Handmadeology

Summer is a wonderful season – especially in Cali – and is full of fabulous greens, yellows, oranges and blues. It’s also a time to relax and enjoy the sunshine. As much as I love bright and lazy days of summer, I was craving some class and elegance. My treasury “as plain as black and [...]

Honestly, the initial inspiration for this treasury was my sister’s photo (marcibrunophoto).  She’s a newbie, and I’ve curated a couple of treasuries trying to help her get her work out.  But as so many treasuries do for me, this one started to turn a little bit for me, become more personal.  In all the treasuries [...]

‘Perfect Autumnal Memories’ by folkandfiber It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life author P.D. James. Regardless of age, we each have memories that flood into our hearts when we think of our perfect Autumn day . . . the smells, the colors, the activities, [...]

I love all of the wedding stuff on etsy- it’s all so beautiful, the pictures are so whimsical so I thought I’d make a treasury and I named it “It’s a Nice Day for a White Wedding” because 1. that was the main color theme of my treasury and 2. the song by Billy Idol [...]

Who ISN’T inspired by the rich colors nature shows off in the fall?  All my hand-picked items in this treasury feature a leaf motif, and most incorporate beautiful burgundies and rust oranges of the loveliest autumn landscape. Thanks for looking!  I hope you enjoy my finds ‘Autumn, Don’t Ever Leave!!’ by bespangledjewelry Leaves, leaves, everywhere…but [...]

This treasury was inspired by my love for making people aware of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and of course the color pink! I wanted to get people shopping now for that great pink item that they can sport in the month of October! More people wearing pink means more people are becoming aware [...]

Well, my etsy name – bigbrownhouse – wasn’t chosen at random. I live in a rather eccentric, one hundred year old, big brown house, and it’s a constant source of inspiration for me. My house is the classic house shape. Ask a kindergartner to draw a house and she’ll probably draw my house…a triangle on [...]

I created this treasury after a super gray San Francisco day and actually a long gray summer. Hoping and dreaming for sunshine, who else do I turn to?  Etsy of course. ‘sunshine on a cloudy day’ by eRosasjewelry it’s been so foggy here in San Francisco, I needed a pick me up Vintage Legs Lemon [...]

‘Black and Blush’ by hoganfe Powder pink draped top with … MyLolaFashion $45 Black Patent 60s Slingback H… fmvintage $43 Shabby Chic Black Blush Flow… WeeGardens $18 Staring Back at You-Original… SarahJohnAfana $65 A Pirate’s Death for Me-… MySelvagedLife $23 Animal Group Names – Pink La… Xenotees $22 Elegant necklace in silver a… DvoraSchleffer $32 [...]

‘Welcoming September’ by SillyBuddy We are glad you came. Halloween Fibre Necklace LoveandDream $30 Foxs are walking on my mind … sabahnur $16 Secret Desire – 8 x 8 Fine A… StudioMarlene $9 Country Farm Girl Jewelry – … SimpleJoysPape… $42 Traveller’s Socks / EU 3… RGsocks $32 Cambridge Dreams – fine art… Raceytay $25 [...]

‘POP! Goes the Weasel….’ by SpareBedroomStudio For one reason or another (some obvious, others not so much), all of these interesting listings were found under the search term POP! Sky Lanes Bowling – 5×5 Fine… BeesAndTrees $10 Ribcage with Heart xlessthan3 $10 KW Moxiedoll $45 25 paper straws – grey/white… thelionandhipp… $3.75 Jelly Bean Earrings [...]

‘In the Year 2000′ by senzafina In the year 2000, we will all have robots to hold our photos, adorn our clothes, flavor our food, decorate our homes, and deliver messages. Silver and Red Ted Robot Scu… RobotsAreAweso… $40 Living in the Afterimage scu… Spiderwebs $30 Toy Robot Cufflinks BRASS Pl… CosmicFirefly $45 Steampunk Jewelry [...]

With the launch of Whale Shark Websites’s Etsy treasury HTML code generator the opportunities  to spread the word about handmade are even greater and easier! I my last how-to I taught you how to add a live treasury to your blog, now I am going to show you how to add a live Etsy treasury [...]

It’s now September, which means fall is right around the corner! It is my favorite time of year and the cranberry color is perfect for the season and is a smell that reminds me of fall. ‘Cranberries’ by perfectlypaper Time to light the cranberry candle that means fall is coming! THE DAY LABOURER. cranberry … [...]

Etsy Treasury – Fall-owing My Favorites curated by: SillyBuddy Check out all these great items HERE!