Happy Birthday to the Non Team on Etsy!

We are celebrating the Non Team on Etsy's 1st birthday and it's been lots of fun participating in the weekly challenges. If you would like to find out more about this non-team click on the link and we'll tell you all about it. http://treasurychallengenonteam.blogspot.com/ The treasuries to be created are all based on Dotty's cute pumpkin pincushion. So to celebrate I decided on putting together "A Pumpkin wedding" treasury.

Here it is!

Nonteamchallenge 33 Treasury by me

Yes, another treasury for the nonteamchallenge. Here it is!

Time for another treasury challenge! Nonteamchallenge 31 is here.

and here is my entry for this week's challenge! I loved putting this one together. Nope, I'm not French, although my name is French (Chantal), I was born and raised right next door to France ... Belgium. I've been to France many many times, if not to visit driving through it to get to Spain where we went on summer vacations when I was young. I loved the Provence with all of it's lavender fields, soooooo pretty. Anyway, here is my entry for the challenge. Lots of cool shops to check out so make sure you click on all of them to see what else they have to offer! Thanks for visiting my blog.

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.

Chocolate, Strawberry or Vanilla?

So, which one of these do you prefer? Had fun making this treasury. Not all of these items are edible but I think they all do look delicious.

Carmel coffee and large red beads

Today my felt baby maryjanes made it into this beautiful treasury by http://www.etsy.com/shop/PetCollage# ... who makes fun, funky, fantastical collage paradise full of cats and dogs and bunnies and birds. The collages can be purchased as is or customized to include an image of your pet or a specific breed, with details added to celebrate an animal's special qualities. This makes for a unique gift for an animal lover that's for sure so make sure you visit her shop besides all the shops featured in the gorgeous treasury she made.

A lovely "fabulosity" treasury, an oily kitchen floor and being a Member of the Day on Handmade Spark!

When I got up this morning and went through my routine of checking e-mail, facebook etc. I found myself listed as the Member of the Day on Handmade Spark! yeahhhhh, that just made me smile the entire day. Here is the link to it if you would like to check it out. http://www.handmadespark.com/blog/handmade-spark-member-of-the-day-bitsoffiber-crochet/ Handmade Spark is a marketing service for handmade sellers, and a creative blog for the indie and handmade community. They connect and promote. You design and inspire. Join Handmade Spark and fuel your creative process: share your latest creations in our Studio, get your own Mini-Site and product pages, and learn and connect with their Blog.

When I got home from work I found my needle felted hedgehog family in this lovely treasury called "fabulosity" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/dottyral on Etsy. Lots of pretty browns in this one. Make sure to visit all the shops listed in the treasury to find even more lovely items in all the shops represented in it.



So while cooking dinner this evening I reached for a bottle of vegetable oil and before I knew it I had it and then I didn't and as if in slow motion the darn bottle just slipped out of my hand and fell over. Miraculously I was able to grab it before it totally emptied onto my hardwood floor in the kitchen and dining room!!! Our dog who always lays in the doorway between the kitchen and the dining room jumped about 3 feet in the air when the slippery mess fell onto the floor, the doorframe, the kitchen cabinets AND his favorite toy ... his little monkey! He tried saving it from the oil but decided to just leave it be ... since mom was already reaching to save him ... which I did! His monkey will need a bath that's for sure. Good thing I just both a huge bottle of hardwood floor cleaner the other day, I certainly needed it. I wasn't sure if it was going to clean up this oily mess but it did very nicely I must say.

Pins, pens and needles treasury

So my needle felted baby shoes have ended up in yet another gorgeous treasury made by http://www.etsy.com/shop/lestroisfleurs who sells beautiful handmade jewelry and gifts in her etsy shop called Les Trois Fleurs.

More treasuries to share!

Here are two more treasuries I want to share.

The first one is made by http://www.etsy.com/shop/6catspinNsew who sells unique, one-of-a-kind wallets, Ipod and glasses cases, ring bearer pillows and garters. I love the combination of hot pink and black in the treasury she put together. My felted baby shoes are very happy to be part of this but do visit all the other shops that are part of this lovely treasury, I'm certain you can find something you would like to purchase!



This next one is made by http://www.etsy.com/shop/gizmofiberarts who sells original knit and crochet patterns as well as very pretty place mats, coffee sleeves, edgings as well as vintage gizmos and vintage clothing. Make sure you check out her shop besides all the shops who have items listed in this fun and cute spring gifts for kids treasury. My pink knitted child bonnet is featured amongst all the other cute things so go and have a look.