CRAFTS, BAKING & COZY HOBBIES FOR A CREATIVE HOME

The Sweet Tidings ETSY shop has officially  gone kawaii.  Checkout the shop update!

Check the last  Christmas Sale on Sweet Tidings ETSY happening today and tomorrow only (December 3-4.2010).  Selected items are all 20% off! Last day of shipping for Christmas delivery is December 5, 2010.

I thought I'd whip up a few merry matryoshka ornaments for the Sweet Tidings Etsy Shop in celebration of Christmas in July. They're sweet and cute and made with lots of merry good wishes! Oh, I'll be having a shop/blog break starting July 26 so things would be quiet around here for a while. I might pop in once in a while via scheduled blog posts.




Did you miss National Sugar Cookie Day last July 9? If you did like I did, well you can hop over to Cakespy and Sugar and  Meringue for some post NSCD  treats, recipes and this sweet little sugar cookie book full of tips and ideas on how to make the tastiest sugar cookies. Elea of Nostalgia Organics Blog also twitted about this yummy chocolate sugar cookie recipe.

Hope the new week is going to be as sweet as sugar cookie for you! Happy Monday!

Find Zoe and other handmade must-haves in my ETSY shop! Thanks for looking!

I love red! I'm so partial to this stimulating, energetic color that I can't help filling my ETSY shop with this hue:

1. Kitchen Garden Jam Jar Kit, $5

2. Red Cottage Gift Tag, $1.99

3. Dutch Rose Mini Scissor Fob Pincushion, $2.75

4. Twine as Nice Hand stamped Scallop Tag, $2.25

Enjoy one-of-a-kind and limited edition handmade goodies and crafting supplies at Sweet Tidings ETSY! From today until Friday, April 16, 2010 (U.S. Pacific Time) everything in the shop is 20% off !!! The 20% discount is applicable to item price only (shipping not included) and will be immediately refunded to your paypal account within 24 hours after purchase. 

Have a look-see! Happy Wednesday!

We can't get enough of pincushions, can we? Check out this amazing collection of 23  pincushions to make, keep or give away! 

Just updated my little ETSY shop too.  Have  a peek.  Happy Friday!

Welcome spring with a soft, fluttery, buttery, scrumptious desktop screensaver that is all cheerful and bright! Down the Marchés de Paris screensaver from Afternoon Tea.

And oh, I will be adding Japanese craft books to The Sweet Tidings Shop today!  Shop and compare  as these books are the lowest priced on ETSY as I want Japanese inspired zakka sewing to be accessible and affordable to those who can't easily get these type of books where they live. Do spread the word around!

Have a beautiful Sunday!

I was feeling inspired to add some new stuff to my ETSY gift shop! Hope you like them. As usual  fantastic, low(est) shipping rates apply and everything is handmade with lots of love.

Rebecca of Blinking Flights just added a very sweet and free pattern to her blog! It's a super cute Babushka Doll pattern! Check out other free patterns of her delightful and cuddly bugs and critters! She has PDF patterns of other doll designs available on her shop too. Her patterns are delightfully illustrated and very colorful to boot.

Do add your Blinking Flights creations to her Flickr Group afterwards. Thank you so much Rebecca for sharing the softie love!

Make it a great week!

I received this lovely booklet, Tilda's Summer Ideas from a darling friend today. Isn't Tilda's booklet so beautiful and isn't my friend just the most wonderful? There are kitchen  and flower garden angels, radishes, summer garlands and even Swedish Dala horses to make. Oh my, this should keep me busy, busy, busy for a while!







The spring issue of Cath Kidston Magazine has also arrived! I hope you have ordered your free copy too. If not, you can browse the online version of the magazine here. I love all the visual inspiration in this issue.



I have also updated my ETSY gift shop. It's been light years since I've added anything to the shop. I'll be adding more spring-y gift items in the days to come.


Check out the Yozo Craft Valentine Sponsor Giveaway too. There will be 5 winners to be drawn. Have a happy Wednesday!

Come and enjoy the Year End Sale on Sweet Tidings ETSY from Dec 27 to Jan 6, 2009!

Just updated my ETSY shop! Check out some great gift ideas for the foodie, tea drinker, home chef, cat fancier, journal lover and interior decorator in your life! Happy Friday!