Wowsers!

I've been having fun using props in my shop. I know I could be more creative, but right now I'm into rocks and Legos.

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What makes a good picture? That's always debatable, but having great pictures is really what sells items on Etsy. Not only were these treasuries made with wonderful photography, but the items in each seller's shop uses great photography and/or props.

Monicaj curated this beautiful treasury with PHP included.

Oh Monica, oh monica, you create some fabulous "things" in your shop!

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GreenPost is another seller with great taste! Really -- go look for yourself. It shows in her treasuries, too.


Wow -- amazing photography! Thanks for the inspiration, Greenpost!

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I'll never forget you, Stylinstuff! Beautiful treasury!


I love your props!! So cute! Stylinstuff made me smile today!

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Two beautiful colors made for a gorgeous treasury. Sometimes, I think treasuries should be shown again because of their creativity! Thanks, RedChair, for the love!

Some things don't need props - or they look good with or without them. Such is the case with these necklaces by RedChair!

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It's never time to stop shopping, pixiepaper!!

New picture frames are in pixiepaper's shop! I wonder if there's one just for the man. I'm sure it would be a great Father's Day gift, hint, hint!

Who Are We Really??

I was listening to a speaker on my CD today and he was talking about the masks we wear -- not the literal ones, but what we show the outside world. We are afraid to reveal our true selves sometimes so we put on a happy face or don't admit when we fail, or hurt or are angry.

Yes, and I, too, wear masks sometimes. I can only imagine what the people are like who create these wonderful treasuries. I sometimes have a conversation with each of them and a little bit more is revealed about their lives, but not always enough to really "know" that person. And I'm sure they think the same about me. I sometimes wonder if I would be friends with any of these Etsy sellers if they lived next door to me. If we would get together for coffee or lunch or hang out together on the weekends.

Well, enough philosophizing, and now to the fun part....I'm Yearning for a wonderful summer this year. I'm Yearning for a good meal on my wedding anniversary on Tuesday. If anyone wants to guess how many years I've been married be my guest! Sheila at Shecological made a beautiful treasury featuring one of my post it note holders (or maybe it was a mini notebook). Whatever one it was, I think it fit very nicely. :-)


Sheila's bags would be the perfect summer accessory this year. Check out both of these below:


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Vintage Brain -- where did that title come from? Oh, I see now, from sushipotparts. Us Etsy curators love the titles of some of the items we feature and anakim is no exception. I'm always trying to find catchy titles for my treasuries and this one was just peachy keen.

A little about me is seen in these gorgeous pieces by Orna. I love simple clean lines. Nothing flashy...


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Theresa of pixiepaper created a treasury with no name. But since we need to put something in the title box she chose ............ Who cares? I love what she's done with her treasury and my Audrey magnet looked right at home.


Aren't these embellishments just super cool? I love the colors and designs. Those coasters would also look perfect in anyone's home. Thanks Theresa for some fun stuff to see right in your shop!



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Oh, lookee here - a front page treasury. I'm always liking those front pages because I usually get a sale or two from them. We all need an encouraging sales boost once in awhile. SarahJohnAfana created this fun blue and red treasury, but then again, Sarah seems like a fun type of California girl. I could hang out with her for awhile and I know she'd make me laugh and have a good time.


Now I'm pretty upset because I just bought some wonderful beach inspired cards from Sarah, but I just saw some other beachy cards in her shop. I hate it when people do that. I buy one thing and then another wonderful thing shows up right after that! Urghh!! If given the choice to live in the mountains or by the water, I would always choose the water. Now you know something else about me.



One reason I like sharing other people's shops with you is so that I don't have to talk about myself. I'm a very private kind of person and I don't want you to be disappointed if you find out who the real me is. :-)

SWEET SATURDAY SALES

As I was looking through the shops I was planning to feature this weekend, I noticed something very special. Each of them is having a sale of some sort. You'll find out shortly what their sweet Saturday deals are...

But first, I've been feeling quite sweet lately. I've started taking a variety of vitamins, HRT (natural, of course) and other general good-for-you pills and it's amazing how more relaxed I feel. It couldn't be that I'm celebrating a birthday on Sunday just because it's a turn-of-the-(half)century kind of birthday and I've heard others struggle during this particular age of their life. I'm okay with it.

I'm also having a birthday sale this weekend in both my shops: PipingHotPapers and RunAliceRun - 15% off all merchandise if you only put "Happy Birthday" in the "notes to seller" section of your invoice. I may even run it through May!

I also think you should check out this shop -- Sigmosaics -- Kerrin is offering free shipping on all her magnets -- and that's a sweet deal because Kerrin lives in Portugal! But first I want to say "thank you" Kerrin for the down the yellow brick road treasury you created with one of my mini notebooks included! xoxoxoxo



I love Kerrin's mosaics. Clean, crisp lines appeal to me in all areas of my life. I wish I was more clean and crisp in my homemaking skills!

PS I don't know why this paragraph is underlined. If someone can tell me how to turn it off I'd appreciate it!





Anakim curated a beautiful treasury featuring some new mirrors I've just begun offering in my shop. Some of you may know I'm not a "pink" kind of girl, but the more I see pink being used, the more that color grows on me. Thanks, Orna, for making my sweet pink item look gorgeous!!


Anakim is having a sale celebrating her 1st year on Etsy. Check out her shop to see her sweet deals!!



Happy Thursday was a happy day for me when pixiepaper decided to include some magnets from RunAliceRun. Woo hoo!! Theresa is such a sweetie!


Pixiepaper has many sweet deals in her Spring Cleaning Sale! Check her out -- well, check out her shop. I don't think there are any personal pictures in her shop so you won't be able to check "her" out! :-) Theresa - do you like my "thank you" I sent you via this blog? I even used one of your own cards!!





Sweet Saturday Sales - Do me a favor and be sweet to somebody this weekend!!