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A new format for the BESTeam!

It's the weekend! And I get to try out a new format for the BESTeam features today. Rather than the usual one seller feature, our members are now able to showcase three at a time which is a wonderful opportunity for the team to help promote each other more often. So to cater for the 3 awesome sellers I have also changed the way I display this feature slightly. For anyone on Etsy with a blog that is interested in joining our team, please check out the link at the end of this post to visit our forum page.

BESTeam Mosaic

Elizabethmd
All items are clickable and will take you directly to elizabethmd's listings...

Elizabeth from Sarnia Ontario draws her inspiration from many different areas such as gothic and medieval, rockabilly and other vintage subcultures. Her jewelry shows off a range of different styles likely based on all of the things she admires and likes to research. Not holding back on bright colors, you can find items to suit a broad age range for gifting or as a personal treat!

Mossycreeksoaps
All items are clickable and will take you directly to mossycreeksoaps' listings...

Stop by Michelles gorgeous bath and body store and find yourself in a delicious indulgence of natural homemade soaps and other gifts. Michelle takes pride in her soaps and likens her processes to that of experiences with cooking; The fact that you can create such wonderful things using a few ingredients. And the scents used in her soaps sound just divine!

Bluewhitewear
All items are clickable and will take you directly to bluewhitewear's listings...

I just love jewelry from around the world and the jewelry of bluewhitejewelrywear certainly gives a lot to explore and discover. This is a beautiful shop with pieces that have gorgeous Chinese style designs or engravings. The use of gemstones makes each of the pieces feel close to nature and truely one of a kind!


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Revisiting cksilver!

Today I get to look back on the wonderful silver jewelry of cksilver! Enjoy!

BESTeam Mosaic

Revisted
All items are clickable and will take you directly to cksilvers' listings...

I had actually featured cksilver back in December, after having a lovely trip out to my annual City Frankfurt Market I had the pleasure of then browsing her handmade pieces which kept that lovely creative and inspired flow running through me. Although I hadn't purchased at the time, I had hoped to someday buy some of her jewelry as I find that her style suits my bohemian nature yet I can even see myself wearing her work on my more conservative or school run days too, just for that extra bit of personality to my outfits :)

I LOVE natural looking jewelry, and her store is full of silver gemstone pieces to suit all sorts of ages and seasonal occassions. Mom and daughter team Cindy and Marilyn pride themselves on their work, and their expertise and experience shows. They are inspired by nature and have very similar styles meaning their obviously harmonised pieces are the result of a harmonious partnership :)

There is so much more in the shop now, and it's really lovely to see how they have progressed since the first feature. I will certainly make a point of buying for Christmas this year :)

If you take a trip to their store, please stop by their blog too to discover much more, including features for fellow members of the BESTeam!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/cksilver
http://cksilver1.blogspot.com/

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Cute Hair Bows by ChickyDs!

Good morning, and my deepest love and thoughts for the USA today in rememberance for the events on 9/11 all those years ago. It's strange as I remember switching on the news the morning everything happened, and watching events unfolding before my eyes. It was a very sad and awful day, I can't imagine how it must've been for those in the fray and their families and friends. I am humbled by the fact that since 9/11 so many people have come together and done so much to set a great example for society in the USA, and it just goes to show that there is such strength in the human spirit. The best of wishes to you all.

Here is my feature on ChickyDs!

BESTeam Mosaic
All items are clickable and will take you directly to ChickyDs' listings...

You may remember Danielle from a previous feature I had done on one of her store Danizabeth, full of beautiful and vibrant retro photography! Today I have the pleasure of introducing her other store ChickyDs which shows of her talents as a crafter, and her hair accessories creations. Danielle from Peru, IL in the USA has always had a love for the arts and found herself growing up with the inner knowing that she would persue this avenue as a career. She both studied and works in Graphic Design by day, and her Etsy business was born out of an urge to do something crafty and a trip one day to a hobby store that inspired her to indulge further, beginning her Etsy journey.

Hey gorgeous and colorful hair bows are made literally for everyone, be it a newborn baby, fashionable teen, a busy career lady or a bride to be! There are tonnes of different designs to browse in store, yet you also have the option of contacting Danielle for bespoke accessories. There are so many styles that I noticed when browsing from extravagant bows, to beautiful sprays of ribbon giving a buyer lots of inspiration to accessorize their favourite outfits. The choice given is vast and she has even taken seasonal holidays into account and has plenty of suitable hair pieces to purchase for special occassions.

She has a blog which I have introduced in the past and it's good to see that it's still going strong, full of features, personal posts and pages to learn a bit more about Danielle throughout :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChickyDs
http://www.danizabeth.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/Danizabeth2
http://www.facebook.com/ChickyDsAccessories

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The Face of Bounty?

Could Be The... Face of Bounty?
Please vote for Aayla :) ...

I am super excited at the fact my daughters entry into the Face of Bounty competition had been accepted and is now live for votes! I don't normally bother with competitions of this sort, yet on this occassion I couldn't help myself!

The morning I entered the competition, I had been going through tonnes of images of my children to update the family album, when I had come across this one and as I always do with certain photos I ended up in a blubbing heap of cuteness because my daughter really has brought out the soppy mom in me lol! And when looking at the company Bounty a bit later on for other reasons, I then found this competition... then found myself on the entry page... filling in the form... uploading the picture... send... Yup, so there we have it! Lol!

I would love to see how far my daughter could go in the competition in her catagory for this month, so it would be wonderful if you could offer your support and cast a vote for her on her page. I believe that you may have to register before voting. I am not sure about that. But if you do vote for her I'll be very grateful :) Have a great weekend!

Moonangelnay x

Release Me Creations by Zen25

Good Evening, and apologies for the lateness of this one! It's been a crazy Saturday of folk music, painted faces, knitting and morris dancers at my local annual folk festival so blogging so far has been impossible until now! I managed to get an app the other day to see if I could give blogging on the go a try (which I am yet to of course), but I am hoping it'll mean I can blog at the frequency I used to before my year became a blur!

But for now I want to share my feature on zen25!

BESTeam Mosaic

All items are clickable and will take you directly to Zen25's listings...

It's really nice to revisting the store Zen25 by Maureen from Fort Worth TX, as I had actually found some of her work recently when creating a BESTeam treasury and fell in love with the unusual style of her creations. It's lovely reading her profile again considering how admirable her sense of strength is, as her work was born from the need to cope with the coming tradgedy in her family, which has since become a stronghold of positive energy that she filters her creativity and personality into. So much so, that they are lovingly named "Release me Creations". And they are stunning pieces indeed.



There is something almost abstract about her jewelry, in a way that is still realistic but with these quirky hints of flair, be it something glamourous or punk, gothic or retro, and many other touches of different styles that make the uniqueness of her jewelry stand out all the more. No piece is alike not just in appearence, but in essence. And I think it's great that the work is so versatile as I know the pieces themselves would be for their owners when it comes to accessorizing.



She has a blog which is almost a double of her store in both beauty and interesting content. and worht a visit if you are looking for a cool new blog to follow! I particularly enjoyed her recent post about her shop inspirations! :)



http://www.etsy.com/shop/zen25

http://www.releasemecreations.com/





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Charming Charms by Absolutelykismet

Hi everyone!



Glad to be back after a short absence recovering from some surgery a few weeks ago. I'm sad it hasn't been sooner really but I had a bit of a complication, and since been medicated up to my eyeballs due to some lung trouble. But I'm able to sit up comfortably now, which is good as my intrepid mini-me during a stompy fun afternoon slaughtered my laptop with my Lucozade last week, so I have to work with the PC at all times now!

Well before I blog about my last few weeks, I'll begin my return with a team post! Enjoy!

Charmed! check out the awesome work of Absolutelykismet!

BESTeam Mosaic

All items are clickable and will take you directly to Absolutelykismet's listings...

Absolutelykismet from Spearfish, Dakota started her beautiful charm journey a few years ago, inspired by her search for wine charms that she had planned to buy for a relative. Realising the expense of the ones she had found, she then had the idea to make her own personalized wine charms and ventured forth to create bunches for family members. Since she has been enjoying the freedom of expression and creativity in her style and thoughroughly enjoys being able to input personality into her work, based on that of her client base. She loves the fact that she is able to create individual pieces that are reminiscent of the personal tastes of those that work with her, from taking into account their favorite colors, their intention of use, and even catering to customers wanting to be able to wear her pieces!



Visiting her store is a vibrant and fresh experience. The images are done naturally and beautifully, really enhancing the bright colors of the listed items. It's hard not to get drawn into her work, as I found my eyes were roaming everywhere! There were so many really nice, delicate looking pieces of jewelry and charms, my favorites of course are included in my mosaic above!



She has both a lovely blog where she discusses her work a bit more, as well as covering other great artists and crafters in our handmade community, and she can also be followed on Facebook! Stop by and follow her when you can :)



http://www.etsy.com/shop/absolutelykismet

http://absolutelykismet.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/AbsolutelyKismet





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