Thursday was not Pugsley's Sister

Time out for a little look around the web for some inpiration that will make Thursday feel like Friday

(almost)

and make Pugley's little sister want to change her name.

First up the bold and beautiful clothing of Sweden's Gudrun Sjoden has me dreaming of spring.




Nectar Jewelry's amazingly stunning and original work (even though Sharon did once compare me to a Real Housewife from New Jersey ... it may have been after I threatened to throw a chair at her though)



I want a wall like this one at New York's Ace Hotel.



Wild Unknown's amazing Great Lakes Prisms!



Factory 20 has the most incredible vintage goodies!



If you haven't seen the gorgeous collection of Mika Organics- you MUST take a look!





Bouncy ball installation art!




Sturdy and beautiful furniture made from crates and pallets - found on Design Squish!




The gorgeous illustration at Liese Chavez's new shop Pale Preoccupation.




And yes, she has a new locket!

Hearts for Haiti on Etsy Raises $19,000 in 2 Weeks!

A few days ago Stacey from Artsnark let me know about an amazing Etsy shop that has been doing big things for Haitian relief efforts and Doctors Without Borders.

Hearts for Haiti is the lovechild of Victoria van der Laan and her amazing group of volunteers who have been working tirelessly for the last 2 weeks.

I donated 4 necklaces yesterday to their shop and 3 sold within hours! 100% of their proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders- so if you are looking to make a difference with a handmade item donation from your own shop or to purchase a wonderful handmade or vintage item and make a difference with your purchasing dollars- check out this amazing shop!

Tattoo Tuesday or crafty girls get inked

There is some amazing tattoo inspiration out there for crafty girls thinking about getting inked

(I am way too wimpy and once passed out after stubbing my toe...it was a really hard stub against a laundry basket, gets me dizzy to even think about it)

and what I like best about these tattoos is that once a crafty girl always a crafty girl, so you can show off these babies proudly forever ... in my humble opinion.








And no, I don't see anything disturbing about this picture at all, other than wondering why only one child is wearing a prison issue orange jumpsuit ------>

(the other one must be on a work release program)

If anyone has purchased this item, please take a moment away from watchin' your stories or puttin' a litter of kittens in a cardboard box to let me know in the comments section.

(if this toy doesn't hurt, it might be just what I'm lookin' for)

Tattoo pics from the Flickr Crafty Tattoo Group (toy from Walmart, of course)

GIVEAWAY Beautiful RAFYA Initial Necklace CLOSED

And the winner is:

Chosen by True Random Number Generator

Min: 1
Max: 610
Result:
16

Erin from TesoriTravoti!!

Rafya is the gorgeous shop of Alona Lahav who lives and works in Pardes Hana, Israel.

Alona's work is all about unique designs. Her jewelry is made using cold clay with special textures she finds in her environment. She finds inspiration in delicate pieces of metal and even the soles of shoes!

All Rafya's pendants and charms are painted in Alona's unique technique that gives them her own stunning, signature look.


WHAT YOU GET:

One lucky winner will receive Rafya's gorgeous initial necklace in choice of letter!




HOW TO WIN:

Just pop over to Rafya and let Alona know which item is your favorite in the comments section below. Also let us know your initial!

For additional entries:

(5) Twitter this post
(5) Blog about this contest; linking to this post
(5) Follow my blog

Let me know if you have done these things so I can give you additional entries. This contest is open to everyone.

DRAWING:

MIDNIGHT on Sunday, January 31th! Good luck!! CLOSED