New Years Features

http://www.sallyjanevintage.etsy.com/

So simple and elegant. Hmmm it might fit.

http://www.greenchairpress.etsy.com/

Now if I could stop eating my Mexican Wedding Cakes. I found some on etsy.

http://www.fancythatcookies.etsy.com/

Merry Christmas

I feel very blessed this Christmas. I have been spending time with friends and family. It's amazing how everyday life can take our eyes off what really matters. Remembering that our time is short and how we need to be doing good. Focusing on the real meaning of Christmas and what an

amazing gift it is. Blessings!! DE

happy day -- things I like

Random things I like.

No particular order!

Dark Chocolate
Vintage Paper
Christmas
To hear my kids giggle.
Butterfly Kisses
My hubby's smile!
The sound snow makes when you walk on it.

Charlie Brown Christmas

calabasascandyco.etsy.com

This sweet etsy cac member is having a great giveaway. http://notesfromdionne.blogspot.com/

Etsy Shop Feature

http://www.hiddenlibrary.etsy.com/

I hope your Thanksgiving is filled with warm blessings and fond family memories. It's always a good thing to count your blessings everyday not only on Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Oh love these plates.

pink day -etsy feature

Featured Etsy seller with pink. oh, I wish I knew how to sew.

http://www.uberstitch.etsy.com/
Thanks for visiting my pink Saturday. Stop on by www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com and visit all the blogs.

smile

I got the bird picture in a email I didn't take it. I think it's God smiling.

My camera isn't working great but I managed a interesting shot of one of my bottles.

Time - Etsy Shop feature

Just not enough time in a day.

Don't you feel like your running out of time. Oh time is short so do good.

Below is some lovely art from this etsy shop.

http://www.pinkflamingo61.etsy.com/

New Shop Feature

Click here to view these pictures larger

http://madisonandmabel.shutterfly.com/ You can look at some of the vintage items they have on a slideshow. Oh how I wish I lived closer. Madison and Mabel Chartreuse & Co 4007A Buckeystown Pike Frederick, MD Some of my art will be at this store soon. Thanks so much Kelly!

This vintage cart it's so me. Oh love it.

Click here to view these pictures larger

funny ha ha

I saw this on a email or blog and it made me laugh. So I thought I'd share. I hope all of you bloggers are doing well. I've got more pictures and shops to feature soon. I've been busy with some custom orders and wholesale orders. God is so good. I'm very thankful.

Featured Etsy Shop velvetwoods.etsy.com

Featured artist

You must stop on by and check out this shop. www.velvetwoods.etsy.com. I just love her art and her blog. www.velvetwoods.blogspot.com

Etsy Featured Artist

Stephanie Caldwell

Tell us a little bit about yourself as an artist. What first interested you in your art or sparked your creativity?

I realized at a young age that I wanted to create things. I loved to color and draw when I was small and as I grew I discovered many different forms of artistry. Now as an adult I enjoy photography, drawing, knitting, crochet, scrap booking, sewing, embroidery, fashion, writing, music, blogging and more. Art is a part of who I am and I try to incorporate it into my everyday life in as many ways as possible. Even though I have always loved to create I didn’t realize my passion for creativity until I became a mother. Seeing the world through my daughter’s perspective has allowed me to understand that anyone can be an artist and that our imaginations and creations can become anything we want them to be.

Describe your studio/creative space and how it fits into your home.

This is a complex question for me. We are currently living in a household of seven people. It’s a bit cramped but we are in the midst of a major ‘move everyone to different bedrooms and redo the whole house’ thing right now. It’s a little chaotic. But in the end my little one will finally have her own bedroom and I will finally have a studio space in our basement. But my current project will pretty much take over that space for the next year or so.

What are you working on right now? I’m working on a huge project. It’s a charity project based on handmade fashion called The Black Dress Project. Everyday for 365 days I will be photo weblogging the project. I wear a basic black dress everyday and style it differently with items donated by handmade artists. The artists have a great opportunity to have their item featured on the blog and afterwards the readers can purchase the item from the projects online shop. All the proceeds go to an orphan care center in Malawi, Africa.

** The web address is http://blackdressproject.wordpress.com/ I’m also building inventory for my etsy shop. It will be filled with lots of children and adult knit/crochet items for winter.

Who or what is inspiring you right now?Oh my goodness! This list is so long.I’m inspired by so many bloggers. These are my three favorites right now:Melissa of Tiny Happy - http://www.tinyhappy.typepad.com/Amanda of Soulemama- http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/ Pia Jane Bijkerk - http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/ I love Flickr, browsing shops online, reading magazines and books. All these things inspire me. Nature is a huge inspiration. The colors, smells, shapes and seasons all inspire me to create and dream new things. My husband is an amazing artist. He draws some of the most beautiful artwork and he inspires me daily. My daughter’s creative play and ideas inspire me as well. Life is an inspiration!

What is something you cannot live without?

My family and my faith, I would be nothing without those things. They always come first in my life. Nothing is more important to me. How do you keep your creative well full and prevent burning out?I try to set aside a little time each day to make something. Anything, even if it’s just coloring or doodling with my daughter. I’m keeping an inspiration journal. I cut out magazine photos or print things from the computer and paste them in. Making the book inspires me as much as looking at it. I take walks with my camera, listen to music or plunk around on the piano, browse the bookstore, spend time in the garden, take a drive, go to the park, hang clothes on the line, listen to the birds, drink tea, daydream, play dress up or dolls with my little one, watch a movie. Just living in a way that makes me happy helps me to feel creative. And I don’t spend too much time or stress over one certain thing. If I’m bored with it I stop and move on. There is no reason to force creativity when it’s not happening. Here is my blog address http://www.stephanie-caldwell.blogspot.com/ My flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/25527374@N03/My etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7136677

Pink Saturday

A few pink items in my etsy shop!

Happy pink day!

howsweetthesound.typepad.com

treasury time -- i'm featured

Chubby Birds Chuckle!

Thank you littlewhitedresser for the treasury!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=68590

She has the most amazing shop!

www.LittleWhiteDresser.etsy.com

treasury time-- oh my..green

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=81519

Etsy Shop Feature Everydayfairytale

It's been a crazy few weeks with my kids going back to school and that darn flu bug going around but I'm back with another shop feature. I just love her blog and shop.

http://efairytale.blogspot.com/

http://www.everydayfairytale.etsy.com/

I'm also in a treasury today Yea!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=80863

my first treasury

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=80401 this is the link.

Blog Give Away

I'm doing a give-away on this gals blog see link below. The give-away is for 24 vintage bird tickets. I will add others to the drawing also by just leaving a comment on this blog. If you become a follwer of my blog you've got two chances to win. Thanks
http://thatgirlscrafty.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-give-away-2-sets-of-vintage.html Ends Sept 30th

featured etsy seller

She is so talented. Please visit her and leave a comment. I love her blog banner also. http://www.gbloomstudio.etsy.com/ http://www.gbloomstudio.blogspot.com/

featured etsy seller

http://www.birdie1.etsy.com/
love her shop

Monterey & Big Sur California

Etsy Orange Sky Only a few fights (lol)

What a blessing it was to get away and see Northern California.

Oh God is good.

a little trip

Photos of my trip last summer.

I'm off on a trip up the coast of California. Don't you just love summer. More etsy finds when I return.

Blessings, D.Elizabeth