Bon Natale!

Hope you enjoy our treasury of beautifully handmade items form across Italy!

Currently on the first page of the Etsy treasuries!

All I want for Christmas...

...and it's all handmade!! Hope you enjoy our latest Etsy Treasury and we hope it inspires you to be creative in your gift buying this year. Buy handmade, one a kind gifts made here in the US and around the world.



You're family and friends will appreciate your beautiful and unique presents far more than say...the same scarf every third person is wearing, because it was on sale at the Super Walmart!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a snob about saving money...especially now, but when you can find magnificently handcrafted gifts for the same price as the thoughtless mass produced, poorly made, pratically disposable crap out there, just by shopping on Etsy...why wouldn't you?
I mean really! lol!

We have a winner...

Or at least we will tomorrow! We will be picking our monthly drawing winner then so be sure to pop back over and see who won!

Enter to Win a Free Holiday Gift...

Around your neck or on the tree - this is a stunning piece!

For your consideration is this OOAK PENDANT. It is made from a millefiori cane that features a red poinsettia design against a green background with just a touch of gold. This item cannot be exactly reproduced due to the random nature of these techniques! No paints have been used.

This gorgeous piece is made from a combination of high quality polymer clay that has been sanded & sealed multiple times to protect and enhance the item. There is a dime in the photo for size comparison.

Satin cord included!

Here's what you need to do to enter:
1. Click here to visit her shop Roz Petalz Studio.
2. Once there, pick out your favorite item in her shop.....When your finished, exit her shop and you'll return to this blog.
3. Come back to this post and post a comment telling everyone what you liked about the item you picked. (See "Comment" button below.)
4. PLEASE be sure to leave your contact information, either your email address or Etsy shop if you have one, so we can reach you if you win! The winner will be contacted on or before January 2, 2009. If after a week we haven't heard from that winner, we'll pick another winner.

5. We will draw the winner's name on the last day of the month, 12/30/08 after 5pm/pst.

Please note:
This month's featured artist ships world wide! All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck!

Congrtulations to this month's winner!!

Congratulations "Pushy" in Connecticut for being this month's lucky winner!! She will receive these terrific OOAK inspirational reminders by Marcia Palmer of Maricia's Passions.


Thanks everyone for participating! Be sure to come right back later this week as we will be featuring this terrific one of a kind handmade holiday pendant...which can also be an ornament, by Kathy of Roz Petalz Studio.

We will pick a winner tonight!

Ok - so normally we have the winner picked on the last day of the month, but since Kathy was on vacation and clearly I can't function without her...we're gonna pick the winner tonight! Check back and see who's this month's lucky prize winner!

FREE SHIPPING...

Be sure to take advantage of our holiday FREE shipping offer at our online shops, Ametista AND CalKat

What's Your Sign?

Our latest Etsy! Anyone who knows me, know how much I love the study of astrology, so when the chance to grab an Etsy treasury came my way, I HAD to honor the wheel!

In memorium....

I'm very sad today, because my dear Prometheus has gone beyond the veil. He was a good fish, as fish go and he lived a long (5 years) and reasonably full life.

I wish this was a picture of him, but I never could figure out how to take a photo of him without the flash shining back at me from the glass bowl and whiting out the whole thing. This is a photo I pulled from Google. But he looked a lot like this, only a more vibrant and deeper shade of red.

He was a happy little guy and a joy to watch and I will miss him greatly.

These could be yours! Enter to WIN...

"imagine - explore - Create"!

These colorful magnets give inspirational reminders while they brighten up your home or office space.

The three art magnets are about 1.5" x .75" (3.75cm x 1.9cm). Embossed polymer clay, colored, and varnished. Each magnet is backed by a strong neodymium magnet able to hold several sheets of paper. Great accents for any home or office. The perfect little gift! ☺☺☺

Here's what you need to do to enter:
1. Click here to visit her shop MarciaPalmer.
2. Once there, pick out your favorite item in her shop.....When your finished, exit her shop and you'll return to this blog.
3. Come back to this post and post a comment telling everyone what you liked about the item you picked. (See "Comment" button below.)
4. PLEASE be sure to leave your contact information, either your email address or Etsy shop if you have one, so we can reach you if you win! The winner will be contacted on November 30th. If after a week we haven't heard from that winner, we'll pick another winner.

5. We will draw the winner's name on the last day of the month, 11/30/08 after 5pm/pst.

Please note:
This month's featured artist ships world wide! All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck!