Apr 30, 2009

Latest Etsy Favorite #1

You've been to Etsy, right? (And if not get on over and check it out!) Amazingly talented artists, right? Yeah, I think so too.

I've been wanting to share some of my favorite artists, but couldn't think of a good way to go about it. In the past I've spontaneously come out with an "Oooh! Look at this!", but I want to have something more regular to keep the inspiration and excitement flowing.

So - I'm doing a trial run of a new series here on the blog: "Latest Etsy Favorite". We'll start out with a 4-week stint. If we like it, we'll keep it! Sound good? I'll post at least once a week, but I've gotta warn you that I might shift days here and there while I figure out what works.

Here goes... my first featured fav:
Forester's Wife scarf by EveldasNeverland


(Source of images: EveldasNeverland)

What made me pick this particular piece? Well, I spent a looong day today in wetlands, where the ferns are really starting to come up in abundance. I had swamps on the brain, and decided to browse Etsy to see which artists out there were inspired by wetlands. The moment I saw this piece I knew I had to feature it. So delicate and lovely - it really does look like a fern in fiber art form.

By the way, did you know you can eat ostrich fern fiddleheads? They're delicious - remind me of asparagus, actually. Read about how to select, handle, and cook them up here.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks Diana, for letting me continually beautify my blog with your fabulous work!

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  2. Anonymous5/01/2009

    Great idea for featuring the talented artists of Etsy! This fiddlehead scarf is beautiful! Thanks for all the great comments you have left on my blog recently. It's always nice to know that someone is looking!

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