This Weeks Featured Shop Fine Threads

Here's a little about myself:I always enjoyed crafts, even at a young age. When I started crocheting I couldn't stop and kept trying crocheting different things but still couldn't quite capture the final product. It was then I decided to take a class and after the teacher told me how even my stitches were, I crocheted and crocheted. I still can't remember when I started crocheting with thread but I know this is my favorite yarn to use.I sold my ornaments at craft fairs for years and did very well. I've been crocheting over 30 years now and still love creating new items.

Please visit her shop by clicking here she has really amazing items and prices!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FineThreads

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Only 2 More Days To Enter

Hurry Hurry and get your comments in to win the super great mini print of a french chateau!! Here is the link, and the winner will be announced here on That Girls Crafty December 1 st.

http://thatgirlscrafty.blogspot.com/2009/11/giveaway-for-november-chateau-mini.html

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody

Enjoy your holiday, and remeber on Friday to BUY HANDMADE Etsy is having a rockin weekend holiday sale and tons of shops are offering discounts inclding mine free shipping on all appliques. So instead of standing in those loooooooooooong lines at Target shop on line at etsy.com. ;)

This Weeks Featured Seller LD Photography

I have been a photographer for over 25 years and have shown my photographs in shows all over the world. I have even won an occasional prize. I travel a lot and get an opportunity to capture images world wide. Recently I have started to explored mixed media collage and making miniature art which are sold as ACEO ( art cards the size of baseball trading cards that people collect). In addition , I have started to make wearable art from my photographs and vintage images in the form of recycled game tile pendants.In real life I am a happy wife and mother. In my professional life I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and I have a private practice. I specialize in children and adults who have ADHD.

I started making photographic pendants necklaces this year because I love to wear art and thought others might enjoy it too. Each pendant is handmade by me. I started with a recycled rummy-o game tile, paint, reduce down a photograph, seal, add Swarovski crystals and a silver plated bail, and sign and date the back.Just lmk which photos you would like and I will send them to you.

I am excited to say that LD Photography will be hosting next months giveaway which will be announced december 1 st. If you would like to visit her shop please click here http://www.etsy.com/shop/LDphotography

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Etsy Kids Winter Sale

This holiday season, join the Etsykids Team for a ride in Santa's Sleigh! Starting November 1st through Christmas Eve, participating shops will be sharing the holiday cheer with a shop sale of their choice. Santa will be traveling to each shop to take advantage of these great savings and you can come along and perhaps snag a deal of your own! To help Santa, and so he doesn't get lost, we'll be tracking his journey with a new blog post at each regional stop and highlighting the stores he's visiting.

From Now until Dec. 24th My shop BellesMademoiselles is offering 10% off everything in my shop including shipping. http://www.bellesmademoiselles.etsy.com/ To see other participating shops look here http://etsykids.blogspot.com/search/label/Santa%27s%20Sleigh%20Ride

This Weeks Featured Seller Into The Trees

My name is Janet, I live in Florida, For about 8 years in my spare time after running our other business in the daytime. To relax i hunt for my found palm fronds to recycle into my what i think is fun art. Never no what i am going to turn one into that is for sure! So after filling my house with my fronds , Friends would stop in and really love them. I did a few art shows with success and lots of smiles. And then found etsy and thought i would try her out. And i am having fun! That's what it's all about right?

If you would like to visit her very unique shop please click here. www.intothetrees.etsy.com

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DIY Thanksgiving project To do With Kids!!

Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Europe :( sniffle sniffle, but at my house we still do Thanksgivingy things, and invite friends for a huge American Thanksgiving dinner. Thought you might enjoy this fun little diy project to do with your kids in honor of turkey day. I always love to hear responses to what little guys are thankful for, it's always a little funny. Rachel 6 years " I am thankful I helped my sister" Not bad...:)Elodie age 3 "I am thankful for Baby Alive" That's what I was expecting. :) I'd love to know what your little guys are thankful for, feel free to comment below.

Etsy Kids Magazine

The second edition of the Etsykids magazine is out!! It's full of great holiday recipes, eco friendly gifts,tons of handmade kids gifts etc. It 's worth a read and here is the link. http://modernhandmadechild.com/

This Weeks Featured Seller L'Atelier à rever éveillé

My name is Christelle Huet-Gomez. I am 32 years old and I live in a little town near Paris. I have three daughters among which twins :)I teach History and Geography to pupils between 11 and 15 years old. But I am also a children's author and illustrator. And I love making craft with my illustrations! I make jewelry, boxes, bookmarks and so on! If you would would like to see more if what I do feel free to visit my shop here http://www.etsy.com/shop/choumie7

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New Holiday Items in My Shops

I love this time of year especially christmas, and I have added some new items to both my shops for the holidays.

Holiday Shop banners: great for adding a little holday cheer to your shop, and putting your customers in the mood to shop. :) Best of All only $5!! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=33937450

I added some holiday scrunchies to Belles Mademoiselles a set of 3 Including santas on blue, gingerbread men on green, and a super cute multi colored angel print. I always make my srcunchies how I like to wear them big and full. This set of 3 is only $6

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32934006

Also Brand new to Simply Banners & Ads Custom Card and Invitation Graphics. I just recently started listing these in my shop they are absolutly adorable and so much easier than buying a pack of Christmas Cards and writing on each one. With these you give me your text and Picture I make up the graphic for you and email it to you. You can then print them yourself of send them to an outside source for pritning, and voila you're all done. Now you can bake Christmas cookies with all the time you have saved. I have a few different Holiday Cards To choose from, I can even crop your pictures down, and make them black and white or sepia toned. They are only $9 WOW http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33685321

I have added so many new items to Simply Banners & Ads I need to give it a new name :) If you have added any new holiday items to your shops please feel free to comment under this post the item along with the link!! Happy Holidays!!

This Weeks Featured Seller Shebbo Design

Welcome to my world!
My name is Şebnem Ergün, I live in Istanbul- the magical city I design decorative handpainted stone and porcelaine objects which is blended with my love , passion and spirit!
I have a 8 months old - kitty son Pasha, sometimes my lovely cat also gives me the inspiration for my creations! I love animals, nature, sea, walking under the rain, feeding sea gulls...I am also interested meditation and spiritual healing methods.
Painting was my biggest passion in my childhood. I had loved to make charcoal drawings and oil paintings until I started the university. Even though my inner dream was studying the fine arts; I chose Business Administration that was “the shining star” branch of those years. After I graduated from university in my twenty, I was thrown into the business life. I have worked in various management positions at stressfull enviroment with high-tempo for over 15 years. During that time period, unfortunately I was far away my painting passion. In 2008, I realized the business atmosphere of Plazas really exhausted me, in July 2008 I decided to rest for a while to refresh myself and I quit my job with a radical desicion!
In my refreshment period; I embraced my painting passion again by listening to my heart..Wise, silent Stones have awaken my inner MUSE! With the inspiration I take from nature, I have started to revive their spirits with my colorful brush strokes…
Also I am painting porcelains with onglaze porcelain painting technique. I attended Porcelain Painting and Decoration art course at Caferaga Medresesi. (Traditional Turkish Art school which was built 450 years ago by Sinan the Architect beside the famous Hagia Sofia.) I am still working on traditional Turkish tile art and free-style painting techniques on porcelain and tiles... Besides; herefrom I would like to thank my sister Sule who accompany me on porcelain painting art; some of her porcelain objects are also listed in my shop.
May each of you have the opportunities to listen to your heart and awake your inner passion which brings the real joy that already lies deep in your soul; like I did 
To God, I am thankful for my artistic talent; I will continue painting and coloring my creations with the inspiration I take from the whole universe.
Greetings from Istanbul! Shebbodesign.

Etsy shop: http://www.shebbodesign.etsy.com/
Webpage : http://www.shebbodesign.com/
Twitter : http://twitter.com/shebbodesign
Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebnemergun/

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Giveaway for November Chateau Mini Print

This months Giveaway is offered by Atelier Conti . She is Giving a 11x13 mini print of the Chateau Montmirail in France. What a fantastic picture. I absolutley love old castles!! Here is the sellers description of the item.

This mini print (11 X 13 cm) is a photoetching of the Château de Montmirail, in France. It is hand inked and printed on handmade Italian all cotton paper. It is printed in umber brown.

You can enter up to 4 times

1) As always vistit http://www.etsy.com/shop/atelierconti and choose your favorite item, and put it in with your post. Required

2) Retweet and put in another post

3) Become a follower of my blog and post in another comment

4) Visit http://ateliermaisonconti.blogspot.com/ and become a follower, and put that in another post.

And The Winner Is

The winner of Octobers Giveaway of 5 custom web ads from Simply Banners n Ads is comment number 7 whimsy Coture!! Congrats!!