Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts

Friday, July 09, 2010

I've been shopping!

Enough music for a wee while - I have purchases to report on! ...

A friend at work bought a cute clutch/purse today from MayasKalupi :::
P u r s e / K a l u p i - Songbird in Rose - Holly Anderson fabric
It's a bit like this one

When she said that she wanted a coin purse in the same fabric, I went on the hunt and found some :::
Botanica-Botanical Garden in Porcelain by Art Gallery Fabric 1 Yard
{from MandMStudio}

I also bought the same fabric in green :::
Botanica-Botanical Garden in Lime by Art Gallery Fabric 1 Yard

When the fabric arrives we plan to start designing and making coin purses, clutches, wallets ... Anna's purse will be the prototype.

I also bought this lovely bag. It's velvet in a browny grey - a bit like a mushroom was how they described it :::
Perry in melange -velvet- --adjustable strap and ZIPPERED CLOSURE everyday purse--
{Yum! from bayanhippo}

And I chose this print :::
Eternal Forest Print on glorious recycled matt paper
{from the lovely people at inaluxe}

And then, I treated myself ... I shut my eyes and clicked on this one - isn't it lovely? And it's from Bondi, close to home!!
Black floral motif on natural hemp
{from Sir Tom}
I love the fact that it is black and white, it looks a bit like a scandinavian needlepoint design and there are tiny pineapples as part of the motif. That reminds me of Marblehead, Massachusetts - many people had wonderful gilt pineapples over their front doors, or sometimes they had gilt fish or even whales. This purse is screen printed on hemp and is lined with black taffeta. Very very nice. It should arrive quite quickly if it's coming from Bondi!

I'm travelling interstate tomorrow, not on a holiday but to see my father. He is in hospital as he unfortunately broke his ankle last night and has just been operated on tonight. Dad and my brother have been on a lovely driving holiday together this week, so this is a really unfortunate accident. I have just heard that he is out of theatre and is doing well, but now has pins and a plate in his ankle. Dad is 87 but he is a very fit and hearty 87 year old with a great outlook on life so we hope he will recover speedily. It will be a slow process though, as I think ankles are tricky.

So, no blogging for a little while ... see you in a few days.

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Just coz


Everyone needs some T-Rex now and again .... Yay!!
Good for when you need a 70s fix. And this looks like the German Countdown - everyone seems so neat, cool and in complete control!

And another Yay!! - to Australia Post. The first of my Etsy purchases appeared this evening. More details tomorrow!

Sunday, July 04, 2010

Nice finds

Cortona Clothesline handbound artist book
{Cortona Clothesline from LinenLaid&Felt} - isn't it wondeful how she has captured the swing of the dress! Loving her wonderful handmade books ...
Mini Coptic Book (abstract floral cover)
{Like this Mini Coptic Book}

Sweet Pea Petite Shea Butter Soap - New for Spring - by Sweet Petula
{Sweet Pea soap} I'm so excited to find this - I am currently using this right now, although it is nearly all gone. I bought it from anthropologie in New York. Gorgeous shea butter soap, and the divine scent of sweet peas is just spring all over. How wonderful I can order this (and more of course) online!
Cloud Factory
{Cloud factory from PearsonMaron} I love clouds - isn't this adorable!

CUSTOM CHARMING COUNTRY HOME - Your Colours Your Way
{tiny houses from thelittlereddoor} I also have a thing for small houses

Thursday, July 01, 2010

A bit like Christmas ...

I'm a Christmas baby, well the night before Christmas, so for me, birthday's are a long time coming! Because even though I love my birthday and the fact that I get what feels like a two day celebration, that's it for the next 363 days! So, I often entertain the idea of a mid-year birthday, to get me through the next 6 months. Somehow though, I  never get round to it. But this week I've been feeling like a child waiting in desperate anticipation for Santa to come down the chimney. Why? Last weekend, I chose my first purchases from Etsy.

When I think about it, this is really the first time I've shopped online. I've booked and organised travel online but I've never done any online shopping in a big way. But now, I can't tell you how excited I am to be waiting on the few bits and pieces I selected. Some are coming from the US and some, like the cards, from closer to home. It's amazing how such a simple thing could give me so much pleasure! Each day I feel a delicious anticipation for what might be there to greet me when I arrive home from work.

And today, I received these gorgeous cards from the Melbourne company inaluxe :::
Our Little Friends Aqua Bird Giclee Print
I bought a set of 3 birds. This one is so sweet.

One million short stories open edition Giclee art print A4 size
And a set that included this lovely image.
Orbital A4 Giclee Print
And this one.

Very keen to get something else from them, their designs are so wonderful. And a nice touch - they added a few extra cards and wrote a lovely little hand written message on a mini card. That's the sort of thing I really appreciate.

So, I'm very happy with my first mid-year birthday present to me. Looking forward to the rest!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Etsy Front Page - woo hoo!!

I'm so excited! I created a treasury collection (one of many!!) a few days ago and guess what? It was put on the front page! Only trouble was, it happened in the early hours of the morning here, so I missed logging on and seeing it. Never mind, there were lots of lovely, warm comments to read through.
The thing to remember is that these treasuries are only as good as the beautiful items made by all those talented Etsians out there!
My treasury is called Silver fox has a red letter day - I'll add an image of it tomorrow.
The name came from the colours - it was all silvery grey's and popping reds, and a few key images started to tell a story, so then the title just came to me. Anyhow, it was a whole lot of fun putting it together.
Confession time, I am a teensy bit obsessed with Treasury East at the moment. It's sooo much fun thinking of a theme and finding all the beautiful items to tell the story ...
So much so, I had to take an enforced rest day today - my hand was getting a little sore!!
Anyhow, hope you enjoy it and all the wonderful items in Etsy.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Annie Oakley me

I just tried the Treasury East app on Etsy - what fun. I'm definitely having a cowgirl, western moment right now - especially after visiting Lone Pine, the Cowboy museum, driving over the Sierra Nevada and through Death Valley National Park. Anyhow, here's my snapshot of all things cowgirl on Esty right now :::