Elementalz by Foret

I found this wonderful shop on Etsy and my jaw DROPPED when I saw this. The shops' name is "FORET" with this neat caption... ♥Artisan jewelry and accessories with a luxe sophisticated ethnic flare and a healing touch♥ and that just grabbed my attention!

Here is what the designer had to say:

1. How long have you been creating?

All my life…and I am really REALLY old! LOL I think I came into this life with a very strong impulse to translate what I feel and see into art of some sort. I do have a fine arts background as well as a parallel career in holistic healing and counseling. It is most satisfying when those two flows come together.

2. Family?

I have only one close relative left! Can you believe that??? It is my son Ariel who just turned 25 (so, you see, I am not THAT ancient, LOL) and is still managing to make my hair stand on end. He is pursuing a career in entertainment as a standup comic who does all his own writing as well as a film actor.

3. what got you interested in jewelry making?

When I was a little girl, my grandmother gave me a tin of beads and odds and ends. I would make and remake all kinds of jewelry to both entertain myself and to wear. Jewelry design is in my blood…and so is apparel design, photography, drawing, sewing, etc.

4. What do you do in your spare time?

I think you mean hobbies. I really don’t think of 'spare' time. It’s all useful! I do like to study up on quantum physics and cruise around the internet looking for sites on weird science. Is that surprising? I also meditate and chant every single day. It is part of how I utilize my time.

5. The favorite thing in your shop?

My favorite things are the ELEMENTALZ because that is where the art and healing really come together for me. I sometimes combine them with my healing sessions with people...which include astrology, readings, hands on healing etc. A custom made ELEMENTALZ can be very useful in the person's process.

To see more wonderful designs please visit Foret at

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5575987

I just loved the colors in this treasury, browns and blues, and I waited all week to get a treasury, and actually got up for this one around 1:30am! AWWW...the sacrifice one makes for a treasury.

Here's the link:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=47159

Diddly Squatters

This is the first in a series of cute little Diddly Squatters thought up by my dear husband, Geoff. He got an idea in his head and made "Bob the Diddly Squatter" actually formed after our neighbor! If I could share the story with you I would but I don't want to incriminate anyone LMBO but if you knew our neighbor you would understand at least the Diddly Squat part. :)

Burlesque Betty the Bodacious Fairy Beauty

Betty is my next in the series of Bodacious Fairy Beauties...you can come visit all of my Fairies at http://www.butterflyheavens.etsy.com

ETSY WEST MICHIGAN TREASURY

Etsy West Michigan Team is a fantastic group of great men and women that really know how to create. It's been my pleasure from time to time to make these great treasuries featuring some of these talented peoples' creations. If he won't bring you flowers just know you can pick your own right here!

Here is a new treasury I was priviledged to grab with a vengence...not very lady luck huh? LOL I love the colors, and love the theme of the little baby sleeping, dreaming of what she may become; what the world will have to offer her but more than that, what will she have to offer it? Luckily she won't have to worry for a long time because I think children should be children as long as they can because the grown up world is so complicated and troublesome at times. Oh to be a child once more...now I'm dreaming...

I was so pleased this morning to wake up to a sale. Every sale is precious to me but this one really made me smile. I'd only had it listed for a day or two and it was gone this morning. I got the pretty flower appliques from Ireland from a shop on Etsy and was so happy to be able to put it on a necklace that I was pleased with. This necklace is only 18 inches long, on me it's almost a choker but I have a thick neck LOL After purchasing these appliques I went back to look at the shop again and the prices had doubled! So this is the only one I'm going to be able to make as I can't afford to buy more at the price I'm charging and don't think anyone wants to spend 35 or more dollars for this. :) So the one who bought it will have the only one like it.