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.”

CONGRATS TO JINGLE WHO WON THE BIRDCAGE NECKLACE GIVEAWAY!!!!

After a wonderful holiday season with my family, I had a well-deserved rest and now Roscata’s shop it back in full-swing for the springtime.  I know it’s only January (as I sit here in my warm flannel PJ’s), but I can’t wait for the warmer days and the southern California wildflowers to start blooming!

To celebrate the arrival of spring, new blooms, and of course, the arrival of little birdies to sing from the branches, I’m giving away a birdcage necklace in your choice of color and your choice of birdie!  A little handmade polymer clay birdie charm perches on a swing that moves.  The cage door is securely adhered so that your little feathered friend will not be lost.  The chain is 24 inches and goes perfect for tunic shirts and an adorable little silvery skeleton key charm adds a ton of cuteness!

You get to choose which antique Victorian style birdcage pendant you would like:  bright French blue, a pure white, or a light pastel rosy pink.  Bird choices are unlimited; however, as a bird biologist, I tend to go for real birds such as indigo buntings, yellow or white canaries, or red cardinals.  Although a purple or bright pink birdie is still really cute!  Below are some examples of birdcages that I’ve made for my Etsy shop, Roscata – Stuff for People.

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!  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 Custom Birdcage Necklace Giveaway from Roscata on Etsy!!! http://roscata.com/blog/?p=872.  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.”

If you’re in the area, be sure to check out the Handmade Brigade of Orange County Indie Holiday Craft Show at The Camp in Costa Mesa this coming Sunday on November 1st, 2009.  Click here for a Google map to The Camp.  There are over 40 vendors selling the most amazing creations and I’ll have a table with my wares too.  Here’s a tiny smattering (there was too much to choose from for my nine-pic mosaic!) of what you might find.  This will not be your typical craft show!  Come early and get a free goody bag – a handmade HBOC printed recycled t-shirt bag filled, well, really stuffed to the gills with great swag and goodies from vendors and sponsors.  You don’t want to miss out on these!

MDarling-Large Blue Green Handbag by YellowWallpaper

New Beginnings – lovebird, bird on a branch pendant necklace by ohhellofriend

Bosco the Blueberry Owl Plush by TrishAns

Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Soap by SafiyaBeauty

Book Organizer Clutch Eskimo Island by mandalanda

After The Glass Door Incident, I Have Not Been Right In My Thinking Thingy 8 x 10 ART PRINT by Mincing Mocking Bird

Equinox Flat by HydraHeart

Miss Melene Dress stripe check retro urban by Spicy Toast

St Little Richard Rosary by Berndt Offerings

Until Later!  ®oscata

It’s the first officially cold day here in southern California and it’s about to rain, so naturally, this is my favorite thing right now this second – plus it’s freezing in the office today.  Of these, my favorites are Number 6 (would require it in a different color) and Number 8 (love that royal bright blue).

From top to bottom, left to right are these creations from these Etsy artisans:

1.) Cobalt Handknit Large Lace Scarf in Merino Wool by awkward

2.) Super Chunky Infinity Scarf – Neckwarmer – Cowl – Hood by SprattersandJayne

3.) 3 Loop Necklace Scarves by nitca

4.) Huge Charcoal Shawl by deliriumkredens

5.) Violet and Purple Stripes and Tubes by deliriumkredens

6.) Saffron Bow Knot Scarf by Thrush

7.) Candy Apple Red Handknit Scarf in a Lacy Wisp or Web Pattern by awkward

8.) Trendy Roi Bleu Collar with a Bow by homelab

9.) Whipped Cream Luxurious Pure Alpaca Knit Scarf by TickledPinkKnits

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

Some of my favorite food-related stuff on Etsy…

Left to right, top to bottom:

1.)  Garden salad scarf by pineapplesauce

2.) Blueberry cake felt box by Teerada

3.) Jello fabric magnets by pinksweetie

4.) Kitsch-Plated with Fried Chicken and Peas by homeECOnomics

5.) Boba tea vegan soap by DirtyAssSoaps

6.) Merit badge for ‘being sweet as pie’ by leemeszaros

7.) Yakisoba felt dinner by GoBuggy

8.) Fortune cookie organic catnip toy by chaucerswench

9.) Three peas in a pod emery pincushion by dottyral

Until later! ®oscata