Some Pretty Blues to Share

Well, I thought it might be time for a new post.... after all, it's been a mere 8 months since my last one! I promise.... hope.... that I'll do better in the future!

So I thought I would start back with some blue to share on Blue Monday from Backyard Neighbor....

First up is my little blue bird from my shop (you may remember him from prior posts) -- he has flown in and out a number of times and just recently flew back in!

He loves his butterfly friends and always asks them to fly with him!

Next I want to share this beauty of an Etsy treasury from my BBA teammate Margaret. It just happens to be my personal favorite shade of blue! She has included my tea and cookies set -- and in fact included it a second treasury she made the same day -- oh, my heart is aflutter!

She has titled the treasury "Summer Daydreams"

Perfect!

If you'd like to check out any of the lovelies she selected just click here or on the treasury itself.

And a bit of a pay it forward....

Newborn baby socks with bugs!

Margaret has hand painted and hand dyed these cuties!

I hope you enjoyed my blues today -- be sure to go over to Blue Monday to see more!

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Sarah Beth

Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds

I'm being greedy and sharing two posts on Blue Monday today!

My first one, That's a Lot of Bull! has lots of blue to see, but I think you'll agree that this post has a whole lot more!! It's a treasury that I made for one of the Etsy teams I'm on -- BBArtisans (aka Blogging Business Artisans). Just wanted to share -- I think you'll enjoy it whether you're on Etsy or not :)

If you'd like to see any of the items up close and personal, just click anywhere on the treasury and you'll be whisked away! If you're an Etsy seller and would like to leave a comment, that would be awesome!

See. What did I tell you? A mega amount of blue!

Oh, and you know what else? I know that you blog, but if you blog and are on Etsy, you might like to join up with the BBA Team -- we're small but mighty! Go here to check us out!

~ sharing on Blue Monday


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Holiday Sales with A Pop of Red

Did you know that today is Small Business Saturday, and Monday is Cyber Monday? You probably did unless you live in a cave with no TV... LOL!!

Some of the BBA team members are offering special discounts for those special shopping days, some for more holiday sales lasting later into December. To see what is offered, just give a click on this cute badge and it will take you to the list...

Last night I made this Pop of Red treasury featuring the Blogging Business Artisans team and other Etsy friends, and wanted to share it today. Each month the members of the BBA team make at least one treasury -- and I almost missed the deadline!!

This collection has an eclectic assortment of handmade goodies that would be perfect for your favorite guy or gal on Christmas Day!

'A Pop of Red' by magnoliasurprise

Black and white with a pop of red from the BBArtisans team and friends

You can click on the title to go to Etsy for the actual treasury if you'd like to leave a comment or share, and clicking on the photos will take you to that shop. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it!

So, if you will be out shopping today, I hope you can find just the right thing for that special someone -- or you can avoid the crazed shoppers and long lines and just shop right here with the Blogging Business Artisans!!

Have an awesome weekend!

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Hip Hip Parade! A Gift Guide and a Coupon Code

I am so pleased to be included in this lovely gift guide by MossyJojo!
She very sweetly used my strawberries :)

Click here or anywhere on the gift guide to go to the treasury on Etsy

Now, here's the super exciting part.... 

I'm offering 10% off anything in my shop now through Nov. 30!!

hip hip parade! 

(as my daughter used to say when she was a little tyke)

I offered this discount to MossyJojo's readers

and wanted to do the same for you, my bloggy friends :)

So, hop on over to my shop and see what goodies you can find....

the coupon code is MossyJojoBlog10

I'll be adding more goodies, so please check back during the month!

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Falling for Teal

Teal is a medium blue-green color and apparently there is some debate over whether it is a blue, or a green. 

I say it's in the middle!

It's actually named after the Teal duck, a small freshwater duck that has teal colored feathers around its eyes.

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Aren't they pretty? My very first summer job was at the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries (they were good about giving teenagers summer jobs and I had a friend whose uncle worked there). Anyway my job was to stuff envelopes mailing out Teal Certificates for hunting purposes. There were a bunch of us working there so it was pretty fun!

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Mr and Mrs 

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Here's another bit of teal trivia... Crayola's crayon called "Teal Blue" was first introduced in 1990 as part of a box of 64. (from Crayola's Color Corner) It was retired in 2003.

Did you know that "sophisticated, self assured and stable" are the personality traits of the color Teal? So when you wear teal, feel very good about yourself because you'll be showing those attributes!

So, all this teal trivia brings me to the Etsy treasury I just made..... you did know I wasn't going to ONLY talk about ducks and crayons didn't you?!!

When Ayla of Eyelah posted this gorgeous cowl scarf in one of the discussion threads for the BBArtisans team, I knew I was going to make a treasury using it as my inspiration! I love the color teal, from the light summer aqua hues to the deeper teals of winter -- I love them all!

'Falling for Teal' by magnoliasurprise

This treasury was inspired by Ayla's fabulous scarf and features more beautiful teals from the BBArtisans team, as well as from other talented Etsians. Hope you enjoy it! You can click on the title to go to the original treasury on Etsy, and on each item to go directly to that shop. 

Maybe you'll find some beautiful teal to make you feel sophisticated, self assured and stable!!

Sharing on Blue Monday over at Smiling Sally's

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Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue!

With July 4th getting closer and closer, I thought I would put together a patriotic red, white and blue treasury to show off some of that American spirit!

Many of these wonderful items are from the Blogging Business Artisans team and the rest are from around Etsy -- I found some beauties don't you think?!!

'Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue!' 

Patriotic finds from the BBA team and friends!

Nautical Fabric Cir... OnePerfectDay $12	Patriotic Mini Bunt... pasqueflower $10	Patriotic Tie Dye T... SplendidLittl... $18	Patriotic Dish Towe... PruittCreatio... $18
Black Onyx and Oran... BeadedTail $22	Patriotic Americana... SewMuchSpirit $99.75	INSTANT DOWNLOAD - ... PoppyHillCrea... $5	Blue Pin Up Girl Sa... StalkingTheWi... $10.25
Felted bowl, wool, ... JNOriginals $18	American flag short... feathers2geth... $57	Patriotic Fourth of... VanityFlairVi... $8.95	Summer Fourth of Ju... KMMGdesigns $45
antique 48 star ext... TrunkGypsies $74.5	Fourth of July Cook... BitesBakedGoo... $33	Patriotic US Red W... lindab142 $30	America The Beautif... RosiesHut $10

I hope you'll click on the title and go to the actual treasury on Etsy and leave me a comment! And comment here too, of course!!  : )

And have a great Fourth of July when it gets here! We'll probably cook out and see what fireworks we can see from our backyard! (We stopped going to fireworks displays once the kids were too old to be seen with their parents!) Our town has a fireworks display every year that is not too far from us so we can usually see quite a few explosions in the sky!

How are you celebrating this year?


Sharing at
Blue Monday at Smiling Sally's
Treasury Tuesday at Aquariann


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