I've always had a bulletin board in my room as a girl, in my dorm room in college, and now in my studio at home. Once they were filled with clothing tags and amusement park tickets, then art postcards and snippets of love letters. Now mine has been painted red and filled with magazine clippings of bags I'd like to make and selvage strips, but a bit of my "I 'heart' Bethel" sticker still peeks out from a corner. I am a collector!
Earlier this week I had the great honor of seeing one of my Etsy items make it to the front page of the site in a fine "Earth Day" inspired treasury. It seems like a little thing--a tiny blip on the screen, but I just about hit the ceiling on my lunch hour when I stopped in to check my account.
Treasuries are "curated lists" which Etsy members pull together from the vast expanse of well-photographed handmade and vintage items available on the site. It's a clever way for fans of the site to showcase a cross-section of listings--from the quirky to the practical--that have a common thread. I still haven't figured out how one of these makes it to the front page, but it is a fun past time, if you're an addicted Etsy browser. Head on over to the site and try it out yourself! I've only ever made one treasury myself, because I'm not much of a web surfer.
I'm getting there though, with the help of a nifty little tool called Pinterest. Still in Beta, this site is like your own virtual bulletin board for gems you've found online. For each account you can have a bunch of boards with different topics. I've had the most fun building my "style" board with spring dresses (this one's from Boden),
a fantastic pair of red heels and accessories from Ruche (which are not formatted to post here), and pretty accessories. I still prefer clipping from magazines, but admit that being able to store ideas and pictures on an online board is so much easier to access, and it really helps you create a vision for your personal style, a specific project or space in your home.
I'd love to go do some pinning right now, but it's back to the drawing board for me while Nora's at school. Today's project: a new bark cloth wristlet to match a coordinating bag:
Shopping Tip: I have so many new items to list on Etsy, but I won't be putting them up until after my Junk Evolution visit. Mark your calendars for May 12--my next Housewares showcase on Etsy. I'll be thinking up a deal to help sweeten the pot, so watch my Facebook Page for details.
