Wednesday Welcome: TROUW

Each week I'm using Etsy's Pounce feature in order to discover new items "from undiscovered shops waiting for their first sale" as the Etsy site states. This week's welcome is extended to TROUW in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In this shop you'll find wearable art created made from a combination of recycled and reworked items including leather, vinyl, old unwanted jewelry and new beads and charms. Here are my favorite picks from the shop:

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Handbags, cup cozies, key fobs, Oh My!
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Tomorrow I'm sending packages to Plano, TX and Kingston, Ontario so far. Where should I send YOURS?!?

Oh Deer

Abundant acorns means visitors in our yard. This guy looks like he is thinking of sneaking a nap in our hammock!

Wednesday Welcome: KMTStudio44

Each week I'm using Etsy's Pounce feature in order to discover new items "from undiscovered shops waiting for their first sale" as the Etsy site states. This week's welcome is extended to KMTStudio44 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Here is a peek at the wonderful images Karin produces by using postage stamps to create larger works of art (the stamps, after all, are already works of art!). I'm partial to the first one I've shown here; I was born in Washington, DC and grew up nearby in Bethesda, MD. Now my husband and I are settled in Northern Virginia and we can take the kids and enjoy an occasional day trip into our capital city.

Wednesday Welcome: Victorian Station

Each week I'm using Etsy's Pounce feature in order to discover new items "from undiscovered shops waiting for their first sale" as the Etsy site states. This week's welcome is extended to Victorianstation of Ocala, FL. If you are a fan of roses, shabby chic and the cottage look then you'll be pleased to discover the pretty things this shop has to offer. Here are just a few:

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Friday Favorites: Lotus Flower

Beautiful Nelumbo nucifera, the lotus flower.

Poly clay blend Pink Lotus Blossoms by FancifulForm

















Green Lotus Pendant. Eden Collection. By caughtredhanded

















Pink Lotus Hoodie by SQUISHdesigns




















Lotus cards and envelopes by KellyLovesWhales