Tutorial: making an Etsy treasury April 3, 2011

Question:

What is a treasury?

Answer:

An ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery!

Etsy treasuries are so much fun to look at and also to make. In my free time (ha ha ha- that is a bit of a joke nowadays- what free time!!!), I love surfing through the website and creating a beautiful treasury. Here is a glimpse of my most recent one, called All Tangled. You can check out the complete treasury– with all 16 items- on Etsy!

Viola hair pins

Handmade scarf

Painting

Funky shoes

Baby’s hat

Cool rug

Top hat

Yellow dress

Purple clutch

HOW TO MAKE A TREASURY ON ETSY:

Go to the Etsy homepage.
Bottom left, click on ‘treasury‘ (under ways to shop)
On the right click on ‘create a list‘ (under curator tools)
You’ll have 16 squares to fill. Just copy and paste the item URLs.

Really, really good treasuries end up on the Etsy front page (FP). Good treasuries should:

• have all the tags completed
• use beautiful pictures
• have a theme (could be color, holiday, specific item, etc)
• use a catchy title
• check back on your treasury in case you end up with open spots
• post your treasury on Facebook, Stumble Upon, etc and let all your friends know about it!

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Ribbon wands inspired by Disney’s Tangled March 10, 2011

So, I have been busy creating some party favors for a “Tangled” themed party. This party is for a gorgeous 6-year old girl who LOVED the latest Disney movie and her favorite colors are now purple and gold!

Ribbon Wands for "Tangled" Party

Each wand has 4 strands of ribbon: gold, tropic lilac, French pink, and white. Each strand measures over 2 feet. That’s a total of over 8 feet per wand! Beautiful.

Hope the birthday girl loves her party wands and has a fabulous birthday.

Here’s a little peak at how I used the colors and the ribbons to make her name banner. Notice the glitter?