Treasury Tuesday: The Lilac Festival!

The Lilac Festival curated by RinaMiriam

Curated by RNEST members:

Rochester, NY curated by RinaMiriam, featuring BrittanyLeighJewelry

Featuring RNEST members:

Yellow & Blue featuring MyBabyParty

Mama’s Day featuring BrittanyLeighJewelry

Lady in Red featuring DuncanClay

Lemon Curd featuring GoldhawkPotteryEtc

Flower Tea featuring HappyEarthTea

Somewhere Over the Rainbow II featuring HeatherBehrendtGlass

Lavender Romance featuring ArtNMetal

Happy Blues featuring JackBear

Birds of a Feather featuring JasonTennant

Gift Giving on Etsy featuring JustEggsquisite

Spring Tulips Amsterdam featuring JWPhoto

Country in Barns featuring JWPhoto

Berry Spectacular, Baby featuring LilyStitches

Fade Away or Sparkle featuring MakingTheNestOfIt

Tuesday Finds featuring LynnSchaferDesigns

November Team Challenge: Put A Bird On It!

Welcome to RNEST's November Team Challenge! The theme for this month was 
"Put A Bird On It!"

The idea of "Put a Bird On It" has become something of a tongue-in-cheek joke this year in the craft community, due to a sketch on the IFC comedy show "Portlandia".  But, come on!  Putting a bird on something can sometimes make it prettier!  (If you don't understand the joke because you haven't seen the sketch, click here to watch the video on YouTube and get a laugh.)
Earlier this month, we asked our RNEST members to get creative and make items representing an interpretation of "Put A Bird On it"...and now YOU, our loyal blog readers, get to pick the winner!  Here's the list of our contestants!

Lampwork Bead Miniature Glass Bird by FrancescaDeCaire

Put A Bird On It Cross-Stitched Towels by MFcrafts

November Bird 11x9.5 Print by FlyRabbitPress

Killdeer Rubber Stamp - Hand Carved by Jackbear

Love Birds Card Set by kaseyAjohnson

The Party Bird Domino Pendant by InMyHeadStudios

Blue and Green Hair Clip by TribalTrends

Love Birds Embroidery Hoop Home Decor by FrecklesAndFrizz

Oliver The Owl Pillow by HeatherVitticore

Turquoise Blue Bird Silver Viking Knit Necklace by Kurpisz

Put A Bird On It Special Edition Nubbin by KiraArts

Cast your vote for your favorite on the poll in the upper, right corner of the blog! 

(Deadline to vote is by midnight on Wednesday, November 14th)

Treasury Tuesday: Bird-Watching

With spring finally being in full bloom, the birds are back and twitter-tweeting away (well, y'know...not really with Twitter...bird don't use computers! Ha ha! ~ahem~) Anyway, after a trip to my grandmother's house, who is an avid bird lover and bird watcher, and watching the birds at the feeders outside her kitchen window, I was inspired to make this treasury highlighting some pretty bird-inspired work, which includes a feather hair comb from our own PeachesProducts. I know birds and bird themes are ubiquitous on Etsy (and everywhere else!) but they're just so pretty!

Bird-Watching featuring PeachesProducts

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:

• Snug As A Bug In A Rug! featuring KarenSwimmer
• Teal Babies featuring KarenSwimmer
• Grow Your Own featuring KarenSwimmer
• What A Pig Wants featuring KarenSwimmer
• Beautiful and Different Crocheting featuring KarenSwimmer
• Happy Sunday featuring KarenSwimmer
• Hey Boo Boo... featuring KarenSwimmer

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• Summer Joys by KiraArts, featuring PeachesPictures
• I (heart) Buttons! by KiraArts featuring PeachesPictures and AlisonTyne

Curated by RNEST Members:

• I (heart) Wooden Toys! by KiraArts
• Spools! by KiraArts
• A Mile of Smiles by KarenSwimmer
• Warm by SoftShellCrafts
• Lemon Zest by GocksFrocks

* 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!

Fashion Friday: Home Sweet Home

Spring is awakening all of my senses and inspires me to create fresh spaces in my home and in me! I love to actively participate in the newness of spring!

This refreshing domino pendant from In My Head Studios sings to me all that I have been yearning to do: clean out my house, my closet and get to work in the garden!

The birds have been visiting our window, we hear them singing and getting ready to welcome their new arrivals come warmer weather and that is exactly what this pendant inspires in me!

Vickie has created a beautiful pendant and if you have a special memento that would make the prefect keepsake gift, she can create a one of a kind pendant for you!

There is nothing finer than a gift like no other.

Treasury Tuesday: Peeps, Chirps, & Hoots + Light My Fire

It's a Double Treasury for today's Treasury Tuesday! Our RNEST members have all been compiling so many awesome treasuries lately, I have a hard time waiting until the next week to feature them! So this week I decided to feature two! They don't feature exclusively RNESTers, but each treasury does have at least one RNEST member featured. (Can you find them? Leave a comment!)

This first treasury is by Casey of PeachesProducts. I love the colors. And all the bird imagery reminds me of Spring (oh sweet Spring...please come back soon!)

Peeps, Chirps, and Hoots by PeachesProducts

This second firey treasury by Brandi of Bmeg makes me either wish I had a fireplace...or makes me want to listen to The Doors. "Come on baby, light my fire..." ;)

Light My Fire by Bmeg

Jack's Pick: Recycled Spoon Pendant by sunshynesilverware

Each Friday I select an item created by a member of the Rochester NY Etsy Street Team(RNEST). What criteria do I use? I look for great looking items that I think are well made offered for a great price!

This week I have found a wonderful recycled spoon pendant called "Birds on a Wire" by Erin of sunshynesilverware!

So I don't really need to explain the simplicity of this item, do I?

It's a spoon!

But seriously, it's simplicity is what makes it wonderful! I love when everyday items like a spoon are transformed into something new. This humble spoon is elevated to art. Erin captures the simplicity with simple pictures or graphic designs.

I love the black and white of this silhouette of the birds. As Erin says in her description, the resin gives it a 3D effect. In fact, you can see the shadow of the birds behind the silhouettes in the background! I also like that nothing goes to waste in Erin's studio apparently, since she also makes pendants from the spoon handles as well!