Treasury Tree Challenge (August Week 4)

Welcome to the Treasury Tree Challenge-a fun competition to inspire us all to make fabulous curations!  

Anyone with an Etsy account and the desire to make a treasury can enter!

The item from this week's challenge is from Melanie and Valerie of ClassicByNature:

Camera Photo Pillow Case- Red Vintage Camera by ClassicByNature

Here are the rules:

1) Use this item in your treasury. Your treasury can have any theme you like as long as it includes this item.

2) This item MUST be placed within the first three rows of your treasury. 

3) In addition to the featured item you must include at least four Tree Team members within your treasury, placed within the top three rows.  Here's a list of members.

Tip:  All of the Treasury Tree members' items can be found by clicking here and searching the team's items by key word. 

4) Tag your treasury with "treeteamchallenge". For your remaining tags, try to come up with relevant and diverse key words.  Using Etsy's current monthly merchandising guide as a reference can help!

5) Use the phrase "Tree Challenge" in your title (you can just stick it at the end in parentheses if you want).

6) In the description section of your treasury you MUST include the url for this blog post.

7) IMPORTANT: Return here and post a link to your treasury as a comment to this blog post.  Entries will only count if they've been posted on the blog!

Note: 

-You can make as many Tree Challenge treasuries as you want.

-You are not required to be a Tree Team member in order to participate in (or win!) these challenges.

-Participants are allowed to win more than once.

-If any of the seven guidelines above are forgotten your treasury could be disqualified from this challenge. (boo!)

You have until 12 noon (EST) on Tuesday, September 2nd to create your treasury or treasuries.  The winner will be announced that day! The winner will be selected by the featured item seller. Some guidelines for selection include the number of views and favorites they receive, but overall discretion is up to that week's judge.

If your treasury is the winner you will be notified as soon as possible, and we'll give you the chance to select one of the items from your shop to be featured in our next challenge. If you do not have an Etsy shop we'll ask you to nominate an item from the winning treasury to begin the next challenge.  

Good luck and have fun!

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Trends Are Going Old School Wins The Week 3 Challenge!

This week's Treasury Tree Challenge winner is a clean and fresh collection titled "Trends are going old school" by Melanie and Valerie of ClassicByNature.

Kerri of inmyigloo chose this treasury because it was just generally wonderful, plus it made a FP for the team and had the most views!

The next Treasury Tree Challenge to be posted ASAP-stay tuned!

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We have an August Giveaway winner!

Congrats to Hana (comment number 14) on winning August's giveaway!  Yay!

She wins the lovely cuff bracelet from Just Color, and has been notified by email.  

Stay tuned for another great giveaway in mid-September, and thanks so much to all who entered!

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Treasury Tree Challenge (August Week 3)

Welcome to the Treasury Tree Challenge-a fun competition to inspire us all to make great treasuries! 

Remember, anyone can enter.

The item from this week's challenge is from inmyigloo:

Antique Stenotype With Case by inmyigloo

Here are the rules: 

1) Use this item in your treasury. Your treasury can have any theme you like as long as it includes this item. 

2) This item MUST be placed within the first three rows of your treasury. 

3) In addition to the featured item you must include at least four Tree Team members within your treasury, placed within the top three rows. Here’s a list of members. 

 Tip: all of The Treasury Tree members' items can be found by clicking here and searching the team's items by key word. 

4) Tag your treasury with "treeteamchallenge". For your remaining tags, try to come up with relevant and diverse key words. 

5) Use the phrase “Tree Challenge” in your title (you can just stick it at the end in parentheses if you want). 

6) In the description section of your treasury you MUST include the URL for this blog post. 

7) Return here and post a link to your treasury as a comment to this blog post. Entries will only count if they've been posted on the blog! 

Note: 
-You can make as many Tree Challenge treasuries as you want. 
-You are not required to be a Tree member in order to participate in (or win!) these challenges. 
-Participants are allowed to win more than once. 
-If any of the seven guidelines above are forgotten your treasury could be disqualified from this challenge. (boo!) 

You have until 12 noon (EST) on Tuesday, August 21st to create your treasury (or treasuries). The winner will be announced that day! The winner will be selected based upon the number of views and favorites they receive, and will be selected by the featured seller. 

If your treasury is the winner you will be notified as soon as possible, and we’ll give you the chance to select one of the items from your shop to be featured in our next challenge. If you do not have an Etsy shop we’ll ask you to nominate an item from the winning treasury to begin the next challenge. 

Good luck and have fun!!

Now It's Time To Learn Wins the Challenge! (August Week 2)

This Week's Treasury Tree Challenge Winner is a back to school-themed treasury titled "Now It's Time To Learn!" by Kerri Renee of inmyigloo.

Tera of CreativityisMessy says it has "great colors, a theme that was very fitting, cute picks.... It was awesome!".

Stay tuned for a fresh new challenge up tomorrow!  

August Giveaway. Crochet Cuff Bracelet by JustColor

Crochet Cuff Bracelet by JustColor

Welcome to the August Treasury Tree giveaway! Each month we give away some Etsy treasure to one lucky blog reader.

This month we're giving away a delicate and colorful cuff bracelet made by JustColor. The cuff bracelet is hand crocheted in a beautiful shade of fine cotton yarn, trimmed with a silver tone chain and a beautiful floral silver metal toggle clasp that closes in front of the bracelet and acts as the main feature of the piece.

I asked Karineh, from JustColor what inspires her, here's what she said:

"I have always been creative, having been surrounded by creative people since childhood. Although at times I have been pulled to other directions, I have always felt the need to return to creativity. I am inspired by colors in nature and how they can effect our moods! I get exited by discovering new fibers and materials which dominate my existence!"

If you want to win this cuff bracelet all you need to do is visit JustColor's Etsy shop, then come back to the blog and leave a comment saying which item from the shop you like best. If you tweet, Facebook, blog or post on any other social media about the giveaway, you can leave additional comments saying you have done so. Every comment on this blog entry counts as one entry into the draw.

So get over to JustColor and find some treasure!

Good Luck.

The Rules

- Anyone can enter, from anywhere in the world, except for Treasury Tree team leaders and captains.

- Every comment on this blog entry counts as an entry into the draw. However, any comment which is not an entry as described above will be removed.

- The giveaway ends at noon PST on Sunday August 19th.

- One winner will be picked using a random number generator and announced on Monday August 20th.  

- Please make sure that we can contact you in some way from your comment.

- The prize is the Crochet Cuff Bracelet made by JustColor shown in the photo above, it will be shipped to the winner by USPS.

Treasury Tree Challenge (August Week 2)

Welcome to the Treasury Tree Challenge-a fun competition to inspire us all to make great treasuries! 

Remember, anyone can enter.

The item for this week's challenge is from CreativityisMessy:

Red and Black Vintage Measuring Tape Bracelet

Here are the rules:

1) Use this item in your treasury.  Your treasury can have any theme you like as long as it includes this item.

 2) This item MUST be placed within the first three rows of your treasury.

 3) In addition to the featured item you must include at least four Tree Team members within your treasury, placed within the top three rows. Here’s a list of members.

Tip: all of The Treasury Tree members' items can be found by clicking here and searching the team's items by key word.

 4) Tag your treasury with "treeteamchallenge".  For your remaining tags, try to come up with relevant and diverse key words.

5) Use the phrase “Tree Challenge” in your title (you can just stick it at the end in parentheses if you want).

6) In the description section of your treasury you MUST include the URL for this blog post.

 7) Return here and post a link to your treasury as a comment to this blog post.  Entries will only count if they've been posted on the blog!

Note:
-You can make as many Tree Challenge treasuries as you want.
-You are not required to be a Tree member in order to participate in (or win!) these challenges.
-Participants are allowed to win more than once.
-If any of the seven guidelines above are forgotten your treasury could be disqualified from this challenge. (boo!)

You have until 12 noon (EST) on Tuesday, August 14th to create your treasury (or treasuries).
The winner will be announced that day! The winner will be selected based upon the number of views and favorites they receive, and will be selected by the featured seller.

If your treasury is the winner you will be notified as soon as possible, and we’ll give you the chance to select one of the items from your shop to be featured in our next challenge.

If you do not have an Etsy shop we’ll ask you to nominate an item from the winning treasury to begin the next challenge.

Good luck and have fun!!

Prep School Style Wins the Treasury Tree Challenge (August Week 1)

Prep School Style

This week's Treasury Tree Challenge winner is a preppy treasury called "Prep School Style" by CreativityisMessy.


Julie and Raul from ReverseChronology chose this treasury as the winner because it had the most views


Julie and Raul also say:

"We do wish we could have a runner-up, though, because Molly Finds had the most admirers (15! Great job!) But everyone did such a great job! Thanks to all for participating. This was so much fun!"

The next Treasury Tree Challenge starts tomorrow...

Shopping Faux Gold

204 nations are gathered under the Olympic Flag in London this week. Around 10,500 athletes in total. And they all want gold.


If like me, you've been watching these athletes in amazement, you might want gold too, maybe not real gold, maybe just something gold colored...



This limited edition gold leather credit card wallet by Sakao, really makes me smile, it is so ostentatious.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/85176749/gold-digger-leather-wallet-id-metro

Gold Digger Leather Wallet by Sakao

I love Hollywood Regency, the high glamour, low cost aesthetic is one that is definitely back in fashion in 2012. And what makes this statement better than a vintage gold plastic tissue box cover?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/98902913/hollywood-regency-box-gold-retro-kleenex

Hollywood Regency Tissue Box from Dottirosestudio

Staying with the vintage theme, this 1960s gold cocktail dress is gorgeous and in great condition.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/104534305/1950s-gold-brocade-cocktail-dress

1950s Gold Brocade Cocktail Dress from ArtofScavengery

And finally, let's bring our faux gold explorations back to the present with these pretty modern earrings by SYMBOLICinteraction.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/86334276/pearl-earrings-modern-bridal-jewelry

Pearl Earrings by SYMBOLICinteraction

Treasury Tree Challenge (August Week 1)

Welcome to the Treasury Tree Challenge-a fun competition to inspire us all to make great treasuries!

Remember, anyone can enter.

The item for this week's challenge is from ReverseChronology:

Vintage Wool Coat from ReverseChronology

Here are the rules: 

1) Use this item in your treasury.  Your treasury can have any theme you like as long as it includes this item.

 2) This item MUST be placed within the first three rows of your treasury.

 3) In addition to the featured item you must include at least four Tree Team members within your treasury, placed within the top three rows. Here’s a list of members.

Tip: all of The Treasury Tree members' items can be found by clicking here and searching the team's items by key word.

 4) Tag your treasury with "treeteamchallenge".  For your remaining tags, try to come up with relevant and diverse key words.

5) Use the phrase “Tree Challenge” in your title (you can just stick it at the end in parentheses if you want).

6) In the description section of your treasury you MUST include the URL for this blog post.

 7) Return here and post a link to your treasury as a comment to this blog post.  Entries will only count if they've been posted on the blog!

Note:
-You can make as many Tree Challenge treasuries as you want.
-You are not required to be a Tree member in order to participate in (or win!) these challenges.
-Participants are allowed to win more than once.
-If any of the seven guidelines above are forgotten your treasury could be disqualified from this challenge. (boo!)

You have until 12 noon (EST) on Tuesday, August 7th to create your treasury (or treasuries).
The winner will be announced that day! The winner will be selected based upon the number of views and favorites they receive, and will be selected by the featured seller.

If your treasury is the winner you will be notified as soon as possible, and we’ll give you the chance to select one of the items from your shop to be featured in our next challenge.

If you do not have an Etsy shop we’ll ask you to nominate an item from the winning treasury to begin the next challenge.

Good luck and have fun!!