This Week's Blog Post

Brecciated Jasper Earrings

These pretty beads are brecciated jasper which has a beautiful brownish red tone with dark grey markings.  In between is a corrugated sterling silver bead. These are available at Etsy.

Bota Box Wine

Don’t laugh, but Jim and I discovered a boxed wine we like!

The eco-friendly packaging caught my eye first!

Then we read that this received 88 points in the taste test. Pretty good so we gambled.

It is so convenient since it can be brought hiking, boating, to the beach, on a picnic, camping or fishing.  

I find this funny.  I would not pair wine with hiking. The other activities, yes.

Bota Box has other wines as well but the red zinfandel is the only one with the high rating on the taste test. That may mean the others are terrible. 

It was around $15 and equivalent to 4 bottles of wine. It supposedly stays good up to 4 weeks opened too although I never expect an open box to last that long since red wine is part of my nightly routine.

NECTAR Treasury

Here is my first team Treasury. A special thanks goes out to those of you who sent me the information on how to embed a Treasury here!

'New England Creators' by missvalscreations

The New England Crafters Team is full of talent! All of these wonderful items are from this team. Enjoy!

Beauty For Ashes Original 9x... Phoenixreborna... $225.00	Red Maple Burl Cheeseboard NForestWoodwor... $50.00	R2D2 Star Wars Decorative Do... idillard $14.00
Handmade in Vermont, all na... CovertEssentia... $8.00	Yellow and Gray Suzani Decor... PopOColor $48.00	CUSTOM Text Coffee Mug Anima... NuCabinWorks $17.00
Silver and gemstone necklace lcarlsonjewelr... $435.00	Mini Key Fob/Key Chain - Spa... bagsbymelanie $5.00	Hand Hammered Copper Swirl E... ElementsbyJuli... $16.00
Pink Moose Necklace Green Pa... kimberleeannJe... $19.99	Milk and Honey Soap NotSoFancySoap... $6.00	Maine Chickadee on a Bitters... MaineArt $49.00
Portland Head Light Maine Li... CelesteCotaPho... $10.00	Maine Surf and White Pine JoelleGuerardJ... $48.00	Cherry Spoon Hand Crafted, C... RJMWoodworks $15.00
Cream and Purple Lampwork Gl... lilicharms $25.00

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I joined the NECTAR team which stands for New England Creators Team All Regions.  So this features team members!

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful week ahead! ~Val

This Week's Blog Post!

New Necklace!

This big heart is red jasper. The accenting beads include red jasper, brecciated jasper and black onyx. This one is available on Etsy.

Treasuries!

My jasper necklace was featured on my first ever Treasury titled Garnet Valentine by One Perfect Day.

'Garnet Valentine' by oneperfectday

burgundy garnet red

Paris photography, Lanscape ... PhotographyDre... $13.00	Custom Text Olive Wood Stam... ahueofduckeggb... $17.50	Red Jasper Heart and Black O... missvalscreati... $24.99	Garnet Red Satin Flower Hair... FairytaleFlowe... $21.00
Six minimalist wheel thrown ... blueroompotter... $270.00	Fire King Large Ivory Casser... Modred12 $25.00	SALE 30% Purple dragonfly br... ThePurpleBallo... $21.00	Wine Red Garnet Multistrand ... SunSanJewelry $175.00
ON SALE Wide Band Ruby Ring ... SilverLinesJew... $55.00	Beaded Heart Drop Earrings B... stellacreation... $26.00	romantic pastel rose headban... kisforkani $35.00	Red Crochet Butterfly Cotton... twoknit $18.00
handmade sterling silver hea... katerinaki1977 $37.00	Burgundy violet crushed velv... DGstyle $35.00	Burgundy vintage decorative ... TheVintageDeco... $40.00	Red Tube ceramic beads 30 pc... WISHsupplies $2.00

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This inspired me to me make first Treasury!

'Fabulous Findings for Fabulous Jewelry!' by missvalscreations

These talented Etsians create gorgeous findings for one of a kind jewelry designs. Enjoy!

Artisan Crafted Sterling MOO... Sharonunlimite... $21.00	Lampwork Glass Sterling Silv... labelleperle $14.00	Pure Copper Headpins red cop... CinnamonJewell... $3.15	Glass Ball Headpins 22 ga 10... LyamayevaCraft $14.00
15 Handmade Rustic Copper Tw... NadinArtGlass $7.85	TWO Artisan Handcrafted Cros... cathydailey $7.19	Celtic- Handmade Copper Head... Midgetgembeads $2.00	Espresso Pottery Pendant Fin... CapturedMoment... $3.25
Unique sterling silver artis... AtlantisGlassA... $29.99	Pottery Bracelet Bead or Fin... CapturedMoment... $3.75	Silver Filled Earwires Kite ... RockisMetalwor... $7.50	Genuine beach stone beads fo... BeachStoneSoup $34.00
Healing Hand Raku Fired Clay... starspiritstud... $10.00	Eight pair antiqued copper r... dmsupply $14.00	Handmade Copper Toggle Clasp SunStones $8.50

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I am having fun using Etsy and trying to find my groove. There is so much going on there and it feels like you can spend the whole day hanging on Etsy. But that would not be productive, would it?

I think I interrupted an intimate conversation here. Emmett and Alice spend the day on my bed. So cute.  

It is pretty obvious which is the girl and which is the boy. ;) The fuzzy brown blanket is laid out each morning to protect my bedding from getting nasty!!!

I wish everyone a wonderful week and will leave you with this photo of Simon Beck’s artwork. This is certainly something I have never seen before! 

He creates art in the snow using his skills from being a mapmaker. So amazing since the images are huge! Can you see the little people in the foreground? He is also the art’s photographer. See more here.

~Val