Saturday Shopping List ~ December 27th

a bit of whimsy...

and happy birthday to my mom!

1 ~ time to be so small, by michelemaule

2 ~ the compound dress, by dearbirthday

3 ~ yellow rose locket, by botanicalbird

4 ~ kite shoulder bag, by acajou

5 ~ the decemberists, by nateduval

6 ~ vintage reversible hostess apron, by happydashery

visit fancypicnic for a links to all the saturday shopping lists!

Saturday Shopping List ~ December 20th

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

1 ~ country day trees, by middleburg

2 ~ two turtle doves, by dutchdoor

3 ~ silk brocade and linen lavender sachets, by cricketapollo

4 ~ repurposed pillowcase dress/shirt, by drearyneedle

5 ~ my angel can fly, by mummysam

6 ~ white fairies - bird, by mundogominola

visit fancypicnic for links to all the saturday shopping lists!

get crafty!

below is a wonderful etsy how-tuesday video from cary, littleloveblue (my very talented sis!), on how to create an amazing wool felt holly berry leaves garland.

it's cold and snowy here in new york today... perfect for a little holiday crafting!

just click to watch

finally, a return to the saturday shopping list... i apologize for the long delay!

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1 ~ yaya rose, by dayanra

these yaya dolls are so fantastically simple and 

wonderful... just the type of doll i loved cuddling with as a child

2 ~ together, by geninne

a gorgeous print of an original watercolor

illustration, sure to brighten the home any time 

of the year (i just purchased one myself!)

3 ~ pears, by myfinn

these scrumptious knitted and felted pears truly

look delicious enough to eat 

4 ~ team spirit dress, by parsimony

so versatile (and adorable) - can be layered with

a long sleeve shirt, leggings, and boots in the fall;

or worn simply with sandals in the summer

5 ~ candle holders, by thelogbasket

made of douglas fir from the forest of dean, these

candle holders will soon be in my shopping cart

after the holidays... i can resist them no longer!

6 ~ balsam filled ornament, by enhabiten

made of vintage cotton and boiled wool, these lovelies

are filled with balsam fir needles from maine... bring 

the wonderful scent of the forest right into your home

forest

wanted to share pictures of a few holiday custom orders i recently completed for customers in my shop

the first, is a forest of hollow trees, ranging from the small callicarpa bush to the tall conifers

and here is another little grouping of the people who live amongst such trees

i'm nearly finished with my custom orders... they have been such fun to create... next up, i must begin to create my own christmas gifts!  only a few weeks left

i'm so excited to have two of my holiday pieces featured in the 'chic geek' section of the blogozine, 'fierce and nerdy'

they're included in a wonderful article, giving tips on gifting, wrapping, and baking for the holiday season!

my tree top angel was featured in the ornament section, while one of my button trees was featured in the home section

birdies

well, between the holidays, being sick, filling special orders, packaging sold orders, and preparing for next week's craft show... i've missed an entire week of blogging... sigh.  i also missed the saturday shopping list this week, so i thought i would take a quick break and share a few sweet birdies!

blue bird, from littleloveblue

blue sparrow hair clip, from sagoz

tiny birds mama and babies, from shopworthy

white birds, from redhotpottery

a bit of a quiet saturday shopping list today... as i sit snuggled by the heater on a cold morning in brooklyn (wind chill is 13 degrees F right now).

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l ~ little brass bike, by sweetshorn

so very sweet and special

2~ bird love serving plate, by ninainvorm

love the combination of the vintage plate 

with the modern screenprinted images

3 ~ mjou doll, by acajou

so simply sweet, sewn from

workroom scraps and stuffed with

organic cotton

4 ~ madder root booties, by ecologicalartist

made of vegan silk, organic cotton, and 

hemp fleece, these adorable booties

are also hand dyed

5 ~ deer prince, by staceywinters

just love these wonderful holiday

cards, made using vintage and 

whimsical images

6 ~ sweet little chickadees, by wickedpen

add a little sparkle to your tree 

with these wee little birdies

signs of winter

signs of the coming winter are beginning to appear throughout the hollow

holly berry nest

snow white bunny

etsy in my home

on my end table:

painting, lilymoon; 3 quail egg candles in cup, janebox; 

beeswax candles (pinecones, tea lights, tapers), buzzhandmade;

mid century candlesticks, modishvintage

closeup:

buzzhandmade candles

radiator cover:

candle holder, modishvintage

bookshelf:

print, roadside; wool pumpkin, littleloveblue

such fun!

my treasury, with cary's trees and my mom's vintage wooden boots, was featured on the front page of etsy today....

and cary's treasury, with my nest, was featured on the front page today as well!

yummy giveaway!

from littleloveblue

cary (littleloveblue) is having another wonderful giveaway this month on her blog...one of her gorgeous wool pumpkins!

the winner gets to pick either a creamy hand dyed wool pumpkin similar to the one above, or a felted orange cashmere pumpkin!

head over to littleloveblue.com for all the details and a chance to win!

(i have this little pumpkin on my bookshelf right now...gorgeous!)

woodland

some new needle felted woodland pieces from the hollow

nest with eggs

bunny

a complete break from the world of craft yesterday...

sigh.... i felt like a teenage girl again

i promise to try and return to normal again today

here, i'll throw in a related etsy piece!

bret and jemaine earrings, size medium, by raycholg

front page!

thanks to magicforest for letting me know that my treasury, featuring the items from this week's shopping list, was on the front page today!  they moved items around and replaced a few with my alternates... but i think they all had a turn on the front page?... i just saw that seven items had sold! congrats everyone!

Saturday Shopping List ~ November 8th

 i've purchased pieces from each and every one of the sellers featured in my shopping list this week!

check out fancypicnic for a list of all the great shopping lists... and the gorgeous list on littleloveblue!

1 ~ white vintage ceramic bear, by greybrocket

the two beautiful vintage candles holders that i 

purchased from greybrocket arrived 

yesterday, and have found a home proudly 

displayed on the top of my bookcase... so lovely

2 ~ 3 quail egg pure beeswax candles, by janebox

these amazing and delicate little candles sit on my

end table, where i can admire them everyday

3 ~ set of 12 pure beeswax birthday candles, by buzzhandmade

i've ordered many candles from buzzhandmade, 

and all are absolutely gorgeous, with

the most wonderful pure beeswax scent

4 ~ windy on the coast, by roadside

this lovely is currently displayed on my bookshelf,

and if i can ever get my walls painted, there

is a waiting spot on my living room wall

5 ~ mid century candy dish, by modishvintage

i can't wait to see the gorgeous wood tiered 

candle holder i purchased from this lovely 

vintage shop

6 ~ deer handprinted artprint, by nateduval

can't wait to see this wonderful, limited

edition print in person!

7 ~ 6 medallion ornaments in wooden box, by palomasnest

i have a lovely little dish from palomasnest, with

the text 'you are my sunshine', one of my very

favorite songs

8 ~ mountain/forest playset, by mamakopp

my little wooden conifer tree sits next to my

janebox eggs on the end table... i am of course a 

huge lover of trees, and i love the simple elegance of

this one