Time for another edition!  Hope this is helping with your tagging! ***Be forewarned…this is a bit longer than usual…lots of days to cover this time around!

KEYWORDS/Search Term:

• Haiti Relief x 2
• avant garde
• neon
• wearable art
• organic
• romantic x 3
• geometric
• love x 2
• library x 3
• retro
• woodland x 3
• recycled
• amethyst
• swan
• travel
• rustic
• botany
• love birds
• bicycle
• natural history
• faux bois
• science
• modern

INSPIRED BY:

• the language of love
• an Etsy Valentine’s Day
• Couples
• the Men of Chuck
• fiber arts
• Love
• a sweet romance
• the Public Library
• World Travels
• Geekery
• soldier motifs
• LOST
• mid-century modest
• community suggestions
• shades of blue and white
• February birthstone, amethyst
• the perfect organic t-shirt x 2
• scholastic style
• Super Bowl Sunday
• a picnic in the park
• mustard yellow

MISCELLANEOUS:

• In Celebration of Australia Day
• Our Hearts Go out to Haiti x 3
• Community Nominated Gifts for Him
• Valentine Gift’s Browsing Etsy’s Treasury
• Gifts for your Valentine
• Community Picks from Etsy’s Treasury x 3
• For the Modern Marie Antoinette
• Do you kiss and tell?
• What’s the Key to your Heart?
• Vote for your favorite Valentine Gift Item for Guy
• Shop by Color Using Etsy’s Color Picker
• Community Nominated Gifts for Her
• Funny Valentines
• Valentine’s for Your Sweetheart
• Gifts for your Valentine
• Community favorite Valentine’s gift for him
• Fresh Shops Brought to you by Pounce
• Celebrating February

ETSY CURATORS (if you want to check out any of these shop’s just add .etsy.com to the back of there name and it will bring you to them!)

• envejewelry x 2
• theBeadAerie x 3
• zime
• SweetTeaShoppe
• sewlola
• GetReadySetGO x 2
• ThreadRare x 2
• Monicaj
• taylorseclectic
• Archivia x 2
• Intres
• GulinoArtJewelry
• felicitycrew
• kanokwalee
• ioulia
• PaaPuuPrints
• LostandFawned
• muggytuesday
• jeniferglagowski
• ggiotta x 2
• waysideviolet
• FootprintDesign
• marticesupplies
• winsomehollow
• aubeebop
• tundradear x 2
• AmandaSainsbury x 2
• BeesandTrees
• justCHARMING x 3
• WickedSoaps
• Fairyfolk
• Kodomo
• JudyRuth
• creamrose
• GollyBard
• HausProud
• LaTouchables
• mitchellanddent x 2
• aroluna x 3
• joyelizabethG
• DogEarDesign
• PegandAwl
• perebags
• photohale
• HinterlandVintage x 2
• MonarchDancer
• jessejamesjake
• TheLoudLion x 4
• Spazzy
• CowlickCutie x 2
• KneeDeepOriginals
• sharonclancydesigns
• ozetta
• ThePeachTree
• lolo
• akaCINDERS
• DawnCorrespondence
• nauliknits
• Brydferth x 2
• ZsBcreations
• SleepUnderStars
• munieca
• OliviaOlivia
• decoratethediva
• upcycledjewelry
• CocoaBeans
• gretchenmist
• missanniemay
• lovelyandamazing
• natalya1905
• MixedMediaCocktail
• LittleKeirasBows
• CaitlinSainio
• nauli
• Nomsa
• laceramiste
• filofashion
• melfitz
• Thrush
• CositasSeriasVintage
• halpal28
• PrincessSamy
• wandertali
• WhyTheSky
• bdollco
• dearjes
• visionpaint
• Larkenne
• dillondesigns
• TheFancyLamb
• KoideStudio
• mandyjane315
• CottageInTheSun
• RedChair
• NikitaJade
• ZionShore
• NiuTaller
• knots
• xocoatl
• Balanced
• Jesiurf
• coolranchstudio
• twoknit
• JulieBlanchette x 2
• RoughMagicCreations
• iomiss
• sigmosaics
• fawnpotter
• emmarts
• SeaPinks x 2
• bubbletime
• jurgajudita
• elde x 2
• animalglam
• ballandchain
• Xenotees
• Sumikoshop x 2
• 0juracoquet
• Wallenvyart
• GloriaKirk
• Gobead
• danafran x 2
• thehouseofhearts
• goodmorningmidnight
• FebystanDesigns
• lunahoo
• ankutza
• PamelaAngus
• missbutler
• LaCometaLab
• lilyja
• RabbitHoleProduction
• Olaladesigns
• sweetbestiary
• LaSousourella
• jennjohn
• StyleKnitting
• iragranteco
• therosenhoffs
• auberrygirl
• PianoBenchDesigns
• emeeme
• editionbw
• galit
• habitpattern
• Tresijas
• LaurenceCollection
• shiningmoon
• lepetitmonstre
• digicute
• StudioElenus x 2
• evihan
• vart
• shellieartist
• Maykela
• Smika
• Alman
• Jealousydesign x 4
• Kelela4
• inocha
• SweetAnnaCreations
• treasurefield
• ixela
• aureliaLT
• AppliedWithLove
• 3FUN
• botanicalbird
• PepperVintage
• ginnyhuber
• jimena
• FiberFancy
• juliani
• YuliyaArt
• thespottedbarn
• joanniel
• catwalk
• factorygirlashli
• spongetta
• noabrumberg
• LoveandKnit
• juliegarland
• PaulaArt
• modmomME
• kreatus
• MySelvagedLife
• DarkBluebell
• HeliS
• allthingswhite
• Polyclarific
• TheMissingThread
• shavingkitsupplies

I have just returned from a journey to the post office where I mailed out a package to the new Project M Boutique in the Riverwest Neighborhood of Milwaukee.  Project M will have it’s grand opening on March 1st.  Here’s a little more about it from it’s blog:

Project M is Milwaukee’s home of emerging fashion designers. We carry women’s and men’s clothing and accessories handmade from a variety of Milwaukee and Midwest designers. Located in the trendy Riverwest neighborhood, Project M is always taking in new designers. We strive to develop long-term relationships with our designers in hopes of helping strengthen their independent fashion careers.

Before sending out my package of jewelry I snapped some pictures to give you all a preview of what you’ll find (well, from me anyway) when you stop to shop at the Project M Boutique.

a plethora of colorful and fun chunky bracelets Hoops and Loops Candy Drop EarringsTwisted Circle and Simply Circle Candy Drop Earrings  Black and White Marquise Cluster Candy Drop Earrings A variety of fun and colorful Candy Drop Rings Flower Bouquet Party RingsElegant Lucite Flower Earrings One can’t have a Boutique in Milwaukee without some Beer Can Charm Earrings… Blue Tides Necklace, Bracelet, and Earrings Dinosaur Egg Necklace Secret Garden Necklace and Bracelet

To keep posted on the going on’s of Project M Boutique make sure to:

Follow their Blog:  http://projectmboutique.blogspot.com/

Fan the Facebook Page:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-M-Boutique/236274312825?ref=ts#!/pages/Project-M-Boutique/236274312825?v=wall&ref=ts

Also, OnMilwaukee.com did a great piece on this new Milwaukee shop:  http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/projectm.html?21554

www.projectmboutique.blogspot.com

Opening in Riverwest
Sunday March 1st, 2010
801 E. Center St.
Milwaukee, WI

HOURS

Tuesday - Saturday 12-7
Sunday 12-5
Monday Closed

KEYWORD/Search Term:

• recycled
• tentacle
• cranberry
• trashion
• Haiti relief x 4
• kawaii
• natural history
• tattoo
• romantic
• geometric
• organic

INSPIRED BY:

• Valentine’s Day x 4
• sports
• romance
• fairy tales
• roller derby
• the human heart
• the many languages of love
• farmhouse rustic
• a lucky feather

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Community Picks from Etsy’s Treasury West
• Community Picks from Etsy’s Treasury x 2
• Nifty embroidered Items
• Winners from the New Year Organization Vote
• Valentine’s Gift Ideas
• What’s the key to your heart?

ETSY CURATORS:

• RagamuffinDesign
• ThePeachTree x 2
• seragun
• avivaschwarz
• ArtMind
• Yayahandicraft
• NiuTaller
• DigitalPerfection
• SimplyPictures
• trishafern
• LaTouchables
• Jesiurf
• RustBeltThreads
• DoveVineCreations
• BoutiqueKokosh
• estasketch
• KokoshKnitting
• packageinstyle
• wintergarden
• animalgam x 2
• MadebyMarta
• KarenElizDesigns
• maclancy x 2
• papervictory
• aforfebre
• ozetta x 2
• jennreese7
• susantique
• rafya
• Nafsika
• creationsbyeve
• YannPendaries
• BlueTerracotta
• euphorbiadesigns
• michalsclothes
• malam
• evihan
• vilte
• diraline
• zwzzy
• Kreativlink
• glasfaden
• modmomME
• fleurfatale
• OceanAvenueSilks
• maggiebasile
• UrbanRevisions
• WoodenNickelsJewelry
• sugarflowerdesign
• FortyfourOranges
• kathiroussel
• Iwannabe
• ThingsOldeandNew
• mandyjane315
• sequinsandglitter
• RustBeltThreads
• bluemoon12
• kanokwalee
• sentimentalstones
• mlejayne
• ylimedesign
• StonesinBloom
• TheFancyLamb
• breeweiz
• withaflourish
• ANichelleDesign
• StudioElenus
• wintergarden
• FiberFancy
• CaitlinSainio
• HeartshapedCreations
• MadebyMarta
• CocoaBeans
• lesleysico
• Monarchdancer
• dearbella
• PoleStar
• LaBestia
• thatwardgirl
• SoFino
• glassetc

An article in etsy’s Storque the other week caught my eye.    Here’s what the first paragraph said: 

The day of hearts is almost upon us, and here is an opportunity to open your heart to a large circle of people. You may recall our Special Delivery project from last year. It was so heart-warming that we've decided to make it an Etsy tradition. Once again, we'll be working with Citymeals-on-Wheels to bring nutritious meals, handmade greeting cards and companionship to elderly New Yorkers.

To read about the details click HERE!  Don’t worry…it’s not too late to submit your own cards.  You have until February 9th for them to get to the etsy office!

I don’t usually make cards (shocking, I know) but I thought it would be a fun project to work on with the girls.  Of course, I do have some card making supplies…so I pulled them out and we got to work!  Here’s what we came up with:

 This is the card Capri decorated…my 23 month old…  And this is Cedi’s Card! (3 years old) A simple card just stamped…but cute. Here I combined stamping and stitching on the card.  I did learn my lesson a few times that you have to OPEN the card before you use your sewing machine! This is my favorite…inside it says “I Love ‘Moo’”.    

And one last view of all the cards together…we made 8 in all.