SweetyPrize & Bonsai Tree go on a date, tree-hugging style

Once upon a time there was a SweetyPrize.

Once upon a time there was a Bonsai Tree.

And on that blessed day under the shade of the Oak, they met.

They couldn't let each other go.

They decided to enjoy each other's company more over an impromptu picnic.

Would you like some plant food? What a lovely day for a picnic lunch.

Over a stroll in the park, SweetyPrize and Bonsai learned more about each other.

Hey! Here are some of the Bonsai's friends. Nice to meet you.

Why don't we all go back to my place and watch a movie?, asks SweetyPrize.

This film is called "BioDome," SweetyPrize says. Bonsai says he has an ironic appreciation for the movie.

Into the night, SweetyPrize and Bonsai share some more conversation over drinks and laughter. Smile for the camera, let's hope this doesn't end up on MySpace, because we kinda look tipsy, SweetyPrize thinks.

It ends as most good dates do. In the arms of your loved one. Bonsai and SweetyPrize tree-hugged all through the night. The sunrise on the Bonsai Tree is a great way to start the next morning.

THE END

Yes, it's Saturday

So that means Sweety Prize is having a Saturday Night Special:
ooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOO00000000000000000OOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo


Buy one item, get a second lesser-priced item half off. BOGO 1/2 off through 6 a.m. Sunday EST. Use SNS in notes to seller, and you’ll receive an adjusted invoice.


BOGO ½ OFF!!!

Unique scarves, cassette tape recons, neat stuff and trashion at Sweety Prize!

Check it out:
Find unique scarves, cassette tape recons and neat stuff at Sweety Prize


Find unique scarves, cassette tape recons and neat stuff at Sweety Prize

Patricia's dog Jack for Halloween

Every dog should celebrate Halloween.

My sister Patricia's dog, a lab, needs a costume.

We had a chat this afternoon, me, Patricia and Jack.

Here are some ideas for Jack's costume:

-dog catcher (my idea)

-a cat (me and sis)

-a horse (patricia's idea)

the leading idea is:

fire hydrant! (my idea)

red cotton outfit with black lines

circular red valve accessories

hydrant top hat

What does Jack think? Take a look:

Found rubber beads bangle bracelet is a tongue twister

Walk past the mechanic/tire shop, find lots of these little rubber circle cast offs. I did this every day on my way to work to Sears. Sears Auto had all this rubber bits littering the parking lot. I presume they are some part of flat tires , which the mechanic cuts off to replace the tire quickly. I don't know, but I do know I found a gazillion of them and they are awesome.

They make the perfect rubber beads. I fashioned a bracelet out of the deal. It's a rubber beads bangle bracelet!

Cleaned, recycled / upcycled rubber bits, paired with yellowy bead soup. Bangle has an about 7 inch circumference. It's trashion! Save the world, buy unique handcrafted items made via recycling.

This is now available at my etsy shop, http://sweetyprize.etsy.com/

frontlines at trunk show

I just got done telling the street team members how the trunk show went:

First chance I had, had to tell you some of what happened at the trunk show!

We had Sarah of haptotrope.etsy.com, Mallory of dismantled, diane of miggipyn, renee of reneedesigns, Stephanie of tiltcraft, meg of enderby, Allison of papercrafts, joann for christine’s eyepopart and me!

We divided up the sellers who mailed things in, pairing up with them to sell their fabulous wares! Mallory-dismantled sold space oddities, diane-miggipyn sold funkyluke, renee sold amuckdesigns, Allison-papercrafts sold naturemadescents, and me-tiltcraft-enderby sold pauliina, fairytalefibers, kae1crafts and groovyvinyl (we shared a long table)

If you’ve ever been to a craft show/fair, this was nothing like it. Lots of fun cool people having fun, oogling our stuff. We all got to chat with the guests and each other, we all had a real admiration and we’re having a grand time. We had a packed house!

WabisabiBrooklyn.etsy.com came to have a bit of fun and also helped. She was the official door monitor and handed out the earlybird swag bags (which were admired by many). Then we had a full table of just giveaways, promos, prizes and other free fun! There were extra biz cards for folks to take, a paper bead takeaway craft station that was jumping all night, oodles of free trashion inspiration packs, duct tape roses, a door prize and a mailing list all hanging out on one table.

When you went inside, you saw our wonderful sellers. Three racks of clothing, five tables of merch, a packed place. Everyone had beautiful displays and we looked dang good. We offered customers to pay by PayPal and had about $200 in sales that way J One customer was able to make purchases even after running out of cash because paypal was available! Yay!

When you went in further, you could partake of our chips, dips and drinks ( I made a weak cocktail that was yummy) and watch the workshop – the fun chat room we set up. There was a camera and keyboard nearby to interact further. Online in the workshop there was constant chatter and some free prizes!

Everyone who participated had at least one sale! I had to stop myself from buying more than one item from everybody! I was so impressed! Oh and admin bought from us too. Rob will use a fairytalefibers hat to keep him warm in the office during cold winter climes. We had at least 100 people there easy, I did not keep count. I hope you all will share some of your successes from the show too!

It was all tons of fun, though a lot of work. But so worth it! We got a new member who came to learn more, we have a mailing list of people who want to learn more about us, and our stuff is in the hands of lots of people who came out! Just great!

Trashion is...

What is this thing called Trashion?
It's pretty broad, actually. It is a group of crafters who take old, discarded, used, or found objects and make them into something new. It's repurposing, recycling, upcycling, reconstructing, reusing, rethinking.
It is everything from enthral, http://enthral.etsy.com, who makes jewelry out of unique materials, to groovyvinyl - http://groovyvinyl.com, who molds vinyl records and LPs into unique pendants and jewelry.
It's also folks like disCARDs (http://disCARDS.etsy.com) and reneedesigns (http://reneedesigns.etsy.com) who take junk mail and old papers and transform them into new paper products.
Drew at http://fairytalefibers.etsy.com makes beautiful pieces out of selvedge. And Mallory at http://dismantled.etsy.com takes all sorts of unusual fabrics and transforms them into new dresses, skirts and barrettes such as this: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6123834
For my shop, http://sweetyprize.etsy.com, I have a couple different ways of expressing my trashion. One is through crocheting with used materials, such as cassette tape. I also cut things into long, yarn like strips, and then crochet with them, such as this scarf: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5180316
Another way I create with trashion is by taking odd items and making jewelry out of them, such as the classic button bracelet. I also find things that have holes or drill holes into things to use them as beads.
Finally, I take second things and crochet with them, such as a scarf I made with old flower appliques. Sometimes the yarn is second hand, or even unraveled from an old sweater.

Search trashion on etsy.com as a tag or title and you can see some of the great variety involved with this style of art and craft.

Trashion is gaining speed. The street team has new members and has a trunk show slated for July 27, 6 -8 p.m. at EtsyLabs in Brooklyn. Please come, you'll have a great time and get to see what this is all about. For directions to EtsyLabs please click: http://www.etsy.com/labs/visit.html

Going Old World

There's people who are doing innovative thing with new materials, modern designs and post-post-post whathaveyou.
But then there are folks who insist on doing it the old fashioned way. They are woodworkers. They are carvers. They weave. On etsy.com - your place to buy all things handmade - these crafters are united in Old World Shoppes.
Check out all the members at http://team.etsy.com/profilest/ow.shtml
I am a member, and have listed some more Old World Shoppe items - mainly decoupage and rag rugs.
Decoupage is the art of applying decorative papers to an object and then sealing them so it appears to be part of the object. On my esty site, http://sweetyprize.etsy.com, you can find my decoupaged eggs. I selected a variety of papers to create unique patterns on the eggs, such as silverfish, bear jars of honey, totems, as well as creeping phlox. Check them out, but dont try and scramble them.
DUring the Great Depression, fabric was at a premium. Well, everything was. In the spirit of taking scraps and making things out of them, came the necessity of rag rugs. Strips of worn fabric were woven, braided or crocheted into rugs and blankets. This Depression Era craft has a new installment in some crochet rugs in my shop.
Check out all the other Old World Shoppes, and take in the beautiful diversity and craftsmanship of these artists and artisans! You can search the etsy site for OWS or Old World Shoppes to take it all in. Contact etsy seller Wildwood to join or for more information!