Friday Feature

I'm trying to get back into the swing of features here on my blog. I love exposing all of you to some of the most creative and awesome artists on Etsy!

So for my first Friday back, I am going to be featuring a shop that is very special to me, drearyneedle. Teresa is the shop owner and creator of all of the fabulously cute girly outfits, dresses and skirts that you will find at drearyneedle. My daughter, Timber, has quite a little collection of clothes from Teresa's shop. Teresa uses mostly re-purposed fabrics. Re-purposed you say? What is re-purposed?? It's where you take something that has once been used as, for example, a pillow case, and then turn it into something adorable, like a dress!

Throw a little bit of new fabric in once in a while and you've got the makings of some terrific clothes for little girls.

One of my favorite things about drearyneedle is that when you purchase a piece of clothing there, it will fit your daughter for many, many months, if not years! Timber is already wearing this skirt and with the nice elastic waist and perfect length, she will still be able to wear it when she's 3!

Take some time today to stop by drearyneedle and check out the clothes for yourself. Teresa adds items regularly so mark it as one of your favorites and check back in often. I personally recommend "stalking" her shop because her outfits sell out fast! :)

I hope you enjoyed today's Feature! Thanks for stopping by!

Friday Night Features

Here are some more great ideas for gifts this year! Something for everyone- your mom, your aunt, the kids, the business man in your life.....

Table Runner from Cache Creek Quilts, $35.00

Spinning Tops from Sleeping Forest, $18.00

Upcycled Christmas Tree Ornament Set from So So Rosey, $12.00

Christmas Wreath from Dancing Circle, $43.00

Red Clutch Purse from Portemone, $65.00

Green berry bowl from Vessels and Wares, $36.00

Business Card Case from Keykalou, $18.00

Once Again....

I am lame. I again am not prepared for Friday Night Feature this week. But, because I am so disorganized doesn't mean that you all have to miss out on some great finds from Etsy. Instead this evening I'll be creating a one of a kind shopping list for you! See- I just took a huge amount of stress off of you for this coming holiday. I've done all the searching for you and all you have to do is click and buy! Gift giving made simple!
Here we go.....

From blisscandles, $34.00

From Sawdusty, $30.00

From cupcakesforclara, $40.00

From Amyliz, $43.00

From beehivekitchenware, $42.00

From allthenumbers $32.00

From woodcraft, $25.00


I'll be back with more!!!

Friday Night Feature on Vacation

My Friday Night Feature is going on a week long vacation! Mostly because I procrastinated and didn't plan ahead this week and because it's Halloween. I know a lot of folks will be out tonight. So, we're taking a mini vacation and will return next Friday Night!!
Happy Halloween everyone!

Friday Night Feature!

Welcome to my Friday Night Feature, week #3!!
Tonight we're going primitive! I love all things primitive and Etsy has a great selection of shops crafting primitive things!

Our first shop tonight is Kittredge Mercantile. Kathy has some of the neatest things in her shop, from dolls, to things vintage and americana, even holiday items!

Here's what Kathy's shop announcement has to say,
"HAPPY FALL TO ONE AND ALL! WELCOME! To ~ KITTREDGE MERCANTILE ~ My name is Kathy and this is my etsy shop. I sell OLD, NEW and HANDMADE items. A general line of antiques, repurposed items, street finds and one of a kind. I'm always trying to make something from nothing. I specialize in handmade primitives. Such as cloth dolls, americana, seasonal, bears and more. I love Americana and I'll paint a flag on anything from baby shoes to baseballs. Take a look around and enjoy your visit.

If you have any questions/comments/concerns please feel free to contact me. I'd love to hear from you.

If you would like to see what I'm making, painting, sanding, or stuffing next visit my blog at http://kittredgemercantile.blogspot.com/ "

This little hanger below would be perfect in your home this holiday!

Please take the time to check out the rest of items that Kathy has listed in her shop, find some great items to decorate your home with and some terrific Christmas gifts to give - you'll be glad you did!
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Our second shop tonight is The Good Wife of Washington County . Now, this is THE primitive shop for all you crafters! Stacey has a bunch of outstanding patterns in her store that allow you to create all kinds of accents for your home.

Here's a snippet from Stacey's shop announcement, "Welcome to my little shop here on Etsy, I hope you enjoy. Right now I am offering patterns from my pattern line, Raven's Haven. I will be offering finished items, later as well. All of the designs are my own original artwork from my 32 years of experience in the art field.
Raven's Haven is well into it's 5th year of patterns and 11th year of Primitive design. Originally my patterns were sold under, "The Good Wives of Washington County", where my original Raven made the front cover of Country Marketplace Magazine.It has been a remarkable and humble journey. I'm enjoying my own little space here at Etsy where Whimsy and Primitives meet. I hope to inspire you to create!"

You can follow along with Stacey's blog at http://www.blogger.com/www.staceymead.blogspot.com I love this witch pictured below- perfect for Halloween!

The photos here are just a small sample of all the patterns Stacey has in her shop. Make sure you stop by there as well to check them all out!

That's it for tonight folks! Thanks for joining me! See ya next Friday night- same place, same time!

Friday Night Feature!

Welcome to week #2 of my Friday Night Feature! I have two terrific shops to share with you tonight!

Our first shop this evening is Cherrypips. Nicola makes some of the cutest brooches I have ever seen! I have personally purchased one from her shop and can tell you that they are not only adorable but very well made!

Here’s a little bit about Nicola, “I am based in Hull in East Yorkshire. I live in a big city but I am still close to open countryside, the Humber Estuary and the North Sea.
I have been making Cherrypips items for almost one year and love working with all my favorite materials: felt, woolly things, threads, paper, vintage haberdashery items, buttons and beads.
Making Cherrypips items has given me a great excuse for searching out new items to add to my already over full craft cupboard!
My favorite all time shop when I was a child was Coles Haberdashery which used to be on the High Street in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. Sadly long gone!

"Our house is bursting at the seams with all my collections, Hornsea Pottery, Scottie Dog items, vintage craft books, buttons, beads, old Christmas decorations and lots more besides. I love designs from the 60's and 70's, big daisies, bold colours.
Making Cherrypips items gives me an opportunity to link all these interests together.”

“I am more than happy to make special orders on commission, just get in touch if there is something you would like."

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Our second shop this evening is Craftyd's Creations.

Dolores is one seriously talented crafter! Her shop is just bursting with a little bit of everything! Her shop announcement reads, "Welcome to my shop. I will be having Greeting Cards, ACEO's, Tags, Felt Embellishments and an assortment of other things for sale in my shop. Be sure to check back often for new things."

I have seen her work first hand and was so impressed with it! Her shop is one that I would always return to, not only for the high quality work that she does but for all of her friendly help and conversation!

Dolores writes in her profile, "I have been crafting for many years and have made and sold many different things. Right now I love making greeting cards and have started making tags and ACEO's also.
My products all come from a smoke free and pet free home.”

Thanks so much for sopping by to check out this week's shops! I hope that you enjoyed them. Remember, the photos that I share are just a sampling of what is available! Please take the time to stop by both of these fantastic Etsy shops to see everything that they have listed.

See you next Friday Night!

**FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURE**

Welcome to my very first Friday Night Feature! So glad you’ve decided to join me! Tonight I am featuring two amazingly talented ladies and their Etsy shops. No, seriously, both of them baffle me with the things they create. How do they do it so well? I wanna know!!

Our first shop is Long Winter Farm, owned by none other than the sweet, witty, simple life living, woman I’m proud to call a friend- Mandi.

Here’s how she describes herself: “I'm a 27 yr old mama of two living in coastal Maine, where I share my life with sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, ducks, kitties, and puppies. I like to live the organic homegrown lifestyle as best I can, so I'm way into gardening and herbalism. I'm also a major craft addict, playing with sewing, knitting, spinning, felt crafts, candle making, embroidery, and of course, soaping! Yup, I'm one busy chick. Nope, I don't take naps.”


Her soaps are unlike any others you have ever used. Trust me, use one bar and you’ll never go back to that yucky, old bar of Dove again! Mandi always lists her upcoming soaps, with their cure date, in the profile section of her shop.

Here’s one of Mandi’s girls, Lucy! Isn’t she adorable? At less than one year old she was already a model! Here she shows off her mama’s famous Baby Bubbles Soap.

Both of my babies have slight eczema and are bathed in Mandi’s Baby Bubbles regularly. It is so nice to be able to wash your precious children in a natural soap that is free of all the chemicals and fake fragrances that are added to store bought soaps.

If you’d like, you can keep up to date with Mandi and her brood on her blog: http://longwinterfarm.com/blog

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Our second shop this evening is Tinarie21, a.k.a. Sweet B Papers. I met Tina through Etsy as a buyer, before she opened up her shop. She and I became instant friends. Tina and her hubby reside in warm, sunny, Pensacola, Florida.

You couldn’t meet a nicer gal. This is one talented woman! When she opened up her shop, last April, I was taken back in awe at the beautiful items she created. Why couldn’t she have opened shop BEFORE I got married? Her boutonnières and ring bearer pillows are fabulous! Not to mention the boutonnières she meticulously creates never wilt or die. What a great way to keepsake an item from your wedding!

Her shop this fall has some terrific holiday items and I can only imagine that she will be adding more!

Well, that about wraps it up for tonight. I hope that you enjoyed it! Make sure to check back in every Friday evening for more featured artists and shops!

It's Coming..to a Computer Near You!!

FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURE IS TONIGHT! My very first one! I an counting down the hours. I woke up at 5am this morning thinking of it!! I'm kinda excited.
I'll probably do it around 3pm PST since it will then be 5pm EST and we have to make sure that our east coast buddies aren't seeing a midnight feature.........or not seeing one because they're all asleep. :)
Make sure you check back in this afternoon/evening to see the first two shops featured!

On another note- It is FREEZING here this morning. No kidding- it really is that cold. The weather statement said that morning lows could drop to the high 20's to mid 30's. That's pretty darn chilly for coastal California. Thank heavens for a wood stove and about 10 cords of wood. I'll have to send Wyatt with a cup of hot cocoa to the bus stop just to keep his fingers from falling off. I thought we had just started fall- not winter!

Coming Soon.........

I'm going to start a new weekly entry on my blog called "Friday Night Feature." I will be going through my list of FAVORITE shops on Etsy and featuring two of the artists and their shop's on a weekly basis! I am so excited to do this! So make sure you check in to see some absolutely fabulous handmade stuff from some seriously talented folks!

Oh, and I'll also be having a quilt preview later this week of two new quilts that will be added to my shop this month. They are both adorable!