It's been crazy this past week ... trying to get everything made that I want to take to Belgium next month. I made something very special for my parents but I don't want to share it yet as my mom has figured out how to get onto my website and I don't want to spoil the surprise! I will share pictures when I get back so be patient.
I have about 9 treasuries to share with you today! Again, many thanks from me to all the curators of these treasuries whom choose to feature one of my items amongst many other beautiful things from other Etsians. Here we go ...
This one is called "Don't let it get to your head" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/SilverSeaJewel featuring my lavender flower hair clips. In her shop you will find Antique, Vintage, Collectibles, Handmade at the Jersey Shore. She's having a SPRING sale 10% off everything in the store until April 1st! HURRY ON OVER TO VISIT HER SHOP! The treasury is full of beautiful flower hair clips, brooches etc. perfect for spring and summer. Clicking on each flower item will take you to the shop who's selling that item so make sure you visit as many as you can.
Next is "Easter is on its way" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/paperponies featuring my needle felted bunny. In the curator's shop you will find beautiful paper mache characters, a must visit.
Next is "April Love" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/1964sem featuring my needle felted earrings, perfect to wear for Easter as they look like easter eggs! The curator shop sells beautiful necklaces, scarves and bags.
Next one is "All Mixed up" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/DorsetHillBeads featuring my nuno felted scarf. The curator shop sells a collection of handcrafted glass lampwork beads, fabric flowers, unique bottle cap item and fun & funky jewelry items.
Next is "Creatures" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/worn2perfection featuring my needle felted baby seal. Worn 2 Perfection brings you the best of vintage directly to you! If you're looking for something special have a look at her shop. The treasury features an amazing array of beautiful handcrafted "creatures". Make sure you click on each one to have a closer look at the item as well as that person's shop where you will find more amazing "creatures" and more!
Next up is "Spring in to Easter" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/wardroseco1998 featuring my wool felted and embroidered basket, perfect for Easter! In the curator shop you will find floral decor and decorative soaps. The treasury has lots of cute Easter items so get going, click away to find more treasures in all the shops represented.
Next is "Bunnies ... oh so soft and cuddly" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/MissieRabdau featuring my needle felted bunny together with lots and lots of other bunnies. In the curator shop you will find beautiful handcrafted jewelry so hop on over and have a look at Missie's shop as well as all the shops in the treasury featuring all those lovely bunnies.
Next one is "It is What It Is" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageHodgepodge# featuring my needle felted birdie with lots of other great finds. The curator shop sells ... just like the title says ... a hodge podge of vintage stuff so go browse around, I'm sure you'll find something you can't live without!
Last one for today is "Flora Fauna Birds and Beads" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/dezyner# featuring my needle felted duck named Duckie! The curator sells beautiful, original one-of-a-kind mehndi (henna) inspired art for your home. Each hand-painted canvas showcases intricate designs with modern colors and flair.
That's it for today everybody. Hope you enjoyed looking at all the beautiful items featured in all these treasuries as well as visiting all the shop's of the Etsy folks whom put together all these gorgeous treasuries. Come back soon.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Granny squares and Easter love
I finally got my act together and finished this blanket. It makes for a great baby blanket or would also work for a person in a wheel chair. The colors I used are not the typical baby colors so you could really use it anywhere in the house or on a porch. I hadn't made granny squares in a long time but when I looked at my basket of yarns I noticed how pretty those colors looked together. I just listed it in my baby shop so go visit my shop for more pictures and info on this blanket.
I've been thinking about Easter and therefor put together another treasury with lots of Easter related items. I have some more treasuries to share with you tomorrow but this is it for now.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Featured in so many!
I want to thank all the Etsy artists who have featured any (and many!) of my items in their lovely treasuries. If I ever miss featuring your treasury please e-mail me and I'll make sure I post it. I have two stores on Etsy, one called Bits Of Fiber and the other one Purple Platypus so it gets to be kinda crazy sometimes trying to keep track of all the treasuries my items get in. So here I go ... today I will feature the last 6 treasuries items of my Bits Of Fiber shop have been listed in.
The first one is called "For the wee ones" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/FIApdx featuring my lavender and pastel yellow baby dress. The curator's shop you'll find unique, not so ordinary, quirky things created mostly from Eco-Fi felt (100% vegan & recycled material), fleece and cotton fabric. She loves making plushes, pins, toys, buttons housewares, phone/mP3 cases & everyday life accessories composed of vivacious colors. All of her items are hand sewn. So make sure you go and have a look.
Next is "One of a kind handmade treasures" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ruddlecottage. In the curator's shop everything is made from recycled, repurposed donated materials. You'll find lots of jewelry, hair accessories, pins, boxes, bags and lots more. Find out for yourself by visiting her cool shop. The treasury features my felt aqua baby shoes with lots of other unique green items.
Next is "Bright & fun spring blues" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/dezyner?ref=seller_info featuring my blue mohair baby hat. In the curator's shop you will find beautiful, original one-of-a-kind mehndi (henna) inspired art for your home. Each hand-painted canvas showcases intricate designs with modern colors and flair. I've seen this done in henna on my friend Mina's hands and arms but I've never seen it done on a canvas, very unique and beautiful. I love the colors in this treasury she made aren't they gorgeous!
Next is "Romantic" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/1964sem featuring my lambswool needle felted baby shoes. You will find knitted, crocheted and handwoven items in the curator's shop. The treasury looks gorgeous presenting red and white items.
Next one is called "It Takes Two" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/eleuthera featuring my needle felted baby shoes. This treasury idea is really cute. The curator's shop sells beautiful paintings of shoes, cows and Swedish landscapes delivered worldwide.
The last one, but not the least for today is "White with a touch of color" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrudyAnnDesigns who sells handmade beautiful jewelry in various styles for everyday wear and that special occasion. I love the combination of all white items with a touch of color, really pretty. In this treasury my baby hat and booties are featured.
The first one is called "For the wee ones" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/FIApdx featuring my lavender and pastel yellow baby dress. The curator's shop you'll find unique, not so ordinary, quirky things created mostly from Eco-Fi felt (100% vegan & recycled material), fleece and cotton fabric. She loves making plushes, pins, toys, buttons housewares, phone/mP3 cases & everyday life accessories composed of vivacious colors. All of her items are hand sewn. So make sure you go and have a look.
Next is "One of a kind handmade treasures" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ruddlecottage. In the curator's shop everything is made from recycled, repurposed donated materials. You'll find lots of jewelry, hair accessories, pins, boxes, bags and lots more. Find out for yourself by visiting her cool shop. The treasury features my felt aqua baby shoes with lots of other unique green items.
Next is "Bright & fun spring blues" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/dezyner?ref=seller_info featuring my blue mohair baby hat. In the curator's shop you will find beautiful, original one-of-a-kind mehndi (henna) inspired art for your home. Each hand-painted canvas showcases intricate designs with modern colors and flair. I've seen this done in henna on my friend Mina's hands and arms but I've never seen it done on a canvas, very unique and beautiful. I love the colors in this treasury she made aren't they gorgeous!
Next is "Romantic" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/1964sem featuring my lambswool needle felted baby shoes. You will find knitted, crocheted and handwoven items in the curator's shop. The treasury looks gorgeous presenting red and white items.
Next one is called "It Takes Two" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/eleuthera featuring my needle felted baby shoes. This treasury idea is really cute. The curator's shop sells beautiful paintings of shoes, cows and Swedish landscapes delivered worldwide.
The last one, but not the least for today is "White with a touch of color" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrudyAnnDesigns who sells handmade beautiful jewelry in various styles for everyday wear and that special occasion. I love the combination of all white items with a touch of color, really pretty. In this treasury my baby hat and booties are featured.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Nonteamchallenge 24 treasuries
Here is the treasury I made using the red crocheted doily from http://www.etsy.com/shop/HomespunHandmaiden?ref=seller_info who was the winner of the #23 challenge last week.
I wasn't too sure which direction to go into with the red doily as the inspiration item. As I couldn't think of anything right away I just started searching for items with the colors represented in the entire photo, not just the red doily and this is what I came up with.
This next treasury was made by my friend Missie (who sells beautiful handcrafted jewelry in her Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/MissieRabdau?ref=pr_shop_more ) using the same inspiration item but as you can see she took a different approach to make hers. I just adore the baby jacket and the ballerina shoes aren't they just darling!
More treasuries lined up for tomorrow so stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by.
I wasn't too sure which direction to go into with the red doily as the inspiration item. As I couldn't think of anything right away I just started searching for items with the colors represented in the entire photo, not just the red doily and this is what I came up with.
This next treasury was made by my friend Missie (who sells beautiful handcrafted jewelry in her Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/MissieRabdau?ref=pr_shop_more ) using the same inspiration item but as you can see she took a different approach to make hers. I just adore the baby jacket and the ballerina shoes aren't they just darling!
More treasuries lined up for tomorrow so stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
A peachy kinda hat!
Well I wasn't sure how this little hat was going to turn out. I always get going with a certain picture in my head and by the time I'm halfway through it ... the picture has changed ... and sometimes I have no idea if whatever I'm working on will still work out looking anyway decent. Originally I was going to rip some fabric into strips and use them to weave through the middle section of this little hat and also to make a topper of some kind but that didn't work out unless I was going to zigzag all those strips and I really didn't feel like doing that. So I went digging in my piles of yarn and found this ribbon yarn that could work better ... and it did. Here is my latest little baby hat I put into my shop today so go check it out to have a closer look.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
A pretty treasury to cheer me up ... Angels on a Cloud
Most of the time I'm a cheery optimistic person but yesterday was one of those days where everything just added up and even the pretty moon didn't cheer me up so I decided to make a pretty treasury, just to make me feel a bit happier ... and it did. Here it is, I called it Angels on a Cloud. I figured it was an appropriate fit for all the beautiful items I picked.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
March treasuries
Now that my wrist is better I can ease back into my world except knitting, crocheting and needle felting will have to wait a couple more days I'm afraid. So for now I can type, sew and needle felt (with my machines of course). I was able to catch up on reading all my arts and crafts magazine which is a good thing.
Enough about my wrist lets share more beautiful treasuries. Got a bunch of them so here we go.
This first one "Check This Out Soooooo Beautiful" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtIsApassion featuring my crocheted, felted toddler slippers is not just beautiful I consider it a definite GORGEOUS. As some of you might know ... my favorite color is purple so needless to say I'm all over this one. In the curator shop you will find beautiful, elegant handmade gold, silver and gems jewelry so make sure you go and have a look in her shop as well as all the shops in this treasury.
Next is "The Wearin' and Usin' of the Green", by http://www.etsy.com/shop/artlav featuring my acqua baby shoes, a treasury of all things green honoring St. Patrick's Day. She sells beautiful art made of recycled, reclaimed textiles and acrylics.
Next is "Every Child begins the world again ..." by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ReNuBoutique featuring my pink daisy baby dress with so many other darling baby shower gift ideas or baby room decor items. So cute, make sure you don't miss viewing it. The curator ReNu Boutique sells jewelry and accessories made from repurposed / recycled sweaters, scraps of leather and other fabrics, metal, glass, old jewelry, old and new beads and buttons. ReNu Boutique is an expression of love of reclaimed materials and it explores the borders of old and new.
Next is "Blues" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWallaroo featuring my felted pillbox hat for teens mixed with lots of other beautiful blue items. The curator, Wallaroo Prints is a fun and geeky shop selling art prints, geekery items, inspirational posters, programming code signs and just about anything else that can be put on paper. A must visit!
Next is "Mellow earthy browns" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDoubleKnitters featuring my crocheted felted hat with lots of other gorgeous mellow earthy brown items you can't live without. In the curator shop, you will find some lovely knitted and felted beanies, hats and brooches you just can't live without.
Next is "A Cure for the blues" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/kristinbot5000 featuring my crocheted felted pillbox hat. This curator of this treasury, Thoughts on Paper by Kristinbot5000 shop specializes in hand crafted paper goods for parties, gift giving, and scrapbooking. The colors in this treasury will certainly cure you from the blues!
Next is "Are you ready for St. Patricks Day" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/wardroseco1998 featuring my felted aqua baby shoes. Eventhough this treasury was made with St. Patty's day in mind, you need to check it out as it has many items not just for that day! The curator shop, The Ward Rose sells floral decorations such as wreaths and lovely decorative soaps.
Next is "Baby Boy Needs" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/paperponies featuring my crocheted blue booties with lots of other really cute baby items a little boy just can't be without. The curator shop Paperponies are paper mache artists, who create fine detailed paper mache items. A definite must visit store!
Next is "Spring Weekend at the Cottage" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/FeltingFishDesigns featuring my striped felted baby shoes with needle felted birdies on it. I love this treasury, it's so pretty with all the spring-y items in it, truly lovely. The Curator, Felting Fish Designs shop sells natural, handmade, creative toys and needle felted mermaids,fairy folk and animals. It's a place to find toys for the earth friendly family. The bunnies are definitely my favorite so with Easter coming soon a perfect place to find an earth friendly bunny!
Next is "White Horses" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/lostcode featuring my white needle felted foal. If you like horses this treasury is the place for you to go. The curator of this treasury, Lostcode's Jewelry Creations shop sells lovely things in silver and gemstones: earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, bookmarks, and more. She mostly uses genuine stones and sterling silver, with a bit of Tibet silver or silver plate.
Next up is "Green Machine" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/kristinbot5000 featuring my felted shamrock brooch. Another St. Patty's day treasury with lots of lovely green items not just for that day so if you love green have a look at all the great shops who are part of this treasury. This curator of this treasury, Thoughts on Paper by Kristinbot5000 shop specializes in hand crafted paper goods for parties, gift giving, and scrapbooking. If you like paper you will enjoy visiting her shop.
This one "Take a walk with me through the poppiefield" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/Emilyparkesart is sooooo pretty. I love the color combination of the greens and reds, just beautiful. My nuno felted scarf is very happy to be in this treasury! In the shop of the curator of this treasury Emilyparketsart's shop you will find Shabby Chic textile art and illustration, along with a few vintage inspired soft decorative textile items. The page showing the items of her shop are so pretty, it looks like a treasury! A must visit!
Next one is called "Warmth" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/newhopebeading featuring my needle felted hedgehog family! I love the colors in this treasury, just so cozy and warm and the items are all really cool things. In the curator's shop, Newhopebea, you will find personalized, handstamped silver initial, name, and family tree necklaces, as well as mother's bracelets and peapod necklaces. Really cute shop so have a peek.
This one "Sweet Rose" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ValerieKStudio is another entry for the nonteamchallenge 23 featuring my sweet little needle felted bird. The colors in this treasury are just so sweet, pretty and gorgeous! Love this one. The curator's shop ValerieKStudio sells the most amazing jewelry I've ever seen. I'm dying to purchase one of those rings! Just gorgeous! Make sure you visit her shop, I can promise you it won't be a disappointment.
Enough about my wrist lets share more beautiful treasuries. Got a bunch of them so here we go.
This first one "Check This Out Soooooo Beautiful" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtIsApassion featuring my crocheted, felted toddler slippers is not just beautiful I consider it a definite GORGEOUS. As some of you might know ... my favorite color is purple so needless to say I'm all over this one. In the curator shop you will find beautiful, elegant handmade gold, silver and gems jewelry so make sure you go and have a look in her shop as well as all the shops in this treasury.
Next is "The Wearin' and Usin' of the Green", by http://www.etsy.com/shop/artlav featuring my acqua baby shoes, a treasury of all things green honoring St. Patrick's Day. She sells beautiful art made of recycled, reclaimed textiles and acrylics.
Next is "Every Child begins the world again ..." by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ReNuBoutique featuring my pink daisy baby dress with so many other darling baby shower gift ideas or baby room decor items. So cute, make sure you don't miss viewing it. The curator ReNu Boutique sells jewelry and accessories made from repurposed / recycled sweaters, scraps of leather and other fabrics, metal, glass, old jewelry, old and new beads and buttons. ReNu Boutique is an expression of love of reclaimed materials and it explores the borders of old and new.
Next is "Blues" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWallaroo featuring my felted pillbox hat for teens mixed with lots of other beautiful blue items. The curator, Wallaroo Prints is a fun and geeky shop selling art prints, geekery items, inspirational posters, programming code signs and just about anything else that can be put on paper. A must visit!
Next is "Mellow earthy browns" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDoubleKnitters featuring my crocheted felted hat with lots of other gorgeous mellow earthy brown items you can't live without. In the curator shop, you will find some lovely knitted and felted beanies, hats and brooches you just can't live without.
Next is "A Cure for the blues" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/kristinbot5000 featuring my crocheted felted pillbox hat. This curator of this treasury, Thoughts on Paper by Kristinbot5000 shop specializes in hand crafted paper goods for parties, gift giving, and scrapbooking. The colors in this treasury will certainly cure you from the blues!
Next is "Are you ready for St. Patricks Day" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/wardroseco1998 featuring my felted aqua baby shoes. Eventhough this treasury was made with St. Patty's day in mind, you need to check it out as it has many items not just for that day! The curator shop, The Ward Rose sells floral decorations such as wreaths and lovely decorative soaps.
Next is "Baby Boy Needs" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/paperponies featuring my crocheted blue booties with lots of other really cute baby items a little boy just can't be without. The curator shop Paperponies are paper mache artists, who create fine detailed paper mache items. A definite must visit store!
Next is "Spring Weekend at the Cottage" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/FeltingFishDesigns featuring my striped felted baby shoes with needle felted birdies on it. I love this treasury, it's so pretty with all the spring-y items in it, truly lovely. The Curator, Felting Fish Designs shop sells natural, handmade, creative toys and needle felted mermaids,fairy folk and animals. It's a place to find toys for the earth friendly family. The bunnies are definitely my favorite so with Easter coming soon a perfect place to find an earth friendly bunny!
Next is "White Horses" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/lostcode featuring my white needle felted foal. If you like horses this treasury is the place for you to go. The curator of this treasury, Lostcode's Jewelry Creations shop sells lovely things in silver and gemstones: earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, bookmarks, and more. She mostly uses genuine stones and sterling silver, with a bit of Tibet silver or silver plate.
Next up is "Green Machine" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/kristinbot5000 featuring my felted shamrock brooch. Another St. Patty's day treasury with lots of lovely green items not just for that day so if you love green have a look at all the great shops who are part of this treasury. This curator of this treasury, Thoughts on Paper by Kristinbot5000 shop specializes in hand crafted paper goods for parties, gift giving, and scrapbooking. If you like paper you will enjoy visiting her shop.
This one "Take a walk with me through the poppiefield" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/Emilyparkesart is sooooo pretty. I love the color combination of the greens and reds, just beautiful. My nuno felted scarf is very happy to be in this treasury! In the shop of the curator of this treasury Emilyparketsart's shop you will find Shabby Chic textile art and illustration, along with a few vintage inspired soft decorative textile items. The page showing the items of her shop are so pretty, it looks like a treasury! A must visit!
Next one is called "Warmth" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/newhopebeading featuring my needle felted hedgehog family! I love the colors in this treasury, just so cozy and warm and the items are all really cool things. In the curator's shop, Newhopebea, you will find personalized, handstamped silver initial, name, and family tree necklaces, as well as mother's bracelets and peapod necklaces. Really cute shop so have a peek.
This one "Sweet Rose" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ValerieKStudio is another entry for the nonteamchallenge 23 featuring my sweet little needle felted bird. The colors in this treasury are just so sweet, pretty and gorgeous! Love this one. The curator's shop ValerieKStudio sells the most amazing jewelry I've ever seen. I'm dying to purchase one of those rings! Just gorgeous! Make sure you visit her shop, I can promise you it won't be a disappointment.
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