So Many Treasuries {etsy treasuries 2012}

We were featured in over 20 treasuries in the past week! And while we can’t possibly featured them all, here are a few that really caught our eye:

Created by Megan from Blushie

Created by Teresa from Bear Creek Design

Created by Yullya Art

Created by Back Bay Pottery

Thanks to everyone for featuring our items!

Tropical Rain {Colors of the Week}

Our color inspiration for this week is Tropical Rain! Featuring chartreuse green, cobalt lapiz, minty green with sky blues.

And of course some of our etsy favorites:

Feeling the Love from Etsy Artists {etsy treasuries 2012}

We were featured in so many great treasuries in the last week . So many of these are so lovely & well curated we hardly recognize our own pieces. Just click the image to shop to collection. Or the name below to shop the curator.

 Created by Eden’s Wake

Created by Tiffany’s Trinkets

Created by Heart Serene

Created by Zonderling Designs

Created by Blushie

Created by My Olivia Jewelry

Created by Branklets N Bling

Created by Blushie

Created by Zoomandla

Thanks again to all the treasury makers!

Grass Green, Yellow Mustard Dark Teal {Color of the Week}

It feels like spring this weekend – it can’t possibly be only January?! And although winter has not completely disappeared, I thought I would share some early spring inspired colors to your week!

And of course here is a collection from fellow artisans on etsy:

(Click image above to shop this collection)

SALE at Bees & Buttercups on etsy

Bees & Buttercups is having a sale!  Over 50 items are now on sale in our etsy shop! Don’t miss out on these one of a kind pieces!

Click any image above to shop our sale section!

Etsy Treasuries of 2012

Lucky  us! We have been featured in quite a few beautiful etsy collections already this year! So here are a few we wanted to share with everyone in hopes of spreading the artist love (and hopefully boosting a few sales for handmade art)  Be sure to click the photo to shop items from the collection and creator links to view their shops.

Created by Jenny of Sea Pinks

Created by Jennifer from  Studio Seventy Five

Created by Megan from Blushie

Created by Amy B from The Peach Tree

Created by Christine S from Bay Back Pottery

Created by  Lisa of NouveauTique

Pink Petal Dreams on Aqua Winter Days {Color of the Week}

Inspirational color palette of the week: Aqua Blue, Tomato Red & Pale Pink

This is one of my personal favorite color combinations! And although not an expected combination, something about the cool pale aqua against a striking tomato red with a hint of the palest pink both catches the eye and soothes the mood. Fire meets ice.

And a collection from some of our favorite etsy artisians:

For the Love of Art

©Laura B Scott Photography

I cannot imagine my life without art.  The stack of coloring books my Nana would buy me at Lundy’s 5 & 10,  the self portrait with turquoise hair that hangs in my high school’s permanent collection, the Matisse/Dali inspired figure with the windy road 3D painting, the ten minute nude studies in oil paints, the too tiny to drink out of tea cups, countless seashells studies, button frames, friendship bracelets, chiseled rocks, magazine collage boxes, hats decorated in silk flowers, pillows from old shirts, wooden puzzle boxes, tissue paper garland, van dyke browns from xray film and more. It didn’t take me long to figure it out.

I am an artist. I love to create. From an early age that much was obvious. I have tried my hand in just about every type of art/craft/medium project you can think of . I am classically trained in painting (watercolor,acrylic, oil) and color & graphite pencil drawing. I love design, color & texture.  And I have even taken piano & dance lessons.  I also have a BFA degree in my first &  greatest love – photography.  But I will always be an artist first.

In a fantastic world there would be enough hours in the day for me to create all the projects I have in my head, handmade gifts for everyone I know and a specialized craft supply store on every corner of town. There would also be enough space in my house to create & craft with room to eat at the kitchen table without disturbing drying glue or tiny beads patterned for a bracelet.  But then a question arises. Without those challenges would the creative process still be just as rewarding? hmm

I can look at the various art pieces made throughout my life & remember exactly what my life was like & how I felt when that piece was created. Studying art leaves me inspired. It gives me  a greater respect for all forms of art and especially the artists that create them. Each piece is that is handmade gives us a glimpse of who that artist is & what the artist wants to share with us. Art moves us. It makes us laugh & cry. It gives us faith & energy.  It creates a challenge, defines a moment, and sometimes leaves us asking ‘what the?’

Art documents history.  It defines us as human beings and teaches us about the world around us. It is a wonderful & fantastic expression of who we were, are and want to be. I cannot imagine my life without art. I am an artist.

Degas, Davinci, Great Egyptian Sphinx, Ansel Adams, Klimt, Monet

©Laura B Scott Photography

Cyber Monday Sales

Where the sales get even better then Black Friday!

Casual Blues {Color of the Week}

Inspiration is everywhere! So I have decided that every Sunday to post some of our own pieces as well as some of our favorite etsy artisans with a color theme & style in mind. So first up – Casual Blues!  If you are a blue jeans & sneakers kind of girl (or boy) like I am then this selection may just be what you are looking!

Here are a few pieces from our shop :

Click the image above to shop more blue at Bees & Buttercups Jewelry Shop

And a few more lovely casual blue finds from some of our favorite shops on etsy:

Click the image above to shop this collection on etsy.