It's Monday!!! Time to get back to work, shuffle back off to school, get back to the 'Rat Race', the routine, the 'Show and Tell'....................HUH?!...Okay, so I 'snuck' that last thing in there because that's what I'm doing on this Monday. ^_^
I want to 'show you and tell you' about a great shop on Etsy. I 'personally' know it's a great shop...not like the times I was just nosing around browsing through shops and 'assumed' it was a great shop. I'm a happy repeat customer of this shop. And I'm probably gonna be a 3-peat customer...and a 4-peat, and....so forth and so on too! :-))
The shop is txbutterfly74...In her shop announcement and profile she says that 'she loves to make gift cards, gift tags, miniature pieces of art and film photography, and that every item that's in her shop is made with love and special attention to detail.'...I know for a fact that this statement is absolutely true!! :-)
I ordered some cards and tags from her a while back, to send to my customers.
Almost every time my customers have received my items with these little cards and tags attached to them, they've made a special point to comment about the cards or tags!
As well they should! :-) They're cheery, inviting, colorful, and not flimsy at all. And with the ones I chose, there's a 3-D butterfly on them! I love knowing that my customers will open their package and BAM!...get hit in the face with a pretty butterfly. :-)
But the reason I decided to do this post was not only because she makes good cards and tags, but because on this re-order I just received I got to see her heart. And her pride in what she does. And her love of a good customer....ME! :-) Look at what I got with this order! {And keep in mind that I paid exactly the same amount this time as I did the first time I ordered from her!}
What I was expecting to see when I opened the package for my order was a nicely wrapped bunch of cards. But what I saw was this GORGEOUS box!!
A pretty box?! Sturdy? With flowers and butterflies all over it?!....I almost wanted to cry....seriously! You know how much I like a pretty box, don't you?!....Don't you?!!! Have I not talked your ears off about stash boxes, and earring and ring boxes?! :-)) I couldn't wait to open it!!
As you can see, the flowers and butterflies were all over the inside of the box lid too!! :-)
Underneath the bubble wrap....stuff to pop! Oooooo!... ^_^...was my pretty cards, tags, and FREE stuff in a pretty bag!...
...Not to mention the prettiest business cards!...
...which I will be very happy to distribute.
Her profile also says: "I am from Austin, Texas. Being inspired and creative is one of the most beautiful things to me. I love art and music and Austin is a great place to be for both of these things... "...I can tell that these things are true...except for the Austin thing. I don't know about that! LOL But being creative?....Yes you are!...Loving what you do?.....Clearly you do!! Thank you too!!! :-)
Now, I'm sure that by tomorrow or the next day I'll be back to my overly chatty self. But today I just had to 'show and Tell' you about a great place to shop for your cards and things!
Now, excuse me while I go and examine my box some more.....Oooooo! There's flowers and butterflies under the bottom too?! :-]
Hmmmm.....What am I going to give the honor of being stored in this box?!...I'll think of something!! :-) Maybe the schedule for the tennis matches for the next two weeks!! YES!!! It's Wimbledon time again!!! ^_^
Have a good day everybody! Happy Monday!!
My Special Little Box
No, I don't have a baby
with tons of golden locks
that need a place of memory
like a special little box.
No, I don't want old watches,
or the parts to wind old clocks
to mar or scratch the insides
of my pretty little box.
No, there's no baby pictures.
No, not even baby socks,
that'll occupy the insides
of my flower covered box.
No, I can't have it damaged
by some clumsy, nosy ox.
My butterflies must be safely kept,
secure upon their box.
Let's see, will it be chocolates?
or my diamond studded rocks?
Yeah, those would do just fine
encased in my little box!
Oooo! Special boxes rock!
I was roaming around Etsy...like I do...and saw this beautiful Salmon Colored Moth Butterfly Vinyl Decal by WilsonGraphics and was 'WOWing' all over the place when I noticed that this butterfly decal and my Salmon Orange Circle Scarf...
...were sharing a Treasury!! A beautiful Treasury curated by stonetree, entitled Sensuously Salmon.
Everything in this treasury is beautiful! A few of my very favorites are the Apricot Dyed Jade 8mm Faceted Round Beads by UncommonBeads...
The Pale Salmon Flounce Skirt by leasvintage...
...and the Salmon Leather Covered Buttons by Hosilo!
I really didn't know how I missed seeing this Treasury. So I decided to look and see if there were other Treasuries that I might have missed.....and lo and behold there were!! *smh*
This beautiful Edible Sugar Rose by andiespecialtysweets...
These Little Lovelies Rosebud Earrings by Vintagelucys...
This Vintage Rose Flower Strapless Dress by pinnydream...
This gorgeous Jardin, Victorian inspired Ring by lePetitFoyer....
...and my Green Crocheted Hand Sandal Bracelet...
...were all in a Treasury curated by BolstersMills, entitled A Rose By Any Other Name.
I was so upset that I had missed two Treasuries!!! Then I realized it wasn't two......it was 4 I had missed!!!! *sigh* My Wine Me Winter Too Scarf...
...had been in this Treasury by catlovesbear, entitled Time for a faveourites clear-out #10.
And my Butterfly Under a Grassy Green Flower Necklace...
...had been in this Beautiful Butterflies Treasury, curated by sdjjewellery.
WOW! If it wasn't for that butterfly I would have been completely in the dark about any of this! What a shame that would have been...I want to thank each and every one of the curators of these gorgeous Treasuries for taking the time to include one of the items from my Wuglyees shop. Business has been REALLY slow in my shop. So much so that I have spent the last few days changing the prices, including shipping prices, on almost every item in the shop. So I certainly appreciate your trying to help me to get my shop and my crocheted items seen!
If I had known that these treasuries were out there I would have been 'talking them up all over town'!! LOL Talking is 'in my lane'! I can do that!! ^_^ Anyway, at least I got the opportunity to show them to my blog pals. All of the photos in this post are 'Click-able'! Please 'Click' on over to anything you like and take a little 'Look-See'! :-) And if you find something nice...come back and let me know about it. I'd love to share it with everybody!!
Okay, I'm off to do some studying....and then some reading. I'm on chapter 8 of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' now! Jem, Scout and Dill almost got into some really big trouble trying to go up to Boo Radley's house, looking in the window! Jem lost his pants when he was on the run from the house! He had some quick 'Plaining to do', as Ricky Ricardo of 'I Love Lucy' would say! Ha! Ha!
Have a good day everybody!! :-)
History Told In A Story
A history of life
held in the mind and heart,
released for all to see
through storytelling's captured art.
Some things pulled from the past
will make you shake your head;
But revelations told
will bring new life from the dead.
Children Ooo and Awww!
Adults think hard and deep.
Oh! The knowledge now performed,
and the lessons we will keep!
