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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

Up cycling revisited!

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Upcycling version 2

http://www.etsy.com/listing/71172920/kitchen-grater-turns-into-an-earring

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73603656/dessert-or-cake-pedestal-12-up-cycled

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58237038/green-recycled-vintage-zipper-flower

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75878858/3-tier-upside-down-wedding-cake-mason

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62374154/eco-friendly-bird-feeder-recycled-up

Just some visual food for thought, not all recycled items need to look frumpy!

Talk to you later!

Karen

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

 

Tools of the trade and a bit about yarn organization

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I love this article about sewing tools to make your sewing look more professional.

It is by Burda Patterns and really gets the list down to brass tacks. I need a few of these tools and didn’t even know it.

Here is the article link it is written by Meg  MacDonald for Burda patterns.

http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/avoid-the-homemade-look-with-the-right-sewing-tools

 

On another note I saw this and thought it was  a really cute idea. Thinking about makes me wonder if it is

something I could do with sewing projects! Hmmm, I think that my family might object though since the

house is already over run with sewing, knitting, projects, pattern books, fabric scraps etc… you name it.

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/coffee_table_yarn_storage.html

 

Talk to you later,

Karen

 

 

SUPER SUMMER SALE!

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Yes, I am having a Super Summer sale. Two of our four kids are at camp at Oklahoma Baptist University called Super Summer. So I borrowed the camp name and I am now running a SUPER SUMMER SALE! Use SSummer20 for 20% off your whole order of any size! WOOHOO…time to go shopping. What will  you choose;

This

 

 

Or any of these items. Plus everything in the shop is 20% off, just use your coupon code!

 

Talk to you later,

Karen

Summerfest in Wagoner OK.

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I just spent three days at the Summerfest in Wagoner Ok. It was a great festival full of small town goodness. You could see that the folks take care of their own. People were happy and celebrating the beginning of summer. Everyone that stopped by was cheerful and we had a great time. Even though it was super hot for June at 97 degrees.

 

I am in the midst of getting kids ready for camp. So I will check back in later.  Stewart Photography took all of these pictures for me.

 

Karen

Quilts for Kids!

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http://www.quiltsforkids.org/

 

What a great organization! This is just a shout out for them and what they do!

Please take a look at their site and participate or donate to their organization.

 

Children in a hospital for any reason for serious illness breaks my heart. If you are a crafter or seller of handmade items, how does your craft help other people? Are you using your talents and gifts from God to help others? Here is my challenge: Find some way in which your talent or gifts helps others as a gift. Let me know what you find out or what you do. There are so many ways that handcrafts are helping people. From scarves for the homeless to quilts for kids to so many things. Comment back and let me know what you do!

 

talk to you later,

Karen