FAB FIVE FRIDAY

HI! Quick before i go out of town... my 5 etsy friday fave's!
ENJOY!

(click on images to go to their respective etsy listing)

Mooshy Gooshies - for baby

I just started this new project... Inspired by my puppy love silhouettes, fun colors, and baby onsies.

Each puppy silhouette is hand cut and stitched to the 100% cotton onsies with mucho love. ;) The silhouettes are also fused to the cotton onsie for extra sturdiness.

I've washed these in cold and tumble dried in my dryer.... and they're holding up and there is no color bleeding whatsoever. As with most 100% cotton items there will be 10%-20% shrinking.

Available at my etsy store: mooshygooshies.etsy.com
sizes 3-6mo, 6-9 mo and 9-12 mo

Shopping on Etsy

My husband bought me a couple of things on Etsy from my favorites list this valentines. He says the "favorites" is a husbands fool proof guide to getting gifts. ;)
Today the last of the gifts arrived and I had to pair the two pups. Tux toy has a little pocket mouth i can stick my ipod in or hide stuff ...or... hold a heart. ;)

This all lead me to post about all my etsy finds and buys... some great stuff I'm proud to show off.
+ Fine silver on steel Bangle-meganauman.etsy.com This was a christmas present from my husband

+ Grown hoops-aprilkawaoka.etsy.com- Valentines present from hubs

+ Gold slinky ring-laurenmojica.etsy.com i use these together with the steel and gold stack rings... they look really neat together.

+ Sticks and stones earrings-sudlow.etsy.com one of my first etsy purchases... love these dynamic light earrings!

+ Needle felted monkey-mssmo85.etsy.com Couldn't resist the cuteness... i've got this thing for monkeys!

+ Tug toy for the guapo-FreshAirPets.etsy.com

+ Love bombs tie-toybreaker.etsy.com Valentines gift for the hubs.

+ Steel and gold stack rings-aranmade.etsy.com christmas present from hubs

+ Starwars cufflinks-luxedeluxe.etsy.com birthday gift for my husband. he loves these.

+ BEFORE THE NIGHT COMES - 8x8 Fine Art Photographic Print-Bueller.etsy.com Very cool print

+ Charmed Flora - Honey Locust Necklace-auriis.etsy.comThis i gifted to a friend for christmas...

+ Tank diver, vinyl toilet graphic-vital.etsy.com my husband and i loved this but we're waiting to put it on our toilet when we get our own place...:( they have jellyfish too which i love!

My Etsy swag consists of much more... especially baby gifts...but just wanted to show off some of the cool finds thus far.

What I did this weekend...

Besides dork out on the computer....post-pone going to the supermarket for another week...hang out in my p.j's with the hubs and the guaps (my boston T-dog)... IT WAS COLD AND DARK OUTSIDE :(

Anyways, HAPPY MONDAY!

Bad weather aside I was a little productive....
I figured since I've been making nature and animal related silhouettes I should try my hand at some nouveau inspired silhouettes. A while back i had drawn out this lady from a doily my grandmother gave me... and designed some cards with this graphic.

I decided I would use this as my lady silhouette for a new pendant. Check it!
I'm planning to learn how to enamel. I think this design would look great in a celadon blue or bone colored enamel. Can't wait .

Of course I also had to delve into some quirkiness : I made some "moose ears" ;)- Little copper moose antler silhouettes on sterling silver ear wires. As well as a sterling and copper antler necklace.

I then played with a collection of lush and bright gems for some elegant and colorful compositions

.... click on the pic to enlarge the images and get a better look at my weekend :)

Lastly, on the brilliant recommendation of a customer ;) via my online survey, I've re-organized my website.

I have "Collections" now in both my earrings and necklaces sections.
i.e. Fossils, Hearts, Gems, and of course Silhouettes.

I hope this will make things easier for everyone when browsing through. Feel free to leave a comment for fill out the survey if you have a bright idea you'd like to share with me.

ENJOY!

FAB FIVE FRIDAY

Friday Fab Five Flava Fav's - Say that 5 times fast!
Aren't these great!?!

Click on images to see more from these etsy artist.

SALE, Videos, & Survey

FIRST: I'm having a sale on both my ETSY store and my WEBSITE on "heart themed" items... Enjoy the post-valentines sweetness. ;)

NEXT: check out this fun video i just created with this online site...(if you're reading this post in your email you probably can't see the video:( watch it online) it's like a music video...and all you have to do is pick your photos from flickr, or another online photo sharing app... or just upload from your computer. CHECK OUT animoto.com ...it's fun!



LASTLY: A favor to ask.
If you've purchased from me on my website, etsy or at a craft fair....or simply would like to leave a comment on how i can improve my services or something you would like to see in my collections... PLEASE fill out my ONLINE SURVEY.

ONLY 4 questions. Super quick and easy. And I promise I won't spam you or sell your email. THANK YOU!

* Click here to take the survey.

Puppy Love

Announcing my new puppy themed Etsy store: Mooshy Gooshies







Filled with cuteness, moosh and goosh! Here you're find things for puppies and the people who love them. All items are hand made with MUCHO love. Custom orders welcome!

As a moosh face lover I'm also now a member of the Etsy Dog Mafia and Etsy for Animals.

Etsy Dog Mafia is a Etsy Street team who's sellers who specialize in handmade items for DOGS & the people who love them.

Etsy for Animals: Artists Helping Animals (EFA) is a street team or group of artists and craftspeople on Etsy.com who donate some portion of their sales to animal rescues and charities.

By joining this group i have chosen to donate a portion of my profits from Mooshy Gooshies to 3 charities:

Washington Human Society- http://www.washhumane.org/

Houston Audubon Society- http://www.houstonaudubon.org/

Wildlife Alliance - http://www.wildlifealliance.org/

Items you'll find at mooshy gooshies:
Hand knitted puppy sweaters, puppy themed jewelry and paper goods, and soon to come puppy themed kid stuff. ;)