Yes, my new store is called
Artsy Craftery and it's at
Shop Handmade, a venue dedicated to handmade artists and crafters. At SH you'll also find vintage and reclaimed vintage items. Their reSupplies(tm) division features new and used AC media and supplies.
You may remember some of these products from my old Storenvy store, which I closed in November.
I'm in the process of listing these and the rest of my Storenvy merchandise, and inventory that has never been listed, in my new store. Eventually my eCrater listings will be moved to Shop Handmade also.
Spring Green Spot-on-Art
My first Spot-on-Art gallery for this new season includes products from fellow handmade artists and crafters at my new venue, in my favorite greens: from chartreuse to moss.
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| Hand-rolled and sewn Kiwi Plaid Silk Tie: Tie One On |
Where have you ever seen this green wipe-up alternative? They're gorgeous and money-saving.
Do you like terrariums, mini gardens or gardens in a bottle? Well Carrie shows you how to make some cute little ornament terrariums, at her blog
Little Big. It's a holiday post using discarded clear plastic ornaments, but the design can be adapted to Spring.
Have you ever seen a green flower? Well
Dave's Garden shows you several of the unique specimens, including the
Nepal Lilly,
Bells of Ireland and the
Olive Garden Iris. My favorite though has to be the bright chartreuse
Splurge, which seems to glow with a lemony-green inner light. I'd like to have a group of containers full of them.
Sherwin-Williams has a green that I like called
SW 6706 Offbeat Green. I love the mossy yellowness of it. With their visualizer you can access all sorts of tools to see how your chosen colors and palettes will look on different surfaces.
The
Pantone color of the year is emerald. You can see a touch of it in this wall art piece by A. J. Wiberg. I think their emerald has a bit more touch of blue in it than I'm used to. It's beautiful but can't hold a candle to my yellow-greens.
Pantone has also named a green Tender Shoots. It's a bright, clear green that would make a great accent color.
Event Envy has a Pinterest board that's titled
2013 Pantone Color: Tender Shoots. I think she shares a variety of medium greens, rather than just the Tender Shoots color. It's still a lovely pin board to me.
An
About.com article states that lemon scent may help with stress relief and mood enhancement. According to an article in
Prevention Magazine, a mild lemon scent can help improve cognitive performance.
According to
eHow and
EverydayHealth.com, heat relaxes muscles, relieves soreness, increases blood flow and reduces pain. Cold therapy slows down blood flow, decreases swelling and pain, and should be used immediately after a sprain or strain.
It's going to be a great Spring this year, with making and buying handmade going on all over the place!
