Quality and Comfort

I may need to shop for shoes soon. For an undisclosed reason at this time I may start needing more than the sandal I slide on every day. These days I opt for quality and comfort even if it costs a bit more. Not a crazy amount more by the way just a bit more because I am too frugal to go crazy.

Memories for Life

Being a member of the EtsyBloggers the past couple years has been a lot of fun. One of the reasons for that has be getting the chance to get to know new artists, crafters and of course bloggers. Each month a team member is chosen to be featured by all the other members on their blogs.

The post today is about Edi of Memories for Life Scrapbooks who is our featured teammate for the month of August. Her work really does cover all of life from new babies, to weddings, holidays, friends, vacations and more. Take a look at a sampling from her shop and see for yourself.



To find out more about Edi you can also stop by her blog and say hello while you are there.

Distracted

I was feeling strange all day. I couldn't really settle on getting anything done. I kept bouncing from one activity to another. I am hoepful that tomorrow will be a little more focused.

I am trying to build a routine of posting each day Monday through Friday and it just struck me that I hadn't posted today. I went for my favorite standby when it comes to topics. I went window shopping. I used the word distracted on Etsy to search and many things came up so I guess this feeling is rather common. That doesn't really surprise me since I have always been an average type of person living an average type of life.

Enough of that. Let me show you one of the things I found. It is from the shop Funktionslust. The piece is actually called Abstract Distraction No. 1. This shop has a category called Abstract Distractions.

At the end of this distracted day I feel as refreshed as this piece is pretty. Tomorrow is planned and I am looking forward to it.

I am a mother of two who loves to be creative. I knit, quilt and daydream. Anything to do with textiles inspires me and makes me happy.

This is the introduction on the profile page in the Etsy Shop Miesmama. Below are just a few of the happily created things you can get in that shop. I can tell in each and every piece that she loves what she does, can't you?

Summertime

It is definitely summertime here in the Valley of the Sun. The temperatures will be in the triple digits for the next couple months. I have found things to enjoy here despite the blast furnace temperatures that you just have to figure out how to survive. As part of an EtsyBloggers carnival for the month of July I have been asked to name 5 of the most enjoyable things about summer.
Here goes-

1. I like it when the days are longer in the summertime. Not getting dark until 8:00 or 9:oo pm lifts my spirits and I can be busy much longer. I am the type that when the sun goes down I want my pajamas and a book. My day is done.
2. Here in the desert we experience one of the most awesome things that makes the heat bearable if only for a short time. I am talking about the monsoons. You can see the clouds build all through the hot afternoon and wait hoping for the rain. Sometimes the storm kind of falls apart but other times you get to see the lightening, hear the thunder and be amazed by the heavy downpour that can be so heavy at times that I can't see my back fence only about 20 feet away.
3. One of my favorite holidays is in the summer. That is the 4th of July. This day brings to mind barbecues and fireworks. I think everyday should end with fireworks but then again that would mean the display wouldn't seem so special so I take that back.
4. Our wedding anniversay is in July on the 24th, so summer time is a time for celebrating that. This year will be our 33rd and the longest lasting marriage in our families. Dinner, romance, maybe and an overnight trip somewhere, what is not to like about that?
5. The last great thing about summer is the clothes. You can get rid of all the layers of winter and wear simple, beautiful things like sundresses. I have found some lovely ones window shopping on Etsy for this post.

Take a look and tell me what you think. Clicking on the picture will take you to the shop I found then in.


I love the flow and shape of these dresses. They can be found in the shop Chic Complement on Etsy.