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I feature various meet the artists interviews, projects I've worked on or am in the process of working on, treasury features, and other miscellaneous stories.
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Both KimsCraftyApple and theApple made etsy's VOTER this week!
The title said it all! Items from both of my etsy shops made the etsy's VOTER this week. The theme was 'Fabric Frenzy'.Springtime Wonder Quilt from KimsCraftyApple ANDthe Upcycled Lime Green Floral Fabric Bangle from theApple both made the cut!There ...
Meet Michele From MicheleMaule of ETSY
I fell in love with michelemaule’s ‘Someday Soon…5x7 Reproduction Print’ when I stumbled across it looking for things to fill a particular treasury. This is just one of many amazing images Michele has in her etsy shop. I had to see if she...
Look What Happened While I was Sleeping!
YUP! The apron I was talking about got featured on the front page of etsy! It was a treasury made by theApple and was called Sweet Matryoshka. Thanks to AmyRoseDesigns for letting me know AND taking a screenshot for me! I really appreciate it! Defi...
Meet BECKY from OrganicQuiltCompany
Organic Quilt Company is a fellow etsyBABY member…her things just look so cozy and wonderful I was extremely happy when she agreed to do an interview for my blog. I hope you enjoy meeting Becky! Tell me a little bit about your background in ...
What is an ACEO anyway?
Either you are like I was a few months ago and have never heard of an ACEO or you may be like I am now and are OBSESSED with ACEO's!SO...what is an ACEO anyway?ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals. It measures 2.5" x 3.5". They are becomi...
FRONT PAGE of ETSY!
YEAH! My Spring Flower's - Pastels quilt made the front page of etsy this morning! I'm so excited! It's the first time I've ever been on the front page! Thank you twolefthands! document.write (window.ccvault_widg.framehtml(1521,2,2,2,1,0,0)); ...
Treasury Saturday - March 21st
Argghh! I did it again! I didn't copy my favorite treasury so far! Teapots and Quilts! I'm so mad at myself but I can't find it anywhere so I guess that means I didn't copy it...argghh! Well, here are the treasuries I did remember to copy this week.....
VickiDiane EXPOSED!
Today I'm going to introduce you to a wonderful seller on etsy, VickiDianeDesigns. VickiDiane puts together these amazingly stunning and popular treasuries that 'exposes' the artists' of etsy. It's a wonderful opportunity to see the face behind the w...
Quilts By Barb Etsy Shop!
Hello everyone! I just wanted to share some wonderful news with you! I have been helping Barb set up her very own etsy shop. Yes, you can now view all the amazing quilts that Barb makes herself and easily purchase them.There are currently seven items...
Bling Bling!
Last Saturday I was at Capri Gallery in Poynette, WI, for the a special 'meet the artist' afternoon. I was there along with two other jewelry makers and one antique jewelry collector. It was wonderful to meet other's that share my passion for jewelr...
An Interview with Kate from digibling
I first discovered digibling's shop when I was looking for another little Christmas gift for my brother. My brother is a computer NERD! (Sorry Brian, but it's true) and I ended up getting him MICROCHIP CUFFLINKS (I know, how perfect is that for a com...
Meet Kristen from Marinade!
I ran across Marinade one day (I don't know what I was looking for...) and I fell in love with the purple neckie that I am wearing in the picture to the right. Obviously, I bought it. It was the perfect item to keep my neck warm for apple season. It...
Meet Kiki from AlltheNumbers
AlltheNumbers is an amazing store that makes amazing baby items. She is a member of two of the same teams as me: Quiltsy and etsyBABY. I have featured many of her items in my treasuries and now I want to introduce her to you. AlltheNumbers will also ...
My Favorite Part about Making a Quilt....
I'm going to start mixing things up a bit now. I'll continue to publish interviews with people affected by the CPSIA Law, but I'm going to add some other fun things back into this blog as well.Today, I'm going to share with you the responses I got fr...
An Interview with Nancy from TuTuCuteandMoore
Do you really not want to be able to buy your child/granddaughter/niece/friend an adorable handmade tutu from TUTUCUTEANDMOORE? SAVE HANDMADE! Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.I grew up watching my mother sew and run a sm...
An Interview with Renee of TadpoleCreations
I'm sticking to the same theme...another store, Tadpole Creations to be affected by the CPSIA Law.... Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.A child of the seventies, the daughter of a ceramist and woodworker turned into succes...
An Interview with AmyRoseDesigns
And yet another interview with another super cute shop that will be affected by the CPSIA law...I'm pleased to introduce you to AmyRoseDesigns:♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥Tell me a little bit about your...
An Interview with DirtyDishes
I discovered Dirty Dishes in the first round of the alphabet game I played on an Etsy promotion forum. She promo'd one of her coffee mugs under the letter F and it fit my friend Natalie to a 'T' in the morning (I know because I roomed with her for ...
An Interview with a SpoonfulOfChocolate (yummy!)
I first discovered a SpoonfulOfChocolate in one of the forum rooms of etsy. She had asked people for ideas of books to use for her handbags and I had to give her the suggestions of my all time favorites (Gone with the Wind, East of Eden, Harry Potter...
TREASURY FEATURES
Here are few pictures of treasuries that I either created or was featured in this past week... This treasury is called A Rainbow of Color and was put together by kimbuktu. She chose to feature my rosy star wall hanging (third row, middle column). ...
An Interview with Erin Posey from ErgoDesign
ERGODESIGN (http://www.ergodesign.etsy.com/)Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.I'll try to give you a condensed version. I always enjoyed art classes through out school. In college at SUNY Geneseo, I took a few art classes ...
Treasury Madness!
I was lucky enough to be featured recently in two treasury west's.This treasury is called Critters and Quilts and was put together by kimbuktu, http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5328916. She chose to use my Mystery Quilt which is in the second row...
An Interveiw with CrowsNestMountain
I actually discovered this amazing etsy shop through linkreferral. In order to get higher up on the search engines you have to do reviews and I picked CrowsNestMountian. I fell in love with the jewelry here instantly (surprise, I gave the shop a 10)....
TWO TreasuryWest's!
Yeah! I managed to get two treasury west's today! I anxiously awaited next to my regular computer and my laptop in order to do it but I did! Be sure to check them both out and click and comment!TEAM LOVINhttp://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?roo...
Interview with WhichGoose
Interview with whichgoose from www.whichgoose.etsy.com(one of my favorite shops on etsy!)Tell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts.I have no formal training, but I guess I've always been the type of person who liked making stuff. ...
FIRST INTERVIEW with Jennifer from 'MineFULL"
MineFULL - Mindfully made handcrafted itemswww.minefull.etsy.comTell me a little bit about your background in arts and crafts:Like most artists and crafters I can't remember a time when I wasn't making something. My Mom is a great sewer and would sew...
