Etsy Treasuries

Sometime in 2013 I joined Etsy Kids Team. From their FB page "The EtsyKids Team is a diverse group of talented and dedicated Etsy sellers making items for babies, toddlers, and children. http://etsykids.com/."

One of the ways to give back to the team is to create Treasuries. A treasury is an ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery showcasing unique items, as part of a theme. It took me a while to fully grasp what these were, but then one of my items was included in a Treasury and that gave me the nudge to do more research. It's really easy and actually quite fun. It just requires a bit of time. Since I love to shop, it came pretty easy because it was like creating a wish list.

So far I've created 3 Treasuries (they can be a bit addicting once you get the hang of it). And if you know me at all, they are are not only collections of some pretty awesome stuff, but definitely a reflection of me as well, which of course adds to my fun.

If you have a minute I encourage you to check them out!

Cancer Awareness This collection has a wide variety of items from jewelry to crochet booties to dog collars and wine charms and everything in between.

Unique Items for Children - This is a collection of some pretty cool toys and gadgets that I think are helpful for parents to have on hand. From keeping their little pants up to keeping them occupied while out and about.

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
If I was a little girl or if I had one of my own, I would all of these items in their closet! Pretty, frilly, girly fun!

I've also created a new board on Pinterest to share all these awesome items! So if you're on there be sure to check it out!

Join the Blanket Drive for CHLA and Local Women's Shelters

A fellow Etsy seller is doing a great thing by making and donating blankets for CHLA and some local women's shelters. She makes beautiful blankets with lots of love. If you want to help out and join in the giving spirit please email her at itsacircus2 @ gmail.com (no spaces).  A $16 donation gets 2 blankets from her shop donated to the Children's Hospital LA and local Shelters. Check out her Etsy Store and follow her on Instagram.

November already?

Whoa where did the past 10 months go? So much for trying all those pinterest experiments huh? Talk about a brief hiatus. Oh well here we go again. No rules this time, just going to post about whatever.

Let's start with some shameless self promotion... Have you checked out my etsy store lately? I think I only had like 1 or 2 items back in January. Well I have officially become totally addicted to yarn and crochet. Last year it was knitting - which I still love but I realized a lot of the items I wanted to make were crochet so I taught myself, with the help of YouTube of course. Now I'm a crocheting fool! I still love to knit, but I realized that I need better knitting needles so until I can get those it's all about hooking!

What about FB, have you 'liked' my FB page? Followed me on instagram? What are you waiting for? What about zazzle for some cancer awareness logo items? Yup I have my fingers in everything, which is probably why I've been such a blog slacker.

Here's a random picture of a 6-week Shiba puppy - Eisha. I got to meet her and her 4 other litter mates (3 girls , 2 boys total) back in October. Why am I posting it? Because I can, and I LOVE puppies (all dogs are puppies in my book) and she wants you to like my FB page too because I make Shiba inspired hats and donate a % of each hat purchase to a Shiba Rescue.

More to come so stay tuned!