Take flight

I love the sparrow jewelry I find on Etsy. Here are some of my favorites today...

Brass sparrow and pearl bracelet by sweetsimple
Darling sparrow earrings by ERMoriginals
Flight of fancy silver necklace by amyhatch

Stars in our eyes

"Starlight, starbright, first star I see tonight..."

Starry night origami stars by CelticKnot
Starry night necklace by SweetchildJewelry

Blue glitter star ring by shopflavored

Precious penguins

One of my favorite animals, today's theme is penguins!

Waddle waddle penguin button by BarrelOfMonkeys
Girls' Christmas penguin boutique hairbow by LilBelleBowtique

2 tiny penguins by tinyowlknits

Penguin with red scarf by allthingssmall

Pick a pumpkin

Halloween is right around the corner...exactly a week from today!

Cute little crochet pumpkin by EternalSunshine
Sweet pumpkin spice soap by ParadiseBodyShop

Pumpkin hat by KarlenKnits

Giddy up!

My mom has a horse. They're her favorite animal. I think they're so majestic and fun to watch galloping and kicking in the fields. So, I present to you....horses!!

Horse stripe short sleeve top by stevester
Children's hooded pony bath towel by nickmaxmama

Cowboy and cowgirl embroidered hand towels by 31Prov

Wild horse painting by ChatterBoxArt

ROYGBP

Nothing brightens my day like a rainbow. So in celebration of all that is colorful, here is my collection for the day!


Rainbow hama bead pendant by flamingflamingo
Paint me a rainbow tutu by mom2twogals

Rainbow decorated cookies by lorisplace

Cupcakes!!!

Today's theme is one of my very favorite things to search for on Etsy...anything related to cupcakes!! Enjoy! :)

Cupcake play food by stayhomecupcake
Brown sugar and fig cupcake bath bombs by KcSoapsNmore

Chocolate black cherry cupcake scarf by kellyzkreationz

The Buzz

Bzzzzzz! Bumblebees!

Bumblebee stained glass suncatcher by GoodGriefGlass
Knitted teapot cozy by CakesKnitsandCosies

Bumblebee dress by aprilscott

Take me out to the ball game...

I love the Red Sox so here are some great baseball-themed goodies!

Red Sox snowman by deb9560
Red Sox decoupage cuff bracelet by cuffscouture

Boston Red Sox wedding garter by GartersByKristi Baseball cookies by friendlycreationss Yankees suck buttons by buttonmachine

Lemonade

Lemonade is the theme of the day!

Lemon drop vintage slip dress by LapinLePetit

Baby lemon fairy angels print by folkartpaintings Cosmicfused glass brooch by groovyglassgirl

With a cherry on top...

Sometimes I type random things (hehe) into the search bar on Etsy and last night I typed in 'maraschino cherry.' What came back would make an awesome treasury. Here are my faves, as always...

Maraschino cherry soap by dennisanderson

Marasca earrings by seafaeriesjewelbox

Maraschino glossy lip tint by FlourishBathBody

Purple people eater

Purple, though not one of my favorite colors, is still pretty..especially on these items:

Deep purple teardrop ring by drndesigns
Royal clip by billiebrand

Purple canvas all-purpose bag by tippythai

Paris is the city for lovers

Je parle francais un peu....so today's theme is Paris!

Je t'aime necklace by mylavaliere

French bonjour pansy gift tags by seasonaldelightsMidnight in Paris earrings by CreationsbyJuliann

Halloween

Today's theme is....Halloween!

Candy corn bath bomb by layla
Cute little crochet pumpkins by EternalSunshine

Handpainted art gourd by peanutbutterandyelly
Swirly jacks crayons, set of 20 by GaddyNipperCrayons

Burntmill

I decided to change it up today and do a feature on my favorite soap maker on Etsy, burntmill! I asked her a few questions and am posting a few of my favorite soaps of hers! Enjoy!

How long would have you been making soaps?

-I would say about 3 years, give or take now.

What first got you interested in taking a soap class?

-I started with a candle making class at a local community college. Then a few years later, the same teacher was teaching how to make melt and pour soaps so I signed up. I didn't like the melt and pour soaps to start with because you use a pre-made base and I just felt like I wanted to do more so I started to research cold process soap making. By doing cold process soaps, I am able to pick what oils and properties go into my soap. It is more hands-on, which I like.

Do you currently use more than one soap making process? If so, which is your favorite?

-I currently make both cold process soaps and melt and pour glycerin soaps. They both have advantages I like but I would lean towards the cold process as my favorite.

Do you have a favorite soap of yours?

-I would have to say Black Raspberry Vanilla is my favorite. That is the scent that started me really wanting to make the cold process soaps. i had gotten a bar of it from another soap maker in a gift exchange and was blown away by how great it smelled. So, I would say that is always my go to scent.

Any soaps you have in the works or ideas for soaps you'd like to make?

-Well, this weekend I will be making a custom batch of Black Licorice soap for a good friend. He has requested it to be pure white with little black jojoba spheres throughout the entire soap. I am getting pretty excited to see that one. Beyond that, I am seeing one that is chocolate mixed with another scent like coconut, marsmallow, raspberry, or ??? I haven't exactly decided yet.

Now onto some of my favorite soaps :-)

Blue Raspberry Icee

Energy

Summer Medley