Winter Makes Me Feel Crafty

And not in the "crafty" way of being clever either...just in the way that I like to sit on a cold, gray day by the fire with a bunch of old buttons, glue, jewelry findings and falling apart children's books...ooh, how romantic.

I know there are probably people who would rather be skiing (actually, that does sound good), or snuggled up with their honeys with a cup of hot cocoa (oh, that sounds good too), but I love to spend a nice winter's afternoon, like yesterday, with scissors and pliers - don't ask, had a brain storm about using old electronic boards to make steam punk jewelry, still working the bugs out on that idea -- and made a few rings, necklaces and a brooch.

Here are a few of my creations...

Oh, I hope its a long winter, I've got a lot of ideas!

You Just Never Know

I am often surprised by what people will buy on etsy.com, or more precisely, what will sell first.

Today was a perfect example. I hit some of my favorite Thrift Stores and found a couple nice things to add to my shop. At my last stop, almost as an afterthought, I picked up a small silver-toned ring holder shaped like a donkey...what? I thought it was cute.


It sold in twenty-minutes after it was listed.

Yet, I found this very cute vintage metal daisy pin - very popular right now -- weeks ago, same price as the donkey, and its still sitting unsold.

Or this beautiful set of very old, very collectible Pyrex bowls...they've been for sale for months now...nada.

Maybe that's part of the fun of selling things online, it is always a surprise.