Take the “Ten-Second” Challenge at GrandpaToys’ Shop

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 March 2010 04:42 Written by GrandpaToys Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:11

At GrandpaToys, we take “Ceramic-Induced Smiles” pretty seriously.  So, here’s the challenge: Check out my Finger Faces and Mezuzahs.  If you don’t crack a smile in the first ten seconds, you probably won’t need another ten seconds.

So, once you’ve smiled at their silliness, what does one DO with a Finger Face?

I used my first Finger Face to distract my 10-month old grandson while feeding him.

Feel like giving someone — anyone — EVERYONE — a finger? Make it your pointer finger and pop a Finger Face on top. Don’t just show people a dirty fingernail. Make a statement! And, make a different statement with whatever Finger Face you choose.

Let others know what you’re thinking without having to say a word! Pick the Finger Face which best matches your mood.

One woman ordered two custom Finger Faces resembling herself; she gave them as gifts to far off friends so she’d always be “near at hand”.

Each one-of-a-kind Finger Face includes a card telling you his (or her) name and a little something about him (or her).  Don’t think the name and story suits him?  Do what I do:  Pop him onto your finger and just stare at him until he tells you his name.  Unless I’m the ONLY one they talk to…

One commonly finds a mezuzah holding a specific prayer attached to the right side, exterior (and interior) doorframes of Jewish homes.

As with my Finger Faces, several of my mezuzahs reflect my somewhat offbeat sense of humor. I like to think that, as long as the prayer is there, God has a sense of humor about the case which holds it.

For example, I don’t know about you, but I saw Cecil B. DeMille’s epic “The Ten Commandments” for the first time when I was a kid. It made a BIG impact on me. When I created this particular mezuzah, I wanted an instantly recognizable “heavenly messenger” to hold the prayer.

Thanks for your time…

Still interested in taking that Ten-Second Challenge?  Check out my shop at

http://www.etsy.com/shop/GrandpaToys

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Buddingcreations on Etsy

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 10:55 Written by buddingcreations Tuesday, 9 March 2010 10:04

Hi, My name is Danielle . I have been a bead artist since I was 18 years old (6 years). I found my passion for beaded flowers when i came across someone selling them on ebay and I had to know more. So, I did alot of research and bought alot of books to show me how. Now I am an avid beader. I love creating new patterns and ideas and pushing the limits as to what I can do with them. My mother, who passed away in 2000 from lung cancer was a big part of my descision to create these flowers. She had a huge passion for real flowers and spent the majority of her days outside tending to her garden.  I never had the talent she did at growing the real thing but being the creative type I now have the ability to make flowers that will never wilt or die . So now every time I make a new flower it reminds me of the love and care my mom once had for her flowers and for me!

All of my pieces are heirloom quality! Each piece must be strung and then sculpted to form each petal . then those petals must be attached in just the right way to create a life-like flower. I put alot of time into every piece that I make. Everything in my shop is fully customizable, so you will get exactly what you want at an affordable price!

So stop on by my shop and have a look around! Remember custom orders are always welcome.

www.buddingcreations.etsy.com

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What on earth is a Fizzy Bath Bar?

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 04:46 Written by ReefBotanicals Tuesday, 9 March 2010 04:46

Well, at Reef Botanicals, they’re just like bath bombs you see from other suppliers, only we like to think they’re prettier because of the way we mold them.

Romance: scented like roses, made pink with raspberry, and luxurious with cocoa butter!

They work exactly the same, though, and to illustrate that, we’ve created a video to show you how they’re used!

The video: Fizzy Bath Bars (Bath Bombs)

It’s funny, because I hadn’t thought that they might be confusing… which is odd, considering the fact that before I made these, I’d never used one! Now I adore them!

Serenity: scented with lavender and rosemary.

Although they can look similar, these aren’t soap.  They’re used purely for the luxury of it.  The essential oils in them are released as the bars dissolve and fizz, and the scents fill your bathroom.  I tend to stay in the bath until the water is cold and I’m all pruney, but I don’t want to lose a minute of use out of them!

Awaken: scented with sweet orange, lemongrass, and eucalyptus

Check out Reef Botanicals to buy them and other handcrafted bath items, or read more at the Reef Botanicals Blog.  As with all of Reef Botanicals’ products, these bath bars are made from all natural ingredients, never synthetics.

Even the Romance bath bar is colored using dehydrated raspberry rather than synthetic color.  The creamy color of the Serenity bar comes from Yellow Kaolin Clay, a luxury used in spas.  And the green specks in the Awaken bars are sea kelp, also found in spas around the world.

The Artists Community

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 March 2010 08:18 Written by dreamriverdesigns Monday, 1 March 2010 04:03

The Handmade Artist Forum as a community

Community defined,

 a unified body of individuals:  b : the people with common interests 

 Since the advent of the Internet, the concept of Community no longer has geographical limitations, as people can now virtually gather in an online community and share common interests regardless of physical location.

Handmade artist forum http://handmadeartistsforum.com/forum/index.php is an ever growing community of individuals getting together to support, inspire, teach and learn from other handmade artist.  The community has grown and spread to include: an etsy team, facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/HAFteam/411011475367?ref=ts, artfire guild, this blog, the handmade artist shop www.handmadeartistshop.com and a few others.

The forum is a community to exchange hints,links, helps and also features a weekly chat for real time communications.  Members come from all over the world to join together in this community.  The group is open to anyone that creates handcrafted works or those that appreciate handcrafted.  Many different types of work are represented in a multitude of mediums from; textiles, glass, metal, crystals the list goes on. 

I believe Sheran Simo sums it up well,

http://www.facebook.com/smsimo#/pages/Indianapolis-IN/Sheran-M-Simo-Co/86434976361? 

“I am so impressed with the way Handmade Artists Forum members support and encourage each other! Over and over I see people going the extra step to explain something they’ve done, and encourage the use of their ideas! I often see artists trying something new, just because the person doing the original work is so willing to present it in a way that is easy to understand, or photographed in a way that it’s easy to determine how it was done, and then willing for others to “copy” it. I can say, that up to this point there seems to be an equal balance of those posting and those learning and I cannot see evidence that the forum is being abused. What a wonderful environment to be a part of!!! ”