Catching up with all these lovely treasuries!

Goodness, again I want to thank all of these lovely Etsy artists for featuring items from both of my Etsy shops. Got a long list of some really pretty treasuries ... sorry it's taken me a little longer then normal to get these out but as you can read in my previous post I wasn't able too do anything for 2 weeks while I was in Belgium.

Alright here we go ... first one is called "Feeling delicate and blue" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/BohemianBaskets who sells beautiful baskets handmade from both recycled fabrics and beautiful, new designer fabrics. I love the purple one! In this treasury my felted baby shoes AND a set for a newborn which includes baby booties and a hat are featured so not just once but twice I got featured!



Next up is a treasury called "The color of granny squares" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/allthingsgranny who sells baby blankets, scarves and lots and lots of granny squares to make up your own items. Pretty cool idea so make sure you check it out. In this treasury my granny square baby blanket or lap blanket is featured.



The next treasury is called "Happy Mothers Day ... to me" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/weebit who sells classy sassy handmade jewelry and most importantly ... she is going to be a mommy in October! Congratulations Weebit! In this treasury my granny square baby blanket is featured.



Now we're off to my other etsy shop (PurplePlatypus) items that have been featured. First one is called "Gifts She will love starting at $5" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/FavorFancyAndFun featuring my needle felted ducky. In her shop you will find favor boxes, gift boxes and more.



Next one called "Barnyard Rouge" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/WellCriated featuring my needle felted bird. In their shop you will find your source for Sustainable Art and Wellness products! They use primarily 100% all-natural alpaca fiber and other upcycled and sustainable materials.



Next is the treasury called "Over the rainbow" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/dzynrkitee?ref=pr_shop_more featuring my colorful handpainted wooden gift tag. Her shop is made up of items from her personal hope chest, as well as her grandmother's collections. Some of the pieces have never been used. She would love for these items to be appreciated, cared for and enjoyed just as she has. Hopefully you find that "gotta have" treasure, or just enjoy looking around!



There are more treasuries but those will have to wait until tomorrow so make sure you come back and have a peek for the rest of these lovely treasuries. I'm sure you will find lots of things you just can't live without looking through all these fun shops ... and hopefully my shops as well! ;0)

It's been awhile ...

but I'm back. I've had a rough couple of weeks behind me. I had planned a trip home (to Belgium) to visit with my best friend (Erna) and my family and then things went wrong. See, my best friend Erna, whom I've been friends with for 40 yrs has been fighting breast cancer for 17 yrs. Can you imagine, non-stop on chemo for that many years! I don't know how she did it ... but she did ... strongest women I've ever met, never complained until about 4 weeks ago. She mentioned to me then that she didn't think she'd be around when I would arrive in Belgium. So we did what we thought was right ... we said goodbye to each other just in case she wasn't going to make it till then. The hardest thing I've ever had to do ... but I think when we did it, it made us both feel better about the situation. Then every evening and morning I texted her, she ended up in the hospital only 2 days before my arrival and the evening before my flight she wished me a good and safe trip and a happy face and that was it ... that was the last text message I received. When I arrived in Belgium she went into a comma and peacefully passed away shortly after my arrival. I didn't make it to the hospital in time so you can imagine how sad I was not have seen my friend before she passed away but I'm so glad we did say goodbye the week before and were still able to communicate up until the evening before she died. I'm so sad I lost my best friend, sad for her family and especially sad for her two wonderful daughters. She was a fantastic mom and I know that those 17 yrs she fought breast cancer she did it to see her kids grow up. It's hard to loose a loved one, 51 yrs old is just way too young to die but I do thank God for letting her be part of my life. I miss her e-mails, chats and messages but most of all I miss my best friend.

These are flowers from Erna's garden, purple lilacs are my favorite and since they were from her garden they are even more special!

Springy treasuries

I'm happy to share some more treasuries with you featuring my items together with lots of other beautiful things from many Etsy shops. Again, many thanks to all the curators of these treasuries for including my stuff! While I'm gone to Belgium I won't be able to blog much but when I get back I'll jump right back into blogging.

Here we go ...
This first one is called "Here comes the Easter bunny" featuring my needle felted bunny by http://www.etsy.com/shop/DaniCalve This is what she says about her shop "Nature and Color are my muses~they bring comfort and vibrance to my life as I hope they will do for you.
Let me bring you a conversational piece of art to grace your neck, for your lapel or even on your wall and into your world. Take a walk through my paintings, relax on a pillow and don't forget to wear a flower in your hair." The treasury she made has some lovely Easter bunnies and other Easter goodies listed. CLick on the items in the treasury to take you to the shop who made it and sells the item.



Next is a treasury called "Peace Love and Happiness" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/FIApdx featuring my hand painted wooden gift tag. In the curator shop you will 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 the items are hand sewn, she doesn't use a sewing machine.



Next is a treasury called "Birds, bees, flower trees" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/eleuthera featuring my needle felted bird named Ernie! I love the paintings for sale in the shop of the curator, the shoe paintings are my favorite. Her shop announcement states: "shoes, cows and Swedish landscapes delivered worldwide". I love that!



Next up is a treasury called "Farm Fresh Fantasy" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/HangingTreasures featuring my striped knitted acorn baby hat. The curator shop you will find beautiful earring frames. This is her shop announcement: "Like many women, I've got more jewelery than I can practically store in my jewelery box. One day I got tired of fishing around for my favorite earrings and decided to try something new. I made my first earring frame and loved it so much I started making them for all the women that I love. The response was so overwhelming that I decided to start selling them so that more women would have a chance to display their jewelery in a beautiful and practical way." The treasury is part of the nonteamchallenge 25. She incorporated the inspiration item using all farm related items which makes me want to jump up and run to a farmers market!



Last one for today (but not least!) is a treasury called "Love comes in all shapes and sizes" by featuring my striped baby hat, which seems to be a popular item for people to use in their treasuries. In the curator's shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/inspiredbymckenna you will find some really pretty nogin wear and cool vintage items.

More treasuries to share!

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.

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.

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.

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.