Cleveland Handmade Weekly Giveaway: Cranberry Bracelet

Cleveland Handmade is hosting a giveaway to thank all our wonderful supporters and customers, as well as give you the opportunity to check out the high-quality handmade art in member shops.



This beautiful red and purple glass bead crochet bracelet from Leah Ana Designs closes with a sterling silver clasp. The crochet design allows it to stretch slightly from 7 to 8.5 inches.

WIN Cleveland Handmade: Lucky Wishbone Earrings from La Petite Fleur

Cleveland Handmade is hosting a giveaway to thank all our wonderful supporters and customers, as well as give you the opportunity to check out the high-quality handmade art in member shops.



These simple Lucky Wishbone earrings from La Petite Fleur are hand forged from 16-gauge* sterling silver wire into delicate thin blades in the front. Light texture is evidence of their handmade nature. The earrings are tumbled to a high polish. Wishbones gracefully hang just a hair shy of 1-5/8 inches from top to bottom in the front. The backs are a bit shorter. These elegant earrings are sure to become a favorite.

"So I Was Having a Headache..."

Isn't that a great name for an Etsy Treasury? There are lots of great ideas here for cold and flu season, including my Lavender Eye Mask. Thanks for the love, NottyPooch!.

Maybe I should have a "Plan B"

So I'm planning to make Thanksgiving dinner this year for the Big Guy, the Little Guy and my Mom. It's not like I haven't done it before but it's been...a while. Like at least ten years. And both my Mom and my sister have set a pretty high family standard, turkey-dinner wise. Think I could get away with this as a decoy if the turkey is a disaster?

Now Why Didn't I Think of That?

Chalkboard tablecloths - what a cool idea! This would make sitting at the kids' table a lot more fun. And there are grownup uses for it, too. Like this, courtesy of Unclutterer.com:



Or this, from Elsie Marley's blog:

Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good!

Happy Halloween!

Cleveland Handmade giveaway: spiral mug from SheaClay Pottery

Isn't this a gorgeous mug? It's from SheaClay Pottery and it's the current giveaway item from Cleveland Handmade. Handcrafted on the potter’s wheel, this stoneware cup measures 4″ H x 5-1/4″ W and holds 12 ounces of your fave concoction. It is dishwasher- and microwave-safe, as well as lead-free. Visit Cleveland Handmade and enter for this giveaway by noon on November 4. And while you're there, check out lots of other talented Cleveland crafters!

Featured in an Etsy treasury

My lavender eye mask is featured in an Etsy treasury by Unique Beads and More. This is the first treasury I've been included in and I'm ridiculously excited about it. There are some lovely items in this one - don't the slippers look cozy?

Cleveland Handmade custom necklace giveaway

Cleveland Handmade is hosting a giveaway. They're giving you the chance to win a custom stamped and domed sterling silver charm necklace generously donated by Cleveland Handmade member Lori Paximadis, aka virtuallori.



The necklace is lovely - a stamped silver pendant that can be customized with any name(s) or word(s) in all lowercase up to 14 letters around the lower edge of the circle. You can add dots or dashes between names, too. The disk is 1 inch (2.5 cm) round before doming; the final diameter is approximately 7/8 inch (2.25 cm). A gray patina is applied, and the pendant is rough sanded for a natural but refined look.

Visit Cleveland Handmade to enter; check here for full contest rules. Entries accepted until noon on Wednesday, October 28. Happy browsing!

New Halloween Decor

I've been in the mood for a Halloween sewing project and this pattern caught my eye. I've only done paper piecing once before and had a few false starts (the fact that I started at 11pm didn't help!) but once I got the hang of it the pillow top went together pretty quickly. The individual pumpkins would look nice on either end of a Halloween table runner, too. Maybe next year!