Thursday, May 28, 2015

Early Summer Gift Ideas for That Special Someone on Your List

Check out these wonderful and unique Etsy products from Blogging Business Artisans by clicking on the product links below. Any of these items would make a great gift for a special someone.


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Monday, May 25, 2015

This Week's Blogging Business Artisans' Member's Featured Blog Posts

This week our fabulous Blogging Business Artisans members have been busy on their blogs!


Paige saw some sunny weather and finally got to use her deck! Read all about it and see her fabulous styling at Celebrate Summer (Finally!). If her great decorating skills make you feel like your space is lacking, make sure to check out her shop The Room Store. She's literally a decorating pro.



Sarah L of A Cat Like Curiosity is back after a little blogging break and can get you up to speed with her post Calling all goddesses! Let's catch up a little. You'll want to check it out because, spoiler alert, there are cute kitties!


Duni of Peridot created a super cute outfit with fun embellishments you can read all about in her Outfit Post {Nautical Glamour}. There are great tips you can use to create your own glamorous top!


LeAnn of Pasque Flower Creations wrote her May book of the Month:  Blessed by Less post. The book is about simplifying life and it sounds like we could all learn something from reading it!


Rose of Randomcreative got inspired (and inspirational) and started keeping a sketchbook. Her adventures in keeping a sketchbook might make you decide to start, too!


Judy of MisterPenQuin frequently shares her creative process. You can tell how much care and attention to detail she puts into every one of her handmade books when you read posts like Creating a dimensional effect with your die cut embellishments.



Edi of Memories for Life also shared some of her creativity with a tutorial post New Art for the Studio. It's cute and functional, which is an amazing combination.


Art must be in the air this week because Jenny also created a piece for her wall! Her Initial Art post also has a tutorial and neat tips. She's a great artist, as you'll see if you visit her shop The Painted Menagerie.


Linda of Pruitt Supply decided it was time to get organized. You can see how she straightened up her stash in her post Sorting and Cleaning.


If you need more adorable animals in your life (and who doesn't?), make sure to look at a flashback post on Sharla of Beaded Tail's blog. Memorial Day Weekend Eve has sweet photos of a dearly departed sisfur.


And, lastly, if you need to get you eating back on track after a holiday weekend, take a look at Natasha of Stalking the Wild Snark's post on a healthy, tropical mango quinoa salad.

If you enjoyed these posts, be sure to return to Blogging Business Artisans next week for another round of posts!

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Monday, May 18, 2015

This Week's Featured Blog Posts from Blogging Business Artisans Members

This past week, Blogging Business Artisans members blogged about such topics as craft shopping in the city known as the Pearl of the East, using up your fabric stash by making fabric bead jewelry, and a cat declaring a three-day holiday. You’ll want to check out the following featured posts if you missed them.

In Look Up New York, Cynthia of Antiquity Travelers shares photos from her everyday walks to work in New York City. She considers that the sights she takes for granted may not be all that mundane.


Duni of Peridot provides sage advice for a weekend getaway to Paris in What to pack for a weekend in Paris


Need some gift ideas for Father’s Day? Edi of Memories for Life has the perfect suggestions in Father’s Day Preview.


If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to go craft shopping in Samarkand, the Pearl of the East, in Uzbekistan, look no further than Eugenie of Mulberry Whisper’s post, Inside a Treasure Cave: Visiting a Handicraft Shop in Samarkand.


Jenny of The Painted Menagerie describes what happens when science meets paint in Science Nerd Art.


Meet 13 Iowa artisans at Market Day Iowa in Judy of MisterPenQuin’s post, Meet a “baker’s dozen plus one” Iowa artisans.


Every week LeAnn of Pasque Flower Creations introduces us to amazing artisans who have featured her products in Etsy treasuries. Check out her post, Treasury Thanks: The Mike Kraus Gallery Edition.


Linda of Linor Store Jewelry has her eye on a Lavender Summer with a curated treasury of team members and others’ products.


Linda of Pruitt Supply shares a T-shirt makeover tutorial and offers a giveaway in T-Shirt Makeover and Give-Away! You still have time to enter the giveaway, as she doesn’t announce a winner until June 1st.


Not sure what to do with your leftover bits from your fabric stash? Natasha of Stalking the Wild Snark shares both a text and video tutorial about making a bracelet with fabric beads in Boho Cloth Bead Bracelet Tutorial (Fabric Stash Busting Project).


With summer around the corner, Paige of The Room Kit introduces a basketful of decorating ideas for hosting a summer outdoor party in I’d Like to Have an Outdoor Party.


Rose of randomcreative’s post, Doctor’s Park in the spring, makes you think about packing a picnic basket and taking a long spring walk around a lake.


In Finally Friday, Sharla of Beaded Tail’s cat, Angel, declares a three-day holiday.



If you enjoyed these posts, be sure to return to Blogging Business Artisans next week for another round of posts!

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