I have recently met a wonderful person on Etsy that creates some of the best clay art I've seen in a while! Her name is Gwen and you can find her at Creative Clay Cottage. Her prices range from the high end to the low end. So there's something for everyone! I'm just amazed at the quality of her work. Below is just a tickle of what she has to offer. I'm sure if she doesn't have what you are looking for she can make it for you.

Beautifully crafted clay orchids on clear vases

Adorable Giraffe pin

Take a few minutes to check her out and the other wonderful artists on Etsy.

~Q

Rag Quilt Pincushions

Anyone that does sewing can appreciate the size of these rag quilt pincushions. Plenty of space for lots of pins and adorable to boot! How can it get any better?

These were very easy and quick to put together. Stuffed tightly with poly-fil and topped off with cute buttons! If you like the looks of these you can find them at my auction sites called Black Kat Kreations and Modern Cherokee Designs or my website at Caterpillar Cottage.

I'm working on a tutorial so anyone can make these. Perfect items for beginners. So make sure to check back often!

~Queet

Handmade Gift Tags

Another one of my friends, Nancy, makes some of the nicest handmade gift tags I've ever seen. They are very vintage looking. Perfect items for gifts, quilts, hanging, or whatever else you can imagine. Check out her blog at Huggins Haven for some great ideas.



She's in the middle of moving to a more southern location - closer to me! I'm looking forward to getting to see her more often. :) Nancy does alot of primitave/vintage type of items. Handbags, aprons, market bags, painting with gourds, etc. She's always on the go. Such an amazing woman!

One of my friends, Dani, has a wonderful Etsy shop with some of the cutest tea towels I've ever seen as well as the transfers! And she hand stitches them! As if that's not impressive enough you should see the quality of her work. Truly amazing!

You can learn more about the things she works with as well as some great tutorials from Dani on her blog at China Lake News. Take the time to check her out - you will NOT be disappointed.

Headbands and Hairbows

Lately I've gotten into wanting to do some smaller items that I can use to fill up my craft show displays and that are quick to put together. Thus, I've been looking for some great hairbow and headband tutorials. Here's just a few I've recently come across that I'd like to give a try.

Mini Bow Clips from WikiHow


Reversible Headbans from The Long Thread

Free Headband download from Heather Bailey

A quick and easy hairtie from No Time For Flash Cards

Unfortunately I don't have a pic to show you but this is a wonderful site full of different hairbows that you can make. I just love this one! Called Girly Things.

Have fun looking around!

~Queet

Decorating Home Office

Today I'm going to show some pics of my husbands home office. This room used to be my daughters bedroom but since she's recently moved out - we decided to take advantage of the situation. LOL The walls were stained and had a trim dividing the two colors. As you can see, it was quite dark.

I made a suggestion of colors and hubby went and picked out what he liked. I really like his choices. The hunter green and tan go very well together. He finished it off with chair rail in a cream color. He's been working like a mad dog getting it completed. Now all he has to do is get his stuff moved in here.

Next room for us will be what was his office. It will becoming my new sewing room! Yeah! Finally I'll get to move out of the dining room. :)

Keep watching for updates!

~Queet

Finished Master Bedroom Decorating

Finally I can show the finished Master Bedroom re-decorating pics. Yeah! This has been a slow process. Only because I have to make sure to take time for my orders or else I can't afford to do any re-decorating! LOL Thank you all for watching each step of the way. Now we've got two more rooms to do. Hubby's new office and my new sewing room! Keep watching for new posts.

Queet