Spotted Tuesday: Featured Crafter at Down with Plumes

 It's such a pleasure to be this week Featured Crafter at Down With Plumes. There you will learn a little bit more about me and what I do. A similar post can also be found at Begangstress Blog.

Here is my Spotted Tuesday finds. They are found at Storenvy and Artfire. Click on the picture and it'll bring you to the product listing.
 

Daisy and polka dot sundress, party dress,free matching headband by Sweet Pea Designs by Dee

 

Aqua Quartz and Starfish Beachy Necklace Sterling Silver adjustable by Faded Leaves

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Spotted Tuesday: Pretty and Hot

Happy Tuesday!
The weather lately has been a bit crazy over here. It's supposed to be hot and dry but the rain comes to visit recently, which I don't mind actually. I would rather be cold than hot. 

Outside is wet and cloudy and I thought choosing pretty and hot colors will brighten up my day and hopefully yours too. 

Here are some beautiful products found on Artfire and Storenvy, handmade and non-handmade. I love handmade products. I also support small businesses regardless they are handmade or not. I myself have a handmade shop and a non-handmade shop. Those keep me busy!

Check out these amazing shops! If you are looking for accessories for yourself or your little ones, these shops are worth checking out!

Mini-Pouch in Hot Pink Squeeze by Sew Beastly

 




  

Ruffled Hot Pink Polka Dot Panty Underwear with Black Lace by Flirt and Flair 

Quilted Black Chevron Duffle with Hot Pink by Lila Janes

10 pcs Hot Pink Colorshine Makeup Brush Set with Pouch by Sweet Stuff!

Cute Funny Onesie by Celebrity Cotton

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Spotted Tuesday: Easter 2014

Two years ago, I took my little guy to the Easter Eggs Hunt event. He was 4. 

This year, we just did a little bit of crafting with whatever we can find at home.

Spotted Tuesday: Sweet and Green

My son is quite sentimental and sweet. He melts my heart with his sweet words. Just last night, he asked if we could put a TV in his bedroom just like the one he has in our house in Vancouver. My answer was, "No, you do not need a TV in your room." Then I went on with my preaching that nothing is free and that you really have to work hard to get what you want. He replied, "That's okay, Mama. I will work really hard and when I'm 19 (the age that he thinks he'll be a grown up), I will earn money and buy 2 TVs. One for me and one for you and Papa.

How about this birthday card that he made for me? Not bad at all coming from a 6 years old boy, I'd say.

This picture below was taken by his teacher at the playground last year. I so appreciate the thoughtfulness of this amazing teacher. Taking pictures of her students and sharing them to parents.

With this picture in mind, I find these beautiful handmade products on Artfire and Storenvy.

Felt Embroidery Hoop Art – Xelpho the Red Panda from squshies

Happy Baby Bunny from Kiser Krafts

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Spotted Tuesday: Turtles

Did you know the first turtles crawled about on earth more than 250,000,000 years ago?

Spotted Tuesday this week is inspired by our new turtle pets. In the new year day, we got Ethan a couple of turtles. It was not really planned. We planned to spend the new year with in-laws including a trip to a mall. We stopped at a booth (not really a pet shop) selling mice, porcupine, fish and turtles per Ethan's request. He loves animals! Seeing him so happy seeing these animals, I asked DH if it would be a good idea getting  a couple of turtles. Perhaps that it is a good time now to teach him to be responsible in taking care of animals....somewhat! I will be the one who clean their tank on a daily basis (add that to my chores list!) but he will be responsible to feed them. As of today, he's been doing a great job!

Last week, we bought a bigger turtle and a bigger tank at an actual pet shop located at a mall close to where we live. We have 3 turtles now and I put a stop on that. Lol. Ethan named the 2 little ones: Lupy and Gupy. The bigger one is Bupy. Lupy is the smallest among three and Ethan said it's a "she". She is calm and pretty shy compared the other two. Ethan said Gupy is a "he". We really can't tell their gender at this point because they are still too small to be identified. But Bupy is a male turtle.

I personally find it enjoyable looking at these turtles. They sometimes act funny, like this one for example: Gupy is on top of Lupy and they do this a lot lately.

Thanks for dropping by!

Spotted Tuesday

Spotted Tuesday is back!

When DH has a day off and Ethan is at school, we usually go out for a breakfast date. We recently went to Isola Cafe, located at Spazio, not too far away from where we live. This cafe becomes our favorite place to go. It has great customer service which is very important to us. Our principal is that no matter how good the food is and how famous the restaurant is, if they have poor customer service, we unlikely will be back. Another reason we like this cafe is that they do serve great coffee and western foods, reminding us the breakfast we usually if we were in Canada. The also serve foods fushioned 

We love to order these mouthwatering Eggs Benedict, served with crispy hash brown and delicious coleslaw. It comes with a cup of handcrafted illy coffee. 



With the above picture in mind, I looked for great handmade products at Artfire. I included some Christmas themed items as well since we are in the middle of Holiday Season and that Cafe was nicely decorated. I really like how they decorate it: simple and nothing over the top. Take a look at that piece of polka dot fabric and fir on the table for example. It's a red and green and they represent Christmas!

Spotted Tuesday: Yellow

Happy Tuesday!
Here we are on the last week of July and I'm spotting beautiful handmade products in yellow.
Yellow is such a great color that can work with other colors perfectly. It's often associated with sunshine and gold.

Interestingly, yellow plays such an important role in  Asian culture, particularly in China. Yellow is the Yin and Yang, the center of everything. The Chinese believes yellow brings good luck and it is such a prestigious color that you would see that in the olden days, yellow or gold decorates royal palaces and temples. Emperors would also wore yellow robes.

What is your preference? Bold and bright yellow? Or soft pastel yellow? I can't decide really. Bright yellow definitely reminds me of summer season, while softer yellow makes me think of babies. Ha!

All of these products below can be found at Artfire.

Train with Clouds Decal set from SimpleShapes . I love everything in this shop! And the banner, oh so cute! This decal would be perfect to decor little boy's room, nursery or kids play room. I know my mine would want this for him if he was younger.

And how about these Burp Cloth Changing Pads from PooLouDesigns.
The fabrics are so soft and very absorbent! "Be stylish when you are out with your little one!"

I'm in love with this summer dress card! You can get this gorgeous card at cardsbylibe.
More cards available at Lisa's shop. With so many varieties, I'm sure you will find one you are looking for. If not, talk to her and she will make it happen :-)

How about some lemons, everyone? Take a look at this pretty Lemon Grove Bracelet by NightOwlJewelry. I have to say I'm loving the shop banner too (I can't resist the cuteness of owls!).

One of jewelry artisans whose work I admire is Umeboshi. Her Dichroic Fused Glass Wire Wrapped Pendant is simply stunning. "Wear this when you want to sparkle and attract attention. This would be a great pendant to wear to an art opening or party." I would agree on that!

ShadowDogDesigns is also one talented artist I found at Artfire. This Sonoran Sunrise earrings (perfectly named, I'd say) is made of Copal, turquoise and sterling silver. I like its simplicity and by that makes the yellow nicely pop out.

And last but not least, these cute Bumble Bee Favor Tags from my shop, adorebynat. These Bee Tags are perfect for birthday or baby shower parties. Each is 2 inch in diameter.

Hope you all have been enjoying your summer!

Spotted Tuesday: Green

Spotted Tuesday is back!

For the longest time, I have put 'Spotted Tuesday' to rest. I honestly can't recall when the last Spotted Tuesday was posted. Slowly I also abandoned my blog ...  you know, when life happened. Well, until now, life happens and that's the nature of it. I really want to get back to the blogging routine and I hope I do have what it takes to keep it going.

So without further ado, this week I'm spotting things GREEN! After all, Summer is here!

Green Prehnite Hematite Handmade Necklace Gemstone OOAK Jewelry Summer from ShadowDogDesigns

 Green and Black woven bracelet from jazzitupwithdesignsbynancy 

Ancient Hand Carved Jade Amulet from Qijia Culture First Millennium BC from craftsofthepast 

Floral Embossed Chalcedony Ring Sterling Stacking Ring Aqua Gemstone from WestWindCreations

  

Green Verdigris Oyster Charm and Swarovski Crystal Brass Earrings from KatsAllThat

 

Boys Personalized Tractor Birthday T Shirt from daisydoodleembroidery

 

And from my adorebynat shop, Owl Invitations - Baby Shower or Birthday - Set of 8

Thanks for dropping by! Feel free to share these handmade items, in fact I and the artists would love to!

Spotted Tuesday: That Bright Color

Ethan knows red. It's the color of Pooh's top. And he knows yellow. It's the color of Pooh himself.

Last night, we had a chance talking about the color of orange for the first time and that's the inspiration for this week Spotted Tuesday.

Enjoy these beautiful finds on Etsy.

1st row from the left:

Soap and Lotion Samples Or Party Favors From Red Leaf by ShopRedLeaf

NEW - EZ Canvas Bag in Orange by Kinies

2nd row from the left:

Vinyl Wall Sticker Decal Art - Funky Flowers by urbanwalls

Elegance 8x12 fine art photography original print by sunshineartdesign

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Spotted Tuesday: Country Side

Summer is here. Are you planning for a little trip this summer?

I will be right here, not going anywhere as my day job is a seasonal job that required me to work during the summer. That's okay. Statutory holidays and weekends are plenty of days off for me.

But if I can take a little trip, I'd love to go to the countryside. Enjoy the fresh air.

Enjoy the homemade goodies, and simply far away from computer.

Enjoy these handmade finds on Etsy:

1st row from the left:

English Rose Record Cabinet by PeggithasPieces

le doigt - original watercolor by lassothemoon

Tree Wedding Favors by byapryl

2nd row from the left:

queen of the woods by whichgoose

Flower Hair Pins . Sunshine by Paper and Ribbons

Lemon Nougat by calabasascandyco

Spotted Tuesday: Poppies

1st row from the left:

Poppy Red hair pin with swarovski stigma by DashleyDesigns

White Anemone Flowers -- ACEO Print by printmakerjenn

Valetine pink poppy garland headband by muchloveilly



2nd row from the left:

Poppies in the Wind Necklace - Brass by CocosGreenhouse

Leather Poppy Mini Pouch- Red by tmStudioDesigns

Chocolate truffle poppy wrist CORSAGE by MeadowbelleMarket

Spotted Tuesday: Pooh Inspired

This week Spotted Tuesday is inspired by my 2-years old son's best friend: 'baby Pooh'. Pooh maybe worn out (warning: too much love affection may worn you out), LOL, but he holds a special place in Ethan's life and to be honest I'm afraid that Ethan may choose him over me. Hik...Hik.

Enjoy these beautiful findings and let me know which one is your favorite?

1st row from the left:

Coral and Yellow Felt Beads by StemellinaSupplies

Boy and Rain Cloud by Cabin

Bracelet, Lampwork by Leah Sawyer



2nd row from the left:

Magnetic Little Cars Button Covers by Wheezies

Needle Felted Wool Doll Ball by asherjasper

Ladybugs and Posies on Yellow Pouch by NGHDesigns

Spotted Tuesday: Avocado Green

1st row from the left:
Olive Bombs from adornyou

Super chunky cowl in avocado from Thrush

Forest Cell Phone Charm from frogprincessdesigns

Juicy Pear Scented Palm Wax Tart / Melt from FreshPickedCandles


2nd row from the left:

Pink and Green one piece Set from maddiebee123

Watermelon Hair Pins from MiaBeads

Handcrochet Green cozy fingerless gloves from christianetricot

Gentleman Onesie from NeedleinaScrapStack

Spotted Tuesday: Welcoming New Year

1st row from left:

Eat, drink and be merry drink stirrers by ideachic

Longevity Symbol wall decal by blankcanvasdesigns

2010 Giclee Calendar by joojoo

PEP TALKERS you are strong Ceramic Motivational Ornament by aphroditescanvas


2nd row from left:

2010 Zenbelly Planner by Zenbelly

Printable Photo Greeting Card by kottageon5th

AlteredRolodex Filing System by craftycrew

Weekly Planner 2010 - Cowboys with Red and White Polka Dot by luxfordst