Wine and Roses, BNR

Round 3 of my BNR is currently going!

We've had 2 sales this round!

Thanks once more go to Smadar!

She included me in her Wine and Roses Treasury

I'm the Light Purple Flower Lace Bead Woven Earrings :)

Featuring...me! (And many more!)

I'm inbetween my BNR treasuries at the moment - but I'm privilaged to have my work featured in two treasuries hosted by two of my Etsy Bead Weaver Team Mates! Thanks gals - you rock!

Hot Pink and Black

Thanks Smadar :)

Mine's the Punk Rocker Bracelet Top Left

This one floored me, because Illeana named the treasury after my piece!

Apparently Earth Walker (Top Center) was the inpiration for this treasury.

Thanks Illeana :D

Featuring the Fantastic Etsy Bead Weavers!

I just went through last night and picked out some of my favorites of the teams recent listings. This team is so talented! They inspire me daily :) Now if only there were more hours in the day...

BNR and EBW!!!!

OK first of all - I'm really late blogging about the current Etsy Bead Weaver Challenge! Oopsie! There are only 3 days left to vote! And....I'm actually in this one! Woohoo! Number 8, but you don't have to vote for me, vote your your favorite! Although I'd be honored if that was me :)

Second - I have round 2 of my on-going BNR up! We got 2 sales the first round!

I wonder how many sales we'll get this time?

Featuring Auntieuclid

How can you NOT love a shop who's banner reads:

"I'll see your mildly eccentric, and raise you a downright odd."

A BNR Treasury - and so much more!

One of the things I did when I first started this blog was I'd document when ever I snagged a treasury or was in a treasury, that left my main blog free for other things. I'm not really sure why I stopped doing that... Maybe because I stopped snagging treasuries on a regular basis and the rare occasions I WAS in one were causes for celebration so they ended up on the main blog! Well, I'm going to be much more active in the treasury world, at lest through Christmas, and I'm going to document it on here :) Don't worry - I'll keep doing my features too!

Ruthie's Ongoing BNR - Round 1

Come Check Out

Shop - and get YOUR shop featured!

Plurkers Unite!

A Piece for Every Favor

Lovely Leaves from the Etsy Bead Weavers

Every day I sit at my work desk and look out my screen door at this big tree. As we've moved steadily into fall I've seen it go from being covered in green, to bright and glorious shades of red, orange, and yellow, and now the leaves are becoming ever more bare as we move into winter. So, naturally, I decided to do a search on leaves with my lovely etsy bead weavers team! This is what I found...

Featuring Little Crickets Felt Patterns

Felt food is a new obsession of mine - too bad I'm no longer a day care teacher - this stuff would have been perfect back then!

Featuring Vitrine

I first saw Vitrine's shop because she was very sweet and featured me in a treasury. I always love looking at fellow jewelry artists, so I thought I'd feature her! One thing I always love to learn about people is why they have the shop names they have, and this is what it says in the opening section of her shop:

vi·trine /vɪˈtrin/
–noun
a glass cabinet or show case, esp. for displaying art objects.

I love all the natural elements that she uses - look at that thunder egg!

Featuring LB Accessories!

Are you looking for a cute wallet? Pencil case? Hipster purse? Look no further!

Featuring Elfling Creations!

I love how talented an artist Meri is :D

Check ME out in purple!

After doing my teams in purple - I couldn't resist doing a spotlight on ME in purple. After all, it is my favorite color! Gotta show me off once in awhile :P

Featuring Emily Claire Creations!

I've been watching Emily Claire on plurk for awhile now - and I love her work! Here's just a few pieces :)

Etsy Bloggers in Purple!

I love blogging, and I love purple! So what's better than my Etsy Bloggers Team in purple? To find more items by this awesome team search "etsybloggers team" on etsy!

FFEST in Purple!

I'm loving doing my week of purple for my teams! Why? Well it's my favorite color!

Like these items? You can find more by this awesome team by searching "ffest team" on etsy!

Etsy Bead Weavers in Violet/Purple!

Ok, I know the traditional rainbow goes "Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet." Or...as we are taught at a young age...ROYGBIV. Well, I'm skipping Indigo because I'm just not finding enough items marked Indigo! Besides, it's just a darker shade of blue :P So on to my favorite color! Violet/Purple.

Like these lovely items by the Etsy Bead Weavers? Search "EBW" on etsy to find more!

Featuring Noah's Ark Collection!

I found this shop because they awesomely decided to feature me in a treasury! There are some wonderful charms (and other things!) in this shop and I might just have to come back and go shopping at some point...

Featuring Sand and Silk Designs!

These yarns make my fingers itch to create!

Etsy Bloggers in Blue!

This great team has such a variety of artists! If you love what you see here, you can search for more by going to etsy and searching under "etsybloggers team."

FFEST in Blue!

Blue is such a pretty color - and the FFEST team does a fantastic job of using it in their many different types of items! If you want to see other items by this awesome team, just search "ffest team" on etsy :)

Etsy Bead Weavers in Blue!

Yah, I had a few days w/out blogging on here, but things got a little busy for a few days there! I'm back in the swing of things now though :) Here's the Etsy Bead Weavers in Blue!

Featuring Daves Homemade Candles!!

One of my friends recently helped her husband open up his own etsy shop! I love the names they are coming up with for their candles, and I'm very jealous of people who can burn candles :P

Featuring Blue Rock Gourds!

Aren't these gourds fun?

Featuring SFBeads!

SFBeads has a great shop :) She's one of my team mates on the Etsy Bead Weavers (search EBW).

Etsy Bloggers Team in Green!

This is the last day of teams in Green! If you love these items search for more great items by the team by going to etsy and typing in "etsybloggers team" !!!

FFEST in Green!

Day two of my green series is my lovely FFEST team! Like these items? Search for more by going to etsy and searching under the terms "ffest team."

Etsy Bead Weavers in Green!

It's green week in my rainbow series! Woohoo! If you love these items - you can find more by searching for "ebw" on etsy :)

Buttons By Robin

Because these buttons are just too cute!

Etsy Bloggers in Yellow!

We have so many talented artists on this team! To find more lovely items by them just search "etsybloggers team" on etsy!

FFEST in Yellow!

Love these items? Search "ffest team" on etsy to find more by this awesome team!

Etsy Bead Weavers in Yellow!

It's yellow week in my series of doing the rainbow! If you'd like to find some other awesome items by the Etsy Bead Weavers - just search "ebw" on etsy!

Etsy Bloggers in Orange!

The last team in orange ... is the Etsy Bloggers! Search (etsybloggers team) on etsy to see more great items by this team!

FFEST in Orange!

Continuing on with my Orange week out of my rainbow theme...here's the Facebook Fans on Etsy! Search "ffest team" for more awesome items by this team!

Etsy Bead Weavers in Orange!

To find more great products by this team just search "EBW" on etsy! Continuing the rainbow theme this week with orange...

Featuring LisaJHoney

I love her felt items!

Featuring Smadars Treasure :)

Smadar is a team mate of mine, and I love her work! She featured me today in her treasury "The Color of Royalty" so I thought I'd return the favor and feature her as today's treasury post!

A Few Favorites from Artfire

Lots of fun stuff on Artfire right? Well here's a few things I've marked as favorites recently :)

Etsy Bloggers in Red!

Woohoo! This is the last of my etsy teams in red :) Search "etsybloggers team" for more items by this great team!

FFEST in RED!

Since I really want to feature each of my etsy teams (except the one that's pretty much dead) on here...I'm going to work through the rainbow on all of them! Here's Facebook Fans On Etsy :) (search ffest team).

Etsy Bead Weavers in Red

I don't want to let this blog lapse for too long, but I'm not feeling to motivated because of my kidney stones :P So I'm going to start working through the rainbow! Today is the Etsy Beadweavers in Red :)

These are few of my favorite things!

Just a few things I've marked as favorites recently on Etsy!

Etsy Bloggers Create Baby Items!

My cousin is having the first Grandbaby in the family this December - I'm so excited! Today my Mom and I are going to look at patterns and pick out yarn so I can make a baby blanket for her. Which also has me very excited! Woohoo! Anyway, because I'm in a baby mood, I thought I'd show off some baby items that my dear Etsy Bloggers Team make!

Blog Award and Dax Designs

Glenda of Dax Designs kindly gave me this blog award! Isn't that sweet of her? I'm supposed to pass it on to others, but I'm kinda bad about following the rules :P

I did, however, decide that I should feature Glenda as today's treasury post! So here her work is in all it's glory :D

Bead Flowers by the Etsy Bead Weavers!

I'm fascinated by beaded flowers - and one of these days I'm going to have to figure out how to do it! For now, I'll just look at these fantastic creations by my team mates and drool...

Featuring Cat In a Life :)

I decided that today I should feature a fellow jewelry artisan! I don't do that very often, but she's such a sweet heart that I decided I had to :D I can only feature a small portion of her work in my spotlight, so make sure you go and check out her shop!

The Etsy Bloggers Crochet!

If you read my other blog (www.roseworksjewelry.blogspot.com) then you already know I've been learning to crochet! I'm having a lot of fun with it :) So today I decided to see what my team mates have made with crocheting!

Some Favorites

Here's some of my most recently marked favorites from Etsy!

Rocking and a Blogging!

Today I'm featuring some of the most recent listings by the Rocking Etsy Bloggers Team!

Featuring the Lovely Etsy Bead Weavers!

Sorry this blog has been quiet - I decided I could put it aside for a bit while moving! But the move is over and life returns to normal :)

Christmas in July - Etsybloggers Style! Take 3!

And yet more items from this fantastic team! (we're a huge team)

Christmas in July - Etsybloggers Style! - Take 2 :)

There are a lot of awesome Etsy Bloggers participating in the Christmas in July sale - here's 9 more!

Christmas in July - Etsybloggers Style!

That's right! The awesome Etsy Bloggers are doing a sale for Christmas in July!

Check out these awesome items - all on sale!

Purple Therapy

I'm in a funk today - so I decided I needed purple therapy!

Random Pretties :)

No rhyme or reason today - just some stuff I've hearted recently!

4th of July - Artfire Style!

It's time for the Blogfire Carnival! And it's all about the 4th of July - so look at these lovely finds I found on Artfire for the holiday :)

Rabbit's Anyone?

I'm sitting here munching on carrots, feeling like a rabbit, 'nuff said :P

Wanna go on a picnic with me?

We ate outside with my inlaws today - it was so nice! I want to get outside more!

FOOD on my brain...

Because I've been craving yummies lately...

Introducing hoffeeandanuffin!!!

Whew - that shop name is a mouthful! But you'll fall in love with the shop! After all - don't we all love sock monkey's?

Purple on Artfire!!!

I love purple - and I love artfire! Great combination don't you think?

Introducing Tigerpixie!!!

I fell in love with this shop last night! This stuff is so my style :D

Introducing I Heart Crafts!

Isn't this a cute shop?

YART Sale!!!

It's the last day of the YART sale on Etsy! I'm doing free shipping on all items and a free gift on orders of $25 or more - www.roseworksjewelry.etsy.com

Check out these great items that are all part of the sale!

But Why is All the Rum Gone?

I watched the second Pirates Movie (Dead Man's chest) today with my friend Gypsy...so I'm in a piraty mood! And WHY is all the Rum gone I ask you?

Introducing Ellyoo Creations!

This shop makes me drool!

Fun Sleep Masks!

I was so wishing for a sleep mask yesterday when my migraine was at it's worst! Normally I'm not that sensitive to light, but this time it was killer. Since I didn't have a lovely and fun sleep mask like the one's pictured below...I took a bandana and blindfolded myself :P

Hemp Galore!

I was finishing up a custom order hemp necklace this morning...so I thought I'd browse for some hemp items! These loverly finds are from both etsy and artfire...and I cheated and put one of mine in the middle :P

Get Well Soon Kat!

I have a friend in the hospital...this treasury is for her!

Introducing KabiDesigns

I love this gals work! 

Bring on the Sunshine!

Sunshiny finds from the Etsy Bead Weavers :)

Pineapple!

Because it's yummy :)

Introducing Bolayla

Featuring Love to Stamp

Today I was paying bills, needing a break, and I decided it was treasury time! But what would I do? Well, bills equal paper...and that made me think of my friend Love to Stamp! All of these finds are from her etsy shop. I would have featured some from her artfire, but when artfire put the new studios live it messed up some of the code byhand.me uses with the spotlights. So until Adam fixes it I can't feature artfire that way :( So go here to see her other shop! 

In Support and Thanks for our Troops

Dreaming of Shopping :)

So I may not have the money to actually shop - but that doesn't mean I can't ooo and ahhh and look does it?

Happy Father's Day - Artfire Style :)

For Dear 'Ole Dad

Ok, so none of these would actually work as presents for MY Dad, but some Dad's would love them! Mine's a bit hard to shop for...

Pampered Papier

Isn't this just too cute?

Star Wars Geeking!

I'm in full on geek out mode at the moment - so here's a spotlight full of Star Wars characters! All items in today's treasury from Artfire :)

Fantasy Findings

I just love the fantasy world! Last night as I was browsing around I kept finding new beauty's to fall in love with - so I knew that today's treasury had to show them off! I found a lot of these by browsing Vote Handmade - and then the rest by simply searching fantasy :)

Loverly Etsy Bloggers

Why? Because I simply love this team!

Arrr Matey!

I'm in a piratey mood lately - look at all the wonderful things I found on Artfire!

Sudey Babes Designer Teddy Bears

Because sometimes you just NEED a teddy bear!

Blue's for Mom's by Mom's

Today's listings are all by wonderful Mom's that I know from Etsy! I picked a bunch of blue listings because those are MY Mommies favorite :) Enjoy!

Soap for Mom!

Yeah, I know, Mother's day is tomorrow, a little late to go shopping eh? But if your late and need to give her an IOU - here's some fantastic soup by a fantastic artisan! 

Randomness from Artfire!

Today has no cohesive thing - except these are some of the items I've marked as "hot" on artfire recently! Woohoo!

Mona Designs on Artfire

Isn't her jewerly lovelry? 

Dark Blue 2

Yesterday I did a bunch of dark blue item from etsy - so today I decided to do the same from artfire!

Dark blues...

Today's treasury is dark blues - because thats the color of the sling I'm wearing! If you want the story of what I did to myself go check out my jedi blog! Todays finds are all from Etsy :)

Beautiful Beads

I love to look at beads! Unfortunately I can't afford to buy all the lovelies I see. So I decided that from time to time I'll go window shopping and show off some of my favorites in here! Today's finds are all from Etsy.

Here There be DRAGONS

I love dragons! Look at these cute one's I found on Artfire today :)

Dance! In Honor of Frankie Manning

Swing Dancers around the world are mourning this week because Frankie Manning, basically the Father of Lindy-Hop, died earlier this week. This spotlight Treasury is in his honor.

Do you Love your Pets?

I'm not a pet owner (allergies) but I know many people who love their furbabies and include them as part of their families. So when I found this wonderful shop I just had to feature it for them! Click on any of the pictures to go check out the Artfire shop of DivineCanine. 

Oh yes, and they only had 8 items in their shop, so I included a pet lovers pair of earrings from my dear friend Sharla of Beaded Tail :) 

Spring Flowers Galore!

I just joined the Blog Fire Guild over on Artfire...and I'm so excited that I already have my first carnival submission done! Woot! Ok, it's supposed to be May Flowers, but since I'm early I'm just calling it Spring Flowers :) 

Candles by Donald

I LoVE candles - but unfortunatley my lungs don't. Ah well, such is life. I can still admire pretty candles when I see them! Such as these - all by Donald. 

The Etsy Bead Weavers in Red!

Today I'd like to feature my third and final (for now) team on Etsy! I recently joined the bead weavers and I'm constantly amazed by the incredible works they produce :)

Big Damn Crafters

What do you think? I brought the blog back to life AND I gave it a new layout! Snazzy no?

Today's spotlight is on the Big Damn Crafters! A team dedicated to the love of the sadly defunct series Firefly...and most of us love the rest of the Whedonverse as well!

The Etsy Bloggers in Purple

I've been wanting to revitilize this blog for awhile, but the time involved was just too much. BUT, I now have the awesome spotlight tool from byhand.me and that takes out the majority of the time involved!  So this blog is alive again :D Woohoo! And to debut I'm doing purple (my fav color) and the Etsy Bloggers, because this is a BLOG after all!