Feature Friday - MAB Jewelry

Today I'm featuring the wonderful Laura of MABJewelry!! Now, Laura is freaking FABULOUS! Seriously - she is. She's a BIG supporter of my blog and my shop - and I love her to pieces!

Aaaaaaaaaand, she makes cool jewelry!!

I mean, look at this wonderful vintage owl necklace!!!! LOOK AT IT!!!!!

Mab has the gift of taking vintage and modern pieces and combining them into gorgeous jewelry. And probably all of her pieces are inspired by movies, television and books. This bracelet was inspired by the dress that Gwyneth Paltrow wore to the 1999 Oscars.

Antiqued silver dollar earrings!!! Need I say more???

Stop by Mab's Etsy shop and show her some love!

And check out her funny blog too!!

Feature Friday - Golden Pond Studio

This week's featured shop is Golden Pond Studio. Jessica is a fellow Owls Team member, and makes the most lovely jewelry.

All about the crystals . . . .this bracelet is simply gorgeous! I LOVE the green crystals!

This copper waves pearl bangle is just fabulous! It has such a nice organic shape to it, and I'm a sucker for freshwater pearls!

The chain gang necklace has got to be one of my favorites! It's simple and sexy and just a litle bit dangerous!

And this coiled wire bangle is so unique and amazing! I haven't seen anything like it!!

Jessica also has some fab destashes of crystals and other fab goodies!

You need to check out Golden Pond Studio - she's sure to have something you love!

Don't enter this giveaway - I want to win.

Luv2Have is having another giveaway!!! I love her pendants and you know I'm going to get as many entries as possible! So let me share with you the awesomeness that is Luv2Have.

One of the pendants I'm coveting right now . . .

I love the red. So pretty!

Perfect for Valentine's Day!!

Want to enter to win?

Pop on over to her blog! It's easy! Though I'd rather you didn't. I really want to win :)

I Found a Fab Giveaway!

I know I've said it before, but I really like free stuff. Well, I found another awesome giveaway! AND, since I'm all about extra entries to win said free stuff, I'm blogging the giveaway! Woot! But hey, I'm not a jerk who's just gonna post a little linky to the blog with the giveaway and be all "hey look at me I blogged the giveaway I'd like my extra entry". That would be rude. And I'm a proper lady.


Stop laughing. I am a lady. A crude, politically incorrect, zombie obsessed lady, but a lady none-the-less.


So anyway, the shop giving away wonderful free things is Muffin Top Designs. Check out her shop - it's FREAKING AWESOME! But she's not hosting it on her own blog (which you can visit here). Nope! It's being hosted by Epicurean Style!


What do you win?

These ridiculously awesome kick-ass earrings! Hand hammered and cold forged Argentine silver. Want.

But remember, I'm not a jerk so I feel the need to share more of her wonderful designs!

I love these rings! Hand hammered silver and copper. She has such a lovely variety in her shop. And I love how all her jewelry has a loose, organic feel to it.





Her Nest Egg series is equally impressive and beautiful.
Alright. You've got the linkies above. So I suggest you visit Muffin Top's shop and visit the blogs.
Just don't enter the giveaway - I don't want more competition.

I like winning things!

I found a fabulous giveaway!!! It's put on by Luv2Have!

Okay. First, here's what you can win:

But you don't only get this pendant!! You get matching earrings too! Sweet mother of GOD they're fabulous!!!

I'm blogging this giveaway mainly because I'm greedy and want extra entries. I've had the pleasure of winning one of her giveaways before and her pendants are remarkable. I wear mine all the time!

Alright. So hit up her blog and enter!!

And check out her shop, too!!

This one's my favorite!!

Feature Friday - AoDesigns

Today's Feature Friday shop is Aodesigns! Which is also today's featured HPC shop. Angela, the gal behind AoDesigns is a stay at home mom who makes beautiful hand stamped jewelry and pet ID tags.

The perfect gift for a new mom or grandmother! You can customize pretty much everything in her shop!

This necklace is intricate, yet simple.

I love this freshwater pearl bracelet! In perfect colors for Christmas!

We certainly can't leave out our 4-legged friends! Why not adorn their collars in style?
Be sure to check out her shop!!

HPC - Wei's Open Secret

This week's promo shop is Wei's Open Secret. Wei has so many wonderful things in her shop. Luggage and bag tags, pendants, bookmarks, cards . . . .so many lovely things!

This book mark is freaking cute! And it keeps your page for you with 2 small magnets.

Her pendants are divine! Many of them are wood, with beautiful painted graphics, that are sealed. I'm the proud owner of one of her pendants and I love it!!!

This tag is cute for kids and adults alike! Throw it on your lunch bag at work, and hopefully people will stop stealing your food!

Hooters!!! A 2-pack of scrabble tile pendants. Keep one for your self, and give one to a friend!

And I must say, Wei's Open Secret has the most gorgeous packaging! It was like a beautiful present you almost don't want to open! (I wish I had taken pics!). Be sure to show her shop some love!

Feature Friday - Jitter Bug Bark

Todays featured shop is Jitter Bug Bark. This is one of the very first shops that I "hearted" on Etsy and I just recently found her on deviantART. Tanya (the brilliant tallent behind Jitter Bug), is a stay-at-home-mom and works in both plush and polymer clay. Her creations amaze and astound me. Seriously. I'm jealous of her plush skills!

She makes these fabulous platypi (is that plural for platypus?). They're so freaking cute! And each one is unique and hand sewn.

How can you not want a platypus?

I'm very much in love with her foxes. The detail in their faces (she thread sculpts them) and the expert craftsmanship . . . .*swoons*

She also has adorable polymer clay critters!

I could show you pictures from her shop all day, but I recommend that you visit Jitter Bug Bark for yourself! And don't forget to check out her deviantART page!

Feature Friday: Blue Bayer Designs

Today's feature is a truly amazing shop. I found him by way of Etsy's front page. His shop, Blue Bayer Designs (aka billyblue22), is unique, inspired, and fresh. Blue is a self-taught artist and I adore his use of steampunk, skulls, and victorian jewelry.

His pieces are cast from real skulls and can be plated with gold or silver.

This hummingbird skull is quite stunning, intricate, and beautiful.

Steampunk is a running theme in his shop, and is lovely.

Digging this bat skull!

If you want something unique and truly beautiful, visit Blue Bayer Designs. I know I'll be buying from him soon!

Winter Finds!

Good morning! It's snowing at my house in Colorado, windy, and butt-ass cold! Woot! The cold weather has inspired me to search Etsy for wintery items, and of course I need to share them with you!

First up is this delightfully adorable Jester hat from OopsIKnitItAgain! A very stylish cap for your baby!

This silver flake necklace from pennydogaccessories reminds me of a delicate icicle! It's stunning!

This fleece hat with fox ears from QuteWear is too damn cute!! I think I may need to buy it . . .

And lastly, this too-cute bunny hat from LittleSidekick! Sorry guys, I'm a sucker for cute babies!


The snow is still coming down, but it's not sticking. And I'm on my second cup'o'joe! Life is good!

I won stuff!!!!!

A couple of months ago I entered a few blog giveaways. Never thought I'd win, but hey, why not? So imagine my surprise when I won not one, but two giveaways!

First is a gorgeous pair of earrings from MABjewelry. I love these earrings! They're so lightweight, it doesn't even feel like I'm wearing them! They're also very simple, yet sophisticated.

MABjewelry has so much other wonderful jewelry too! Braclets and necklaces abound! And I love her motto "no naked wrists". Be sure to visit her shop - you'll be glad you did!

Next is a fabulous pendant from Luv2Have! It is stunning! And I mean stunning! The colors are perfect for the fall season, though I know I'll wear it all year long!

Luv2Have has a huge selection of fused and dichroic glass pendants,earrings and rings, and all are beautiful! I highly suggest you visit her shop!!

I'm so happy that I won these two wonderful pieces of jewelry! I'll be wearing them both proudly!

Feature Friday: bunny X productions

Well phooey! Sorry I didn't post yesterday (Thursday). I was out of town and never made it to my computer. This weeks featured shop is bunny X productions! (aka societysedso). I've featured one of her pendants before, but decided I needed a whole feature because her stuff is awesome! She's a fan of cephalopods (which I am too!) and I love her octopus tentacle pendants.

Feast your eyes on these!

This one is titled 'November'

'Trick or Treat'

'Tickle'

'Hold your Breath' . . . .some steampunk goodness!
She has so much more gorgeous things, so please be sure to show her shop some love!

My wish list

I wanted to share some of my favorite things on Etsy! I could spend so much money on Etsy it's really quite ridiculous. So here's my wish list. If I had the money, I'd buy everything!

First, this pendant from bunny X productions! (aka societysedso). Beautiful tentacled yummyness!

I want pretty much everything in dismantledfashions, but this dress especially. I'm a big fan of rockabilly!!

I love this shirt from binarywinter! Nautilus wings!

Nate, from Beastlies. He's so freaking cute!!

Okay, I actually just bought Nate. I had to. I need him.

And lastly, this adorable little hedgehog from aleahklay. It's so very precious!

See? I like normal things too. Not just weird, creepy things!

Etsy Owls Team Challenge

Alrighty guys!! I need your help!

Many of you know that I'm a proud member of the Etsy Owls Streat Team. Well, each month we have a team challenge. The theme for August was 'travel'. We had to make a travel themed item - preferably destination specific.

And you bet-your-sweet-bippy that I entered! My entry is Mitch the tattooed rat! How is a tattooed rat travel related? I like traveling to tattoo shows! Soooo much fun!

I'd love for you guys to pop on over to the Owls blog and vote for your favorite! Of course, I'd love for you to vote for Mitch, but I'd really love it if you just go vote!!

Here are all the entries!

anadiazarte

ickydogcreations

jonikay52

lalala08

squarejane

taw0106

So, be sure to stop by the Owls Blog and vote!!