Kudos Collection for the week May 30

Welcome to the Kudos Collection for the week! When we get featured, we want to shout it out to the world. As an active tweeter, I catch a few tweets a week sharing the good news. Here are a few from this week...

Kudos to thecraftpantry featured on the Etsy front page!

Kudos to snappyshop featured on the Etsy front page!

Kudos to metalology featured on the Etsy front page!

Thanks for joining me in shouting out Kudos to these wonderful artists! If you have a Kudos you would like to share, feel free to leave a comment with the link.

Walk with me Wednesday May 27

Welcome to Walk with me Wednesday!

To continue a theme from the past two weeks...

a tattered seat...

And missing wheels...

A simple line can be so sublime.

A shadow world...

And a very happy girl!

Thanks for joining me!

My Dad is so Cool!

We all know our dad is the coolest and here's a chance to share why! Leave me a few lines about why your dad is so cool and enter to win this brass wire wrapped, green aventurine pendant.

Here's mine: My dad is soooo cool...when I was a kid, we would do camp outs in the backyard (or in front of the fireplace if the weather was bad). We would set up the tent and get the sleeping bags, eat junk food, and here's the best part, we would listen to old radio plays all night. My favorite was always The Shadow.

Share your My dad is so Cool story and enter to win this pendant, which would look wonderful either on an simple chain or incorporated in a hemp necklace. Pendant measures 1" from the bottom of the bail and 1/2" across at the widest point (sorry chain is not included).

Have more than one story? You can enter once a day with a different story.

Want to enter again? Either tweet this giveaway or follow my blog and leave a comment with the tweet link or "follow."

One more time? Visit my etsy shop and tell me your favorite piece.

Giveaway will run until 9:00pm on Friday, June 19 and the randomly picked winner will be announced on the evening of Sunday, June 21. Please be sure to leave an email address so I may contact you if you win!

Have fun remembering and thank you for sharing!

My Mother's Jewelry Winner Announced!

Thank you to everyone that entered! You all shared such beautiful stories about your memories. In addition to this blog post, I also posted it on byhand.me. So, in order to pick the winner, I combined all entries and assigned each entry a number in the order they were received. The winning number was then selected via Random.org.

So, without further adieu...Congratulations to greeneginger!




Thanks again to all the participants and stay tuned for my next giveaway that will be posted on the evening of Tuesday, May 26.

Kudos Collection for the week

That's right - it's that time again...the Kudos Collection for the week! It's so great when we get featured, we want to shout it out to the world! I've starting collecting a few tweets each week of these happy moments - so here they are!

Kudos to tamaragarvey featured on the Etsy front page!

Kudos to oktak featured on the Etsy front page!

Kudos to lupin featured on the Etsy front page

Thanks for joining me and giving these special artists the Kudos they deserve! Do you have a Kudos tweet you would like to share?

Walk with me Wednesday

Welcome to Walk with me Wednesday!

Last week, I highlighted a bike that I see on my walks that which I would have named Sally if she had been my childhood bike. Seeing Sally inspired me to start looking at other bicycles along the way...I have accumulated quite a collection! And, I'll share a couple this week.

But to start today, Spanish Moss - like ivy on a building, I know it's not good for the tree, but it has such personality. It's graceful, delicate and spoookkieee all at the same time.

And now, for something tall...

And of course, somewhat small...sweet snow drops.

A seat, that has clearly seen some better days...

and a bent wheel, no longer ready for play.

Thanks so much for joining me!!

Mellow out Monday

Mondays can be crazy and stressful. It can be so hard to get back into the work week. So, take a moment to mellow out.....

My husband and I are very lucky to be so close to the beach - so for us, this mellow out is a no-brainer. But most days, a journey to the beach just isn't so easy to fit our busy schedules. Sometimes, just taking a moment to breathe and reflect can do the trick.