The Emerald Isle is calling...

Well, it's calling ME anyway. Aer Lingus summer sale, I'm waiting for you. Here's some newly listed photos in my Etsy shop ...

New stuff in the shops...

Beet Box

Retro Tumblers

Next Giveaway Feb 1st...

Not the way I wanted to start out the new year, but I should be ready for the next giveaway on Feb 1st. Stay tuned ♥ Think I may give away a cute little makeup bag or one of the scarflettes I attempted recently :)

December Winner

so the winner is... MAURA (GreenWorks) ... Imagine #1...that seems so un-random! It's hilarious to me that Sarah was your winner of MY cards on your blog and now YOU'RE the winner of HER earrings! Weird. But true. I think she has your address already, I'm sure she'll be contacting you tomorrow, Maura. Congrats, love ♥

Thanks so much to everyone for entering the giveaway this month, I really appreciate it ♥

December Giveaway...

I want to eat these, they look like sweet little bubble gums.

So obviously we have here one very talented jewelry designer who has so kindly offered up a pair of her earrings for this months giveaway. She's my dear friend Sarah De Quadros from Co. Kerry in the gorgeous southwest of Ireland. She's a seasoned world traveller who became inspired by the Artesano culture while living in South America. She draws upon that inspiration and makes vibrant and sophisticated jewels that she sells in shops around Ireland, at art fairs, on her own website and on Etsy. Her jewelry is really well made, using only the finest materials. I own several pairs of her earrings and have given her jewelry away as gifts, the recipients always adore her pieces.

THANK YOU SARAH ♥

I keel you ...

BOGO sale in my vintage shop thru Dec. 1st :)

And the November Giveaway winner is.....

#6 ... Carapace !
CONGRATULATIONS! You're lovely Celtic artwork will be winging its' way over to you very soon, I know you're going to love it :)  
Thanks so much to Cathy and to EVERYONE who entered the giveaway this month, all involved really appreciate it! 
Next giveaway is December 1st  
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Happy belated Birthday to meeee...

I still have Halloween make-up on from the day before...nice :)

Bread baking weather is here ♥

*don't mind the one in the back that lost it's top :)*

My dad will be in town soon and we'll have our annual bread making day with our old family recipe. It's alot of work, but worth it in the end! Especially with a hot bowl of Oxtail soup...yummm ♥

...playing around with some ttv shots using one of my old plastic 70's cameras.

I've got lots of stuff in the works for an upcoming craft fair that I'm doing with fellow Etsian CloverNoire (who happens to be family :) . I laughed as I was looking at my "work area" (dining room table) and had to take a pic. You know how cute and tidy and color coordinated some peoples craft rooms look when you see them featured on Etsy etc?! Not so with me! I really hope those people clean their rooms before they take pictures and they normally look just like that ^. I have half finished ornaments, photos, fabric and trims for barrettes, jewelry stuff...I'm all over the freakin' place.

November Giveaway!

Novembers' giveaway comes from Cathy of MySerenityWay out of Utica, NY. She makes beautiful Scherenschnitte, the German word for "scissor cutting" of paper into fanciful designs. This particular design is a trinity knot & shamrock surrounded by an intricate celtic knot border. The piece measures 5"X5" and is black on green. Cathy takes part in the Lotus-Butterfly Project and part of her proceeds from those specific items in her shop are donated to the Mohawk Valley Council on Alcoholism/Addictions(http://www.mvcaa.org/).