This Weeks Challenge

Every week Inspirational Ave (one of my creative teams) has a weekly theme. This week it's Fairy tales. So I decided to enter my digital collage sheet of whimsical fairies. Here is the link to the contest post if you would like to look at some of the other creations entered. http://inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com/2010/04/weekly-challenge-fairy-tales.html

This weeks Featured Shop For Birds

Forbirds is really an experiment for me, a shop that with growth will give me the confidence in running a small business. I come from a very business oriented family, but the difference really was my interest in art so I'm hoping that this synergy of both my loves will prove successful along with the addition of my very talented friend, Teagan White.I sought to create an identity with forbirds that sold artwork and other handmade products. A few days after I began listing items, my friend Teagan White decided she wanted to join forces with me and sell her work under this identity as well. We both go to the Minneapolis College of Art + Design and have been friends since the first day we met here on campus. This shop features both our artworks which I love because it shows off our very different aesthetics. We are still a new shop and very busy with college work, so although we do not have many listings yet, we hope we can widen our inventory and bring more art to the public.

Click here to have a look at her amazing shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/Forbirds

Some fun Spring Time Activities Links for Kids

I am always looking for new and fun ways to keep my girls busy. Now the weather is warming up YAY outdoor play is at the top of the list for them, but it's still important to me to give them something to do outside so they don't try to kill eachother :). Here are few links I came across, which will also include some activities for rainy days.

1) Homemade sidewalk chalk. I loved this one because my girls love to draw. http://fun.familyeducation.com/childrens-art-activities/crafts/29578.html
2) Clothesline artshow
http://fun.familyeducation.com/childrens-art-activities/outdoor-games/29586.html
3)Spring themed worksheets, and printables (my 7 year old loves these) great for indoors time
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/spring/printables/
4)Pretty Pressed blossom bookmarks
http://www.education.com/activity/article/pressed-flower-bookmarks/
5)Spring Bingo
http://www.education.com/activity/article/play-spring-bingo/
6)Flower pot music This one looks like fun!!
http://www.education.com/activity/article/flower-pot-music/
7)Homemade bubbles and wands.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/spring-activities-kids.html

Hope you enjoy these links!! Happy Spring!!

This weeks Featured shop, Designs By Kali

I found this shop because on March 1st I learned that my baby's heart had stopped beating at 10 weeks. I was really down for a while, and decided that I needed a tangible item to keep with me to remind me that he/she was gone but not forgotten. So I started searching for miscarriage memorial items, and I came accross designs by Kali. She has some beatiful items in her shop. The angel pin (pictured) is what I found in my search. I thought it was perfect.

Here is a little more info about her.

KCKay is a company focused on many different areas of creativity and design. Designs By Kali is the first line to be produced, focused on handmade jewelry, purses and accessories. It was created by Kalista, who has been creating and making things her whole life. She started making jewelry by learning to make beaded earrings and has continued learning and creating new pieces for 25 years. She also paints, makes cards, and assembles furniture, but one of her favorite activities is beading pictures on the loom.This is the link to visit our company web site. http://kckay.wordpress.com/If there is more information you would like to have please ask. Like I said I am new to this blog stuff so I am not sure what all you would like.Thank you again for your interest in my shop. I will be putting up some new earrings in the next couple of days so be sure to visit often to see what's new.

Be sure to check out all the wonderful items in her shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignsbyKali

Handmade Hairclips

I just recieved 2 adorable clips in the mail. It was a think you from the shop Chomel, http://www.etsy.com/shop/chomelchomel for featuring her shop on my blog. http://thatgirlscrafty.blogspot.com/2010/03/this-weeks-featured-shop-chomel.html I have to say these hair clips she makes are fantastic!! The detail is amazing, and my daughters abolutley loved them. If you're in the market for some very high quality hair clips please visit her shop, you won't be sorry.

Giveaway Month of April Petite Wire Wrapped Briolette Earings

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!!!! NO MORE COMMENTS PLEASE!!

This months Giveaway is so great, a super gorgeous pair of earings, by Julie Ellyn Designs. This giveaway will go from today April 7th, for 1 month to May 7th. The winner will be posted on my blog. Here is what you need to do.

You can enter up to 4 times
1) As always visit http://www.etsy.com/shop/JulieEllynDesigns , 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) Blog about this giveaway, and put the link in with another post

Here is the sellers descrpition of the item.
So sweet and petite! The Maria Earrings are tiny sterling silver wire wrapped smooth glass briolettes. A perfect earrings for Spring and Summer.The Maria Earrings measure under 1" from top of gold filled earwire.Thank you for shopping Julie Ellyn Designs

Happy Easter!!!

Hello to all of my loyal readers, and a very happy easter and looooong weekend to you!!

And The Winner Is !!!!.....

The winner if Marchs giveaway for the beaded fringe bracelet is comment number 4 user name Bison61. Congrats, be sure to email me all your mailing info so I can get it to the seller of the breacelet. Congrats!!! and Thank you all of you who paticipated, and support handmade. Be sure to come back in a few days when I post another giveaway for April.