"Lovingly creating items for others to love and cherish" is the motto of today's feature shop where a sister team (Sandy and Sue) work together to create a variety of beautiful handcrafted items from paper and stamps, ribbons and more.
CreativityBugs on Etsy specializes in handcrafted mini books, paper crafting kits, handcrafted gifts, handmade cards, paper crafts, card-making supplies, scrap-booking supplies, embellishments, craft supplies, and much more. Their grand opening for their shop was in January of this year and they're still filling up their shop with wonderful items.
Sandy and Sue guarantee quality workmanship of every item they sell, with a variety of items crafted with a combination of creativity, craftsmanship, kindness and love. I'm personally drawn to their collection of colorful cards that feature butterflies, dragonflies, flowers and birds like the one pictured here in this post!
YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO VISIT CREATIVITYBUGS ON ETSY AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND OR, IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN CLICK RIGHT HERE!
You can also take a look around Sandy and Sue's Creativity Bugs blog where they often feature new crafting ideas, projects, reviews, recipes and other interesting tidbits![This blog post is a "BESTeam Feature" for the Boosting Etsy Shops Team. The BESTeam is dedicated to helping its members promote their shops and assisting each other in marketing, advertising and sharing the tips and tricks of running an online business. If you are a seller on Etsy and are interested in becoming a member of the BESTeam, the team is accepting new members and you can find more information about the team as well as apply to become a member HERE.]
"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there..."
Yep! It's that time of year again. 
And if you haven't found a stocking to hang yet, it's time to get on it and get going!
Today's shop has a few you might want to check out. Beautiful handmade stockings, in fact, that are sure to delight. There's a couple of different styles offered as well as handmade Christmas ornaments and other holiday decorations you'll enjoy browsing through as well!
PruittHandCrafts on Etsy has a variety of all things fabric and fun that fills their shop. Not just Christmas ornaments but also aprons and purses, brooches and quilts. There's wall hangings, coffee sleeves, paper crafts and pillow covers. They have a decently sized holiday section if you're looking for some hand crafted decorations and a section dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness as well!
The craftswoman behind all these items is a breast cancer survivor and loving grandmother. She stays busy hand crafting all the beautiful items she has for sale in her shop not to mention her other TWO shops as well... PruittDesign and PruittSupply.
YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO VISIT PRUITTHANDCRAFTS ON ETSY AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND OR, IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN CLICK RIGHT HERE!
I absolutely love this idea. A "Gratitude Journal". A place to tuck away little tidbits about all the things you're grateful for in life so you can come back and enjoy the read later on down the road when you're feeling down or need a little pick me up.
I've written about my love for journals and my belief in their importance for people's lives as well as for those of future generations before in a past blog post. I think that they're important and I think that they can have a great deal of use and significance in someone's life depending on how they are used.
To me, a Gratitude Journal is a terrific use. One that can live on and on.
The journal shown here is designed by FromShirlee on Etsy, who has a shop filled with wonderful ideas and a warm, cozy feel.
Not only do they offer journals including the one I've featured here, but they also offer baby blanket throws and other knit items (check out the little Amigurumi turtles! SO cute!) as well as cards and other paper crafts including scrap book pages and more!
This shop is family run by three generations of crafty and talented women and there's a terrific story on FromShirlee's profile all about it that's sure to make you smile. So when you stop in, take a browse through her items but also take a peek at their profile because it's worth the read!
And not only are these talented women working together to create beautiful 100% handcrafted items for their shop, but they also take custom requests. Something that, especially with the scrap book pages and cards, I find not just useful but inspiring as well!
TO VISIT FROMSHIRLEE ON ETSY YOU CAN CLICK THE PICTURES ABOVE OR, IF YOU'D RATHER, CLICK RIGHT HERE!
You may also enjoy a visit to FromShirlee's blog or Facebook page!
Today I'm introducing one of my favorite places to look for holiday and birthday cards! This shop is filled with wonderful, cute and elegant designs that are fit for every occasion. The shop, Papered with Love, is ran by Stephanie Connell and she's truly an inspiration!
Stephanie specializes in hand crafted 
paper goods for all occasions from birthday cards to wedding favors, and offers a unique and creative way to express yourself to those you love and care about.
All her cards are sold at very *very* reasonable prices too! Which means she's giving the commercial options a run for their money. Because why would you -ever- want to buy a generic commercial card when you can get something beautiful, handmade and absolutely perfect for the same price or less?
Stephanie, a special ed teacher at the elementary school level, discovered the joys of paper crafting a few years ago when she couldn't find the wedding favors she wanted for her own wedding... so she made them herself! She's been doing paper crafts ever since, and does absolutely beautiful work.
TO VISIT PAPEREDWITHLOVE'S SHOP ON ETSY, YOU CAN CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE OR, IF YOU'D RATHER, CLICK RIGHT HERE!
