Another poll

For this poll, I will be giving away a pair of earrings of your choice, from my etsy shop, any value!

I created this necklace and am trying to decide which length looks the best. The necklace is made of graduated sizes of dyed red quartz on a gunmetal chain. Do you prefer the short, medium or long length? Please leave a comment with your choice of length and the earrings you would like to win, and I will randomly choose a winner next Friday, November 7th at10PM EST.

[Edit] I've decided to try it with 2 different tops to see what you think.

Don't forget to leave either your e-mail address or etsy username. If I cannot contact you, you cannot win. Good luck!

Featuring LoveYu

So I mentioned that I met some fellow indie artists at the Avondale Arts Festival. Well one person I met was Wren from Love Yu. She makes cute plushies and I had to get one for myself. Well, it'll be a gift for one of my many nieces. She's going to customize one for me and I'll be able to pick it up when I see her at the next festival. Can't wait! I may have to get more so that the other nieces don't get jealous. Anyway, here is a sampling of her critters. Be sure to check out her shop and she blogs too.

And stay tuned for the upcoming poll/contest. I promise I'll post it soon.

Avondale Autumn Festival Weekend

As you may or may not now, I had a booth at an arts festival this weekend. I had never heard of it before, so I didn't know what the turnout was going to be like. Well, it was not so great. I don't know if it was the show itself, the economy or a combination of both, but there wasn't that much traffic. You live and you learn, right? Anyway, here are pics of my booth. What do you think? Would you come into my booth?
Well now that I have pictures, I can apply to the bigger shows which will hopefully mean more business for me!

Oh, I did meet some other indie artists, which is always fun. I even did a trade with someone who makes cute plushies! She's customizing one for me, so I'll get it in 2 weeks when we're both at the Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp festival. Can't wait!

Etsy Front Page!

I created a blue treasury a few days ago and it made it to Etsy's front page! In Etsy world, this is very exciting! Unfortunately I didn't get a screen shot of the actual front page, but here's the image of the list:Sellers featured in this treasury are:
Lillyella, mystudio, DewberryVintage
TickledPinkKnits, dennisanderson, crankbunny
stephaniegibson, polarity, f2images
macraMe, avie, blockpartypress

On another note, I'll be posting a new poll soon where you'll be able to win a piece of jewelry, so stay tuned!

Thursday Etsy Favorites - Elm Studios

If you're looking for unique personalized gifts, then I suggest you check out Elm Studios. Erin and Rick create personalized pottery with cute designs that are very affordable. I haven't purchased anything from the shop yet, but that's because I am trying to figure out what to buy. One look at their shop, and you'll see why.

Avondale Autumn Festival and Sale!

Happy happy hump day! Since I will be participating at a local Arts and Crafts market this weekend, I will not be running a special this weekend. Instead, I'm doing a special for today only. All necklaces in my shop will be discounted 15% off if you mention my blog on checkout. This offer valid until midnight tonight.

For thos of you in the Atlanta area, I hope you'll come out to the festival. It takes place on Sat from 10-6 and Sunday, Noon-5. There will be over 75 artists and vendors, so it should be a great time. The festival location will be on the corner of Lakeview Place and Berkeley Drive in Avondale Estates. Hope to see you there!

Weekend in Asheville, NC

Our Asheville weekend was filled with good food, fun town and great nature watching. I think the leaves will start peaking in a week or two, but we did drive a bit on the Blue Ridge Parkway, aka "America's Favorite Drive." We only drove a bit of it, and if it were warmer, we probably would've done a little hiking. G and I didn't make it to the Biltmore Estate this time around. We would've only had a few hours to see it, and for a $42 entrance fee, I think I would like to be there for longer than that. Just another reason to go back and then check out the Biltmore village as well. Anyway, here are a few shots of the trip.

A cool looking Bistro in Downtown Asheville.

A shot of the Grove Arcade, home to retail shops, restaurants, offices and luxury apartments.

A picture from our drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Wall St. in Downtown Asheville