My Fringe Scarves as Photo Props for Women and Girls

These modeled images were captured by the super-nice, obviously talented, fun and delightful Ashley of Ashley Mae Photography. Ashley writes, "I have used your scarves in so many photo sessions. Seriously those scarves have held up better than all of my other scarves I have, they look so delicate but they are strong!! Way to go girl, you are gifted. The texture & colors in these scarves are GORGEOUS and SO unique." Catch more of her work at AMP Photography.

Get details on these scarves and others in my online photo prop boutique!

Weird & Twisted Yarns...Just My Style!

I'd like to introduce you to a very special yarn shop...

WeirdAndTwisted's Shop Announcement
Weird&Twisted, two ambitious yarn designers, stand for quality Art Yarns. We produce unique artistic fiber creations - with a twist!

We love to create outstanding yarns. We get our inspiration from fairy tales, music, mythology and everyday life, but we aren't afraid of a tiny bit of trashy attitude! ;-)

Weird&Twisted stand for quality. For our high class yarn creations, we use but the best materials wherever possible. We combine fine, soft wool, silk and alpaca fibers with beautiful glass pearls, shiny cut glass crystals, semi precious stones and other quality supplies.

We update very frequently! So be sure to step in often and watch our selection of exquisit Art Yarns grow!
If you want to keep yourself posted about our latest yarns and our new, weird ideas and perhaps want to take a glimpse behind the curtain, drop in on our blog
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Their yarns have names like Punk Rock Barbie or The Ice Queen's Kiss, which is why I'm so honored that my Cranberry Bing Cherry Red Berry Handknit Scarf, Perfect Warm Gift for Australians
treasury was chosen for their latest treasury of deepest reds (sometimes complimented by blacks)!

You've met Anne of Green Gables, but do you know Anne of Ennadoolf?

Anne from ennadoolf has so much to offer in her online Etsy shop! Here's her shop announcement:

Welcome to my shop!
~ Topsy Turvy dolls ~ Corking/Knitting Spool sets ~ Barbie clothes ~ Knitting ~ Photography ~

She actually has even more than that (like vintage patterns!); today I wanted to highlight her fun, fantastic Barbie clothes (in the pictures here)!

Anne's a real team player, too! We're both members of EtsyKnitters, a virtual knitting circle, and she made our team an It's Coming! IT'S COMING! treasury including my Violet Purple, Teal Aqua Turquoise, Blue-Green Handknit Boa Scarf to build excitement because....June 14 is WWKIPD! What's WWKIPD, you ask? Click here to find out! Anne, thanks; you're the tops!:)

BLSoaps Really Shines!

The more I know Lindsay from Body Language Soaps (BLSoaps on Etsy), the more I like her!

She's warm, giving, friendly, real & very, very talented! Besides, we're practically neighbors, since we both live in Utah. ;)

Lindsay just honored me by giving me a huge nod in her You know you want it!!! treasury, featuring my Cranberry Bing Cherry Red Berry Handknit Scarf (the one in the picture below).

Lindsay, thank you. It's an honor to be your friend. :)

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!

Shelley Lends a HelpingHand!

Shelley of Helping Hands Crafts has a unique & personalized approach to helping the scrapbooking challenged (from her Etsy shop):

"Do you have old photos lying around? Lots of old albums, that are not worth taking out to show off? Let helpinghandscrafts help you with your dilemma. We make 12x12 premade scrapbook pages and premade albums for any occasion. Let us help you make your memories memorable!! We will be happy to scrap something at your request. Just email a sample photo and your requests to helpinghandscrafts."

Isn't that neat? Just above is an exampe of a hiking & camping scrapbook kit! Shelley just joined Etsy this February, and she's already making a name for herself as an important part of the Etsy community; she's even got a treasury of Whisper Pink & Chocolate items (including my Roses n Chocolate Red Pink Brown Handknit Scarf)! Thanks so much, Shelley, and we're all looking forward to getting to know you even better. :)

MidnightRabbits is Where It's AT!

You know how when you love someone's work so much that you can hardly decide on a favorite? Well, it's like that for me with everything that Kim of MidnightRabbits sews for her shop. See what I mean:

Kim is one of my vegan buddies on Etsy; together we belong to Cruelty Free Etsy,
EtsyVeg, EtsyForAnimals and Vegan Etsy. I love the fact that she's in Cardiff, Wales, the setting for one of my favorite shows, Torchwood! :) Oh, yeah, and that she donates so much of her proceeds to animal-friendly charities.
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And now, Kim's put together a very nice collection of cruelty free (no animal products) items in her latest Treasury. Thanks, Kim, for working in my Antiqued Look Americana Navy Cream Burgundy Handknit, Patriotic Gift Scarf...for the conscious All American! ;)

Sunshine & Citrus from RegalBeads!

Orange is my favorite color; so I especially love this gorgeous, beaded bracelet from RegalBeads.etsy.com. Besides, I tried my hand at beading in a grade school elective--which was just enough learnin' to convince me to leave beading to the pros like RegalBeads!

Now, I know the picture of RegalBeads' work above is a bracelet, but I like to pretend it's a juicy, kumquat crown! The image above is also RegalBeads' avatar (small picture that appears whenever she posts in the forums at Etsy.com), and I always love to see it and her positive, encouraging forum posts!

Like me, RegalBeads likes citrus-y images that match her optimism and sense of fun, and she's created a treasury full of yellows and oranges, at http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=41124 through Saturday. Thanks for including my new Yellow and Orange Summer Sunshine Handknit Scarf, Regal! :)

Lucia Brings Sunlight This Time!

Lucia (gulinoartware.etsy.com) has done it again, this time with a cheery, lemony collection of bright yellow images, all at http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=7799 through Wednesday. She included my yellow scarf (below) and I couldn't resist posting a few of her fun, yellow ceramics and jewelry above. Thanks again, Lucia!

I Just "Plum" Adore that Purple-Lovin' Georgie!

Georgie (ByGeorgie.Etsy.com) loves purple. And her family (just click on her profile from ByGeorgie.Etsy.com to see what I mean). And being new to Etsy (she just joined us from upstate NY in February, and is already making a name for herself as kind, personable and likeable)! And now, making her first treasury (collection of favorite items, it's only viewable at http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=40199 through Tuesday)!


If my car broke down and I was stranded on the side of the road, I'd want Georgie to drive by, because I know she'd stop to help. :) Thanks to Georgie for including my Pinkish Purple Plum Wine Handknit Fashion Scarf (image below) in her very first treasury, I really appreciate it! I included a few of Georgie's purple items here, since I know she loves the color so much. Hope you enjoy her handiwork, I certainly do!

Phydeaux is Fetching!

Brenda of Phydeaux.etsy.com is special, a rare and precious gem. She's relatively new to the etsy marketplace community, having just joined the end of January. But you'd never know it by her professional presentation, friendliness and confident kindness.Like me, Brenda specializes in selling gorgeous, handknit scarves for year round wear. So, you think we'd be at each other's throats, trying to elbow one anoher aside so the "winner" could grab all the sales. Far from it! The truth is, we avidly support one another! We both belong to http://etsyfast.com (Fiber Arts Street Team), where we work to raise awareness and sales for fiber art. We're all in this together and there's enough success to go around!

Just one small example of Brenda's generosity and teamwork, she's just created two new treasuries (collections to show off others' items). They're here and here through Monday. One even includes my Solid Gold Yellow Sunshine Handknit Scarf for All Seasons Year Round Wear (shown below, Brenda's beautiful designs are above). Please also check out her blog today!

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!

Lucia Shines Her Soothing Light for Us All!

Lucia is one of the most beautiful names to me. And it has to do with light in the Latin languages. Lucia of GulinoArtware.etsy.com certainly is a shining light.

I'm just having one problem: I can't decide which of her boutique-quality, eye-catching jewelry and ceramics to feature! You see, Lucia and I are both color junkies, and each one of her pieces "speaks" to me--I'm hopeless! Can you please visit her shop at GulinoArtware.etsy.com and then tell me which is YOUR favorite GulinoArtware creation?? I've included a couple of my favorites here!And please visit her very popular treasury with soothing pastel items (including my Sea Colors Purples Greens Blues Handknit Gift Scarf, shown below) at http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=39394 through tomorrow (Thursday).