tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65657332544210975972024-03-12T18:18:59.134-05:00Jill Hannah's Craftacularity<a href="http://jillhannah.etsy.com">JillHannah.etsy.com</a>JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-37767552108029673702014-05-29T16:22:00.000-05:002014-05-29T16:22:20.522-05:00The TRUTH about Etsy...Etsy is Fairy Tale <i>Rent </i>or a rosier version of <i>La'Boheme</i>: the people who started Etsy were idealistic artists who sold out just a tiny bit and got to live Affluently* Ever After instead of hungry, miserable, and/or dead.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Yes, it's been a very long time since I last posted and even longer since I said anything about Etsy. I'm a blog rebel.</span>JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-42890297989075478792012-10-31T09:01:00.003-05:002012-10-31T09:03:49.072-05:00Wedding Nail Art No-Chip Manicure from Polish2TimesI had my first no-chip manicure for my friends' wedding in September. Thanks to a <a href="http://www.lifebooker.com/referral/jillsjunk1234" target="_blank">Lifebooker</a> deal, I got nail art for $2 extra. I went to <a href="http://www.styleseat.com/polish2times" target="_blank">Polish2Times</a> and Cheryl was fabulous--great human being, and we had lots of fun chatting while she made my nails absolutely gorgeous. I actually brought the dress I was going to wear to the wedding so we could come up with something that matched, and matched we did!<br />
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Nails from Cheryl at <a href="http://www.styleseat.com/polish2times" target="_blank">Polish2Times</a> (photo courtesy of Polish2Times with color Photoshop corrected by me)<br />
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And the wedding itself was fabulous. I saw my friends from College Attempt #1 and four of us shared a room the first night which was crazy but completely fun. It was so good spending quality time with some of my favorite people ever, and my nails stayed fabulous and chip-free.<br />
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Two weeks later, my nails finally chipped badly all over the place, and I discovered how difficult it is to <i>remove </i>a no-chip manicure. I spent literally hours with aluminum foil wrapped around 100% acetone-soaked cotton balls on my nails, then scraped and buffed like crazy until the crap finally came off. I almost made an emergency manicure appointment because I had a date and my nails were looking ridiculous and I was sick of fighting with them, but I finally triumphed, finding my real nails underneath it all. As a result, I don't think I'll get a no-chip again without scheduling a removal appointment (they tend to be like $5-$10 and definitely worth not having to do battle myself) but it was great while it lasted.<br />
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After the wedding no-chip, I pained my nails red with red sparkles on top and they looked great and I didn't get a picture. FAIL.<br />
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Now, for Halloween, my nails are a different kind of awesome, but I'll let that be its own post...JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-77631651357855675452012-09-11T16:17:00.000-05:002012-09-11T16:18:14.747-05:00Business Card WoesI'm trying to redo my business cards. I am failing miserably. I want business cards that reflect my push towards vintage and antique hardware in my shop, but the first background I tried using was too busy and the second turned out ugly. I may have to photograph something specifically for the business cards. Poop.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-39948323185368078272012-08-17T14:07:00.001-05:002012-08-17T14:07:49.394-05:00Aquarium Manicure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went to the <a href="http://www.sheddaquarium.org/" target="_blank">Shedd Aquarium</a>. Again. I love the aquarium. I've been a member for something like six years. This time, I got to see the new baby dolphin.<br />
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For the occasion of aquarium-going, I did my nails as waves. First I painted them <a href="http://www.opi.com/" target="_blank">OPI</a>'s "Teal the Cows Come Home" and let them dry overnight.<br />
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Then I cut out pieces of blue painter's tape with my wavy scissors. I covered all but the tips of each nail with the tape and painted the visible portion <a href="http://newyorkcolor.com/products/nails/nail-color/long-wearing-nail-enamel" target="_blank">NYC</a>'s "Cashmere Creme" (I like using one top-of-the-line and one bottom-of-the-barrel polish just for poops and giggles).<br />
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When that dried and I removed the tape, voila! I had wavy awesome aquarium nails.<br />
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I then used a dotting tool in orange polish (Revlon's "Siren") to draw fish on my thumbs. I finished up with OPI top coat and cleaned up the edges and all the escaped polish on my fingers. Unfortunately, I still don't have a basic tripod (I know, they're not that expensive) so I couldn't get a shot of my thumbs. Stupidly, I didn't even get a picture of the final pretty manicure, so you'll just have to make do with the last sloppy one.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-88724841385872228002012-08-11T08:05:00.000-05:002012-08-11T08:11:04.413-05:00Painter's Tape Manicure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've discovered something wonderful: painter's tape. The blue stuff is much more expensive than regular old Scotch tape, but it is a miracle product for manicures.<br />
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I was recently at Walgreens and picked up <a href="http://wnwbeauty.com/product.php?cid=18&pid=18&subid=18" target="_blank">Wet n Wild's</a> "Through the Grapevine," which is a fabulous cheap magenta. I love Wet n Wild's new fat brushes and their colors really pop. It was a great hue, but I was getting nail-art restless after a few days. I'd also recently found my zigzag scissors in my car (welcome to the disorganization of my life) and was itching to use them. When I bought "Through the Grapevine," it was sitting next to "I Need a Refersh-Mint"--a color I already owned and loved. I liked the combination (reminded me of the 80s), so I knew what I had to do.<br />
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I'd heard about painter's tape on a few nail blogs, but actually using the stuff was amazing. It cuts much more cleanly and easily than Scotch tape and makes cleaner lines. Here is a photo of my nails all taped up and the "I Need a Refersh-Mint" painted over them:<br />
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And when I took the tape off, voila! Gorgeousness! This manicure made me happy until it chipped and peeled a horrible death a few days later (I never got a chance to put on a topcoat and, after all, it <i>was </i>Wet n Wild).
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First! Two coats of <a href="http://www.opi.com/" target="_blank">OPI</a>'s "Teal the Cows Come Home" nail polish. </div>
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I was going for blue, not so much turquoise, but my other flaggish blue is way too dark so I used this one. I'm still not sure I made the right choice for patriotism's sake, but for the final product looking good, I certainly did.</div>
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I let the teal dry over night. Then I used Scotch tape to cover all but just a triangle at the point of each nail. Before putting each piece of tape on my nail I stuck it on my hand a few times to decrease the stickiness so it wouldn't rip off the existing polish and it would leave a cleaner line. </div>
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Once the tape was in place on all ten nails, I painted two coats of <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod3570051#sku2230780" target="_blank">Ulta's "Snow White"</a> over the tips where the triangle was showing. I let that dry some and then topped it off with <a href="http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?skuId=1355965&productId=P304200&keyword=claus&_requestid=68788" target="_blank">Sephora by OPI's "Be-Claus I Said So."</a> </div>
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At this point everything looked like one hot mess. I also was getting worried about time because everything kept taking so long to dry in the 100+ degree humidity and I was supposed to be somewhere. Ideally, I would have waited until everything was completely dry, but after an hour I got impatient and took off the tape and voila! Nail art!</div>
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Not bad!</div>JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-19710274270562903042012-07-01T11:43:00.000-05:002012-07-01T11:46:38.397-05:00Strawberry Cheesecake Jelly Belly Nail Polish CoincidenceI did not do this on purpose. My friend was the one who alerted me to the fact that my nails were plagiarizing Jelly Bellies.
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That's the Strawberry Cheesecake flavor.
Same friend who noticed the coincidence actually got me the red sparkle polish. It is Sephora by OPI's "Be-Claus I Said So." The pink underneath is Ulta's "Encore Pink."
I'm quite pleased with these nails. They lasted almost a week without chipping and I think they're pretty swell.
Now I have to devise something patriotic for the 4th of July in a few days.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-69527396835366238062012-06-25T17:24:00.001-05:002012-06-25T19:41:21.713-05:00Portland: Polka Dots, Nudity, and Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went to Portland. Not last weekend but the weekend before. It was sweet.<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Before I went I painted my nails lavender with dark purple polka dots using my birthday present <a href="http://www.sephora.com/nail-art-set-P310408?skuId=1397728" target="_blank">Sephora dotting tool</a>.</span><br />
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The lavender is OPI's "Do You Lilac It?" and the dots are Nicole by OPI's "The Grape Debate."<br />
The whole thing chipped like hell in about five minutes. I don't know if it's because I was flying and running around Portland with my family, or if it's just chippy nail polish, but I used OPI base and top coats, so it shouldn't have chipped so badly.<br />
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Portland! Land of the hipster and vintageness and six kinds of organic and really good food and coffee and cute shops and craftiness. If <a href="http://etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy</a> wasn't headquartered in Brooklyn, it would be in Portland.<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">My entire immediate family (parents, sister, brother, and I) met up for my sister's graduation from grad school. She is now a Master. Congratulations, sister! Her apartment is amazing. It's a converted vintage office building with amazing old hardware and sconces and things. I'd have taken photos for blog inclusion but she would have killed me, so use your imagination.</span><br />
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We went to the Saturday Market. There was a lot of food.<br />
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Saturday night I witnessed the <a href="http://www.pdxwnbr.org/" target="_blank">Portland World Naked Bike Ride</a>. People dressed in costumes and painted their bodies. One woman painted a bike on her chest with each of her breasts as a wheel. I did not get any photos of the Portland World Naked Bike Ride. Just imagine thousands of penises and multi-colored breasts flying past, all attached to happy people trying to hi-five the bystanders while a semi-impromptu band played along the side. Or, check out some of the great photos other people got here: <a href="http://bikeportland.org/2012/06/17/lots-of-smiles-and-flesh-for-miles-the-2012-world-naked-bike-ride-photos-73404" target="_blank">http://bikeportland.org/2012/06/17/lots-of-smiles-and-flesh-for-miles-the-2012-world-naked-bike-ride-photos-73404</a><br />
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Monday, before going to the airport, my parents and I went to the rose gardens in Washington Park. I'm a big fan of roses.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We'd had beautiful weather the entire trip, but that day it was overcast and raining on and off, which wasn't great for existing but </span><i style="background-color: white;">was </i><span style="background-color: white;">great for taking pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Perfect droplety roses everywhere and lush green and the Portland skyline in the background. Not bad.</span><br />
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After the gardens we had just enough time to run through <a href="http://www.powells.com/locations/powells-city-of-books/" target="_blank">Powell's Bookstore</a>. I bought something but I can't say what because it is a gift for someone that I haven't given yet.<br />
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The end.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-15787932940168511902012-06-14T07:52:00.000-05:002012-06-14T07:52:27.970-05:00AboutMy "About" section is done with the exception of my shop photos. Check it out:<br />
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I still haven't hung my shelves or organized my physical Etsy existence, so I'm not taking pictures yet.<br />
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I'm going to Portland, Oregon tomorrow very early morning with my family! My sister is graduating social work school and I'm proud to go support her and finally see her Portland life. I did my nails in purple polka dots for the occasion, but they got a bit messed up before I even got a top coat on. I'll still take photos today and post them later.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-81551526768255730272012-06-09T15:58:00.002-05:002012-06-09T15:59:24.153-05:00To Do: Paint Nails, Find Muse, Hang ShelvesMy nails have been naked for many days in a row because I have been so busy.<br />
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Etsy has a brand new "About" section. Read all about it here:<br />
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I haven't filled mine out yet. My Etsy life was born of my migraines. Friends recommended I check it out when I was at my absolute worst, back near the beginning of the 20 Months Of Uninterrupted Pain. Just as I was recognizing that this headache was different, was not going to end, I could do very little day after day beyond sit in a pitch-black room and stare at the beautiful items sold on Etsy through half-closed eyes. As time went on, I started making my own goofy and snarky greeting cards and selling them in my own little shop. It was just the occasional card, but it thrilled me to be selling directly to customers (unlike when I worked at a major greeting card company, a job I also loved but you didn't actually get your name on your work or personal interaction with the buyer). I started feeling better little by little, and taking advantage of my good days, I grew and expanded my business to eventually include wallpaper envelopes. I learned how to take better photos of my products and improved my packaging, customer service, and advertising. I started this blog. I created the (still going though I'm no longer a part of it) Jewish Etsy Team "EtsyChai." Etsy was all the good parts of my life, the parts not mired in pain.<br />
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I want to do that justice. I don't want to gloss over migraines, the pain, or how much Etsy meant to me for so long. I also don't want to scare people or to be overly negative. Or long-winded.<br />
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I consider myself a writer. I should be able to do this.<br />
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The other half of my "About" section I need to work on is my photos, but I'm about to put up these five giant shelves for all of the Stuff, and I imagine once everything is up and organized it will look much nicer than if I take pictures of the current mess of merchandise.<br />
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Oh, "About" section, so much work you have created for me!JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-20517145093464193932012-05-29T10:44:00.000-05:002012-05-29T10:44:31.722-05:00Nubar Polka Dot Magenta Ladybug Nails Happy Goodtime WowAfter seeing it on <a href="http://pinterest.com/jillhannah/get-nailed/">Pinterest</a>, I requested as a birthday gift (and got! thank you again, Mom and Dad!) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/NUBAR-NAIL-LACQUER-BLACK-POLKA/dp/B005IAWL22">Nubar's Black Polka Dot nail polish</a>. It's a clear polish with tiny and large black dots in it, so when you put it over a color it looks like you are a polka dotting expert. It's not particularly even and can take a few too many coats when the big dots decide to hide, but the final look is fabulous. I chose to put it over OPI's "Houston We Have a Purple" (which is more magenta than purple). Add OPI base and top coats, and the first photo was actually taken today, <i>four days</i> after I polished them! (A good thing, too, since some of my original photos came out like crap). <div>
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I had a party with my closest friends, spent my actual birthday (which was also Mothers Day) with my family including my brand new babycousin, ate too much and completely quit exercising for a week and a half. My party went well despite the caterer <i>and </i>the cleaning people both leaving me hanging (caterer flaked and cleaning crew got into a <i>car accident</i> on the way to my house)! My friends are wonderful and so is my family.<br />
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In work news, I've been hunting for these vintage doorknobs, and then for these rosettes for the doorknobs, and now I'm trying to get versions of the things fabricated, and the whole thing has been significantly more difficult than I ever anticipated. I don't like assuming the worst, but assuming the best meant I was disappointed at every turn when no one had enough of the right thing in the right size and no one ever called me back in a timely manner. Whiiiiiine.<br />
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I've been neglecting <a href="http://jillhannah.etsy.com/">my Etsy shop</a> a bit, too. When the bare minimum effort still gets me views and favorites, it's hard to motivate myself to do the more I need to be truly successful. I haven't been advertising and getting my name out to other blogs <i>at all. </i>I haven't been listing new items. I'm in a blah funk and I need to get out of it fast.<br />
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I got more quality nail polishes as well as some fabulous tools for my birthday. My cousin did these beauties for me:<br />
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It's OPI's "Teal the Cow's Come Home" with "Gargantuan Green Grape" (also OPI) on top using a dotting tool. OPI base and top coats helped this manicure last an extra long time.<br />
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Thank you, Cousin K for doing my nails, friend K for the fabulous nail tools (and polish not yet used), and parents for the polishes seen here and yet to be tried!JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-3017427978137206862012-05-10T08:39:00.002-05:002012-05-10T09:42:58.230-05:00Minty Nail FailI saw my migraine doctor last week, who reminded me that I <i>have</i> been doing something with my life: getting better. And I've finally been <i>succeeding</i> at getting better. That counts. That's huge. It just isn't what I thought I'd be doing at age 30, but "<i>Mentsch tracht, Gott lacht</i>" (Yiddish proverb meaning "Man plans, God laughs"). I just need to laugh along.<br />
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On a lighter note, nails! I finally found a bottle of <a href="http://www.essie.com/">Essie</a>'s "Matte About You" at the North and Sheffield Commons <a href="http://www.ulta.com/">Ulta</a>. The next day I was at the crazy shmancy Walgreens on State Street and spotted a bottle of <a href="http://wnwbeauty.com/product.php?cid=18&pid=18&subid=18">Wet n Wild "I Need a Refresh-Mint."</a> The color is completely gorgeous so I decided to treat myself (at 99 cents, this was not a major self-spoiling) and began planning things I could do with it and the "Matte About You" together.<br />
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I decided to paint my whole nails with the mint and then use my wavy scissors and Scotch tape to split them vertically between matte and shiny.<br />
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It was a good idea in theory.<br />
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In practice, you could barely tell the difference between the matte and the shiny sides, but it created a weird slightly textured wavy line down the middle of my nails.<br />
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Fortunately, it only looked stupid from up close, but I think I have to experiment more with the "Matte About You" on darker colors, or put down a layer of shiny top coat first to make a bigger difference.<br />
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I still absolutely love the Wet n Wild color. People keep complimenting it. I just have to come up with a better creation next time.<br />
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Terrible photo to go with terrible manicure:<br />
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<br />JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0Rogers Park, Chicago, IL, USA42.01 -87.6741.9982015 -87.689741 42.021798499999996 -87.650259tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-62880324051229720372012-05-01T08:10:00.001-05:002012-05-01T08:10:31.070-05:00Hating My Starry Manicure, Hating My LifeI hate what I did to my nails yesterday.<br />
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It started with a seemingly good idea. I punched a whole bunch of stars out of vintage wallpaper.
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But then something stupid inside me said "oh look, the paper is gold, white and black, I should paint my nails black." I used Ulta's "Little Black Dress" and tweezered the stars onto my still-wet nails. They looked like crap. <br />
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The stars were too big for my little nails and the black didn't sufficiently contrast with the black in the stars. I smudged up one of them and repainted it gold, thinking that might help. Why I thought repainting yet another non-contrasting color would help is beyond me. I wonder if the stars would look better on, say, red or some other color <i>not</i> in the wallpaper. <br />
But instead of taking it all off, I sealed it in with a hearty layer of topcoat (Essie's "No Chips Ahead") and poked and prodded the stars down as they curled up then calmed down in the stickying drying polish.<br />
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I don't like myself very much right now, so of course I don't like my nails, and maybe I think I deserve it. The migraines have been better for over two months, and while I'm still in a side-effect stupor, I can do more on a daily basis than I could when I was in pain all the time. Between turning 30 in a few weeks and these new questions of if I'm capable of having a real life again, I realize just how much I don't have a life right now. I'm wasting my time away, and if I'm in pain constantly it's just something I have to learn to accept, but if I'm <i>not </i>in pain, what the hell am I doing? I'm going nowhere and doing nothing and I hate it, but I can't find the motivation to make something of my days. I fight myself enough just to exercise, do the laundry, wash the dishes (and I have a friggin' dishwasher). How do I find the inspiration and the desire to forge a new path, lunge forward, do something real?<br />
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Of course I hate my nails.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-8082070631154401842012-04-27T14:14:00.004-05:002012-04-27T14:15:13.557-05:00Nail Art: Black and White and Schmutzed All OverI wanted to paint my nails white with black polka dots like the super-cute ones I saw as nail stickers somewhere (Target? Ulta? I don't remember, to be honest). I was worried about how steady my hands are (thanks to my migraine medications, they shake all the time) but figured I could come up with something entertaining no matter what. I started by painting my nails the opaque white I'd gotten from Ulta, but it was <i>so </i>opaque and <i>so </i>bright I just wanted to cover it up as much as humanly possible. I let it dry over night and the next day I had very little time to do anything to my nails, but needed the white covered, so quick slashes of Scotch tape diagonally crossing ten fingers later, I used Ulta's "Little Black Dress" for an extremely fast and dramatic manicure. The white was still too bright so I went digging through my glitter sparkle collection and settled on Pink Cookie's gold, thinking it would be the least unclassy. Still, the final result is not classy or pretty or anything I particularly love. And the worst part: even though I let it dry for a <i>really </i>long time, it smudged and moved and squished around hours later so that it ended up looking like total crap on a few fingers before I even got a photo of it! So here are my pictures, but just so you can see what I'm talking about and not because I'm proud of it the way I was proud of my <a href="http://jillhannah.blogspot.com/2012/04/this-month-i-attended-galas-two.html">ripples</a> or my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jillhannah/6942542210">cashmere sparkle gradients</a>.<br />
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This month I attended galas two weekends in a row. My life is awesome. But two different galas meant two different dresses meant two different nail creations. This past Saturday's gala was for the <a href="http://chicagotaptheatre.com/">Chicago Tap Theatre</a> and I wore a royal blue slinky dress from <a href="http://www.shopakira.com/">Akira</a>. After all my nail art experimentation, I decided on a ripple in blue and silver. I did the ripple with Scotch tape cut by decorative edged scissors. I think it turned out pretty well:<br />
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The polishes are Wet n Wild dark blue (don't know the color name, it either fell off the bottle or never existed) and <a href="http://www.nicolebyopi.com/">Nicole by OPI</a>'s "Look at Me, Look at Me." After I took the photos I added Essie's "No Chips Ahead" topcoat.<br />
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The polish looked like it was going to last a long time until I went digging through vats of vintage door knobs. I've been searching for four identical vintage or antique knobs that are as similar as possible to the one already owned by a client of a client, which has been more difficult than I expected. I may have finally found solutions, but my hunt destroyed my manicure with chips all over.<br />
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The chippiness made me mad last night so I took it off and redid my nails in <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/category.jsp?categoryId=cat1120001">Ulta</a> black and white with Pink Cookie's gold glitter on top. The white is very opaque, which I like, and unbelievably bright, which is good and bad. It's very striking, but it's in no way "pretty." Still, I think I'll have more fun with the black and white combos in the future.<br />
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I really want more decorative edge scissors. There's so much more I could do.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-72913419636557050402012-04-20T10:58:00.000-05:002012-04-20T10:58:16.909-05:00Nailed It! (Sort Of)I've been neglecting this blog again. Oops. Best thing to do is to jump right back in where I am now.<br />
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Latest "crafting" endeavor: nail art! Thanks to the wonders of <a href="http://pinterest.com/jillhannah/">Pinterest</a> I'm a little obsessed with nails right now. <a href="http://pinterest.com/jillhannah/get-nailed/">My "Get Nailed" board on Pinterest</a> has 26 pins and 105 followers as of this moment. I'm picky about what I pin, and I want to try or steal or just completely love every set of nails on <a href="http://pinterest.com/jillhannah/get-nailed/">my board</a>. I've also started following too many nail blogs to count. My next post will probably be a "Great Nail Art Blogs" post, but I'm not there yet.</div>
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<i>This</i> post is a "Look At What I Did!" Post. Because I've started doing.
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It's called (appropriately) "Look at Me, Look at Me" and it's silver with minuscule sparkly glitter flecks of red and blue. I loved the way it looked, so I took a photo and posted it to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jillhannah">my Flickr</a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jillhannah/get-nailed">Pinterest</a>.<br />
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Then I was craving pastel blue nails, but neither OPI nor Essie seemed to make a pastel <i>blue </i>polish. Once I was compromising on brand, I figured "Go cheap or go home" and went straight for NYC (New York Color)'s glorious $2 Cashmere Creme. </div>
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Before I had a chance to repaint my nails, I found myself in the Marshalls checkout line staring down some packages of 6-for-$6 nail polishes. After some indecisive hemming and hawing, I went with the glitter overcoats package. The brand is "Pink Cookie," which I'd never heard of, but for $6 I was willing to risk it.<br />
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I found on Pinterest all of these manicures with pretty gradients, and I figured I could manage a glitter gradient. Cashmere Creme plus the teal glitter Pink Cookie overcoat and way too much time trying to perfect it and I had myself a successful set of nails:<br />
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Unfortunately, the glitter washed off in two days despite my Essie topcoat (should have reapplied).<br />
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Last night instead of, say, actually doing real work on <a href="http://jillhannah.etsy.com/">my Etsy shop</a> like a productive human being, I watched <a href="http://www.hulu.com/bones">Bones</a> and <a href="http://www.hulu.com/glee">Glee</a> on <a href="http://www.hulu.com/">Hulu</a> while I attempted a gazillion versions of basic Scotch tape manicures in three colors on my nails. </div>
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A bit messy, a bit insane, but successful in that I now know how to do a Scotch tape manicure and I know what I did wrong and right.<br />
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I'm going to a <a href="http://chicagotaptheatre.com/events/042112-tap-and-tastings">gala</a> for <a href="http://chicagotaptheatre.com/">Chicago Tap Theatre</a> this Saturday night and I'm wearing a dark blue dress, so I think I'm going to go with just two-colored dark blue and silver glittery nails. I may play around more to choose which design to do since I'm not happy with any of the two-color designs I did, so there may be another photo very soon.<br />
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Yay nails!JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-28801315948847088122012-02-28T10:48:00.001-06:002012-02-28T11:12:31.595-06:00Migraine Day, Migraine TreasuryI'm having a bad migraine day, which is funny because I'm supposed to go meet with a disability lawyer this afternoon and I don't know if I'll make it. I wonder if she gets that a lot.
At any rate, my migraininess inspired me to make a migraine treasury:
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM4NDQxNHwyMzAxNTQwMzcy" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"> 'Migraine Marches On' </a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jillhannah" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"> jillhannah </a> </h2>
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Stupid migraine. I'm on new drugs (again) and you have been slightly better behaved, but still you torment me. It's almost March. I would like to have a good March. Please stay in February.<br /> </h2>
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<tr> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52403132" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.161357822.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52403132" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Out of Order - silh... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/melaniefavreau" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> melaniefavreau </a> </div>
<div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
$65.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79367975" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.262513350.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79367975" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Custom Pair of Matc... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KaraGunter" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> KaraGunter </a> </div>
<div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
$80.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70715991" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.229967262.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70715991" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> vintage primitive i... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mightyfinds" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> mightyfinds </a> </div>
<div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
$22.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90773505" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.303769185.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90773505" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Vintage 70's Sh... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sorocco" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> Sorocco </a> </div>
<div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
$48.00 </div>
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<tr><td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71088857" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.231518848.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71088857" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Morning Light 10x15 </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jamieariela" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> jamieariela </a> </div>
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$31.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82399902" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.273073327.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82399902" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Antique Meat Cleave... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Modred12" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> Modred12 </a> </div>
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$105.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91488790" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.306375929.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91488790" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Glass Round Pendant... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/goddessglass10359" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> goddessglass10... </a> </div>
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$7.50 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93855919" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.315118071.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93855919" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Vintage Humphreys M... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Wrecklamation" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> Wrecklamation </a> </div>
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$8.00 </div>
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<tr><td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/27530654" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.79038244.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/27530654" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Your head on Migrai... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/goodgosh" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> goodgosh </a> </div>
<div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
$3.50 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46567533" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.143240015.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46567533" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Anti-headache firem... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Dongedyframe" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> Dongedyframe </a> </div>
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$27.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92269824" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.309438914.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92269824" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Agony </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/theshadowfarm" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> theshadowfarm </a> </div>
<div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
$55.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64372718" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.285358999.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64372718" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> The Imagination of ... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KatieLloydPhoto" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> KatieLloydPhot... </a> </div>
<div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
$75.00 </div>
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<tr><td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88622864" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.296135084.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88622864" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> PIN CUSHION, PINCUS... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/IzzyNMe" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> IzzyNMe </a> </div>
<div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
$8.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81416831" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.307244612.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81416831" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> MIGRAINE DAY Button... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WordForWordGreetings" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> WordForWordGre... </a> </div>
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$1.50 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66655950" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.211526710.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66655950" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Migraine Journal- R... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Bibliocouture" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> Bibliocouture </a> </div>
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$18.00 </div>
</td> <td height="110px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91463264" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.306282581.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91463264" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Embroidered Sleep M... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LadybugsTreasures" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> LadybugsTreasu... </a> </div>
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<a href="http://redrowstudio.com/tools/treasury.php"> Treasury tool </a> by <a href="http://redrowstudio.com/">Red Row Studio</a>. </div>
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I dedicate this to all my fellow migraine sufferers. Though we may have different pictures of pain, I know I find some level of solidarity comforting.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-32373553358857790782012-02-07T12:39:00.001-06:002012-02-07T12:39:31.722-06:00Direct Checkout: Etsy Does a Good Thing Badly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Etsy is unleashing its new <a href="http://www.etsy.com/help/article/2024">direct checkout</a> system. In theory, yay! In practice, ugh!<br />
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Direct checkout should be a good thing - no more having to deal with PayPal! Buyers and sellers have been asking for this for years.<br />
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Then I read the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/help/topics/#Direct_Checkout">Direct Checkout FAQs</a>. That's where the "ugh" came in. Here's a rundown of what I think are the important details of Etsy's Direct Checkout:<br />
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1)<a href="http://www.etsy.com/help/article/2028"> Etsy's fees</a> are in line with PayPal's fees. PayPal charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Etsy will be charging 3% + $0.25 per transaction. So, if you do the algebra, that means Etsy charges <i>less</i> on items under $50 and <i>more</i> for items over $50. If you mostly sell less expensive items, Etsy is the better deal. If you mostly sell more expensive items, PayPal will actually cost you less in fees. Interesting, when you think of Etsy's push towards high quality handmade and putting a high value on yourself.<br />
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2) Funds do not become available to sellers until after <i>three days </i><b>and </b><i>the seller has marked the item shipped</i>! Why? Etsy says<br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Even though we've created a way for sellers to accept credit cards directly, Etsy is still very much a marketplace for buyers and sellers to convene. In orde to maintain a balance on our site, we ensure that all parties in a transaction are protected. This includes the seller, buyer, and Etsy. We work hard to create a site where buyers can trust that their items will arrive in a timely manner and that the listing description is an appropriate representation of the item they recive.</span><br />
What? I still don't get it. This is a terrible idea. As a seller, I no longer have any incentive to send packages faster than three days after the item is sold, and in fact it may be a bad idea to send them right away as I won't know whether or not the payment will clear. So much for fast shipping. So much for piece of mind.<br />
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3) If, in a dispute, Etsy determines the seller is in the wrong, and the seller does not issue the refund his or herself for four weeks, Etsy can issue the refund on the seller's behalf, taking the money out of the seller's payment account and refunding it to the buyer. (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/help/article/2040">See Etsy's explanation here</a>.)<br />
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4) It works on Etsy mobile! Good thing!<br />
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5) After your three day waiting period, you can transfer your funds into your bank account at any time. If you don't transfer your funds yourself, they automatically transfer every Monday.<br />
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6) Direct Checkout takes Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard, Discover, and American Express (another good thing!)<br />
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Any other questions you might have should be answered in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/help/topics/#Direct_Checkout">FAQs</a> and the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/teams/7718/site-help/discuss/9749500/">Etsy Forum about Direct Checkout</a>.JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-13925534704037755152012-01-28T20:54:00.006-06:002012-01-30T06:55:39.386-06:00Etsy Apple Store Panel and My Chronic Illness: A Very Personal Post<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67311087/denim-blue-navy-felt-flower-cloche-hat"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px;" src="http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.213908454.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Today I cried in public.<div><br /></div><div>I went to the <a href="http://etsy.com/">Etsy</a> panel at the Chicago Michigan Avenue (Magnificent Mile) Apple Store. Upon arrival, the Geniuses lead me upstairs to the auditorium which was already packed ten minutes before the event was scheduled to begin. By the time they started, people were sitting and standing in the aisles.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/randyjhunt">Randy</a>, the Etsy Creative Director, moderated the panel. Four Chicago artists - Jack of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EthicallyEngineered">Ethically Engineered</a>, Kara of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/secretsafebooks">Secret Safe Books</a>, Vana of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lepapierstudio">Le Papier Studio</a>, and Amanda of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mojospa">Mojo Spa</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mojospastyle">Mojo Spa Style</a>. It was a lively, informative discussion and Q & A session, largely focusing on social media and getting started on Etsy. They touched on topics like the future of <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest </a>(best described by Kara as a "virtual cork board," all agreed there is definitely a future in the site), having to scale and grow as a business, "putting heart back into commerce," (Randy's quote), and the importance of good photography. </div><div><br /></div><div>But it was Amanda's story that made me seek her out after the panel ended. She, too, started her business out of the necessity brought on by chronic illness. Hers started 12 years ago and she was sick for <i>seven years.</i> I only fully dropped out of society with my chronic migraines a little over four years ago, so I have time. During the panel discussion she only grazed the topic of her disease, but when I found her afterward, she talked to me extensively about how to run a business around being sick, and more importantly, how to allow yourself to be sick in order to get better. She talked about her friends and family's incredible helpfulness, her sister actually moving to Chicago to take care of her and her friends stepping in to run her business and her life when she was unable to. Her friends even ran her craft fair booths with her and for her when she couldn't. That's <i>huge.</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>Hearing about the generosity of her support system, taking in suggestions for being better to myself as I run my Etsy shop, talking about both of our illnesses and the frustration and guilt and helplessness that accompany year after year of a chronic condition, I started crying. I couldn't help it. Right there in the Apple Store, my face was leaking and I couldn't make it stop. I cried for the beauty of generosity, I cried from my own frustrations, I cried because someone else on earth not just knew what I was going trough but had seen the other side and found herself a successful and productive human being once again. </div><div><br /></div><div>It terrifies me that there is no other side, and perhaps I've lost faith in the possibility of getting better, though I'm always looking to try something new and different to help alleviate my pain in a real and permanent way. Since the first of the year I've been on a gluten-free diet and it hasn't seemed to do anything. I just got the name of a homeopathic doctor in Skokie. After talking to Amanda I think I'm going to go back to biofeedback and be more vigilant with my daily relaxation exercises. And maybe there <i>is</i> hope that I will get better. Maybe someday I'll be the one up on that stage, telling my Etsy success story instead of crying in the aisle. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you, Amanda. Thank you, Etsy.</div>JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-62842288180793048952012-01-28T09:01:00.010-06:002012-01-28T22:49:30.884-06:00Etsy Chicago Meet n Greet<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etsylabs/6777023051/" title="DSC_0328 by Etsy Labs, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6777023051_ec46f26f28.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_0328" /></a><br />Last night I went to the Etsy "Meet n Greet" in Chicago at <a href="http://veccostudio.com/">Vecco Studio</a>. They served wine, Fat Tire beer, fruit, vegetables, cheese, and a healthy dose of conversational networking. I had an absolutely wonderful time chatting the night away with Etsy Admins <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/neonmorgan">Morgan</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/randyjhunt">Randy</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/Alfonzi">Kimm</a>, and Leland, and <i>many</i> Etsians. Worlds collided when Morgan and I introduced my<br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/teams/5300/chicago-style-crafters"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 94px;" src="http://chicagostylecrafters.com/wp-content/themes/csctheme/images/logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>two team leaders to one another. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/OneInTheHand">Ashley</a> of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/OneInTheHand">OneInTheHand</a> currently captains<a href="http://www.etsy.com/teams/6269/vintage-etsy-society-street-team"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYF-WiCj21eVN0EIgUV4i85gO3xXgpss2JG6Qs6teU0Dm0KnlJ4x3CC9-nO9jckoKNAWdaacX6ZSITGYYDzieBK6cEaePzkLGmmYLdM-8p27_1Ulz99EAdhPFPWW3CBMxgayxw-a1uMbZ/s150/image.jpeg" border="0" alt="" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/teams/5300/chicago-style-crafters">Chicago Style Crafters</a>, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/opendoorstudio">Martha </a>of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/opendoorstudio">OpenDoorStudio</a> created and captains the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/teams/6269/vintage-etsy-society-street-team">Vintage Etsy Society Team</a> (VestiesTeam), and we all had plenty to talk about!<div><div><br /></div><div>Other people I talked to during the night included Vanessa of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/littleladycompany">Little Lady Company</a>, Paula of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/eganaise">Eganaise</a>, Karen of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WillOaksStudio">Will Oaks Studio</a>, and Kim of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kimholmes">Kim Holmes</a>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88427177/vintage-1940s-casual-navy-and-brown"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px;" src="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.295039863.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div>After the Meet n Greet, Martha wrangled a number of the vintage sellers together to go out to dinner. The Etsy Admins were nice enough to give Martha the leftover wine, so we found a sushi restaurant (<a href="http://www.saicafe.com/">Sai Cafe</a>) that was more-or-less BYOB ($10 corking fee per bottle). Thanks to good company and the several glasses of wine we all already had in us, we had ourselves a fantastic and lively meal. The attendees were: Martha, Lisa from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ablastfromthepast">A Blast from the Past</a>, Tanya and Lisa from <a href="http://bunnystrunkshow.com/">Bunny's Trunk Show</a>, Gwen from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/chloeswindow">Chloe's Window</a>, and Sarah from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/zzouzi">Zzouzi</a>. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Yay networking!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etsylabs/6777023051/in/photostream">Top photo</a> of (from left to right) Martha of <a href="http://opendoorstudio.etsy.com">OpenDoorStudio</a>, Me, and Creative Director Randy. By<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etsylabs/"> EtsyLabs on Flickr</a>.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span ><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88427177/vintage-1940s-casual-navy-and-brown">Dress photo</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/zzouzi">Zzouzi's shop</a>. </span></div>JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-27745839989849400682012-01-26T08:43:00.003-06:002012-01-26T09:07:07.398-06:00I Won the Vesties Treasury Challege!The <a href="http://www.etsy.com/teams/6269/vintage-etsy-society-street-team">Vintage Etsy Society Team</a> (AKA Vesties Team) does a contest/challenge every week for Etsy treasuries. You have to include at least six Vesties' items, one item from the winner of the past week's challenge, and follow the weekly challenge theme. I enter frequently, but for the first time, this week I won! The theme was "Refresh, renew, and revive."<br /><br />Here is my winning treasury:<br /> <h2 style=" font-size:16px; font-family:sans-serif; margin-left: 10px; "> <a style=" color:#333333; text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM4NDQxNHwxODY2MDkxOTcw" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> 'Reconnect in 2012' </a> by <a style=" color:#333333; text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jillhannah" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> jillhannah </a> </h2> <h2 style=" font-size:16px; font-family:sans-serif; margin-left: 10px; "> Write a letter, make a phone call, send a carrier pigeon! Just get in touch with old friends in 2012. ALL VESTIES!<br /> </h2> <table style=" border-spacing: 8px; width:auto; border-collapse: separate; line-height:19px; "> <tbody><tr> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81299771" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.269260597.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81299771" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Remington No.3 Manu... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/housewarming101" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> housewarming10... </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $350.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89064812" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.297496304.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89064812" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Vintage Country Bel... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageWolfy" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> VintageWolfy </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $145.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82838586" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.274599205.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82838586" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Vintage US Mail Box </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Rustical" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> Rustical </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $55.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90778386" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.303789085.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90778386" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Vintage Metal Addre... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SummerHolidayVintage" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> SummerHolidayV... </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $10.50 </div> </td> </tr> <tr><td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89487809" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.298990197.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89487809" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Vintage Postmark St... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LuccaBalesVintage" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> LuccaBalesVint... </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $9.50 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86597470" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.288008906.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86597470" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> antique boston penc... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlepart" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> littlepart </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; 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" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86229234" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Brass Letters Door ... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageLancaster" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> VintageLancast... </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $36.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: underline; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84031643" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.278815327.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84031643" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Vintage rotary phon... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/clcort" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> clcort </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $32.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88777528" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.296406734.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88777528" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> SALE-Vintage Match ... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChestnutHillVintage" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> ChestnutHillVi... </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $15.40 </div> </td> </tr> <tr><td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90067423" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.301342544.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90067423" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Vintage Ostrich Fea... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheeLetterQ" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> TheeLetterQ </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $9.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83962117" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.278563627.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83962117" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Vintage Tiny Addres... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SitDownSetDown" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> SitDownSetDown </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $6.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78951354" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.228563568.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78951354" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Set of 20 rare anti... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SimonEtCie" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> SimonEtCie </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $5.50 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83080112" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.279591954.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83080112" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> Vintage Post Office... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CampyClassics" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> CampyClassics </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $24.95 </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style=" color:#B2B2B2; font-size:10px; font-family:sans-serif; margin-left: 10px; "> <a href="http://redrowstudio.com/tools/treasury.php"> Treasury tool </a> by <a href="http://redrowstudio.com/">Red Row Studio</a>.</p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shopmichl">ShopMichL</a> had been the previous week's winner and was therefor the one who selected my treasury. She said:<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">"I chose this winning treasury because not only is it gorgeous - not only is it 100% Vesties - but its creator's take on the theme of renew, refresh, revive really struck a chord in me. Long distance friendships and family relationshipsare sadly a big part of my life. I would love to live in the midst of EVERYONE I love, but nope - I'm way over here in a distant city. I miss them, all the time, a lot. This treasury is a reminder to reach out."</span></div><div><br /></div>All the 46 entries I was up against can be seen here:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/tags/ttchallenge52">http://www.etsy.com/treasury/tags/ttchallenge52</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now, for this week, I get to be <i>in</i> a gazillion treasuries! The rules for this week's contest (and a few of my photos) can be found on <a href="http://vintageetsysociety.blogspot.com/">the Vesties blog</a> here:</div><div><a href="http://vintageetsysociety.blogspot.com/2012/01/treasury-challenge-53-week-of-january.html">http://vintageetsysociety.blogspot.com/2012/01/treasury-challenge-53-week-of-january.html</a> </div><div>It's only been two days and there are already 20 entries. I've been busting my butt to keep up with them all, commenting and posting them on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JillHannahEtsy">Facebook page</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/JillHannah">Twitter</a>. </div><div>You can see all of the entries for this week, which each contain one item from my shop, here:</div><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/tags/ttchallenge53">http://www.etsy.com/treasury/tags/ttchallenge53</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know how I'm going to choose the "best" since there are so many amazing ones already! This is too much fun!</div>JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-60538196798711663292011-12-31T08:33:00.005-06:002011-12-31T09:54:41.854-06:00A Very Etsy HolidayThis holiday season, I both gave and received the vast majority of my gifts from <a href="http://etsy.com/">Etsy</a>. <span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><br />First, the giving.<br />My sister wanted cloth napkins. I made her two whole treasuries (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM4NDQxNHwxNDM0ODY1NTMx/napkins-for-my-sister-1">one of prettier napkins</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM4NDQxNHwxNDM0ODY2NjI5/napkins-for-my-sister-2">one of goofier napkins</a>) filled with napkins I thought she'd like and then she went searching through Etsy herself as well. She ended up emailing me a list of ones she liked, and from that I picked two that I thought might coordinate well together.<br /><br />The first were <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JAQSstudio">JAQStudio</a>'s <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77287334/eco-friendly-large-cloth-napkins-set-of">EcoFriendly Large Cloth Napkins</a> (more of this pattern still available at her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JAQSstudio">shop</a>)<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77287334/eco-friendly-large-cloth-napkins-set-of"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px;" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.255432577.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The second were <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SisterMade">SisterMade</a>'s <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/66488300">Organic Eco Friendly Cloth Napkins in Sunrise</a> (I got the last of these but their <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SisterMade">shop</a> is filled with similarly wonderful items)<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px;" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.291173764.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />My brother wanted cufflinks for Hanukkah. What 22-year-old boy asks for cufflinks? He's been interning in Washington, DC and needs to look like an official person, so he wanted cufflinks. Who am I to judge? I also made him a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM4NDQxNHwxNDQ0MzY1Nzk4/cufflinks-for-my-brother">treasury</a> of options I thought he'd like, and he actually loved all of them. Fortunately he was able to rank a few favorites so I got him his top three:<br /><br />1) <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84421643/red-and-grey-stone-cufflinks">Red and Grey Stone Cufflinks</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LoudCufflinks">LoudCufflinks</a> (more like this available!)<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84421643/red-and-grey-stone-cufflinks"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px;" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.280301632.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"></span></span><br />2) <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/66384346">Vintage Flag Like Cufflinks in Dark Metal</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/janieg">janieg</a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/janieg/search?search_query=cufflinks&search_submit=&search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_5463598&shopname=janieg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px;" src="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.237769583.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />3) <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/66384024">Foreign Coin Cufflinks</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jessiesDoohickies">JessiesDoohikies</a> (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jessiesDoohickies?section_id=10722995">similar available</a>)<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jessiesDoohickies?section_id=10722995"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px;" src="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.287335819.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've tried many, many different handmade and over-the-counter soaps and lotions, and my hands-down favorite is still <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirasolfarm">Mirasol Farm</a> on Etsy. Well, now they do <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirasolfarm/search?search_query=gift+certificate&search_submit=&search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_5426817&shopname=mirasolfarm">gift certificates</a>, which knocked a number of my friends off my gifting list. I also got <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirasolfarm?section_id=5838873">soaps</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirasolfarm?section_id=5900258">lip balms</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70305749/organic-herbal-foot-therapy-2-oz">foot salves</a>, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirasolfarm?section_id=5838875">lotions</a> for several of my friends whose scent taste I thought I could at least guess.<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirasolfarm"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.226682626.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now, my presents! I also made <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM4NDQxNHwxMTk3MTM4MjM2/all-i-want-for-hanukah">a treasury of things I wanted for Hanukkah</a> and sent it to people, which turned out to be the best idea I've ever had.<br />I got:<br />This awesome <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86207792/onyx-silver-and-gold-chunky-necklace">necklace </a>from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stavri">stavri</a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86207792/onyx-silver-and-gold-chunky-necklace"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px;" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.287409741.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83154039/pleated-turquoise-light-blue-16-x-16">A Pleated Turquoise/Light Blue Cushion Cover</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pillow1">pillow1</a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83154039/pleated-turquoise-light-blue-16-x-16"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px;" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.275789796.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />and enough of my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83552275/laundry-detergent-vegan-96-to-192-loads">favorite laundry detergent</a> (lavender rosemary scented from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/showertreatsoap">showertreatsoap</a>) to last me until next Hanukkah!<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83552275/laundry-detergent-vegan-96-to-192-loads"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px;" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.192200872.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was a very happy holiday!<br /><br />Did your gifting come from Etsy?JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-14721978467333504512011-12-05T08:57:00.005-06:002011-12-05T09:05:54.515-06:00Head Over Heals for Etsy Treasury MakingI haven't posted in forever. So long it's been FIVEever.<br /><br />I went to three estate sales on the northwest side of Chicago yesterday, got tons of stuff, and spent hardly anything. I'm pleased. I actually got another vintage camera in a leather case <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>a View-Master slide projector that's not as cute as the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/61752469">Junior Projector</a> I sold a little while back but is still pretty darn awesome. I'm going to be busy listing things for awhile.<br /><br />I made a treasury I'm fairly pleased with:<br /> <h2 style=" font-size:16px; font-family:sans-serif; margin-left: 10px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" color:#333333; text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM4NDQxNHwxNDA4NDUwNDI0"> 'Head Over Heals' </a> by <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" color:#333333; text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jillhannah"> jillhannah </a> </h2> <h2 style=" font-size:16px; font-family:sans-serif; margin-left: 10px; "> "For Her"An entry for the Vesties Team treasury challenge #46ALL Vesties!Join the fun here: http://vintageetsysociety.blogspot.com/p/team-treasury-challenge.html<br /> </h2> <table style=" border-spacing: 8px; width:auto; border-collapse: separate; line-height:19px; "> <tbody><tr> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80261750"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.265629888.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80261750"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Vintage Hat 1940s R... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CalloohCallay"> CalloohCallay </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $110.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65591775"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.207930675.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65591775"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Vintage 50s wool ha... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Atticgoodsvintage"> Atticgoodsvint... </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $125.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78092913"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.246131712.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78092913"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Swanky Vintage Hat </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; 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font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JaanasVintage"> JaanasVintage </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $19.85 </div> </td> </tr> <tr><td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58049626"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.180238254.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58049626"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Antonio Miro Vintag... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MODvintageshop"> MODvintageshop </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $59.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78368082"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.259012588.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78368082"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Cat Eye Glasses - V... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WiseApple"> WiseApple </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $68.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84417855"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.280288946.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84417855"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Vintage 30's Bl... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BackThennishVintage"> BackThennishVi... </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $145.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81656571"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.291665323.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81656571"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > vintage horn rimmed... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; 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font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Schmoo1515"> Schmoo1515 </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $13.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87893931"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.293149233.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87893931"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Givenchy Clip Earri... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; 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font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NeldasNook"> NeldasNook </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $19.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64419621"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.202297559.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64419621"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Vintage 1960 s Ster... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Zoesgems"> Zoesgems </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $39.50 </div> </td> </tr> <tr><td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57065146"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.176946203.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57065146"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > Vintage 1950s Red H... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; 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font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/antiqueelegance"> antiqueeleganc... </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $119.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " width="110px" height="110px"> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78926153"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.260940323.jpg" width="110px" /> <br /> </a> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78926153"> <span style=" ;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:7px;color:#666666;" > 60's Two Tone S... </span> </a> <br /> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bumbleebuck"> bumbleebuck </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $22.00 </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style=" color:#B2B2B2; font-size:10px; font-family:sans-serif; margin-left: 10px; "> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/redrowstudio.com/tools/treasury.php">Treasury tool</a> by <a href="http://redrowstudio.com/">Red Row Studio</a>. </p>JillHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554023757374437341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565733254421097597.post-49875508441026928582011-07-30T20:27:00.003-05:002011-07-30T20:29:03.931-05:00This treasury by atticle is so stunning......I had to include it in my blog! Wowzers!<br /><br /> <h2 style=" font-size:16px; font-family:sans-serif; margin-left: 10px; "> <a style=" color:#333333; text-decoration: none; " onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTE2NDc5ODF8NTE0NjY0MjU2"> 'last embers' </a> by <a style=" color:#333333; text-decoration: none; " onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/atticle"> atticle </a> </h2> <h2 style=" font-size:16px; font-family:sans-serif; margin-left: 10px; "> <br> </h2> <table style=" border-spacing: 8px; width:auto; border-collapse: separate; line-height:19px; "> <tbody><tr> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78774166" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; padding:0px; " src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.239290231.jpg" width="110px"> <br> </a> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78774166" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style=" color:#666666; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; "> When Starlight meet... </span> </a> <br> <div style=" font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a style=" text-decoration: none; color:#B2B2B2; " href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ImagineStudio" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> ImagineStudio </a> </div> <div style=" color:#78C042; font-size:7px; font-family:sans-serif; float:right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> $30.00 </div> </td> <td style=" border:1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align:left; " height="110px" width="110px"> <a style=" text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66154762" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style=" border:none; 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