Featured EtsyBlogger - DizzyDragonflies

The featured EtsyBlogger for March is Vicky from DizzyDragonflies. I'll admit, I've never come across her shop before, but when I looked at it for the first time today, I was hooked. DizzyDragonflies isn't just a cool name, its a shop with hand dyed yarn! Yarn, I love yarn!! :)

Check out these great colors!!


Vicki also knits and crochets, which probably explains why she makes such great yarns! I really like this scarf she made:


When you are done drooling over Vicky's yarns, be sure to stop by her blog!!

Another New Treasury!

I've been mildly obsessed with the Etsy treasury lately. Thanks to Craftopolis Treasury Hunt, I can check and see when the treasuries will be opening up, and believe me, that makes it a lot easier than counting lists and guessing when the will expire!

It's been brutally cold in northern New Jersey lately, and from what I hear on the news, across most of the country! My fellow EtsyNJ folks have some great items to help you keep warm until springtime. Hence, this treasury!


Baby It's COLD Outside ends Friday January 1, 9 AM

Also, my treasury wests from the other day should still be active, if you haven't seen them yet, click here.

Last but not least, don't forget about my Ring in the New Year SALE! Great deals all through the shop, check out this blog post for the gory details!

Happy New Year!
~Melissa~

For My Grandma

My grandmother loved the fact that I am crafty and not only found a way to keep up with crafting while working my full time job and caring for my family but also managed to keep open an online shop and vend at multiple craft shows every year. My grandmother passed away early this year and as her birthday approaches, I think of things that I know she would love.

I always remember my grandmother wearing pearls, multiple strands of classic pearls. This necklace by Capital City Crafts would have been a perfect fit in her jewelry box!


I can picture these Gold Metal Dragonfly Magnets by merritthyde adorning her refigerator!


Brown and leopard print were two of her favorite colors, she would have loved this hobo tote bag from amarie.


I always remember my grandma being chilly, she would have a scarf or a shawl with her most of the time to ward off the shivers. This Bohemian Knit Shawl by Happiknits would have been the perfect accessory to keep her warm.


Happy birthday, Grandma! The heavens are rockin' today as you party with Grandpa and the rest of our family.

I Want It - Fingerless Gloves

The Problem:
My office is majorly chilly, my hands are quite cold while I type away at my desk in my little cube. I would like to keep my hands warm, look stylish and still be able to type without pausing to rub my hands together.

The Solution:
Fingerless Gloves

The Second Problem:
Which pair to buy???

Long Plum Arm Warmers Fingerless Gloves by LazyTcrochet


Extra Long Fingerless Gloves by ShellMitchell


Black Fingerless Gloves by seahorsedesigns


Shavasana- fingerless gloves by Happiknits



Decisions, decisions....

I decided to attempt to make my own pair, and while they came out awesome, I am still contemplating buying a pair of the ones listed here. Stay tuned for photos of my first attempt.

If I had $100 to spend on Etsy...

Oh the things I could buy on Etsy!! I was reading a blog post by Kitty's Heart of Nature and thought, what a great idea! What would I buy on Etsy if I had $100 in my PayPal account right now? I was able to narrow it down to four totally cool things.

First off, I need a good snack, I can never seem to find anything appealing to me in the supermarket. So, I totally need a batch of Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti from JustBakin. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!


Secondly, I really need a good pair of warm gloves, but I have small hands, so I searched Etsy for a pair that would fit my short fingers and came across these custom made gloves by BugEater. I'm picturing my pair in chocolate brown!


I've been pining over sarahkincheloe's crochet hook organizers for a very long time now. So long that she's sold 3 or 4 and I've had to go back into her shop and heart another one. I REALLY want one of these, my hooks are all over the place.


Lastly, I would purchase this custom VOILA BUSINESS CARD HOLDER from yinsouciant. I love custom things and I'd love to have a handy little pouch to store my business cards in, you know, for those times when jewelry or crocheting comes up in conversation and I mention my shop and wish I could quickly whip out my card before the conversation turns to something else...yeah, that happens a lot to me.


All that and $2 to spare! Perhaps I could pick up a few PIF's! So, if anyone out there would like to make my window shopping dreams come true, please feel free to check out my Etsy shop - Made By Melissa and put a few bucks into my PayPal account!

What would YOU buy with $100 to spend on Etsy???

Introducing the EtsyNJ Street Team!

For those of you who are familiar with Etsy you may or may not know about street teams. Street teams are a group of sellers that come together and promote each other - these teams are based on a common interest - in this case, its sellers who live in the glorious state of NJ! This blog will feature two of my fellow EtsyNJ members - Kate from Shutterkate.etsy.com and Catherine from SweetyPrize.etsy.com.

Kate is a student at Rutgers University and calls herself a spontaneous crafter. She says "I began knitting and taking on other various forms of crafting about 3 years ago and have been obsessed with crafting ever since. I'm not sure how I lived happily without making things before that time."

Check out Kate's Black and White Skinny Scarf:


And while your shopping take a peek at Hooded iPod Cozy and Colorful Coffee Cozy!

One of the things Sweetyprize struggles with is whether the plural of scarf is scarves or scarfs. She makes a lot of scarf/ves so she needs to know. She makes them out of unique materials, reclaimed yarn and fabric, cassette tape! Reconstruction and rethinking objects is all over her shop: housewares, jewerly, accessories, clothing, paper goods. Check it out! Sweetyprize.etsy.com is also a member of the Trashion street team, the Etsy Fiber Artists street team, and Old World Shoppes.

Check out Sweetyprize's Romantic Green doily Scarf w Flowers:

And while your there make sure you check out
Crocheted hat with cassette tape and Colorful round throw rug.

For more information on EtsyNJ visit the Yahoo group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EtsyNJ/ and Flickr group photos at http://www.flickr.com/groups/429661@N24/ or simply search for EtsyNJ at Etsy.

Happy Shopping!!!
Melissa