Ahhhhh :)

I love that I am sitting her, sipping wine [oh how I missed my wine while I was sick!] with the windows open, smelling the wonderful breeze of horses coming through my window :) It is pure bliss. Pure.Bliss.

It was so nice to come home after being out of town yesterday for business. I was greeted with Whinnies, Barks and even a meow from the kitchen window ;) Heartwarming. The hubby even had all the chores done and started spring cleaning the yard!!

To put an even bigger smile on my face, I received my swap gift from Suzanne in South Africa while I was away. Remember I told you about Suzanne and her Etsy shop, Down in the Meadow, in one of my Saturday Etsy Finds Posts? We swapped goods; one of my apple photographs for one of her hand knitted nursery mares. The apple photo of my choice for the nursery mare of her color choice.

I was so excited to see the package on the counter when I came in the house; it has beautiful stamps all over and they said 'South Africa'. Call me queer but I think that is so cool!

The nursery mare was package so delicately and, how fitting, with a felt apple tied to the yarn!

*Note: the package was wrapped a lot nicer than this, but I got so excited and started opening it up, forgetting I needed to get the picture!

And what a beautiful, perfect color she chose to send! I know exactly who I will be giving this nursery mare too!

Check out Suzanne's blog, Down in the Meadow, too when you have a chance. I love it! The scenery in her photos are beautiful.

Snowed In Etsy Finds!

We got pounded with snow last night. And the look on my husbands face this morning as he went out to help me feed was priceless! He is such a kid about the snow and he's dying to get out there in it....but not, I told him, before I get out there with the camera and get it all untouched!

So today, for my favorite Etsy finds, I am going to feature some things in my favorites that I have stumbled upon that would keep you warm! Some cool jewelry I found and some other just.cool.stuff! Have I mentioned I love this site; everyone is so nice and the shops are great!

My niece lost her first tooth so I had a card shop make a custom card with her name on it congratulating her :) I also have 2 other custom items being made (I told you it's addicting) but they are a surprise...I'll showcase them once they are done!

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Now, let's dive right in. I am having a hard time narrowing it down to 5 or so to feature!

Over at Socks and Mittens, you can find all kinds of wonderful knitted things. They look great. Her patterns and designs are really wonderful. These mittens caught my eye. These socks look wonderful too!

Or what about this Pumpkin Afghan to keep you warm in front of the fireplace :) I LOVE handmade blankets and I heart this color! Northern Lodge has all kinds of fun stuff for the rustic, cabin-ish, lodge decorator :) She has a cool horse pillow too!

I love this stocking hat from jkalthof family knits! Isn't it so cute! They also have the cutest knit hats for babies and kids. Whatch out Benny Boo! Auntie Horsey is going to be getting you to look like a wizard soon!

Now, onto some jewelry!

I love turquoise stuff! How about this bracelet from Le Femme Jewelry! LOVE IT! I see some really cute things in this shop that I know would be my mom's taste too! *Mental Note, birthday gifts!!*

I usually don't wear earrings unless I am dressing up for something (and I don't mean work!), but these caught my eye and I love them! There is something about them, maybe the color combination. Whatever it is, they are great! Little Tesoro has some great hidden treasures in their shop!

This bracelet caught my eye awhile ago. Again, something about the colors drew me to it. And it's by Smashing, a fellow Cleveland Handmade Team Member! Smashing has all kinds of stuff in her shop - even cuff links! Ladies, here's a gift for your man! Check out her stuff, you'll be in love!

And then, there is Wearable Art by Jude! (She also has a WONDERFUL photography shop which I will save to showcase in a photography blog!) I just love Jude's photos and she takes them in this shop and turns them into wearable art! How about this bookmark! (ok, so you can't wear the bookmark, but...) I am sure you can guess why I love it!

Alright, well, I could go on for days on all my favorite finds on Etsy, but I'll reserve until next week! The sun's coming up and the snow is calling my name! I should have some pics later of the horses romping around. Until then....stay warm.....