Wednesday, April 21, 2010

seven new goods in the middle...

Burrowing Owl and Ferns Original Painting

Little Swallows Forever- Illustration

Arctic Fox

Le petit peuple de la vase

Chat Noir Print Black Cat using Snuff Victorian Anthropomorphic Art Tina Imel Signed

Thursday Night Temptation

Hello All!

I just received this message from the CraftAnon Etsy Street Team and wanted to pass it along to you. Here it goes:

Hello!

I'm writing to you as a representative of the CraftAnon Etsy Street Team.

As you may know, our team hosts Thursday Night Temptation (TNT), a weekly themed sale. Many of our members sign up to participate in the weekly theme and join us for chat and cross promotion. We spend the day making posts on different networking sites, building up some hype, and end with a fun Etsy chat that lasts from 6pm until midnight (EST). This sale is open to all Etsy sellers, and it is with the intention of getting some other teams involved that I am sending this convo. We hope that you might be interested in joining forces with us and helping to make TNT huge!

Here are some links that you can check out to get some more information on what we do and how the sale goes.


TNT Info:
http://www.craftanon.com/tnt/tnt.html

Attack of the Craft (our home base):
http://www.attackofthecraft.com



This week's theme is "Free Gift With Purchase". This can be any item of your choosing! We would love to have you and your team members join us and represent YOUR Street Team so please, pass this letter around!


Feel free to convo me with any questions you may have. If I don't know the answer, I can certainly find it and thank you for taking the time to check everything out!

Sincerely,

-
Maria (Concertina3)

If any one is interested, please click on the links and participate!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Woodland Creatures

So many of the talented artists here at Folk Reveries are inspired by nature, especially the little creatures from the woods. Here are a few woodland reveries, available now in member shops:


by Encore Petite

by the Haunted Hollow Tree

by Little Big Head


by Sarah Blank
What's your favorite woodland creature?

Friday, April 9, 2010

Welcome New Folk Revelries Members!

Here are the shop names of our newest members!


Their shop names and links will be updated on a sidebar soon and I will be posting up some shop photos, so stay tuned!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Treasured Relics

I came upon the astonish work of Jennifer Parrish of Parrish Relics a few years ago, and was immediately smitten. She seamlessly weaves both new techniques with romantic images from centuries gone by in her unique jewelry.

Inspired by symbolism, the Renaissance and the Pre-Rhapaelites, Jennifer conjures up her creations in her attic studio of a Victorian home in New England. No wonder each piece is filled with such mood and history!

Aside from selling on etsy and on her business website, Jennifer's work can also be seen on tv and film, including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Royal Stylemakers, 30 ROCK, among others.. Perhaps most well known of her televised pieces is the signature "B" necklace worn by main character Betty on "Ugly Betty." The "B" necklace was patterned after the "B" worn by Anne Boleyn in her famous portrait.
Aside from traditional necklaces and bracelets, Jennifer also creates amazing hand-crafted crowns and tiaras worn by brides looking for a special touch on their wedding day. The above image is a crown currently in Parrish Relics etsy store--- gorgeous!
I count myself lucky to own several pieces of Jennifer's beautiful pieces--- my husband figured out long ago that he could never go wrong on a holiday or an anniversary with a Parrish Relics piece ;)

To find out more about Parrish Relics and perhaps procure your own piece, you can find Jennifer's work here:





Enjoy!~
Folk Reveries Team Member

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

let there be wolves!

I have always been a lover of wolves. Wolves were one of my first favorite animals (ever) and of course, I still love them now.

Nicole Licht of Astulabee recently worked on a new wonderful softie which is of course, a wolf.
Here is a photo of it and you are more than welcome to see the rest of the photos at her blog.




She truly creates beautifully complicate and unique items. Each softie is individually considered and created with lots of hand stitching and special details. She utilizes carefully selected materials and each piece is sturdy enough to be shared as a keepsake, a heirloom toy or a softie sculpture. Here are some of them from her shop: