Upcycled Puzzle Pieces

I remember playing with this puzzle as a child. When I found its dog-eared cardboard box, I wondered if all the pieces were still there and got one last round of joy putting it together.
But alas, some of the pieces were probably eaten by a vacuum cleaner over the years, et cetera, and I wanted to give these pieces new life rather than discard them.
So I took the pastel-laden imagery and created hair barrettes with them.

Missing pieces barrettes.

Sweety Prize's Crochet in the Etsy Fiber Arts Trunk show!

Stock up on Handmade Fiber Art, yarns, knitting, crochet and more! A major sale of dozens of online crafters to celebrate the holidays!

The focus is Fiber! November can keep you warm with a team of independent crafters and artisans who are rocking all things fiber art this month.

The Etsy Fiber Arts Street Team is having a team-wide sale to celebrate our coming trunk show (6-8 p.m. friday, Nov. 16 at etsylabs in Brooklyn.
The sale starts Nov. 1 and will go through 11:59 p.m. Nov. 16! Dozens of online shops will be offering sales, to help celebrate.

The month of November is the time to snuggle up with handmade goods bought from Etsy fiber artists. Crocheted scarves, knitted mittens, handpainted merino wool, soft roving, luxurious woven fabrics, needlefelted jewelry and on and on…unique, handmade items that escape the mainstream! November is a celebration of all things fiber!

Let fiber keep you warm during the Etsy FAST team sale, trunk show, online events … and all year round!

Who: the fabulous independent spinners, knitters, crocheters, weavers, felters, yarn-makers and fiber artists of Etsy.com, your place to buy handmade!

What: a giant event, online and in person, celebrating all things handmade and fiber!

When: Sale in online shops from Nov. 1 - Nov. 16. Trunk show date is Nov. 16, online and at Etsy Labs 6 - 8 p.m. EST.

Where: Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street, 6th Floor, Brooklyn NY 11201 , and also online at www.etsy.com and http://www.etsyfast.com/

Why: Warm up your November with our great fiber artists! Great sales on items for the holidays, supplies, and more! Interact with our members, learning more about these products and techniques! Buy handmade.

How: RSVP at labs@etsy.com, check www.etsyfast.com for more info, and be sure to visit us during our sale and show Nov. 16!

I love handmade soap

Put down your Ivory. It's all a lie. Irish Spring? No.

You need actual soap. Soap forged by the hands of human and made of things that aren't also used to kill insects. You need - you deserve- handmade soap, and you need to buy it on http://etsy.com.

This is my handmade soap manifesto. I am not a soapmaker. I am a client. Let me tell you about some of the fine people I've bought soap from.

Today in the mail arrived a beautiful package from http://lothandvolta.etsy.com. One of my favorite scents is cinnamon. Now I have cinnamon and geranium soap from L&V. I am clean and a smell like cinnamon. I am a happy, clean, and good-smelling woman. I defy you to find stuff this good at Rite-Aid. I also bought the mint and the flower soap, which look and smell wonderful. Truly impressive, I love it. Check out all the fabulous products from this two-person soapmaking team.

When mosquitos attack, who do you call? http://shineyourhineysoapco.etsy.com, that's who. Her lemongrass and green tea soap did the trick. Mosquitos are at bay. I was at work today and I nearly said aloud "who smells so wonderful?". I stopped myself, because it was me that smelled so wonderful. Washing with this soap is the equivalent of having something great to smell all day. It's a real pickme up. DEFINITELY check all the other great products in this soap. The packaging also makes you smile.

I also recently bought tea tree soap from http://distilledrose.etsy.com. This soap was gigantic bar. I'll never leave the shower. The tea tree is great for oily/combination skin. Plus its great to shave with, did you know that? Fresh and bright scent with great properties. The rest of the shop? Top notch scents and ingredients. Head over there. right. now.

These are just SOME of the wonderful folks I've bought soap from. I am always impressed, every shower. It's a really happy thing. Buy lots of etsyian's soap. You will get a far superior product, will be supporting independent crafters/artisans, and will feel and smell good - if not far better - than before.

If you want to see these products in person, here's an opportunity. At the EtsyLabs in Brooklyn, a team of etsy shops called the Etsy Clean and Green Guild are having a trunk show Aug. 31. You need to be clean for labor day. So buy some of the fine wares available this evening. For more information, please check out: http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/08/last-fridays-trunk-show-etsy-green-and.html