Etsy Treasuries

'A good day to be happy' by leanan

Handmade Yellow and Grey Ori... ShopIndigoRock... $25	READY to SHIP out faster- La... EJbutik $46	Unique Minimalist Bubble Pen... JagnaB $55	Lemon Yellow and Gray Leathe... SmArtAnna $42
Lemongrass Tea Cold Process ... mojospa $8	Yellow and grey hand knitted... makneta $119	Happy pillow 16x16 Decorativ... MonochromeStud... $35	Rolled fabric beads - Hand r... SuppliesbyAyca $8.4
Yellow and gray Wedding Bea... DiAmoreDS $33	Nursing necklace Yellow grey... boorashka $22	Baby Bib Modern Organic acraftyhen $11.5	Felt Clutch Bag, Hand Bag, G... NIJICOLLECTION $24
resin earrings small grey st... KAZrobertson $20	Grey felted wool slippers fo... aureliaLT $78	Wall button in light grey - ... Beh1ndHome $28	Vintage German tea coffee cu... LeKosmosBerlin $22

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'Woodland Nursery' by valerieoutlet

Fox Bookend or Fox Softie Se... GandGPatterns $9	Luxurious Organic Woodland B... acraftyhen $22	Woodland Baby Mobile, Crib M... TheMemis $85	Squirrel Shelf - Gray Parent... MapleShadeKids $79
Nesting Dolls, Woodland Nurs... andralynn $50	Wood Owl Switchplate Kids Nu... graphicspacesw... $28	Woodland Nursery Art Print S... DeliveredByDan... $30	Personalized Baby Blanket, W... TheCherryCheet... $34.99
Vinyl Nursery Wall Decal For... wallartdesign $165	Woodland Baby Toss Newborn A... CatandWolfDesi... $18	Woodland Animal Toy Box - Cu... BirchTreeKids $399.99	Woodland Animals Monthly One... BuddhaBellies $9
Rustic coat rack -- wood, ru... RusticBabyBout... $30	Modern Woodland Fabric Tote ... tanneicasey $45	Curtain TIebacks-Drape Hold ... SwagMags $13.99	Wooden Hedgehogs and Toadsto... Imaginationkid... $25

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I have been lucky enough to have items from my Etsy shop included in quite a few treasuries of late. I have also been very busy with sales lately so I do wonder whether the two are linked! So I thought I'd show you my favourite two treasuries. The first is a wonderfully named treasury called 'A good day to be happy' which includes my Baby Bib Modern Organic  and the other treasury is called a 'Woodland Nursery' and includes my Luxurious Organic Woodland Baby Gift Set . I do think the ability to create treasuries like this is one of the great tools that Etsy has to offer. From a sellers point of view it acts as publicity and brings new traffic to your shop, and as a buyer it shows you glimpses of items that you may not have seen before. I have found some of my favourite shops through other peoples treasuries. I often get asked what my thoughts are regarding selling on Etsy v Folksy and I have to say that this is a reason why I feel Etsy is a better platform than Folksy.


I am closing my Etsy shop tonight and also my other two shops as we are heading to Cornwall on Saturday for a few nights camping. Fingers crossed that we have some sunshine!

Girls Explorer Clothes

 

Yes I'm still on the subject of fashion! But this time kids, well girls to be exact. Diane von Furstenberg and Baby Gap’s “The Limited Edition Explorer Collection” was launched today and it is a wonderful collection of clothes. Now it might be something to do with the fact that I have a particular crush on yellow and green at the moment, or maybe that the large geometric patterns used remind me of some of the quilting fabric collections that are popular at the moment, either way I love this collection. It is full of colourful, exotic prints and patterns. It's modern, yet still has a lovely playful, young feel to it at the same time, which I think is often missing in kids clothes. The t-shirt style dress would be perfect for my 3 year old daughter. The simple design of the dress, does not restrict movement in anyway and is so easy to wear whether on its own or over shorts or leggings, exactly what an active little one needs! My favourite of the collection though is the shirt dresses I can imagine these looking beautiful on older girls, and I really wish, that they came in adult sizes as I'm sure they would look beautiful on us women too!

Lucky Winnings!

I'm not an avid fan of facebook, I tend to dapple a bit here and there, I have a personal page purely because I have to, to be able to have a business page on there, and I'm not the best at keeping my 'A Crafty Hen' page up-to-date. I guess it's a bit like this blog, I tend to come and go! I suppose a lot of it is depends on how busy I am with work, the busier I am the less I blog or update my facebook page. This Easter I decided to close my shops so I could concentrate on the kids and also try and get some of the pressing jobs around the house done. Also having a little bit more spare time has meant I've had a chance to catch up on blog reading and to also explore other people's pages on facebook and that's when I found Beetle Cherry's page full of her wonderful illustrations, and her giveaway. And what a giveaway, for liking and sharing her page which I would have happily done anyway, I got entered into her giveaway and really couldn't believe my luck when she said I had won!

And here it is, amongst the gifts are gorgeous cards, that I can't imagine parting with!!
A lovely wooden feather brooch, that I can't wait to wear, and a beautiful print of a girl Dressed up as a Red Indian, which will go on my daughters wall along with some other cards and prints that I've been collecting for her. Such an amazing and generous giveaway, I feel very lucky to have been sent it. You can find Beetle Cherry's gorgeous items in here shop here I am very tempted to get this print for my sons bedroom 'The Tiny Boat' so they don't feel left out!

'A happy, dreamy nursery... :)' by meganwsintdesign

Dot QUILT by PETUNIAS - vw r... PETUNIAS $106.00	Elephants in circus in black... Machookahandma... $65.00	Cloud Wall Shelf - Large ShopLittles $42.50
Child's scandinavian sof... Janefoster $27.00	The Raining Mister Elephant ... JAustinRyan $16.00	Baby Shoes, Toddler Slippers... WoolyBaby $48.00
Awesome Rain PRINT KathyPanton $15.00	You Are So Loved- 8x10 print thewheatfield $18.00	Mirror Bunting Large Half Ci... fluxglass $78.00
Luxurious Babys Elephant Gif... acraftyhen $21.50	Soft Sole Baby Shoes, Baby B... ParkerAndPosie $18.00	Uncharted Waters Waves Pictu... Mmim $17.00
Little Lion Man NiftyKidstuff $24.00	Linen Throw Pillow Cover, De... thehighfiberco $29.00	Ella, Valentine's Needle... MiloandBen $30.00
Modern Baby Blanket, Lattice... littlehipsquea... $44.80

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I love this Etsy treasury that my Luxurious Elephant Gift Set has been included in. 

It's such a lovely cheery collection of handmade goodies, perfect for brightening up a dreary February day!