Thanks to professional photographer Jennifer Cottom in West Palm Beach,Florida for this pic with my Super Fringie™ newborn baby photo prop inthe Bohemian colors

Jennifer, you're rockin' my Super Bohemian Fringie newborn infant baby yarn photo prop...thank you! You've made it extra colorful and...trippy, dude!! :D

Please click this link to see more professional photos of my Fringie yarn photo props in use!

Hugs,

Celeste (Crickets)

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!

Cricket, meet Crickets!

A kindred spirit! Cricket of cricketapollo has a nickname almost exactly like mine! And, she's also a fiber artists of a different sort (I knit fashion scarves and she's a seamstress extraordinaire), we're both members of Etsy, your place to buy & sell all things handmade! AND, we're both participating in Christmas In July, for any Etsians who are discounting all or part of their stores for the remainder of July for Early Bird Special holiday shoppers.

Cricket has even made a Christmas In July treasury full of itmes from participating shops! Thank you, Cricket, for including my Solid Gold Yellow Sunshine Handknit Scarf (shown below)!

Would you like to see what's available for Etsy's Christmas in July? Just do a search on Etsy for the tag christmasinjuly (all one word) and prepare to be delighted! :)

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!

Havin' Fun with RetroAlchemist!

So, yeah...I'm a color junkie: "Hi, my name's Celeste & I'm an addict, I've been clean & sober for 0 days now...."

Imagine my delight at discovering RetroAlchemist's bright, cheerful and decidedly fun artwork in her online gallery!

I especially love owls...

...and kitties!
Here's what RetroAlchemist's shop announcement says:

"Come on in and meet the Robots, Bunny-Bots, Cupcake-Bots, Bow-Wow-Bots, and Meow-Bots! They would never destroy anything (much less an entire planet), but they might melt your heart with their with their whimsical wonderfulness:-)

Besides Bots you'll find lots of kittens doing what they do best (being cute), some cheery bluebirds and redbirds, an owl or two, a mermaid, a clown, and an Invitation to a Party hosted by Augustus Caterpillar III. Hope you'll meet us under the Red Polka Dot Mushrooms!"

Imagine my delight at discovering that RetroAlchemist included my Orange & Pink See Through Lightweight scarf for summer in their latest smile treasury! What an honor. :)

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)!

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!

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. :)

From Buttons to Bed Quilts to Blossoms

Kristy of Hailey's Bobbins offers everything in her online shop, from $550.00 handsewn bed quilts, to $5.00 button assortments.

My favorite thing in her lively & successful shop, though, is her newly introduced photography prints (like the lovely rose featured above).



This lady's got taste, right? :) That's why I'm especially proud to have my Orange to Red Fire Handknit Scarf (shown below) as part of her new Red HOT Summer treasury. Thank you so much, Kristy, I don't know how you find the time to be my Etsy pal along with doing great work and having a wonderful family, but I'm impressed! :)