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'Christmas in July Treasury Blitz - Soft as a Whisper' by LadySnooks Lady Snooks

Soft as a whisper! Christmas in July Treasury Blitz - Not a member? Join us at https://www.etsy.com/teams/12798/christmas-in-july

CROCHET PATTERN Fingerless M... CrochetNature $3	Simple Hand Bound Journal, H... SproutsPressDe... $15	Vintage 80s Jessica McClinto... SprightlyVogue $38	Cotton Boll burr Wreath - d... Corkycrafts $45
Vintage Twist Crochet Dish C... craftslady2008 $10	Altered, Upcycled, skirt mad... upCdooZ $31	Cosmetic Bag, White, Makeup ... anniekdesigns $6.99	Potion Vial Pendant - Mana -... veddma $9
Paris France Photography . c... LupenGrainne $30	Photo of Soft Pink Tulips wi... CarlaDyck $25	Sage Storm Horse Photograph,... ApplesAndOats $10	Italian Beige Muted Sage Fan... felinusfabrics $12
Sterling Silver, Freeform Im... ChaceandAbbott $97	5g Mineral Eye Shadow - Soft... Rhasdala $6	Dandelion Flower Light Sepia... Celticcatphoto... $27	beach photography, pale seas... MyanSoffia $15

 Celtic Cat Photos 5/14/ 2014




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'let yourself loose ☼' by Umbrellafant

wonderful gifts of love and beautiful from the Friends With Benefits team ♥

8"x10" Metallic Pr... MariaJoseTreas... $11	Me Plus U Equals LOVE Glass ... YourCharmedSto... $2.75	Maypop Purple Passion Flower... bulbsnblooms $27.95	Free Shipping,Terrarium Neck... NaturalWoodlan... $20
Green shimmer effect love, g... PrintsOfHeart $5	Tree Photography Birch Grove... Celticcatphoto... $10	Sparkly Lavender Dichroic Gl... BeadyEyedBird $18	Monkey - Vervet - Animal Pho... AroundTheGlobe... $30
Latch painting - Garden gate... MYHIGHSTREETBO... $35	Olive green flower ring sunf... xroma $15	Inspirational poster, enjoy ... PrintsOfHeart $5	Fireflies, Signed Metallic A... NouveauNiche $30
Vintage Hand Painted Flower ... RetroRageVicto... $12	Digital Macro Photography &q... TemplesTreasur... $25	Estate Sterling Crystal Ring... GranvilleGalle... $159	Ribbon Wrap Bracelet - Rose ... BohemienneBell... $30

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Shelby Township Finn Sees His Shadow

Shelby Township Finn was up early and saw his shadow at 7:45.

Sorry to say there will be 6 more week of winter! Hopefully the snow will stop!


Cathy Gangwer 2 / 2 / 2014

Winter Photograph Part 2

It is growing cooler as we head north on Lake Michigan. The wind is fierce, howling across the lake and unto the beach. Sending sand flying like is was snow.

There is wind erosion everywhere. At the north side of Manistee Lighthouse I climbed up on the sand dune and was shocked to find I was actually standing on the top of the protective fence. I shot the photograph above before climbing down to get back in the car and try to warm up.

You have to be a dedicated fishermen to go out on the pier for the Muskegon channel marker He is all alone and if he was washed into the lake, I don't think we could get to him in time. It amazes me how many birds we see flying even in these stiff winds.

I think for my next trip I am going down to warmer climes, something like the Florida Everglades.

5 Years Coming Up!

I find it hard to believe that on April 15, 2012, I will have been on Etsy for four years and will be starting my fifth year! I joined in March but didn't listing anything until April 2008.

Where does the time go?

It has been quite a ride! I love Etsy!

2011 was banner year for Celtic Cat!

Etsy has given  me the chance to sell off season, which for Celtic Cat Photos and Thistle And Shamrock Publishing is Dec. 10th to the springtime. 2012 will be the first year we won't be doing outdoor summer shows. We are selling our tent, I will miss my summer vendor-friends, but I won't miss putting up that heavy KD tent, sitting in heat, the long summer hours and early mornings.


Cathy Feb. 18, 2012

Winter In Michigan

Usually In Michigan we have temps well below freezing and in the single digits at night. Not this year.

In fact my Day Lily under a pine tree came back in December because the weather turned warm. The poor plant has been struggling, until it finally got too cold and it died. One day it is cold here, then it gets warm for a day or two, then cold again.

Not that I am complaining. I haven't had to shovel snow this season.

Cathy 2 / 1 / 2012

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my friends out there, in cyber-space, at Etsy and GCU. 

In 2012 may all your wishes come true!

Cathy  12 / 20 / 11

Greeting Card Maker of the Month: Jennifer of Scrap About Love

I'm Jennifer. By day, I work in TV and IT, by night I'm a wife to a wonderful husband, Josh, and 'mom' to adorable pups, Fry & Leela(Named for the Futurama characters). When I'm not at work or spending time with my family, I have a small time photography business doing portraits and sports photography, as well as my photography oriented Etsy shop: By Jennifer Leigh. My biggest hobby has come to be scrapbooking and card making, which is where my shop, www.ScrapAboutLove.etsy.com comes in.

I have found a huge creative outlet with ScrapAboutLove. I get to play with paper, markers, stamps, ink and glue ~ it's like being back in Art class in grade school (except with a more sophisticated result, lol). When I'm not scrapbooking adventures taken with my family, I'm usually trying to keep up with birthdays and holidays and the like, and on occasion, I find a new idea popping into my head, and that is what ends up in my shop.

The reason I have found that I have taken a liking to creating cards was the reaction I got from my brother of all people. I felt if he could appreciate the time and effort(and love!) put into a handmade card, there would be other people that would appreciate my cards as well.

Greeting Card Maker Of The Month: Royal Regards

I'm Sara, of Royal Regards Handmade Greeting Cards and I am a member of the Michigan Trolls on Etsy. I was born and raised in Michigan and have lived here my entire life. I grew up on the East side of the state, attended college in the middle of the state and moved to Southwest Michigan with my husband after we got married a little over 8 years ago. I work full time in the commercial real estate industry (not a realtor though) and spend my weekends and evenings (often into the wee hours of the night) making cards and working on my etsy shop. I enjoy scrap-booking, reading, shopping, movies, photography and interior decorating.

My motto when making cards is that "less is more." I like a clean, simple yet cute and elegant look. I especially love the look of embossed cards so I have a pretty large selection of those in my shop.

Card Maker of the Month Kat Wauters of H20Works

I’m Kat Wauters. Mom, Wife, Graphic Designer (in no particular order, lol). In past lives I have been, a waitress, a bartender, a telemarketer (for only a day, I was not cut out for this job at all), a waitress again, a pizza chef, a Home Interiors saleslady (home parties), a “real” Interior Designer (went back to school, got a degree), and I owned my own faux-finishing business. Then I got my first computer (went back to school again), discovered Photoshop, and it’s been graphics, advertising and marketing ever since. I worked for Lamar Advertising, the national “Outdoor Advertising” company for 5 years, designing billboard art. It was a hoot, going down the road, seeing my larger than life works of art, screaming out, “I did that one! I did that one!” I think this is what I was meant to do all along. I remember watching Bewitched as a girl and thinking I would like Darren’s job. :)

 I have two shops on Etsy. My first is H20works.etsy.com . It has evolved thru the past 3 years (as much as 10 categories would allow me) into a few different things, but my steadfast product has always been Mini-Notecards. Yep, this is me, I go from designing 30 ft billboards to designing 2 inch Mini-Notecards! I just love coming up with cool designs for them. I am kind of an amateur-professional photographer, so I have a lot of prints in my shops that you can get as ACEOs, greeting cards or larger prints too.

My Other Shop:  H20worksDesigns.etsy.com