November Team Challenge: Movember/No-Shave-November

Welcome to RNEST's November Team challenge!

The theme for this month was "Movember/No-Shave-November"!

Movember is "an annual month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. Charitable events are held to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues." (Etsy Merchandising Desk) "A related event, No Shave November, has participants not shaving at all for the month, for the same cause. Generally one is to shave on the night of October 31st to participate. Both men and women participate in the month-long event, with men abstaining from shaving their beards, and women their armpits or legs." (from Wikipedia)

We asked out RNEST members to get creative and make items representing the theme...

Cast your vote for your favorite on the poll in the

upper, right corner of the blog!

Pin Ups With Pit Hair, Art Cards, ACEO Set

by Buenahelena

Mustache and Glasses Applique Yellow T Shirt size 12 mnth.

by FrecklesAndFrizz

Fuzzy Red and White Strip Christmas Ornament

by SculptressLink

Candy Cane Twist Hair Falls Set of Two

by SculptressLink

Mini Domino Charm - Mr. Stache

by k5art

Fat Cat Mustache Style

by FrancescaDeCaire

Mini Moustache and Beard Rubber Stamp

by Jackbear

Moustached Movember Edition Nubbin

by KiraArts

Cast your vote for your favorite on

the upper right of the sidebar!

Wednesday Wellspring: Woolhead Works

Bubbling up from the well this week is a holiday original from Woolhead Works!

The artist knit this stocking with 100% wool yarn in a cozy looking, natural white. She chose moss stitch for the body of the stocking to emphasize the woolly texture. Because of its charming simplicity, this stocking has the flexibility to coordinate with a variety of decor schemes. To jazz it up and suit your style, you might add a ribbon, pom poms, or some holly to the loop on the cuff, if you like. Or you could put some stocking stuffers inside, and give it away to a lucky recipient.

This stocking is 12" long from cuff to toe, and 3.5" wide at the leg.

Don't throw this stocking in the washer/drier: it will felt right up (100% wool)! If you need to clean it, it is recommended to hand wash in cool water with mild soap, and laying flat to dry.

You can see Woolhead Works this Friday at RNEST's Craftmas event at The Hungerford Building. Stop by for a meet and greet with the artist!

And now for the rules (This giveaway is open to the US & Canada residents only.):

MANDATORY ENTRY #1: Go to Woolhead Works, heart the shop, and then leave a comment here telling me your favorite item.

MANDATORY ENTRY #2: Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment letting me know- or if you are already, leave a comment saying you're a loyal follower.

BONUS ENTRIES (leave a separate comment for each):

1. "Like" RNEST on Facebook .
2. "Like" Woolhead Works on Facebook
3. Follow Woolhead Works' artistic blog
4. Follow Woolhead Works on Twitter
5. Tweet and blog about this giveaway and leave a coment here with the link.

The winner will be chosen using the random number generator on Tuesday, December 6th and will be announced in the next Wednesday Wellspring.

Treasury Tuesday: A Woodsy Handmade Christmas

Woodland themes have been big this year! Owls, woodland creatures, trees, faux bois, natural colors/materials and mossy green tones... this treasury features items from a number of RNESTers!

A Woodsy Handmade Christmas

by KiraArts, featuring PeachesProducts, JustIceJewelry, TheQuiltedHouse, Buenahelena, HeatherVitticore, and aDifferentView

Be sure you click on the links below and go see more treasuries that feature some of our other awesome RNEST members! (if you don't, you're missing out!)

Featuring RNEST Members:

• It's all Rosie, It's all rosy, It's all rosey! featuring FlyRabbitPress
• Robin's Egg Blue featuring MFcrafts
• Fun and Games featuring MFcrafts
• This Is How I Feel Sometimes! featuring MFcrafts
• For Sarah featuring SarahGOrtiz
• Gifts For Travelers featuring SoftShellCrafts
• Match Made In Heaven featuring Buenahelena
• Once Upon A Time featuring HeatherVitticore
• Sandy featuring k5art
• Sneak Attack 11/21/11 featuring k5art
• Sloths Need Love Too! featuring PeachesProducts

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• Memories of Aunt Grandma by KiraArts, featuring TheStitchingStudio
• Grandma Johnson by KiraArts featuring InMyHeadStudios
• Crazy Cat Lady by k5art, featuring Buenahelena, GocksFrocks, and FrancescaDeCaire

Curated by RNEST Members:

• The Cheese Stands Alone by SoftShellCrafts

* If you make or find a treasury that features an RNEST member, or if you are an RNEST Member who makes a treasury, post the link on the wall at RNEST's Facebook Page. Your treasury could be featured on the next Treasury Tuesday!

Congratulations to #6 (Zoma) for winning the Owl ACEO from Jackbear Stamps.
Check back 11/30 for our next giveaway.

Happy Thanksgiving from RNEST!

Treasury Tuesday: Eat Your Greens!

Just a few days until Thanksgiving! Check out this crisp color treasury featuring a few RNEST members and don't forget to eat your greens on Thursday!

Eat Your Greens by K5art featuring PeachesProducts, SunshyneSilverwear, Buenahelena, LaurensLovelies, WoolheadWorks, Kurpisz, BMegDesigns, FrancescaDeCaire, and BeadworkByAmanda

Be sure you click on the links below and go see more treasuries that feature some of our other awesome RNEST members! (if you don't, you're missing out!)

Featuring RNEST Members:

• A Berry Beary Christmas featuring SoftShellCrafts
• BO-HO-HO! Merry Christmas, My Bohemian Baby! featuring aDifferentView
• Just a Few Gift Ideas featuring KarenSwimmer
• What Has 8 Arms? Or Are They Legs? featuring PeachesProducts
• Going To The Forest featuring PeachesProducts
• Frosty and Friends! featuring MFcrafts
• Stocking Stuffers $10 and Under featuring MFcrafts
• Chunky Cosy Knits! featuring MFcrafts
• Christmas featuring MFcrafts
• Some New Finds - More Gift Ideas featuring Buenahelena
• He Handed Her The Key And Said... featuring Buenahelena
• My Christmas is Mint featuring Buenahelena
• Orange Bunnies featuring HeatherVitticore
• Hamster Dance featuring HeatherVitticore
• I Spy featuring HeatherVitticore

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• "For the Seamstress" Gift Guide by KiraArts, featuring PeachesPictures, TheStitchingStudio, and AllisonTyne
• To Grandmother's House We Go by KiraArts, featuring FuzzyBunny

* If you make or find a treasury that features an RNEST member, or if you are an RNEST Member who makes a treasury, post the link on the wall at RNEST's Facebook Page. Your treasury could be featured on the next Treasury Tuesday!

Craftmas Events are on Facebook!

Craftmas Events are now on Facebook! Click the links below to RSVP, then share with your friends!

• Craftmas: Etsy Style! First Friday Holiday Craft Sale
  (Friday, December 2nd, 5pm-9pm & Saturday, December 3rd, noon-4pm)
  A Handmade Holiday hits the Hungerford Building! Come shop from a selection of quality items made by local artists. Give the gift of handmade this holiday season!
  
  
• Clothing Swap
  (Monday, December 5th, 7pm-9pm)
  

  It’s time to clean out that closet!

  Bring in your unwanted clothing and take home some new-to-you pieces for your wardrobe...all for free! RNEST artists will also be available to teach demos with techniques for altering and upcycling your clothes into fun, new items!

  *Any clothing left over at the end of the night will be donated. Nothing will go to waste!
  
  
• Creative Play Session
  (Saturday, December 10th, 7pm-8:30pm)
  Creativity boosting activities and exercises to spark your artistic inspiration and get out of a rut. Come with an open mind and leave with ideas for new projects! (For ages teen and up)
  
  

• Open Craft Night: Etsy Style!
  (Thursday, December 15th, 6pm-9pm)
  Demos: glass pendant soldering, knitting, bead weaving and MORE! Everyone is invited for a handmade, fun-filled evening of simple planned projects and unstructured time with RNEST artists. Bring your crafty works-in-progress, share our supplies, experiment with our tools, and ask us about tips and techniques. A small sampling of our works will also be available for sale.

We hope you can make it to at least one of these events! They should be a lot of fun!

Wednesday Wellspring: Jackbear Stamps

Congratulations to #13( Lynda) for winning Kelley's lampworked pendant.


Bubbling up from the well this week, is an original from Jackbear Stamps!

Today, one lucky winner will receive a Saw Whet Owl ACEO. The "pocket owl" as it is sometimes called. A little tiny owl you could put in your shirt pocket. Very tame when approached. Cute as a button, but also haunting in appearance.

Casey of Peaches Products led the artist and his father-in-law (photographer of 3 Oaks Enhancements) to a tree that is a migratory resting spot for Saw Whet owls. Here a photo was captured, which was turned into two rubber stamps. One stamp for the "brown" print, and another for the "black" print, to created this two layered stamp image.

This is an ACEO (Artist Card/Edition/Original). The card measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

And now for the rules (This giveaway is open to anyone!):
Be SURE to include your EMAIL ADDRESS in every comment so I can contact you if you've won!

MANDATORY ENTRY #1: Go to Jackbear, heart the shop, and then leave a comment here telling me your favorite item.

MANDATORY ENTRY #2: Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment letting me know- or if you are already, leave a comment saying you're a loyal follower.

BONUS ENTRIES (leave a separate comment for each):

1. "Like" RNEST on Facebook
2. "Like" Jackbear on Facebook
3. Follow Jackbear's artistic blog
4. Follow Jackbear on Twitter
5. Tweet and blog about this giveaway and leave a coment here with the link.

The winner will be chosen using the random number generator on Tuesday, November 22nd and will be announced in the next Wednesday Wellspring.

Treasury Tuesday: Crisp Autumn Afternoon

On dreary autumn mornings...let us think of crisp autumn afternoons!

Crisp Autumn Afternoon by ShShhshop, featuring PeachesProducts, BeadworkByAmanda, SarahGOrtiz, & Buenahelena

Be sure you click on the links below and go see more treasuries that feature some of our other awesome RNEST members! (if you don't, you're missing out!)

Featuring RNEST Members:

• In The Vintage Sewing Room featuring PeachesPictures
• Pet Holiday Gift Guide featuring LoveAndWhiskers
• Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground featuring SoftShellCrafts
• Summer Christmas featuring MFcrafts
• Owls featuring Jackbear
• BO-HO-HO! Merry Christmas, My Bohemian Baby! featuring aDifferentView

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• Art For The Masses - Under $20 by HeatherVitticore, featuring SarahGOrtiz, InMyHeadStudios, AllisonTyne, & LoveNaturePhotos
• Dragonfly Dreams by K5Art, featuring PinLady, TurtleFly, JustIceJewelry, LaurensLovlies, & BeadHaven2
• A Cozy November by KiraArts, featuring FlyRabbitPress, KarenSwimmer, & PeachesProducts

Curated by RNEST Members:

• Winter Kitty by KiraArts

* If you make or find a treasury that features an RNEST member, or if you are an RNEST Member who makes a treasury, post the link on the wall at RNEST's Facebook Page. Your treasury could be featured on the next Treasury Tuesday!

Wednesday Wellspring: Kelley Allen Beads

Congratulations to #63 ( Armada) for winning Francesca's Cupcake bead.

Bubbling up from the well this week, is a treasure from Kelley Allen Beads!

Today, one lucky winner will receive a Lampworked Glass Pendant.

If you can't eat it, wear it! This scrumptious caramel-swirl pendant reminds the artist of ice cream nights with dad. Lightweight borosilicate glass has a beautiful mother-of-pearl sheen in indoors, then seems to emit its own glow when touched by sunlight. Pendant measures 1 inch tall (hangs 11/4 inches from your chain) and 3/4 of an inch wide. The loop will fit over a 1/8 inch clasp.

And now for the rules (This giveaway is open to the US residents only.):

Be sure to include your email address for all entries so you can be notified if you've won!
MANDATORY ENTRY #1: Go to Kelley Allen Beads, heart the shop, and then leave a comment here telling me your favorite item.

MANDATORY ENTRY #2: Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment letting me know- or if you are already, leave a comment saying you're a loyal follower.

BONUS ENTRIES (leave a separate comment for each):

1. "Like" RNEST on Facebook.
2. "Like" Kelley Allen on Facebook
3. Tweet and blog about this giveaway and leave a coment here with the link.

The winner will be chosen using the random number generator on Tuesday, November 15th and will be announced in the next Wednesday Wellspring.

Treasury Tuesday: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman

My apologies for there not being a Treasury Tuesday post last week! A lot of us were super busy with gearing up for one of the biggest indie craft shows in Rochester, Mayday Underground! (and it was a blast!) This week's treasury actually features work from one of the fabulous Mayday organizers, Casey from PeachesPictures and PeachesProducts...

You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman featuring PeachesPictures

Be sure you click on the links below and go see more treasuries that feature some of our other awesome RNEST members! (if you don't, you're missing out!)

Featuring RNEST Members:

• In The Sewing Room featuring PeachesPictures
• Peas In The Pod featuring PeachesPictures
• Violet Autumn featuring PeachesProducts
• Bats featuring PeachesProducts
• Gifts Meant For Giving featuring HeatherVitticore
• Horses featuring HeatherVitticore
• Accessorize With A Flower! featuring InMyHeadStudios
• Bountiful featuring Buenahelena
• Gather Round The Fire featuring MFcrafts
• Mountains featuring SoftShellCrafts
• They Call Me Mellow Yellow featuring GoldhawkPottery
• Let's Just Stay In Bed featuring GoldhawkPottery
• Bowled Over featuring GoldhawkPottery
• Cinnamon-y featuring GoldhawkPottery
• Happy Kitchen featuring GoldhawkPottery
• Gift Guide In Yellow For Her featuring GoldhawkPottery
• Butter-Mint-Creamy featuring GoldhawkPottery
• From The Beginning To The End, And All Along The Way featuring GoldhawkPottery

* If you make or find a treasury that features an RNEST member, or if you are an RNEST Member who makes a treasury, post the link on the wall at RNEST's Facebook Page. Your treasury could be featured on the next Treasury Tuesday!

Make-It Mondays: Grant Update

As we posted a couple months ago, our local Etsy team received a grant from Etsy to rent space in Rochester for a month to sell handmade items from our team members and host community art events. Much hard work, grant crafting, and meeting attending was done by Jackbear Stamps and Goldhawk Pottery (you guys rock) and despite a couple road blocks we are on our way to an awesome December for our team.

Here's a look at our upcoming events. Thank you to KiraArts for designing our flyers :)

Hope you can join us! :)

Wednesday Wellspring: Francesca DeCaire

Congratulations to #5 (Francesca) for winning Soft Shell Craft's sketchbook!

Bubbling up from the well this week, is a touch of sweetness from Francesca DeCaire!

Today, one lucky winner will receive a made-to-order lampwork glass cupcake bead. All beads are made by hand one at a time.The glass used is Effetre Pastel Periwinkle, pink, & sky blue. Finished on SSR 925 metal bail accented with a Swarovski Tanzanite AB Bicone crystal.

You can find Francesca at Mayday Underground, Sat. November 5th at the Main Street Armory 10-5, and at Holidays at the Market; Sundays December 4, 11, and 18, 9am - 3pm
280 North Union Street Rochester, New York 14609

And now for the rules (This giveaway is open to the everyone):

MANDATORY ENTRY #1: Go to Francesca DeCaire , heart the shop, and then leave a comment here telling me your favorite item.

MANDATORY ENTRY #2: Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment letting me know- or if you are already, leave a comment saying you're a loyal follower.

BONUS ENTRIES (leave a separate comment for each):

1. "Like" RNEST on Facebook.
2. "Like" Francesca DeCaire on Facebook
3. Follow Francesca on twitter
4. Tweet and blog about this giveaway and leave a coment here with the link.


The winner will be chosen using the random number generator on Tuesday, November 8th and will be announced in the next Wednesday Wellspring.