If you LOVE red wine - or just Burgundy

I had a lot of fun picking the items for this Treasury. Unfortunately, I had to reject a lot of great items because their pictures weren't up to Etsy standards. There's no way you are going to make it to the front page if you have a blurry, uninteresting picture featured in your list. I hope you like the variety I found this time. My absolute favorite is the Pomegranate! Oh, if I were rich as I'd like to be!!!

Here is the link if you'd like to get a closer look at the items. Every new click means it's that much closer to getting the attention of those front page editors, so please click away!

Burgundy Treasury

I Have Found My Inspiration

Welcome Dance


Inter-Tribal Dance

Couple getting ready for the dacing - I love the man's design. The "jingle dress" is made from the tops and bottoms of snuff cans!


Fancy Dance Regalia






We are back from our day at the wild animal refuge. I have some pics of the animals themselves, but they are mostly through cage wire. The Indians, on the other hand, were beautiful to photograph as they danced freely.

Who would not be inspired by this beautiful regalia? The last three shots are of a woman's "Fancy Regalia" which included the beautiful fringed shawl. Oh, I forsee a choker in aqua and purple in the near future!

Oh - and then there was this little dancer who was just too cute to leave out!

We have a winner!

Must be a busy time of year because there weren't very many entries for my Candy Corn Earrings give away. Just 3 here on the blog and 4 from Twitter. The chances of winning were quite good. The winner is mraeknitter who entered on Twitter. I will be contacting her shortly.

Today I'm off to "visit the relatives" as my DH says. We are going to an Indian festival held to benifit a wild life preserve near Warren, PA. We missed the Pow Wow again this year, so I'm hoping for some inspiration today. I'll take the camera dispite the fact that taking it out of the house makes me very nervous. I paid a small fortune for it and it's my bread and butter so to speak. Without it I can't list my pretties on Etsy! I have to get some pictures to bring home to inspire me mid-Winter when I need a little push to get creating.

Have a good day.

Brand New Sparkling Design

The new Bead & Button magazine came not too long ago. It has a very lovely necklace featured on the cover. It was the inspiration for this new style of earrings. Sparkling beads woven over a pearl were the focal point of the necklace. I took the idea, made some basic changes to fit it to a smaller glass pearl and came up with these glittering earrings.

Find them on Etsy at: Beaded Bead Sparkling Earrings

Don't forget to enter our Candy Corn earrings give away contest. There are just two more days to get your entries in. I will be picking the winner on Sunday.

For contest rules click here.

A Fun New Treasury - POP Culture

I was in a silly mood when I went looking for items for a new Treasury on Etsy. There are so many things to choose from there. You can find anything from elegant to down right disgusting. Today's choices fall somewhere in between those two extremes.

Who doesn't love bubbles? They can be beautiful, fleeting things, but they can also be fun! I can still hear the giggles from my kids when I made bubbles in the kitchen and let them chase them and slide in the soapy remains after they popped. I can also remember trying to get bubble gum out of long blonde hair! Fun days. Hope this Treasury brings back some happy memories for you too.

POP Culture

Tall Oaks - One of my favorite places

Today I am going to share one of my favorite places on this earth with you. It is called Tall Oaks and it is in Sheffield, PA. Tall Oaks is a magical place to shop in the middle of the Allegheny National Forest.

I worked there for several years, and I'd be working there now if I didn't live so far away. Anyone who has ever worked in a gift shop knows it's not just fun and games. There are endless hours of back breaking work that go into making your shopping experience enjoyable. I didn't mind it at all. I just loved being in the forest, working along side the Chipmunks, deer, bear, and whatever else wandered along the paths.

Tall Oaks was created back in the 80's by my friends Carl Schwing and Tom Beletic. It was a small cabin when they started. Gradually, through Tom's building efforts, it grew and grew. They put their heart and soul into making it a place that their customers would absolutely love, and they do. Carl has gone on ahead of us to Heaven now, but Tom continues to see that everything is perfect when you visit.

You can walk through the woods on well maintained paths from one shop to another. I see on their web page that they have consolidated into one store for the duration of the recession, but I am sure you can still roam the paths. Every Fall, in September and October the paths are lined with craftsmen's tents on the week ends. There are food vendors and sometimes there is live music going on in the bandstand. It is definitely worth a day trip if you live in the area.

Here is a link to their web page. If you can't visit in person, you can at least take a peek. Yes, I did swipe the pictures from their site. I'm sure they won't mind.

Tall Oaks Stores

Happy Happy Orange Orange Treasury!

I finally got another Treasury on Etsy. Between my procrastination and my bungling, I never seemed to get there at the right time. This morning it all fell together in the right order and I snagged one. Please have a look and click on all of the items to help bump us up in the ratings. I think I picked some wonderful items for the upcoming season.

Happy Happy Orange Orange Treasury