British Sellers on Etsy Treasury Challenge #16

The inspiration item for this treasury challenge is a pretty vintage tea party set from Second Home. 

I picked a theme of ‘Picnic in the Meadow’ for this treasury and found some lovely items from Etsy sellers – many of the items I featured are from UK based sellers too.

You can see the treasury in full here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/Njc4ODE0MnwyNzIzMjA2NzE4/picnic-in-the-meadow

 

This is a British Sellers on Etsy Challenge entry! Anyone can play! Please go to www.etsy.com/teams/6966/british-sellers-on-etsy/discuss/10761821/ to find out more.

British Sellers on Etsy Treasury Challenge #10

I missed the last few challenges so thought it was time to have another go!
So here is my entry - inspired by Blossoming Silver's lovely lampwork bracelet (top left) I chose a British glass theme...

You can view the treasury in full here.



Please go to www.etsy.com/teams/6966/british-sellers-on-etsy/discuss/10246208/ to find out more about the challenge.

British Sellers on Etsy Treasury Challenge #6

Here’s my entry to the British Sellers on Etsy treasury challenge #6…

The inspiration item is the Recycled Ring Pull necklace – I chose a steel theme to my treasury :)
Please go to www.etsy.com/teams/6966/british-sellers-on-etsy/discuss/9828044/ to find out more about the challenge!

British Sellers on Etsy Treasury Challenge #5

I had fun making this treasury – it’s my entry to the British Sellers on Etsy team treasury challenge :)Please go to www.etsy.com/teams/6966/british-sellers-on-etsy/discuss/9743243/pag... to find out more!

Pick of the Week

This year I'm trying to be more active in the British Sellers on Etsy team, so this week's Pick of the Week is 16 items in one treasury featuring items from British Sellers on Etsy team members. Click on the picture to see the treasury in full.

Lest we forget...

This treasury by Jooles is on the front page of Etsy today, I thought it was a lovely collection of poppies for Armistice Day.

Pick of the Week

16 picks in 1 this week with an Etsy treasury made with some of my favourite items/ shops on Etsy...

See the treasury in full here.

Sweet Strawberry treasury

I love this Sweet Strawberry treasury by LeJam on Etsy!  It reminds me of summer days and picking fresh strawberries from my garden :)
There's a great range of strawberry inspired items from art to chocolate covered strawberry earrings and from soap to an unusual strawberry themed bolero (my strawberry printable gift box has been included too!).

Cute animal art

I had to share these Etsy treasuries that I've recently had work included in...

'For The Love of Another' - the polar bears in this are amazing!  See the treasury in full here.

In Loving Memory of Hammy - see the cute hamsters in this collection here.

The Doctor's Wife

Have you seen the latest series of Dr Who?  It's had some of my favourite episodes, including 'The Doctor's Wife' written by Neil Gaiman.  (there are loads of lines I loved from this episode - like 'Biting's like kissing, only there's a winner'!)I was inspired to create a treasury based on this episode using items on Etsy, to non-dr who fans the selection of items probably seems a bit random but they are all related to the episode...

If you want to know why I picked these items here's an explanation...
1. Hello - the word Idris is looking for to say to the Doctor
2. Idris' dress
3. the Tardis becomes human in Idris's body
4. 'Bow ties are cool!' in the words of the Doctor
5 + 6. They land on an asteroid which the Doctor says is like a bubble universe (well, sort of)
7. The Doctor receives a communication cube
8. + 13. The Doctor likes fish fingers and custard - Idris asks 'Do fish have fingers?'
9-12. Crimson, Eleven, Delight, Petrichor - the psychic message to open the door
14. wire coat hanger on the tardis console the Doctor and Idris build
15. 'The only water in the forest is the river'
16. The bedrooms get deleted in the Tardis, Amy and Rory ask if this time they can lose the bunk bed.  The Doctor replies 'Bunk beds are cool! They've got a ladder!'

Etsy Treasuries (and front page!)

I'm always so happy when someone has liked one of my items enough to include it in their treasury and Saturday was even more exciting as my buttons were on the UK front page of Etsy! :D  I love the bright blues/ greens and yellows in this treasury. (The treasury above was on the front page)

 

Treasuries are a fun way to stumble across new items from other people too :)

Here are a couple of other treasuries which also include my items... Bold bright reds...

and a lion themed collection (these are so cute!)...

Treasury: London Today

Did you see the Royal Wedding yesterday?  I thought Kate's dress was beautiful and they looked so happy together.  It's nice to have something positive in the news that so many people can share in! :)

This treasury on Etsy has a London/ Royal Wedding theme - created by moonmommas you can see it in full here, (it includes my Rule Britannia collage sheet).

Treasury: A Woodland Fairytale

A new treasury I have made on Etsy; titled 'A Woodland Fairytale' it features items mostly from the UK.  You can see it in full here http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8a23362be76d91f4b3e572/a-woodland-fairytale

Bunnies and Birds

Two Etsy treasuries my art work has recently been included in ...

White Bunnies In The Garden by rocketbetty - I love the fresh colours and cute bunnies in this treasury :) You can see it in full here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8806000ada6d915da29495/white-bunnies-in-the-garden

From EUC Team Members 'Fly Away' by TreeCloudDesigns - lots of lovely bird items in this treasury :) You can see it here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d890bf7539c6d918fcfbf9e/from-euc-team-members-fly-away

Bright As A Button...

I love buttons, it's amazing how many different types of buttons there are!  Amongst all the pretty buttons in my collection there are a lot of plain dark ones though.  But they don't need to stay that way...

I've tried using a variety of different paints to brighten up the buttons.  The ones above were painted with acrylic artist paints and the metallic blue/green is a tester pot from the diy shop.  I also tried a rub on transfer for the star - don't suppose it would last on clothes in the wash but should be ok on something like a card/ scrapbook etc.

The buttons below were painted with nail varnish (which comes out really nicely - especially the glittery ones!), acrylics, and tester paints for things like household wall paint.  You could experiment with allsorts of paints/ pens etc!

I thought I would have a look at some of the things other people have used buttons for, so created this treasury on Etsy featuring British sellers and items they have made using buttons from jewellery to purses...

You can see the treasury in full here.

Little Grey Elephants

Elephants are one of my favourite animals to draw and paint - so it was great to be included in this elephant treasury!  I especially like the elephant necklace and Circus print :) You can see the treasury in full on Etsy here.

Treasuries!

Two new treasuries my work has been included in... both feature work by British artists/ crafters
I love the colours in both of them! You can see each treasury in full on Etsy by clicking the links below.
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d2cb536f94e8eef4d9d407a/relax-with-the-best-of-british?page=2#comments
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d2d26082c728eef4d379212/blue-and-green-should-never-be-seen

Reindeer Treasuries....

My Reindeer ACEO has been included in two treasuries on Etsy today :) You can take a look at all the other lovely items featured here -->> Milky Dreams and Reindeer Games

Creations Christmas Craft Fayre and an Etsy Treasury

Only 2 days to go until the Creations Christmas Craft Fayre! I'm feeling a mixture of excitement and nerves as I've never organised an event before. There's still quite a bit of last minute things to do but hopefully all the hard work will pay off - we'll just have to wait and see what happens on the day! If you want to find out more take a look at the blog for the fayre and if you're in the West Bergholt, Colchester area on Saturday please do come along and see all the great handmade items on offer!

On a different note... I started making a treasury on Etsy ages ago with an Autumn Woodland theme and I thought it was time I finished it before Winter gets here!

You can see the treausury in full here

Treasury feature: Balloon

My Solo Dirigible Balloon print has been featured in a treasury on Etsy :) The treasury was made by Skyejuice - she makes her treasuries around a word chosen from suggestions made on her blog. I think it's a great idea for coming up with new themes! This treasury's word is 'balloon' - I love the vintage feel to this treasury too. You can see it in full here.