Here are some more pretties from Etsy.

From seller sanfran67 (oddly enough, from Manchester, UK) Heart Garland - a delicate paper garland for hanging. $65

Heart Earrings from ticklebean in Kankakee, IL. They have lots of fun and fabulous handmade jewelry at very reasonable prices! $26

Busyaprons from the Seattle area brings us a limited edition Valentine Baking Set
which includes: 1 child size apron, 1 bowl, spatula and spoon, 6 felt heart cookies and 3 edible Valentine lollipops! Whew! What a good deal! $28

And, from Pistachiopress, a lovely set of 5 red letterpress cards. These cards are blank so you can use them for any occasion! $12

I am about to start grad school, so in my few remaining moments of freedom, I thought I would do some quick posts about cute Valentine’s Day crafts.

Here is a fabulous bag from tortillagirl from Etsy’s Valentine Showcase.

Big Fat Heart is $45 and made from French cotton serge and vinyl. It is made by Becky who has studied at l’Ecole Superieure des Arts et techniques de la Mode, the first fashion school established in France. I love the look and name of this bag, as well as the thought of Becky making it while sipping kir royale! How romantique!

Today I wanted to tell you about a fabulous goody I bought from Etsy. I was lusting after it for a while and finally I got one to try. It is a car litter bag by Allyson Hill. I got the one in Zinnia.

They are $19 and come with a plastic liner, and adjustable strap and a button. You can attach it to the back of your seat or hang it from the stick shift. I think it is an ingenious design and I am excited that she is doing so well with them. She also sells a roll of bags to use as liners, or you use other plastic bags that you want to recycle.

Allyson is a crafty lady from Upstate NY who graduated from RIT with a major in woodworking and furniture design. She now runs her shop, goes to craft fairs and is the mom of a cute 5 year old boy- see her blog here.

Keep checking bag in her shop to see what fabrics she will be using next!

No, it isn’t jewelry that is catching…. though they are growing on me! These pieces are made by an artist with a BFA in photography who lives in Andover. She just started her Etsy shop Contagious in November and I found her work today. I am breaking my rule of keeping my goodies under $50 because some of her pieces sell for $120. She works in sterling silver and 14k and 18k gold and makes some very unique designs. I love these statements from her profile:

Each component of the natural world is beautiful, from molecules passing through the walls of cells to toxic mold, from single-celled organisms to deadly viruses. By embellishing ourselves with the forms we take for granted or are too afraid to think about, we celebrate ourselves and our place in the world around us.

Trifoliate earrings $70

Cocoon earrings $85

Fine Line rings $50

She sells in boutiques across the country but you can just get them from her Etsy store.

I love Etsy!

Here are some beautiful new soaps for the New Year by Etsy seller 4thAveSoapCo! They are glycerin soaps in cool designs, and all available for around $5.00 or under. Made by a gal in Iowa City, IA who was looking for something fun to do while she was in law school. Go take a peek.

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Thank you Trina for the photo!