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I have been actively reading posts, etc on the different Ning networks that I belong to. (See the badges down the right side of the blog?) Anyway, I've been reading alot about the Treasury on Etsy and how to create one.  Anyway, it's kind of like needing to be in the right place at the right time - AND today I actually was!  (I won't mention that today was my first day of unemployment since I was laid off last week and had lots more computer time). So I was pretty happy and a little intimidated BUT here is my very first Etsy Treasury:  read more »

When I saw that Gabreial of Vintage Indie had posted about an "I Dream of Spring Vintage Swap" I just knew that I had to participate in it!  Head on over to Vintage Indie to learn more about it....

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Oh my goodness! Was I ever excited when I got an email from Gabrieal of Vintage Indie letting me know that I was the winner of the Swanky Swag for the month!  As I anxiously waited for the package to arrive, I kept visiting her blog and looking at the picture of the swag and checking out the etsy shops of the people who contributed to it for the drawing.  Some absolutely wonderful shops to peruse!  read more »

I am so pleased and tickled that Gabreial Wyatt of Vintage Indie wanted to post a feature on her blog about Vintage Image Madness.  I shared the love of vintage images with her and her blog readers of a full page collage sheet of vintage valentine images!  read more »

For those of you who haven't heard - Bernie Berlin's wonderful animal rescue organization, A Place to Bark - has entered Parade Magazine's Giving Challenge. This is a national competition, and the winning charity will receive $50,000 for their cause. This amount would be an incredible boost to Bernie's efforts. In order to win, she needs donations at a $10.00 minimum from as many individuals as possible. SO - if you haven't yet donated, please do so now! If you have already donated, please let your friends and family know and encourage them to donate as well!

To see how the top ten badges are doing in the challenge, click here: http://www.sixdegrees.org/Top.aspx  read more »

Who would have believed that I'd be designing banners for shoppes on Etsy?  Certainly not me.  All the requests so far are by word of mouth - and each time the shop owner has been thrilled with the FIRST design I've presented!  How cool is that?  read more »

While Christmas is generally for kids, and with a 2-1/2 year old this year was no exception, I did, however, receive 3 awesome gifts that I am thrilled with!

• From my husband – a collage class with a professional artist!

Exploring Collage - Saturday, February 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.  read more »

I have been wracking my brain trying to come up with a great idea to make MOO cards that I could use. I finally thought of a great idea - Christmas Gift Tags! I had a lot of fun creating, cropping & uploading 100 different images for my gift tags this year. Here's a quick slide show of the images I used:  read more »

I took the homemade pledge along with over 7,600 other people! Here's a snippit from the website about why you should take the pledge too:

Why buy handmade?  read more »