Thursday's Three: My family

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Ok, on to this weeks Thursday's Three... it is all about my family! I want to support their little businesses any way I can. Here we go...

Thursday's Three: Family

1) Spittin Toad: My cousin, Denise, runs this fun little shop. It's full of her unique creations and I just love it. She has always encouraged me to be creative. I know that a lot of what I create today probably stems from the time I spent being crafty with her while growing up. She recently donated an item for a giveaway on my blog. (Athena Workman won!). Please check out her blog and her shop. Feel free to buy stuff too. :D

{Chalkboard Pendant: Spittin Toad}

 

 {Handmade stacked bead earrings: Spittin Toad}

2) Pepper and Farley: This is my Mom's Etsy shop. She makes some very lovely nice quality purses, pouches, pendants, and a few other creations. In addition to her Etsy shop she also has a quilting business. This doesn't mean she'll MAKE the quilts for you... she let's you do that part. She owns a GIANT quilting machine and freehands the stitching on your quilts for you with this machine. She's very good and her pricing is great! She accepts quilts from any state (you pay for the shipping). If you are interested in getting your lovely quilt quilted before the holidays, hurry and contact her! Her time fills up quick! You can contact her through sending a conversation in her Etsy shop.

{Put your custom photo on the pouch: Pepper and Farley}

Here I am laying on a quilt made by Janis (my mom). If you go to a larger photo you can see all the detailed stitching. :)

{Quilting by Janis: Contact through Etsy}

3) Cositas Bellas:  This is my VERY good friend Roxana's shop. Ok, so we're not technically family, but we've been friends for about 10 million years now and we know WAY too much about eachother. ;) I love her like she was family, so please show her shop and blog some love. She is extremely talented and very pregnant. :D

{Cora multi-strand necklace: Cositas Bellas}

{Lena multi-strand necklace: Cositas Bellas}

I hope you do visit them and enjoy their shops!!! I do!

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-chelsey

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Tag I'm It!

Necklace is from Editions

Thank you to Cards, Collage, and Altered Art by Patzee for Tagging me!


Playing tag is a great way to explore all the other blogs out there. The rules of the game are simple:

*Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
*Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
*Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blog.
*Don't forget to let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.


About me:
1. I went to school for interior design.
2. I'm from and live in Portland, Oregon. But, I lived in Seattle for 4 years. I loved it, but my heart belongs in Portland.
3. I just got married in Portland on the terrace of the Ecotrust building. It was beautiful.
4. My husband and I dated 6 years before we got married. Four of those six years were long distance.
5. Chocolate. I LOVE chocolate. Its an addiction of mine. Chocolate.
6. We bought our first house one year ago. Its tiny, cute, and we love fixing it up!
7. I've been scrapbooking for years! During school I was scrapbooking about 2 pages a day. I couldn't stop! After school I started creating other things with paper and realized how much I loved it! Now, I spend my days sketching and coming up with new ways to mess with paper. Its been fun!

So, I've chosen the following bloggers, that I enjoy, to play the game. If you've already been tagged, I'm sorry!

1. Always Amy
2. Christopher and Tia
3. Magnificent Obsession
4. A Stitch to Wear
5. Aroma Fields Candles & Bath
6. Paper Girl Productions
7. Inside a Black Apple

thanks,
chelsey