EtsyBloggers Blog Carnival - May 9

Welcome to the early May edition of EtsyBloggers Blog Carnival, hosted by Judy Nolan. Bloggers were invited to blog about one of the following two topics:

1. Spring is a time for new beginnings, when many of us get reorganized and put a fresh face on things. Describe and/or show us what you have done recently in your art space to get more organized.
2. Using words and photos, provide us with a tutorial about a spring-themed item you made recently, or that you are in the process of making.

Please use the link widget below to share your post with everyone. Include the full URL for your blog post. 

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Etsybloggers Carnival - April 25th

Welcome to the EtsyBloggers' Blog Carnival- April 25th.

Hello.  Fantastic to see you.  Such a bright and sunny day in EtsyBlogger Carnival land! 

This month I (Alice's Owl) happen to be hosting the Carnival.  I was happy to host at the end of April! Being from the land I am from which I am the winters are cold and dark.  At the end of April I am usually full of inspiration and ready for fun thanks to spring being in full swing!  April 2011 has also been designated Stress Awareness Month for the nineteenth consecutive year in a row.  It comes at the perfect time for me, because the dormancy of winter is ending and I can get back outdoors comfortably.

It only seemed to make sense then, that the theme for this Blog Carnival would be to share our inspiration and fun/creativity with one another.  There are THREE blog carnival topics we are writing about this time: (extra fun!)  

1) April is Stress Awareness Month. How do you take time for self-care and help reduce stress in your life? Is there something you do each night? A practice that you do each morning? Something you do weekly or monthly? How does it melt the stress away for you? How does it make your body and mind feel? A great way to spread the awareness! 

2) We are all creative people, and too often others tell me they are not creative. Lets share about our creativity! Who or what is your creative inspiration or muse? Share your muse with us. What about your muse makes you feel inspired? How does this inspiration or muse gets your creative juices flowing? When did you "meet" your muse? How did you meet your muse? Does your muse know that they are your muse? Are you coming out to them and to us?

3) Share with us your favorite part of April. What about it is so special to you? Why? Do you remember it from childhood? Did a special friend introduce the two of you? Did you discover it yourself while out on a bike ride or spring stroll? Perhaps you just were pulled to it and haven't been able to stop thinking about it since then. Show it to us, describe it to us, make it our favorite part of April too!

Please, lets again continue to use the link widget!  Please link directly to your EtsyBlogger Blog Carnival URL in the form below, so we can all have fun and get inspired together!  What a great goal last Carnival to travel around to at least 3 links before and after and leave some treasure :-) (a comment)!  Lets do it again!!!   You can always come back more often, too!!! :-)



 
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A Touch of Spring Fever - An Etsybloggers Blog Carnival

Welcome to the March 14, 2011 edition of the Etsybloggers Blog Carnival!

What a busy time this is! Daylight Savings Time began for many of us, St Paddy's Day is just a couple of days away, and Spring will be making its debut in one short week! We like to keep the topics fresh and timely, but allow our members just a little bit of a choice in what to write about, so as the hostess of this carnival, I chose the following two topics:

1) The first day of spring is just around the corner. What one sure "first sign of spring" tells you that winter is finally over and the cycle of life is ready to begin anew?


2) Do you have a new Spring "look" planned? Are you going to change your hairstyle or makeup look? Try out a new fashion trend? Or have you simply started window shopping for some favorites? Share some before and afters, or tell us about something you'd love to try that's new!

My teammates will be joining me by posting the links to their blog carnival posts as comments to this post, so if you would, please make the rounds, enjoy the posts, and if anything touches your heart or puts a little spring in your step, be sure to leave a comment on their blog!  (You KNOW we live for those comments!)

In the words of the immortal Robin Williams -

"Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!""

Enjoy!



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February 15th EtsyBloggers Carnival is Up and Running and Ready to Read!

Welcome to the February 15th, 2010 Edition of the EtsyBloggers Blog Carnival. Team members had the opportunity to blog about one of the following topics:

1) February 14th is Valentine’s Day. What is your best childhood memory of Valentine’s Day, or what childhood tradition do you now carry out with your children?
2) February is Heart Health Month. What is your best heart healthy recipe? What do you do to stay heart healthy? How do you promote heart health?

Following are the links to the EtsyBloggers’ posts on one of these topics, along with the links to their fabulous blogs.

Lois presents GO RED for Women! posted at Foxy G’s Den of i-KNIT-quity.

Sarah Buckingham “Finding Charm” presents EtsyBloggers: February 12th Carnival posted at Finding Charm.

gilliauna presents Heart Healthy… with Chocolate? – A Rare Post By Leal posted at The Meandering Musings of a Consummate Shopper.

MagdaleneJewels presents Carnival Blog: Valentine’s Day Wish posted at MagdaleneJewels’s Blogs.

Patti presents F………ebruary Heart Health (and update) posted at peacoxcreations.

cindy devine presents How many ways can you prepare a chicken breast? posted at Devine Designs Jewelry.

theashgrove presents Monday Motivator: Heart Health posted at Notes from the Ash Grove.

BunnyKissd presents Diary of a Crazy Rabbit Lady, Too: Valentine’s Day Traditions posted at Diary of a Crazy Rabbit Lady, Too.

storybeader presents Etsybloggers Carnival – Feb 12, 2010 posted at Stroll Through Storyland.

Linda B presents Valentine’s Day – Blog Carnival posted at Linda B’s Blog.

Jen presents Valentines posted at Mama’s Magic.

veryverdant presents Valentines Day Traditions posted at Very Verdant.

Elizabeth presents Valentine’s Day from a Teacher’s Perspective posted at Thoughts from an Evil Overlord.

Antonella presents A new Valentine’s tradition posted at Zucchero Filato.

CREATEaTHOUGHT presents Valentines Carnival posted at CREATEaTHOUGHT.

UberArt presents Be My Valentine! posted at UberArt Shop.

Mary presents Heart Health Month Recipe: Tuna and Red Onion Spiedini posted at Misobel: Handmade Hooligan with a Mystic Touch.

Two Zany Zebras presents It’s all about the card… posted at Two Zany Zebras.

Trina Baker presents Etsy Blog Carnival » gallery32 posted at gallery32.

Melissa Sinisgalli presents Think About Your Heart posted at Made By Melissa.

Cathy Dean presents Etsy Carnival posted at Candles & Caffeine, saying, “I hope I did this right! ”

Alicia Mae presents Heart Healthy – An EtsyBlogger Carnival posted at Crafts and Cooking.

HomeMadeOriginals presents Valentine’s Memories posted at Home Made Originals.

A Keeper’s Jackpot presents Heart ? Health posted at A Keeper’s Jackpot.

Enjoy!

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Etsy Bloggers April 13 Edition

The April 13 edition of the Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival has been published. Our host is Lil Bees of My Lil Etsy Shops blog. Here's the topics she chose for the team to blog about:

Since April 22 is Earth Day... Let's Go Green!

1) What is green in your shop? (this can be something literally green in color, or something eco-friendly)
-OR-
2) What do you do (or what can you do!) to make your etsy business or home a little bit greener?

You can read this edition HERE.

We had a good mix of both topics. Check out what out team members had to say!

April 28 Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival

The April 28 Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival has been posted at Createathought.
We had a record breaking 38 submissions for this carnival. The theme is "Poetry". Make sure to stop by and read what our members had to say. Thanks to Createathought for hosting this week's blog carnival & thanks to the members who participated.

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Other Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival news:

Call for submissions for the May 5 edition of the Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival.
Our host will be Nyblaque * NyBlaque.etsy.com

The theme for May 5 is “Mother’s Day”. Blog about anything that we have gave or received as a mother, or given to our mothers that was/is very dear to you. Ex. a memorable phrase, a gift, a special handmade creation you received/or made,pictures, spoken word/story/drawing,writing, a video of a special occasion, etc….something that you will never forget that was done for you as a mom (doesnt matter who you received it from) or something that YOU have done for your mother..or any mother.

Submissions for the May 5 blog carnival MUST be received by midnight EST Friday May 2.
Late and off topic submissions will not be included. This carnival is open for submissions by Etsy Bloggers Street Team members only.

Unsure how to submit your blog article to the team carnival?
Check out the NEW tutorial on our team messageboard:
Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival Tutorial
http://etsybloggers.proboards83.com/v45i....play&thread=218

To submit your post for the Etsy Bloggers Carnival, go here:
http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_1992.html

Etsy Bloggers April 14 Blog Carnival

The April 14 edition of the Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival has been posted at Stormy Designs. The theme was Pieces of April and it's a great read as always. Thanks to all the members who participated.
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Call for submissions for the April 21 blog carnival

The theme is…BULL! Anything to do with bull: the animal bull, bullfights, just shooting the bull, the zodiac sign Taurus, something with the characteristics of a bull (stubbornness, strong will, strength) anything you think is bull, a bull market, the word bull and words that begin with bull as in bullies, bullseye, etc.

Our host is Joey & Aleethea, our team leader.

Unsure how to submit your blog article to the team carnival? Check out the NEW tutorial on our team messageboard:
Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival Tutorial
http://etsybloggers.proboards83.com/v45i....play&thread=218

To submit your post for the Etsy Bloggers Carnival, go here:
http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_1992.html

Submissions for this carnival are due by midnight Friday April 19 EST.
Please get your submissions in early as late submissions can’t be included. Off topic submissions will be excluded.

March 31 Edition of the Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival

The March 31 Edition of the Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival has been posted at TuLips Talking. The theme for this week is "April Fool's" and we had a record breaking 22 submissions. Wow! Great job team! Head on over to read what our members had to say and see what wonderful items you can find at their shops. Thanks to the members that participated this week!

Other Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival news:

Call for submissions for the April 7th edition of the Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival. The theme is “Diamonds and Daisies”. These are the birthstone and flower for this month. Our host is Cozy of Cozy.etsy.com

This should be something easy to write about. Everyone loves daisies and diamonds are a gals best friend.

Submit your blog article for this carnival by Friday April 4 at midnight EST to http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_1992.html

Please make sure that your submitted post is on topic and not late. Late and off topic submissions will not be included. Late submissions end up going to the next available carnival host and will be discarded as off topic.

Are you a new member of our team? Would you like to know how to participate in our weekly blog carnival? Just check out the info at the Blog Carnival Weekly Themes, Hosts & FAQ at the team message board.

Not sure how to submit your article? Check out the NEW Carnival Submission Tutorial on our team message board.

Hosts are needed for future carnivals. If you'd like to host please check the list of available dates and sign up in the Blog Carnival Weekly Themes, Hosts & FAQ discussion.

A Birthday Greeting

This goes out to Create a Thought of Saginaw, MI. We all hope you have a wonderful birthday!

You can take a look at her blog here and of course her etsy shop too.

March 17 Blog Carnival!

This week's blog carnival was about Cultural Leanings. You can read all about them by visiting my blog - AliciaMae's Xanga. We had great participation this week, but it would be great to see more! See the link on the right for upcoming hosts and themes!

Today's Birthday

It is the birthday of the artist behind the shop Indigo Luna. You can learn more about her by reading her blog.
Happy Birthday from all of us!

Madison Gre Mini Monday

Look below for links to the blog carnival for today. The theme is spring and has some great posts by several members of the Etsy Bloggers Street Team.

Today for our Mini Monday feature we are showing off the shop of Madison Gre. From this seller's profile she would like you to know-

Our on-line boutique offers one of a kind handmade vintage and ethnic inspired handbags, plus the latest must have accessories to complete that perfect outfit.

We design for strong confident women who love to accessorize and look great doing it.

Our quality handbags are made in small quantities, because we want our customers to feel that the handbag was made just for them. Thanks for looking and if you don’t find anything you like, please return soon and check us out again.

Biography: We are dreamers, creators and students of life. Inspire us, so that someday we may inspire you. Our inspiration comes from art, culture, life and fashion. Shopping is our therapy and creating is our break through.

We joined Etsy in April 2007, but it wasn’t until June 2007 that our collection was launch. Our first week was a hit and we have all you Etsy buyers and sellers to thank.

To all our fantastic buyers that keep our business thriving, our heart and appreciation goes out to you. You make us feel prized, and your support encourages us to keep on living our dream and to keep on designing.

According to the shop announcement Madison Gre also has some pretty exciting news, take a look-

1/28/08 Madison Gré will be opening a retail shop this upcoming March-April 2008 in Gilroy, CA. It has been a life long dream of ours and we can’t believe that it is actually happening. Our shop will include mainly trendy, Indie and handmade clothing, handbags, jewelry, accessories, footwear and bath/body products.