Holiday Gift Guide #1

Holiday Gifts in Lavender

Aurora Red Great Finds Hunt by On Fire for Handmade!

Aurora Red Great Finds Hunt curated by On Fire for Handmade on Etsy

On Fire for Handmade Summer 2014 Treasury Challenge #26

Blush

An Etsy Treasury

by

Zur Designs

On Fire for Handmade Summer 2014 Treasury Challenge #26

Pearl and Peach...An Etsy Treasury by Laura Sultan of Designs by Nature Gems

My New Treasury! First Blush!

My New Treasury!
First Blush

Have You Seen This?

Shabby Chic Chalkboard - Wedding Chalkboard - 21" x 17" 

 Boutique Sign - Memo Board 

by

chalkoholics

Handmade chalkboard made from a vintage wood frame (chalk included) and hangs horizontally with a sawtooth photo hanger.  21" x 17"  It makes a really cool gift!

Handmadeology Etsy Team Treasury Chain Game!

Members of the Handmadeology Etsy Team Are Playing The Treasury Chain Game!

Thanks to all who featured my items in these wonderful treasuries!!

Rose Under Any Other Name by ElleAvenue

Rabbit Hollow Prims by JennasRedRhino

Au Naturel by ancientwinds

I Love This Handmadeology Treasury by holeestars

 

Lovey Dovey Dreamland~ HMET Chain~ by BonAndChi

Naturally in love...A Treasury by mystichintime

Naturally in love

A Handmadeology Etsy Team Treasury 

by

mystichintime

Thank you for including my Wide Hammered Copper Cuff Bracelet in this beautiful treasury!

Sweet Treasures My Newest Treasury

Sweet Treasures

My Newest Treasury

A sweet collection of Etsy finds and a thank you to many of the people kind enough to include me in their treasuries!

Happy Holidays!

D R E A M Y--A Treasury by Bizim Supplies

D R E A M Y

A Treasury

 by

BizimSupplies

Thank you so much for including my little necklace "Faith" in this stunning collection!!

Indie Junction Holiday Gift Guide for the Week of December 5th!!

Well, the holiday shopping season is upon us!  And what better gift, for all your friends, co-workers, and loved ones than a handmade gift?  The quality is high caliber, the customer service is not what you are finding out there at the big box establishments, and you will be giving something that is unique, beautiful, and greatly appreciated!

Let's take a look at what offerings you will find by member of our Indie Junction Community!  Bear in mind that what I am showing here is just a sampling of some of the wonderful handmade gifts available.   So search these shops that are presented here and you owe it to yourself to search our team tag, indiejteam, and rest assured you will find something for everyone on your list!  No driving through holiday traffic, no long lines at big box stores...just a quality experience from start to finish!

So let's begin!

Rustic Ceramic Vase in Blue and White by LittleWrenPottery £12.00

Heart Toggle Club Bag by ArmoredHearts $58.00 (price reduced!)

Tote Bag Denim--Chloe by iheartcharlie $70

Black Crystal Encrusted Gray Felt Hat by janinebasil $175

Grass Green Cozy Crochet Scarf by MoonLightSally $35

Celtic Knot Sierra Ballpoint Pen--Handcrafted Canary Wood Pen by norskwoodshop $45

Well, hope you've enjoyed some of the wonderful gift ideas from our talented Indie Junction members!  Indie Junction is a wonderful community that brings together artisans from across all mediums in the spirit of collaboration, support and growth. We are so proud to have the talented members featured here as part of our Indie Junction Community!  For more information about Indie Junction, please go here!  Have a great week!

Blue in the autumn--A Treasury by Lbtoyos

Blue in the autumn

A Treasury Featuring Members of The Treasure Lover Team!

 by

Lbtoyos

Thank you for including my Assorted Shell Beads in this wonderful treasure!!

Yummy Cream--A Treasury by sevilyadesign

Yummy Cream

A Treasury 

by

sevilyadesign

Thank you for including An Old Fashioned Romance in this yummy and creamy collection!!

Gifts from Handmade harbor artists--A Treasury by DOMINICANLOUNGE

Gifts from Handmade harbor artists

A Treasury

By

DOMINICANLOUNGE

Thank you for including my necklace in this wonderful treasury!!

Blue Raining--A Treasury by Bizim Supplies

Blue Raining 

A Treasury

 by

 BizimSupplies

Thank you for including me in this gorgeous treasury!

Life in Lilac and Grey--A Treasury by Jewelry by NaLa!!

Life in Lilac and Grey

A Treasury 

by

Jewelrybynala

Thank you for including my necklace in this wonderful collection!!

Happy Halloween From Indie Junction!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!  We are going to take a departure from our usual Indie Junction Featured Artisans Series and take a look at what kinds of Halloween type items pop up when we do a search of our Indie Junction Community!!

Let's start with this wonderful Felted Soap in Sage Lemongrass by RawOlive, a shop that features natural bath and beauty products made with olive oil! This moisturizing, hand-crafted soap wrapped in naturally anti-fungal wool to create an exfoliating, fragrantly lathering, bath bar that lasts much longer than a regular bar of soap. When done, reuse the pouf by making a small slit and slipping your own bar inside.

Earthy and herbal at its best. The sage in this soap mellows out the bright lemongrass to create a beautiful foodie soap blend. Perfect for the kitchen sink.

And it looks like a pumpkin!!

This Big Black Bat Stained Glass Halloween Decoration by Ogden Arthaus made the rounds in treasuries this Halloween season and with good reason!  He's not only beautifully made...he's got an adorable face, don't you think?  "This bat is ghoulishly adorable. With an imposing wing span of nearly 8 inches and a 4 1/2 inch body from ear to tummy, he's got fright he hasn't even used yet! Watch out!  Created in the traditional Tiffany Style of stained glass, I have cut, ground, foiled and soldered him in my dark and creepy home laboratory. His little face was created with glass paint. How utterly Frankensteinien of me."

Our very own Plump Fairy came up with some Ghostly Tatted Jewelry for the Halloween season.  "BOO!! Express your Halloween spirit with lacey tatted earrings and necklace. The earrings hang from sterling silver wires. The Ghost motif necklace hangs from rings attached to satin ribbon with adjusting chain and lobster clasp. Both are tatted with fine cotton thread. The necklace is approximately 21 in/53.34 cm in diameter adjustable down to 18 in/45.72 cm. The earrings hang approximately 2 in/5.08 cm from wires." Talk about beautiful and scary at the same time!!

Here is one of several Halloween themed soap sets by Creativexpressions76...it's a Set of 12 White Mini Skull Sets where you can choose your own fragrance! What a wonderful gift! "What does 1 plastic Halloween cup, 4 Halloween rings and 12 skull soaps have in common? They're all to DIE for and are included in our mini skull soap set!! The 12 soaps weighs approx 8.5 oz. and you get to choose your fall fragrances from 9 different fragrances.  Each bar of soap is individually wrapped in biodegradable shrinkwrap.  Glycerin is a humectant and draws moisture to your skin, allowing it to remain hydrated and soft. It is especially good for sensitive skin. Glycerin soap does not contain synthetic ingredients that will cause skin irritations. It keeps your skin looking and feeling healthy and soft."

Here is an Original Oil Painting of Funny Cat Ornament by A F Studio!  "This tiny painting is full of personality and wit. Original oil painting by Andie Freeman of one of my favorite quirky items. I got this Halloween ornament about 15 years ago at a craft fair. It is creepy and goofy and kind of cute at the same time. So, this painting on a 5 inch square linen canvas can grace your home with the same quirky personality. It is 1.5 inches deep and requires no frame. The beautiful linen canvas is exposed on the sides and parts of the front. It comes with a hanging wire attached, and a bio. It is signed on the front and titled, dated and signed on the back."

Indie Junction's Resonates made this great Going Batty Necklace! "From our Repurposed Collection :: We love finding fun, spooky Halloween decorations, like this silly black bat flying on our repurposed necklace."

And I could go on and on...this is just a small sampling from all the wonderful and creative work you will find from our Indie Junction Artisans!!

Hope you enjoyed our tribute to Halloween this week!  If you'd like to know more about our Indie Junction Artisan Community, just go here!

Many Thanks To The Handmade Gift Guide For Featuring My Treasury!!

A November Love

A Treasury

by

Zur Designs

Soft Blues and Pinks--A Treasury by Dominican Lounge

Soft Blues and Pinks

A Treasury 

by 

DOMINICANLOUNGE

Thank you for including me in this gorgeous treasury!!

Wednesday Window Shopping on Etsy!

This week's theme for Wednesday Window Shopping on Etsy is sweet creatures you will want to adopt!


Let's start with these wonderful bunnies from Mami Made It!  

Mami Made It's shop is filled with wonderful handmade goods made in Austria, Europe. They are all made carefully with love and passion.  In the artist's own words: "I love to work with cotton fabric because it is easy to clean, fulfills any wishes in colour and pattern and it's lint-free.  I also love to make beautiful, handy and useful things like bags and home accessories."

The method she uses to make these wonderful bunnies is:

* I buy the fabric
* I wash the fabric with 100% natural wash nuts, so you can be sure there is no shrinking and loss of color when you wash the bunny
* I fix the bunny with love

Now let's take a look at Benjamin Krudwig's shop where you'll find some really cute crocheted animals, monsters, and a special faerie that looks a lot like my friend Frann from Armored Hearts!

These wonderful little peeps are designed by Benjamin Krudwig himself and are made using natural fibers  and renewable or reused resources.  It's all about the faces when you are creating crocheted amigurumi and in my humble opinion, Ben has mastered the art of making the cutest faces around!!

Now let's take a look at a great new shop on Etsy called Little Munsters!  Munsters are quirky, charming, bashful little creatures who are looking for homes and humans to keep them company. Each Munster has a disctinctive personality, which can be read about in his/her bio.  Each Munster is one of a kind and made with love from polymer clay.   Adopt a Munster for you or someone special! :)

You owe it to yourself to check out these munsters and read their bios!  They are very loveable!!

Hope you've enjoyed this week's Window Shopping on Etsy Feature!  Stay tuned next Wednesday and in the meantime, have a wonderful week!!