Blue and Green ~ Wednesday Favorites

My two favorite colors are blue and green. Nothing makes me happier than to look out my window and see green trees against a perfect blue sky. It's relaxing, refreshing and brings a smile to my face. To top off my perfect day there is no humidity! It's in the 80's today, cool breeze and no trace of the sticky air that is so common this time of year. In honor of my 'perfect' day, my Wednesday Favorites will be featuring my two favorite colors. Enjoy!

http://www.scraparcs/

http://www.kimwhitecreations/

Go Green at our Eco Party!

It's an Eco Party and you are invited to 'go green' with the Etsy Twitter Team July 21-27. Many of the members, including myself, have come together to showcase our 'repurposed' or 'recycled' items. These artists and crafters have spent time looking for ways to reuse everyday items around them to create something new and exciting for the Etsy marketplace. You can check out all the items involved in the event at http://www.etsytwitter.blogspot.com/.



My scrabble tiles and poker chips have been repurposed and brought back to life as whimsical, pendants and charms. I love finding interesting pictures to put on each pendant. Pretty Whimsical is running a special for the Eco Party: Buy 1 Get 1! Please notify me in the 'message to seller' box, at time of checkout, which pendant you want and I will include it free of charge.

Etsy Twitter Shop of the Week: GeekDetails

I love this big, bright, whimsical ring. This is one of the unique items you will find at GeekDetails shop. The following is a repost from our team's blog.

Amanda Roberts, of www.geekdetails.etsy.com, is a very creative artist. She makes a variety of handmade items that are all geeky in nature. She has everything from pinback buttons to handpainted dishware to specimens from her favorite books. She is constantly rolling out new products based on her favorite geeky past times. Her store inventory is a reflection of what she’s into at the moment. And it’s all wonderful geeky goodness!! But you don’t have to be a geek to enjoy her work. It’s all very fun and sometimes whimsical. Her buttons are quite witty!!

Go Green Treasury ~ My pendant set

My 'Nest' Pendant in the Go Green Treasury!

Going Green!

Graphic created by Susan Brown of SalonDArte

Etsy Twitter Member of the Week ~ LMcreations

The following is a repost from one of our talented ETT members. Enjoy!

Lisa Murdin is the creative genius behind the rainbow array of wristlets, pouches, purses and more at LMCreation. Whether from fabric, vinyl, or occasionally leather, the store's creations add a splash of whimsy and color to anything you wear.

Lisa's aim is to make "the best quality piece that I can in my own style and with fabrics that really appeal to me. I also aim to provide the best customer service that I can, the same kind of service that I would like to receive as a customer." Inspired by the beautiful variety of fabrics available, Lisa, like many textile artists, often feels that the fabric "tells me what to do, so when I see the right fabric I just know that it will make a special bag or wristlet or whatever."

Her tip for using Twitter? "Get involved with other people on Twitter, respond to their tweets, re-tweet something that is interesting or good for a new twitter member who might need some help. I might tell people what I'm working on, but I only post links to items in my shop once or twice a day, no more than that. People get to know me and the things that I make and I've had sales and custom orders from twitter contacts, as well as being featured in blogs and treasuries."

www.LMcreation.etsy.com Lisa ships worldwide and is happy to provide quotes on custom orders.

Special Deal Offered : 10% discount offered to Twitter customers until July 12. Use code "EtsyTwitter" in the Message to Seller and 10% of purchase price will be refunded.

Wednesday Favorites ~ Romance

www.pinkwaterfairy.etsy.com

www.bighelmethead.etsy.com

www.herbanlifestyle.etsy.com

Wednesday Favorites

Punky Jane @ http://punkyjane.etsy.com/

Studio 618 @ http://studio618.etsy.com/

Zo-Be Designs @ http://caelum.etsy.com/

Etsy Twitter Member of the Week Sumiko Shop

The following blog repost was written by one of our talented ETT members who has given me permission to share the following with you. Please stop by Evelyn's Etsy shop and look at all her lovely items.

Evelyn Palazzin, of http://sumikoshop.etsy.com/, creates gorgeous jewelry and accessories for women. Her shop is filled with lovely items and the photographs are beautiful, enticing all who stop by to take a look and make a purchase. Evelyn lives in a tourist town by the sea in Italy. Her creations have an old-world charm about them.

“I have always had a passion to create, to recycle items, and to invent and process things from scratch. I don’t consciously think of myself as an artist BUT as a person who always loves to create and learn new techniques. After I became a mother, I used my free time to create jewellery and accessories for myself and my friends. That was also about the time that I discovered Etsy and the world of eShops.

"I have always had a passion for sewing clothes for myself, but I also loved unique and original accessories, and I found such joy in creating them, or seeing people wear such items. I spend countless hours searching for new materials and findings for my jewellery. It’s inevitable to get an idea or inspiration after such intense consideration of materials. Sometimes just studying them creates images of the completed item in my mind.”

If you never become famous with your art, would you still think it was a route worth taking? “Certainly. The joy of art is in its creation, its appreciation, and its ability to enrich the mind. We must not think of art as a means for fame and wealth, but as a way of expression, to keep the mind active, and as the wholesome way to live fully, daily. If success and fame comes, then it comes as a surprise.”


Follow her on Twitter: @SumikoShop
Read her blog: http://SumikoCreations.blogspot.com


Special Offer for the Week: Free shipping worldwide. Mention “Etsy Twitter” in Message to Seller and shipping will be refunded.