So many homemade lovely things out there...

I have been truly enjoying perusing through blogs and websites seeing what is out there. I have been blessed enough to be "crafty" but never dreamed of "channeling" my crafts to showcase or make a little extra income for my family. Looking through many sites I now know I CAN do this...and in fact I have!!! I have started a small company (oooo that sounds sooo formal...) with a good friend of mine - with CLAY! We do hand and footprints in clay to make an heirloom quality gift or keepsake!! I just love it! Working with clay is my passion and love and now I also get to work with kiddos! Best of both worlds! We even have a website http://www.firstimpressionsceramics.com/ !! Pretty soon I will also be putting up some of my personal work to show or sell - for now here on this blog!! So stay tuned. I am completely fascinated with homemade gifts and homemade art! I am truly inspired by what I see out there!


Recently several people have told me to check out http://www.etsy.com/ - a site designed for homemade/artisitic items. They wanted me to see the homemade wonderful crafts/items and also to check and see if I might at some point be able to sell some of my pottery/ceramic items on Etsy. So I have checked it out... and now I have to say I am OBSESSED... ok that's a strong word... but I truly, truly, truly love getting their e-mails about items of the week and then doing some random searches!!! Some of my favorite searches are of course pottery/ceramics, but also vintage fabric, vintage looking aprons, soaps, beading, ok well you get the idea!

I found this neat site SugarPieChic - all about the vintage aprons and such. I read her site and she is featured as a giveaway on another site - Rainbowswirlz.
This site is pretty darn neat. There are lots of things to look at and explore!! If you want a nice apron... for free... you can sign-up to win it! It's so cute!! The giveaway for this apron ends June 24th! http://rainbowswirlz.blogspot.com/2009/06/sugarpiechic-giveaway-june-18th-24th.html.



I am truly inspired by all the lovely homemade things I have been seeing! Now if I could just organize myself enough to get some of my things listed...