Treasury Tree Challenge! (September Week 4)

Welcome to another installment of the Treasury Tree Challenge- a fun competition to inspire us all to create awesome treasuries and discover great new shops! 

Anyone with an Etsy account and the desire to curate can enter! 

This week's featured item is from Stephanie of BlueFennel: 

50s Purple Print Wiggle Dress by Stephanie of BlueFennel

Here are the rules: 

1) Use this item in your treasury. You 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 current 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. Try to pay attention to what's trending on Etsy and around the web! 

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, but are not eligible if they have just won a challenge or are currently the featured item. 

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

You have until 12 noon (EST) on Tuesday, October 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 the 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!

<3

Night Skies wins the September Week 3 Treasury Challenge!

"night skies" by Stephanie of BlueFennel 

This week's Treasury Tree Challenge winner is a stargazingly stunning treasury titled "night skies" by Stephanie of the wonderful vintage clothing shop BlueFennel.

Erica of Sakao says "I picked this one because the color palette is amazing, and it inspires me, makes me want to fly!!!".

Keep your eyes open for the next Treasury Tree Challenge to be posted tomorrow!

-Kerri

<3

We Have a September Giveaway Winner!

Congrats to Gothicrise (comment number 34) on winning August's giveaway! Yay! 

They won the beautiful Lavender Polka Dot Earrings from Bobbi Lewin, and have been notified by email. 

 Stay tuned for another great giveaway in early October-we'll have 2 giveaways next month!

Thanks so much to all who entered!

<3

Fall Fashion Finds for the Weekend!

The leaves are already changing colors here in Upstate, NY and today is already the first day of fall!  Time for sweaters, snuggling, warm colors and enjoying the sunshine as much as possible.

Here are some great fall fashion finds!

For the love of paisleys and everything retro!  Great vintage dress by Blue Fennel:

70s Paisley Dress by BlueFennel

The colors in this gorgeous necklace by the Whirlwind remind me of fall:

Mustard Yellow and Navy Blue Lace Necklace by TheWhirlwind

I absolutely adore these legwarmers by Nicole's Threads:

Women's Orange Tangerine Sweater Legwarmers by Nicole's Threads

Super comfy looking sweater by Max & Melody:

Oversized Eco Cotton Hand Knitted Sweater by Max & Melody

These stunning hairpins by Embellishing You would glow nicely under the autumn sun:

Chocolate Brown Hair Pins by Embellishing You

Doesn't feel like fall until I'm wearing a scarf!  This brown infinity scarf by Just Color is to die for:

Brown Chunky Chain Crochet Infinity Scarf by Just Color

(Thanks again to our fabulous team member Hope of Blackbird & Peacock for the great picks!)


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Treasury Tree Challenge! (September Week 3)

Welcome to another installment of the Treasury Tree Challenge-
a fun competition to inspire us all to create awesome treasuries and discover great new shops! 

Anyone with an Etsy account and the desire to curate can enter! 

This week's featured item is from Erica of Sakao: 

Constellation Red Leather Personalized iPhone Case by Sakao

Here are the rules: 

1) Use this item in your treasury. You 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 current 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. Try to pay attention to what's trending on Etsy and around the web! 

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, but are not eligible if they have just won a challenge or are currently the featured item. 
-If any of the guidelines above are forgotten your treasury could be disqualified from the challenge. (boo!) 

You have until 12 noon (EST) on Tuesday, September 25 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 the 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!

<3

When Magic Happens Wins the September Week 2 Treasury Challenge!

"When Magic Happens" by Erica of Sakao

This week's Treasury Tree Challenge winner is a warm and cozy harvest-themed treasury titled "When Magic Happens" by Erica of the fabulous leather goods shop Sakao. 

 Karineh of Just Color says "I love everything in this T. It's warm and fun!". 

 Keep your eyes open for the next Treasury Tree Challenge to be posted asap! 

 -Kerri

<3

September Giveaway: Lavender Fields Polka Dot Earrings

Polka Dot Earrings-Lavender Fields by BobbiLewin

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

 This month we're giving away a lovely pair of crochet earrings made by Bobbi Lewin. These pastel lavender polka dot earrings were crocheted in the woods using fine cotton thread and a tiny steel hook. Each 1 inch circle dangles from a surgical steel ear wire. 

 Bobbi is a mixed media and fiber artist who comes from a long line of needleworkers. Her pieces are beautifully intricate, lovingly crafted, and inspired by her daily life. 

 If you want to win these earrings all you need to do is visit BobbiLewin'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 BobbiLewin 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 September 23rd. 
- One winner will be picked using a random number generator and announced on Monday September 24th. 
 - Please make sure that we can contact you in some way from your comment. 
- The prize is the Lavender Polka Dot Crochet Earrings made by BobbiLewin shown in the photo above, it will be shipped to the winner by USPS.

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Treasury Tree Challenge! (September Week 2)

Welcome to another installment of the Treasury Tree Challenge-a fun competition to inspire us all to create awesome treasuries and discover great new shops! 

Anyone with an Etsy account and the desire to curate can enter! 

This week's featured item is from Karineh of JustColor: 

Handmade Unisex Chunky Terracotta Cowl by JustColor

Here are the rules: 

1) Use this item in your treasury. You 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 current 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. Try to pay attention to what's trending on Etsy and around the web! 

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, but are not eligible if they have just won a challenge or are currently the featured item. 
-If any of the guidelines above are forgotten your treasury could be disqualified from the challenge. (boo!) 

You have until 12 noon (EST) on Tuesday, September 18 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 the 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!

<3

Boo! BooBoo! BooBoo! Wins the September Week 1 Treasury Challenge!

"Boo! BooBoo! BooBoo!" By Karineh of JustColor

This week's Treasury Tree Challenge winner is a fabulous Halloween-themed treasury titled "Boo! BooBoo! BooBoo!" by Karineh of the lovely shop JustColor. 

 Hope Von Stengel of Blackbird & Peacock chose this treasury because "her picks were just so dang cool!". 

 Keep your eyes open for the next Treasury Tree Challenge to be posted asap! 

 -Kerri <3

Friday Finds-Kitsch is Good for the Soul!

Thanks to Hope of BlackbirdandPeacock for picking out these great finds!

Check out these upcycled or vintage kitschy finds that make you feel good- and make the planet happy too!

The other day I stumbled upon this vintage nymph from MeshuMash's totally rad shop and fell in love!  So pretty, she definitely belongs on Great Aunt Adilla's windowsill.

Vintage Nymph Figurine by Meshumash

This chillin' clay gnome necklace by Creativity is Messy makes me smile.  And the bottle cap she uses is recycled- very cool!

Chillin' With My Gnomie by CreativityisMessy

Not sure where Molly from Molly Finds unearths her vintage goodies, but I seriously am in awe of all of her treasures.  This donkey is too adorable!

Vintage Baby Donkey Planter by MollyFinds

These sweet upcycled candlestick holders by Trash Things are sooo awesomely pink.

Watermelon Pink Brass Candle Holders by Trash Things

Christmas + kitty cats= absolute kitsch.   Thank you, OooohStitchy.

Christmas Cat Embroidery Hoop by OooohStitchy

Stay tuned for more fabulous Etsy discoveries next Friday!

<3

Treasury Tree Challenge! (September Week 1)

Welcome to another installment of the Treasury Tree Challenge-a fun competition to inspire us all to create awesome treasuries and discover great new shops!

Anyone with an Etsy account and the desire to curate can enter!

This week's featured item is from Hope Von Stengel of Blackbird & Peacock:

8 Bit Ghost Journal in Red Moleskine by Blackbird & Peacock

Here are the rules:

1) Use this item in your treasury. You 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 current 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.  Try to pay attention to what's trending on Etsy and around the web!

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, but are not eligible if they have just won a challenge or are currently the featured item.

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

You have until 12 noon (EST) on Tuesday, September 11 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 the 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!

<3

My House is So Retro Wins the August Week 4 Treasury Challenge!

My House is So Retro... by Hope of BlackbirdandPeacock

This week's Treasury Tree Challenge winner is a fabulously retro vintage-themed treasury titled "My House is So Retro..." by Hope Von Stengel of the fabulous shop Blackbird and Peacock.

Melanie and Valerie of ClassicbyNature chose this treasury because of its great views and vintage feel.  

Keep your eyes open for the next Treasury Tree Challenge to be posted asap!

Hope your Labor Day weekend rocked!

-Kerri <3