Tuesday Treasuries

Treasuries are showcase lists of Etsy goodies from various shops. They are artfully put together by members of the Etsy community. As always, I am grateful to have been included. Thank you!!

'An Irish Love Song' by lynncorr

From my heart.

Irish Sea Pottery Pendant. D... HandmadebyAmor $19	Baby socks, footwear, St pat... JaminaRose $16	Irish Home Decor Shamrock Do... NutmegCottage $12	Irish Claddagh Heart, Glass,... GloineGlory $45
Ireland County Map 5 Color typemaps $25	Sonas Celtic Folk CD Irish M... HarpandThistle $12	Sterling Silver Celtic Knot ... peteconder $48	Wedding country bouquet ,sha... FlowerDecoupag... $28.95
Carmel's Cupboard - 5 x ... celtictraveler... $4.5	Springtime Vines - Ornate Ce... Dunnyveg $7.5	Sylvia - Cabled Afghan with ... TheMiddleButto... $200	Connemara Marble with Wooden... theirishlassie... $85
FQ Pure Linen Fabric , 100% ... linenartisan $4	Irish Collar hand crocheted,... DEMET $75	Irish cottage watercolor pai... carolsapp $18	Irish Wolfhound Art Print of... DottieDracos $12

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Thanks as always to Lynn Corrigan of Lynn's Creative Crochet who churns out a tonne of treasuries and loyally includes a lot of Irish sellers in particular. Thanks so much for including my dazzling blue sea pottery pendant. I see some of my local Etsy buddies in there too!

More October Treasuries

A few more recent treasuries to share and say  

A BIG THANK YOU for:

 This one is good enough to eat!  Thank you Deb of Blue Sky Pottery for including my bronzite, jasper and red glass bracelet in  'Strawberry and Chocolate.'

 

Thanks Puffin Patchwork for this festive collection to get us all in mood for the season 'Decorate for Christmas.' I will!

Once more Lynn Corrigan of Lynn's Creative Crochet has come up trumps with a gorgeous treasury, 'The Birth of the Blues.' Thanks Lynn for adding in my vintage sapphire glass pendant.

 Today, my brown gemstone necklace, 'Nature' was featured in this gorgeous, earthy treasury 'Anniversary finds' by Ksusha of Flower Decoration. I really appreciate it, thanks.

And here's one I made myself:

I put together this Irish collection titled, 'Samhain Halloween' to showcase a few fellow, Irish crafts persons, artists and craft suppliers.

Today,  Samhain is the Irish word for Halloween. Samhain was originally a pagan, Celtic holiday to celebrate the end of Harvest and literally meant 'summers end'. The ancient Celtic year began in November just after this festival. 

Enjoy!

October Treasuries

A few more recent treasuries to share and say A BIG THANK YOU for:

Feast your eyes on beautiful artwork by Irish artists and artestans in Seascape Inspiration by Rosemary of Selke Crochet. Thanks for including my wire wrapped pendant, 'Waves'.

 Treasury Queen, Lynn of Lynn's Creative Crochet has featured me in multiple collections lately. I absolutely adore this purple list, titled 'Plum Palette.' Thank you so much for including my dark purple amethyst earrins 'Damson,'

Anna Victoria of Carillion Collectibles was feeling nostalic for Ireland and so created this treasury titled 'Irish Moss.'  A big thanks for inluding my Connemara marble ornament. Sending a massive Irish Ireland hug to you!

And here is one I put together myself to promote fellow members of the Top Treasury Team: 'Mild October', inspired by the current weather in Dublin - cool and crisp yet dry and bright.

Simon the Etsy Gecko Moves On

Recently, I've played host to Simon the travelling gecko. It's hard to understand or explain how a wee plush toy has come to be such an important figure among the Etsy Ireland Team, but he has. He is part ambassador for the team, part mascot and in more grown-up terms, I guess he's a marketing tool.

 He is the ward of Carrie, owner of Cherry Blossom Tattoo. Last year she sent him on a voyage of discovery and he has travelled far and wide visiting Etsy people and checking out their work. (Read about his beach combing trip with me by clicking HERE) .

Before waving farewell as he moved onto the next leg of his journey, Simon did one more thing for me by introducing me to a fellow team member. Next in line to host the little fella is Karo of Karoart. I was about to post him off to her, when I realised she lived about 10 or 15 minutes walk away. We decided to meet up so I could hand over Simon in person (he gets a bit travel sick in the post anyway) and so we could have a chat about our work and Etsy. We each took along a sample of our art. Karo showed me the beautiful bowl in the picture. For more of Karo's ceramic bowls click HERE.  No doubt, Simon will have a very interesting time and will get to see how these bowls and other artwork are made.

Farewell Simon and thanks for introducing me to another member of the team!

Teal Seaglass Pendant. A Little Help From My Friends

Recently I was out beach combing for seaglass and beach pottery near Dublin with my talented friends, Mo of Huggle Knits and Heli of Heli MG. Click HERE to read about our day out.

Teal seaglass pendant, BREEZE

 Here is the first of the pieces that I made from my haul of pirate treasure.  'Breeze' is pale teal seaglass pendant. The seaglass is a piece of an old bottle neck. The sea has tumbled it nicely, softening the edges and leaching it of minerals, achieving natural frosting. It is a beautiful bluey-green colour, one of the rarer finds in beach glass.

Our day turned out even more fruitful as I may have found a new way to hang my pendants. When not using sterling silver chains, I hang the more affordable, seaglass necklaces and button pendants on rubber, cotton or suedette cords but I wanted to try something different.

When Mo was showing us one of her new crochet necklaces, I had a Eureka moment and asked her would she make me a few crochet chains as an experiment.  She sent me a few different types and colours and I have been testing and playing around with them ever since. I decided to try out this black wool chain on 'Breeze' pendant and added a satin-covered button to complete the necklace.  Mo and I will be discussing fibers and options etc. I'd love to hear your opinions please?