Emerald

May's birthstone is Emerald so we're here today to celebrate the color emerald in all its green glory!

Emerald Butterfly Bamboo Garden Glass Pendant, ccvalenzo

Green Absinthe Bubble Bath Bottle Pendant, TrashAndTrinkets


Enchanged Emerald Sparrow Locket, TheEnchantedLocket


Easy Street Emerald Green Necklace, PoleStar

Ocean Blues

Who doesn't love the beautiful colors of the ocean, can't you just feel your toes in the sand gazing out over the deep blues?

Tropical Sea Fibers, beckandcallgirl


Drilled Sea Glass, aquablueseaglass


Ocean Hand Blown Glass Earrings, GlassRiverJewelry


Underwater Love Series Print, ArtistaStyle


Verdigris Koi Fish Necklace, joojooland

From the Heart Supplies

Whether they're commercial, vintage or handmade heart supplies are always a favorite!

Vintage Retro Plastic Heart Pendant, yummytreasures


Love Bird Heart Shaped Beads, RozPetalzStudio


Red Picasso Glass Beads, FireandFibers


Two Hearts Joined Pewter Pendant, florasfindings


Etched Hearts Handmade Lampwork Bead Set, ARJewellery


Red Heart Glass Beads, CaladoniaMarch

Supplies for Valentine Crafts

It's time to get started on your Valentines projects! Here are some great supplies to start off with and if your ideas aren't coming as quickly as you'd like try this great craft book to help you along.

Crafts for Valentine Book, sesame99


Valentine Heart Strings Metallic Lace, matteslace2010


Valentine Grosgrain Ribbon, RosyBlossom


Pink n Red Foil Glass Heart Beads, IrinasIsland


Boutique Love Bug Valentine Applique, elfshimmerdesign

Movie Challenge - 04.08.09

It's guess that movie time and here are some awesome handmade items for your clues. Remember, the clues may be in the photos or the titles themselves. This movie was made in 1951 , that's the only clue, you're on your own now except there may be other clues hiding in the right sidebar under My Favorites. I will not enable comments until the next post where I will reveal the correct answer. Have fun!!

Down the Street, michelleramin

Custom Thank You Notes, graciegirlnotes


Alpaca Named Leo Newborn Baby Knit Elf Hat, knitwitwoolies


Boro Lampwork Desire Beads, glassaddictbeads

Micromosaic

I just wanted to share these two micromosaic pieces; I thought they were not only very beautiful, but very interesting because they are each made differently, while Pacific Mood is made the more traditional way in which I think of mosaics with hand beading using bugle beads and seed beads, the other Piranha is made with thin polymer clay threads that are cut. I'm sure both take hours of labor and love, that's something you can tell in the beautiful craftsmanship of each piece. Check them out!

Pacific Mood Beaded Mosaic, WithAllMyHeartArt


Micromosaic Piranha Pendant, Malodora

Okay People Time to Put A Cork In It

Now that the party is over, it's time to cork up that wine that wasn't used up on New Year's -- ha, like there's any left. But if there is I'm not saying you have to keep it around too long, but if you'd like to you might want to use one of these great looking wine stoppers to do the job or if you'd like to try something crafty on your own, a supply of wine corks.

Ka-Bloom Bottle Stopper, saylesjodie

Forged Leaf Wine Stopper, silvercreekforge


The Ultimate Wine Lover's Set, ccvalenzo


Wooden Bottle Stop and Corkscrew Set, woodenapple


Wine Cork, creativekidsmom


Wine Corks, bellacalvino

Enjoy Your Holiday!

Okay, so now you're totally full, relaxed, maybe a bit tipsy and about ready to fall asleep, but before you do check out some of these great supplies, kits and beads that fit the day! Now I'm not saying that you can't can still be relaxed and feel a bit tipsy, but don't fall asleep just yet :) -- let these supplies lull you into dreams of crafting some of your favorite things......

Owlishly -Crochet Pattern, Chester the Turkey


Supply Candy - Berry Atomic Printed Paper Pack


Shufflestudio - Tom Turkey Lampwork Bead


Forest Fiber Works - Thanksgiving hand-painted
Merino Roving Wool


Little Red Cottage - Thanksgiving Button Pack


simplesplendorretro - Autumn Inspired Vintage Trimmings


Sparklingtwi - Polymer Clay Burnt Umber Red Beads

Okay, now you can go off to night-night and dream of all the crafting you are going to wake up and do in the morning now that you have an extra long weekend and hopefully some extra time on your hands -- Happy Holidays to everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Mosaic Madness

Here are some absolutely stunning examples of mosaic at its finest. Now whether you are just an admirer or a collector of this art form or if you'd like to give it a try yourself, there are some great supplies listed below to get you started. Have fun and enjoy some great eye candy!

Baby Sings the Blues Guitar


Millefiori Blues Mosaic Belt Buckle


Blue and White Mosaic Serving Dish


Pale Blue Mirror 1" Glass Squares


Murano Glass Beaded Fringe - Turquoise


Round Found Sea Glass Cobalt Blue

Mixed Media, Assemblage, Dollhouse

Child Dolls - Boys and Girls Vintage German Imported
Doris Dotz is a shop loaded with little pieces of dolls, animals, trees and various other items made in plastic, glass and wood a lot of which are vintage. There are so many little things in here if you are into assemblage, mixed media and dollhouses. These are just a couple of items I pulled from a shop full of fun things to get your creativity rolling!
Vintage wooden duck family

Lampwork Glass Beads - oh my

Boro Lampwork Glass Bead Nuggets
Glass beads to drool over -- I think these photos say it all. Amazing and quite beautiful. If you're in the market for some new glass beads, you've got to check out Stoney Marie Designs, this shop is full of some pretty amazing handmade beads!

Made to Order Boro Lampwork Glass Bead Barrel Rolos