I adore the vintage lace wrapped around vintage keys at Farm Girl Studios. The shop has unique finds for use in your scrapbooking, mixed media arts, or maybe just for display. I figured the lace was July 4th appropriate…

Vintage Lace: $3.00:

Check out the other items in the shop now (all of which I adore).

Buttons. Colorful buttons. Buttons that are in fun shapes and sizes. Did you know that there are all sorts of uses for buttons other than just to keep your pants and shirts on? Use them in crafting (cards, scrapbooking, etc.), sew them on a bag or use them to spruce up an old sweater. I found tons of buttons just on Etsy alone. Imagine the possibilities…

4 Vintage Green Funky Flower Buttons at Atomic Veggie: $2.75:

Whimsy-Button Flower Bouquet - 12 stems at Little Bit Funky: $10.00:

DIY Button Ring Kit at Sew Bettie: $10.00:

Sweet Little Pink and Brown Valentine Goodie Kit at Sugar*Sugar: $9.95:

Everlasting Button Flowers at The Ripe Radish: $14.00/10 stems:

Sweet and Sassy Vintage Buttons at Sink Daisy: $4.00/2:

Colorful Lot of 6 Large Coordinating Vintage 1940s Buttons at Vintage Necessities: $5.00:

There may still be time left for shopping from our great Holiday Gift Guide participants.  Please show them your love and see what wonderful handmade goods they’ve got.  Remember, there are a lot of discounts offered throughout the guide (and some sales!)…

Tuscany Magnet Set by Gallimaufry Arts ($8.00); Auto Bird Turd Emergency Kit by Grumpy Girl ($31.95):

Maurisa Top by Snoozer Loser (currently $80.00); Doggie Skull T-Shirt by Punk Rock Dogg (currently $17.17/ea or $31.50 for matching set for dog and people):

Soho 1 PhotoCuff by Smoy PhotoCuffs ($17.00); Signature Sets by JustJenn Designs ($12.00):

Here are some lovely handmade goodies I found by Theresia at her shop, Minori Design. Pin cushions and stuffies…what cuties!

Polka Dot Hedgehog #2; Owl Stuffie #1; Bird Pin Cushion #4:

Bird Pin Cushion #11; Doggie Stuffie #4; Shika the Fawn:

{Polka Dot Hedgehog: $14.00; Owl #1: $9.50; Birdie #4: $14.00}

{Birdie #11: $14.00; Doggie #4: $34.00; Shika the Fawn: $24.00}

So you know that I can’t sew, right? Well, I can’t. I’ve tried to learn once but didn’t really put in the time (it was like one or two classes - where everyone else was under the age of 13). One day I would like to learn, however.

You’ve seen me do posts about fabrics that I like and now here’s a little something else…

This Red Burlap Mushroom Pincushion is one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen. There are a whole garden just full of them over at Cathy of California’s shop. I’m thinking that it doesn’t matter that I don’t know how to sew…it may just be a lovely little piece to look at on my desk.

{Red Burlap Mushroom Pincushion: $20.00}

I haven’t done a post that featured fabrics for a while. If you’re looking for some new patterns for your designs, check out Duckcloth in Australia. I think these are pretty great:

Skipping Boy (Blue); Little Owls (Pebble Olive); Cranes (Cherry Red):

Mollybirds on Linen; Animal Silhouette (Oatmeal); Skipping Girl (Chocolate):

from Decole at Fred Flare…

Boy, do I wish I knew how to sew. Maybe I could just have one and pretend just for the cute factor:

Handy House Sewing Kit

Your tissues need a home, too, right?

Cozy Tissue Box Holder

Who doesn’t like mushroom stamps?

Mushroom Stamp Set

Scrubbie cookies? Smoothie cookies? Scent cookies? No, no…not cookies that you eat.

Melanie at Earthenwood Studio has come up with yet another fun thing at her shop. Smoothie Cookies are small terra cotta “cookies” that are made to soothe your feet. There are smooth little bumpies on them that help to relax and invigorate your tired soles. You can use the cookies with your favorite lotion or body oil to massage your feet. Even before that, however, you can use the Scrubbie Cookies to exfoliate the rough and dry skin away.

What’s fun about these products is that Melanie has created a large selection of designs that you can choose from. You can have a Scrubbie Cookie with an apple image on it, a Smoothie Cookie with a cupcake image on it or a Scent Cookie with candycane image on it (just in time for the holidays). Each of the cookies come on a ribbon or cord - perfect for hanging!

Earthenwood Studio started when Melanie and Chuck met and fell in love while studying at art school. Melanie had a passion for earth clays and Chuck for wood engraving and paper arts. Together they formed this company which creates everything from jewelry and beads to kits and soon will have art prints…and of course, the “cookies”.

Ahhhh…time for a pedicure…

So put your feet up and relax as you head on over for a visit at Earthenwood Studio.

Original Scent Cookie; Foot Scrubbie; Foot Smoothie:

I think these are cute and would be so fun to have…

Suitcases from Paper Source:

Orange Riveted Suitcase-Small; Teal Rivet & Lath Suitcase-Medium; Red Rivet & Lath Suitcase-Large:

So I’ve admired this website for a while and just had to share it with everyone. Heidi has created a bunch of beautiful wrapping papers and note sets for the person on the hunt for gift-wrapping solutions.

After her search for stylish papers that would represent her love of fashion and personal style, she decided to design things for herself. Heidi offers coordinating paper journals, note sets, gift wrap and accessories. The patterns and vibrant colors are simply gorgeous and I guarantee you’ll have a hard time deciding on what’s your favorite!

Veranda Wrap; Octango Note Set; Burguess Wrap:

DeHaven Wrap; Divina Letterpress Note Set; Luxy Wrap:

Okay, so was I right about it being hard to choose your favorites? Well, once you do (or maybe if you don’t) and you purchase some stuff, here’s a way to organize it all…

Cool, right? You won’t have to feel bad about all the things wraps and ribbons you’ll buy since you can keep it all organized! Head on over and Shop Heidi now.

Not just any clay…Polymer clay. Ed and Ilysa make original designs with this clay over at Emerald Earth. Not only do they make beads and then make jewelry from them, they also have salt and pepper shakers, refillable pens, vases and lamps, just to name a few.

Ed and Ilysa’s work has been featured in a number of polymer clay books and national magazines. They have even won awards for their work and design projects for different companies and magazines as well. They know their clay!

Here are some fun items from Emerald Earth that will give you a better appreciation for polymer clay and the artists that use it…

Millefiori Translucent Lightbulb Lamp; Mini Millefiori Salt & Pepper Shakers; Green Dream Necklace with Vintage Glass Beads:

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I like polka dots! Here’s more pretty fabrics from Repro Depot. I put the names of them in case, you know, you’d like to pick some up!

Arvika-Black (linked to pink); Nekko-Pink; Etsuko Ladybug-Aquatic:

Bottlecaps - Strawberry Fizz; Charm Dew Drops-Lime; Flea Market Dot-Red:

More fabric later…