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Did you know it’s etsy YART SALE time?  And what is that, you say?  Well, think YARD sale, but only with ART!  And you won’t believe all the fun deals you’ll find this weekend.  Let’s look at a few fun finds, shall we?

Items are linked to the individual shops!  Please check shop listings and announcements for specific YART info!

Well, we’ve had a very busy week and a half around here, including adding a couple of kids and a Mema and Papa to the household for the next two weeks.  That’s my excuse for being late with the Giveaway Winners!

So… better late than never….

The winner of the Barbie doll dress is…. Lenetta!

And the winner of the photocard design (and printing) is…. Brianna!

You’ll have email from me shortly, ladies!

Thanks to all who visited and joined in!

We’re having a lot of fun with the Heavenly Homemakers Spring Giveaway Carnival - how about you??

Today’s giveaway item is courtesy of Cheryl and MyCraftBooth.etsy.com.  Cheryl is a long-time crafter, but is fairly new to etsy.  These days she does a lot of sewing and quilting, and you can see a couple of her fabulous quilts in the links in the right sidebar.

Cheryl is giving away a fun, hand-made Barbie doll dress.  Isn’t it cute:

So, to enter this giveaway, leave a comment and tell us who might like to have a dress for their Barbie doll.  You?  Your daughter?  Niece?  And if you have any special doll or Barbie memories, feel free to share those too!  Your comment will be your entry into the giveaway.

We’ll pick ONE winner through random.org at the end of this week!  Please remember to leave your email address.  If you win, we’ll need to have a way to contact you!

And don’t forget to click on over to Heavenly Homemakers for a bunch more fun giveaways!

Over at Heavenly Homemakers, our good friend Laura is hosting a Springtime Blog Giveaway Carnival, and of course we have to jump in and participate!  You can expect to see at least three giveaways from this blog this week!

Here’s the first one, from Char…

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A CUSTOM PHOTOCARD OR ANNOUNCEMENT:

How does a FREE photocard design (AND 25 FREE prints) sound?   Besides blogging about crafts (and digital scrapbooking), I also run a digital scrapbook/graphic design business. I offer a variety of products, like birth announcements, save the date cards, graduation announcements, wall art, and more.

You can see sample cards up close over at my etsy shop.

And, this first giveaway is for a CUSTOM design and 25 FREE cards. The cards can be 4×6, 5×7, or 5×5 size and will come with envelopes ready to send to your friends and family.  Need a birth announcement?  No problem.  Need a graduation announcement?  NO problem!  I’ll create what YOU want and need!

So, just leave a comment about what kind of photo card design you might choose, and you’ll be entered to win!  I’ll pick ONE winner through random.org at the end of this week!  Please remember to leave your email address.  If you win, I’ll need to have a way to contact you!

(Because I’ll be mailing the cards to you, you need to have a US mailing address to win the free printed cards.  If you are outside of the US, you can still enter, but I’ll send you the card design in digital format so you can get the cards printed on your own - so sorry for this technicality!)

I’ve been browsing all day at Etsy, enjoying the energy that is coming from the site today.  I did a few searches, checked the forums, and even added a couple of new products to my shops.

Just for fun, here are the latest items I’ve hearted:

Little Yellow Giraffe Kit, from wilsons:

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Photo Necklace, from Beaded Keepsakes:

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Edith, from Tiddlywinks:

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Acrylic Mother’s Day Album, from NotJustScraps:

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Personalized Custom Keepsake Necklace, from JCJewelryDesigns:

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Little Girl’s Spring Dress (size 2), from silversbelle:

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And here are a couple new designs we’ve added to our shops recently:

Kitchen Towel, from MyCraftBooth:

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Adoption or Birth Announcement, from DelightDesign:

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Graduation Announcement, from DelightDesign:

Special thanks to Marnie of http://www.GesturesPhoto.com for the use of the photo!

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Teddy Bear Baby Shower Invite, from DelightInvites:

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Did I say it yet?  HAPPY ETSY DAY!

Do you have any favorite finds?  Feel free to share links in the comments!

Today is Etsy Day, and I am joining in the fun of celebrating!

What is ETSY, you ask?  It’s a “place to buy a sell all things homemade”!

And it’s addictive, if you like arts and crafts at ALL.  I joined over a year ago, and browsed off and on for months, and finally in October I decided to get a shop going.  And then I started REALLY shopping, because I met so many fabulous people in the forums and the chat rooms… and it was hard NOT to buy!  Thankfully I managed to sell a few things too, and I now have TWO etsy shops. (Links to my shops are in the far right side-bar).

And, one of my most favorite things to do is POUNCE.  I didn’t find this feature right away - probably sometime near Christmas last year.  It’s essentially a way to find out about all the NEW shops.. and those with NO sales in them yet…. (OR you can see what has JUST SOLD, but I like undiscovered better).  You can change the settings and see up to 10 shops at a time (which I like to do), and you’ll get to see up to 5 featured items from each shop.  Browse, pounce again, browse, pounce again. I tell you, it’s addictive!

So… click on over… check out ETSY.  Check out POUNCE… and consider purchasing from someone who has yet to be discovered!

Happy ETSY Day!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a fun post (or two!) to celebrate ETSY DAY!

AND don’t forget that Monday is the start of the Spring Giveaway Carnival, hosted by Heavenly Homemakers

I know how to crochet…barely - mostly granny squares and simple stitches - so I am always amazed at the lovely crocheted items and patterns I find at etsy.  Here are a few I’ve recently found that jumped out at me.

Amy Gaines’ pdf pattern for Robots, Rockets and UFO’s:

LilyKnitting’s Hello Kitty beanie hat pattern:

LittleBear’s Crochet Shop’s Grover Hat:

PlumDaisy’s Just Peachy Crocheted Headband:

Honeybee69’s Two Peas in a Pod:

Oh, and there is so much more to see!  I guess I’ll have to save the rest for another crochet kind of day.

What do you think of when you think of spring?  Here in Las Vegas, we often think, “oh no, it’s almost summer”.  It seems like as quickly as spring arrives, it has evaporated into the dry heat of summer.  I am trying to enjoy every last day of beautiful weather before the 115 degree temps arrive.

Along those lines, I did a search at etsy for “cool” and “refreshing”, and also asked for some recommendations in the forums from sellers who offer such items.  And do I have some Fun Finds for you!

First, if you have little girls, check out this lovely spring floral dress (offered in more than one size in the shop), from sweetpea4kids:

This would be perfect for my daughter on those 95 degree Sunday mornings this summer!

And for moms out there, check out this FABULOUS knitted top from AnnleeDesigns:

Annlee Designs also has some adorable hats for babies. (I’m a sucker for hats on babies, aren’t you??)

Next, check out Anbo’s lovely green and blue kanzashi chrysanthemum hair clip. It’s perfect for keeping the bangs up and away on those warm or windy days (of which we have both here in Nevada!).  It’s such a beautiful design… I may have to purchase it, so if it’s gone when you go to look, sorry about that!

Stepping away from clothing and accessories for a minute…

This next item is a PERFECT find for me, because I love me some ice tea, AND I love the designs of these painted glasses from JudiPaintedIt’s shop:

Fabulous, no?  She has some other great shots of these glasses in her shop.  Be sure to check them out!

All in all, some FUN finds today!  I’ll be back again soon with more refreshing spring and summer finds, and a whole lot more goodies to share too!

Happy Friday, all…

MyCraftBooth.com is a brand new (revamped and revised) blog, where we hope to promote and discuss all things arts and crafts.

Who is this “we”, you ask?

Well, the site technically belongs to Cheryl Booth, who has an etsy shop at MyCraftBooth.etsy.com.  Originally this site was her website/shop/homebase for her craft business.  But after she (we) found etsy, we made the decision to move her homebase to etsy, and revamp this website into a fun Craft Blog.

I am Cheryl’s daughter, Charlene.  I also have a shop (ok, two shops) at etsy.  DelightDesign.etsy.com and DelightInvites.etsy.com .  My mother and I are looking forward to sharing a blog and bringing you tons of fun articles, features, and fun arts and crafts finds from etsy and elsewhere.

So, please add us to your feeds or blog bookmarks and come back soon!