLydia

Make sure you check out the big treasury for even more lucky finds! :)

Have a lucky day! :)

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! :)

It's beginning to look a lot like...

...Halloween! :) I actually had to turn the heat on yesterday morning! And the trees in our neighbor hood are just barely starting to change color. Can't be that much longer! :) My kids are all excited. They sort of remember last Halloween, but I think they mostly just remember that they got candy. I don't think they remember the dressing up part at all. That reminds me, I have to figure out costumes for them! :o Hmm...I'm glad I posted this. Now I have another thing to add to my to do list!

Anyway, today's mini treasury theme is Holidays Across Etsy. I was going to do like I did with Housewares, and do one holiday for each item, but there were enough subcategories to do that without doubling up, and I couldn't figure out a good color scheme to work with all the different holidays. So, instead, I ended up picking one holiday to work with. Well technically two holidays. Since it's so close to October, I went with Day of the Dead and Halloween. I found some really cool stuff too! :) Enjoy!

Haunted House Halloween Tags by mamacateyes	Handmade Embroidered Pillow Cover by moonspiritstudios
Lunar Green - 10x10 Acrylic Landscape Painting by Blakeswork	Sugar Skull Quilt, Purple and Green by BadBabyQuilts
Glow in The Dark This and That Spinning Wool by merlinthecat	Chartreuse Modern Paper Star Ornament by kissadesign

And here is the equally spooky full sized treasury! :o Oh and I almost forgot! I've been playing with my blog some more. If you look at the top of the page, I've added some new pages. :) I now have About Me, My Family, and Cool Links pages. I'll be adding a couple more and I'll be adding more content to the ones I already have. Let me know what you think!

Okay, back to work! Have a cool day! :)

Good Morning Everyone!

And it has been a good morning so far! I just found out that my last treasury Music Across Etsy made the front page last night! And two of the items in the treasury sold because of it! Yay! :D

Plus I found a dollar under my chair this morning! I'm rich! ;) But seriously, I woke up this morning and was actually cold in my house! Fall is finally upon us, and I am more then glad to say good bye to all the hot summer weather this year. Some nice cool fall days are just what my soul needs right now. :)

I posted some more vintage and will be posting even more today. I'm also going to finish up the last ornament from the millions of ones I made up while the kids were sick. Hopefully I'll have some pics to post for tomorrow. But for right now, please enjoy today's mini treasury, who's theme is Knitting Across Etsy!

Soaplet Knit Soap Cozy - Clay by EfiaFair	Hand Dyed Silk Knitting Yarn by SunnysideEllen
Keep Calm and Cast On Card by tillyflopdesigns	Stoneware Yarn Ball Yarn Keeper by phannie
Hand Knit Pink Dress for Blythe by SSmartRaggs	Ollie the Giant Octopus by YarnMenagerie

And of course here is the link to the big treasury. Here's hoping it makes the front page as well! ;) Have a great day! :)

Not going to post a lot this week...

...but I promise I will be back after the craft show, that happens to be THIS SATURDAY AAAAAAHHH! :O Kidding! :) I'm not quite panicking yet. I probably should be as I have yet to even do a mock up of the tables, but I guess I'm still in the denial stage of this craft show. ;)

Anyway, today's mini treasury's theme is one of my favorites! Its theme is Needlecraft! Obviously I'm slightly biased, as am I a sewer, but I still think it's a really cool category. I thought this might be a difficult treasury to make, since I figured most of the needlecraft pieces would be in the needlecraft category, but boy was I wrong! There are so many talented needlecraft artists in all of the categories it was actually hard to choose which pieces to use, rather then it being hard to find items to use at all. :) And without further a due, here is today's mini treasury! Enjoy!

DIY Embroidery Card Kit by curiousdoodles	Embroidered Felt Clovers Pincushion by SeaPinks
Mossy Green Felted Wool Acorns by greenbaboondesigns	Custom Scrabble Tile Bag by samann1121
Red Flowers Handmade Appliques by BizimSupplies	Avocado Needle Felted Wool Pin by pammydawn

And of course with that many awesome artists, I had to make a big treasury to go with it! You can check it out here! :)

Oh and I'm reposting the coupon for the Craft Fair in Ocean Grove, NJ this weekend. In case you missed it!



You can check out more info on the craft show in my last post here. Wish me luck! I'll probably post one more time before the show, but if not I'll see you all next week! :)

I'm loosing my marbles...

Okay that's not exactly accurate, I'm selling my marbles. Is that better? I'm not sure. :) But seriously I got a WHOLE bunch of vintage stuff posted this week, including a bunch of really cool vintage marbles! You can check them out in my Vintage Marbles section of my shop if you like. :) I also posted some vintage tea cups and nutcrackers in my main Vintage Collectibles section. But mostly I've been tweaking my shop and catching up on Etsy news. If you haven't been to Etsy for a while you should check it out, all the shops now have a new wide format! You can see mine here! :)

And of course the other thing I've been up to is my treasury making. :) Today's mini treasury is based on half of the Plants & Edibles category. I figured since they are two different things I'd give them two different treasuries. Enjoy! :)

Grassy Blades of Beeswax Pot Candle by kokocandles	Green Leaves Silver Wire Earrings by KUKLAstudio
Topiaries Watercolor No. 2 Print by mossylanestudio	Last Leaf Handspun 2-ply Yarn by travelingrhinos
24 Edible Sugar Leaves by andiespecialtysweets	Tall Grass King Sized Pillow by pillowhappy

You can check out the big treasury that matches it here! Have a great 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! :)

The Month of the Peridot

This month's birthstone is peridot. Peridot is unusual in the gem world because it really only comes in one color: olive green. However that color does vary based on how much iron is in the stone, and it can range from yellow-green to brownish green. Peridot is associated with dignity and success, and because of its green color has also been linked to nature in many ancient cultures. In olden times miners would search for the stone at night, believing that the light of the moon made it easier to find. A unique stone perfect for people born in this unique month! Happy birthday to all of you born in August! :)

Vintage 1940s Van Dell Peridot Brooch by laurenrosedesign	Chartreuse Chandeliers Letterpress Coasters by missive
Bright Green Aloe Patterns 8x10 Print by amefaust	Herb the Garden Bunny Faux Fur Plushie by Zygopsyche
Key Lime Cathedral Window Pillow Cover by warmnfuzzies	Cinnamon Pine Shea Butter Soap by BLSoaps

You can also check out the full sized Etsy treasury here! Have a great day! :)

Hello!

Today is supposed to be my day off, but I had a great idea for a treasury when I was working in my destash shop today! :) It a treasury of all different kinds of buttons! Some are handmade, some are vintage, and some are commercial supplies! I thought it turned out really cute! Check it out!

Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?

I think I've just inspired myself to do some sewing! Have a great weekend! :)