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Mr Darcy Locket Necklace. Dark Red Faceted Glass Bead Jane Austen Upcycled Brass Literature |
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Ralph Lauren Black Silk Crepe Georgette Full Skirted Dress Size 14P |
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1940’s Basket Quilt Top |
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Green Eyed Owl Necklace 30 inch Long Cable Chain |
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4 Duck Egg Blue Light Switch Covers Outlet Covers Fixture |
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1940s Antique Blue Enamel Teapot Tea Kettle Cobalt by Uptown Vintage |
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Milk Glass Spice Jars, Spice Rack, Vintage Kitchen, Retro |
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Viintage Lavender Pearls and Fuchsia Lucite Double Strand Necklace, Purple |
I hope you are all enjoying the changing of the colors!
Prayers go out to those who suffered loss due to Hurricane Sandy.
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| Totally Crosses |
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| Todd Mike Glass |
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| Cool and Beautiful |
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| Custom Crochet By Terri |
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| Bracelets By Linda |
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| Made By Mandy 35 |
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| Primitive Quilting |
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| Holmes Craft Jewelry Design |
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| Mr. Snowman Pillow |
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
My name is Geannie Bush and my shop name is A Crafting Heart.
I live in northeast Kansas--home of the Jayhawks.
I have 2 sons and a daughter, 7 grandchildren and 1 grandchild.
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| Vintage Square Ball Mason Jar |
How did you get your start on Etsy?
A co-worker told me about Etsy. I have sewn and done needlework all my life and strive to glorify God with the gift He has given me.
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| Stitching With Thoughts |
What does a typical day look like for you?A typical day for me is very busy--I live with my son and 2 grandchildren caring for them and work on my sewing etc and keeping up with my shop.
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| Notecard - Scarecrow for Autumn and Thanksgiving |
If you could be anywhere in the world for one day, where would it be?
For one day I would choose a quiet and peaceful place wherever that might be.
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| Raggedy Ann Doll |
What is your favorite Bible verse?
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13
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| Counted Cross Stitch Decorative Pillow |
What is your favorite item in your shop?
My favorite items to feature are my notecards.
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| Christmas Moose Notecard |
You can also find Geannie on Facebook
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copper cookie cutter vintage french shapes and holiday set of 7 crown, fleur de lis, iron cross, turkey, star, christmas tree, windmill |
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Vintage 1970s Leather Belt / Tooled Flowers |
Enjoying browsing kowgirlkitsch one of our CAST Team Vintage Shops. Be sure and read the shop profile page--I was fascinated. Our CAST Shop of the week is featured in the Saturday post as well as in the side column all week.
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Admit it! Someone you know once owned one just like this--Maybe it was you. Vintage 1960s Glass Log Cabin Syrup Bottle Dispenser by Kowgirl Kitsch on Etsy |
Please note that the only way to be featured as the CAST Shop of the Week is to tag your shop items with the team tag "castteam" on Etsy and to not hide your teams in your Etsy profile. You will also have to have at least 12 items to feature. Those are the ways that I find great CAST Shops to feature each week.
By Sue of SueRunyonDesigns
I thought we'd start giving our CAST Shop of the Week a little more exposure by displaying some of their items on Saturdays in addition to featuring them in the side column all week. Enjoying browsing IttyBittyBlossoms77.
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Set of 12 Spiral Blossoms // GREEN, PINK, OLIVE // paper flowers for decor, cards, altered art |
Please note that the only way to be featured as the CAST Shop of the Week is to tag your shop items with the team tag "castteam" on Etsy and to not hide your teams in your Etsy profile. You will also have to have at least 12 items to feature. Those are the ways that I find great CAST Shops to feature each week.
By Sue of SueRunyonDesigns
She said, “when I was ten years old, I asked Mumma (that’s what they called my Grandmother) if I could stay up on Christmas Eve and wait for Santa Claus to arrive at our house. Mumma said “yes”. Aunt Rose told me she stationed herself in the chilly front parlor, where the Christmas tree was. “I sat on a hard, straight chair so I would be a bit uncomfortable and not tempted to fall asleep. I sat in that cold parlor and I waited and waited and waited and waited…………………….for Santa to appear. And just when I closed my eyes for a second…….(snaps her fingers) don’tcha know, that’s just when he came!
End of story (abrupt). That’s just how Aunt Rose was. Of course, I loved the story. As I pondered all the details which the background must have contained, I began to give this little tale a lot more import. I began to ask myself questions. This was 1910, my grandparents were immigrants from Italy, newcomers to America, they were poor, had seven children. What did my aunt expect Santa to leave under the tree for them? Surely it wouldn’t be something from the store. And what about my grandparents, quietly peeking over and over again, waiting for that child to fall asleep, then gently removing her from the parlor to her bed, without ever waking her, so she could arise on Christmas morning to find delights under her tree.
What might have been tenderly wrapped and placed under that tree for those seven little children? My grandmother was an excellent seamstress. (I still have doll clothes to prove that). Perhaps she fashioned presents for them with her own hands. Surely she couldn’t have afforded to go to the general dry goods store and purchase fabric. But flour, sugar, grains, and seeds all came in cloth bags. She would have bleached away the stenciled on lettering and have a wonderful homespun length of fabric from which to create a present for each child. Perhaps a shirt for the two boys. Would the girls receive a petticoat , a nightgown, or an apron?
All of these articles of clothing were absolute necessities in those days. An apron, I would think, being the most necessary. In fact, I almost never saw my Grandmom without an apron on. It was important to protect their clothing from spills and spatters. Doing laundry was an all day event. There was no such thing as an automatic washer and dryers did not come on the scene until 40 years later. Laundry was hung on clotheslines in the backyard to dry – summer and winter. They did not have closets full of clothing like we do now. Nor were household chores the pristine affairs they are today, either. Clothing would get mighty spattered and stained catching a chicken from the backyard and getting him prepared to be dinner. Baking, cooking, laundry, carrying wood indoors for the stove, scrubbing floors on hands and knees, shoveling coal into the fiery furnace – all pretty messy. If clothing were not protected by aprons, the Victorian housewife might very well be doing laundry seven days a week.
Aunt Rose had confidence that there would be presents under the tree. At least one for each child. Grandmom would make sure of that, working at her foot treadle sewing machine far into the night when all the children would be asleep and her secrets would be kept safe.
Please take a moment to visit Afiya's shop and give her some love! She specializes in New England vintage goodies!
The winner can pick their favorite item from her shop and she'll convo with the code to get it free. To be entered to win:
Visit Afiya's shop. Then come back and COMMENT on this Blog about your favorite item in her shop.

Introduction
Designer and idealist, southern transplant that has made New England my home.
How did you get your start on Etsy?I started as a buyer. I love old things and etsy was a great way to find old quilts. My husband suggested that I create a page, and I've been loving it ever since.

What does a typical day look like for you?
Reading, listing on etsy, blogging, hulu.
If you could be anywhere in the world for one day, where would it be?
Maker Faire in California. I love Make magazine.

What is your favorite Bible verse?
Proverbs 31:10-31. I read it everyday for entrepreneurial juice.
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
What is your favorite Etsy item listing to feature?Anything that reminds me of Georgia or my grandparents. I also love vintage New England treasures.
URLs to where else we can find you on the internet (Facebook fan page, Twitter, your own doc.com, your blog, etc)my blog: www.newenglandvintage.
Using random.org........The winner of the Amy Cornwell Giveaway is (............drum roll please............) : Alesha, who was our Featured Artist on July 14!! Congratulations Alesha! Please coordinate with Amy to receive your prize. I'll convo you both.






































