Easter and all things gorgeous (and not a chocolate in sight!)

Easter is a very important time in the Christian calendar but many others, believers or not, enjoy Easter time too.  It is a time of new beginnings - bunnies, chicks, lambs and of course chocolate, whether it's in the form of an egg or not!

The shops are full of Easter eggs and other tempting goodies as are many of the online craft sites.  If you're thinking of choosing a gift a little different and special this year there are many to choose from on the Folksy site.  

I made some little white bunny brooches last year for my nephews who loved them so much that I decided to make a couple to sell at Ellie's Treasures.  There's one left - free P&P too!

Little white bunny brooch at Ellie's Treasures


Here's a few other fabulous Easter goodies all available from Folksy.  As always, click on the photo to go straight to the relevant shop.

Patchwork Butterfly


Jings Things


Pink Amaryllis


Mrs Moo Designs


The Cats Whiskers Jewellery

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Mini pieces of art

ACEO (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) or ATC (Artist Trading Card) have become very popular on Folksy lately.  An ACEO/ATC can be any form of art (original, photographic or print, 2D or 3D) presented on card/paper strictly 3.5" x 2.5" in size.  This website goes into more depth about them.

As there are quite a few for sale on Folksy, as well as very friendly daily forum post, I thought it would be nice to feature some of my favourites.  My daughter, Katie, who absolutely loves horses and has been drawing horses for a number of years now, has decided to (once in a while) draw an ACEO to sell through Ellie's Treasures.  I have to admit, I find it very difficult to actually put them up for sale as I always want to keep them for myself.

This is the first one she did, which has now been sold:


and this is her current one, which is still for sale:



She also drew a horse for my Mum for Mother's Day (I bought it from her lol) which I've posted snuggled in this little ACEO pouch that I made.


Now for some other beautiful ACEOs from Folksy (I must add it's taken me most of the evening to decide on these six - there's many, many more to choose from so please do have a browse on Folksy).  As always, click on the photo to go directly to the relevant shop.


ema hossain design


Gweddus Art


Audrey's Art


pants and paper


Sprinkles


Cherry Tree

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Mother's Day specials

Mother's Day is fast approaching, but there's still time to find and purchase something a little different from the norm this year.  Mum's are special, we all know that, so spending time sourcing that perfect pressie is time well spent.

I've chosen a few pretty things that caught my eye on Folksy for you to see - perhaps something here will help you decide on the perfect Mother's Day gift.  The big "Mother's Day" button at the end will whisk you away to the whole Mother's Day collection on Folksy.  Happy browsing.

I'll start with something from Ellie's Treasures, just to be cheeky!

A hand-sewn seven pocket fabric keepsake wallet, known as the Patchy Pockets.  These wallets make wonderful little gifts.  They are so versatile and as each one is entirely different, they're unique too.  Ideal for storing small items in your handbag, car glove compartment or special little notes, photos and momentos from a memorable occasion. 


Best Wishes Cards - cards are top of the list when looking for Mother's Day and this book style "M.U.M." ticks all the boxes.


Mia Design - a cute litttle lipstick holder - I just love cuppa on the front!


Fresh "n" Funky Cards - isn't this wonderful?  Brings back memories of the kinds of notebooks I used to collect as a child.


Aruala - this stunning piece of jewellery would make a wonderful gift at any time of the year.  Aruala's shop is full of lovely goodies.


The Cotton Potter - I think this mini vase wrap is brilliant and very pretty.  It would really brighten up that little posy of flowers placed on the breakfast tray on Mother's Day morning.

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Bargains to be had ...

We all love a bargain, finding something gorgeous at a reduced price would make anyone happy.  So, I thought I'd feature a few Folksy shops having end of year sales.  Don't forget to also check out Ellie's Treasures for a few bargains too!  Click on the photo to zoom straight to the shop.

Padleigh Corner


Trinket Box


Jings Things


Lynwoodcrafts


SP Jewellery


Arabella's Attic


Wellydog Designs


Lisa-Maries Jewellery

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