WOW Wednesday... begins!

OK.

The first WOW Wednesday is starting off on a Friday.

Thanksgiving was an extra busy one this year and by the time I looked up, Wednesday (and Thursday) had passed.

This one is worth the wait though... With Thanksgiving just over and the Christmas holidays coming up, food has been on my mind.  So we’re starting off with a wonderful sampling of some yummy goodies.  Definitely feel free to click on any of these delectable looking photos to go right to their shops.

I chanced upon this beautiful cookie shop while visiting the Etsy forums.  Each of these babies is a work of art.  Teresa from Sugar Me Desserterie is certainly an artist.  ;)

My absolute favorites are these pretty snowflakes, but she’s got so many beautiful designs it’s really hard to choose.

What could be better than relaxing after a long day at work (or shopping) with a cup of this marvelous mint tea from Sparta.  

This shop is definitely a great find.  I couldn't resist ordering some of their tea and  Jehny from The Spartan Table was extremely helpful and my order arrived Very quickly.  I am definitely going back for more.

 

I have a real sweet tooth and caramel is one of my all time favorites; so it’s no surprise these beauties by Lisa from The Groovy Baker caught my eye.  Caramel, pecans, cinnamon and cranberries… YUM!  What a perfect holiday treat!

Hope you enjoyed reading this installment of WOW Wednesday as much as I enjoyed making it.

Have a wonderful weekend and I'd love to have you drop by again.  

;)

 

HandMade Call to Arms

Can't believe this year has gone by so fast.  It's November already!
Hope everyone has had a productive and happy year.
;)

I saw a wonderful mention on Etsy's blog this morning geared toward making the public aware of the wonderful handmade items still on Etsy (they'd received a lot of bad press lately with all the changes to their policies).

There's been a "call to arms" from many of the handmade sellers to let the public know that we're still alive and crafting.
I'm posting the following (as are many other homemade shops) to hopefully bring folks in who still support handmade.

Here goes:  

The Holidays are quickly approaching. Before you spend precious time and gas running from store to store and fighting the crowds only to find the same selection of gift ideas everywhere you go why not spend at least a few moments visiting Etsy.com.

Etsy is an online marketplace made up of over 850,000 independently owned and operated shops that create and sell their own handmade jewelry (like me: ArtistiKat), clothing (brand new t-shirt shop that is worthy of a peek:  WearItTees) , housewares, supplies, and personal care items as well as unusual Vintage and Antique items.

By shopping with one of these independently owned artist shops from the comfort of your home you will not only find unique gift ideas but you will be helping a small business person this season.

Definitely a win-win situation.

Hope to see you there.

Have a wonderful day.

WOW Wednesday

Welcome to another installment of WOW Wednesday!

Your place to be to find creative and one of a kind gift ideas by the talented and inspired artists you’ll find on Etsy and on the web. This week I'm featuring some fun, whimsical and yummy goodies sure you make you smile.

Starting off with the most adorable little Cardinal Christmas decoration by FeltMeUp Designs.

  Isn’t he just the cutest thing ever?!

This little gift made me laugh out loud!  Funny and adorable Chicks in Hats Magnet by Julie Persons.  Would be perfect for a teacher gift or for a little whimsy in your own kitchen.

 This will definitely make anyone smile.

The holidays are the perfect time to indulge in these yummy Snowman Cookies by Michelle.

They look almost too good to eat… almost.

Here's a fun stocking stuffer gift that’s useful too. An amusing little bag of Coal Soap by Mazzi Peled.

I think I need some for my entire family.  LOL.

Thanks for stopping by to for this week's WOW Wednesday. 

Remember, each week we will be featuring awesome artistic creations and special goodies to tempt and tantalize.

Welcome to WOW Wednesday!

Welcome to this season’s first WOW Wednesday!

Your place to be if you want to find awesomely creative and unique gift ideas by the creative artists and craftspeople you’ll find on Etsy and on the web.

*** Feel free to click on any of the photos to take you directly to these shops.

Starting off, here is an excellent sterling silver chainmail necklace hand cut and woven by the talented Jason of Happy Tortoise.

The inside chain is composed of links of the Byzantine pattern. The outside chain is an elegant framework of medium and large sized jump rings.

Awesome piece of work!

The holidays are great for foodies.  Take a peek at these yummy baked to order shortbread cookies by Butterblossoms.

 Perfect for an extra sweet & unique gift...wonderful for a chocolate lover...or a yummy treat to enjoy any day.

It's never too early to snag this beautiful hand blown glass Christmas ornament by AJ Jewelry designs.

  

The glass ornament is a beautiful clear green that swirls gracefully from top to bottom.  Lovely and unique!

Thanks for stopping by to see our first WOW Wednesday. 

Remember, each Wednesday we will be featuring awesome artists and special goodies to tempt and tantalize.

Where Did the Time Go?

Hi everyone.

Was just going through my blog gearing up for my Fall "WOW Wednesday" posts and realized the last time I was on here was April?!?

Where did the time go? Time warp?

It HAS been a busy summer.  Been working on adding more goodies to my ArtistiKat / K Davis Studios shop
I had a little listing flurry and now have over 300 pieces. 
Yay! ;)

One nice thing about that; it seems to have increased the flow of new ideas and there are many more new pieces in the works.

Now if I could only find the time...

By the way, the original idea of this post was to announce to you all that my WOW Wednesday features will be starting up again this Wednesday, October 24th.
Hope you all can stop by and give some support to the TALENTED artisans this season.

Thanks for stopping by.