Yay! A new blog :P

Here are my picks of the day :D

On the left you'll see one of the new line of hand felted bags I'm offering. They are all hand felted by my neighbor and she asked me to list them for her. All One Of A Kind (OOAK) and high quality! I call this one the Mary Poppins purse because it can fit so much! Great as a diaper bag, craft bag, or just every day bag! It can be found here: http://http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30103096

On the right is a cute felt owl. I love the creative things people can do with felt-the foods and animals are so cute! This little critter resides here: http://http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25561241

Back on the Bandwagon and a great tip for those with allergies!

My picks of the day include an awesome wooden vintage shelf I found that can be seen better here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29607473

And Here's my pick of the day from my crafting4causes shop>Little One's First Crafting Kit-it has lots of fun little crafty items for your little one to play with, and as usual-all proceeds go to charity! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29737684

As for the crafting4causes shop, I've only sold 2 items this month. I'm really hoping to get more, since it's only $3.10 to the foodbank :( The $3.10 is for 2 listings of tags I had up and they were actually traded away, so I will obviously pay the value that I would have received. Please tell your friends about the good cause and thank you to those who donated for the grab bags, I look forward to the first sale of those with great anticipation!!!

And as promised, a tip for those with allergies-to metals. I can only wear gold so my selection of jewelry is limited and expensive. But I went by a local high end jewelry shop to see if they could help me out. Pictured in the post below you will see the ear-findings I have that I use daily, I have a set in white and yellow gold. Each pair cost $60, but they're a great investment! I simply take off the original ear hooks that come with the earrings and then put on these each day depending on what I feel like. Granted, these days the sensitive earrings are becoming more reliable-there are a few I can wear without problem-but it's nice not to have any restrictions. I know these are pricey and you could probably find somewhere cheaper, but I'm not so worried about a thin gold coating rubbing off or, as some people do, a coating of clear nailpolish coming off.

Back on the Bandwagon-and a great tip for those with allergies!

Sorry for being MIA recently!

Sorry I haven't been around, things have been pretty crazy lately. We had an elecrical fire with one of our water heaters so that was a bit crazy but luckily nothing got damaged except for the water heater itself. Also luckily, my dad has a friend that is an electrician so he's been kind enough to render his services all day today.

As for picks I'll hopefully start again tomorrow if I have time. In addition to a bunch of items I'm listing, my neighbor makes hand-felted wool bags so I'll be listing those for her :D More variety in my shop! That's why my avatar says "you want it, I got it" is because I offer such a variety of items!

I'm also really hoping to get more people to sign up for my first giveaway, I was hoping for more entries by now :( Please go to: http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6258481 Everyone that currently follows this blog will get an entry IF they post on the thread that they are followers, and there are other easy ways to get entries.

SOME GREAT NEWS-CRAFTING4CAUSES

I've finally listed grab bags in my non-profit shop thanks to these kind contributors:

jollyjennifer.etsy.com
poshwashsoap.etsy.com
thepaperelement.etsy.com
junebug18.etsy.com
cutesyglamdesigns.etsy.com
lornement.etsy.com


I have a giveaway associated with this blog and that shop on the forums, please go enter! http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6258481

LATEST PICKS

Life just doesn't slow down anymore! Here's a couple day's worth of features. While contemplating what I can get for my impossible to shop for mother for Christmas (as I've decided to have a 100% made by me or bought on etsy Christmas) I decided to stroll through some art. There are some amazing artists out there! There are some pieces that are so pleasing to the eye that it makes you want to smile and cry at the same time. At least that was my experience lately. You can see from my recent favorites that I went crazy, and am having a hard time deciding what I want to buy (and having the self-control to not buy it all when I don't have the money nor my own house to use them all in, lol)

Anyway, so about the features of the day: On the left we have a watercolor titled "A Little Lovely" by Lauren Alexander. She has so many bright pieces that I love so much! Anything from her shop would make me a happy camper. This particular print can be found here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28847303

Also on the left is a painting done by, "Northcitystudio", a fellow Washingtonian that I saw promoting in the forums a little while back. Her painting is entitled "Summer Ferns" and is painted with oil on canvas. It has such a calm, mysterious quality to it. Her original painting can be seen here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13406516

And as for items from my shop, I've been a busy bee. I've listed more tags-these in particular are a fun mix punched from previous greeting cards I've collected over the years (you know how I love upcycling!) They are going for an ubber great price and can be found in both my jollyjennifer and crafting4causes shops: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29737012
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29737087

And lastly, on the right is just 1 example of my new "Upcycled Beauty" line of keychains and jewelry made from a black Dell computer keyboard. I've been having lots of fun with this. Check out my shops and see the different ones I have listed in them both! The one pictured can be found here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29620909