Vintage French Flea Market

Be sure to drop by Ben and Jess http://www.etsy.com/shop/BenandJess

 a lovely Etsy shop with lots of handmade goodies including handmade paper holiday and party decorations, cards, tags and gifts, monogram letters and chenille Scottie dogs.

"All of Ben & Jess's items are personally handmade by me from quality vintage french flea market inspired scrapbooking papers and fabrics. The utmost love, care and creativity is put into each piece."

by Ben and Jess
My name is Tracey Jane and I live, work and play in Sydney, Australia. I get my love of making and crafting from my mother. Wonderful things would come out of her craft room. She shared her love and knowledge of crafting with me for which I will be forever grateful.

I’m a bit of a bower bird and love to collect old things. As I’m a self confessed craftaholic I collect vintage craft books, patterns and fabrics. I also collect vintage blue and white china. My love of all things old comes through in the things I make by way of using chenille fabrics and vintage inspired scrapbooking paper.

I have recently returned to my first love which is cross stitch. A new range of cross stitched fairy inspired love hearts will be appearing in my Etsy store soon. I love the rhythm that I get into when I stitch and the sound of the thread going through the fabric. It soothes my soul and relaxes my mind. I have a beautiful old wing backed reclining chair that I sit in when I stitch - it's pure bliss.

I am lucky enough to have a dedicated crafting space which overlooks our garden. This means that I can leave things out to ponder about and fiddle with until they are right. It is next to the heart of our home the kitchen where we will gather and eat and talk and eat.

My favourite quote "An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The red thread may stretch or tangle but it will never break" -Ancient Chinese proverb.

Visit Tracey's blog http://www.traceyjanedesigns.blogspot.com/.

Green Trunk Designs

Enjoy a visit to Green Trunk Designs http://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenTrunkDesigns  where you will find  "handmade, one-of-a-kind, exercise mat bags, tote bags, and hats. All items in my shop are made by me from upcycled, repurposed, and vintage materials. Each piece is an original, one-of-a-kind work of art."

by GreenTrunkDesigns


I am a textile artist and eco designer. I love to take old, unwanted, fabrics and transform them into something unique, fun, and desirable. I like to use all kinds of fabrics in my creations. I have made hats from doilies, bags from curtains, and dresses from sheets. The only limitation to my creativity is how much fabric I have to work with. Because, I like to make so many different kinds of items I have two etsy shops. Green Trunk Designs is my accessory shop, where I sell my hand crafted hats and OOAk mat bags. Green Trunk Clothing is where I sell my line of funky eco clothing and Vintage Reproduction clothing.

My Husband is a talented photographer and takes most of the photos for my shop. He is very supportive of my work; for which I am very grateful, especially considering we live in a one room apartment, and my sewing projects tend to take up a lot of space.

My creative work space consists of a lovely vintage desk, and an old green army trunk. This trunk is special to me because it used to belong to my Dad. It was issued to him when he was in the military. I inherited the green trunk as a kid to use as my toy box, and now that I’m older…well it is still my toy box and the name of my shops.

10% of all sales from my shops go to support the WAMAMA Sewing Project of Lake Kivu Christian Center in Goma, DR Congo, E. Africa for more information go to http://www.lkccgoma.com/

Please visit my other etsy shop, Green Trunk Clothing, to see my line of eco friendly vintage inspired clothing. http://www.etsy.com/shop/greentrunkclothing

Just Believe in Yourself

You will love this quaint little shop, BedBuggs Boutique http://www.etsy.com/shop/bedbuggs , so whimsical and enchanting.

"I love the idea of sharing my creativity with the world, and I love seeing everyone else's ideas,

 they're so inspiring.

by Bed Buggs Boutique

Creativity is in my blood, my dad is an Artist by profession and my mother is the craftiest person I know. I’m a Stay at home mom, and determined to keep it that way. All my inspiration comes from my BedBuggs (nickname for my two kids).

I love to create cute and unique items to make them smile. I’m fortunate to have a workspace built in a closet in our family room so I can keep a close eye on my “BedBuggs” while I create, and when I’m done I can close the doors to keep them out.

 I’ve found that Organization is crucial when it comes to creativity. When my space is disorganized so are my thoughts.

My motto: “Just Believe in yourself”.

If you'd like to see more visit our Blog at:

http://www.bedbuggs.blogspot.com/

Joyfully Sewn Designs

Enjoy a visit to Joyfully Sewn Designs delightful Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyfullySewnDesigns

where you will find lovingly handmade feminine dresses, jumpers, tops, skirts and more.

by Joyfully Sewn Designs

My name is Sarah and I live in SW Missouri with my parents and younger sister. I just recently opened my Etsy shop, but I've had a steady stream of local (and some long distance) customers for the past 10 years. My grandma taught me to sew and passed on her love of sewing to me. She was (and still is) always sewing things for other people and now I too have the joy of serving others through my sewing.

Most of my day is spent working on my sewing projects, but I also love to read, cook, and bake. I also enjoy spending time with my family.

Each of the items I make for my shop is individually cut out and lovingly sewn. I love to cut out a bunch of items all at once and then be able to sew them all. It's so fun to see them go from an idea in my mind to pieces of fabric in a pile, to a cute little jumper, dress, or skirt! :) I love what I do and I love to share it with others.