Treasury Round Up - 10/6/13

The fall treasuries keep rolling in as well as a lot of other awesome collections! As always, I'm so honored to find my work in so many great treasuries. Help me thank the curators by checking out their collections and visiting their shops.

Oksana (UrsulaJewelry) included my Button Dangle Earrings - Maroon / Dark Red, Grey / Silver, Black, White in her Bird 8 treasury. This elegant collection features a mix of gray and dark red. I love it! Oksana is on vacation right now, but make sure to stop by her shop later this week when she's back in town!

Cynthia (AntiquityTravelers) included my Button Charm Bracelet - Red in her Fall on Fire treasury. Does anyone else think of "girl on fire" from The Hunger Games series when they see that title? The rich reds in this collection are perfect for fall. You can check out Cynthia's Copper and Howlite Earrings right in the treasury.

Sarah (ACatLikeCuriosity) included my Button Charm Bracelet - Purple in her Love and Gratitude treasury. This is such a sweet collection. Check out Sarah's A Handmade Christmas Starter Kit in Red.

Edi (memoriesforlifesb) included my Beaded Bracelet - Fall Autumn Rock Garden Orange Red Brown in her The Colors of Fall treasury. Edi did such a great job including all of the vivid colors of fall in this collection. Check out her Wooden Wedding Guest Book Photo Album LARGE SIZE - Leafy Vine Design.

Sarah (MagnoliasSurprise) included my Beaded Bracelet - Fall Autumn Rock Garden Orange Red Brown in Hooray for Fall! treasury. Have you gotten enough fall colors yet this year? I hope not! Check out Sarah's Candy Corn Halloween Decor Set of 3 Crochet Fall Autumn Harvest Ornament, Bowl Filler Decoration.

Natasha (StalkingTheWildSnark) included my Silver Chain Links Necklace - Tubular Peyote Triangle Charm - Light Dark Purple in her Lavender's Blue treasury. This is such a whimsical collection with all of the beautiful soft colors. Check out Natasha's Lavender Purple Beachy Nautical Knot Celtic Earrings Freshwater Pearl.

Natasha also included my Beaded Cuff Bracelet - Dagger Fringed - Fall Autumn Red Orange Brown in her Fall Favorites treasury. There are so many great fall items on Etsy. It's really hard to pick just a few favorites.

Jackie (RainColorStudio) included my Beaded Bangle Bracelet - Warmth (red, orange, yellow) in her Beautiful Fall Colors! treasury. This is another stunning fall collection with a great mix of rich shades. Check out Jackie's Long Dark Metal Chain Shimmering Orange Glass Ball Earrings.

Margaret (SplendidLittleStars) included my Beaded Bracelet - The Leaf Series - Turquoise Blue Leaves in her turquoise treasury. Of course I love this collection! Turquoise has been one of my favorite colors for years. Check out Margaret's SILK Scrunchie, hand dyed, soft for hair, ponytail, silk, pastel turquoise, one of a kind original.

Margaret also included my Beaded Dangle Earrings - Fall Autumn Leaves in her dreaming of pumpkins and Autumn leaves. Who isn't dreaming of pumpkins and autumn leaves this time of year?

Judy (MisterPenQuin) included my Beaded Dangle Earrings - Fall Autumn Leaves in her Every Leaf in Autumn is a Flower treasury. This is such a great theme for an Etsy collection. Check out Judy's Leaf It to Your Imagination Mini Blank Book, doodle - sketch - collage - write, gold - green - orange.

Jessica (Countycutecrochet) included my Button Dangle Earrings - Bright Colorful Multicolored Rainbow in her Bright is beautiful treasury. You know how much I love brightly colored collections. Check out Jessica's Crochet newborn beanie hat made with love.

Candy (CandykinsCrafts) included my Beaded Bracelet - Button Embellished - Rainbow Bright Colorful Multicolored in her stressed is Desserts spelled backward treasury. You know how much I love any brightly colored collection, but I'm really blown away by the understated nature of this treasury. It's extremely well done. Check out Candy's Grey Felt Rain Cloud Pendant AND Brooch with rainbow raindrops.

Linda (lindab142) included my Beaded Bangle Bracelet - Tangerine Orange Explosion in her Fall leaves us breathless treasury. There are so many stunning aspects of fall that do leave us breathless. Check out Linda's Gemstone Stretch Bracelet Set - Dream - Brown Jasper.

Paige (OhNostalgiaDesigns) included my Button Bracelet - Black and White AND my Retro Old School Water Drinking Fountain Bubbler in Black and White Photo in her Black + White treasury. I never get tired of this classic color combination. Check out Paige's Simple Beaded Bracelet - aurora borealis, antique brass, small jewelry, single strand, delicate, understated.

Duni (PeriDotbyDuni) included my Black and White Tabby Kitten Cat Kitty in a Cardboard Box Photo in her In honor of World Animal Day! treasury. Who doesn't want to pick up some adorable handmade animal items? Check out Duni's Floral pink French Knickers. Loungewear. Women's shorts. Broderie Anglaise Lace. Size L.

MG included my Chicago The Bean Cloud Gate Sculpture Millennium Park Black and White Skyline Reflection Photo in her My Kind of Town - Chicago - Skyline treasury. The skyline is one of my favorite parts of Chicago. MG doesn't have a shop, but you can check out another favorite Chicago item of hers: North Pond in Chicago - 8x12 Fine Art Infrared Photograph.

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Friday Feature: bronze leaves

Today I'm featuring items with bronze leaves. I thought that it would be a unique but appropriate pick for fall. Enjoy.

Leather cuff watch with hand stamped leaves - vintage style wrist watch, embossed with leaves plus bronze leaf charm by VillaSorgenfrei

Leaf Necklace. Bronze Leaf Pendant with Wire Wrapped Green Teardrop. Handmade Jewelry by TheTeardropShop

Steel Blue-Beige Leaf Clutch by BertinaBags

Hammered Bronze Leaf - Art for the Wall or Ornament by KSkilesJewelry

Leaves in Bronze switch plate by Peggers

set of 2 - Peony and Leaves Pillow Cases - Bronze - Summer Fashion - Home decor - 16x16 decorative pillow cover by bayanhippohome

Golden Scrollwork Photography - 8x10 Fine Art Print - Macro Photo - Wall Art - Carved Gold Frame, Metallic, Bronze Leaf by OBSESSIVISION

What color leaves do you like the most?

T is for Texture

Are you ready for another round of Alphabe Thursday? Let's go!

One of the most amazing things about bettering your photography skills is learning how to capturing all sorts of different textures effectively. Here are just a few of my favorites from this year.

Soft egg white peaks, January 2013

Tree bark surrounded by white petals, Whitnall Park, May 2013

Feathers on a sparrow, Milwaukee Zoo, July 2013

 

Tire tracks in the dirt, Greenfield Park, July 2013

Kitty fur, July 2013

 

Clouds, Hank Aaron Trail, July 2013

 

Waves and pool ripples, Grant Park, August 2013

Tiramisu cheesecake batter, August 2013

Fountain on the VA Grounds in Milwaukee, September 2013

Backyard bonfire, August 2013

Check out what the other Alphabe Thursday participants posted for the letter T this week right here!

Boys and Their Toys

As I mentioned on Saturday in my Caturday post, Jake bought our kitty clan an S toy a couple weeks ago. I don't take a lot of cat pictures with my SLR because our boys move around way too quickly for me to capture a lot of their cutest moments with it. But this toy has already been such a hit that I've had some extended periods for SLR shooting with the boys lately.

This little set is all Apollo because most of the time Ares would rather visit me and the camera than keep playing.

Do the boys in your house have a lot of toys, too?

What's Up for October

 

That title should really be where is fall going? It's so hard to believe that another month is here already.

Happy October! What's going on this month?

• I'm doing a lot of writing. At least that seems to be the plan based on how the last few months have been going. I've been scrambling just to find time to keep writing blog posts and new HubPages articles in between all of my client work, which is a good problem. We had a bit of an expensive September with a large unexpected car repair for my car, and extra income is more welcome than ever right now.
• I'm working on creating inventory for my holiday shows and stocking my Etsy shops. I have a hard time working this far ahead, but I don't want every single day in November to be completely crazy. I'm trying to stay ahead on making multiple quantities of best selling items and keep adding new stock to the Etsy shops. If you haven't already visited my new photography shop, get over there, like the shop on Etsy and share it around to a few of your favorite people who love photography.
• I'm making the jewelry for the girls in my brother's wedding party. Remember how I shared some of the beads that I bought for my wedding piece? That's exactly as far as I've gotten with this not so little project (again, struggling to work so far ahead). My goal is to have these pieces done by the last weekend in October (again, trying to keep November from being a melt down month).
• I'm planning my future sister-in-law's Chicago bridal shower. You all know how much I love to host parties, and I'm so excited to be co-hosting THE Chicago shower for my future sister-in-law with my mom. I got my handmade invitations into the mail at the end of September and have already received some RSVPs. I'll be sharing some more shower planning fun during the month.
• I'm purchasing some new photography equipment and making a fall photography "to do" list. The new photography equipment thing was supposed to be a September "yay, it's fall, and I'm still going to be excited about taking pictures even when it's cold outside" thing. But we were blessed with amazingly beautiful September weather, and I still got outside a lot. I also didn't feel justified buying those sort of things after the big car repair. It will happen before I'm spending time in Chicago this month, though. As far as the "to do" list goes, the summer places to photograph list was a big success so I want to keep that kind of thing going. It may end up being more of a "cold weather" list for fall and winter that I won't use quite yet, which is fine.

Think about joining my blog sponsors!

I have a great round up of blog sponsors! These lovely ladies all have Etsy shops and/or blogs. Check them out on the left hand side of my blog under "Private Sponsors." Would you like to join them? It's only $3 per month or $10 for 4 months to advertise with me. Check out all of the details about it right here.

Finally, THANK YOU to everyone who stops by here regularly, reads what I have to say week after week, and leaves me comments either on the blog or elsewhere! Here's to another great month!

What are you up to this October?