Front page news!

CONGRATULATIONS to HOSTie Maggie of http://CrochetMaggie.etsy.com for popping up in grand style on the front page! Visit her super shop for many more colourful and stylish crocheted accessories.

Here is a screenshot for you all to see...

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=16659

Click on the image for a larger, detailed version!

Congrats also to our AWBAR team buddies, whose adorable Jack and Sophia photo also features here :) Visit the AWBAR shop at http://AWBAR.etsy.com


maisyh

Another industrious HOSTie

Another one of our HOST members has started a new Etsy shop for destashing some of her amazing goody stash! LeighAnne of http://LAOriginals.etsy.com and http://knitrgal.etsy.com has just opened:

http://TheKnittersNook.etsy.com

For starters, you will find pretty handmade stitch-markers, and a collection of fabulous pattern books for all sorts of 'soft' creations - but having seen the photos of her workroom and her incredible yarn collection, we know this is a shop to watch because there is so much more to come! 'Heart' the shop now, so you can keep an eye on it and watch it grow...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13352165

by http://TheKnittersNook.etsy.com

maisyh

Congratulations!

HOST members are celebrating the success of our three girls - Mishy, Kimberley, and Spring - following their super busy weekend away at the different shows and festivals we covered in our previous post. They worked incredibly hard to get ready for these events and the effort was well invested because they all did so very well AND had a fabulous time! We are very proud of you girls, and very happy for you, so CONGRATS and hugs to you and 'roll on the next event'!

Mishy: http://fireandicedesigns.etsy.com/
Kimberley: http://mamamonkey.etsy.com/
Spring: http://yodamoon.etsy.com/


maisyh

Fun... festivals... and HOSTies

Three of our HOST members have been particularly busy bees lately. They have been doing some pretty frenzied creating, getting ready for some important festivals and craft events that they are participating in this weekend. Since our readers are as geographically scattered as the HOSTies, we figured we would let you all know who is doing what and where, since many of you may be able to go along to these events and join in the fun!

Michelle of http://FireAndIceDesigns.etsy.com and http://ChristianPress.etsy.com will be in the Art Market at the Harrison Festival this weekend: July 11, 12 and 13, in BC. The Art Market is situated in a gorgeous location, along the beach in beautiful Harrison Hot Spring. The opening times vary slightly over these three days: 11:00am - 7:00pm Saturday and 11:00am - 5:00pm Friday and Sunday. Michelle will have a fabulous range of items on offer including beautiful glass vases and votives, stunning lampwork beads and pendants, and glass business card holders! If you would like to read more about the Harrison Festival, just follow this link: http://www.harrisonfestival.com

Many of you will know be familiar with the fun, hand-printed mama's T-shirts and baby onesies, all printed with hilarious one-liners or illustrations available from http://mamamonkey.etsy.com This weekend, our mama monkey will be at the 37th annual "Wayne Hobbs and Irv Hamilton" Kent Lions Street Fair in Kent, WA. There will be over 600 handcraft and commercial vendors at this street market, that lines the road for several blocks, so whether or not you visit to check out mama monkey's stall, it is well worth going along for a great family outing! Oh, and mama will also have a selection of the most adorable little girls' dresses made by another of our own: Brenda of http://bstep401.etsy.com For more information, visit this link: http://www.kcdays.com

Finally, our very own Spring of http://yodamoon.etsy.com will be at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta (Eugene), Oregon. Visit, and you will find a fantastic array of music and entertainment, as well as fabulous handmade goods to shop for - and Spring will have a huge range of her beautifully sewn skirts and bloomers on offer! We HOSTies are all big fans of our yoda-bloomers - wear them for sleeping in, lounging in, even to add a warm layer in winter under skirts and dresses. They are soft, comfy, and even suitable for mamas-to-be... 'belly bloomers'! This is another wonderful event to enjoy with friends or family, and if you would like to learn more, check out this link: http://www.oregoncountryfair.org

Good luck girls! We hope it's a sell-out for all of you but most of all: enjoy it and have fun! If any of our readers manage to go along to these events, please stop by and say 'Hi' to our HOSTies, and enjoy browsing all the super items they will have on offer - you definitely won't be disappointed :)


maisyh

Branching out

There have been a lot of threads recently suggesting that Etsy sales are down and that Summer is a quiet time... Well apparently that hasn't stopped our HOSTies from coming up with new ideas and branching out, since three of our members have just opened up new shops!! We wanted to showcase them here so that our readers can head off and check them out:

Maura of http://Mavalili27.etsy.com has just opened http://LiliMava.etsy.com. The new shop will soon be filled with even more super crafty items and accessories, all intended to fire up your imagination and add the finishing touches to your projects!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13155653

pre-made banner and avatar by http://LiliMava.etsy.com

If you like your cushions with a little 'pizzazz', then you need to head along to Terra's - of http://ArretsPlace.etsy.com - new shop http://Zzazz.etsy.com for beautifully handmade roll-cushion covers. There are lovely fabrics to choose from, and many more on the way!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13105226 black and white toile roll-cushion cover by http://Zzazz.etsy.com

Finally, Monique of http://threemusesart.etsy.com has just opened up http://craftytools.etsy.com - another shop of crafting goodies and embellishments, including super pre-cut ACEO blanks for all you budding artists out there.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11472748 assorted die-cut flowers by http://craftytools.etsy.com

So, we hope you'll add these newcomers to your favourites and visit regularly! We also want to wish our girls the best of luck with these new ventures, and hope the sales fairy will take them to her heart soon :)

maisyh

HOSTed in purple

A big THANK YOU to our lovely friend vsilcoxdesigns for thinking of HOST and including one of our shop items in her stunning 'Perfect Purples' treasury! We have pasted it in below - isn't it gorgeous? Those are our vintage lilac earrings in the top right corner...

Click on this link to view this treasury on Etsy while it is still 'live': http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=54306

or click on the image to see a larger, more detailed version.

This is another item currently available in the HOST shop - kindly donated by vsilcoxdesigns; we absolutely love it!

Check out her Etsy shop at: http://vsilcoxdesigns.etsy.com for beautiful hand painted glass items.



maisyh

Eclectica - the blogged list

The mc scored a treasury west! This time you will find shops that have been featured on this blog in some way, shape or form - quite an eclectic mix :)


Click on the image to open a larger, more detailed version - or clink on this link to view the treasury on Etsy while it is still 'live':

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=14899

maisyh