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Etsian Feature: Two Paper Addicts

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The Etsy shop:TwoPaperAddicts is the brainchild of Rose and Cris, two etsy friends who became cross country best friends, and who both have a serious addiction to anything paper. Rose lives in Michigan and teaches high school literature, chemistry and biology full time. She has two young boys who keep her busy, and a husband. Cris lives in Colorado. She retired from Corporate America where she taught time management among other things and has forgotten everything she knew!! She has a husband and two yellow labs who try to tell her she is on Etsy too much.

Much of the above I borrowed directly from their shop profile on Etsy! :0) They are teammates of mine on the EASL team  which stands for Etsy Artisans Success League. They both have separate shops of their own. They sell such lovely paper goodies.

Like these:

 

These are just a few of their lovely items. Stop by and say hi and that you saw their wonderful paper goodies on Chocolate Dog Studio.

Thanks,

Karen

A little of the New!

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Here are some photos of items in process and then some finished goodies.

 

 

 

Here is the almost finished product.

 

Glass and glitter makes for a hard photo to shoot!

Some new cozy fabric:

 

 

Some new coasters:

I have a whole bunch of new Christmas gift tags, but they are already packaged up and ready to go. Don’t let me forget the vintage tea towel aprons that are hanging up! My greatest fear is that I will forget something vital like the tins full of gift tags and Christmas paper flowers for gift wrapping or the post it note holders…

See you later,

Karen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artists in Iowa

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Beady Girl Beads you can find her lovely beads here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/beadygirlbeads

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73577299/contemporary-string-pieced-tablerunner

The Meandering Thread: http://www.etsy.com/shop/meanderingthread

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76847448/2011-des-moines-artcrank-bike-print

Basemint Design: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BasemintDesign

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Amborela

Art by Bethany Ogle: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Amborela

 

 

That is all for today!

Karen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wildfires in Texas are continuing to burn: send a kid some comfort!

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The fires in Texas have consumed over 3.5 million acres, that is a little larger than the state of Connecticut. These ladies at Modern day Quilts are accepting quilts for kids that have been burned out of their homes. Can you participate in some way? I am looking into it. I have two quilts in process and one finished. If they are the right size I am going to send them her way.

Here is her article and her address:

Families have lost everything, let us start to rebuild their lives with a quilt

This weekend in central Texas, hundreds of people have lost their homes, families have lost everything. This is where I live.

I want to give every child who has lost everything a quilt to sleep under. One simple, but real thing to help families get back on their feet.

My goal is a quilt for every child who lost their home.

Will you help me?

Heather is in, are you?

Quilts should be at least 45” x 60”, although twin size bed quilts are encouraged.

Please ship quilts to Valli & Kim Quilt Shop, Attn: Wildfire Quilts, 700 West Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. If you have questions, please email me at moderndayquilts@gmail.com

If you are in Austin, I’ll pick the quilt up, just send me an email.

Please reblog, retweet, spread the word!

 

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I suggest that you e-mail Valli and Kim at their quilt shop and see if this is something you can support. I am not suggesting that you send quilts blindly to unknown people. So check it out and see what your heart says!

 

Thanks, Karen

Here is the link!

http://moderndayquilts.tumblr.com/post/9865869754/families-have-lost-everything-let-us-start-to-rebuild

 

 

 

Etsy Spotlight: Hogan’s Handwork

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Hogan’s Handwork an Etsy shop is filled with awesome hand crocheted items. The shop is run by two sisters, Denise and Erica. Erica shoots all the photos of the lovely hand crocheted items that Denise creates. This Etsy shop has been open since October of last year. Denise’s love of crochet is evident in her attention to detail and the quality of her work. In her own words she says

“I love to crochet. And I love to make handmade, quality products that people can enjoy for years! No more second-rate, mass-produced accessories for me! Rest-assured that I will do my utmost to please you.”

Denise is saving money for college right now and will heading off there soon so many of her items are 50% off and that makes them an incredible deal.

Take a look at her wonderful hand crocheted items.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73340686/crochet-bow-clutch-pick-your-color

 

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/65371866/clearance-black-and-grey-striped-crochet

For the man in your life!

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/65088827/clearance-ruby-lace-crochet-cowl

 

 

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/60037124/clearance-multicolor-honeycomb-crochet

This is just a lovely scarf!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/65040800/clearance-white-crochet-choker-blue

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/67648695/clearance-slouchy-newsboy-cap-moss

 

take a look at Hogan’s Handwork and help Denise save for college!

 

Thanks,

Karen

I will also add that she is  home schooled for all of my home school friends out there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One crafter’s trash is another treasure!

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One of my Etsy teams: Paradise team is having a de-stash challenge. The leaders challenged us to clear out craft items we will not be using to sell to other folks on Etsy.

Here are a few of the wonderful items for sale…

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76483965/large-lot-of-angel-charms-mixed-lot

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76501906/sterling-silver-drop-pendant-with

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63448892/25-carat-parcel-of-faceted-precious

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76503303/destash-stars-and-stripes-pin-cushion

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76471410/fused-glass-cabochons

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76507679/100-recycled-paper-beads-selected-darks

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76045131/blackbirds-gothic-fence-clear-rubber

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76510204/destash-pile-of-seam-binding-and-twill

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76510980/de-stash-of-quality-used-wood-mounted

Please stop by and see ALL of the destash at http://www.etsy.com/teams/7574/shoppers-paradise-bnr-team/discuss/8593622/page/146

We would love to see you and have you join our team!

Thanks,
Karen

p.s. the  seam tape or the rubber stamps look like my kind of shopping, bargain and crafty! lol

I will be posting beads later today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giant knits!

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A little food for thought, or knits for your needles or …well just take a look. These are huge!

 

 

Talk to you later,

Karen

 

These are from this museum in Antwerp. Some of the photos aren’t what I would call kid friendly, so be warned.

http://baukeknottnerus.nl/index.php?/project/phat-knits/

How do you use your passion and talents for God?

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I am just wondering amongst all the creative people that I know; how do you use your gifts and talents and passion for God. I mean if you are passionate about knitting how do you use that to help others. I have been struggling with this thought for awhile now and I need some input from readers. If your passion is painting art (as opposed to painting houses) how do you use that for God. What about sewing? If your passion is sewing or paper crafting how do you use that talent for God?

Just wondering…I am needing some input folks. Comment back to me, please!

Thanks,

Karen

 

More Knitting GONE BAD!

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Here are some more examples of knitting gone bad…

http://www.geekosystem.com/giant-cardigan/

 

Ok these aren’t knitted but they could be…

http://www.smittens.biz/Smittens/Home.html

That is all I can find for today!

Getting ready for a 3 day craft fair and then moving the art studio up stairs. It is going to be a huge week. We will see what happens…

If you are in the Wagoner, OK area stop by and say hi!

Talk to you later,

Karen