Jun 26th, 2009 Posted in Giveaways | one comment »
London crafter Reneegurumi of the Etsy Crochet Team is giving away an adorable crochet little munkey! He (or she if you prefer) is soooo cute and those eyes just make me want to squeal. Even cooler is the fact you get to pick your own color! Details on the giveaway are here. Be sure to check out Reneegurumi’s other completely and utterly cute amigurumi – even her shop banner is adorable!!! I absolutely love Ella the giraffe and her long eyelashes!
Vegas vintagean and crafter LiliaRose is giving away a set of awesome vintage daisy apocathery jars! For details on the giveaway just click here. Also check out her shop and these nesting doll pillows! These would look so perfect lined up on a sofa in a little row!
I gotta show some love for fellow LA candlemaker Kokocandles! She is not only giving away three mini cupcake candles (click here for details), but has a HUGE variety of amazingly cool candles in her Etsy shop. I mean, who cannot resist a candle in the shape of a bowl of mac and cheese or a holey swiss cheeze wedge???!!! No one I tell you! Her cupcake candles are just absolutley amazing and look (almost) good enough to eat!
Artist ThisYearsGirl is giving away a beautiful 8×8 print – Sparrow. For more details on this giveaway click here. I love her work and since I’m a bird person, I especially love this print! Check out her other ethereal and dreamy prints at her Etsy shop! I just can’t stop staring at her Rainbow prints…
The infamous Etsean rikrak is giving away one of her fabu-tastic eco-wallets! For details on the giveaway click here! Also be sure to check out rikrak’s adorable, high-quality, and very affordable items. Not only is her stuff so cute it kills me, but you’ll be helping out the planet with each purchase!
Artisan GetReadSetGO is giving away anything under $30 from her Etsy shop! WOW! Train cases, purses, briefcases – all with amazing hand-drawn silhouettes! I particularly fancy her line of vintage train cases. Geek and chic! For more details click here.
Toronto’s pet fashonista TheHydrant is offering a custom pet collar! For more details click here. Be sure to check out all her patterns and colors, there is sure to be one to be a perfect fit for your best friend. She even has mini collars for the little ones! Be sure to read the interview on the Oh! How Lovely blog!
Until later! ®oscata
Jun 21st, 2009 Posted in I ♥ Handmade | no comment »
Welcome to the world of Oregon Etsean and artisan Ottoman! I just fell in love with her creations and loved the simplicity of the design. I personally love lichen and moss and think of them as tiny little worlds all on their own (imagine, me obsessed with something on a small scale???!). When I see Ottoman’s creations, I just want to run off and take a hike through a forest high up in the mountains! She also uses environmentally friendly crafting materials and and shops local for her supplies. I ordered one of her pincushions for a friend’s present and she sent me an amazing brooch! It’s too cute and the best part is that it’s filled with lavender, which is one of my favorite herbs, and smells fantastic.
Ottoman also makes the cutest barettes, her pincusions are amazing and with those mushroom pins, they’re even better! Also, don’t forget to check out her moss and lichen for your wall.
However, the ones I’m in awe of are her hand-painted doilies that spell out significant words such as your name! For lack of a better descriptor, these are just awesome. I think it would be fun to get some that spell out some not-so-nice words and hang them in your bathroom! Hmmmm…
Until later! ®oscata
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
-Publilius Syrus, writer (≈100 B.C.)
Tags: barrette, brooch, doilie, eco friendly, embroidery, etsy, forest, green, hand craft, hand made, handcraft, handmade, lavender, lichen, meadow, moss, mushroom, oregon, ottoman, personalized doily, pincushion, rock, rock pincushion, stitch, stone, stuff for people
Jun 20th, 2009 Posted in Just Stuff | no comment »
Jay and I were doing some errands today and I wanted to run by Art Supply Warehouse in Westminster (my absolute favoritest art supply store in all of SoCal!!!!) to get some resin to start a whole ‘nother batch of new projects. Well, they had an indie art and craft fair with about ten vendors or so. I squealed to Jay while clapping my hands, “Look a handmade event!!!!” so we took a peek. Staring out at me from tons of cute stuff was a framed painting of ham, a Black Forest Ham to be exact, painted by Eric October. This painting spoke to me. It was like “Buy me… you know you want me… and aren’t you hungry for a ham sandwich right now?” Well, I bought it and my only regret was that I didn’t get the turkey painting or the steak painting. Maybe they didn’t sell? (deviously wringing hands)
Until later! ®oscata
The Pig, if I am not mistaken,
Supplies us sausage, ham and Bacon.
Let others say his heart is big,
I think it stupid of the Pig.
-Ogden Nash, Poet (1902-1971 ), “The Pig”
Tags: art, art supply warehouse, awesome, black forest ham, eric october, favorite, fun, ham, indie art, indie artist, kitsch, kitschy, orange county, painting, roscata, so cal, southern california, westminster
Jun 19th, 2009 Posted in Just Stuff | no comment »
So cool – my humble little hot dogs made it to the front page this morning! This is my first time making it to the front page!!! I totally missed it while getting ready and driving to work this morning, but I found a screenshot from Etsy Front Pagers on Flickr and posted it to my Flickr site.
Update – I just got a message from EtsyFrontPagers and she said that I was also on the front page back in January, 10th, 2009. I kept wondering why that black birdcage necklace with the tiny polymer clay cardinal kept getting so many views – I think by the time it sold a week later after listing, it had almost 1,000 views.
Until later! ®oscata
“The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.”
-Oscar Wilde, Playwright/Poet/Author (1854-1900 )
Jun 19th, 2009 Posted in Giveaways | one comment »
Yay! More giveaways! Enjoy!
* Lovely Little Deer has a great interview with Kim, creator of Finest Imaginary and giving away a super-cute necklace! Click here for the interview and giveaway details. The picture of Kim is too cute! I’m the type that runs away and hides behind my hair when the camera comes out!
* Keiko Lynn is hosting a giveaway with a beautiful bird necklace by Destroyed by Design – her stuff is so cute and the patterns she chooses are bright, cheery, and super-fun! Click here for the details! I think I’ll have to visit her shop if I don’t win and get one of those bunny necklaces!
* Cathy Cullis is giving away an amazing embroidered heart where you choose if you want a brooch, pendant, or ornament on her blog. It’s really hard to decide since this piece would look fantastic as all three! Click here for details! By the way, definitely check out her Etsy shop for more of her amazing creations.
Sallyboyle is giving away two of her latest creations – wall decals!!! These super-cute, mod and bright decals would be perfect to gussy up any area of your home (and i think would look fantastic in my bedroom but I’m a little biased!). For details on her giveaway, click here. I can’t wait to see what she is going to create next – these alone are fantastic!
A giveaway on Melissa’s A Little Etsy Love blog for an amazingly beautiful sterling silver necklace from Wind Blown Wishes. For details click here. By the way, Melissa makes the most detailed papercuts that are detailed and so precise! Click to see her Etsy shop Papercuts here. The best part is these papercuts are insanely affordable – there’s generosity at two places with this giveaway!
Blogger and creative-creator (I think that’s what you call an artist/cook/gardener/dreamer/lover of kitties!) Phydelle is hosting a giveaway and has a great interview with Kateri from Leaves of Glass and urban legend (yeah, you heard right, two shops!!!). Reading the interview, Kateri’s crafting life mimics my own but she has summer months off… maybe I should switch careers to the education system?!? Kateri’s work is mod/natural/simple/organic/art deco/vintage/new and I just love the design and thought that went into each piece. For more details on the giveaway click here. By the way, read the interview and somewhere is a 15% off code for Kateri’s shop – another two-part generous offer in one place and so very worth it!
Until later! ®oscata
“My husband gave me a necklace. It’s fake. I requested fake. I’m paranoid, but in this day in age, I don’t want something around my neck that’s worth more than my head.”
-Rita Rudner, Comedian/Writer/Acress (1953 – )
Jun 8th, 2009 Posted in Giveaways | no comment »
♣ Australian artisan DustofEnchantment is giving away an amazingly detailed pendant!!! To enter the giveaway just click here! Contest ends 20 June 2009.
♣ Funky designer NiceDayDesigns is having a prize draw from her Etsy store! For info on entering (she even has guy stuff!) click here! Contest ends 15 June 2009.
♣ Creative and whimsical crafter, and one of my favorite Etsy artisans, TheLovelyTeaspoon usually has a giveaway on her Flickr site! Definitely make her a contact and you’ll be notified of future contests!
Next month, Roscata will be having a Summer Giveaway Contest!
Details will be posted on 4 July 2009!!!!
Until later! ®oscata
“At my lemonade stand I would give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote.”
-Emo Phillips, Comedian (1956 – )
Jun 6th, 2009 Posted in Just Stuff | no comment »
Well… part of the Jeopardy “live studio audience” actually. But hey, no one can say I wasn’t on the show even if it was only the back of my head. Here’s proof! ☺ The funny part is that Alex Trebek is kind of like a grown up teenager that can drink – chardonnay of course – and has a secret crush on Julianne Moore! I’m the blonde on the right, my best friend Navdeep is sitting to my left, Jay is next, and his grandma is last (grandpa is behind the guy with the big head). This was actually the funniest part of the show, the little girl that is behind us—you can only see the top of her ponytail—totally farted during the break between two shows. I thought Navdeep and Jay were going to die laughing!
Until later! ®oscata
“Visits? That would indicate visitors.”
-Army captain learning of alien visitations from the movie Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959, Directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr) from the book Stupid Movie Lines: The 776 Dumbest Things Ever Uttered on the Silver Screen (Authors Kathryn and Ross Petras, 1999)
