3.22.13

Friday is here again.  I am frantically trying to pull this post together at the last minute since blogger decided to flake out on me.  I just hope that I remember everyone and get everything where it needs to go.  Advice to anyone trying to keep up a blog with limited time - write and back up your drafts in Word, notepad etc. then copy and paste. :)  Enough griping, and on to the fun stuff.


First up, are my two Team Madcap tresuries for the week:

The first treasury is .  I think that the items in the first treasury would bring out a smile in anyone.  I can personally say that the Easter Rubber Ducky soaps are awesome. I just wish that I could try everything here!  I guess that is kind of what treasuries are for though. :)  I hope that you enjoy perusing these two treasuries as much as I enjoyed putting them together.

"A Little Help for the Easter Bunny"



The second treasury is steam punk inspired.  Very neat and interesting items.

"Steam"

The following items from Feath & Kee have been included in treasuries. 

Hand Dyed Green Headband with White Flower was included in the following treasuries...

• Fresh by Monica from Rescued In Time (really neat vintage collectables).

• A Fresh Start by Roxie from formymulattos (neat jewelry and art).

 Rainy Day Fund 1 Painted Glass Jar in Blues with Rain Drops was included in...

• Winter's Last Hurrah by Carlee (creator of super awesome bath and body products) of FB Essentials (the shop where you go to buy these awesome products).

 

Follow the Yellow Brick Road - Hand Painted Sign was included in...

• Follow the yellow brick road...beause by Patti of Loves Paris Studio (beautiful photographs, iphone cases, and vintage finds).

That wraps it up for this week.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

-- Jessica

3.15.2013

  We made it to another Friday!!! Things are going well at Feath & Kee.  We have survived Spring Break :).  We have had a few items included in treasuries this week. Yay!  I really enjoyed all of these, and am happy that Feath & Kee was included.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road has been receiving a lot of love. Most recently from Kathy at Bay Moon Design (very lovely handmade cards and jewelry to be found there by the way.) included our sign in her Oz inspired Etsy treasury Flying Monkey from the Wizard of Oz




Also, Marilyn of Beach Sea Crafts (wonderful beach inspired jewelry!) included one of our hand dyed headbands in her treasury Vintage and More.

 Sharon from Lilac Cottage Cards & Gifts (unique hand stamped cards, journals, checkbook covers, etc.) included a personal favorite of mine, hand dyed headband, with red pom pom, in her lovely treasury, March FInds in Red.

Eleanna  from ElenLovelyCollection (unique up-cycled bags and jewelry) included Rainy Day Fund in her treasury just a pair of shoes..










Now for this weeks Team Madcap treasuries......  :)

I had a lot of fun with this first one.  I stumbled upon GolightlyHeadwear, where I saw this awesome bunny hat, and decided then and there I would do a treasury with just bunnies. :)

Bunnies Bunnies Everywhere!




The second treasury for this week, centers around items for a Spring or Summer celebration.



A Casual Affair

So until next week....


-- Jessica

3.8.2013

Congratulations everyone on having made it through another week!  Spring is here-- maybe not officially, but all the same...  Here at Feath & Kee, we are enjoying the "nice" weather while we can.  The blazing 100+ weather is just around the corner.  However, it is March, and St. Patrick's Day is Sunday, which means Green Potatoes (mashed potatoes with cooked, chopped kale mixed in) i.e. Colcannon and soda bread.

This week's Team Madcap treasuries are St. Patrick's Day inspired as well.
First up, is You'll Need Luck On Your Side
 

Second, is Emerald is it. I love green!
 



In other Feath & Kee news, Follow the Yellow Brick Road was included in the Etsy treasury We're off to see the wizard by Kris and Doug at StudioHen.

-- Jessica

3.1.2013

It is Friday again.  There is so much going on, that hopefully will be ready to share soon.  Today I am sharing two treasuries that I created for the It's A Madcap Life treasury team.  My grandmother passed away this week, and these were done in her honor.  The world is a dimmer place without her.

--Jessica

 

Pink Was Her Signature Color

 

 

 

 3.1.2012

 

 

 

You Blink and Then It's A......

New Year!!!  Wow, where does time go?  With so much going on, I didn't realize how long it had been since I posted anything here.

So, to bring things up to speed.....

I am now a member of It's a Madcap Life Treasury Team.  For those of you who are not too familiar with Etsy, or treasuries, a treasury is where you create a collection of sixteen items that are found on Etsy.  These are usually created around a theme, but this is not always the case.  There are so many neat and interesting things, and talented people on Etsy.  I find creating treasuries as a fun way to recognize all of those.

It's A Madcap Life is a team that I belong to on Etsy.  It currently has 12,470 members and counting.  Obviously, there is no shortage of treasury inspiration!  As a member of the treasury team, I will post at least two treasuries a week that feature only members of It's a Madcap Life.  I am planning to post my treasuries on Fridays, and will post those on here as well.  To check out all of the other Madcap treasuries, click here.  Also, you can subscribe to the It's A Madcap Life blog for updates!

So I will leave you on this Friday with my two treasuries of the week.  You can see my other treasuries here .

First up, is the Spring inspired,  Tiptoe Through the Tulips

 

Next, gearing up for Easter is Easter Parade

  

Have a great weekend!

--Jessica

First Snow of the Year!

In my last post, I was bemoaning the crazy weather that we have been having.  Yes, the weather is still crazy, however, we dipped into a bit of normalcy today with a high of 48 degrees and .... SNOW!!!  My oldest set a record this morning for getting dressed so she could play before school.  My youngest got to play in the snow for the first time.
Big difference between here and Fort Worth... one little snow flake, and the news is all over it.  Road conditions are updated constantly.  Here in the sticks, you are kind of on your own.  I had so much fun driving on ice this morning, but we made it to school on time and in one piece.

Christmas Is Creeping Closer....

Christmas is fast approaching, and the weather has been crazy here in Texas.  Texas is known for weird weather, but in my 32 years here, I have yet to witness 80 degree days this close to Christmas.  We let our tomatoe and pepper plants go weeks ago with the frost thinking that fall was finally here and that was it.  Arrgh!

I made it through my first craft fair last weekend.  The turn out was not that great, but I live in a small town, and just being able to have a Christmas celebration with craft booths is saying something.  I was able to meet some fellow local crafters, which was nice.  I wish that I had taken pictures of these really neat tables that were made using recycled wood, and yard sticks -- awesome.  Hopefully the maker/seller will have a store on Etsy or website soon so I can share a link.  I also met Erica from Beehive Creations, who happens to make really cute bows.  So all in all, it was a fun Saturday.

Here are a few Etsy treasuries that I created recently.  The first is all about Ornaments, and the second, It's looking like a Madcap Christmas! features members from It's a Madcap Life.  Last but not least is Sweet Suds - soaps that look good enough to eat! :)

A picture of my table at Olney's Grand Old Christmas December 1st