Some of my favorites

I thought I would show you a few of my favorite things from the Twelve Days of Christmas in July sale on Artfire that's going on now. Remember, I said a few. There are so many things available and so many different types of sales from BOGO to discounts to free shipping. You should really try and beat the heat by getting a little bit of Christmas spirit early.
Here's a beautiful necklace by my friend Emily of Exqusite Studios. http://www.artfire.com/users/ExquisiteStudios

This toddler purse is the perfect gift for the little miss in your life. It's perfect for the little girl who wants to take her posessions with her. It's designed and created by VaBchQuilter.http://www.artfire.com/users/vabeachquilter

The final, but by no means least favorite in this list are these cool glow in the dark Christmas ornaments by BAKidagain. this is only one of 1000 ornament designs available, including many different designs honoring our military men and women. http://www.artfire.com/users/BAKidagain

Twelve Days of Christmas in July on ArtFire

Starting tomorrow is the Twelve Days of Christmas in July sale on Artfire. There are so many sellers participating this year, it's going to be super!

For all of you crafters, there are supplies on sale. All kinds of supplies from scrapbooking supplies to jewelry making supplies. For you early bird shoppers, there are gifts galore on special. For those of you wantinghandmade Christmas ornaments and decorations, they are there, too.

It's easy to find the sellers who are participating-all you have to do is put TDOCIJ in the ArtFire searchbox and the products will show up. You will be pleasantly surprised at all the goodies.

Jewelry by Sherry is the AFlessthan(10)sales guild

featured studio this week. http://www.artfire.com/users/jewelrybysherry is the link for this beautiful studio. Sherry is a retired military wife who started crafting while her husband was in the Canadian Navy. Sherry is located in Ontario, Canada.

Her shop is full of wonderful handmade jewelry. One of my favorites is this Turquoise and cloisonne necklace. It is beautiful!!!!!!!!!! The turquoise beads highlight the blue in the cloisonne perfectly.

I also love this copper Swarovski pearl and gold plated bead necklace. It has such a warm and inviting look to it.

The featured AF Shops With Less Than (10) Sales

this week is Kaotic Krafter http://www.artfire.com/users/kaotickrafter .
Tina is the creator of the wonderful, upcycled goodies in this shop. She recycles old clothes as much as possible for her creations. Among the many creations you will find in her studio are crocheted hats, bags and purses, fabric and felted flowers, notebooks, journals and date books, cards and a section for Emma's Creatures. Emma's Creatures are designed by Tina's 4 year old daughter and are made and stuffed with recyled clothes and yarn. (They take custom orders for them, too.) Emma designs them and helps cut them out, then Tina sews them. Emma gets all the money from her creature sales.
Be sure and stop by and visit this "chaotic" studio. You will see some wonderful handmade items that you won't find any where else. To prove that, I will show you a couple of pictures.

Craftbabyhope is the featured studio this week

from the Artfire Less Than (10) Sales guild. You can find this talented studio here http://www.artfire.com/users/craftybabyhope Jennifer, from Tuscon, Az. is the creator of the wonderful goodies in this shop. Not only does she create wire jewelry, she also works in polymer clay. Here are a coupleof examples of her work. After you see those, I know you will want to click her studio link to go see her creations for yourself.

This weeks featured AF studio is

href="http://www.artfire.com/users/swirljewels">http://www.artfire.com/users/swirljewels Trish, the creator behind swirljewels hails from down under, in South Austrailia. Her work is unique and beautiful. She has some wonderful jewelry for both women and men. I know it's kind of hard to find handmade jewelry for a guy.

I'm going to show you a couple of pieces that I really like from her studio, then you can click on the link and go see for yourself. Remember, Mothers Day and Fathers Day will be here before you know it.



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BoutiqueKarma is this weeks featured studio

You can find this unique studio by clicking this link http://www.artfire.com/users/boutiquekarma . This shop has handmade coffee sleeves for those early morning to go cups of coffee. It also has mug huggers that fit around your coffee or tea mug. It has a layer of thermolan batting between the fabric layers to help keep your beverage warmer longer. both the sleeves and the mug warmers come in a variety of beautiful fabric.
There are also herbal eye pillows for those times that headache makes you have to lay down and mellow out for a while. They have lentils and flaxseed and can be used dold or hot.
The cutest and most unique thing that I think is in this studio is the Bobo Pack. It's for when the little ones take a tumble and get an owie that needs ice applied to it. It also has a bit of lavender scent to help them calm down after their tumble. It also comes in a variety of adorable fabrics.
So here are a couple of pictures, then you go see this studio for yourself. The first is the Bobo Pack and the next one and Eye Pillow.
By the way, check out our guild blog link on the left and see what we are giving away.

This weeks featured guild studio

is jYOUlry http://www.artfire.com/users/jYoulry a studio that makes personalized photo jewelry pieces. They are so cool!! I just might have to get something that has my adorable little grandsons picture on it. This would be a great idea for mom or grandma. You could do a charm bracelet with all the kids or grandkids-or one that showed a child growing up over the years. You are limited only by your imagination.Besides that, there is a clearance coupon you can use for some of her jewelry.
jYOUlry was started by a work at home mom, Lisa, who had to close her firm when her family relocated to Panama. She still needed to create and she wanted to creat something unique and affordable in this economy. It didn't take to long for her line of custom designed photo jewelry to come into being.
So, with Mothers Day drawing close, check out her shop and I bet you will find a cool gift.

Madmoravian is the featured studio this week

Madmoravian is the shopswithlessthan(10)sales guild's featured studio this week. http://www.artfire.com/users/madmoravian It's a cool studio with everything from chainmaille to woodworking pieces to stained glass.
Scott has been working with wood for about 20 years and his experince shows in his attention to detail. Here's a picture of one of his beautiful wood bottle stoppers. He also makes really cool wood pens, to, but you have to click the shop link to see those.

One of the things that I think is the coolest and most unique in his shop is this chainmaille hat band for a cowboy hat. since Scott is from Texas, it makes perfect sense to me that he would create something like that.

There is a lot of cool chanimaille jewelry for guys in Scott's studio, so if that special guy in your life has a birthday or something coming up, you should really stop by this studio. Besides, Scott has a special sale going on whild he is the featured studio. If you use the coupon code GUILDFEATURED, you will get 20% off your purchase. So, what are you waiting for?

This week's featured seller

from the AFshopswithlessthan(10) guild is LiquidAmbar http://www.artfire.com/users/liquidambar This is a husband and wife team and in their studio bio, they say sometimes the kids, all working together. It's so good to see kids taking an interest in creating handmade things. That way, traditions won't be lost to the compter age. Their creations are totally cool and unique. Jewelry made from clay and glass-I love that-and fused glass-love that, too. They also have some beautiful pottery. As with most handmade items, these are all one of a kind.

Located in gorgeous NC, they have a wealth of inspiration from nature and it shows, especially in their pottery which is coiled or slab built.

Here are a couple of pictures of things that I love in their studio. It really would be worth your time to click the link and visit their studio.

This week the featured Shopswithlessthan(10)sales guild is

Krystallized. You can find their studio here http://www.artfire.com/users/Krystallized


This is another husband and wife team from Toronto, On. and realtively new to Artfire, having just joined a couple of months ago.





They make beautiful jewelry with Swarovski crystals. This Spiral Rose Necklace is beautiful. I love the way it flows.

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So if you love crystal jewelry, click on the studio link and see waht Krysatllized has to offer.

The featured studio this week

from the Artfire ShopswithLessthan10(sales) Guild is On Pens and Needles http://www.artfire.com/users/onpensandneedles This is a truly wonderful studio with many surprising things in it and each and every one is handmade.





Jan and Don are a married, retired couple. Jan is a retired nurse and Don is retired from the Navy. Now they are free to spend time on their hobbies. Don makes pens and things from wood and other things-like Corian-and Jan creates wonderful embroidered baby blankets.





I am deeply impressed that Don received the 1st Place Blue Ribbon and Judges Award of Merit at the 2009 Los Angeles County Fair for his entry of the Rose window of Notre Dame scrolled (that's done with a saw) out of Corian the countertop stuff. Now that's artistry for sure!!


Here's a picture of it . Isn't that GRAND?!

Don creates the wooden pens and toys they sell.

Jan creates one of a kind, custom baby blankets that are adorable and other one of a kind things.
I love this little Hooded Bath Towel with the yellow duck ribbon trim. How much cuter can you get for bathtime than yellow ducks?

So click on their studio link and go see their studio on Artfire. It will be worth it.

Spotlight on Va Beach Quilter

The Spotlight studio this week is Va Beach Quilter. You can find her here. http://www.artfire.com/users/vabeachquilter

Several relatives on my mom's side of the family were quilters, so I appreciate the art of quilting and it is an art. Kim's work is no exception to this statement. Not only does she have quilts, but a wonderful mix of quilted items from totes and backbacks to table runners and place mats. In fact, when I have the money, she's going to do a custom quilt for me.

I love the colors and style of these placemats.

As a reformed (trying to reform, anyhow) purse collector, I am in love with the selection of quilted purses she has in her studio. Loving the color blue and flowers, of course this is my favorite purse from her studio.

Avalon Studios is the Artfire Crazy Train rider

You can find this Artfire jewelry studio here http://www.artfire.com/users/Avalon_Studios

There is some lovely and unique jewelry here. I love the way she uses color in her pieces, but since I'm a color addict, that can't be a surprise. LOL!

So, I will show yo a couple of pieces that I love, then you click the link and go see what you love in this studio.

The Joyful Gem is riding the Artifire Crazy Train today

This artfire studio has some lovely jewelry pieces in it. The Joyful Gem is a good name for this studio, too. http://www.artfire.com/users/TheJoyfulGem

Besides having earrings, bracelets and necklaces, she also has a nice selections of things she is de-stashing-some pretty stones and lampwork beads.

So, I am going to show you a icture or two, then you click the link and go see for yourself the selection of pretties.

The Blue Daisy is today's Artfire Crazy Train Rider

If you sew or quilt or know anyone who does, this is the perfect shop to get a present for them.

http://www.artfire.com/users/thebluedaisy

She has the cutest handmade pin cushions, pins and scissor fobs I have ever seen in her studio. I'll show you a picture, then you click the link anbd go check out her studio.

Riding the Artfire Crazy Train is an adorable studio

full of the cutest hairclips I have seen. Almost makes me wish my grandson was a granddaughter. LOL! ClarasClips is the studio name and the link is http://www.artfire.com/users/claraclips There are even some for big girls and "tweens, too. There are some holiday clips that would be perfect for those family get togethers this season.

Ok, for some reason, blogger is giving me a hard time about posting more than one image, so I'm onl,y showing you one picture, but if there are any little (or big) girls in your life who love hair decorations, this studio is the place for you to get one of a kind goodies for them.

Riding the Artfire Crazy Train today

is a shop that makes me drool all over my keyboard-AAE-artglass. One of my loves and addictions is glass (I think I have mentioned that a couple of times) and the dichroic glass that is in this studio is truly out of this world beautiful! If you have never seen dichroic glass, here is the studio link. http://www.artfire.com/users/aae-artglassOf course I will show you a couple of pictures to tease you, but you need to see this wonderful work. It was hard to choose from the beuaties here.

Today's Artfire Crazy Train rider is

FrugalKitty. http://www.artfire.com/users/FrugalKitty

There are some lovely handmade necklaces in this studio, so you really should check it out. I'll show you a couple of pictures, then you click the link and go see for yourself. You just might find a Christmas present for somebody hiding in there.

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Riding the Artfire Crazy Train today is.

a studio full of handmade clothing, handbags and hats. http://www.artfire.com/users/callidoras Handbag junkie that I am, I love what she has in her studio and her dresses and hats are cool, too.

So after I tease you with a couple of pictures, you go see for yourself.