special gifts

because they were all hand~made!

a beautiful little pouch contains all the other hand~made items!

A heart, hair clips, bracelet, necklace, wrist/hair tie~all Christmas gifts for my two beautiful twin goddaughters!

The lovely pouches were made by Lynn of Woodly Creations. 

I must attest that they are beautifully constructed!  Do go check out her wonderful little bags!
The sweet little hand needle felted woolen hearts were custom made for me by Nikki of Moon Dog Farm.
(who by the way is moving her felted items to Moon Dog Felts.  She sells felting kits in the first shop.  (I didn’t show it in these photos, but there is a different design on the reverse side of the hearts—a spiral.)

 

The cute cupcake and bee hair clips were made by Simply Smiss, who, by the way, gives 10% of her sales to benefit the monthly charity of Etsy for Animals.  Do go check out her shop right now because she is having a sale!

Ruthie, of Rose Works Jewelry,custom made the hemp bracelets in yellow which is the twins’ favorite color.  She added beads of green and pink.  They’re perfect because they tie on and so will accommodate their growing wrists.  (Right now they are 4 ½ !)  Ruthie makes the most lovely woven bead jewelry, but you must go to her shop to see!

Athena, of Miss Millificent's World, makes the most delicious cakes and pies!  She says, “I was trained as a cake decorator at age eighteen.  After years of making cakes for friends and family, I got a job as a store cake decorator.”  But these bakery sweets aren’t edible!  They’re for wearing!  Yes, that’s true!  They are intricately and wonderfully made of polymer clay.  Since they came with a ring attached and ready to be pendants, I then wove necklaces of ribbon and added a clasp.  They turned out great and the girls were enthralled.  (PS:  Athena is very creative and makes so many wonderful things besides sweets, that you really must go see for yourself.)

Lastly, I made ties for either wrist or hair—very versatile!  My friend Virginia crocheted the flowers.  I added beads and vintage buttons.  Then I sewed them to ribbon, tying the ends in a knot so they wouldn’t fray.  There are more in my shop Sparkly Park.

I loved giving all this hand~made goodness!  So much love and care went into the making of them.  They are unique and personal.   Truly a joyful experience to give.

PS:  My purchase was Woodly Creations’ 1000th sale!  So she included this cute little pouch as a gift!  Thanks, Lynn!  

photos by me and individual shop owners © 2009 & 2010

etsy love

Here's the main reason why etsy is so great...people !

custom little yellow hearts made for me

I met Moon Dog Farm on a forum where she posted a helpful hint about Indie Public, a networking site for the independent art and design community.

Indie Public: http://http://http//www.indiepublic.com/

MoondogFarm's etsy shop: http://www.moondogfarm.etsy.com/

her blog: http:// http://http//moondogfarm.blogspot.com/

Nikki then became my first blog follower! She lives on Happytown Road (seriously!) on 15 acres in the woods of Main with her family--husband, 2 little girls, dogs, kitty, chickens... In the summer she markets on Mount Desert Island, food that she has grown. In the winter, she likes to needlefelt, knit, and make necklaces. A photo of her little red felted heart was featured in a Stork article which greatly increased her sales.

here she is--Owlie Emma

Vivikas posted a helpful hint in the forums about Indie Spotting where you can submit an item to be displayed on their site for free.

Indie Spotting: http://http://http//www.myshoppingconnection.com/indiespotting/2009/index.php

my snowman dress on Indie Spotting: http://http://http//www.myshoppingconnection.com/indiespotting/babies-kids/index3.php

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Owlie Emma on Indie Spotting: http://http://http//www.myshoppingconnection.com/indiespotting/babies-kids/index4.php

vivkas' etsy shop: http://www.vivikas.etsy.com

Vivikas aka Vivian loves to transform her ideas and crazy thoughts into toys that can be weird or cute depending on her mood.

Shaving Kit Suppplies included my sky blue earrings (below) in a treasury when I was 2 days old! In her shop there's a mish-mashy little home-brewed blend of art, vintage, stationery and handmade. She loves old things, books, and making things out of paper.
ShavingKitSuppplies' etsy shop: http://http//www.shavingkitsuppplies.etsy.com (note 3 ps!)

http://http//http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18567983 on Sparkly Park

I opened actually 2 shops on etsy because I love to create, and in the past 15+ years, I have loved meeting people who have loved my items, AND there is no room in my house for all my creations AND me. What has surprised me is the comraderie and the willingness to share among etsians. That has been great fun. Now to make a sale.....

This one's for the etsy blogger's street team's blog carnival.

http://http://etsybloggers.com/

The above photos are not mine and belong to the individual shop owners, except for the 2 yellow hearts and the sky blue earrings which ARE mine.