Treasury Round Up - 9/9/12

It's been another good treasury week! Please help me thank the curators who featured my work this past week by visiting their shops and checking out their treasuries.

Lisa (AliferousExpress) included my Beaded Bracelet - The Leafy Series - Winter in her September Sky Wishes treasury. This is such a whimsical collection. Check out Lisa's Digital Collage Sheet Bees and Butterflies Ephemera ATC Scrapbooking Altered Art Frames Distressed Grunge Backgrounds.

LeAnn (pasqueflower) included my Beaded Cuff Bracelet - Skinny Wrapped - Sunshine Yellow Gold in her Partly Sunny, Mostly Gray treasury. This is a great theme for the beginning of fall. I love the mix of items here. Check out LeAnn's Baby Girl Bib - Reversible - Yellow Chevrons - Daisies on Yellow.

Karen (beadishdelight) included my Beaded Bracelet - The Leafy Series - Fall Autumn II in her Autumn .. my favourite season treasury. This is such a cheerful, varied mix. Check out Karen's I Love You Postcard in Envelope Necklace.

Rebecca (MountainMist) included my Beaded Bracelet - The Leafy Series - Fall Autumn II in her Autumn Glory treasury. This is a stunning, vivid collection. Check out Rebecca's Indian Corn Striped Knitted Scarf.

Thanks to those who linked up with me last week!  Here are a few of the items that they featured last week.  Click on the photos to check out the product listings.

I am really touched by all the people who I have inspired to start their own treasury round ups with awesome shop features and write ups!  Please link up with me and grab a button for your own post.  I know that not everyone posts these rounds ups on Sundays, which is fine.  I will leave this link up open all week.

If you link up, take the time to visit and comment on at least one other post.  No one benefits from linking up if we don't all support each other.  Thanks!



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treasury round up and a milestone

Please help me thank the curator who featured my work in her treasury this week by visiting her shop!


Larisa (mew1ab) included my Button Charm Bracelet - Turquoise and Red in her Turquoise and red treasury.  You know how much I love this color combination!  I'm actually planning another weekly feature with it for next week.  She has a great selection of items here.

Crochet Orange Aquamarine and Yellow Lightweight Earrings - Color Wheels - Indian Summer

I also curated my own treasury this week to go with my one of my newest hubs: Herringbone Pattern: Clothing, Accessories, Architecture, and Home Decor.   The treasury is called Herringbone Any Way You Like It.

Finally, I wanted to share that I hit a major milestone for my Etsy shop this week: 700 hearts!

I have to say that even though it's easier to use the new format, this screen shot doesn't look as cool as the old spiral one did.  I got my last 100 hearts in 4 months.  This time it took me just over 5 months.  I consider anything under 6 months a success so I'm still happy with my progress.  Hopefully some of these new shops are considering making purchases, too.  I really need at least one Etsy sale for September.

treasury round up

Please check out the shop of the curator who was so kind to include my work in her treasury this past week!  There's only one but it's a good one.

Karen (mysticwynd) included my Button Charm Bracelet - Christmas Trees in her I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day! treasury.

Oceanus Charm Bracelet with Pearl,s Shells,, Crystal, and Glass

treasury round up

I found my work in one gorgeous treasury this week.  Milla (MGLdesign) included my Beaded Bracelet - Emerald City in her Emerald City treasury.  I love this color!

Black and Pink Barbie tutu

treasury round up and new goodies

As always, I'm so honored to have my pieces included in treasuries on Etsy.  Thanks much to all of my curators!

Angela (AngelaDesign) included my Beaded Bracelet - Black and Pink in her Black and Pink treasury.  I never get tired of this color combination!

Glass Flower Knitting Stitch Markers (N2) - set of 5 - ready to ship

Christina (BirgittasBeads) included my Silver Dangle Earrings - Pink Shell in her Make it pink, rose, or fuchsia! treasury.

Christina doesn't have anything available in that particular Etsy shop right now.

mellimoon included my Beaded Cuff Bracelet - Skinny - Sunshine Gold Accented in her The Sun is Coming Out to Play treasury.  I love the mix of items here.

Amy - mellimoon doll ooak

 I was in Chicago briefly last weekend on my way to Kenosha for my little sister-in-law's high school graduation.  I had not been bead shopping in Chicago in months so I had to hit one of my favorite shops again: Briolette.

I am always looking for more size 6 Czech seed beads.  I use a lot of them in almost all of my right angle weave designs.  Briolette has a pretty good selection so I usually pick up a few when I'm there.  Both the cream and yellow beads will be for my July EBW Challenge piece, as well as many other pieces, I'm sure.  I go through a lot of cube beads for my skinny embellished peyote cuffs, too, so picking up a couple more of those is always a good idea, too.

One of my favorite things at Briolette is their Czech glass mixed bowls.  They sort them by color and let you mix and match to fill the little bags.  I could seriously spend hours digging through them, filling many many bags.  Normally I limit myself to two bags, but I went for four this time, largely because they had so many leaf beads.  I hadn't seen this many there in a couple years.  I picked up a few other assorted shapes as well, including the adorable drilled Domino beads.  I think that they would make perfect little earrings.  I may work up a few of those for Christmas in July.

orange treasury and custom earrings in progress

Mouna (beadsofaquarius) included my Square Stitch Cuff Bracelet - Embellished - Summer in her Orange Mecanique treasury.  This collection is so elegant!  And I love that it's orange.  Not many people would strive for orange elegance.  But it really works here.  Thanks Mouna!

bracelet pearl green vintage inspired fashion jewelry La Boheme spring summer

I got the periwinkle beads that I needed for my custom earrings to match this bracelet so I set to work on that last night.

I should have pictures of the finished earrings up within the next week.  I also finished my June EBW Challenge piece and am planning on listing it within the week.  Stay tuned!

treasury love from some repeat treasury curators

Two lovely Etsy sellers have chosen my pieces for their treasuries again.  Angela (AngelaDesign) included my Square Stitch Cuff Bracelet - Embellished - Summer in her Summer Colors treasury.  Thanks Angela!

Angela also included my Beaded Cuff Bracelet - Chocolate Temptation in her Modern Peyote Brown and Turquoise.  I'm so honored to be included with so many awesome beadweavers in this gorgeous collection.  And I love the color combination.

Set of 4 Green Handmade Polymer Clay Heart Magnets

Christina (BirgittasBridal) included my Beaded Bracelet - The Leafy Series - Purple/Pink in her Purple treasury.

Bracelet hearts purple lavender silverfoil glass beaded stretch - 7 5/8 inches

classic blue buttons are back and a black/white treasury

I listed the newest version of one of my best selling designs last night.

It's available here.  My button charm bracelets have always been popular, but the blue ones have done particularly well.  I added beads and tiny buttons to this version, as I will be doing with most of my new button charm bracelets.  I have purple and green finished and in line to list soon, am still working on black/white, and have a couple other green button mixes ready to start.  There will be no shortage of button bracelets any time soon!

And on the subject of buttons, Sanna (SannasSecrets) included my Button bracelet - Black and White (small) in her Black and/or white treasury.  Thanks Sanna!

April EBW Challenge

Voting for the April EBW Challenge Spring Around the Corner is up and running!  You can vote on the right hand side of the blog today through April 15.  Here's my entry again.

As always, there are lots of stunning entries.  Please go check out all of them.  Here are a few of my favorites.
Leafing Out by njema

Spring Awakening Beadwoven Necklace EBWC by njdesigns1

Raindrops on Lilacs by HauteIceBeadwork

Also, Margaret (SplendidLittleStars) included my Beaded Dangle Earrings - Lime Green Leaves in her Etsy Bloggers Team: the softness and sweetness of Spring treasury.  Thanks Margaret!

I linked this post to Erika's Creative Friday Features -- Easter Tutorials post for her seasonal items related link party.

happy birthday to me

Today is my 28th birthday.  Knowing that we'll be heading to Milwaukee in just a couple months is pretty much all I need to make this next year of my life great.  As you already know, we have a lot of exciting possibilities there.  I really didn't know what to ask for this year as we're trying to get rid of as much as possible before we move.  But I've gotten a lot of nice smaller things from my family, including a set of drilled sea glass from Kristina's shop (akkricket).

I love her items.  I used some of her glass in this piece.  I have no idea what I'll use these next pieces for yet, but I'm sure that it will be amazing when I do.

I'm also in a new treasury.  Katarzyna (Kailajewellery) included my Beaded Cuff Bracelet - Dagger Fringed - Pink Garden in her New Season treasury.

treasury love

Kim (ThePeachMartini) included my Button Bracelet - Double Yellow in her Bright, Bold, Beautiful treasury.  Thanks Kim!

St. Patrick's Day feature: shamrock button items

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I usually do my feature posts on Friday, but I'm moving this one up a day because tomorrow I'll have my big announcement about where Jake and I will be going next year.  For now, I'm at Match Day with Jake.  Enjoy these lovely green shamrock button items!  See you tomorrow.

Irish Shamrock Cufflinks in Grass Green Polymer Clay by CreaShines

Four leaf clover soft green speckled button by blackmudstudio

Pin Cushion - St. Patrick's Shamrocks by jmaeson

St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Hat for Good Luck by saramonroeknits

pendant white shamrock fabric covered one inch button pendant by flirtbuttons

Vintage Midcentury Pastiche Button Brooch Pin Get Lucky by hopeandjoystudios

St. Patrick's Day Pinback Button set by HappyDogButtons

Also, on the subject of St. Patrick's Day, Cindy  (DevineDesignsJewelry) included my Beaded Cuff Bracelet - Touch of Gold Spring Green in her Etsy Bloggers Team ~ A pot of gold and some greens treasury.  Thanks Cindy!