Five fabulous finds on Friday

It's nearly Christmas!
How are you going?
Are all the presents packed and wrapped under the tree?
Or are you like me...and just starting the serious stuff?

Well, whatever - here are some sweet picks from my faves.
Now that I look at them, they are a very eclectic collection!

A great mix of styles and a wonderful range of creativity.

Who could resist this cheeky little sexpot by JMNPottery?

sexpot by jmnpottery

At the far extreme of style - is this gorgeous wallet by italia craft.
I love them both - is that odd of me?

wallet by italiacraft

I love the rustic qualities of this silver and gold ring set.

sticks and stones ring set by colbyjune

And I am so attracted by the simple strong design of this necklace

coral red necklace by nspottery

And of course, I'm totally fascinated by this art photo from stoevvaletin, they are the treasures of the planet after all!

gemstones still life print

A winner and a new giveaway - blogtoberfest day 11

And the winner is...................................

Tori!!!!
Let's hear it for Tori! ra-ra!!

And mega-thanks to everyone for entering.

Here is the next giveaway.

One of my handbeaded triangle pendants.

 A glass millefiori bracelet kit, comes with beads, findings and instructions. All you need are some pliers and wire cutters.

And from Boos Tees a versatile scarf, headband, bandanna.
You can wear this stretchy tube scarf in so many ways, and it is light and easy to wear.

All you have to do is leave a comment on any post this week and I'll draw a winner next Tuesday.

You can find blogtoberfest participants here.

Blogtoberfest giveaways are here.

Tuesday's treasuries (on Wednesday!)

Well I am a bit behind with my treasury posts!
Weeks behind as well as a day behind.

I would like to thank these lovely people for chosing my bits and pieces in their collections!

Mandy of Radicalglass put a tshirt fromBoosTees in this dark one -

and one of BoosTees new brooches in this one -

I think this pendant of Mandy's is gorgeous and would fit in her dark night treasury -

strike from the left by radicalglass

Got style? Got beauty? Got minimalism?
Then you might love this treasury, which included Freda Owl tshirt by BoosTees -

artsyfartsymemories has a far from minimalist store - it is so pretty and full of shabby chic goodies, like these adorable tags. Yum!

key gift tags by artsyfartsymemories

Great shop name too!

Sharonclancydesigns obviously had purple and yellow on her mind when she created these two beauties -



Many thanks Sharon for including BoosTees mitts.

Sharonclancydesigns sells the most luscious jewellery.
These are my weakness being earrings and in my favorite colour!

appetite for apatite earrings by sharonclancydesigns

And she obviously has a penchant for puns!

Finally I have been playing with the new treasury east, and having a bit of fun too!

Starting with one following on from my blog post - Mad about orange!

and my daughter's love of bare tree branches -


This one was inspired by Tractorgirls cushion -


Finally - I was searching for a colour description for a headband I had knitted.
My twitter and facebook friends made several suggestions - one of which was the name of my friends kitchen wall colour!
Savannah clay.

So my savannah treasury was born.

Where do you find inspiration to create treasuries?

monday's treasuries

Five lovely treasuries this week!

How lucky am I?

and there seems to be a bit of a theme going!

Vickie of Jewelflyt wants to be beside the sea!
thanks Vickie for including my aqua ocean necklace in your wishes.



Jewelflyt is a very talented jeweller.
Just take a look at the beautiful simplicity of this necklace.
You could wear it every day!

ember - fine silver pendant by jewelflyt

Another Vicki created this vibrant treasury.
Vicki from redeemdesigns.


It make Vicki happy and it certainly made me happy when I saw my sherbert fizz pendant there.
Redeemdesigns has an amazing variety of creations - bags, cards, journals, brooches and cute little pouches like this one.
I could find a million uses for it!

buttons pencil case by redeemdesigns

trinitydj's thoughts turned to gardens last week.
Look at the beautiful colours!

Speaking of beautiful colours, trinitydj creates gorgeous clay pendants.
There are so many beautiful ones it was hard to chose.
Dont take my word for it - go and have a look.

polymer clay pendant by trinitydj

Bri of petaliferous went along with the theme as well!
With this lovely selection from Australian sellers.
Bri is on materinty leave at the moment.
Best wishes and good luck, Bri!

And then there is another contribution from trinitydj.


which is really great because I can show you that she has another string to her bow!

She does amazing beadwork -

dancing flamingos by trinitydj

thanks to trinitydj, jewelflyt, petalifeous and redeemdesigns!

monday's treasuries

One pretty treasury this week.

What a lovely collection by jewelflyt! Perfectly poised indeed.



Thanks so much Vicki for including my Spring Sunset necklace

Vicki of Jewelflyt makes such unusual silver jewellery.
I totally love this pendant - you have to see how it looks when worn.

moonlit sky silver pendant

Thanks Vicki!

Wishlist Wednesday - 29

It's a post-and-dash wednesday wishlist for me today!

First up, a wish from my daughter -

wicked-y tree by littleputbooks

but I like them too.

A cute pendant -

it's raining by mujoyas

And I can never resist a chicken - or two.

cheery chickens by papervictory

Enjoy!

things I have bought from etsy

I had been admiring this unusual wrap for some time in yarnaboutyarn's shop.
I love the colour and the way it just hugs the shoulders and the fun frill, and the way it has a twist a the front.

- Then it was reduced in price as part of the monthly Dust (down under street team ) sale.
And I knew I had to have it!
It's always so exciting buying something from etsy - waiting for the parcel to arrive, unwrapping and seeing your chosen special thing in the flesh.
This one didnt disappoint, I just love it.
I was able to wear it the next day when I went to a street fair, as it was cool setting up in the morning.
I felt so special.
There is another lovely wrap in this shop - pink this time. I wonder if it has my name on it too.

You can also have a look at all the lovely colourful freeform knitted creations here -
yarnaboutyarn.etsy.com


Something else I bought recently was a birthday present for my 20year old son


20 year olds are impossible to buy for - unless it is a new guitar!
He is a big Dr. Who fan (who isnt?) and sometimes he seems to live in a parallel universe!
I am a big fan of David Loong's work, he makes these little works of art from silver, copper and brass. They are quirky, sometimes satyrical and always have a story to tell.

If you are stuck for what to buy a man in your life I recommend checking out David Loong's shop.

Happy shopping!