Autumn- A Favorite Season

'Autumn Delights' by elektrajewelry

A collection of wonderful and whimsical items for the fall season.

Green, Light Brown, and Brow... Kelsilove $5.00	Trick or Treat Halloween Pla... RachaelsGarden $23
Beautiful Autumn - Greetings... lindabutterfly $4.5	Autumn Colors - ACEO LindaCaterpill... $6
Hand Knit Women's Ponch... Shelly6262 $58.95	custom mickey minnie hallowe... hamnahamid $2.99
Lemon Mint Sage Soap SoapyBlessings $4.5	Red Hot Scented Trio Candy C... ValerieEssenti... $12
Honey Drops Citrine Rhodolit... elektrajewelry $165.00	Doctor Bag - CrackerJack victoriahorner $175
Handmade Knit Scarf - Year o... susanneedlehan... $40	Transition II adriarose $150
Silk Fairy Pumpkin Set Of 2-... woolentales $14	SALE - Rose Cut Dark Yellow ... kyleannemetals $595
Ornate gold Venetian mask wi... ladyinthetower $110	Halloween Gourd Jack-O-Lante... pinchmeboutiqu... $20

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Congrats Hamna!

Congrats Hamna!

Each month, Kelsi, who makes Environmentally Friendly Jewelry & More,
runs our monthly team challenge.

Hamna and her beautiful costumes won the August Monthly Challenge!!

HOORAY!!!!

Hamna makes clothing and costumes for adults and children

What to Do for the Flu

This article was written by a good friend and colleague, Donald McKinnon.

Eucalyptus scented handmade natural palm wax pillar candle

A handmade natural palm wax pillar candle can be the perfect gift during the cold and flu season. This is especially true for a natural palm wax pillar candle scented with the fragrance Eucalyptus. The aromatic natural palm wax pillar candle is 3 inches in diameter, 4 1/2 inches tall and weighs approximately one pound. In this candle, I combined premium Eucalyptus candle fragrance oil with a pure natural Eucalyptus essential oil and added the 50/50 blend to the natural palm wax at a level equal to 6% of the total wax weight. This is the maximum recommended by the manufacturer. During cold and flu season, this candle can make breathing much more comfortable for some people. You see, the koala bear is not the only mammal that craves this aromatic leaf and its oil. People love this scent also, for opening up sinuses and clearing a stuffy head during the cold and flu season. The hot and cold scent throw is very good. After lighting the candle, the fragrance will find it way into every corner of a small room. The rich lime green color of this candle combines with the silvery lime green surface crystal formations common to this very special premium natural palm wax pillar blend. Palm wax is excellent for making pillars. The candles will burn with no soot or smoke, and longer than similar size paraffin candles. I love the unique surface features characteristic for this type of wax. Each candle is one of a kind with its fine detailed surface crystal patterns. When burning a palm wax pillar keep the wick centered within the candle diameter and burn no more than 2 – 2 1/2 hours at a time for a 3 inch diameter candle. Allow the candle to cool then trim the wick to approximately 3/16 to 1/4 inches if needed. Since the wicks I use are engineered to self trim I recommend trimming only when absolutely necessary. A wall will remain as the candle burns down allowing the light from the flame to produce an interesting effect as it shines through the crystal laden walls and candle body. Eventually as the candle burns down the walls will slowly erode leaving little waste. Any unburned wax can be used in a wax heater and the wonderful aromas will continue for those of you wanting to get 100% use from your natural palm wax pillar candle purchase. I use this candle in my indoor studio (back room) where I package, and wrap candles. The candle works great for me when I get a "stuffy" nose. It gently opens up my sinus's. I think the candle is sweeter and not as harsh smelling with this 50/50 blend. Stop by my store and look at this candle and my other candles. There is a great deal to see.

Glorious Harvest Days

Our morning glories look like an elephant with his head and trunk raised up along the fence.






Harvest time is every gardener's delight. This year we had one of our finest gardens, despite the invasion of the hideous horned tomato worm and very little rain. The photos above show just how much I enjoy this garden.

First Signs of Autumn

Here is a collection of wonderful pastels and a beautiful greeting card by my friend and collaborator Lindacaterpillar. She has two shops on etsy which feature her amazing art work.

The weather today was beautiful, tinged with that last-day-of-summer-first-day-of-Autumn feeling.

The trees haven't turned yet but they soon will.

The leaves haven't fallen yet but they soon will.

The glorious colors of Autumn aren't here yet, but they will be, soon. Find this beautiful card in this shop.

This year's pine cones haven't fallen, but they will do, soon.

Have you seen my Linda's two Etsy shops? In one she sells art; pastels, watercolors, acrylics and photographs.
In the other she sells cards made using that art. Come and visit her, revel in color, beauty and unique work that she has there waiting for you!

Today her beautiful pastel of a yellow Autumnal leaf was chosen to be in this Etsy Treasury:

My Secret Pal

Well, the secret is out! My amazing team member Trish of Soapy Blessings planned this great activity to boost our team spirit. Trish chose names from a "virtual hat" and we all sent surprise gift packages to each other. Here is the adorable gift that I received:

I plan to put the cute crocheted flower on my favorite winter hat and the jeweled pad and funky pen are now a permanent fixture in my jewelry workshop.
Thanks so much to Susan and to Trish (who makes handmade soap) for planning this event.

Collaborators in Cahoots

I am fortunate enough to be a member of a wonderful team of collaborators. We share ideas and knowledge on ways to promote our products on the Internet. Today I am giving you a preview of three of these shops.
Three Collaborators Team members' shops:


Today, let's look at this shop:
SusanNeedlehands Handmade Knitwear, Home Decor & Crafts



Now for Shelly's shop. Shelly knits and crochets ponchos, hats, scarves, shawls and accessories.
Take a peek at her purses & felted bags.
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Have you visited Hamna's Etsy shop?
Her shop is full of Handmade clothing and costumes for adults and children
Just look at these marvelous dresses!
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Here is a photo of one of my teammates. She says,"This morning I went on a bike ride. You can see I am using a water bottle carrier - and it came from this shop!"

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My water bottle carrier
Come Check Out A Beautiful Shop!
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