One of my new favorite bloggers, Audrey of Audrey's Country Crafts, just gave me this lovely award! So I wanted to share the love with some of my favorite blogs out there.
About the award: "These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbon of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more atteniton to these writers. Deliver this award to eight blogers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."
So here are my picks. These are wonderful blogs and friendly people. :)
Today's featured Etsy artist is Jillian from le Beau Papillon. I just can't say enough about this shop! The pieces are elegant and simple and the prices are affordable even in hard times such as these. Jillian is friendly and approachable and welcomes custom orders.
My favorite earrings in her shop is this gorgeous pair of Colette earrings made from vintage beads.
Jillian shared a little with me about herself and her art. And she has a special deal for my readers!
My name is Jillian Mackowiak, and I'm absolutely in love with beads and making jewelry. At almost anytime of the day or night you can find me on Etsy searching through all the jewelry supplies for sale. If I'm not browsing through Etsy I'm working on my jewelry. I try and list new items daily, but if not daily I definitely get a lot up on the weekends. i hope that you can find something that you like. If there is something that you have in mind that I don't have posted, I love doing custom orders so just send me a convo!!
Etsy shop: JillianMackowiak.etsy.com Blog:jillianmackowiak.blogspot.com Special deal for Dragon's Den readers: Anyone who mentions this blog in the message to seller box will be refunded 10% of the cost through PayPal!
I've put together a selection of Jillian's items to make this Spotlight through ByHand.me. This is just a few of the items. Go to this Spotlight on ByHand.me to see the full selection and leave a comment.
Well here it is! The plot is hand-dug and about 10x20 feet. I decided to go for wide beds that would hold two rows of most of my veggies. (If this plan doesn't work this year I can try something different next year.) Then I used leaves as a mulch between beds and around the border. I'm expecting to have some issues with grass coming up in my garden so I wanted to at least keep the border and paths free of it.
I didn't add any compost or fertilizer or extra topsoil. But the earth in this area has been mostly covered by leaves for about two years. So I'm taking a chance that it's rich enough to give me a good season of growing. I'm planning on starting composting bin but it's a little further down on the To Do list.
I planted two rows of snow peas in one of the beds and two rows of carrots in another. I'm also planning tomatoes and peppers. The tomatoes I started inside are coming along nicely but I don't think they're sturdy enough for planting yet. Of all the peppers I started inside only two are coming up. I may have to break down and buy seedlings.
I'll keep you all posted about how things grow (or don't grow). You get to share in my triumph and disappointments!
"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbon of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more atteniton to these writers. Deliver this award to eight blogers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."
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