Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Fuzzy brown and moss green felted wool bowl with three flowers

This cute little felted bowl is the perfect place to throw your keys at the end of a long day.

It's made from a brown and a moss green wool yarn that was knitted and then wet-felted and trimmed and is embellished with three yellow buttons in a flower design. The bowl measures 3.25" tall and 4" in diameter.

Find this appealing felted bowl at thefuzzymonkey.etsy.com for $17.

Joann Fabric and craft store coupon




For all you crafters out there, there is a 50% Joann Fabric and Craft stores coupon available here. Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page. The coupon is good through Oct. 3. You can also use this coupon at the store's competitors, like Michaels, Hobby Lobby and AC Moore.

If any of you would like me to post coupons weekly, let me know. I would love to help crafters save cash.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Vintage Silverware Garden Marker - Mint Basil Rosemary Thyme

Ever see an Etsy item and say, " Why didn't I think of that?" This is definitely one of those occasions. 

These adorable herb markers are made from tarnished silverplated vintage silverware and are about 6 " long. With each order you will receive markers for mint, basil, rosemary and thyme — the cornerstones of herb gardens. 

Get these great little markers for your garden for $22 at monkeysalwayslook.etsy.com and be the envy of all the green thumbs on your block!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Lavender Dreams - purple suede journal with ivory parchment paper

This classic suede journal looks like something Sylvia Plath would have written her poems in. The journal features 288 hand-sewn pages of ivory marbled parchment paper.

Find this piece at AwakenJournaling.etsy.com for $34. 

A set of blue pot holders

Here's a great deal for items for your kitchen. These sunny potholders have two layers of batting to reflect the heat, one of Insul-bright and one of cotton, and measure 8" square.

Get these for the sweet price of $10 at betsyquiltingart.etsy.com.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Horse of a Different Color Winter Craft Market

Mark this one your calendars, everyone. Check out the upcoming Horse of a Different Color Winter Craft Market in Palm Harbor, Fla. It's a juried show featuring unusual and intriguing crafts made in Florida. This year's event will be held Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 315 Orange Street.

At the craft market you will find lots of great jewelry, paintings, woodworking and your favorite Paradise Knitting items. It's the perfect place to do your Christmas shopping!I

Part of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Suncoast Animal League in Palm Harbor.


I'll try to get a complete list and links for all the vendors soon, but in the meantime you can check out the Web site, winter-craft-market.com, and follow the blog, flutterfavors.blogspot.com. They are also on Facebook and Twitter.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Pink Flower Garden Paperclips - Set of 6

Add some flair to boring paperwork with these adorable flower-adorned paperclips. It's a great way to give your work a touch of personality. Also use them for scrapbooking, cardmaking or any other crafty pursuit!

Get six fun paperclips at OneBrightSpot.etsy.com for $3.99.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookie Soap with brown sugar and oatmeal topping


Get this delicious scented soap for fall. Its smell will put you in the mood for Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Find this yummy soap at MyKitschyKitchen.etsy.com for $4.

Baby Leather Dots Moks Sz 0-3M

Cover your baby's precious little toes with these adorable moccasins made of soft leather. These shoes are comfy for baby but also hard to kick off. Perfect for newborns!

Find these sweet shoes at scandeez.etsy.com for $30.

Organic Blue Forget Me Not Flower Seeds - Plant a Blue Garden

Give your yard a lot more color with these gorgeous Forget Me Not heirloom seeds. Plant these seeds in any type of soil in full sun to partial shade. Also, if you save the yearly seeds, you can plant these every year.

Start your flower garden next spring with these bright blue blossoms for $2 at SevenAcreWoods.etsy.com.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

White Sacred Buffalo

This is a truly unusual image. Chances are you won't see another one like this.

According to the seller, echavezphotography, "white buffalo are considered to be sacred signs in several Native American religions, and thus have great spiritual importance in those cultures and are visited for prayer and other religious ceremonies. The National Bison Association has estimated that they only occur in approximately one out of every 10 million births."

Find this beautiful piece of nature photography at echavezphotography.etsy.com for $20.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Handpainted lovely lime wall clock made from recycled record album

What a great accent piece for a kitchen or living room. This wall clock by Bearly Art is battery-operated and is made from a 12" record.

Get this summery handpainted clock at bearlyart.etsy.com for $14.99.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Journal 31

Take a look at the great texture of the fabric on this journal. The cotton fabric was dyed in a marble design in shades of pink, coral, red and tan with splashes of moss green. This notebook cover fits over an 80 page spiral notebook, which can be replaced when it's full.

Use this gorgeous journal to write all of your secrets. It's available for $25 at dailythreads.etsy.com.

Assorted Pretty Pastel Tulip Cupcake Liners (45)

How cute at these? Take advantage of the current cupcake fad and use these dainty little liners for your next party. Who wouldn't be happy when they see these adorable tulip-shaped liners and a tasty cupcake?

For just $4.25 you can get 45 liners — that's 15 each in green, yellow and orange. They're available at CupcakeSocial.etsy.com.

Autumn Cat Whimsical Woolies Felted Soap

This fantastic little piece is a bar of soap covered in felted wool. It's like soap and a washcloth in one!

According to the seller, persnicketypelican, "the 4 ounce pure vegetable bar of soap has a honey and oatmeal scent and is covered with wool roving."

Get this fun whimsical woolies felted soap at persnicketypelican.etsy.com for $9.50.

Silver Circle

This cool spiral pendant is made of hammered sterling silver and bronze seed beads and measures 1.5" in diameter.

Get this unique piece of jewelry for $29 at strungoutdesigns.etsy.com.

Update to my shop

Check out the new banner I made today for my shop, paradiseknitting.etsy.com. I thought the old one was kind of tired, so I made this new one.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Green Tea ... Mum Hairpins

These pretty little hairpins can bring a touch of color to your look this fall. Two 2" silver pins come in this listing.

Get these dainty hairpins at Downandoutchic.etsy.com for $8.50.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Lemon Blueberry Cookies

These make me hungry.

Try these cookies by lhconfections, who says they are, "sweet vanilla cookies with luscious blueberries and bright fresh lemon zest with a layer of our Lynsey & Harper Signature Vanilla Lemon butter cream" Yum.

Try a dozen of these delicious sweets for $9 at lhconfections.etsy.com.

English Rose Inspiration Kit

What a great idea at an even better price. This kit comes with lots of goodies you can use for gift wrapping, card making and many other craft projects.

The kit includes:
1 heart-shaped wood veneer box - 5" x 5" x 1.5" (approx)
1 small packet of pink, white and green sequins and beads
1 small packet of larger green and pink beads
1.5 m of pale pink ribbon
1.3 m of burgundy ribbon
A selection of plastic leaves
4 paper roses with wire stems
Just over 2m of lace ribbon in 2 sections

Get this kit at SepiaSmiles.etsy.com for $12 and start crafting!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Yarn holder Musical Note handmade stoneware pottery

What a beautiful solution to a problem all knitters have. Keep your yarn from rolling away from you with this gorgeous 3 3/4"tall and 6 1/2" wide bowl in two shades of blue.

This beautiful yarn holder is available for $28 at DarriellesClayArt. etsy.com.

Flight Ring - Choose Your Size

Check out this spectacular deal from dillondesigns.

This acrylic ring has been stamped with waterproof ink, then edged with permanent gold paint. It is available in any size.

And now for the best part – the store, dillondesigns.etsy.com, is currently having a BOGO sale. So you can get two awesome rings for just $8!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Oval Wooden necklace

This exceptional necklace is made of wood and comes on a 20" silver chain.

Get this funky piece of jewelry for $15 at stringnthings.etsy.com.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Poppy Teapot

This charming teapot is hand thrown and painted with peach and red poppies. It holds 2.5-3 mugs of tea.

Find this adorable teapot for $92 at dahlhaus.etsy.com. Matching items like bowls, mugs and jugs are also available.

Softspoken Crochet Bubble Beret in Stormcloud

This soft acrylic crocheted hat is perfect for days when you don't feeling like messing with your hair.

Get this unique hat at softspoken.etsy.com for $18.

Mini Messenger Bag in City Blooms Floral and Olive Twill - Ready to SHIP

This bag is called a mini, but I think it can still hold lots of goodies. It measures 9" W x 3" D x 6" H and has lots of pockets. The bag is held closed by two magnet strips and has an adjustable strap.

Find this fantastic floral bag at wickedstitchdesigns2.etsy.com for $40.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Teal Flounce Dress SMALL

This flirty dress is great for a late summer night out. Made from 100% jersey fabric, this dress is a size small but the seller, evilneedles, can make it in other sizes, too.

Find this dress at evilneedles.etsy.com for $54.99.

Micheldever spots Cake Stand Large

This marvelous piece is a three tier cake stand with hand drawings from around London. It's perfect for a wedding.

"On this stand, its the railway arch which back onto the fields I run in, where I often race dear on the other side of the field, a telegraph pole strew with our cottages power and the seats at the train station I've spent so much time in," says the seller, EstherCoombs.

Get this cake stand at EstherCoombs.etsy.com for $200.

Doily clock

Another great wall hanging. This unique clock is made of plastic, cork and acrylic paint and measures 8" in diameter. It uses one AA batttery.

The seller, andfurthermore, calls it "a little retro, a bit modern, just a touch dainty, and utilitarian to boot."

This clock is available for $28.50 at andfurthermore.etsy.com.

Star Paisley Chenille Baby Blanket - END OF SUMMER SALE

Here is the perfect baby shower gift at the perfect price. This adorable baby blanket measures 23" X 30" is made with Amy Butler designer cotton fabric and high-quality, durable cotton chenille.

Find this blanket at turtleparktots.etsy.com for $26.50. The seller is also currently offering free shipping on domestic orders over $40 and international orders over $100, so go ahead and get a few!

Decorative Vegetable Dyed Reed Basket

This hand woven and hand dyed basket is a must for a sophisticated home. It is dyed pale pink with natural vegatable dyes and is 12-1/2”L x 6”H x 4-1/2"W.

Find this delicate looking but sturdy basket at ChimeraWeave.etsy.com for $15.

Friday, September 11, 2009

The Stalker 10x8 black cat closeup

This moody black cat reproduction comes signed by the artist and is printed on Somerset Velvet Archival Paper using Epson lightfast inks.

It is available from AlisaPaints.etsy.com for $27.

Linen Drawstring Bag - Apples n Pears - Chocolate Brown - SAMPLES / SECONDS

This charming linen bag is great for stashing a quick lunch. It's discounted because the seller, eleen, says the appliques are sewn on too low.

So take advantage of the discount and get the adorable bag for $10 at eleen.etsy.com.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Electric Blue Lapis Earrings

These fun earrings can add a pop of color to any wardrobe. Made with sterling silver and a stunning blue lapis, these earrings hang about 1.5".

Get this jewelry for $20 at reemadesignstudio.etsy.com with free shipping!

9 x 11 Notebook Binder, Triple Crown, Green Amy Butler

Send your daughter off to school with the most stylish binder in class this year. Or use it yourself!

This 9" by 11.5" binder is made with Amy Butler scrapbook paper from K and Company and has four laminated pouches for keeping all your important papers. It's binded together with three 1” steel book rings and can hold about 1" of paper.

Find this classy binder at CrownBindery.etsy.com for $14.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Retro Modern Pet Bed in Nubby Black Boucle

I stumbled upon likekittysville.etsy.com's great cat beds before I started this blog. I'm so glad I remembered it today when searching for more top etsy finds.

This mod cat lounge comes in a boomerang shape and is made of birch plywood and a black and off-white synthetic fabric that any kitty would love.

Check out this unique kitty bed at likekittysville.etsy.com for $69. Also meet the adorable kitty models at the store's blog, likekittysville.blogspot.com.

Wristlet Kaleidscope Gray Taupe Chocolate Espresso

I love the geometric shapes and warm, rich colors of this banded gather wristlet. Use this great piece to carry your essentials on nights out.

Find this spectacular bag at AllyBu.etsy.com for $31.

Wall letter/Initial


This is a fun way to decorate your little one's bedroom.This hand-painted canvas letter is available in different sizes and hangs from a ½" wide ribbon.

Check out this cute wall hanging by ArtbyMalhotra.etsy.com for $16.

Evanston Street

This sweet cardigan in green has an empire waist and vintage rose lace accents.

It is available in medium for $32 at lizzybrookes.etsy.com.

Silver Daisy Flower Necklace

Add a little sunshine to your day with this large sterling silver daisy necklace. Pendent measures approximately 1 3/8" x 1 1/4" and comes on a 16" chain. Other chains are also available.

This cute necklace is available for $90 at kathryncole.etsy.com.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Twisted Pretzel Turtles with Vanilla Caramel-Battalion Box of 12


Don't these look delicious? These yummy candies would make a great gift for the office Secret Santa.

According to the seller, BlissCandies, "Our gourmet sweets are all made to order, 1 batch at a time. Everything is handmade, hand cut, and hand dipped! We use only the freshest ingredients and great tasting chocolate."

Buy these scrumptious treats at BlissCandies.etsy.com for $11.99.

What I'm up to


Today I listed this fun clutch/wallet that can be used to carry your money, makeup or even crafting supplies! It's hand-knitted with 50% wool, 50% acrylic super bulky yarn and closes with metallic buttons.

This fun, boho items is listed for $10 at my shop.





I also listed two sets of washcloths. These extra-soft double-strand knitted cloths are my top seller. You can get a set of three for $5 at my shop.

I also have many other excellent wallets, washcloths, hats and scarves available at paradiseknitting.etsy.com.

Halloween Night Party Invitations -- Set of 12

It's that time of year! This Hallowee, stun your friends with this spectacular invitation to your scary Oct. 31 party. Available in white or cement, these invitations are 5.5" x 4.25" in size and are so special your friends won't be able to say no.

Find these spooky invitations, envelopes included, at stationeryboutique.etsy.com for $25.

Mom's Pecan Pie Wickless Tureen with Black Lid 6 oz.

Yum. This candle reminds me of being home in Alabama. It's scent is a Southern specialty, pecan pie, and it comes tied with leather and muslin.

Get this delicious scent at LonestarWaxWorks.etsy.com for $6. Also check out the shop's main page, which has a cute western flair.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Midnight Bloom

Make a classy statement with this high-polish sterling silver ring with a brilliant bezel set 6mm faceted Melanite Garnet cabochon.

This ring is made to order, so specify your size when purchasing.

Get this elegant piece at kyleannemetals.etsy.com for $30.

Set of 8 Recycled wine bottle Glasses (mixed)

It's great when you find unique items made from recycled materials. This set of eight glasses by bodhicittais made from old wine bottles. The glasses come in a variety of colors and are approximately 3.5" tall.

This shop, bodhicittais.etsy.com, also has a great message,


DID YOU KNOW that only 25% of glass containers are actually recycled! That means when four glass containers go out into our world only one makes it's way back!!! 3 of the glass containers meet a terrible fate of 4000 years in the landfill!! What a shame. So my mission is to RESCUE some of these bottles, make them into something USEFUL again, then find good LOVING homes for them. I do this by finding orphaned bottles behind the local bars and restaurants in my hometown. I then wash and sterilize each bottle. Next, using my 8 years of glassblowing experience I carefully cut off the tops then FIRE POLISH the rims so they are completely smooth. What you end up with is Rewined Recycled Glassware: Completely utilitarian (and super cool) glassware made from NOTHING NEW. No virgin raw material is required. I believe when we divert waste from the landfill by finding NEW USES for the things we create, we help ease the strain on our over-burdened EARTH and live more in BALANCE. You can help by using Rewined Recycled Glassware! Adopt a set today!!! Future generations thank you for your MINDFULNESS."

Get this set of glasses for $70 from bodhicittais.etsy.com.

Ripple Bed

This spiffy piece is made from hand-shaped steel. It's a great way to add a little whimsy to your bedroom.

Get this super bed at deliafurniture.etsy.com for $550. It's available in any size, but the extra big ones will cost you a little extra.

Mr. Darcy Proposal Mug

This unique mug has a quote from one of my very favorite books, "Pride and Prejudice." The quote reads, "You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."

Drink your favorite warm beverage from this mug while you're reading a good book. That's what this great find is made for.

Get this fabulous dishwasher- and microwave-safe mug at Brookish.etsy.com.