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Monday, August 31, 2009

My Vendor Apron!

028I am in love with the vendor apron I bought from OriginalsbyLauren for this years apple season.  I wear it the entire time I am at the store and farmer’s market.  It makes me  feel like I am in charge for some reason.  It’s also great for holding my labels, pens, and other miscellaneous items I may need.  I haven’t quite figured out how to do the money thing without it flying everywhere (I still use my box…) but sometime…maybe when it’s not so windy….  

I think it will also work really well at the craft shows I plan on doing this coming November.  It really goes well with the rest of the items I sell and I have gotten lots of compliments already!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Treasury Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Apple season has started to pick up a bit for me this week but I managed to snag a couple of treasuries yet.  I think I’ll be able to do it as long as get my poster sketches made up in advance…the rest is all about timing. 

I hope you enjoy this weeks edition of treasury Saturday!Red-Lori411-082709Treasury Name:  Red

Curator:  Lori411

Featured Item: Spring Flowers Quilt - Pastels

solongtosunkissedskies-leapinggazelle-082309Treasury Name:  So Long to Sun kissed Skies

Curator: LeapingGazelle

Featured Item:  Leafy Fall Hand Dyed Empire Dress – 18 mospiceupyourhalloween-clubaloha-082609 Treasury Name:  Spice Up Your Halloween

Curator:  ClubAloha

Featured Item: RIP Tombstone Earrings

tennisanyone-bytheway-082609

Treasury Name:  Tennis Anyone

Curator:  bytheway

Featured Item: Tennis Shoe Kansas Windmill Quilt

Orange you glad its almost halloween-enuwbe-082609 Treasury Name:  Orange you glad it’s almost Halloween

Curator: enuwbe

Featured Item: Orange Swirls Wristlet

adietrichinFIBER-julieantinucci-082209 Treasury Name:  A diet rich in FIBER

Curator: julieantinucci

Featured Item: Spring Flowers Quilt - Pastels

Art of all things-primsbyandrea-082309 Treasury Name:  Art of All Things

Curator: PrimsbyAndrea

Featured Item: Seaweed Fish ACEO - OOAK

autumnbliss-theapple-082609 Treasury Name:  Autumn Bliss

Curator: theApple

Featured Item: Groovy Purple Wave Wristlet

brightribbonsofautumn-lizardskins-082609 Treasury Name: Bright Ribbons of Autumn

Curator: Lizardskins

Featured Item: Storm Cloud Hand Dyed Dress – Size 2

buttonbuttonwhohasthebutton-quiltinggranny-082609 Treasury Name:  Button, Button, who has the Button

Curator: QuiltingGranny

Featured Item:  Orange Swirls Wristlet

hometohouse-glorioushats-082609 Treasury Name: Home to House

Curator:  GloriousHats

Featured Item:  Summer Beauty Quilt

justsimply beauty-pjlacasse-082309 Treasury Name: Just Simply… Beauty

Curator: pjlacasse

Featured Item: Deep Autumn Beauty Quilted Table Runner

oooooooooooooooooo-ismorena-082309 Treasury Name: ooooooooooooooooo

Curator:  IsMoreNa

Featured Item:  Bling Vs. Nature Memory Wire Bracelet

unTEALwemeetagain-beadstylin-082609 Treasury Name: UnTEEL we Meet Again

Curator: BeadStylin

Featured Item: Swirly Wheat Wristlet

watercolorjourney-082609-primsbyandrea Treasury Name: Water Color Journey

Curator: PrimsbyAndrea

Featured Item: Fall Leafy Sunrise Bodysuit – 18 mo

farmersmarket-kims-082709

Treasury Name: Farmer’s Market

Curator: KimsCraftyApple

starrystarrynight-originalsbylauren-082709

Treasury Name: Starry Starry Night

Curator: OriginalsbyLauren

Featured Item:  Rosy Star Wall Hanging

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Themed Thursday – Farmer’s Market

Now that I’m off to the farmer’s market on Tuesday’s and Saturday’s it’s on my mind a lot and seemed like a fun theme for this week.

One thing that has really come in handy has been the vendor aprons I’ve gotten from OriginalsbyLauren.

il_430xN_84039257I think it would be great if I could get my father-in-law to wear the Firefighter Vendor Apron to the markets…but I don’t think that will happen…

il_430xN_80163557I bought a cute fall themed banner from corrcreations that I  hang on my tent to give it that little extra edge.  I’ve received a lot of compliments on it already!

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This cloth market bag  from RosyUndPosy would be perfect for walking around and collecting all your goodies in!

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The description says it all about these eco friendly produce bags from ficklefaerie

il_430xN_86729108And of course…we can’t forget about the kiddo’s!  How much fun will they have with  this Farmer’s Market Veggie Basket from bugbitesplayfood!?

 

I hope you enjoy your local farmer’s market!  I would love to hear what your favorite stand to visit is!  Mine is Sassy Cow lately…a dairy farm that sells ice cream…so yummy!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

ETSY Keyword for the Front Page – August 19th - 25th

Here’s the keyword list from last week. I find these by searching through the flickr account…anyone can do this whenever they are interested. It’s also a great way to see your things on front page if you missed it while it was actually up there.

Don’t forget to to see the themes/keywords that the Etsy Merchandising Team has laid out in advance go to the Storque article:

http://www.etsy.com/storque/search/title/merch/

This will also be very helpful!  

I changed the list up a bit…I have now made it into two categories:  Keyword Search and Inspired by. 

THE LIST
Keyword Search:

August Birthstone Peridot

DIY projects under 40 USD

linen x 2

back to school gear x 4

woodlands

neon x 2

Decor suggested by etsy twitter followers

slate

bicycle

free shipping

romantic

shop etsy’s discount weekend sale x 3

nautical

wings

harvest x 2

mod

travel

rhubarb

Haunted Halloween Deals Under 30 USD

rustic

recycled

antler

polaroid

a first look at Halloween Trends

skeleton

 

Inspired by:

Steampunk

Augusts birthstone Peridot

Artful Entertaining

Etsy's Strange and Unusual

outdoor weddings

summer entertaining

etsy Halloween x 2

weekend antiquing

dark romance x 2

the fall runway

international travel

August Weddings

fall fashion x 2

vineyard entertaining

summer entertaining

folk art

Indian summer

science and nature

antiqued treasures

handmade wedding

equestrian prep fashion

  Etsy’s Geekery Category

 

Hope this helps!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Halloween? Already?

I know what you mean, but etsy has put too many Halloween inspired front pages up for me to ignore it any longer.  I do LOVE Halloween, but I also think August is a bit early for it :) 

I put Halloween charm earrings up at theApple.  They are some fun little charms I found and made into earrings.  Not my most creative earrings but they are fun and festive for my favorite holiday!  Each pair is $7.50 and I only have one of each.  If you see something you like I wouldn’t wait too long to get it!

il_430xN_86421205Trick Or Treat Charm Earrings il_430xN_85956992Friendly Ghost Charm Earrings il_430xN_86059331Spooky Eye Charm Earrings il_430xN_86077554Spider Web Charm Earrings il_430xN_86134808Creepy Spider Charm Earrings il_430xN_86140040Candy Corn Charm Earrings il_430xN_86242461RIP Tombstone Charm Earrings il_430xN_86417274Jack O Lantern Charm Earrings il_430xN_86418988Black Cat Charm Earrings il_430xN_86420062 Skull and Crossbones Charm Earrings

I would love to hear if you have a favorite? 

Also, do you or your  family have any fun Halloween traditions you do every year?  Since we live in the country we have to ‘borrow’ a neighborhood in a nearby town to take the girls trick or treating!

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Treasury Saturday – August 22nd

I’m going to do a new layout for my treasury Saturday.  It’s more formal and would love to hear your opinions on it.  I’ll try this way for a few weeks but if I hear enough feedback that I should go back to the old style I’ll be more than happy to switch back.  I just think this might be a quicker way during apple season…we’ll see :)todyefor-karolsvintageart-081909Curator:    KarolsVintageArt

Treasury Name:  To Dye For

Featured Item:   Bright and Beautiful Buffalo Ridge Baby Quiltartinmyheartagain-mozo-082009

Curator:    mozo

Treasury Name:  Art in My Heart Again

Featured Item:   Leaf Fall Hand Dyed Dress – 18 mo

awholelottacolor-lindendavenuedesigns-081709Curator:    lindenAvenueDesign

Treasury Name:  A Whole Lot of Color

Featured Item:   Stormy Rainbow Quilt

 backtoschoolfashion-lindesigns-081609

Curator:    lindesigns

Treasury Name:  Back to School Fashion

Featured Item:   Autumn Bliss Rouched Top Hand Dyed Sundress – Your Choice

biteme-enuwbe-082009

Curator:    Enuwbe

Treasury Name:  Bite Me

Featured Item:  the Apple Charm Earrings

colorful-exoticflavor-082009Curator:    ExoticFlavor

Treasury Name:  Colorful

Featured Item:   Leafy Fall Hand Dyed TShirt – Size 2T

dreamwhatyoudare-serenonion-081909Curator:    Serenonion

Treasury Name:  Dream What You Dare

Featured Item:   Marquise Rainbow Candy Drop Earrings

  goit-arosha-081609

Curator:    Arosha

Treasury Name:  Got It

Featured Item:   Purple Paisley Wristlet

inspiredbynature-uniquelynancy-082009

Curator:    UniquelyNancy

Treasury Name:  Inspired by Nature

Featured Item:   Apple Orchard Saddlebag Purse

itsberries-kims-081609

Curator:    Kim’s Crafty Apple

Treasury Name:  It’s Berries

Featured Item:   It’s Berries - Earrings

ohgod-primsbyandrea-081609Curator:    PrimsbyAndrea

Treasury Name:  Oh God

Featured Item:   Storm Cloud Hand Dyed Dress – Size 2

 onAwhim-RWillisGlassArtist-082009

Curator:    RWillisGlassArtist

Treasury Name:  On a Whim

Featured Item:   Tie Dyed Bucket Hat – Adult M/L – Purple Passion

rusticmood-081709-glorioushats

Curator:    GloriousHats

Treasury Name:  Rustic Mood

Featured Item:   Autumn Branch Wristlet

sequins-mollyannemaker-081509

Curator:    MollyAnneMaker

Treasury Name:  Sequins (*this is the treasury I couldn’t see before I posted last weeks Treasury Saturday blog…)

Featured Item:   Purple Paisley Wristlet

shadesofgrey-suzyqquilts-081609

Curator:    SuzyQQuilts

Treasury Name:  Shades of Grey

Featured Item:   Doe A Deer Wall Hanging

shimmeringrainbows-niftyknits-081609

Curator:    NiftyKnits

Treasury Name:  Shimmering Rainbow

Featured Item:   Stormy Rainbow Quilt

themapples8-kims-082009

Curator:    KimsCraftyApple

Treasury Name:  them apples – volume 8 (this made it to hot spot #3 in Twest!)

straightfromtheheartofwiscon-bohtieque

Curator:    Bohtieque

Treasury Name:  Straight from the Heart of Wiscon

Featured Item:   Starfish on the beach Candy Drop Ring

fading-sedgeworks-082109

Curator:    Sedgeworks

Treasury Name:  Fading

Featured Item:   Mini Hoops and Loops Earrings – Burgundy Nature

fresh-taylorseclectic-082109Curator:    TaylorsEclectic

Treasury Name:  Fresh

Featured Item:   Spiral Candy Drop Ring

 ihaveno-pjlacasse-082109

Curator:    pjlacasse

Treasury Name:  I have No

Featured Item:   Yellow and Green Swirled Flounce Dress

 

And with that…Treasury Saturday is concluded…see you next week!  I’m off to the Sun Prairie Farmer’s Market!

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