i wear handmade {self-portrait challenge}
late afternoon with millie, 20 november 2007
estella necklace by jen, birdhouse pendant by stephanie, mitts by jmaccknit, my little black dress (in grey) by treehouse 28
hat by jmaccknit and earrings by sulu
i am enjoying bringing more and more handmade items into my wardrobe. shopping more on etsy and at art+craft fairs and less in the big box stores.
it feels more like me to wear these pieces...
i took the handmade pledge a week weeks back, which means i am giving only handmade gifts for the holidays this year and asking for handmade gifts.
so lots of time spent on etsy...i mean a lot of time spent on etsy.
some new favorites (these are all in the "made by yarn" category):
these mitts
this capelet
and this capelet
this hat
this blooming brooch
this apple jacket
one idea i want to pass on to you is to check out the favorites of other etsy folks. you can find their lists right in the sidebar of their shops or in their profiles. even if you don't have an etsy shop, you can create a profile and start adding items and shops to your favorites, and then you can share the link to your favorites with your loved ones so that they know what you might want this holiday season...go on...buy (and ask for) some handmade gifts...
posing, 20 november 2007
i took so many photos today, that by the time i posed for this one i was cracking up at the oddity of taking self-portraits...thought it might resonate with some of you...
oh and see what others are wearing here
self-portrait, self-portrait challenge
Reader Comments (15)
You are so adorable in that last picture! :)
I love your necklace...I better go check out that shop!
Handmade looks beautiful on you my dear friend! And yes, I get the cracking up, because we know that to get this many good shots...it takes even more. he he
Thank you for the support and love....big hugs and kisses.
mmmm all these lovely things (now bookmarked here, of course ;)
you look so lovely!
have a fantabulous day
Vx
i think what you are doing
(buying handmade) is wonderful,
i keep saying i want to do the same.
it's the online shopping,
the paypal, the stuff like that
that i suck at...
sigh...
perhaps it will be a new years resolution.
:)
oh...
and could you be any cuter????
heehee
homemade=yummy...
I'm lloking forward to coming back later to trace all those links.
thank you.
I love, love, love that necklace!
i just love this post and all the etsy link love!!
such yummy etsy link love :) i always check people's favourites and am so in love with handmade goods ...
i adore these photos of you, yummy!! and i soooo get the cracking up, lol ... xox
such a beautiful collection of handmade things... and that last photo is SO beautiful, all shiny and happy and full of the loveliness of life. Thanks for sharing all the etsy links too!
You look so beautiful with your
beaming smile and adorable
toque:)
I am buying handmade all the time
now ~ so much talent on etsy ~
that necklace is divine:)
Yeah, that last photo of you is too darn cute!
Thanks for your support here. I took the pledge, too, and was trying to make all of the Christmas gifts for my family. Do six year old boys like long earrings? If not, I'm stuck.
Oh, liz, you are over the top on this! That hat is too cute. I want it! I went to the site, but, alas, the artist is onto something else. It's the edge on yours that defines it for me.
I applaud your buying homemade only. I love wearable art and buy what I can, but I've been seduced to buy mass market too.
I was fascinated by all the handcraft links you gave. Those felted flower pins and hair pieces are fantastic. I think I HAVE to have one.
Liz, you are amazing. I love the world from your viewpoint. Keep sharing. And thanks for visiting my blog. Your comments made me feel as if we were having a conversation. I love you, dear girl.
I just went and bought the orange brown fingerless gloves like yours. My studio is freezing in the morning and my hands cramp up when typing. These will really come in handy.
Love you beautiful.
i took the pledge too - and i'm proud to say all my friends will be receiving handmade this xmas!! long live etsy :o)