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Sharing the love on Valentine's Day! 'Te Amo !' by idniphotography Enjoy ...

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This is what I found the other day when I went to retrieve Kaylee after her morning nap. I usually leave her to play in the crib for a while because she usually wakes up happy and picks up one of her little board books to look at or a stuffed toy to talk to. On this particular day she practiced a whole new skill.

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I really love single color treasuries. Here are two that are also Valentine-themed. 'You Were Mint For Me :)' by GeorgiaFunFinds

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Valentine's Day is just two weeks away, so here are some heart-y treasuries just for you!  Go click and shop! 'Love in the Kitchen.' by emmamargaret321

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Look at me!  On time for once!  And I just love this very non-traditional Valentine treasury.... 'valentine's day in santa barbara' by birdandbloke

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Three treasuries to catch us up this week! The first was curated by a good friend of mine and I just loved the idea. Be sure to click the title of this one to see it in it's proper spacing. 'A Message For Any Day' by dianadivine

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What a long time since my last post!  No updates, no pictures, no Treasury Tuesday.  A lot of it has to do with recurring outages of my cable internet service, but there's been a lot of busy going on, too.  I wish I could say it was busy in a profitable way, but alas that isn't the case. I promise I'm going to try to get back in the swing of things this week.  There's so much to catch up on. 

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It's a little after 10:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve and for once in my life I've actually finished wrapping all the gifts. In fact, I finished them four hours ago, even though I didn't start until this afternoon...and I took a couple of hours to go to the grocery store and drug store and Starbuck's in the middle of the project. I'm somewhat famous in my family for my strange gift wrap themes.

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Dreaming of a white Christmas?  It's not going to happen here, but that's certainly not unusual.  I can get in a white Christmas mood with these two lovely treasuries, anyway.... 'Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow' by clearessential

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I'm ahead of the game this week!  I'm creating this post on Sunday...hehe! Lots of interesting gift ideas to be found in these pretty treasuries, so I thought I'd share a few... 'winter on etsy' by inameliart

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If I'm not going to publish on the proper day, it should just become Treasury Blank-day, don't you think?  Yeah, maybe not.... Anyway, this one was love at first sight.... 'This morning: earl grey or green tea?' by machooka

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In case you haven't noticed, I haven't posted a thing since the twelfth day of November.  And will you look at that....today is the first day of December!  So it looks like I owe you three Tuesdays' worth of treasuries.... Oh, this will be easy!  First is one from my dear friend Janey, who gave me vintage beads for my birthday, as well as a lovely brooch that I admired in her Etsy shop.  These

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....that's what I must do.  I'm on my way to the studio/laundry room to see what I can create prior to the Spectacular Fall Bazaar next Saturday.  Maybe some more of these, although this pair is about to fly away....   So....I'm going to have to catch up with the other goings on in my life later (hopefully sooner, but this is me, the great procrastinator, we're talking about here, folks!). 

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I'm only a week and a day late!  The week can be blamed on my lack of an internet connection (well, I could get online on my phone, but I couldn't get the Blogger iPhone app to work because I installed it while my computer was not connected and you apparently have to do something online on a real computer to enable it).  The day I can only blame on being day-of-the-week challenged. So, here are

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My second go at the Spectacular Fall Bazaar at Everman United Methodist Church. It was a lot of fun last year....and I learned a lot. I sure do have a lot of work to do between now and then, though!  Be sure to click on the flyer below to be able to read the details a bit more clearly (I hope).

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So much fun watching this little munchkin grow and learn. She'll be 10 months old on Friday....can you believe it? Of course, she's into everything that's within her reach and that reach is extending every day. This week she finally pulled herself all the way up onto her feet after several weeks of just pulling up on her knees or on one knee and one foot. She loves playing with

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This treasury has everything I love....great earrings, great photography, tiny houses, orange marmalade and a baby.  What could be better?   'Rustic October - Made by the DiversiTeam' by NewVisionDesigns DiversiTeam, 247, fPoe, Poe

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This one was featured on Etsy's front page last night and it's easy to see why.  It's pure loveliness!  Be sure to check out the curator's shop for her gorgeously artistic jewelry, as well as the shops featured in the treasury.  Go! Click! Be inspired! Shop! 'Winged Mystique ' by

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It's time to get just a little bit creepy, just a little bit Halloween-y. Noblegnome's shop is one that I tend to haunt, as I'm always inspired by the way she puts materials together. Now I'm also inspired by the way she puts treasuries together, especially this one's subdued use of the traditional color scheme to convey the mood of a spooky Halloween night.

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Someone finally decided to crawl this week.  Apparently my toes are worth crawling toward.  We did a nice job of color coordination, didn't we?  Nine months old is so much fun!

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On the right day this week. When every single thing in a treasury makes me smile, that is indeed a blog-worthy treasury.  And it includes earrings from one of my favorite Fort Worth artisans (love her blog, too). Definitely be sure to click on the curator's name to visit her awesome Etsy shop.  Go ahead and click on those pics to see more smile-worthy shops, too.

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I don't know how it got to be Friday night already. I could have sworn it was just Monday. Gently easing into autumn with this lovely treasury.... 'Autumn Greetings' by NosieRosie1

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Trying to give autumn a gentle nudge....a reminder that it needs to arrive here in Texas and stick around for a while. The calendar says it arrives on Friday and the temperatures have dropped below 100, but having lived here my whole life, I know not to trust that summer is truly on its way out. 'The Sky is Falling'

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I love it when I can make something especially for a specific person.  My happiness was multiplied by two when I got to do it for two very special brides-to-be, sisters who just happen to be the daughters of Bunko Babe Cindy.  Although I only got a picture of one, these very nearly identical bracelets were created from pearls that belonged to Cindy's mother.  They were a surprise for Lauren and

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Just realized that it's Tuesday and got myself in a bit of a panic until I remembered that I'd bookmarked this treasury last week.  It's the aqua-glazed bowls and the birds on a wire that got me on this one. Such aqua loveliness.  'Soft, bright and fresh Aqua ( from soft series)' by

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I saw a couple of things while browsing Etsy that had me craving cherries and limes, so I created my own treasury this week.  I might need to take a trip to Sonic now. 'cherry limeade' by jgrumbling lime and cherry goodness.

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A certain young lady turned eight months old last Sunday. Her grandmother is just slow at posting pictures.   Twinkie is not that impressed. At her house, surrounded by colorful toys, she's still trying to grab my phone. A blur of hands trying to catch a blur of Harley's tail. Shiner looks concerned. Got it! I turned around from picking up the mail next to the front door

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I've been saving this one for a couple of weeks. It kind of breaks my rule of not featuring treasuries that have thousands of views, but really, isn't it fun? As always (and as I don't always remind you), you can click on the title of the treasury to see it on its Etsy page, or click on the curator's name to go to his or her shop, as well as clicking any of the photos to visit the shops they've

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This one just tickles my fancy.  Does anyone else still say that? 'i l l u m i n a t i o n' by gewgaws

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My Saturdays are all too often sit-around-and-do-nothing days, even snowballing into a whole weekend of sitting around, with nothing at all accomplished.  I almost always hate myself for wasting so much time that I'll never get back.  I'm a bit more on track this month, having already spent at least one day of each weekend in my studio/laundry room, sometimes making jewelry while I was doing

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And I guess this only makes sense if you're a regular reader of my blog.  :)

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I saw this at the top of the treasury listings yesterday and loved it, so I had to share it with you. It's so cool and serene. I can't imagine why it would be curated by YourZenZone, can you?  Be sure to check out their shop and all the featured sellers' items by clicking on the title of the treasury or the individual photos.  'R E F L E C T I O N'

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It's nap time for the munchkin...not the same nap as my last post...that was Friday's nap, when she was fussy and feverish with teething...today's nap is a "happy but tired from playing so I think I'll just lay down and take my nap" sort of nap. So anyway, while she's napping, I thought I'd sit down and write a little diatribe about S.E.O.  If you are at all involved with Etsy or any other

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Playing with my iPhone camera this afternoon instead of, or as a warmup for, taking jewelry pictures.  Ruby looked so comfy on the floor by the back door with the shade-dappled sunlight streaming in.... And of course, if I'm playing with pictures on my phone, I've got to switch over and try a few with Instagr.am.... original Instagr.ammed original Instagr.ammed Oh, yeah.

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The Ernestine Edition, curated by yours truly... 'One ringy dingy' by jgrumbling

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Right now as I am typing this (at 10:10 p.m. on Monday) the following treasury is on Etsy's front page.  I love it! 'gypsy dance' by FiregypsyVintage As Summer turns to Fall the gypsy dances in fields of nature, humming earthen songs.

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Not only does this treasury look really refreshing after enduring weeks of triple digit temperatures, but it just happens to include a pair of earrings that I made.  Hint, hint...this is a sure-fire way to be featured on my blog! Anyway, go, click on everything and be refreshed...and isn't that needle-felted lemon awesome? 'When Life Gives You Lemons...'

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Instead I lay in bed snapping pictures with my phone and using Instagram to alter my view.  And yes, I had to look up whether I should use "lay" or "laid" in that sentence.  'Cause, you know, I wouldn't want to use improper grammar or anything.  I'd lie in bed worrying about it at night.

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In picking out the Etsy treasuries that I feature every Tuesday, I usually try to use those which are either fairly new and don't have many views yet, or those with a particular theme that appeals to me.  This one's theme definitely appeals to me, but since it was featured on Etsy's front page on Sunday (the honor that most curators strive for) it's had quite a lot of views and click-throughs. 

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I love the theme of this treasury by SmithereenDesigns.  It makes me think of peonies and wedding cakes, for some reason.  Must be that it reminds me of my daughter's wedding. 'Love Me For My Many Layers....' by SmitherineDesigns

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Apparently I needed a six-month-long break to spark my desire to create.  I had done such a rush of jewelry-making during the fall to get ready for my first craft sale that I think I dried up all the creative juices I had.  Add in the arrival of sweet Kaylee and spending so much of my time to help care for her when Jennifer went back to work and I found all sorts of excuses not to get back into

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Interesting tidbits of useless information:  of  2,767,326 jewelry listings on Etsy, there are currently 16 items listed with a price of $100,000.  Of the 2,971 jewelry listings with Fort Worth indicated as their location, the highest price is $3,900, and there are 83 listings priced higher than my two highest-priced items.  My Small Pearls and Spare Parts and Long Hot Summer necklaces are

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Greenbeans was all my joyGreenbeans was my delight,Greenbeans was my heart of gold,And who but my lady greenbeans.

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I almost forgot that the Fourth of July was a Monday, so didn't even think of Treasury Tuesday until 11:00 p.m.  Hmm....should we continue celebrating?  Yes, it's the patriotic thing to do.  '** Look ** Up ** To ** The ** Sky ** ' by whatshername God Bless America!

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Somebody wants to be the baby.... I should have chased her out, but it's a holiday and I'll change the crib sheet tonight to start the week off fresh. Kaylee probably doesn't care if the corner of her crib is a little furry.

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What did I win?  This beautiful wine bottle stopper from Skar Art.  Joseph and Miranda are glass artists living and working in Bellingham, Washington.  Last week they had several giveaways on their Facebook page and I just happened to win one of them.  It arrived today and it is absolutely beautiful!  Now I'm coveting some of their beautiful pendants, too. 

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A nice big glass of lemonade would be a nice thing to have on this hot Texas day, but maybe I'll just dream of it as I enjoy this lemony treasury. 'Lemon heads' by RareDesign

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Happy Summer!  I picked this treasury because it reminds me of what I like about summer...the brilliance of the light...and it doesn't look at all hot, which is the part I don't particularly like. 'Just Imagine!' by romanticwarriorqueen Monday doldrums lead to this lovely

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Feeling a need to be inspired, I searched out a few of my favorite pieces of jewelry on Etsy and created a treasury of my own this week.  I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I do.  'Inspired. Admired.' by jgrumbling Just jewelry. Pieces that inspire. Pieces I admire.

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Yum.  Candy. 'Eye candy' by harvestcrafts Yum!

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I was searching for a treasury to feature and this curator's name just caught my eye. And it turned out to be a really fun and colorful treasury, so there you go. 'Fill your Heart with Joy and Light' by fishlegs Bright, happy finds from Eco Etsy!

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A custom order I just completed based on the one I designed for Jen for Mother's Day.  Lariats are fun to create, with the possibility of two pendant designs that work together as one. And it feels good to make something again after a lot of not-making-something.

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I'd like to go to San Francisco someday.  Meanwhile I'll just gaze at these fun SF finds on Etsy. 'I Found My Heart!' by LigiaClaudia

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Seems like it's been forever since I just sat down to write a post and share some of what's been going on in my little part of the world.  So here's what's been going on in May.... Lots of pictures of Kaylee, most taken on my new-to-me iPhone3G, which was gifted to me for Mother's Day because Jen got a new iPhone4 for her birthday.  Here are some from our Mother's Day Monday visit with Mimi. 

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....because I was busy elsewhere, doing things, hearing things, marching to a different blogger.... Love. Green. 'New Life Brings New Beginnings ' by nicolayallop From a single cell we are all born, life's vibrations.

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Holy moly!  I can't believe I completely missed Tuesday this week.  Blame it on the rain! 'Rain Rain Go Away' by sarahmandilephoto A rainy day calls for a rain-inspired treasury!

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My Mother's Day gift for my mom might be late this year, but if you're a procrastinator like me, take a look at these great picks for gifting, or maybe just for yourself.  I love the gentle color schemes of these two treasuries, both by Destiny's Creations. 'Mother's Day Wishes' by DestinysCreations

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Just some favorite things... This blog post, perfect in its simple celebration of a much-watched and talked-about event. These folks and their unpictured cohorts.  You've heard tell of them, I'm sure...the famous Bunko Babes. Glad we could be where we were when we were in spite of some unfortunate conditions. This blog, because it's beautiful and really needs to be included in my favorites

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Oh the pinkness of it all... 'Feeling a bit pink' by kateemarie

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What a day for a day dream.... 'Dream Big' by Handamade

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Aqua and peach loveliness, and such an interesting variety of items.  Wilford makes me laugh! 'Painted Skies' by DestinysCreations Beauties in aqua blue and peach.

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I was washing dishes just now (a subject mentioned much too often on this blog) and while drying my very old stainless steel cookie sheet, I noticed that my reflection looked like something I'd see in a very old mirror.  So I grabbed the camera and started playing around with it.  The result was 12 bad pictures (camera in front of my face, camera at a bad angle, too much background, etc.) and

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Happy Birthday, sweet, beautiful daughter!  I love you more than words can say!

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I saw the link to this treasury the other day when PoleStar posted it on her Twitter feed @jenonearth.  Can you spot the boots? 'spot the boots' by PoleStar

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Wanda S.!!! Congratulations! The Dark Side of the Moon earrings will be winging their way to you later this week. Fred did the honors of drawing the name from the bowl-full of identical orange Post-Its containing all of the entrants' names. Thanks for playing along, everyone!  It was really interesting to read what your favorite items are in my shop.  Don't forget you can

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Definitely the fairest of them all (in the opinion of her grandmother, at least)! Yes, the mirror is attached to the crib rail upside down, because the velcro straps are sewn to the bottom.  I did not notice this when I bought it, since it was firmly wired into its packaging, as these things always are.  It took me half an hour to negotiate its release.  Kaylee doesn't care.  She spent ten

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What are we celebrating? My Etsy-versary, of course! It's been two years since I listed my first naive little earrings on Etsy. I've learned a lot in those two years and hopefully what is represented in my shop now is a bit more sophisticated than it was back then. I've had 23 sales on Etsy so far and I've made new friends as well as finding some old ones...and I've gained so much

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I've been saving this one for a day that I don't feel particularly inspired myself....well, because of the title and description, of course!  Be sure to visit the treasury page by clicking the title, and visit Fiftyleven's shop by clicking her name below. 'Tuesday done right...' by Fiftyleven

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Back to "aquamarine and the fish" for all you Pisces(es?) out there.  Not only did the title of this treasury grab me as soon as I saw it, but it's such a pleasing color scheme and features some fun items and fantastic photography.  Be sure to click the title to visit the page on Etsy to see it in it's proper layout, and don't forget to click to visit KingsDownRoad's shop, too.  I keep forgetting

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I'm looking forward to spending my spring watching this little sprout bloom! Photo courtesy of her mommy's iPhone.  It certainly takes better photos than my phone does.  Maybe I need one?  I also seem to be having a problem getting pictures from my phone to my computer.  I can send them to Facebook and save them from there, but then I can't enlarge them into anything but a blur.  I wonder where

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More March loveliness in Etsy Treasury form, this week celebrating the nearness of Spring with a little St. Patrick's Day green thrown in for luck. 'spring meadow' by sealmaiden

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The day is almost done, but I still want to wish my mom a very, very happy birthday!!  I went to a Texas Brahmas hockey game with Mom and Daddy this afternoon (one of the many fun things that I share with my parents is a love of hockey and the Brahmas) and I'm taking Mom to lunch at On The Border tomorrow.  I'm sure we'll also end up here..... We always do! She's going to be mad at me for

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March is aquamarine and St. Patrick's green and the first day of spring and candles on a birthday cake for Mom.  I've found treasuries to celebrate it all for you this month, starting with this gem of a treasury featuring all things aquamarine... 'Sky Writing' by janmoralesphoto

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I've been having so much fun with this little lady over the past three weeks.... That was last week and she was studying the pattern of the fabric on her burp cloth so intently that I'm sure she's going to be ready to start decorating before she can walk. In the meantime, I've been doing some decorating of my own.  Our living room furniture consists of a slipcovered sofa, chair-and-a-half and

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Oh, my....another Tuesday and once again I almost forgot to post a treasury!  Something seems to be going on around here to take my attention away, huh?  Well, how about a treasury I created myself?  And it's all doors, just because I've always had a fascination with doors, pictures of doors, the possibility of what might lie beyond those doors... 'Open the door....Let me

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Monday holidays make me forget what day it is.  I almost missed Tuesday! I came across this treasury last week when I was looking for all those I featured with an amethyst theme. Isn't it lovely and eclectic? 'Soft and Cool' by jillatay

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Amethyst.  My pick of passionately purple treasuries for February.  Enjoy. 'amethyst garden' by PonyAndPoppy

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Slowly I turn, in a circular motion. Excuse the lateness of  my post.  I was having fun with a certain 6-week-old-today baby...my first time to keep her at my house, since her mommy went back to work today.  I decided to create a treasury of my own, rather than leave someone else hanging if I didn't get their treasury posted in a timely manner.

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Fred finally gets to hold his granddaughter! Kaylee sleeps through her first official lunch date with Mom, Jancey and Mimi...  and Jen takes a picture to send to Josh. All of the above happened last week, sandwiched between my nephew's lovely wedding and Fred's lovely birthday.  As usual I am slow in getting pictures uploaded.  The camera has stayed in my purse since our lunch date, in fact.

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At last!  At least it's still Tuesday! Since I didn't have a particular treasury or theme in mind for today, I decided to go look at treasuries created by one of my favorite Etsy jewelry makers.  Indeed you'll find her work featured in many other treasuries, including quite a few that have been featured here on this blog.  So today we'll get ready for Valentine's Day with this heart-y treasury

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Somehow I've gotten all wrapped up in grandmothering and celebrating Fred's birthday on Saturday and watching quite a few movies on Netflix via Fred's birthday gift (a Roku streaming media player) and I just realized that it's 45 minutes after the time I usually schedule my Treasury Tuesday Post.  Since I haven't even picked out a treasury to feature, that does not bode well for getting it done

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December 13th was a very good day for Etsy treasuries, as I bookmarked quite a few while browsing that day.  I immediately fell in love with this one created by Piabarile, who has an amazing eye for texture (and color, too, as you'll see when you visit her shop or any of her other treasuries). I was also very pleased to have my Button Up - Lime bracelet featured in this

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One of Kaylee's favorite ways to nap....in her car seat with her pacifier.

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Today's treasury was created by OhMyAmpersand, whose Etsy shop features nature-inspired prints and wood jewelry and art.  Just the spark of cheery brightness needed for a gloomy winter's day.  And I think Kaylee needs a bird from Bubbletime (her nursery is already decorated with a cute little quail from sister shop SeaPinks)!

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I absolutely love wearing linen, as anyone who's known me for very long might tell you.  It feels and looks so natural, so breathable, so rumpled and unpretentious and luxurious.  I really want to use it for decorating, too, but haven't so far, although I do have some overly-loved pieces of clothing that could easily be salvaged for a pillow cover or three (and why has that only just now occurred

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Wholeheartedly approved by my cats Gracie, Twinkie and Ruby. Be sure to visit MeekaMew's Etsy shop, where you'll find delightfully silly plushies, greeting cards and vintage Holly Hobbie collectibles.  And be sure to click the treasury image (is that a mouse in your hand?) for a closer look and direct links to all the great items and sellers featured there.  It's the cat's

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"Sitting on the front porch watching all the world go by..." "Wait, maybe I don't really want to be out here." "What fun is this thing if you won't let me have any of the ornaments?"

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But isn't it amazing how much they can change in one week?  

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Lovely winter blues! This lovely treasury was created by Alibli, who's on vacation right now, but her shop is well worth bookmarking for future jewelry shopping fun! Icy winter whites! This one was preempted last week by the need for pink, but I really appreciate it when HPerl includes one of my pieces in her treasuries!  Besides, she makes lovely treasuries every time,

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Tuesday was some day!  We had Fred's side of the family coming to our house on Tuesday afternoon for a belated Christmas celebration.  We found out just a few days before that Kaylee was going to be delivered via C-section that afternoon as well!  That meant that Jen and Josh were at the hospital while there were nine of us here, having a somewhat rushed opening of gifts, then niece Sarah and I

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I wasn't planning a pink treasury today, but then we got the news that granddaughter Kaylee is coming today via C-section, since she's breech.  I went looking for something lovely and pink to celebrate her arrival and found one created just yesterday by Cookieletta.  Be sure to visit her lovely shop filled with knitted and crocheted fashion accessories.  I'll be back later in the week with an

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  Ruby guarding the card from my uncles Larry and Mark....isn't it silly?  That's Larry in the picture, as both Hagar and Helga...you can click on it to enlarge.  The inside of the card has a picture of their dog also dressed in a "Viking helmet".  I love it! Have a very Merry Christmas, everyone!

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Free photo slideshow made with Smilebox The tree is still undecorated and the house isn't clean, but I've finished all of my Christmas shopping....hooray!  And in spite of appearances above, it's all wrapped except for one large item that's still in hiding and two small items that are still in production (well...there is that one that was ordered in November and still hasn't shown up....it

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