All About Frederick Treasury

My little ACEO was in a nice treasury today that featured Frederick MD artists! The title was "All About Frederick-- Sample of the best Frederick MD artists." Unfortunately I am not good with screen shots but I am glad I got what I could. Woohoo!

Etsy Front Page From August

I was able to finally see what my Winterberry necklace looked like on the front page when I was on vacation back in August!! I am so excited because I missed the whole thing. You wait so long to get on the front page and then the one time you do, you miss it. Anyway, I am delighted and honored to be on and although I am happy the necklace has gone to a lovely new home, it was given a great spot on a gorgeous treasury.

Paper Beads

I haven't posted in awhile but I have been busy thinking up some new ideas and I am quite pleased with my brand new set of paper beads. With all of this talk of recycling and upcycling, I am doing my part and making beads with all of my scraps of scrapbook paper! My first batch of 8 went on Etsy this evening and I hope someone picks them up and makes a pretty bracelet or necklace with them.

Violets

Today was a gorgeous day here in Maryland. It was 71 degrees and I walked outside to check out my little pot of Violas and the sun just caught them the perfect way. I had to take a picture (or 3) to capture these sweet little flowers.

Wrap Bracelet-See It Before Etsy Does!

I love the easy style of the wrap bracelet using Memory Wire. I have used all sorts of wonderful shades of green beads and silver-plated spacers to make this a real one-of-a-kind piece. I am posting it on Etsy over the weekend but you can get a sneak peek right here and I have purple one coming too! The image I've posted here is a little blurry but I will put a new one up this weekend.

Leafy Scrapbook Tags

I love leaves and autumn and I decided to combine my two loves and make these cute scrapbook tags. They are made on lightweight scrapbook paper and are such a cute addition to books and pages.

White Chicken Chili Recipe

Since we are upon the season for tending to want more comforting heartier foods, I decided to try a new recipe over the weekend for this yummy Chili. It turned out so well that I just had to share with you. I hope you will enjoy it just as much as we did!

1 medium onion finely chopped
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies, drained
3 Tbsp flour
2 tsp ground cumin
2 (15.8) cans Great Northern Beans
1 (14.5 oz) cans chicken broth
1.5 C. chopped cooked chicken breast
Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese (Optional but highly recommended)
Sour Cream (Optional)

In a large skillet, cook onion in oil until transparent. Add chilies, flour and cumin and stir for two minutes. Add beans and chicken broth, bring to a boil. Reduce and simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken, cook until hot. Garnish with cheese and sour cream if desired.

Serves 6.

Some of My Etsy Favorites

There are so many fantastic sellers on Etsy and one of my favorite things to do is wander through some of my favorites every once and awhile and "window shop." Of course, I love to buy things too when I have the money........

Here is my little treasury of Favorites.

ArtFire.com and ShopHandmade.com AND a Refresh on Everything Else

In an effort to get the word out there more and more about the shop, I have been promoting like crazy. I have been so pleased with sales and interest in the jewelry. I have put some items out on two other websites: Artfire.com and ShopHandmade.com. They are free to join, similar to Etsy and are set up similar to Etsy as well. I like spreading the wealth a little bit.

On another note, I have finally put some updated pics on my flickr account as well as refreshed the look of my Myspace page.

If you have time, take a look, drop me a comment, and after all of that work, I am off to relax!

Enjoy your Sunday night!

New Bracelet

I LOVE this bracelet I made today. The Opalite teardrops are fantastic and full of color and it puts me to mind of Art Deco. I think it is because of the little fan-shaped spacers. I may have to make another one for myself!