Treasury Tuesday: Will March come in like a Lion or a Lamb?

Lion or Lamb? curated by MFcrafts

Curated by RNEST members:

Red, White, and Blue curated by JackBear

Featuring RNEST members:

Overalls Rejuvenate featuring MyBabyParty

Misty Mountain Greetings featuring BrittanyLeighJewelry

B & W featuring ChristineAndCoDesign

Take the Black featuring JackBear

Yummy Finds! featuring CopperIronAndCarbon

Just Sayin…. featuring FlyRabbitPress

Recycled Jewelry featuring FoldingTheLibrary

Yummy Yellow featuring HappyEarthTea

Geometry Rules featuring JWphoto

Pretty Paper featuring MakingTheNESTofit

Oh the Ides of March! EcoChic Style! featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

Moments in Time of a French Morning featuring NightOfJoyVintage

Written featuring SewIndieShop

Trash & Treasures Tuesday: It's Halloween time!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love it all: dressing up, handing out candy and mostly, decorating! Here are some Etsy finds to help you get in the Halloween spirit...

Photo and item from vintagescrapshop

This upcycled dictionary page would be the perfect understated touch to any home decor. I bet it would look cute framed, too!

Photo and item from loda

Cut from a pop can, this little pumpkin pin is too cute.

Photo and item from petitefabrique

If you give Halloween gifts, these spiderweb tags would be a nice finishing touch!

Photo and item from 42things

I bet you could make a super cute fall banner from these upcycled leaves.

Have any good Halloween decorating tips? Find some good items on Etsy? Share 'em in the comments!

Peace & thanks,
Kaitlin

Make-it Mondays: Handy Magnet Ring

From: Buenahelena!

Happy Monday Friends and Crafters! I have been making button rings on my Etsy site for awhile and recently began making furry bottle cap rings. In the jumble of my super-fun-makin'-craft-table one of my empty bottle cap rings stuck to a magnet that was waiting to be glued to another project. A chain reaction began as the magnet started sticking to other things on the table; my safety pins, earring backs and metal beads. How handy could this be while working on projects? I tend to work with small pieces and I'm sure a fair percentage of my materials are lost to the floor in my studio. How many fellow Etsians could use one of these, should I decide to put them up on Etsy? Mmm...




Materials:

1. Adjustable ring backs. I get mine from Bunnysundries.
   
2. Bottle caps. I like Izze caps. They have a minimalist white design and you can enjoy a fizzy drink made with real fruit while crafting.
3. 1"round magnets.
4. Aleene's jewelry glue and Gorilla glue

How to repeat my happy accident:

1. Use the jewelry glue to attach the bottle cap to the ring back
2. Next squeeze a little Gorilla glue into the cap
3. Pop the magnet in. It will want to stick to the metal anyways, but the glue is for good measure.
4. Now pretend you're the Magneto of your craft area.

Try out different materials for your ring like velcro or soft putty to stick other non-metallic materials on!