A Crafter's Life by Thirdeardear: PHOTO

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TREASURY MONDAYS: The Act of Forgiveness

The Color of Forgiveness by mama chei on Etsy--Pinned with TreasuryPin.com

1. Beautiful Large White Flower - Adjustable Ring- https://www.etsy.com/listing/176282393/beautiful-large-white-flower-adjustable?ref=tre-2723777199-1

2. Hair Pins, Bobby Pins, White Flowers, Bride, Bridal, Bridesmaid, Prom, Formal-

https://www.etsy.com/listing/189609548/hair-pins-bobby-pins-white-flowers-bride?ref=tre-2723777199-2

3. DIY Wedding Flowers Craft Kit White Paper Flowers Bouquet Carnation Flowers Party Decor Home Decor White One Dozen More Colors Available- https://www.etsy.com/listing/191823437/diy-wedding-flowers-craft-kit-white?ref=tre-2723777199-3

4. Prima Paper Flowers White Sampler Assortment No.275 Paper Flower Daisy and more Embellishments scrapbooking, cards, packages, tags, crafts- https://www.etsy.com/listing/167028757/prima-paper-flowers-white-sampler?ref=tre-2723777199-4

5. Handkerchief Ladies Vintage Soft Yellow with Embroidered Flowers- https://www.etsy.com/listing/181908906/handkerchief-ladies-vintage-soft-yellow?ref=tre-2723777199-5

6. Felt Flower Garland - picture hanger -you pick the color of flower- https://www.etsy.com/listing/121528221/felt-flower-garland-picture-hanger-you?ref=tre-2723777199-6

7. Hydrangea Photo Greeting Card-

https://www.etsy.com/listing/176343231/hydrangea-photo-greeting-card?ref=tre-2723777199-7

8. small white with pink polymer clay rose pierced post earrings- https://www.etsy.com/listing/99847794/small-white-with-pink-polymer-clay-rose?ref=tre-2723777199-8

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FABULOUS FRIDAY FINDS: KraftersKorner

Above photo print was made by Crystal from KraftersKorner. visit her Etsy shop @https://www.etsy.com/shop/krafterskorner , what is your favorite item from Crystal'shop? We'd like to know!

1.Tell me a little about yourself.
I am a recent college graduate with a degree in Early Childhood Education. I have no formal training in photography. I love nature and animals, especially horses. :)

2.Where does your inspiration come from when crafting?
God's creation.

3.Who taught you and how did you learn to craft?
I have done many types of crafts throughout the years. My grandmother taught me to sew at a very young age. I taught myself to knit when I was twelve. I have always enjoyed papercrafting. I just started taking nature photos a few years ago when a fellow Etsy member gave me a camera.

4. Any Specific Tips you have for newbie crafters starting a business in etsy?
Plug into a good team that can help you with SEO and selling tips (they are also good for boosting morale. :)) Study shops that make similar items and learn what makes them successful.

5. Name 3 websites you couldn’t live without.
1. Etsy (no surprise, huh? :)) I have many friends there among customers.
2. Amazon (my favorite place to shop online after Etsy.)
3. Yahoo (I read the news there every morning. It keeps me in touch with the rest of the world.)

6. What are your 3 favorite shops and why.
#1 I love Ellen's shop. She is a great inspiration to me as an artist and one of my best Etsy friends. I greatly admire her ability to capture animals in nature. They look so real on her cards. I am hopeless with a paint brush. ;)
www.etsy.com/shop/songmountainfineart?ref=search_shop_redirect
#2 Brandon is a budding Canadian photographer. We became friends during his early days on Etsy and frequently check each other's shops for new listings. His photos are crystal clear and he often captures things that I can't here in the midwest US. We trade photos frequently. :)
www.etsy.com/shop/TheFancifulGardener?ref=shop_sugg
#3 I am a true cowgirl at heart. I frequently check Carol's shop to view the latest horse captures. I drool over her whole shop! :)) I also look to her for examples of a great photograph because horses are hard to photograph and she does an excellent job of capturing them in their natural environment.
www.etsy.com/shop/WildHoofbeats?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count

7. Where do you see your crafting business in 10 years?
While I'm sure I will still be creating in some form in 10 years I highly doubt that my Etsy shop will still exist. I will be in my mid 30's by then and hopefully be kept busy raising a large family and training up my children in the ways of the Lord.

TREASURY MONDAYS: Bees, Bees and More Bees!

1. Set of 4 Valentine's Day Bee Mine Coasters- https://www.etsy.com/listing/176479523/set-of-4-valentines-day-bee-mine?ref=tre-2725989038-1
2. Steampunk Necklace Vintage Watch Movement Popular Bee Jewlelry Rustic Style. Nice Statement Piece.- https://www.etsy.com/listing/156105473/steampunk-necklace-vintage-watch?ref=tre-2725989038-2
3. Little Garden People and What They Do Story By Ann Pearsall Sharp Illustrations By Marion Bryson 1938-https://www.etsy.com/listing/172090919/little-garden-people-and-what-they-do?ref=tre-2725989038-3
4. Beaded Wine Glass Charms - Set of 8 - SUMMER DAYS- https://www.etsy.com/listing/96985816/beaded-wine-glass-charms-set-of-8-summer?ref=tre-2725989038-4
5. red and yellow flowers with bee photo card 5x7- https://www.etsy.com/listing/82940113/red-and-yellow-flowers-with-bee-photo?ref=tre-2725989038-5
6. BumbleBee Inspired Chunky Necklace Toddler Girls Black And Yellow Fun Fashion Jewelry- https://www.etsy.com/listing/172869712/bumblebee-inspired-chunky-necklace?ref=tre-2725989038-6
7. Lamp Work Beads - Bumble Bee Lampwork Beads - 13mm - Qty 2- https://www.etsy.com/listing/123808453/lamp-work-beads-bumble-bee-lampwork?ref=tre-2725989038-7
8. 3/8 Grossgrain Ribbon- Cream Bees- https://www.etsy.com/listing/185217332/38-grossgrain-ribbon-cream-bees?ref=tre-2725989038-8

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For Craft Supplies, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThirdEarDear

FABULOUS FRIDAY FINDS: HenaTayebPhotography

All photographs are numbered and signed. All photographs are printed on premium quality, acid free, archival paper, for a photograph with sharp details, and stunning colors that will last a lifetime.

This beautiful photo of the Essex Steam Train is by Hena from HenaTayebphotography. visit her Etsy shop @https://www.etsy.com/shop/HenaTayebPhotography, what is your favorite item from Hena's shop? We'd like to know!

1. Tell me a little about yourself.
I am a Chicago born Pakistani photographer living in New Jersey. I love to find unusual abstracts and angles allowing the ordinary to appear extraordinary. I zoom in and bring light to the details of things around me. Creating abstracts and bringing attention to textures and patterns. My husband and I, along with our three year old boy and newborn love to travel enabling me to capture my adventures in bold, high contrast, dramatic photographs.

2. Where does your inspiration come from when crafting?
Everything! I love repetitive patterns, different types of architecture, I like to take something seemingly ordinary, overlooked and make it extraordinary.

3. Who taught you and how did you learn to craft?
I took photography as a minor in college.. and learnt the basics there.. and I continued to hone my skills and develop my point of view every day.

4. Any Specific Tips you have for newbie crafters starting a business in etsy?
Have patience.. don't expect your product to be flying off the virtual shelves the very next day..
Social Media is your friend, embrace it, use it.
Take good photographs..

5. Name 3 websites you couldn’t live without.
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
I love my social media.

6. What are your 2 favorite shops and why.
There is so much to love on Etsy.. every day you discover something new and beautiful. But my two favorite shops are:
www.etsy.com/shop/SecretWindowMirrors I love a beautiful mirror and her shop is full of them!
www.etsy.com/shop/theaterclouds have you seen her work? How could you not fall immediately in love with her creations?

7. Where do you see your crafting business in 10 years?
More travelling, more photographs captured and my work brightening up the walls of many more homes.

FABULOUS FRIDAY FINDS: Nonoluna

This Photo Greeting Card was made by Ilona from Nonoluna. visit her Etsy shop @https://www.etsy.com/shop/Nonoluna , what is your favorite item from Ilona's shop? We'd like to know!

1) Tell me a little about yourself.
I'm a wife and a Stay-At-Home Mom which also means that I have the biggest role in homeschooling my daughter. I love music, reading, going to the theatre, singing, dancing, watching baseball, vibrant colours, tasty food, Disney fun and pretty much anything that Joss Whedon or Stephen Moffat create.

2) Where does your inspiration come from when crafting?
Starting a new project for me is really about listening to that little voice inside me that says, 'This is what you should do...make it!' I love to blend different colours when beading and it's always a fun surprise when it all comes together, exploring the world through the lens of my camera and working with my daughter to choose a new die cut and paper.

3) Who taught you and how did you learn to craft?
I am entirely self taught. An idea comes into my head and I figure out a way to make it happen. I even made my own special knitting loom to accommodate the thick alpaca yarn I use.

4) Any Specific Tips you have for newbie crafters starting a business in etsy?
Create things that make you happy. Don't keep yourself in any kind of a box. Connect with people here on Etsy via teams and participate regularly. DON'T GIVE UP! It takes time to build a reputation and to get your products known, especially if you make something that has a lot of competition.

5) Name 3 websites you couldn’t live without.
There's only one website that I can't live without - www.etsy.com

6)What are your 3 favorite shops and why.
www.buttonfinder.etsy.com - I love the huge assortment of buttons that are here! Buttons make me happy. :)

www.YesterdaysMemories09.etsy.com - Great packaging materials plus lots of other fun items! :)

www.GrandmasCrochetCotta.etsy.com - Lots of fabulous handmade crocheted items in the shop and she makes custom requests! :)

7) Where do you see your crafting business in 10 years?
In 10 years, I see this as a Mother/Daughter enterprise. My daughter already has a section in my shop and at 5, helps with product development and packaging. As her ability grows, so will her involvement. My goal is that this business completely fund her dance costs. Ultimately for me, that's what this is all about - providing something more for our family than we could otherwise do. :)

Top Photographer

Here are our top Photographers. Pls enter in the comments below your pick for the top Photographer=) The Top Photographer gets ultimate bragging rights and a solo feature in my blog

1. aseyeseeitlal - https://www.etsy.com/shop/aseyeseeitlal

2. krafterskorner - https://www.etsy.com/shop/krafterskorner

3. Nonoluna - https://www.etsy.com/shop/Nonoluna

4. JDLord - https://www.etsy.com/shop/JDLord

5. CoastAndMountainArts - https://www.etsy.com/shop/CoastAndMountainArts

6. hbphotographs - https://www.etsy.com/shop/hbphotographs

7. songmountainfineart - https://www.etsy.com/shop/songmountainfineart

8. CureEndoQuilts - https://www.etsy.com/shop/CureEndoQuilts

9.pugsnpigs - https://www.etsy.com/shop/pugsnpigs

10. HenaTayebPhotography - https://www.etsy.com/shop/HenaTayebPhotography

For more craft supplies, pls. visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThirdEarDear

TREASURY MONDAYS: The Apple in the Garden of Adam and Eve

“Adam was but human-this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden.”

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TREASURY MONDAY: SUNSHINE! BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE!

No matter how hard things get in life , just don't worry about it, hold firm to your grounds and fight with your head up because after a heavy rain there will still be sunshine.

1. YELLOW AGATE- These beautiful semi-precious gems will surely make your masterpiece shine! https://www.etsy.com/listing/96003728/yellow-fire-agate-14mm-round-8-long-14?ref=tre-2725090876-1

2. SPIRAL SCRUBBY- These scrubbies are so soft, you can use it on baby’s skin. Take it from me, I have 7 of them ;) https://www.etsy.com/listing/130360474/spiral-scrubby-yellow-and-white-4?ref=tre-2725090876-2

3. BEADED HAIRCOMBS- Wearing these hair combs will surely add a spring in your step! https://www.etsy.com/listing/100199820/beaded-hair-combs-golden-buttercup-one?ref=tre-2725090876-3

4. LILY PHOTO- Feng Shui believers hold Lily as the emblem of summer and abundance. https://www.etsy.com/listing/108373911/4-x-6-photo-print-yellow-lilies?ref=tre-2725090876-4

5. CRYSTAL ENCRUSTED PENDANT- Elegance becomes you as you wear this pendant. https://www.etsy.com/listing/121594635/green-and-clear-crystal-encrusted?ref=tre-2725090876-5

6. ANGEL- Meet Raechel the Guardian Angel, she will protect you and guide you through your rough patches. https://www.etsy.com/listing/73052711/rachael-the-guardian-angel?ref=tre-2725090876-6

7. HAIRCLIP- Winnie The Pooh Inspired Sculpted Hair Bow….handmade with love from grosgrain ribbons and a pom pom nose attached with an alligator clip https://www.etsy.com/listing/120487379/sculpted-winnie-the-pooh-inspired-hair?ref=tre-2725090876-7

8. FIMO BEADS- Drilled side to side, these beads are a perfect addition to any creation. https://www.etsy.com/listing/127519575/fimo-flower-17?ref=tre-2725090876-8!

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