BEST Featured Artist - As You Like It

Happy July to all my faithful readers.  Hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July!  I did.  I got to spend almost two days, at home, with my husband, and NO responsibilities.  Heaven!

Today I get to tell you about an Etsy shop owned by BESTeam member Stephanie.  Stephanie's shop is As You Like It.  Stephanie also just opened a second shop, Unexpected Knocks.  This second store is named for a line of poetry from Emily Dickinson, and all the items in this shop are ispired by her poetry.  The first shop's name is inspired by the Bard.  Can you guess that Stephanie is a teacher!

As You Like It offers original art, jewelry and cards.  This is my absolute favorite from her shop!  Isn't the butterfly gorgeous??

Silver Butterfly - Two Strands










I kinda LOVE this one, too!

        Four strand pearl & crystal necklace.                           

     

Happy Shower Card

This card is what she calls Pay It Forward.  For only $.50 you can brighten someone's day!

Make sure you visit As You Like It to find wonderful, unique items!

You can keep up with Stephanie & both of her shops by reading her blog.

                

BEST Featured Artist - Lightkeeping

It is once again time for a feature on one of the BESTeam members.  This week I have the pleasure of presenting Lightkeeping.  This lovely Etsy shop is the creation of Anastasija, from Ireland.  Anastasija loves color, proportion, symmetry, and most of all, beauty!  Her handmade lampwork pieces are complemented by Swarovski crystals, genuine precious and semi-precious gemstones and pearls.  Many of her pieces are reminiscent of a beautiful garden! 

Allow me to share some of my favorites from Lightkeeping's shop.

Birds Eating Red Berries

lily fire agate earrings and pendant

                        








    Handmade silver plated Butterflies in the Garden earrings





You can find Lightkeeping at:
Etsy
Blog
Twitter

                                                                                      

Share the Love - My Helping Hands

This weeks Featured Artisan on Share the Love - Blogger's Unite is My Helping Hands Graphic Design! Jazz up your shop with a new avatar and banner set, get an ad, PR service and more. Stop by My Helping Hands website to see samples of all her work and pricing!

You can find My Helping Hands Graphic Design at:

Website

 Artfire

Madeitmyself

Twitter

Facebook

Featured Today - Blue Forest Jewellery

Today I have the privilege of featuring a shop that is new to me.  This beautiful shop is all about color, gorgeous stones and interesting combinations.  Blue Forest Jewellery is filled with items that are pretty, wearable and affordable.  I found so many to favorite, and I want to share them with you.

Handmade red Picasso glass bead necklace 

Handmade lemon and lime Lucite flowers cluster necklace

Frosted orange agate, red carnelian and mother of pearl bead bracelet

 Dreams of the South West colored agate sterling silver earrings

Don't you agree that the colors are yummy?  Of course, I could only show you a few.  And they're my favorites.  To choose your own, why don't you visit Blue Forest Jewellery for yourself?

You can also follow on Twitter or read her Blog! 

Blue Forest Jewellery is a member of BEST - Boosting Etsy Shops Team! 

Share the Love Tuesday - Stitch n Studio!

It's Share the Love Tuesday - and I'm posting on the right day!!  Finally...:) Please check out this weeks feature - Stitch n Studio...you'll be glad you did!

This weeks featured artisan is Stitch n Studio!

Beautiful and unique accessories to add to your wardrobe! "Accessories Beyond the Basic Bling!" Visit Stitch n Studio to see all her creations!

Etsy Shop

http://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchnStudio

Facebook

 http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/pages/StitchnStudio/181176934168?ref=ts

Twitterhttp://twitter.com/stitchnstudio

Bloghttp://stitchnstudio.blogspot.com/

Featured Share the Love Artisan

Good afternoon!  I am a day late, but I want to share this week's featured artisan for On Fire for Handmade.  This week we are featuring one of my obsessions!  Jan, from Shabby Bags, creates the most beautiful bags!  As far as I'm concerned, you can't have too many purses, totes or any other bag. 

         

This Weeks Featured Shop is Shabby Bags - Jan creates wonderful purses and totes. The highest quality of work and every creation is done with love! Visit Shabby Bags to see all her beautiful Creations!

You can find Shabby Bags at:
Website:                      http://shabbybags.com/
MadeitMyself Shop:       http://www.madeitmyself.com/user/shabbybags.aspx
Artfire Shop:                http://shabbybags.artfire.com/

Etsy Shop:                   http://shabbybags.etsy.com/

Blog URL:                     http://shabbybagsshop.blogspot.com/

Face Book Page:          http://facebook.com/shabbybags

Twitter Page:              http://twitter.com/shabbybags

Here are a few of my favorites!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/35830330/peace-and-love-flower-power-hippie-tote

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=874314

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=619049
 
 
 
 
So do yourself a favor and check out Shabby Bags for yourself!
 
 
 
 
 
Now, if you've stuck with me so far, I have an announcement to make!  My husband Henry, my friend & partner Annie and I are opening up a store!  We will sell fine art and handcrafted items all by local (Rhode Island) artists!!  It's tiny, about 700 square feet, but it's a start!  We'll hold crafting workshops, have an artist in for demonstrations once a week or so, and who knows what else.  We hope to open by mid-June, but there's lots of work to be done first!  I'll keep you updated as to our progress and you're all invited to the Grand Opening!  So be on the lookout for a small shop called Anything Goes!
 
 

Sharing the Passion

I have become a member of On Fire for Handmade.  This is a fabulous way to meet artisans, share our own work and learn more about this great community of creative people.  Each week I will spotlight one of the members of On Fire for Handmade.

This week I am featuring Sally, from Passion for Beads.  Sally creates sparkly, beautiful acessories to brighten up any wardrobe.  Her pieces are created using Swarovski crystals and you'll find earrings, pins, bracelets and more.  The colors are brilliant and the prices are so reasonable!  Check out Passion for Beads!!  http://madeitmyself.com/user/passionforbeads.aspx  or http://www.artfire.com/users/passionforbeads

Mother's Day!! 

Mother's Day will be here before you know it!  How do YOU celebrate this day just for moms?  In my family we celebrate in a variety of ways.  We often all gather at my house for lunch or brunch or some other excuse for eating!  It's just a day to honor all of the moms we bring together. 

We often like to show mom we care with a gift, sometimes simply a card.  Why not tell  mom she's special by giving her a hand stamped card from pamannie ink?  http://pamannie.etsy.com/

Had something else in mind?  Just let us know - we'd love to work with you to create that special something for YOUR special mom!!

Have a wonderful week & I'll be back with you soon!