Diamonds and Daisies

shellmitchell presents Diamonds and Daisies posted at Shell Mitchell Accessories and Design

Karen presents those yucky diamonds posted at faded willow.

Mothers Precious Gems presents Diamonds and Daisies Blog Carnival posted at ♥ Strings Attached ♥.

Kathy Johnston (Cozy) presents Diamonds and Daisies for April posted at A Cozy Life.

Katie presents D&D - Not what you think! posted at Doodlesprouts.

Dayna Williamson presents Daisies & Diamonds posted at Scottie Acres.

Athena Workman presents Blog Carnival: Diamonds and Daisies posted at the weblog of artist athena workman.

Ashley presents Contrasting Beauty posted at Wax Dribbles & Melt Pools.

CREATEaTHOUGHT presents Diamond in the rough posted at CREATEaTHOUGHT.

lazytcrochet presents Window Shopping posted at LazyTcrochet.

BeckyKay Designs presents A Love Story posted at purse-onality.

MostlyFlowers presents Dazzling with Sweetness - April Weddings posted at Mostly Flowers Esty Shop

Stormy Designs presents Diamonds and Daisies posted at Stormy Designs. (Our featured etsyblogger for the month of April)

Janet Reddick presents Diamonds and Daisies posted at Sky Girl Style.

Chocolate Lollipop presents Trendy Themes - "Daisies & Diamonds" posted at Trendy Tots.

Nora Demirjian presents Diamonds and Daisies posted at Nora's Blog

HomeMadeOriginals presents Is it true that diamonds are a girl's best friend? posted at Home Made Originals.

Staci Caporuscio presents Pink Pooch Designs: Diamonds and Daisies posted at Pink Pooch Designs.

joeyandaleethea presents diamonds and daisies posted at J o e y & A l e e t h e a

Jen (bfbeads) of Baby Friendly Beads presents Diamonds and Daisies posted at Mama's Magic.

Shannon D. Saylor presents rocks and plants, what more could we want? posted at ShannonSaylor.Etsy.com.

Kate Jones presents EtsyBlogger Street Team Blog Carnival posted at Om Shanti Handcrafts.

Jo Hoffacker presents Blue Daisy posted at Dogmaw Glass.

Paper Fields presents Serendipity Collections: April 7 Carnival posted at Serendipity Collections

Lilblackdog presents Diamonds & Daisies~~~ posted at Woof!!.

Maureen Blakeley Impawsible To Resist presents Diamonds and Daisies For the Month of April 2008 posted at Impawsible To Resist.

laurie beth beggin presents DIAMONDS AND DAISIES! posted at laurie beggin glass musings

That concludes this edition. We hope you have enjoyed reading all the contributions to this carnival. Comments on all our blogs are always welcome and let us know someone was there.

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Diamonds and Daisies for April

I just knew there would be a shop where I could find both words represented in one item and I found it at Flower Girl Card Shop. In the description for her card she explains the symbolism behind each of these things.

The birth month flower for April is the Daisy, symbolizing innocence, youth, simplicity and modesty.

The birth month gemstone is the Diamond which symbolizes constancy, excellence, joy and purity.

I love all kinds of flowers. I don't always know the names of them but that doesn't take away from the joy of looking. It does seem that everyone knows what a daisy is though. A simple flower in yellow or white that makes me smile to see them. I try to have a life like that. A simple life with smiles from those I come in contact with each day.

Diamonds on the other hand are a long time in the making. They are difficult and dangerous to find. They need some work to look their best and as someone said in marketing them they are forever. At 52 I am becoming more diamond like in that I certainly need a lot of work to look my best. I don't worry about it too much since sparkling has never been what I am about.

I'll stick to the daisy style of life because it suits me. Simple and modest even if I have to give up on the innocence and youth part.

I just can't...

That's right.... I feel like the lion in the picture. I usually love to blog each week on the carnival topic chosen by EtsyBloggers Team members. It is not the fault of the person who is hosting and chose the topic either. I have been struggling with this all week. I would get an idea half formed and then realize it fell short of the mark. I can not think of a single prank I was part of in the giving or receiving end to tell about. I feel like such a dud.

I do want you to know that the EtsyBloggers are a great group to be a part of and I encourage you to read other posts in the carnival and even take a look at the archives for some awesome topics and writing.

If you have an April Fool's Day story you would like to share feel free to use the comments to do so. I would love to read them and have a laugh.

PS - gotoscience.com has a fantastic photo gallery and I get to see a new picture everyday on my Google desktop. That is how I found this guy.

Update-I submitted this post earlier for the blog carnival and just this morning (3/29) finally thought of a prank that was great. At least I thought so.

Growing up my son had a best friend and they were always doing some kind of joke with each other. This was especially true with Christmas gifts. One year Sean called and asked if I could make sure that Jimmy's stocking had a chisel in it and if I could please make it a very small one. I complied. On Christmas Day Sean showed up with a gift for Jimmy encased in concrete in a 5 gallon bucket. I don't even remember what the gift was. I do remember the look on my son's face when the chisel in his stocking made sense. Sean watched as Jimmy spent more than an hour to get his gift with the small chisel and a hammer. If I remember correctly, please remember I am getting old, Sean got a gift wrapped in what seemed like hundreds of layers of duct tape the next year.

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Wednesday Already?

Too many of my days end with I was gonna do this and I was gonna do that. This is not to say I get nothing done but the days don't seem to live up to the grand plans they or I start them with.

I did check out a new website for selling online. It is Silk Fair. I like a lot of the features that are there for sellers. The site did seem to be a bit slow but everything I played with worked. It does allow a mix of commercial and handcrafted but you know that is just the way things seem to be these days. Even the big site (Etsy) that started as a handmade site has moved to allow commercial item that fit in certain categories such as supplies and vintage.  I figure if you don't keep your eyes open to new things you may miss something great.

We had a great time with the granddaughter last week and I am going to end this with one of my favorite pictures of the week.

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Going Green

Looking for a green subject for this weeks blog post I wandered around Etsy window shopping. It is something I love to spend time doing. The range of things available there never ceases to amaze me.

 

Back to the topic for this weeks blog canival of the Etsy Bloggers Street Team. One of the things that everyone tends to get way too many of is plastic shopping bags. There are many shops that sell items made from them and their use keeps them out of the landfills. You can find plarn for your own projects. Plarn is the word for the yarn made from cutting the bags for crocheting or knitting. I learned that this week. I found crafters making lots of things with plarn. A search for plarn or plastic turns up lots of things like change purses, business card holders and of course bags. I think I found the cutest bag ever when I discovered this one-

 

Who says green can't be cute?

 

 

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Maybe a Bigger Backpack?

We have company at our house this week. It has been a busy bunch of fun. I will share photos later but for today I realized this kid may need a bigger backpack to get a few things home. She is flying back to mom and day on Saturday so she can be home with them and little brother for Easter. It is not much for but she came here packed very full. We have picked up a couple books and a pair of shoes and a couple outfits. I am thinking that a new bigger backpack that she can carry on the plane may solve the problem.

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So Thankful!

Just like making a sale is still over the top thrilling for me, getting feedback on Etsy feels the same if not slightly more intense. My buyer was pleased and so am I. The feedback left for me was from a Canadian and I am in the US. I think this may make me the number 1 seller of hemstitched headbands in the world. If you can find another I will publicly acknowledge my mistake here on the blog. If you are wondering what all my fuss is about look here.

If you would like your own headband I have some in all three of my shops. The prices are the same in all three stores. If you are a huge Etsy fan I am willing to move something from Blujay or Ecrater to Etsy and list it for you. However I will not move from Etsy to the others as that would be fee avoidance and that is bad bad no no.

Here are some of the current offerings-

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