Smiles of the Week!

It’s that time of week to share a few of things that made me smile in the past week! If you missed last weeks you’ll want to take a look here or continue on to see what’s on this weeks list. Hope it brings a smile to your day! ♥

Freckles that I get every summer after a couple days in the sun...and I love them!

You Had Me at Mojito!

This is a new weekly series I will be posting. Some days we need little reminders of the small things in life that make us happy so each week I’m going to share 10 things that made me smile in the past week! Hope something here makes you smile and please feel free to leave a comment or share a link to let us know something that has made you happy this week!

1. Mojito’s on a patio with a couple good friends!

2. This poster made me giggle!

 

Crystal Clear Black Elegance

I wanted to share one of the most recent treasuries I’ve been included in. I think it’s just beautiful! Thanks to Hogans Handiwork for including my Winter Elegance Bracelet! ♥

‘Crystal Clear, Black Elegance’ by HogansHandiwork

Swarovski Crystal Button Rin… galla15 $28.00	Crystal I DO Shoe Stickers i… yourhappilyeve… $14.00	Black and White Elegance Pre… kellyjsorenson $15.00	Morning Light Necklace – Swa… petitehermine $18.00
Chrome Peterbilt Hood Orname… RhettDidntGive… $43.00	Black Lined Clear/Foil Cente… krystalsjewelr… $10.00	Romantic Misty Earl Gray Dus… RiverOfRomansk $39.80	Swinging Into Fall – Fine Ar… Crystalphotogr… $4.50
Winter Elegance Bracelet SeaFlowerStudi… $40.00	swimming with diamonds, a fe… ORphotography $23.00	White Wedding Vintage Hair F… VintageFlowerF… $15.00	Caged – Vintage Bead Earring… jQjewelrydesig… $18.00
Black – Swarovski Elements C… myhandmadecraf… $12.00	Blazer Black Before the A4 andwhatelseist… $98.00	Shabby Sea shell Encrusted c… eastcoasttrend… $18.95	Black Onyx Polished Crystal … SunnyCrystals $11.50

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Spring is Coming

I saw saw the weather forcast for this week and I’m excited to see the next two days are supposed to be beautiful and sunny. This makes me know that spring has to be coming soon and the grass will be turning green and leaves will be budding on the trees. Here’s a beautiful treasury I was included in this week that reminds me of the fresh green of spring! Enjoy! ♥

‘moss and more’ by allthingswhite

Vintage Wooden Spools of Thr… thedancingwren $9.00	Vintage Wire Basket No. 2 elizabethwrenv… $19.00	spring green heart felts orn… SewnNatural $	Glitter Moss Green Blended … bysweetmom $28.00
2 miniature nesting heart di… JDWolfePottery $20.00	Handmade Pumpkin Pincushion … SeaPinks $12.00	All-in-1 Changing pad clutch… modmomME $40.00	Pea Green Beaded Bracelet SeaFlowerStudi… $40.00
Crested Fern . Lastrea crist… slinkymalinkic… $24.95	SALE… Felted scarf Green A… Baymut $59.00	Single Paper Ornament – Gree… LBCpaper $9.95	Avocado Study No.2 original… TheJoyofColor $32.00
The Leprechaun twolefthands $30.00	Pistachio green dot Chenille… thegildedbee $3.75	Paris Photo Set – 16×20 Talk… littlebrownpen $90.00	Sale 30% off Silk necklace … sleeks $26.60

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Not Far From the Tree

 

Being relatively new to Toronto I’m always excited when I discover all the fabulous activities and organizations this city has to offer. Today was one of those days that I found something wonderful!

I came across an organization call Not Far from the Tree. A small team of staff and many volunteers work together to pick fruit from trees across the city of Toronto when a homeowner is unable to do so themselves. The initiative started in 2008 run only by volunteers and together they picked 3003 lbs of fruit from 40 trees. By 2010 there were 8 staff and 700 volunteers who worked to pick 19,695 lbs of fruit from 228 trees. That quick growth surely shows what a valuable organization this is! After the fruit is picked the homeowner is allowed to keep up to 1/3 if they choose, 1/3 is split by the volunteers who picked the fruit and the final 1/3 is donated to shelters and food banks in the neighbourhood. I also discovered that in February they were busy tapping maple trees throughout the city to collect sap to make maple syrup!

As a girl who grew up in the country surrounded by forest I’ve spent many days helping my dad tap trees to collect sap to boil down for our own maple syrup, finding wild strawberry patches with my brother and picking raspberries and blackberries from the bushes that were right on our property. I’m thrilled to discover that very thing is happening in an urban setting! To find out more information or to register your tree, volunteer or donate please visit their website here. They also have an Etsy Shop to help raise money to support their cause. Be sure to take a look! ♥

Beautiful Amazonite

One of my favorite stones to work with is the beautiful Amazonite. It’s often a pretty soft shade of turquoise and can range to a dark blue-green, sometimes with colour variations throughout.

 This special stone has an interesting history and evokes many beliefs. There are a couple of stories about where the name comes from but the most likely version is that it was name after the Woman Warriors of the Amazon. The Egyptians often used this stone and referred to it as the stone of courage. Amazonite is also believed to be a soothing stone and is often called the “hope stone” because it inspired confidence and hope. One more belief is that it’s enhances creative expression.

Whatever the meaning of this stunning stone is I love creating simple but special pieces of jewelry with it! ♥

Amazonite Bead Hoop Earrings

Amazonite Necklace

Sand and Sea

I always so excited to have my items selected to be part of wonderful treasuries and I just wanted to take a second to share one of the most recent treasuries I’ve been featured in. I think it’s just beautiful and I was so thrilled to find it included my Sand and Sea wool wrapped bangles! Thanks to the Etsy Shop Oh Look It’s A Rabbit  for including me! Enjoy! ♥

‘Sand and Sea’ by OohLookItsARabbit

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Sand and Sea Wool Wrapped Ba… SeaFlowerStudi… $20.00	Awesome Leather Folio/Case -… RuneLeather $95.00	Mixed Copper Chain Bracelet … BlueRoomGems $48.00	Sandy Cape Cod Beach Dune – … artstudio54 $20.00
SALE Vintage Mid Century Sty… notthebeatles $24.00	The Ocean is My Home 12×18 S… LauraJohnston $85.00	Earrings . White Pearls . Sa… vickiorion $30.00	Octopus Felt Hair Accessory OrdinaryMommy $18.00
Flirt with Texture Aqua Croc… KnotChaCha $40.00	flat round terracotta sea gr… karoart $8.00	Star Of The Sea Print Greeti… LostInTheValle… $4.00	Small Moon Jellyfish in Orga… awkward $19.75
BE my ROCK ……Scottish Be… Sophiasparkles $23.00	Sailing Ship Organic Spaghet… banyantreeclot… $22.00	Porcelain Luminary – Votive … thelittlereddo… $16.00	Whale and Starfish Print 8×1… studiotuesday $30.00

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Through the Lens with ellemoss

As many of you know I love photography and the work of talented photographers like that of the Etsy Shop ellemoss inspires me to pick up my camera and work on my own photography. I recently joined an Etsy team that creates amazing treasuries and that is where I came across this shop. I want to share with you just a few of my favorite photographs from an amazing collection! ♥

For a Lark

 

Sweet Dreams

I was in a soft feminine mood today which inspired this treasury. I love the soft colours and the dreamy quality and I absolutely love every item that I’ve included! I’m in awe of the beautiful works of these Etsy Shops! Please take a minute and check them out! ♥

‘Sweet Dreams’ by SeaFlowerStudios

Soft, pretty and dreamlike

dreamy song sparrow, a feath… ORphotography $23.00	NzLbags Handmade – Turkishte… NzLbags $72.00	Chic Bohemian in Beige LadyTA $42.00	Ruffled Collar Scarf Capelet… frenchfelt $29.00
little mushrooms – white indiberry $5.00	Sweet Dreams (wood floor) – … magalerie $10.00	Chunky Caramel Moss Stitch C… KnitFrekkles $73.00	Flowergirl peachy – Limited … zirkulas $29.00
Dandies- 10PK Letterpress No… sweetharvey $18.00	Needle Felted Owl feltjar $25.00	Flowers Butterfly -papercut … MimimiCards $10.00	Petite Papillon in Linen Pol… paperdollacces… $6.00
Vintage General Electric Fan… GlassnMore $42.00	Plumes – stained glass feath… PamelaAngus $42.00	Jasmine Vanilla Tea Cookies … ButterBlossoms $9.00	terrarium no. one – original… TheHauntedHoll… $150.00

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Bits of Blue Etsy Treasury

I love to create treasuries and today I found a fun new game! I joined the Handmadeology Etsy Team and one of their threads is a Treasury Chain Game. The basic idea is that you create a treasury with 16 shops. Then in turn each of those shops create a treasury and include your shop in theirs. I think it’s a great fun way to spread a little Etsy love! Here is my first Chain Game treasury. Enjoy! ♥