BlueQ.

If you know anyone having a baby (or already has one) you have to get these tattoos from BlueQ! Thier website also has tattoos for pregger bellies, eldery folks, belly buttons. Everytime I see them I laugh!

Craftaholic.

Is it possible to be addicted to craft? I can't stop thinking of new ways to wear broken plates. These are made with vintage copper findings.

Hello, my name is Juliet and I am a craftaholic...

Where has your jewelry been?

Can you guess what these are made of? Just visit my post on Crafting in a Green World to find out!

Dialogue

Phew. There is a whole lot of talking going on over at the Imogene blog. If you have not had a chance to check it out, take a minute (or an hour) to go read up on the argument about the alt-craft movement. It is quite a dialogue!

Horoscope Rings

These are from a 1956 calendar plate. I mananged to save all of the astrological signs!

Rainy day project

Need a rainy day project? Check out the B.E.S.T. Blog for a fun idea.

Introducing Bridesmaid Sets!

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This new Martha Stewart Wedgwood China has inspired me to offer a wedding package for bridesmaids! All your girls can match, but not look so cookie cutter, with custom broken plate pendants made just for them. With so many wonderful plates out there, I can pretty much find a plate for any color scheme or theme. What a nice way to thank your girls for all their hard work (and putting up with your bridezilla antics!)

Self Portrait

As I was sitting down to check my email today I noticed these 3 little things sitting together and it made me snicker. They make a sort of self portrait, symbolizing my roles as mommy, craftista and wifey. What was more interesting is that when I tried to photograph the set, I could not get all three part in focus at the same time. Sounds about right...

New style!

Here are a few new pieces using vintage beads from VintageBeadBoutique.

Best Giveaway! Enter Now!

Only 5 more days to enter the BEST St. Patricks Giveaway including work from sweetpepita, jenygwen, miscelena, byamandagotsch, jenmenkhaus, dandelionblu, my sister colescloset, vwstudios and Me! These pieces and more will be given away to one lucky member of our mailing list, so sign up now! The drawing will take place on March 10th, and the package will be mailed once we receive a mailing address. Good Luck!

New Rings!

I am so excited about my new rings, I can't even stand it!

My Lucky Limoncello

After a month of waiting, I finally bottled my first batch of Limoncello today. I named it Lucky Limoncello because it will be ready just in time for St. Patrick's Day. It was super easy and makes a great gift! This is all you need:

• 15-20 lemons - clean, unwaxed with nice plump skins. The skins should give off a lemon sent, don't get ones that don't smell heavenly.
• 2 (750-ml) bottles 80-proof vodka. The cheaper the better.
• 4-6 cups water
• 2-4 cups sugar (more if you want it thicker or sweeter)
  2-3 litre glass jar with a sealed lid.
• bottles (I got mine from Pier One and made the labels on Avery sticker paper.)

I followed the super easy instructions from this website. It makes quite a bit so you can share with your friends. It is a nice after dinner sipper, a drizzle on angel food cake, a soak for berries or a splash in iced tea. I expect a bottle from everyone who tries it out!

Recycled Glass Art

Learn about this amazing recycled glass craft artist at Crafting in a Green World!

New postcard!

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Wow! We are bigtime!

Holy Moly! Etsy is on Martha Today!

Vintage Johnson Brother Rose Chintz

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Recycled Photo Collage

Learn about this cool recycled photo collage, in my post, on Crafting in a Green World.

Shop update!

As promised, there are new earrings, necklaces and melamine pendants available in my shop now! New broken plate pendanys very soon. For a sneak peek, check out my flickr site. I've been a busy girl!

Feelin Fancy!

I am feeling fancy this week! A few of these will be available on my Etsy shop this weekend! Plus stay tuned for new earring and rings!

Big News!

For those that I have not already spilled the beans to...Rachael Ray will be wearing Broken Plate Pendants on her show and featuring them in her Every Day Magazine! Ahh!

I sent Rachael a necklace, on a whim, earlier this month in the hopes that she might wear it on air. A week after I sent it, I got a call from her stylist saying that she loved it and wanted more samples for her wardrobe! She even told me that she wished I had contacted her earlier because she was thinking of using one for a cover shoot! How crazy is that?? Although I missed that cover deadline, she will have plenty more covers to shoot. Anyway, I overnighted her 10 pieces to pick from for the shows she filmed yesterday and today which will air next week. The stylist was going to try to get one on The View, but I guess that did not pan out. Hopefully something I sent goes well with her wardrobe and Broken Plate Pendants will make thier TV debut sometime next week! I am super excited that when she wears one, I will be on the ending credits and on the What's Rach Wearing section of her website. If that was not cool enough, she will be sending one to a photoshoot to be featured in her Every Day Faves section of her magazine. How lucky am I?

So glad I got a birdfeeder...

St. Patricks Giveaway!

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, BEST will be raffling off a bounty of handmade treasures, including work from sweetpepita, jenygwen, miscelena, byamandagotsch, jenmenkhaus, dandelionblu, my sister colescloset, vwstudios and Me! These pieces and more will be given away to one lucky member of our mailing list, so sign up now! The drawing will take place on March 10th, and the package will be mailed once we receive a mailing address. Good Luck!

UpCYcle!

Read my newest post on Crafting in a Green World about Upcycling!

Thanks Modish!

What a cool discovery on a lazy Sunday morning! One of my favorite blogs, Modish, featured my work! Thanks!

Design + Obama = Love

Designers love Obama. Check it out.

Future Me

Future Me ~ a website and a book where you can write Future You an email that will be emailed to you in the future. Why not?

Teaser...

These pieces, made from Kristen Ferrell's melamine Superhero plate, will be available on Etsy soon!

St. Patricks Giveaway Sampler Sneak Peak!

BEST members are busily preparing a giveaway sampler... complete details will be announced on the BEST blog on February 18th, but in the meantime - take a look at the goodies we have so far. Want a chance to win the sampler? Sign up for out Google Group mailing list. Work pictured by Amanda Gotsch, SweetPepita, JenMenkhaus & Me.

Crafty Site of the Day!

I will be featured on the Crafty Site of the Day Gadget of the Day on February 15th! The Crafty Site of the Day gadget is a desktop application that people using Vista can download from Windows Live. The gadget showcases a different craft-related website every day (crafty bloggers, artists, designers & crafters working in all media, craft organizations, cool craft supply stores, retail stores that sell crafty wares, etc.). Thanks Eucalyptus Handmade!

Don't Break Hearts, Break Plates!

You have until Valentines day to enter Teensygreen's Don't Break Hearts, Break Plates Giveway! Go enter!!

Another busy week!

I had a pretty productive week so far, just in time to enjoy the 70 degree weather! I will start adding stuff to my Etsy site over the next few days. The bottom batch was made from plate scraps that my neighboors mom discovered while digging a pond! There were at least 4-5 different plate patterns. I love doing projects like these.

Library of Congree Flickr Page!

The Library of Congress has a Flickr page! It is amazing! They started this project as a way to share photos with people who may not visit the library website and as an experiment with web communities. Many of these photos were provided to the Library with no further information, they are asking folks with any information to comment and add notes to the photos. They have left all the tagging up to the viewers, encourage many comments and are asking the public to request the types of photos we would like to see in the future. The coolest part is that these photos are pretty large and could printed! Wow. The pilot program will only last as long as there is user intrest so go, see, comment!!! Here are the FAQ's.

Have a Green Valentine's Day!

Find out how at Crafting in a Green World!

Charley Harper

I had a great Sunday morning! After Nolan ate his breakfast he fell back asleep for a mid-morning nap. Everyone else in the house was still asleep (even the dog!) and I was able to watch Sunday Morning with a cup of coffee and a piece or orange choclate chunk cake. Yes, I am a dork, but a happy dork! Anyway, there was a story about Todd Oldham and his effort to share Charley Harper's work with the world throught the book Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life. I had never seen his work, but the moment I did, I was in love! Oldham is even using his images as inspiration for his work with La-Z-Boy.

Anyway, just had to share some images and give a clue for a good Birthday present for me =)