In my Purse - Etsy Finds and More!

This week I am getting ready for Mother's Day! My daughter helped me draw some flowers over the weekend, and then she finger painted them for little gifts. These are for her grandma(s) and great grandma(s). I got an early Mother's day gift from my husband and her, A necklace that says "mom"!

This all got me thinking of some things I would love to get on Etsy once I make some more sales; or as a gift! I found some skincare products a few years ago from Skin Journey on Etsy, and I love one scent that they carry. I hope that they still have it available when I can make another purchase. I also found a nice wallet. So I thought that today I would post some Etsy and non-etsy items that I would (or do) keep in my purse.

Here is a collage picture of them all, with links to each item below:

#1. Foldover Clutch in Brown Leather by Jenny N Design
#2. Nerd Herder gadget wallet in Sepia Scene by RockitBot
#3. Moleskine 3 Pack of Kraft Plain Cahier Pocket Notebooks
#4. 10- 4"mini twig pencils by Ink Kit
#5. Circuit board Keychain Yellow by ReComputing
#6. Diaper Diddie(TM) Diaper Clutch with Built-In Changing Pad by The Pat - a - Cake Baby
#7. BIKE Pocket Mirror by boygirlparty
#8. Savannah Georgia- Whipped Body Emulsion by Skin Journey
#9. Cover Girl Exact Eyelights Mascara
#10. 6 Tube Lip Balm Set by Soap ( Bathing in Luxury)
#11. Piggy Paint Refined Nail Polish in color "In the Flesh" 
#12. Hand Stamped Custom Stainless Steel Baby Spoon by Cupcake

I love the colors in the purse shown, and the gadget wallet would be great for what I usually carry in a purse! Moleskine journals are nice for jotting down anything, keeping my daughter entertained, and drawing, and the twig pencils would work well with them. I love that circuit board key chain!

The "Diaper Diddie" is for my daughter but would fit well in a purse. The Bike pocket mirror is cute, and would help with the makeup. I usually get Cover Girl mascara just because it is easy to find.

I would Love some more Savannah, Georgia scented anything by Skin Journey, and the Lip Balm looked nice on Etsy! I have a few colors of Piggy Paint nail polish, and can even use it with my daughter. She loves getting her toes painted.

And finally the spoon is because we usually need one at some point of the day for my daughter to eat with.

What do you have in your purse right now, if you use one?

Have a fun Monday! Make sure you keep entering the Extreme Cash Giveaway on the Blog, and I am still having a 30% off Sale on Etsy through next Monday!

It's Monday again! I'm on ArtFire now.

Just got my daughter down for a nap after her play group, so I can make a new post today!
Over the weekend, I decided to make an ArtFire account. So far I really like it, and everyone there has been very nice and helpful. I have the same items there that I do on Etsy right now.
I found out that on ArtFire you don't need an account to make a purchase, so I thought it would be a good option for some customers! I can't wait to see how things go there. There is a link to my artfire site on the right side of this blog.

Also over the weekend, I started working on some bracelets. I hope to finish them today so I can post them throughout the week on both sites.

Now, summer is fast approaching, and that means wearing sunglasses for some people! Here is a great DIY post I found on changing up your sunglasses: DIY: Miu Miu Inspired Sunnies

From http://becauseimaddicted.net

And here are some handmade and vintage listings that are sunglasses themed:



Handcrafted Wood Veneer Sunglasses

Mr. Mustache Ring with Sunglasses

Vintage Orange 1980s Sunglasses

The Cool Tiger in Sunglasses 8x10 Print

I have a few pairs of sunglasses for my daughter, she loves them. Do you wear sunglasses? What style do you like best? I love comments here! Have a great Monday!

A New Week, and a Weekly Blog Theme - The Backyard!

This week I am going to attempt to overhaul our backyard, on a small budget. Last week we decided to get two pots, some soil, and a few plants to add to our bare backyard. Now that my daughter has realized that we have "pretty" flowers and plants outside, I thought we should give her some plants of her own to pick apart all she wants.

What we have so far are some marigolds, one sweet mint plant, one strawberry plant, an oregano plant, and a few sprouts of Cilantro. A few of the marigolds were pulled apart by my daughter over the last few days.

Here is what our backyard looks like right now.
 Three Chairs, two Pots with some Plants, a toddler Slide and Pool.

Over the weekend, I found some tutorials on making garden markers, and read up on different plants that grow well in our area.

So, my goals for the week are:

1. Buy a few (3-4) more cheap pots for the yard
2. Make a few garden markers using Polymer Clay
3. Take my daughter to pick out plants of her own (Ended up taking her Yesterday for Earth Day)
4. Try to teach my daughter to Smell the flowers, not just pick them and run!
5. Clean up/ Re-arrange the furniture/toys we have outside

As I was thinking about all of this, I remembered that I still haven't planted the seed paper tags that I gave out as favors at my wedding reception over two years ago now! So I plan on using a small pot to start growing those in.

My husband Josh and I had a small wedding and a larger reception afterwards. I tried to buy many things for the reception from Etsy. The seed paper tags were from PulpArt. I got a mix of green, peach, orange, and cream plantable tags from this shop, and stamped our initials and hearts on the tags! Everyone loved that they were plantable, and I can't wait to see what wildflowers will grow.

Here are two products from PulpArt that they did not have when I bought these tags:



Baby Shower Favor Plantable Paper Pea Pod

Plantable Paper Seed Bombs

Updated: My mom and I ended up taking my daughter to pick out some flowers Sunday, as it was Earth Day! It rained all day here so we weren't going to plant anything right away. The local garden center was closed unfortunately, so we went to Lowes. They were having a few sales on different vegetable plants. We also found some clearance plants for under a dollar each. My daughter fittingly picked out some Petunia plants for herself. One of our nicknames for her is Petunia.

In total, I got 7 plants, for less than 10 dollars.

So, this week I will be showcasing some great Gardening or Backyard themed Etsy listings, showing you how I make some Polymer Clay Garden markers, and maybe even a before and after of what we are able to accomplish outside!

Are you a fan of flowers and Gardening, or even Backyard Decorating? Let me know why or why not! And make sure to keep entering the $500 Cash Giveaway here.