Way behind

 I'm way behind in supporting my fellow group 3 bloggers on Creative Bloggers. 
Check out whats cooking in our group.

1. Shelley of I'm Still Standing.  Shelley's blog is a trip through her family life as a special needs mom and shows how creative she is in everything she does.Check out Shelley's blog at http://iamstillstandingafterallthistime.blogspot.com

2. Visit  Marilyn's blog at http://casualcottage.blogspot.com

3. Michelle at http://michabellacreations.blogspot.com/
    http://www.michabellacreations.com/

4. One of the co-founders of this group and jewelry designer, Annette. . Have a look at her new blog or her    shop. http://annettepiper.com/blog, http://www.annettepiper.com/
5. Karen makes lovely bags. http://www.chatbugkaren.com/windingthreads/
6. Tonya of Lucky Girl. http://www.luckygirlblogdesign.com/
7. Viktoria of VisArt. She is a polymer clay artist with some really unique pieces.
    visit her blog here: http://www.visart-dali.com/ and her shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/visart
8. Nancy's blog at http://tole4thee.blogspot.com/
9. Sandy of Midnight Creations . Sandy creates purses, totes, and accessories. See her blog at:
 http://midnightcreations.blogspot.com/, Her store is at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/midnightcreations

10. Phersmay of The Precious Willow, See her blog at http://thepreciouswillow.blogspot.com/

Let it snow, let it snow

The first snowfall is here in Chicago. Driving down the street under the trees is just beautiful, it's like being under a huge white frosty arch. We only have about three inches, but I thought to share a few snowy pictures with everyone. There's a kind of peace that comes with the snow here.

Weekend show

I held a private craft show this past weekend with, Lydia's by design, who had her hand crafted decoupage pieces and toxic ink, with her unique graphic prints. The turn out was not bad, everyone wanted to have a party, which it turned out to be, but "thank goodness", I do have some great friends who really support "all things art related" that purchased lots of Kandi-o designs and Cap It! pieces. I'm thinking to do one more before Christmas, or maybe I should throw a party and then sell, hmmmm, lol.
 
                  toxic ink's, "Classic Cameo" art print

               Lydia's by design

Theme or not to theme....hmmm

I try to stay away from the main stream of ideas in crafting and has been difficult for me to break down and give in to it, just to possibly gain a profit. But, since profit is part of the goal, I have taken the advice of friends and family to make holiday themed bottle caps, so I have started working on themed pieces for Christmas, and I actually like them," go figure".
I have taken buttons, gift wrappings and do dads to bring in the Christmas cheer with these new balls of holly bottle cap pieces. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Just sold!

Just sold! rainbow fairy and fire fairy caps. My daughter Claudia, artist in the making, designed the fire fairy. I'm hoping my caps will be popular for Christmas stocking stuffers, they are so fun to look at and wear. Make sure to stop by and visit Cap it! I'm always adding new pieces.

Check out my New Etsy Shop!

In my new shop you will find bottle cap jewelry filled with eye catching images and treasures embedded beneath the surface of clear epoxy with a dimensional glossy finish. You can also select any of your own personal images to become an embedded treasure.
My new pieces are really affordable and will make great gifts. Check out the shop!
Cap it!

Catching up !

I'm catching up with my Blog ring 3 group on Creative bloggers. Jamie from Destination handmade is one of my fellow Etsians, she creates neat and handy pocket items in one shop, and vintage items in her other shop Retrochique. Check out Jamie's blog, Destination Handmade, she just started featuring Etsy shops that have not been open for longer than six months, great exposure for new shops!
Robin is a creative blogger and crafter, her blog Sweet Little Memories is about sharing her family, fun,crafts and other interest. One of Robins crafts is soap making, and for those who know me, I luv handmade soap! keep it up Robin!