Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Featured Seller # 4 - WanderlustNpixiedust

Today I have the pleasure of featuring WanderlustNpixiedust!
After entering her shop, I feel like I had just visited a
flea market in Gent or in Bordeaux! (My favorite ones!)

WANDERLUST loves antique and vintage everything. Just like me! Clothing, jewelry, linens, textiles, anything beveled, books, ephemera, you name it. The older the better. In her spare time she likes to dabble in all things crafty.



From her etsy shop I find quite interesting these soldered pendants she makes using antique cards, for instance, of religious iconography. Very much in the spirit of the little „Santinhas“ (Saints) we sometimes add to our jewelry at ContasBrasil.

Of course I’m fascinated by the vintage glass beads she offers!
Exquisite colors that inspire me right away.

She has recently begun a blog of her own where she shares bits and pieces of the buried treasure she’s collected over the years. And I must say whem I look at it, that Wanderlust has a collection one can’t help but simply envy!
Check it out if you have the time: http://wanderlustnpixiedust.typepad.com/

I love to read Wanderlust’s descriptions! It’s so very true! The moment you decide to part from something, you realize how unique exactly that one little piece is...and maybe „doch“ will decide to keep it. But that’s only because what she has to offer are truly hard-to-find items, collected with love over a period of time.
For instance, this lovely little antique metal frame. The image you see in the photo is just a piece of tissue paper that she inserted into the frame to get an idea of how it would look. Of course after she did this she was tempted to keep it!!Just lovely!


I also love the way she describes her beautiful postcards!
„...All original, unused, vintage postcards from the wild and crazy flapper era. These are wonderful to use in altered art projects. And since these are in such great condition,
I would highly recommend keeping them as is. Preferably you will just scan these into your computer to use over and over again.“

Very sweet!
Thank you Wanderlust for sharing with us your treasure!
Just click on the link and visit this inspiring shop!

WanderlustNpixiedust
Vintage, altered art supplies. Handmade jewelry.


Tuesday, October 30, 2007

German Editor at DaWanda Shop Directory

I was kindly invited by Sara from Sara's Texture Crafts (a most active member of both Etsy and DaWanda!) to become the German Editor for the DaWanda Shop Directory. I am very honored and hope to live up to the challenge!!Here her announcement:

http://dawandashopdirectory.blogspot.com/search/label/Directory%20Announcements

Many thanks!

Featured Etsy Seller # 3 - Mineral Magic Cosmetics

My third featured etsy seller is
Mineral Magic Cosmetics.
What a sophisticated shop! Exclusive Vegan Cosmetics!

Don’t we all feel guilty on spending lots of money on beauty creams, only to sleep night after night with makeup on?
So here is a Vegan line of cosmetics one never dared to ask for! Mineral makeup: it is actually good for your skin. Because they are pure minerals, bacteria cannot be supported. There is no expiration date. It is an anti-inflammatory and helps heal acne. It is so good for your skin; you can actually sleep in it!

On top of it, there is virtually no allergy risk.

It can’t get better than that!



She also offers custom made body scrub, lotion, lip balm, roll-on body oil, in a variety of fragrance, and the necessary applicators, all of which are affordably priced. I fell in love with the variety of brushes she offers! All of you that are (like me) addicted to makeup brushes, know what I mean!








Show you care..She now carries embellished retractable Mineral Makeup brushes that have Breast Cancer Awareness, or Autism Awareness. Let's find a cure!
Something outstanding: she has recently added her son, Timmy to her store. He's nine, has autism (is high-functioning), and has made smelly jellies, aroma ice beads and more. She is teaching him about business and how to manage his money. He's worked very hard on his products. This is his work from the Made By Timmy/Awareness Section of her store.

Made By Timmy Room Spray In Your Choice Of Fragrance

Smelly Jelly In Christmas Splendor

She went to Rutgers University for purchasing and finance, and Manatee College for radiography. She is also a licensed cosmetologist. She lives with her husband and son in Philadelphia.

You can almost smell her products at her etsy shop: http://mineralmagic.etsy.com/
If you want to know more about her cosmetics, her website: http://mineralmagiccosmetics.com/
or her blog: http://mineralmagic.blogspot.com/
http://kelliesmineralmagic.ning.com/



Pure luxury for your skin!

90 Features in 90 days! - Updated list of participants

This is the updated (30/10) list of participants. There is plenty of room for YOU to join in!!

Updated participants list;
(54 People Currently)
Current 90 Day Challenge List
1) Giftbearerhttp://giftbearer.etsy.com/
http://artlifenewsblog.blogspot.com/

2) Earmark http://earmark.etsy.com/
http://eigreetings.blogspot.com/

3) Plastic Pumpkin Designs http://plasticpumpkin.etsy.com/
http://plasticpumpkin.wordpress.com/

4) SilverDragon http://silverdragon.etsy.com/
http://vener-art.com/beadblog/

5) My Fairy Babies http://myfairybabies.etsy.com/
http://myfairybabies.blogspot.com/

6) StudioMarcy http://studiomarcy.etsy.com/
http://studiomarcy.blogspot.com/

7) Tiffany Teske http://tiffanyteske.etsy.com/
http://www.oldesage.com/

8) Elements By Dawn http://elementsbydawn.etsy.com/
http://elementsbydawn.blogspot.com/

9) Alilsumptinsumptin http://alilsumptinsumptin.etsy.com/
http://www.alilsumptinsumptin/

10) Sparkly Stradz http://sparklystrandz.etsy.com/
http://sparklystrandz.blogspot.com/

11) Yaslani http://yaslani.etsy.com/
http://yaslanisgroovespot.blogspot.com/

12) ThatsHeadley http://thatsheadley.etsy.com/
http://thatsheadley.blogspot.com/

13) Lunachick http://lunachick.etsy.com/
http://lunachickdesigns.blogspot.com/

14) KbyKareen http://kbykareen.etsy.com/
http://kbykareen.blogspot.com/

15) soandsewcrafty http://soandsewcrafty.etsy.com/
http://soandsewcrafty.blogspot.com/

16) arosebyname http://arosebyname.etsy.com/
http://arosebyname.blogspot.com/

17) Adornmentsbybj http://adornmentsbybj.etsy.com/
http://bjadornments.blogspot.com/

18) AnneDundas http://annedundas.etsy.com/
http://annedundas.com/blog/

19) Elektrajewelry http://elektrajewelry.etsy.com/
http://elektrajewelry.blogspot.com/

20) Entyqua (Becki’s Designs) http://entyqua.etsy.com/
http://beckisdesigns.blogspot.com/

21)bluebabyhttp://bluebaby.etsy.com/
http://bluebaby.etsy.com/
http://bluebabyhomemadegifts.blogspot.com/

22) PauletteInsall http://pauletteinsall.etsy.com/
http://www.pauletteinsall.com/
http://web.mac.com/pauletteinsall/Paulette_Insall/Artist_Features/Artist_Features.html

23) CoconutPalmDesigns http://coconutpalmdesigns.etsy.com/ http://coconutpalmdesigns.blogspot.com/

24) KuddlebugzThreadz http://kuddlebugzthreadz.etsy.com/ http://kuddlebugzthreadz.blogspot.com/

25) Cryztalvisions http://cryztalvisions.etsy.com/
http://www.cryztalvisions.com/
http://cryztalvisions.typepad.com/

26) AkHotDoggies (Alaska Hot Doggies) http://akhotdoggies.etsy.com/
http://akhotdoggies.blogspot.com/

27) Kalicat http://kalicat.etsy.com/
http://honeyandsweets.blogspot.com/

28) Mineral Magic Cosmetics and More http://mineralmagic.etsy.com/
http://mineralmagic.blogspot.com/
http://kelliesmineralmagic.ning.com/

29) AdrienneN http://adriennen.etsy.com/
http://personalityplusboutique2.blogspot.com/

30) wanderlustNpixiedust http://wanderlustnpixiedust.etsy.com/
http://wanderlustnpixiedust.typepad.com/

31) Personal Treasures http://personaltreasures.etsy.com/
http://personaltreasures.blogspot.com/

32) Kala - Chalk Hill Studio (Karen Jinks)http://kala.etsy.com/ http://chalkhillstudio.blogspot.com/

33) jajaja (Suzanne) http://jajaja.etsy.com/

34) Modadesigns http://modadesigns.etsy.com/
http://modadesigns.blogspot.com/

35) Creative Sundries (Sarah) http://creativesundries.etsy.com/http://creativesundries.blogspot.com/ http://www.indiepublic.com/profiles/blog/list?user=creativesundries

36) Myheart2yours (Katie) http://myheart2yours.etsy.com/
http://katiepaper.blogspot.com/

37) Mommyandmeboutique http://mommyandmeboutique.etsy.com/
http://themommyandmeboutique.blogspot.com/

38) Ellebelleonetsy http://ellebelleonetsy.etsy.com/
http://ellebelleblog.blogspot.com/

39) Wyred on Wire Designs (Alicia)http://wyredonwire.etsy.com/
http://wyredonwire.blogspot.com/

40) Zoe Stewart UKhttp://zoestewartuk.etsy.com/
http://zoestewart.blogspot.com/

41) Stacirosehttp://stacirose.etsy.com/
http://stacirose.blogspot.com/

42) Lostmittenhttp://lostmitten.etsy.com/
http://blog.lostmitten.org/

43) sweetiriehttp://sweetirie.etsy.com/
http://www.sweetirieoriginals.blogspot.com/

44) lchandlerhttp://lchandler.etsy.com/
http://lchandler.blogspot.com/

45) EvaFelicityDesignshttp://evafelicitydesigns.etsy.com/
http://evafelicity.blogspot.com/

46) FancyFreeMe http://fancyfreeme.etsy.com/
http://www.fancyfreeme.blogspot.com/

47) BananaShowcasehttp://bananashowcase.etsy.com/
http://kellyvanvoltenburg.typepad.com/bananashowcase/

48) lizstaley http://lizstaley.etsy.com/
http://livewirechick.blogspot.com/

(49) ContasBrasil/ ContasCoeln http://contasbrasil.etsy.com/
http://contascoeln.etsy.com/
http://contaskoeln.blogspot.com/

50) KreativeMindzhttp://kreativemindz.etsy.com/
http://kreativemindzthreadz.blogspot.com/

51) SummerSeahttp://summersea.etsy.com/
http://summerseaherbs.blogspot.com/

52) Dragon06 (Dragon’s Den)http://dragonsden.etsy.com/

53) Earthcharms http://earthcharms.etsy.com/
http://www.earth-charms.blogspot.com/

54) Bagitup4me http://bagitup4me.etsy.com/
http://bagitup4me-neko.blogspot.com/

55) DeFaria http://DeFariaArt.etsy.com
http://defariaart.blog.com

Monday, October 29, 2007

Featured Etsy Seller # 2 - Tiffany Teske

Tiffany Teske
I am truly thrilled to write today about a great photographer: Tiffany Teske.
What tremendous sensibility she shows us in her work.



- LANDSCAPES

Photography is Tiffany’s passion! No doubt about it! One can tell from looking at her impressive works. She transmits so much feeling through her photos that it warms one’s heart!
Her landscape photos take me directly to the romantic landscape painters and L’école de Barbizon. Her photos have a strong connection to the work of a dear friend of mine, a brazilian artist called Francisco Faria, whose drawings are full of such references. Take a look:


















That's what I call Sincronicity!


- FLOWERS -




She is a painter that uses a camera instead of pincels...


- BALLET -





Tiffany has loved photography since she was given a 110 camera at the age of 7, to capture memories on a family trip. She studied ballet, (like me), creative writing, and art in high school. She graduated from the University of Maine at Augusta with both an Associate of Arts in Photography (Magna cum Laude) in 2000 and a Bachelor of Arts Joint BA in Art and Photography (Magna cum Laude) in 2002.





- MOTHER -

Another powerful etsymom!









Tiffany lives in Banff, Alberta, Canada, with her husband and their toddler, Quinlyn.

You can see her work at her website : http://www.oldesage.com/

Tiffany on Etsy: http://tiffanyteske.etsy.com/

Francisco Faria's works are at: http://flickr.com/photos/13874735@N05/


Etsy Treasure! 2 x 90/90!!

That's magic!!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=13430

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=13446

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Featured Seller # 1: MY HEART 2 YOURS!



My featured seller today is Katie Lyn from MY HEART 2 YOURS!

This is definetly one of the cuttest shop you can find at Etsy! Take a look at this superbe creation:





I would love to receive this as a present for my baby shower!(Unfortunatly my daughter is already 9 years old)


Katie Lyn is a self proclaimed paper craft addict. you can tell she really means it when she writes that she loves embellishments and I does not spare any expense when creating special items. One can see her love for detail!!




I just love this combination of vintage prints and fancy ribbons! Just a delight!


On the other hand, you can also find some great photos in her Etsy shop. For instance these Kansas City Children's Fountain photos:

The ballerina is my favorite!

































And of course, the football player!
You can see other fountain photos at her blog:




Katie is originally from the West Coast. She grew up in Oregon, was educated in California and lived the last 13 years in Montana. She recently moved to KCMO because she met the love of her life and they are now living "Happily Ever After" in the land of humidity.

All of her creations are handmade in her art studio. Her studio and surroundings are clean and smoke free. She does have kitties to try to help often, but I limit their access to projects for sale.
Come in and visit her great shop at etsy! http://myheart2yours.etsy.com/


Promobags - your piece of DaWanda!

We go on with our promotion piece PROMOBAGS! There are by now 4 different promobags and promosacs. Here is Sara's resumée:


Post from Saracrafts.

Following on from an earlier thread about promotion… I wanted to introduce to you ‘DaWanda Promo’ bags. Many other on-line shopping sites have similar collaborations like this too and from what I understand it works quite well for the artisans involved. The initial idea for DaWanda promos was raised by MagicPumpkinsandFaeryDust who was looking to collect together our promotional material to show off at Fairs and shows, but we’ve got together and would now like to extend this further.

The idea is now two fold:On-line -
Promos will be handled by me (Sara) at http://en.dawanda.com/shop/sarastexturecrafts – These will be sold through my shop for the cost of the bag I buy to pack promos in.UK Shows and Fairs -
Promos will be handled by Nina of http://en.dawanda.com/shop/MagicPumpkinsandFaeryDust - dates and fair locations will be added when we have news.
German Shows and Fairs - Promos will be handled by Bebe of http://en.dawanda.com/user/ContasKoeln - dates and fair locations will be added when we have news.
French Shows and Fairs - Promos will be handled by Triune of http://fr.dawanda.com/shop/TriUne - dates and fair locations will be added when we have news.

So this is our call for promotional material! All participants are welcome.

What we need are your:
Business cardsSmall promotional samples – no breakables
Give aways – no breakables
Each item you send should be clearly labelled with your DaWanda shop and all items should fit into a small bag approximately 15cm deep and 10cm wide.

Here is an idea of a small bag I got from Etsy, just in case you are thinking about making promotional samples. http://sarastexturecrafts.blogspot.com/2007/08/want-to-find-somethi...
Your promos will have to be split into 2/4 packages; one/three for shows and one for on-line. Please contact the relevant person for shipping details.
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Contacts:DaWanda On-line promos - http://en.dawanda.com/shop/sarastexturecraftsDaWanda UK Show promos - http://en.dawanda.com/shop/MagicPumpkinsandFaeryDustDaWanda German Show promos - http://en.dawanda.com/user/ContasKoelnDaWanda French Show promos - http://fr.dawanda.com/shop/TriUne----------------------------------------------------

PLEASE POST OR CONTACT US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING – I AM LOOKING TO START EACH AREA WITH 15/20 BAGS EACH.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

90 Features on 90 days!

I am proud to participate in this brillant action!! Here the list of the participants (so far).

If you want to join us, here the link to the Thread in Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5276160&page=58

Current 90 Day Challenge List

1) Giftbearerhttp://Giftbearer.etsy.com
http://artlifenewsblog.blogspot.com

2) Earmark http://Earmark.etsy.com
http://eigreetings.blogspot.com/

3) Plastic Pumpkin Designs http://plasticpumpkin.etsy.com
http://plasticpumpkin.wordpress.com

4) SilverDragon http://SilverDragon.etsy.com
http://vener-art.com/beadblog/

5) My Fairy Babies http://MyFairyBabies.etsy.com
http://MyFairyBabies.blogspot.com

6) StudioMarcy http://StudioMarcy.etsy.com
http://studiomarcy.blogspot.com/

7) Tiffany Teske http://TiffanyTeske.etsy.com
http://www.oldesage.com/

8) Elements By Dawn http://ElementsbyDawn.etsy.com
http://elementsbydawn.blogspot.com/

9) Alilsumptinsumptin http://alilsumptinsumptin.etsy.com
http://www.alilsumptinsumptin/

10) Sparkly Stradz http://sparklystrandz.etsy.com
http://sparklystrandz.blogspot.com/

11) Yaslani http://Yaslani.etsy.com
http://yaslanisgroovespot.blogspot.com/

12) ThatsHeadley http://Thatsheadley.etsy.com
http://thatsheadley.blogspot.com

13) Lunachick http://Lunachick.etsy.com
http://lunachickdesigns.blogspot.com

14) KbyKareen http://kbykareen.etsy.com
http://kbykareen.blogspot.com

15) soandsewcrafty http://soandsewcrafty.etsy.com
http://soandsewcrafty.blogspot.com/

16) arosebyname http://arosebyname.etsy.com
http://arosebyname.blogspot.com

17) Adornmentsbybj http://Adornmentsbybj.etsy.com
http://bjadornments.blogspot.com

18) AnneDundas http://AnneDundas.etsy.com
http://annedundas.com/blog/

19) Elektrajewelry http://Elektrajewelry.etsy.com
http://elektrajewelry.blogspot.com/

20) Shoozles http://shoozles.etsy.com
http://shoozles.wordpress.com/

21) Entyqua (Becki’s Designs) http://entyqua.etsy.com
http://beckisdesigns.blogspot.com/

22) bluebabyhttp://bluebaby.etsy.com
http://bluebaby.etsy.com
http://bluebabyhomemadegifts.blogspot.com

23)PauletteInsall http://pauletteinsall.etsy.com
http://www.pauletteinsall.com/blog
http://web.mac.com/pauletteinsall/Paulette_Insall/Artist_Features/Artist_Features.html

24) CoconutPalmDesigns http://CoconutPalmDesigns.etsy.com http://coconutpalmdesigns.blogspot.com/

25) KuddlebugzThreadz http://KuddleBugzThreadz.etsy.com http://kuddlebugzthreadz.blogspot.com

26) Cryztalvisions http://cryztalvisions.etsy.com
http://www.cryztalvisions.com
http://cryztalvisions.typepad.com/

27) AkHotDoggies (Alaska Hot Doggies) http://AkHotDoggies.etsy.com
http://akhotdoggies.blogspot.com

28) Kalicat http://kalicat.etsy.comhttp://honeyandsweets.blogspot.com/

29) Mineral Magic Cosmetics and More http://MINERALMAGIC.etsy.com
http://www.indiepublic.com/profiles/blog/list?user=mineralmagic

30) AdrienneN http://AdrienneN.etsy.com
http://personalityplusboutique2.blogspot.com

31) wanderlustNpixiedust http://wanderlustNpixiedust.etsy.com
http://wanderlustnpixiedust.typepad.com

32) Personal Treasures http://PersonalTreasures.etsy.com
http://personaltreasures.blogspot.com/

33) Kala - Chalk Hill Studio (Karen Jinks)http://kala.etsy.com http://chalkhillstudio.blogspot.com/

34) jajaja (Suzanne) http://jajaja.etsy.com

35) Modadesigns http://modadesigns.etsy.com
http://modadesigns.blogspot.com/

36) Creative Sundries (Sarah) http://creativesundries.etsy.com
http://creativesundries.blogspot.com
http://www.indiepublic.com/profiles/blog/list?user=creativesundries

37) Myheart2yours (Katie) http://myheart2yours.etsy.com
http://katiepaper.blogspot.com/

38) Katelynjane http://katelynjane.etsy.com
http://www.etsyalberta.blogspot.com

39) Mommyandmeboutique http://mommyandmeboutique.etsy.com
http://themommyandmeboutique.blogspot.com

40) Ellebelleonetsy http://ellebelleonetsy.etsy.com
http://ellebelleblog.blogspot.com

41) Wyred on Wire Designs (Alicia)http://wyredonwire.etsy.com
http://wyredonwire.blogspot.com

42) Zoe Stewart UKhttp://zoestewartuk.etsy.com
http://zoestewart.blogspot.com

43) Stacirosehttp://stacirose.etsy.com
http://stacirose.blogspot.com

44) Lostmittenhttp://lostmitten.etsy.com
http://blog.lostmitten.org

45) sweetiriehttp://sweetirie.etsy.com
http://www.sweetirieoriginals.blogspot.com

46) lchandlerhttp://lchandler.etsy.com
http://lchandler.blogspot.com/

47) EvaFelicityDesignshttp://EvaFelicityDesigns.etsy.com
http://evafelicity.blogspot.com/

48) FancyFreeMe http://FancyFreeMe.etsy.com
www.fancyfreeme.blogspot.com

49) BananaShowcasehttp://BananaShowcase.etsy.com
http://kellyvanvoltenburg.typepad.com/bananashowcase/

50) lizstaley http://lizstaley.etsy.com
http://livewirechick.blogspot.com/

(52) contasbrasil http://contasbrasil.etsy.com/
http://contaskoeln.blogspot.com

53) KreativeMindzhttp://kreativemindz.etsy.com/
http://kreativemindzthreadz.blogspot.com/

54) SummerSeahttp://summersea.etsy.com/
http://summerseaherbs.blogspot.com/

Friday, October 26, 2007