Tuesday Treasuries: Enjoying an Endless Summer

Endless Summer featuring KarenSwimmer

Treasury Created by RNEST Member:

Ocean Blue curated by BrittanyLeighJewelry featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Treasuries Featuring RNEST Members:

Wonderland featuring PeachesProducts

Eclectic Gallery Wall featuring PoetCharms

Every Little Thing She (He) Does is Magic featuring PuccoonRaccoon

Pretty Pastel featuring RinaMiriam

Art on Etsy 8.4 featuring RinaMiriam

Lifestyle featuring SewIndieShop

In the Forest I See You featuring SugarAndType

Somebody Told Me It’s All Happening at the Zoo featuring SugarAndType

Decoupage Artistry featuring TatteredPearls

Have Something to Say…Write It featuring TatteredPearls

Summer Ocean Blue featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Naïve Monkey Applique Chest featuring LilyStitches

Red featuring LynnSchaferDesigns

Lush Lovely Greens featuring LynnSchaferDesigns

Hippy Dippy featuring MakingTheNestOfIt

Where Would We Be Without Water featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

465 featuring PapersaurusCreatives

Dutch Treat featuring JWPhoto

Corn Silk featuring CircuitBreakerLabs

In the Trees featuring ArtNMetal

Monogram Mug featuring BusyBBoutique

Treasury Tuesday: Pretty in Pink, with Green!

Pink and Green featuring UpTillNow

Treasuries Created by RNEST members:

Puppies and Kids curated by MFcrafts

Treasuries Featuring RNEST members:

Especially For You featuring VeryMuchAliveShop

The Pink Bag featuring TwiceUponATimeDesign

To Infinity – and Beyond… featuring TheWhimsicalSweet

When in France featuring TheKnottyOwlshop

Pine and Wine featuring SunshyneSilverwear

Peachy Keen featuring SewIndieShop

White Buffalo featuring SchumArt

Between Blue and Green featuring RinaMiriam

Clean Green featuring PoetCharms

Awesome Felted Creatures featuring PeachesProducts

The Wise Old Owl featuring PapersaurusCreative

Vintage Hats with Style featuring NightOfJoyVintage

Downtown Abbey featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

Strawberries and Cream featuring MoyaLazyFactory

Just Beachy featuring OnHandLotions

Treaury Tuesday: Red and Gray!

Red and Gray featuring RinaMiriam and TheKnottyOwlShop

Curated by RNEST members:

Singin’ the Blues curated by JustEggsquisite

Featuring RNEST members:

Summer Beauty Must-haves featuring OnHandLotions

Camp Necessities featuring OnHandLotions

Patriotic America featuring PeachesProducts

From Chrysalis to Monarch featuring PeachesProducts

Butterflies Are Free featuring TwiceUponATimeDesign

Oh Joy! featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Heady Daddy featuring SunshyneSilverwear

Yellow Summer featuring ShannonCitron

Travel Inspired featuring SewIndieShop

Floral May featuring SchumArt

Poke! featuring PoetCharms

For Maya Angelou featuring NightOfJoyVintage

Lets go Green featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

Mini Doll featuring MFcrafts

Treasury Tuesday: SILVER, for you, from Betsy...

Silver curated by SunshineOnWater, featuring ManicMetals

Curated by RNEST members:

Green with Envy curated by JustEggsquisite

Featuring RNEST members:

I Love my Bike featuring OnHandLotions

Adventuring featuring OnHandLotions

Thunderstorms on the Radar featuring UnusualArtistry

Hand Bag for This Summer featuring TwiceUponATimeDesign

Geometrie featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Summer Collection featuring TheKnottyOwlShop

Better Together featuring SunshineOnWater

So Hot-These Pops of Color featuring SugarAndType

Nature Lover featuring SewIndieShop

Fireand Ice featuring SchumArt

Spring Art Fair 2014 featuring RinaMiriam

Patchwork of Love featuring PeachesProduct

Rainy Days and Rainbows featuring PapersaurusCreative

Coralicious featuring NightOfJoyVintage

Let’s Go Back – Victorian featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

Beautiful Blues featuring LynnSchaferDesigns

Red and White Handmade featuring LoveLivePray

Summer Décor featuring MFcrafts

March 2014 Team Challenge Winner!

Congratulations to RNEST's Team Challenge winner for 

March's's "Go Green!" theme...

SunshineOnWater with her Green Onyx Silver Earrings!

Thanks to all the artists who participated 
and to everyone who voted!

Be sure to check back on Monday, April 7th for our next Monthly Team Challenge!
The theme will be "Radiant Orchid"!

Treasury Tuesday: A Promise of Spring

Spring Green curated by SunshineOnWater

Featuring RNEST members:

Creating with Color featuring JackBear

Secret Chicken featuring TheSecretChicken

Quilts featuring Swurme

Sumptuous featuring SunshyneSilverwear

I Want them! featuring SugarAndType

Summer Breeze featuring StaceyKayCollection

Green as Spring featuring RinaMiriam

Green and Gold featuring PoetCharms

Think Green for St. Patrick’s Day featuring PeachesProducts

Spring is Sprung featuring FrancescaDeCaire

Wear Your Jewels on the Red Carpet with Team Love featuring MyBonnyMonAbri

March Team Challenge: "Go Green!"

Welcome to RNEST's March Team Challenge! The theme for this month was

"Go Green!"

Let's take a look at the contestants...

Green Frog Felt Puppets by MFcrafts

Emerald Green Swarovski Rivoli Beadwoven Bracelet by Kurpisz

Rectangular Mixed Metal Earrings by Kurpisz

Salvaged Windowpane Star Suncatcher by FrancescaDeCaire

Sunrise Over The Hills Scarf by KeenTied

Green Circuit Board Necklace by CircuitBreakerLabs

Green Onyx Silver Earrings by SunshineOnWater

Green Dapper Moustache Nubbin by KiraArts

One Eyed, Double Fanged Green Sea Monster by TheCraftyWolf

Octopus Metal Spoon Pendant by SunshyneSilverwear

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

Deadline to vote is by 11:59pm on Sunday, March 9th! (Don't forget about Daylight Savings time!)

The artist whose item receives the most votes gets their Etsy Mini on the top spot on the blog!

April 2013 Team Challenge Winner!

Congratulations to RNEST's Team Challenge winner for 

April's "Pantone Color Of The Year: Emerald" theme...

PandaWear with her Seeds of Kambaba Pendant

Thanks to all the artists who participated 
and to everyone who voted!

Be sure to check back on May 2nd for our next Monthly Team Challenge!

(May's theme will be "Internet Memes".)

Treasury Tuesday: Emerald

This Tuesday's featured Treasury is just a reminder to vote (if you haven't already!) for your favorite "Emerald" item for the Team Challenge!

Emerald - Pantone Color Of The Year from RNEST by KiraArts, featuring all RNESTers

Be sure you click on the other links to see more treasuries! (I can't picture them all so you have to click on them to see!  If you don't, you're missing out!)

Featuring RNEST Members:

• April Tulips featuring JustEggsquisite
• God Is Good featuring JustEggsquisite
• Wings featuring JustEggsquisite
• Thoughtful Gifts featuring JustEggsquisite
• Inspired By Spring featuring JustEggsquisite
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• Adorable Animals And Things featuring PeachesProducts
• A Private Fauna featuring PeachesProducts
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• Elephants Should Be Blue featuring SunshineOnWater
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• But Seriously, Happy Birthday featuring FlyRabbitPress
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• Mustard Eco Design featuring BeadworkByAmanda
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• Owls, Owls, Owls featuring FrancescaDeCaire and KiraArts

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• April Showers by KiraArts, featuring PandaWear
• Teas and Spring by PandaWear, featuring PapersaurusCreative, PeachesProducts, Kurpisz, and JustIceJewelry

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

April Team Challenge: "Pantone Color Of The Year: Emerald"

Welcome to RNEST's April Team Challenge! The theme for this month was 
"Pantone Color Of The Year: Emerald" 

Each year, Pantone chooses a new, hot, trending color to be named "Color Of The Year".  For 2013, they chose "Emerald". 

Earlier this month, we asked our RNEST members to get creative and submit items they've made that represent an interpretation of "Emerald"...and now YOU, our loyal blog readers, get to pick the winner!  Here's the list of our contestants!

Circuit Board Necklace by BeadworkByAmanda

Wellington - Upcycled Sweater Monster by KiraArts

Metallic Emerald Sterling Silver Lined Bead by FrancescaDeCaire

Petunia The Rabbit Pillow by HeatherVitticore

St Patrick's Green Great Horned Owl Stuffed Animal by PeachesProducts

Front Lawn Pixie Scarf by KeenTied

Green & Black Beaded Sterling Silver Ring by Kurpisz

Crystal Maille Earrings by PandaWear

Seeds of Kambaba Pendant by PandaWear

Green Frog Felt Puppet by MFcrafts

Two Headed Emerald Bunny by MoyaLazyFactory

Green Bicolor Star Pysanky Ukrainian Easter Egg by JustEggsquisite

Goose Egg Engagement/Wedding Ring Box by JustEggsquisite

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, April 10th)

The artist whose item receives the most votes gets their Etsy Mini on the top spot on the blog!

Treasury Tuesday: Pantone Color of the Year 2013

If you haven't heard, the Pantone Color of the Year for 2013 is Emerald...

Pantone 2013 Color Of The Year - Emerald featuring TheKnottyOwl

Be sure you click on the other links to see more treasuries! (I can't picture them all so you have to click on them to see!  If you don't, you're missing out!)

Featuring RNEST Members:

• Apple A Day featuring TheKnottyOwl
• Dark Green...For Men For Women featuring TheKnottyOwl
• Ochre And Olive featuring TheKnottyOwl
• Rustic Mint featuring TheKnottyOwl
• There's A Pot Of Gold At The End, Right? featuring TheKnottyOwl
• Thank You Geometry featuring The KnottyOwl
• Teal Ombra and Stuff featuring TheKnottyOwl
• Soft Lovely Valentines featuring TheKnottyOwl
• A Bridge To Creativity featuring TheKnottyOwl
• Sweet Mint featuring TheKnottyOwl
• Neutral Hues featuring SewIndieShop
• Hopes And Wishes featuring SewIndieShop
• January #51 featuring SewIndieShop
• From The Paint Box...Yellow Ochre and Burnt Sienna featuring SewIndieShop
• January Wish List featuring SewIndieShop

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

Throwback Thursday by BeadworkByAmanda, featuring k5art

• Granny Craft, Modern Style by KiraArts, featuring TheStitcingStudio, FrecklesAndFrizz, and KarenSwimmer

Curated by RNEST Members:

Sunny Day by BeadworkByAmanda

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

Fresh Fridays: Seeing Green

It appears that everybody on our Etsy Street Team is feeling green, perhaps it is the lack of white outside. Who would imagine that in January we would be seeing green in Rochester, where is all the white stuff anyway?

So, the turtle notecard isn't green but could be. All of these fresh finds and many more beautifully handcrafted items can be found on Etsy.

Thanks to Karen, Heather, Marie, and Amanda

Keep on the look out for the latest and greatest from the RNEST Etsy Stret Team every Friday!

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!

Treasury Tuesday: Where Winter Turns To Spring

Our RNEST members have been curating and featured in so many treasuries lately, that I've had to make the decision to picture one, and then link to the rest. So you'll have to click through to see them!

Where Winter Turns To Spring by FuzzyBunny

I love how FuzzyBunny makes the visual transition from "winter" to "spring". Appropriate since it finally seems to be warming up a bit around here! And the greens remind me of St. Patrick's Day coming up this week!

Featuring RNEST Members:

• I Don't Get The Mustache Thing!! But It's Cute!! - The title of this treasury makes me laugh! It features work by KarenSwimmer.

• My weekly inspration - blues and orange - A treasury of blue & orange featuring work by TheQuiltedHouse

• Sunburst - A sunny treasury featuring the work of Buenahelena and SunshyneSilverwear

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• Wanderlust by ADifferentView - A gorgeous, gypsy-inspired treasury was made by ADifferentView and features beautiful pieces by GocksFrocks and SunshyneSilverwear.

• A Few Blue Favorites by KarenSwimmer - A treasury of blue items featuring various RNEST members.

Curated by RNEST Members:

• Ode To The Schnazz by KarenSwimmer - Mmmmm...you can almost smell these items through the internet.

• See You In Fairy by KarenSwimmer - Kind of makes you feel like going dancing in the woods.

• Can You Say Scherenschnitte? by Buenahelena - "Fabulous paper cut outs with a fabulous to pronounce name." Inspired by a conversation at last night's RNEST meeting about the difference between Scherenschnitte and Kirigami.

• Lovely Things I Can't Afford by KiraArts - Items I would love to buy if I suddenly found myself ridiculously wealthy...and some that I simply can't justify spending the money on myself. Does anyone else ever feel silly when they click that "favorite" button when they know they will never be able to afford the item?

* 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 Fridays: Week Two: Spring Green!

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I went on the lookout for something green that would work well in our current season of transition.

Spring has sprung at MaticStudio! You'll be the envy of everyone at the St.Patrick's Day parade in this gorgeous hand crocheted cowl by Leah Moerschel.

I have always had an affection for happy colors and this green is one of my favorites. Maybe it is the way it compliments my red hair but I feel like more and more people are confident in their love of color and I say go for it!

Who wouldn't feel good when they are wrapped in something bright and cheery!

Check out more by Leah @

MaticStudio and Sugarfoots

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

Treasury Tuesday: Ready For Spring!

Are those mid-February "I'm SO SICK OF WINTER!" blahs getting you down? Then step into Spring with this lovely, fresh collection of items, compiled by Erin of Sunshyne Silverwear!

Ready for Spring! by Sunshyne Silverwear

Treasury Tuesdays: Under $25 Gift Guide (Going Green)

We're still giving you Under $25 Gift Guides here on Treasury Tuesdays! Last week's color theme was red...so this week I'm giving you an Etsy Treasury in the other traditional Christmas color...green! Although these shades of green seem to have a bit more of a spring green feel to them than the dark evergreen associated with winter. But there are still some great items that will make you feel cozy. And maybe thinking of warmer seasons will help warm you up as well!

Under $25 Gift Guide from RNEST (Going Green)

Jack's Pick: Duncan Creative's Crochet Necklace

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!

So I am used to crochet scarves. Hats and gloves, yup...got 'em. But I have to admit, crochet NECKLACES are a new thing to me. I'm sure they have been around, but I'm not usually following

the crochet scene. But the Lavender Fields Crochet Necklace that was handmade with love by karenswimmer of Duncan Creative

looks awesome and novel to me.

So I'm a dude, and probably wouldn't wear this one, but I still think this kicks rear end. Why? Function...that's

why. Maybe you are the kind of person who likes to wear scarves in the winter...hey...I do! But come summer, you got to put that stuff away...too hot. Well a gem like this crochet necklace is perfect...still get that soft look, but not all that heat. I dig that. Next is style...it looks sweet, and who else you know who is rocking this look! Also, you don't have to mine all the gold, silver, and rocks out of the earth to have this accessory.

Karen, if you make one of these for a dude, I might wear it myself. Oh yeah, and one more thing, in July Duncan Creative is having a buy one get one half off sale, so grab a couple of these yarn bombs.

Jack's Pick: Chai Soap by FuzzyBunny

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 bring you Chai soap made by FuzzyBunny!

I love Chai tea. All those flavors just feel so cozy. Chai to me is a warm blanket. What a relaxing way to enjoy a bath or shower with that smell of chai. The only problem with this is I might want to eat the bar before the bath time is over.

Not only do I like the flavor of this soap, but I like what Fuzzy Bunny stands for. From Fuzzy Bunny's profile on etsy:

The Fuzzy Bunny began as an experiment in sustainability. We use only vegan ingredients, a soapmaking process that results in no waste, and local botanicals as soap additives. We strive to create enjoyable natural products while minimizing our impact upon the earth.

Fuzzy Bunny gets her name from her two rabbit compainions, Lenni and Oxtoby.

Great work Fuzzy Bunny!!!