July Giveaway!

This month's Out of the Blue giveaway is a new ring design featured in my Etsy shop. I call it "Green Goddess" and it features a vintage star shaped flower cabochon mounted on an antiqued copper adjustable ring base.

In order to enter, just visit my online shop, Out of the Blue, and tell me which item you would be most likely to buy as a gift for someone other than yourself. Post your choice in the comments here and a winner will be chosen at random on July 31st.

The Results Are In!!

Thanks to everyone who entered our June Giveaway! I really appreciate everyone's comments and telling me your favorites really helped me out alot. Congratulations to our winner Jamie from Little Poppy Shop. She will be receiving a pair of our Vendela rose earrings. A new giveaway for July will be coming up soon...keep an eye out for it.

While you're here, hop on over to Jamie's adorable etsy shop. She has the cutest toys for babies...makes me wish my kiddos were still little. Her Flower Power rattle rag ball is my favorite!!

B is for BIRDS!

Among the trees
Is a bird's nest,
And in the nest
Her three eggs rest.

And in each egg--
Hush, you'll be heard!--
There lies asleep
A tiny bird.

H.N. Bialik

Browsing through Etsy, you will find birds everywhere...here are some of my favorites.


A pair of sweet vintage bird figurines from ModishVintage.


This checkbook cover from tinymeat is awesome! It features a Hermit Thrush on bright yellow vinyl.

Finally, this Tiny Lovebird Ring from ShereDesign is just too cute for words!

A is for APPLE!

I'm pleased to announce a new weekly feature that I am adding to my blog...Alphabet Soup. Each week I will pick a word that begins with the letter of the week and highlight some fun products from my fellow Etsy sellers that showcase that item. This week's item is Apple!

This print by LilyMoon is titled "When I wear my red skirt". I love how the red really pops against the neutral colors.


This children's apron by Dapper Duds is perfect for mom's little helper! So cute!!


This apple mint soap from thymeformyself sounds so refreshing! It has blend of fresh citrus orange and fruity green apple with just a little dash of mint thrown in.

June Giveaway!

I'm so excited to announce our first giveaway here at Out of the Blue! This month we will be giving away this pair of earrings which are a best seller in our shop. They are created from vintage ivory rose cabochons and are mounted to surgical steel posts.

In order to be entered into our drawing just visit us at Out of the Blue, then come back and post a comment here. Tell us something you found that you love, something you would like to see more of, or anything else you'd like to say! Make sure you leave a way for us to get in contact with you in case you are the lucky winner. Winner will be chosen at random on June 30th. Good luck!

My feature in VenusZine

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was lucky enough to have one of my necklaces featured in the summer issue of Venus Zine. This is a scanned photo of the layout...it turned out awesome!! My necklace is the one in the upper left hand corner :)

It was incredibly exciting to get my issue in the mail! I couldn't flip the pages fast enough to try and find my page!! My featured necklace is available for sale in my shop Out of the Blue. I'm offering a 20% discount for anyone that mentions my blog at checkout.

It's that time again!

Time for another Etsy Texas Crafters First Monday Sale! We have approximately 70 shops participating this month!! For a complete list check out this forum...

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5644732&page=1

My special for the month is Buy One Item, Get a Second Item 50% Off. Plus if you mention you visited my blog...I'll throw in a free gift! You can either wait for a revised invoice, or I will refund your discount through Paypal.