http://dancethemoon.com An eclectic mix of Art, Crafts, Inspiration, Life. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:32:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, I know Valentine's Day is over. Bear with me as I relish the memories of a package full of delectable treats which more than made the day weekend! Thank you, Yummy Affair! The sampler was amazing! I should have taken a photo of the gorgeous packaging before opening the box, ... http://dancethemoon.com/2010/02/a-yummy-affair-with-a-scrumptious-valentine-package/ I've never ordered food online before. That will be changing. There's actually quite a number of edibles sold on Etsy, but I've not seen any so tempting as what Yummy Affair offers. (See below this Etsy Mini for excerpts from Yummy Affair's descriptions.) new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(8889451, 'shop','gallery',3,2).renderIframe(); Lemon Heart Cookies "Buttery shortbread crust and delicate filling, ... http://dancethemoon.com/2010/02/yummy-affair-mouth-watering-goodness-on-etsy/ My Coro Fur Clip made it into a treasury, curated by Yummy Affair! It's an alternate, which means it will come up if something in the current display sells. Thank you, Yummy Affair, for a great birthday present :-) I will be sharing your mouth-watering shop tomorrow. Folks, be prepared to ... http://dancethemoon.com/2010/02/spins-and-spirals-treasury-on-etsy/ I'm 90% certain this beautiful brooch and matching earrings are Hollycraft. Why oh why oh why did jewelry makers not sign every dang piece they made????? Of course, that would take the fun out of research, but criminy. So here we have a rich-looking goldtone brooch and earrings set with milk glass ... http://dancethemoon.com/2010/01/striking-demi-parure-attributed-to-hollycraft-great-jewelry-purge-part-2/ Coro is my absolute favorite of the vintage makers. Of the jewelry pieces I've sold, the one that hurt the most to part with was a small Coro clock pin from the 1930s. I still sorta cringe when I think about it. That's why this Coro fur clip was one ... http://dancethemoon.com/2010/01/1950-coro-fur-clip/ By yesterday, we had a couple feet or so. Not bad, except for a 22-hour power outage from Monday night until Tuesday night and phone outage most of Wednesday. Yesterday, the wind came up, sun came out for a bit, wasn't too cold, so some of that snow melted through the ... http://dancethemoon.com/2010/01/getting-buried-in-snow-new-mexico/ Strange title for a blog post about jewelry, eh? Maybe not... My name is Colleen. I am a vintage jewelry addict. Okay, make that just plain ol' jewelry addict. Vintage is best, but - I love it all! When I was on eBay, I went nuts. Sell a few pieces, buy a ... http://dancethemoon.com/2010/01/be-strong-you-will-survive-this/ I get the Abraham Hicks Daily Quote in my inbox every day. This is the one that came for today: "Complaining about anything, holds you in the place of refusing to receive the things you've been asking for. Justifying about anything holds you in the place of refusing to let in ... http://dancethemoon.com/2010/01/happy-new-year-everyone-some-food-for-thought/ I was going to delete my last post, but decided to leave it up and just eat some delicious crow. Today was a day of celebration at Etsy! Oh yes! Sooo... what happened? Rob Kalin is what happened. Yesterday Rob started posting in the forums, answering questions, erasing fears and generally calming ... http://dancethemoon.com/2009/12/being-wrong-never-felt-so-good/ Etsy posted a suprise article on the Storque (Etsy's blog) today. CEO Maria Thomas is leaving and co-founder and ex-CEO Rob Kalin is coming back. This is very sudden - no major announcement, no fanfare, like you would expect for a change like this, just a quiet post. Also, Maria seems ... http://dancethemoon.com/2009/12/etsys-surprise-switcheroo-rob-kalin-in-maria-thomas-out/