I've been a very busy girl....

I love creating...I can't just sit and watch tv without a crochet hook in my hand.  I even crocheted a scarf while riding on the back of a motorcycle during a trip.  So I don't have a problem creating, which is good when you have an on-line handmade shop.  But my problem?  I hate doing the item photography, writing descriptions, and coming up with tags.  So I end up with a pile of stuff that all needs to listed, and I do them all at one time.  May not be good for SEO, but it works for this momma.  So, would you like to see?

 Aren't these adorable?  The blue ones are so tiny, for 0-6 months, and the red ones are for 6-12 months.  I found the pattern for these flip flops, and other cutie patotie baby shoes at Two Girl Patterns.  They have so many adorable patterns, it took me days to decide.

I had the vision of this red, white, and blue stretch bracelet in my mind for a while, but I couldn't find the beads in any of my local craft stores, so I needed to order them from Fire Mountain Gems.  While I love that site, I am not at all patient while waiting for supplies. hahaha.

The last of my featured items is this set of 4 eco-friendly kitchen fun for Independence Day.  In this set you get 2 pot scrubbers and 2 hot pads.

 

I still have even more ready for a photo op and listing, so be on the look out for more handmade love in my The Craft Star shop, with some vintage thrown in for fun.

 

Have you created anything new lately???

Get them juices flowing, it will make you feel good. :0)

 

Be blessed,

Debbi



Handmade Artists feature "Independence Day with Thunder Rose Leather"

Now, I know that the 4th of July is right around the corner, but yesterday we watched "Independence Day" with Will Smith...so guess what direction this artist feature is going to take!

Our featured artist this week is Thunder Rose Leather, a dynamic duo (John and Debbie) from Arizona, and they make amazing items with leather.  All their items are made one at a time, with great attention given to authentic details, from the fringe to the sewing to the beadwork.  Check it out.

I found this knife sheath in their Handmade Artists shop.  What a great item...it is made of buffalo leather and uses a buffalo snap for closure.  The bead work is so intricate and beautiful.

Yeah, I can see Will carrying his alien defeating knife in this sheath.  Of course, if you don't carry knives around, I could see the rest of us regular people using this to keep small but important items with us when we are out and about.

Here's a wonderful fringed and beaded flute bag from their Etsy shop.  It measures 24" long, and is on sale...right now!

They say that music soothes the savage beast, so every alien hunter needs to learn how to play a flute.

(in case you're wondering, the actual saying is music soothes the savage breast, but I'm not sure about an aliens anatomy).

As part of this feature, I went cruising thru the Handmade Artists site, and found a whole shop dedicated to aliens, Art From Steel, and that's where I found this amazing crouching alien. It is made out of pieces of scrap metal, and totally cool looking.

And last, from my shop, let me share my photograph of this unkown (to me) plant I came across while hiking one day. It looks like something that aliens would grow, don't you think?

Here are the rest of the links for Thunder Rose Leather...so go and visit them, now.  Yes now.  You'll love what you'll see.

HAS / ETSY / FACEBOOK / BLOG / WEBSITE 

TWITTER / PINTEREST

Be blessed,

Debbi