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Friday, February 15, 2013

Friday Feature: Emerald Green Fashion

Many of you already know that the 2013 Pantone Color of the Year is Emerald. It doesn't take much to get me excited about color, and I usually like the Pantone picks. But I know that this is one that is especially well received. So I knew that an emerald feature post would most likely go over well.

In addition to my usual Etsy picks, I also put together a couple Polyvore outfits featuring Pantone. Is there some way to start monetizing these sets? I haven't done anything to share my Polyvore sets besides post them on my blog, and the traffic is pretty unbelievable. I feel like there's potential here for...something. I'm just not sure what exactly.

Emerald Green Out With the Girls by rose-clearfield featuring sterling silver rings

Rock Emerald This Summer For Any Occasion by rose-clearfield featuring bracelets & bangles

Also on the topic of emerald green, I am currently sold out of this version of my rock garden design, but re-stocking it is on my to do list for 2013.

Now onto my Etsy picks. I kept this feature fashioned themed. Enjoy.

Eco friendly sophisticated emerald green blouse with cowl neckline and half-length sleeve in tencel jersey - Florence Top - ready to ship by device

cascade skirt - emerald by minkstyle

Swarovski Crystal - Emerald Green w/ Green Swarovski Crystal - Open Toe Pump - Size 8.5 - FREE SHIPPING by UniqueHeelz

Emerald Green Lattice with White Chains Satin Ribbon Headband - for Women and Girls by lilwildflower

Hand Dyed Silk Infinity Scarf - Emerald Green Scarf - Turquoise Scarf - Infinity Loop Scarf - Women's Scarves for Spring by amysfunkyfibers

Emerald Green Necklace, May Birthstone Oxidized Sterling Silver Necklace - Aspen by beachflowerdesigns

Tsavorite Green Garnet and 14k Yellow Gold Five Stone Ring, Anniversary Band, Wedding Band or Stracking Ring by onegarnetgirl

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

September EBW Challenge Piece

The September EBW Challenge them is Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My. You can read more about it here. I've already discussed this challenge a little bit in a couple previous posts so I'll try not to repeat too much information. For this theme, we can take any element of the lions, tigers, and bears theme and pair it with any other element from The Wizard of Oz. I'm not sure how I came up with this so quickly, but I decided to create a yellow brick road surrounded by emerald green with a lion just starting up the path.

I'm still on a right angle weave kick so I used the same base that I did for my last two challenge pieces. You'd think that after making three right angle weave embellished pieces so close together, I would be ready to move on, but I'm not sure that I am. I think that it would be neat to make another one and write a pattern for it. I may wait a bit to do that, though. Anyway, it was still fun making another right angle weave base and embellishing it.

As I said in my first post about the beads, I was originally thinking of using Swarovskis, but when I went to Michael's, these other beads sets caught my eye. I would go with something smaller for embellishment in the future because the beadwork got pretty tight at the end. It was difficult getting the clasp done. It was still worth it, though, because I love these beads. I think that the bright colorful look completely fits with the Wizard of Oz.

As a result of the beadweaving getting tighter than my previous two embellished right angle pieces, this piece curved a little, which made it tough to photograph. When it started curving, I was worried that it would end up like this piece, but it didn't. This curving is much less severe, and as a result, the cuff is much more comfortable. If this weren't for a challenge, which requires that we list our pieces on Etsy, I might be tempted to keep it.

Thanks again to Sharla for the paw print charm! It's the perfect touch for this piece.

I think that for my pattern right angle cuff, I'll go back to some of my stand by colors such as turquoise and purple. If anyone wants to see anything in particular, let me know.

My Wizard of Oz cuff is available here. I'll have more information about voting next month.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Friday Feature: Christmas in July

The 4th annual Christmas in July Etsy sale is in its final days! You can still find lots of sale items by searching ChristmasinJuly or cij on Etsy. My sale items are here and will stay marked down until the end of the month. I decided to feature some green items from the sale for this week's post. Enjoy!

SALE Custom made Emerald Merino and and Mohair Shawl by SimplyAroha