Featuring Truly Bella

Tonight I'm here to illustrate my readers one of my etsy findings!
For Mother's day I received the sweetest gift from my very best friend Michele at sweetirie!
I was very touched by her gesture since every one seemed to have forget I'm a mom around here :(
And I was pleased and amazed by her choice, so I'm sharing with all of you my gift and where you can find it!
I found a cute little package to my door steps on a Saturday afternoon and when I opened it I found a very sweet pink package that smelled awesome!!! After removing the wrapping I finally saw it: A BEAUTIFUL CANDLE!!!! Like this one:

Except that mine had a fine rose smell......AMAZING!
All those candles are scented with natural essential oils and nothing else-no lab created scents. The maker use 100% soy wax for candles purchased from a small scale farm in the midwest and all of my glass candle jars are made in the USA.
After a little research I found the shop were this beauty come from and I finally got in touch with Lynsey, the owner of Truly Bella and I was pleasantly surprise of what I saw: not just Candles, but also Sachets, Coasters, Burp Cloths, Washies, Baby Gift Sets, Blankets

Set of Two Lavender and Mint Sachets, Farmer's Market, $6.50

Let's know Lynsey more closely:

"I'm 27, a native San Diegan, who recently quit her job as a counselor to pursue designing baby items full-time. My husband's in the US Navy and sewing keeps me sane while he is gone."

Cotton Chenille Burp Cloth Trio and Security Blanket, Pink, $32.50

"I use only top quality materials and am happy to offer any of my blankets, washies or burp cloths backed in organic bamboo fleece.
My goal is for everything to be simply beautiful, from the fabric to the shipping, packaging and everything in between. All items are gift wrapped in cheery tissue paper and coordinating ribbon."

Large Cotton Chenille Blanket, Poppies, $29.50

Truly Bella has a great promotion right now and is offering a FREE MATCHING BAMBOO WASHIE with every purchase and FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS OVER $50.00!!!

Stack of Five Washies, Pink and Cream, $15.50

So, don't waste any more time and pay Lynsey a visit to her Truly Bella shop!!!

Featuring dennisanderson

As promised, I'm starting to feature the nice people whom answer my thread in the etsy forums helping me finding my target market.
Today I'm very proud to present my readers a male seller on etsy and a very talented soaper, Dennis Anderson. His shop is full of gorgeous body products: Whipped soaps, Eco Solid Perfume, Lip Balms, Shaving Soaps, Lotions and Room spray

Elements Shea butter Soap bar Black Vetiver Cafe (Vegan Friendly), $5

Here few words directly from Dennis:

"Making Soap is my full time job. I recently decided it was time to do something that truly made me happy. I have been fortunate to be able to make a living making soapy products and I Love it!"

Oregon Strawberry Luscious Lip Balm, $3

"I never thought I would be here creating such fun Stuff(Soap). Everyone can thank Brandy for this, she is obsessed with doing something with her hands and she has rubbed off on me shes now become a soap creating genius making soap with me.
She has a shop of her own that showcases another side of her creations:
http://riyzedesignz.etsy.com "

Blueberry Muffin (4 oz. jar) Soap In A Jar (Fluffy Whipp) VEGAN, $5.25

"Making Soap and having this shop has been a experience I'm so fortunate to have experienced, Brandy makes sure I have everything in order and tries to keep me in hand I am a big kid at heart and it comes out often those who know me will agree."

I sure agree with your last statement Dennis!

As you can see Dennis works really hard on his shop making sure to offer a wide variety to his affectionate costumers. If you're thinking to give his products a try but you're not sure what to choose, he created a listing just for you:

I want it all Soap Sampler (VEGAN Friendly), $6.75
To know more about this amazing artist, pay Dennis a visit on Flickr where you'll find morepictures of his soaps, family and Brandy's Shop and his Blog for exciting news.

So, don't wait any longer and do take a peek to Dennis' shop! His having an amazing SHIPPING SALE!!! 1.25 per item shipping sale to the USA, Canada and Mexico on most items! And included in all his order is a little sample from my shop Crocheted Little Things

Featured on Shop Indie Online

Today I want to present to my readers an amazing web site that I had the luck to come across in my year on etsy. It's called Shop Indie Online and like the name says inform people about new findings inside the handmade world.
The blog owner is Chris, also owner of a cute jewelry shop on etsy.

Heart to Heart - Jungle Love Heart Pendant

I exchanged several messages with Chris and she's very kind and patient and I truly admire the job that she's doing on her blog. I had the honor to be featured several time with some of my creations and this time you can find a small interview that I had with Chris.


If you'd like to be interviewed too, it's really easy, just send an email to Chris and she will hook you up.
Also I'd like to show to the many indie sellers out there a wonderful opportunity to advertise their business through this site.
Chris is collecting money for a good cause in exchange to feature items in her gift guides. Go take a peek and for $1 you can donate money to the charity and have you ad displayed.
It's also possible to buy ad spaces for $5/month of the the side bar of the site and have you shop added to their directory or submit your giveaway hosted elsewhere for FREE.
I'm telling you, this site is a good source of traffic and good karma, the best thing in the word!

Personal post

Today I feel sentimental, so not talking business, just personal :)

I'm recovering from a dentist visit....now I'm not a fan of dentists and there is a reason for it! Every time they touch my teeth is pain and...more pain for days!!! Right now it's pretty painful after being numb, no feeling whatsoever in my mouth...no fun!

But what I really what to share with my readers today is some picture from my son, Gabriel, end of year school party.

Some or my followers already know that Gabriel switched school just few months ago and I was really pleased to see him "in action" and feeling very comfortable

Gabriel is going to switch school again in a couple of days when summer school will start, but now I'm more confident that he's going to be fine. They will still work on his speech problem and start focusing on his writing skills and I hope his going to have fun and learn quick!!
In the meanwhile, we're going to set up an outdoor swim pool so he can still have fun while keeping up with his language issues.