Stuff… for People

❉ THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! ❉

CONGRATS AMANDA (cats99)!!!!

So for all the people out there that are sticking to their New Year’s diet resolution, and for those that aren’t (um… yeah…), here’s the perfect giveaway.  This month I’m giving away a tiny hamburger or cheeseburger necklace!  You choose either cheese or no cheese – perfect for anyone that’s lactose intolerant.  It can also be a veggie burger or turkey burger too.  Zero calories, organic and 100% local ingredients, well, at least if you live in the southern California area.  I personally think that these look just like an In N’ Out Burger just minus the animal-style toppings.  These little burger charms were hand-formed by Roscata (that’s me!) in my little house in Long Beach, California.  The bun has been expertly “toasted” and layered with crisp lettuce and juicy red ripe tomatoes and you get to choose between cheese or healthy.

❉ THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! ❉

To enter the giveaway see the rules below and note that you must do #1 as your first entry.  Also, please leave a separate comment for each entry.  This contest is open to anyone around the world and has free shipping!  Thanks!!!

1.) Your first entry is mandatory.  Visit my store Roscata – Stuff for People and leave a comment on this blog telling me which is your favorite item.  Feel free to choose more than one and visit Roscata’s sold items too.

2.) Follow Roscata on Twitter (username is Roscatastuff) and tweet the following: @roscatastuff Handmade Hamburger Necklace Giveaway from Roscata on Etsy!!! http://roscata.com/blog/?p=944.  When done, come back and leave a separate comment with a link to the tweet and your Twitter username for an additional entry.

3.) Become a contact with Roscata on Flickr to get an additional entry.  Just visit Roscata’s Flickr page and add Roscata as a contact.  Also feel free to comment on any of her pictures in her photostream.  Come back here and leave a comment with your Flickr ID for an additional entry.  If you’re already a contact, THANKS! and leave a comment with your Flickr ID.

4.) Join Roscata’s blog via Google Friend Connect (see right-hand column and click “Follow”) and leave your username in a comment for one additional entry.

5.) Lastly, make a purchase from Roscata’s shop and earn five (5) additional entries for EACH item purchased!  Come back here when done and leave five additional comments for each item purchased.  Be sure to include your Etsy username and item(s) purchased in the comment.

Until Later!  ®oscata

All entrants to this giveaway will be given instant membership in The Stuff Club, Roscata’s once-a-month mailing list where you’ll be the first to know of her monthly giveaways and super-special sales such as her spring and winter Buy One Get One Half Off with Free Shipping Sale (perfect for Mother’s Day and Holiday shopping)!  Your e-mail will remain protected, never spammed, and your privacy is thoroughly respected. If you would not want to be part of The Stuff Club just reply back to any e-mail with the subject line “Unsubscribe.”

…from my Etsy and Flickr friends that share the same passion about making all food in a teeny tiny size and then wanting to wear it!  All of these artisans are extremely creative and have inspired me to keep making tiny stuff.  You might want to grab a snack and take a peek at their Flickr sites, blogs and Etsy shops!

From top to bottom, left to right:

1.) Chocolate Popsicle Ice Cream Charm Necklace by Pokkuru

2.) Salty ‘n’ Sweet Hawaiian Pizza Earrings by Mouse Market

3.) Handmade Strawberry Mini-cake Ring by Galago

4.) I heart Cookie Dough Necklace by Beat Black

5.) Earrings – Miniature Sushi Board – Salmon Cucumber Ikura Maki by Snowfern

6.) Breezy Blue Green – Bobby Pins – Fruit Tart Collection by Petite Plat

7.) Falafel Necklace by Shay Aaron

8.) ButterCream Cake Ring by Fatally Feminine

9.) Hapiness Potion by With Lollipops

Until Later! ®oscata

After reading the featured seller article today on Etsy, I realized that today I like terrariums and moss.

From top to bottom, left to right are these amazing Etseans:

1.) Mini Succulent Terrarium by jjbanks54

2.) JELLYFISH ROCKIES- Various Colors, Shapes, and Sizes by SamariaProject

3.) Teacup Terrariums by augury

4.) Shy tree spirit by almapottery

5.) Three Phases of The Moon Moss Terrarium by Greenbriar

6.) Shelf City no. 167 by TheOakLeaves

7.) Baby Toes Hanging Terrarium by monkeysalwayslook

8.) 3 mini MOREL mushrooms for your terrarium or planter by mudpuppy

9.) Raven For Your Terrarium by doodlebirdie

Until Later!  ®oscata

From my short time working at a zoo, I have come to understand that hedgehogs enjoy cuddling.

From top to bottom, left to right are these hedghog-themed treasures from these Etsy artisans:

1.) Hedgehog by SandraHealy

2.) Letterpress Birthday Card – Hedgehogs by luckybeepress

3.) Beach Pottery Hedgehog Family by LillaJizo

4.) Lovely Hedgehog Leather Keychain (Dark Pink) by leatherprince

5.) Le herisson / The hedgehog necklace by PetitesCuriosities

6.) Hedgie Bookplates by theblackapple

7.) Hedgehog Friend Print by theblackapple

8.) NEW DESIGN Slim Boyfriend Wallet – Hedgehogs on baby blue by blissful

9.) Knitting pattern for a little oddment hedgehog by Littlecottonrabbit

Until Later!  ®oscata

With the onset of autumn in southern California (i.e., it’s a “freezing” 70 degrees today) and having a terrible cold, I want a mug of tea and a cup of hot chicken noodle soup…

From top to bottom, right to left are these fantastic mugs made by these Etsy artisans:

1.) Hand Built Porcelain Fiesta Inspired Cups by clayswan

2.) Oodle the Poodle – 12 oz Mug by MonsterOpMaat

3.) There’s a Bug in My Mug by alinahayes

4.) Kugat Coffee Cup by Wayvie

5.) Deep Amber Curve Mug by CampanaCeramics

6.) Demitasse with Lily Pad Saucer by JDWolfePottery

7.) Made to Order – 20oz cup kiev (clementine/white) by CircaCeramics

8.) Gold Honey Cup by AmyEsther

9.) Handmade Coffee Cup in Aspen Birch Design by dbabcock

Until Later!  ®oscata

I’m celebrating Oktoberfest in my geeky tiny-food obsessed way by making a few things with a black forest feel.  I’ll definitely be wearing my sausage and fork necklace at the best Bavarian dive, the Rathskeller Pub at Huntington Beach’s Old World Village.  The guy they have in there plays a mean oompah organ!

This one goes great with lederhosen…

And who says robots can’t do the polka?!  I love this robot lederhosen-wearing pouch!  Cute!  The fly robot and skunk robot pouches are amazing too!

Until later! ®oscata

THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER!  THANKS!!!!

Congratulations dymphna!!!!  You’re the winner of the Mochi purse charm!

Interested in my other monthly giveaways?  Sign up for Roscata’s Stuff Club mailing list to be notified of future contests and giveaways.  Just send me an e-mail or go to my Etsy store and send a convo!

I’ve been so busy doing a ton of custom orders that I almost forgot that it’s giveaway time!!!

So this month, I’m giving away a totally cute mochi purse charm (or keychain)!  If you’ve never had mochi before, you’re missing out.  Most people have it in ice cream but my favorite way when it’s wrapped around some sweet red bean paste and then covered in black roasted sesame seeds (called daifuku) – YUM!

Mochi is made from cooked rice that’s pounded and when done, the result is this chewy yummy Japanese treat, similar in texture to a marshmallow!  Mochi can be sweet (perfectly not-too-sweet) and used in tons of desserts and snacks or even unsweetened and added to savory dishes.  Monjayaki with cheese, mochi and spicy cod roe from GajaMoc (in Lomita, CA) or takoyaki with mochi and cheese from Asa Ramen (in Gardena, CA) are some of my favorites…  Geez, I’m making myself hungry, um… back to the giveaway!

For all mochi-lovers out there, I’ve created a little purse charm / key chain with some traditional mochi treats – a mochi bunny, green tea mochi, pink mochi flower, mochi folded over sweet red bean paste, mochi with sweet red beans and a fresh juicy strawberry, and three flavors of mochi on a stick.

So here are the rules…

Be sure to include your e-mail address, website or blog link so if you win, I’ll be able to contact you!  You can leave separate comments or put everything in one comment.  Either way is fine with me.

1.)  Visit my shop (www.roscata.com or http://roscata.etsy.com) and leave a comment on this post with your favorite item – feel free to peruse my listed items and my sold items!  This will get you one entry.

2.) Blog about my giveaway (be sure to link to my shop, to this giveaway post, and include a picture of the mochi purse charm!) and leave a separate comment with the link.  This will get you five additional entries.

3.) Go to Twitter and tweet the following for one additional entry:  @roscatastuff Handmade mochi purse charm giveaway! http://roscata.com/blog/?p=573

4.)  Go to my Flickr page and leave a comment on this photo to get one additional entry!  Feel free to look at my other photos too!  To see all my photos click here.

5.) Follow this blog and leave another comment letting me know you did so for one additional entry.  If you already follow my blog, just remind me.

6.) Make a purchase of $10 or more from my shop and receive 10 additional entries!  Be sure to let me know you made a purchase in either a separate comment or in an Etsy conversation.

The winner will also receive cute goodies from talented Southern California crafters Ennadesign and LuckyFindDesigns!!!

The giveaway ends at 12:00 pm Pacific time on September 7, 2009.

All entrants will be added to the Stuff Club (Roscata’s mailing list) to be notified of other Roscata giveaways!  E-mail addresses will be kept private and only used to send notifications of sales and giveaways at Roscata’s Shop – Stuff for People.

❀ GOOD LUCK!!!! ❀

Until later! ®oscata

I have to write about a fellow Etsean that produces the most fabulously adorable amigurumi items!  Los Angeles crochet artisan Ennadesign turns tiny food into amazing works of art! I’m not a knitter, crocheter, or sewer so I’m in absolute awe of her craftsmanship and creativity.  Who knew you could take cotton yarn and make a strawberry shortcake, banana split, ice cream sundae, or even a tropical cocktail and turn it into some amazing jewelry!

Definitely check out her Etsy shop and support handmade independent crafters!!!  She even gift wraps so you can make all your girlfriends jealous by giving a special someone an amazing birthday, bridal shower, or anytime-is-a-good-time-for-presents gift!

Until later! ®oscata

If you were to ask me if I’d ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cockail, I’d have to say that I doubt it; where certain things are concerned, I plan ahead.”

-Luis Brunel (1900-1983)

I’m so excited!!!! Really, I could giggle for hours over my latest acquisitions!  I recently had an idea of displaying some of my items at craft shows by using doll or childrens toy furniture and appliances.  After looking on eBay (yuck) I thought… “Duh, go to Etsy!”  My first search was for a little stove and I found the cutest little pink Wolverine vintage 60’s stove from bunnypig.  It’s about 12 inches tall and wide and about half a foot deep – PERFECT for my stuff.

Then I found the most amazing vintage 70’s Raggedy Ann refrigerator from PeachyChicBoutique and it is 15 inches tall, 6 inches deep and about 7 inches across.  I just finished a bunch of handmade magnets (I swear I’ll post pics later!) and this would be an adorable way to showcase them!

Not only were the items in fantastic condition considering they’re older than me (and I’ve seen better days!) but the sellers were amazing and super sweet!  I’ll take pictures of the set-up at Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Festival next Sunday – May 17th!!! – with my little appliance displays and post them ASAP.  I’m so happy I could snort!

Until later! ®oscata

Afraid nobody around here understands my potato
Think I’m only a spudboy looking for a real tomato

-Devo lyrics (1979) from Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA on Duty Now for the Future