June Team Challenge: Trends That Drive Me Crazy!

Welcome to RNEST's May Team Challenge! The theme for this month was 
"Trends That Drive Me Crazy!"

You know the ones...we all have seen a certain trends that seem like they are EVERYWHERE on Etsy or the blogospere and it just drives you crazy!  (but there is a reason trends are popular!...because people like them!)  Earlier this month, we asked our RNEST members to get creative and make items representing an interpretation of the theme...and now YOU, our loyal blog readers, get to pick the winner!  Here's the list of our contestants!

Original Fabric Square Owl by HeatherVitticore

Feather Earrings by OldFamiliarWay

Bacon Earrings by OldFamiliarWay

Daddy Rabbit by MoyalazyFactory

Vaguely Steampunk 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 June 13th)

Treasury Tuesday: Chase Your Wildest Dreams!

With the weather being so hot the last few days, we are dreaming of cool, breezy spring mornings...

A Cool Spring Morning by KiraArts, 

featuring FrecklesAndFrizz, InMyHeadStudios, and HeatherVitticore

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:

• The Flower City featuring InMyHeadStudios
• Chase Your Wildest Dreams featuring InMyHeadStudios
• May the Sales Fairy Visit You! featuring InMyHeadStudios
• A Touch of Quirk featuring PeachesPictures
• Birds Of A Feather featuring PeachesProducts
• Turquoise and Gold featuring KelleysBeading

* 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!

Treasury Tuesday: Let's Go Camping!

As the weather gets warmer, we start thinking of a favorite summer pastime...camping!  (even though it's not technically summer yet!) Check out all these items that reminds us of spending time in the great outdoors!

Lets Go Camping! by Jackbear, featuring FrecklesAndFrizz

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:

• Bees featuring PeachesProducts
• Pinup Kitchen featuring LoveAndWhiskers

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• Blue and Gold Recent Favorites by KiraArts, featuring OldFamiliarWay

Curated by RNEST Members:

• Pardon Me, Do You Have Any Grey Poupon? by PeachesProducts

* 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!

Fresh from RNEST... Oh, Sweet Spring!

In the spirit of The Lilac Festival at the beautiful Highland Park, fresh from RNEST comes this amazing domino pendant adorned with precious little paper lilacs made by Vickie Porter of In My Head Studios. These precious little works of art are a great way to celebrate a special lady in your life for any reason in any season.

The Lilac Festival is a great way to celebrate Spring, but Spring is a time to celebrate Mom and not just on Mother's Day. Just a tiny little show of appreciation for Mom makes any day special. So, what to do when there are two? Papersaurus Creative has the perfect solution for anyone struggling to find a card for their two mommies! In fact they have cards to fill in any gap in the greeting card world, so if you are looking for a clever card for that not so typical occasion, this is the place!

Treasury Tuesday: Lilac Festival In The ROC!

It's coming!  One of the biggest events in Rochester...the LILAC FESTIVAL!

But anyone knows that the Rochester Lilac Festival isn't just about the fragrant, many varieties of beautiful blooming lilacs that grow all over Highland Park...it's about the crafts!  The Lilac Festival is one of the largest, most popular, most attended outdoor craft shows in our area...the Holy Grail for local artists selling their wares (not all of us are able to have a booth there, but if you attend, keep a look out for RNESTers!). To celebrate the arrival of the festival this upcoming weekend (it runs 2 weekends) Missrie has made this lilac-themed treasury, featuring an all-RNEST cast!

Lilac Festival In The ROC by Missrie

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:

• Bluebird Challenge featuring BeadworkByAmanda and Kelley'sBeading
• Alice In Wonderland featuring Missrie

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• The Animals Of RNEST by FrecklesAndFrizz, featuring an all-RNEST cast!
• Let's Go Fly A Kite! by TurtleFly, featuring FrecklesAndFrizz and HeatherVitticore
• New Listings Of My Favourites by JiBabu, featuring FrancescaDeCaire and PeachesProducts
• BUNTING! Yes...Bunting! by KiraArts, featuring FrecklesAndFrizz

Curated by RNEST Members:

• New Items From My Favorite Shops: May 2012 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!

May Team Challenge: Literature

Welcome to RNEST's May Team Challenge! The theme for this month was 
"Literature"

Earlier this month, we asked our RNEST members to get creative and make items representing an interpretation of the theme...and now YOU, our loyal blog readers, get to pick the winner!  Here's the list of our contestants!

Harry Potter Earrings by OldFamilliarWay

Aesop the Turtle Pillow by HeatherVitticore

Recycled Spoon pendant, polka dot sunburst by SunshyneSilverwear

I Love Reading I Love Books Applique T-Shirt by FrecklesAndFrizz

Alice In Wonderland Drink Me Earrings by Missrie

Owl Mail Rubber Stamp by Jackbear

Pink Corduroy Cheshire Cat 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 May 9th)

Treasury Tuesday: Happy Mayday!

Today, May 1st (a.k.a. "Mayday") is the namesake of one of our favorite indie craft shows "Mayday Underground"...which had its 5th biannual show this past weekend!  Here's a treasury featuring some of the artists that were there!

Celebrate Spring! MayDay Underground Style! by HeatherVitticore
featuring FlyRabbitPress, FrecklesAndFrizz, OldFamilliarWay, FuzzyBunny, Papersaurus, PeachesProducts, SoftShellCrafts, BeadworkByAmanda, and KiraArts

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:

• Feeling Blue For Mayday featuring FrecklesAndFrizz, FlyRabbitPress, aDifferentView, and HeatherVitticore
• Simple As Black and White featuring KiraArts, PeachesProducts, Papersaurus, FrecklesAndFrizz, BeadworkByAmanda, and FuzzyBunny

Featuring and curated by RNEST Members:

• Give A Hoot! by LeTereVerte, featuring PeachesPictures, KarenSwimmer, and SunshyneSilverwear
• Great Green Goodness! by Missrie, featuring an all RNEST cast!
• The Robots Are Coming! by KiraArts, featuring DanBentley, OldFamilliarWay, and KiraArts

Curated by RNEST Members:

• Unicorns and Rainbows! Yaaaay! 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!