October's Featured Soaps

October's featured soaps are Juniper and Sage and Patchouli Cedarwood. Juniper and Sage has a rustic woodsy scent making this an ideal soap for men or anyone not wanting a flowery smelling soap. Earthy patchouli induces peace of mind while cedarwood promotes spiritual balance. A great woodsy scent for the men.






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Letchworth State Park

I spent Columbus Day weekend at Letchworth State Park in Northwestern New York. I participated in a large craft show that takes place in the park and draws thousands of people. Sales wise the show was pretty good even though the weather was rather on the chilly side. Saturday the place was packed, I barely had time to sit down all day.


Letchworth State Park is a beautiful setting for a craft show. At one point in the park there is a spectacular waterfalls, which I have never had the time to go see. The area of the park I was in has a deep gorge lined with trees wearing their warm fall colors.

This show always amazes me by the amount of people that come to such a remote area. The first time I did the show I was totally overwhelmed when people started arriving 2 hours before the advertised show hours. Mind you I am not complaining, I just was not prepared. So this year I promised myself I would be ready, but things don't always go as planned. We made a slight wrong turn on the way to the show which put us a little behind schedule. Of course there were people already there but I managed to get the booth set up and open for business in a relatively short time. All in all the show went well and I plan to return next year.

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MadebyMelissa

This month's featured Etsyblogger is MadebyMelissa. She creates all kinds of fun beaded jewelry and crocheted items. She even has some special Fall and Halloween themed things.



Please take a look at her Etsy shop and her blog.
http://madebymelissa.etsy.com
http://madebymelissa.blogspot.com

FFEST Got the Blues

I recently joined a new Etsy Team called FFEST. The common link amongst us is we all have Facebook Fan Pages and have Etsy shops. Today I made a spotlight of some of the talented artist in the FFEST group. If you have an interest in our group check out the group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113391211629 or the team blog at http://facebookfansonetsy.blogspot.com/

Show Your Face

One of the themes for this months Etsy Bloggers blog Carnival is Show Your Face. Let's see the person behind the work. Well here is a picture of me making soap in my somewhat messy workspace. I must admit I am not the most organized person on earth. I have struggled with the issue of organization over the years and I am coming to the the conclusion that I waste too much time trying to be organized. I think I am far more productive when I just relax and stop worrying that my environment doesn't look picture perfect. If my workspace functions well and I produce a great product that is what is important. So my lesson for today is relax, be productive and stop trying to be something your not. Clutter lives on!

DesignsbyVanessa

September's Featured Etsy Blogger is DesignsbyVanessa. She has a really cute Etsy shop with many of her items having a birdie motif. She works with paper and makes lovely jewelery too.


Please take a look at her shop and her blog!
http://designsbyvanessa.etsy.com
http://designsbyvanessa.blogspot.com/