Etsy Featured Artist - wpooh87

Irisa's crocheted items are so bright, and colorful, and HAPPY! Most are downright practical as well. Besides the items shown below, her shop includes lip balm holders - with or without buttoned flap and ring for hanging from, afghans, make-up remover kits, potholders and dish wash cloths, bath scrubbies, and more!

"Pink and Black shoulder bag" will stretch to carry lots of your important items.
"Uncle Sam" is so cute in red and blue with his white shorts.
"Mint Chocolate Lip Balm SET of TWO" sounds SO yummy.

To see the items listed above, click on their picture.
To see more of Irisa's items go to wpooh87 at etsy.
To read her blog, go to Irisa's Journal.
And to check out her new photography offerings on etsy, go to Irisa's Photography.
Her photography business information can also be seen at Portraits by Irisa.

Etsy Featured Artist - aromaticbodyoils

Oh my gosh! I have never taken this long just to look through an etsy shop, discovering the rich secrets within. I have to admit that I LOVE fragrances, and this shop has so many to discover! I have picked out about 20 products I want/need in the half hour I spent just perusing this shop. The fact that they are natural is an added bonus. You can tell a lot of time and care has been used to come up with these enticing products.

"The WOODS Veggie Deodorant Stick- Pick from Many Spices - Musks- and Woods Fragrances Inside" has 49(!) different fragrances to offer. And that's just in the WOODS! She also has vanillas, florals, citruses, lots of designer fragrances, and MORE!
"Sands Of Chergui Perfume Rollerball- honey . musk . incense . tobacco leaf . hay sugar . amber . iris . rose and sandalwood..." how can you resist! Again, many, many scents to choose from in this rollerball perfume.
"5 Sugar Shea Boddy Polish (scrub) Pick from CITRUS SCENTS Within" exfoliate in luxury! Of course this comes in a large variety of scents. Explore and enjoy.

To pamper yourself or someone you love with good-for-you products that won't break the bank, go to aromaticbodyoils now.

aromaticbodyoils etsy shop (be prepared to stay a while)
aromaticbodyoils (ZAJA) blog

Etsy Featured Artist - BellaDio

Robin, the shopkeeper of BellaDio, says in her etsy bio, "Bella Dio {bel-uh dio} is italian for "Beautiful God". My love for my Lord and Savior, is always in the forefront of what I do and I wanted that to be conveyed in my name." I love it! AND, I love the things she creates too.


"Broken China Flowered Path Pendant" is SO pretty with its broken china pieces. Soldered with a safe, lead-free solder.
"Wire Free-For-All Bracelet" has a "bead" formed out of polymer clay, painted, and baked over a light bulb in two halves, pieced together, and glazed for durability and shine. The hand-formed wire is made with a high-quality, sterling fill wire. This is a one-of-a-kind piece. "Art of Roses Series Earrings" have beautiful roses formed of polymer clay (so talented!), mounted on antiqued silver settings with a pearl and a glass bead added for an extra-special touch.

Robin also has listings at cafepress. They are meaningful and artistic drawings, most with an added scripture verse, printed onto shirts and other items. This is her "Tree of Faith Women's Cap Sleeve T-Shirt". Near the bottom of the beautifully drawn tree is the inscription, "Your love, O LORD, reaches to the Heavens." I love the Lord, and I love trees, so, of course I love this T!

BellaDio at etsy

BellaDio blog

BellaDio at cafepress

Etsy Featured Artist - catlady99

Judy Richards resides in Portland, Oregon, has 2 cats (hence the name), and does some beautiful lampwork. She says she "is inspired by nature (flowers, birds) depicted in glass. She loves abstract lampwork most of all with layers of glass and complexity. She is always striving to that goal." I think she's reached that goal, and more!

"GORGEOUS BEAD WOVEN NECKLACE WITH CAB - BRONZE BEADS" is a hand-beaded necklace with an ocean jasper cabochon surrounded with seed beads woven around its edge. This piece is on clearance, along with another piece using beadweaving techniques. (I think Judy is having so much fun with her lampwork, that she is taking a hiatus from beadweaving. That's just my guess, though, nothing she has confessed to in her shop or blog that I could find. ;))
"Beautiful lampwork bracelet with pmc" is made with these beautiful lampwork beads in turquiose and brown, with precious metal clay (pmc) on the focal bead. I love this one! "Lampwork horse pendant" is so pretty!

Check out the many, many lampwork beads and jewelry Judy has made! You're sure to find something in your style, as she makes a wide variety of beads.

catlady99 etsy shop
catlady99 blog

Etsy Featured Artist - Lucky Girl Trading Co.

"Make Every Day Your Lucky Day" says this Lucky Girl on etsy. You'll feel pretty lucky, too, if you go pick out a sparkly and/or very colorful thing to be sent to become your very own! Her items just have a lively energy when you look at them.

"The Joy of Pink Temari" is such a cool little, colorful item. I don't really know how she makes these, but they are awesome looking. She has many in her shop, all in different colors and designs.
"Kumihimo Flower Pattern Choker Necklace" is another fascinating method this Lucky Girl uses to make something beautiful. A type of braiding with 16 cords of satin makes up this pretty choker.
"I Will Give You the Moon and the Stars Pendant" has a sparkly mica moon and star decorating a beautiful, black glass pendant. This would make a lovely necklace or choker for a special night out.

You really should go check out this shop. This Lucky Girl is one talented artisan, with many, many colorful items to choose from. You won't be sorry - in fact, you'll be lucky, and glad, you did.

Lucky Girl Trading at etsy
Lucky Girl blog

Etsy Featured Artist - little brown bird

First off, I would like to start by telling you a few things about getting this blog together today. When I first went in to little brown bird's etsy shop, I started scrolling down the page to see what she is offering there. As I had just fixed myself a delicious mocha to enjoy while perusing her shop, my eye caught the word "mocha" in one of the titles. I thought that was kinda neat and kept scrolling. A little further down was "Rainy Day...", which is what it is here today. I decided the coincidences were even better being two, so I chose those two items to feature, then went on to find a third. Now I'm looking with an eye for today, plus it needed to be something different than another necklace or earrings. When I spied the word "Jasmine", I knew it had to be, since I had just text messaged my daughter, Jasmin, about 10 minutes prior to going to little brown bird.
Okay, so the reasons for choosing these items wasn't my usual way of picking my favorites, but as you can see by going to Mary Ryan's shop, that would be a very hard thing to do. She has lots of nice things to choose from and you can surely find several items without even looking hard. That cherry blossom silver ring just jumps out at you first thing, for example, and who wouldn't love that one?
A few things I have found out about Mary Ryan:
She is an Interior Design Consultant by day
She creates in a variety of mediums, and styles
She has traveled to some very interesting places in her life
She lives life to the fullest.

Check out these items she has for sale on etsy.com.
"Rainy Day- Decoupage Pendant Necklace" is a wooden pendant with a decoupage of a vintage picture of a girl with an umbrella in the rain.
"Jasmine Green Jasper and Sterling Silver Bracelet " is so pretty with its jasper focal stone, 2 Hill Tribe silver beads, faceted crystal, and Czech glass beads.
"Mochalicious Vintage Glass Bead Earrings" feature vintage mocha-colored glass beads with bead caps, and a small indigo bead for contrast and interest.

So texting Jasmin, and having a mocha on a rainy day can be an interesting find! Go to Mary's etsy shop and blog to see much more!
She also has a shop on etsy where she sells "raw materials" for making your own cool stuff, called InTheRaw

littlebrownbird etsy shop
InTheRaw etsy shop
littlebrownbird blog

Etsy Featured Artist - Shannon Saylor

Shannon, who resides in the mountains in southwest Virginia with her husband and 5 cats, says that her crafting side is in her genes. Because of her obvious love of animals, she has joined the Etsy For Animals (EFA) group, and donates to their causes.

"4 dropstone Necklace" is beautiful with its semi-precious gemstones, glass, and shell beads.
"gold and white beaded bracelet" is a fashionable piece. Its 9" length would also be suitable for an anklet on a smaller person.
"Green glass earrings" with glass leaf beads would please any tree-lover (like me).

ShannonSaylor at etsy
ShannonSaylor blog