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November 2009

Etsy Friends You Must Visit

November 30, 2009

Imperfectly Beautiful has these fabulous personalized ornaments! Her shop is full of pretty stuff for your home. If you like great home decorating ideas, you’d love her blog. Pampering Beki has a great gift for the golfers in your family. Visit her blog to stay up-to-date on specials. Pure Bloom Boutique has these fun bracelets [...]

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Shop Etsy for Sales

November 27, 2009

Why not skip the madness at the mall this weekend and shop all the Black Friday and Holiday specials on ETSY! There are great promotions going on from November 27th through November 30th! Type “EtsyFreeShipping” or “EtsyHolidaySale” in the search box to find all the fabulous handmade items on sale! Today is the day to [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 25, 2009

This beautiful photo can be found at Mist Flower Photo. It’s perfect for Thanksgiving Day! She is having a sale on her photos that you won’t want to miss! While your waiting for that turkey to bake, you might want to check out Dresses n’ Messes. She has a great recipe for fun…Pumpkin Pie Playdough! [...]

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Take A Break!

November 23, 2009

This week is so busy for many of you, and I’m usually right there with you running around for all those last minute ingredients for Thanksgiving dinner. Well, we’re not having Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year, so there’s not as much for me to prepare. We took the day off to enjoy our [...]

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Five Great Reasons to Start an Etsy Shop

November 20, 2009

One of the most amazing things about Etsy is the diversity of the sellers and buyers you find there! The Etsy community includes people from all over the world and from every walk of life; all with at least one thing in common, they love handmade! Love for art and creating and independance are all [...]

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Sewing Tutorials

November 19, 2009

Last year I was just learning how to sew. I scoured the public library with how-to books, desperately wanting to learn the trade. Want to know my secret? In all honestly I found online video tutorials were some of the best teachers. I am a visual learner. A BIG visual learner. I loved to have [...]

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It’s All About Buttons {and Fiber} — Giveaway

November 17, 2009

Have you ever been in someone’s house and noticed an unusual clock that really made the room look great? Sometimes it’s the small things in a home that really bring everything together in a comfortable but stylish way. Isn’t this clock fun? It was featured in a book about buttons this past April. You can [...]

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DIY Christmas Decorating Ebook

November 16, 2009

My friend Kimba from A Soft Place to Land has just released her brand new Ebook full of great DIY projects. A Very Kimba Christmas can help your decorate with easy step-by-step instructions for 5 new Christmas projects. Why would you buy expensive decorations when you can make them so cheap??? There are over 180 [...]

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The Lavender Road

November 15, 2009

Here’s what I worked on over the weekend… A sweet little hanging Christmas bird sachet… And a few more. A few with fabulous linen {I love linen!}, and lots and lots of colorful ones… Come by and visit my new shop, The Lavender Road. You can never have too many lavender sachets!!! I hope you [...]

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Etsy Inspiration

November 14, 2009

Vintage church by My So Called Junky Life Have a wonderful Sunday! Tweet

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A Little Craft Room Love

November 13, 2009

I always find photo of craft rooms, fancy craft studios, and little craft areas to be so inspiring. It’s not that I would want to duplicate one of them exactly, but there are always little ideas that I pick up here and there. I love that “ah-ha” moment when I discover a new way of [...]

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Holiday Cheer

November 11, 2009

As Gussy, girl who loves to talk, nothing says “it’s the holiday” like stacks and stacks of cards received in the mail throughout the month of December. Not only do I love to talk, but I love to read. Thanksgiving and Christmas are a time of family gatherings… Christmas cards seal the deal. Once the [...]

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Hats for the Homeless

November 10, 2009

Crafts for a Cause This photo is from Island Heights. You can purchase patterns from her shop for 3 different styles. You might need them for this… History of Hats for the Homeless from their website: Fall brings a crispness to the air and a chill to our bones to let us know the colder [...]

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Everything Etsy Friends

November 6, 2009

Pamela Garrison created this beautiful felt garland in the perfect shades for fall. You will love everything on her blog! The Vintage Pearl has a blog with beautiful photos and jewelry. V and Co. has this extremely cute turkey pdf for sale…how creative! The Sweetest Petunia has been sewing up a storm. She made the [...]

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Fall Fiber Wreath Tutorial by Alisa Burke

November 5, 2009

Fall is my favorite season but because I live in Southern California I miss all the changing colors of the trees so I decided to create a fall fiber wreath full of all my favorite colors of the season! This is one of those projects that could have many variations and make use of different [...]

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