Etsy Inspired is hosting a challenge this week. If you feel so inclined to join in on the challenge, visit them and you a bumble bee mini clasp purse!
~EmenGee
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Give Away on Etsy Inspired
Etsy Inspired is hosting a challenge this week. If you feel so inclined to join in on the challenge, visit them and you a bumble bee mini clasp purse!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Happy Canada Day, eh?
In celebration of Canada my husband, Kevin, myself and two of our friends went out and picked strawberries, and boy did we ever have a glorious day for it! If you've never picked strawberries before, it is quite a lovely experience! You pay for the strawberries you take home, but while you're out in the fields you are welcome to eat as many berries as you can!
We ended up leaving with 5 cartons of fresh strawberries. The car smelled like fresh fruit all the way home. When we got home we cleaned all of them and divided them into the "eat now" and "freeze for later" categories so we can be sure to have some fruit for during the long winter months.
Here are some pictures from our beautiful Canada Day!
If you don't live near a u-pick strawberry farm, here are some lovely strawberry inspired creations from some very talented Etsy creators
Enjoy!
(Click on any of these Etsy store names to be redirected to their shops)
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All Organic From My Garden Strawberry Jam |
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Luxe strawberry necklace |
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Mossy with Red Strawberry Screen |
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Strawberries and Cream - |
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
I want to ride my Bicycle, I want to ride my Bike...
Well, summer has finally arrived in Winnipeg (although we've had an awful lot of rain lately...) and one of the many things that I have been waiting for all winter is to be able to ride my bicycle again! I find nothing more relaxing that cycling through the park on a warm sunny day! Not a care in the world.
In celebration of beautiful days like today here are a few amazing cycle-inspired items from Etsy.
(Click on any of the shop names to be redirected to the artists' Etsy Shop)
Enjoy!
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| NEW--LA POMME DARK YELLOW Messenger Bag from ikabags' shop |
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| Bicycle Notecard Set- 7 blank notecards with matching envelopes from LittleKorboose's shop |
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| Clock made from a recycled Bike cassette gears from pixelthis' shop |
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| Vinyl Wall Art Decal Bicycle from WowWall's shop |
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| Victorian Bicycle Make-Ready Print from visualingual's shop |
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving"
~Albert Einstein
~Gracie
~Albert Einstein
~Gracie
Monday, June 28, 2010
House of Art
Well, my husband and I are almost completely settled into our new home and are finally getting down to what's really important to us...ART! We love buying original art and supporting great artists. Over the past year I had advertised several Pieces & Artists on our blog that I felt a real connection to and I am pleased say that I was finally able to support these artists and get my hands on some of their amazing work!
A creative mind that I have been a huge fan of for a long time is Matteart (who I discovered on Etsy). He is an amazing artist currently residing in Portland Oregon. His pieces are fun and inspirational and I am glad to say that 5 of his beautiful prints are now displayed in my front stairwell! It was a tough decision, but here are the 5 prints that my husband and I chose.
The last piece (above) was featured in our blog several months ago on a wishlist of mine. I am so glad to say that I own one of these limited edition prints! To see the rest of Mattearts Designs visit his web-shop
Another artist that I featured on a past wishlist was Catalin. Her beautiful paintings are mesmerizing! When I first joined Etsy several years ago I was so taken with this shop that I sent them a message just to tell them how wonderful I thought their pieces were although at the time I had nowhere to display one of them. Well, it took 3 years, but here is the custom painting she did for us!
It is currently in the mail making it's way to Canada! I can't wait to hang this gorgeous painting above my piano where I can enjoy it every day. To see Catalin's entire collection of work visit her web-shop
Pictures of my fun, finished, furnished house coming soon!
~Gracie
A creative mind that I have been a huge fan of for a long time is Matteart (who I discovered on Etsy). He is an amazing artist currently residing in Portland Oregon. His pieces are fun and inspirational and I am glad to say that 5 of his beautiful prints are now displayed in my front stairwell! It was a tough decision, but here are the 5 prints that my husband and I chose.
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| "Feeding Birds" |
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| "Happy Outing" |
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| "Lord Admiral Hiratio Byrd following his true dream became a florist after the great war" |
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| "Sir Milton Crawford and his wife Lady Olivia Crawford return to London after a weekend in the country" |
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| "Alfred was obviously underdressed for his induction into the Adventurers Hall of Fame" |
Another artist that I featured on a past wishlist was Catalin. Her beautiful paintings are mesmerizing! When I first joined Etsy several years ago I was so taken with this shop that I sent them a message just to tell them how wonderful I thought their pieces were although at the time I had nowhere to display one of them. Well, it took 3 years, but here is the custom painting she did for us!
It is currently in the mail making it's way to Canada! I can't wait to hang this gorgeous painting above my piano where I can enjoy it every day. To see Catalin's entire collection of work visit her web-shop
Pictures of my fun, finished, furnished house coming soon!
~Gracie
Friday, June 25, 2010
Blogging Together - At Last!
So Monica has finally moved back to Canada and is now residing in not only the same country as me, but the same city! She has been back for almost a month and we have been having a great time crafting together. We both have a lot of respect for eachother's ideas, and that is very likely why we work so well together. It is so refreshing to have someone to bounce ideas off of in person. Sending emails to Monica wasn't difficult, but having her sitting beside me...well, sometimes she doesn't have to say anything to explain to me how she feels.
We are working on a whole bunch of new ideas. Here are a few of the new items available in our Etsy store. We hope you like them!
Marie Antoinette mini plus clasp purse in pink & blue
"Ooh La La" Parisian Beret Hat Band
(modeled by Monica)
Stay Tuned!
More exciting items will be added in the coming weeks...
Grace & Monica
We are working on a whole bunch of new ideas. Here are a few of the new items available in our Etsy store. We hope you like them!
Marie Antoinette mini plus clasp purse in pink & blue
OOAK - Mini Clasp Purses
"Ooh La La" Parisian Beret Hat Band
(modeled by Monica)
Stay Tuned!
More exciting items will be added in the coming weeks...
Grace & Monica
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
my new ring from Morado and the Keel's Simple Diary...
...a few days ago i ordered a ring from morado. well, it's here and it is stunning! it came beautifully and thoughtfully packaged and was such a treat. i asked purva if she could create a ring with a specific color i had in mind and she was able to match it exactly. her creations are beautiful and well worth the purchase, i highly recommend morado's shop!
...hope your having a good week! grace has been very busy painting her new house, it will be exciting to see some pictures when they are done.
~monica
...and yes, that is my keel's simple diary. have you tried one yet? they are so much fun and make a great gift too, which is how i got mine. they come in a rainbow of colors to choose from and are resonably priced here:
...hope your having a good week! grace has been very busy painting her new house, it will be exciting to see some pictures when they are done.
~monica
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Antique Textiles Vintage Fashion Show & Sale
...yesterday i went to the antique textiles vintage fashion show & sale in sturbridge, massachusetts and had an amazing time! andrew took me and i don't think he realized what he was getting himself into, but he was pretty good about it. i read about this show in the may issue of martha stewart living and being from canada the shows they talk about are always too far away for me to go.
...but this time it was not! only 40 minutes away from us here in boston so we had to go. i had it planned a month ahead but little did i realize just how good it would be. i discovered these handkerchiefs there and it was love at first sight. i didn't buy them nor did i think to take into account who designed them. after a little online research later on in the day i found the name of one designer who (i'm pretty sure) did the first handkerchief shown: Pat Prichard. but who did the others, does anyone know? i've decided to start collecting these awesome handkerchiefs, eventually...
...but this time it was not! only 40 minutes away from us here in boston so we had to go. i had it planned a month ahead but little did i realize just how good it would be. i discovered these handkerchiefs there and it was love at first sight. i didn't buy them nor did i think to take into account who designed them. after a little online research later on in the day i found the name of one designer who (i'm pretty sure) did the first handkerchief shown: Pat Prichard. but who did the others, does anyone know? i've decided to start collecting these awesome handkerchiefs, eventually...
...i did buy one thing though, and the lady selling it gave me a deal, thank-you to her very much! it is an original drawing, probably from the 40's but there is no signature or anything. i love it soooo much. i can't wait to frame it and hang it up in my studio.
...this saturday we're going to the brimfield antique show, i've been hearing good things! 2 weeks today is the move date, starting the 3-day trek back to canada. maybe 3 more weeks and house hunting, possibly/hopefully? maybe it won't be too much longer before i'll have a studio to call my own. :)
~monica
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