Shirley Invites Us In to UniqueDesigns39!

You won't want to miss UniqueDesigns39's Shop Announcement!

"Hi! I'm Shirley, and that's my husband Larry with me.

This is a joint effort with myself and my husband. I do all the designing and creating of the jewelry and Larry does the computor work getting the site working and adding my new items to the store.
We work well together, I think.

I use mostly Swarovski crystal, Glass beads, Sterling Silver, Gold Vermeil and Gold filled components for my jewelry. I want it to be beautiful and also to last."

Now, when I read those words, and see the beautiful jewelry (shown in this post) in Shirley's shop, I feel like, "This is a family & studio I would like to see more of!" What a positive & welcome message!

Lately, Shirley's been including my scarves in several of her treasuries (such as the bleu, blanc et rouge design shown below)...and each time she includes my good friends Meagan and Ellen!

Coincidence? Another friend in the making? Only time will tell!

A Little Something for the Ladies

Still with the Montana theme, Danette (such a pretty name!) of KraftD (such a clever name!) has also made us a "Little Something for the Ladies" treasury!

Danette, I especially love your Dragonfly/Damselfly earrings, shown here.

Thank you, Danette, for including my Drunken Peaches on Champagne See Through Handknit Scarf, shown below!

"Meet Me in Montana....

...I wanna see the mountains in your eyes..." Know that one? No? Well, then maybe only people who are from Montana know the song. ;) Even though I no longer live in the state of Montana, I remember it well and still have family there. And now, I have an Etsy family there, as well!

Yes, Margie of MontanaKntryGal started a team just for Montanans and I was lucky enough to be invited!

Team member Barb of StrandsofLight gave me a little jolt of homesick nostalgia with her Meet Me In Montana treasury, chock full of items from the new Big Sky Montana Etsy Team. The images you see here are jewelry pieces from Barb's online shop.
Nice, huh? Thank you, Barb, for promoting the team and for including my Pretty Magnolia Flowered, Spring Green, Skinny, Handmade Scarf (shown below)!

Lighting a Fire, StartToFinish

Katie of Start to Finish, Supplies for Your Creations from "Start to Finish," is quite a leader with a lot of positive things going on! She not only has a rockin' supply shop, she also is team leader for the North Carolina Triangle team, loves to go kayaking AND has a very nice jewelry shop called...
Katie Carolina Designs:

Not enough, you say? Wait, there's more! She also features other Etsy artists in her blog AND in her latest treasury entitled You Light My FIRE.

Katie, I'm honored that you included my Orange to Burgundy Red Fire Handknit Scarf, thank you!

Here Comes the Bonny Sun!

Bonny of Bonny's Beaded Things is an expert jewelry maker and one of my fellow UtahEtsy team members. Together, we help promote our items on Etsy that are handmade in Utah. From fine art to baby quilts to jewelry to fashion, we're quite an eclectic group!

Bonny's just made us a sunny collection of warm, golden flowers to help raise awareness of our team to the rest of Etsy, "Your place to buy & sell all things handmade." Thank you, Bonny, for including my Marigold Yellow Flowered Problem-Solver Handmade Scarf (shown at bottom)!

The others photos in this blog are all Bonny's jewelry--I adore the large, chunky stones she uses and the quality is obvious! Bonny, thanks for shining your light on us--you're quite the ray of happiness. :)

New from TreasuriesROCK!

I recently discovered a fun, supportive flickr group of Etsy shop owners. It's called Treasuries ROCK! and it's all about putting together and celebrating Etsy treasuries, which are pages showing 12 images the treasury curator selects (it's hard work)!

Today, I wanted to highlight the three most recent collections of Treasuries ROCK! members (hint: each includes one of my fashion scarves!). I've included the shop banner and an item photograph from each of their Etsy shops (in no particular order):


Karen of giapet put together a Peaches & Cream assortment. I just love her Coral Shores Sea Shell Focal Bead, Fire-n-Sand Lampwork EGA SRA, shown below:

You can also find her in her:

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And the lovely LeeLuBelle chose Lavender & Lime items to feature for her treasury. In keeping with the "Lots of things that start with "L" theme, I'm showing her Lola earrings below:


Check her out on flickr!

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Last & certainly not least, treasury queen extraordinaire Kari of Maravillosa Jewelry Designs selected Top Picks from Flickr. One of my top picks from her store is her Sand Key (which would go well with giapet's glass shell!):

Kari can be found on flickr here
Please also click here for some great SALE earring sets!

Treasuries ROCK!

I recently discovered a fun, supportive flickr group of Etsy shop owners. It's called Treasuries ROCK! and it's all about putting together and celebrating Etsy treasuries, which are pages showing 12 images the treasury curator selects (it's hard work)!

Today, I wanted to highlight the three most recent collections of Treasuries ROCK! members (hint: each includes one of my fashion scarves!). I've included the shop banner and an item photograph from each of their Etsy shops (in no particular order):


Toni of TheLittleRedDoor made a fun, pastel collection called I'm Your Fan

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Heather of WineMakersSister created an appropriately named Treasuries Rock! collection!

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Kari of Maravillosa jewelry designs made a Pretty In Pink medley!

Brooke is a Treasure "Trove!"

Brooke of TroveDesigns has just posted what I think is the most original treasury idea, ever! Etsy treasuries are collections of 12 items for sale on Etsy. It's something of a feat getting one of the available Etsy slots, let alone making it interesting! There are treasuries based on color themes (red, blue, etc), treasuries based on item themes (moustaches, angels--anything!), and then there's Brooke's unique idea: the Top 12 available items in her "favorites" list on Etsy!

You see, any member of Etsy (it's free to join this online, handmade buying/selling venue) can add items or shops to their favorites list. The "Etsy lingo" for this is "hearting" an item or shop.

I was lucky enough to have Brooke "heart" my Shades of Silver, Soft Grey or Gray Unisex Handknit Scarf for All Seasons, Year Round Wear recently, so I'm in her treasury! Brooke, thanks a bunch for giving me an excuse to promote you here. You're not only a customer, you're also becoming a friend. I'm so glad we met on the Etsy forums! :)

Gotta Have 'Em TeriBeads!

As a child, my favorite part of local fairs and festivals was watching glass blowers & other glassworkers. I’ve always had a fascination with science, history and art; working with glass is the perfect melding (literally!) of all three. The glass has to be just the right temperature to be soft and workable and if it cools too quickly it can shatter…add in all the considerations for working with pigment and—phew!—my hat’s off to those who craft with glass, an ancient art up to 5,000 years old.

So, knowing how I feel about glass and its absolute beauty & value when fashioned well, you will understand how thrilled I was to be included in a collection of quiet, calming images (http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=39344 through tonight!) picked by TeriPersing.etsy.com (she included my Pale Peach n Mossy Green scarf, shown below).You see, Teri’s work is an absolute celebration of color & skill. Just an example that I absolutely must share: See these pictures of orange beads?
They spell out “LOVE” on one side and on the other side is “LOVE” in Braille! I think that’s just about the most clever idea I’ve ever seen…and that’s not even taking into consideration that orange is my favorite color. ;)

Please do visit her impressive collection of quality, glass beads in almost literally every hue. If you have an appreciation for the best that art & science have to offer, please go to TeriPersing.etsy.com and get your TeriBeads today!