Etsy Front Page Madness

Being on Etsy's front page is a big excitement for many sellers on Etsy! I'm happy to announce that I made it to the front page twice in the month of June!! Sharing the front page glory with me are other talented CCCOE members! Go CCCOE!
Here are the two screen shots:

From a Stoke article:


From a treasury created by Raghouse:

Beautiful Treasuries

It's always so excited to find out you've been included in a treasury. Especially when the treasury is so beautiful it takes your breath away. Looking through the treasuries I found that I'm in two!

This one is by amyhatch who creates beautiful jewelry with gemstones and vintage components . Her treasury is titled Freudian Slip. A few comments stated this treasury belongs on the Front Page of Etsy! Oh, I hope they are right!!!

Freudian Slip



Hurry and see Freudian Slip while it's still active


The second treasury makes me hungry and is by PamperingBeki. Her shop contains very sweet jewelry and accessories. The treasury she created is titled: Guess what I want to do....


Hurry and see Guess what I want to do.... while it's still active

Yumm, now I'm off to make myself something to eat.....

Save the environment one package at a time!

I use recycled packaging and wanted to label it as recycled so my customer understands that I'm environmentally conscious and not "too cheap to buy a envelope". I first thought I would buy some stickers and print my message to stick on the packaging. Wait, that's using extra paper I don't need!! Hmmm, then I thought of using a rubber stamp. Excellent idea, I can reuse my stamp over and over. Off, I went in search of a stamp. I didn't like what I saw in craft stores, too generic looking. There were some Etsy sellers with very cute stamps, but they didn't say exactly what I wanted to say. Then I came across a blog RoughStock that offered a free graphic! Cool... but I still wanted my shop name on the stamp. I decided to start from scratch. I fired up GIMP, created my message with a recycle symbol. Hooray!! I sent it off for printing at RubberStamps.net. Here's the finished product, it says it all:

The Man Who Thinks He Can

Recent events in my life a few months back had me "cleaning out" my old room at my parents house. Inside my childhood room I found an inspirational poem tapped to the door, it was turning yellow and curling around the edges. I remembered this poem, it was given to me by my high school swim coach. I think he meant for it to give us as inspiration to win our races in swim meets. Although, this poem did more for me then to help me win swim meets, it has had an tremendous effect on me and my life. I have thought about this poem's message at various stages throughout my life and at times when I thought I had lost. This poem has helped me pull ahead and succeed! Even though this poem uses male pronouns I believe it applies to females as well, after all we were an all girls swim.

I wanted to share the poem with you, maybe it will inspire you as it did for me.

The Man Who Thinks He Can

If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win, but think you can't
It's almost a cinch you won't


If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow's will;
It's all in the state of mind.


If you think you're outclassed, you are.
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.


Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.

-Walter D. Wintle

Blue Flash

Labradorite stones are amazing beauties! They are a pale grey but when the light hits them they display flashes of green and blue!!!

Thank you CCCOE Voters!

Two treasuries I created as part of many other treasuries created by CCCOE members this week. These treasuries are a BIG thank you to all the Etsy members who voted in the CCCOE March Challenge. Come back next month to vote in our April challenge!!

Treasury - Main

Treasury - West


Thanks for voting!!

CCCOE March Challenge Entries!!

Voting for the March Challenge has opened today!! The March challenge topic was “WITCHY WOMEN: Heroines, Heretics and Whores.”

You can vote for the one you think is best here. Polls open until midnight Mon., April 7. Your vote you will get 10% off in ALL the shops participating AND a spot in one of our treasuries during the same period!!*

CCCOE Entries: WITCHY WOMEN: Heroines, Heretics and Whores



*Each voter is eligible for a 10% discount off entire purchase from the following shops during the week of April 1 through 7. We will also feature voters in a treasury. We cannot notify you individually due to site rules, but start looking for the CCCOE treasuries starting on April 1. See voting thread for list of shops participating in the 10% off discount.