Trades I've Done

Enchanting Jewels from Starrlight Jewelry- absolutely gorgeous as always!

2009-05-28T06:45:00.001-07:00

I recently did a large trade with Starr from Starrlight Jewelry and as always I was impressed. I opened my mailing envelope quick as could be, to find all of the items I traded for beatifully wrapped with much care and attention.

Each item I pulled out of the necklace box more beautiful than the previous, one of the best trades to date!

Gorgeous Suncatchers!

Beautiful curtain ties, perfect for my bedroom!

Last but not least, these gorgeous chandelier earrings! These are my absolute favorite part of the trade!! The first pair of earrings I have been able to wear in years due to extreme metal allergies. Starr means it when she mentions the hypoallergenic parts on her jewelry. Be sure to check out my monthly blog giveaway and enter to win a $15 gift voucher to Starrlight Jewelry, giveaway drawing is June 1st.

I traded Vegan Dish for some vegan dishes! hah

2009-05-15T06:01:00.000-07:00

Vegan Dish makes some really awesome pottery that is lead free and food safe. I traded Vegan Dish for some of their wares, and they are even more awesome in person that I thought they could ever be!
I got 2 blue tumbler cups for my morning juice, a big serving bowl for when we have potlucks, a 4 bowl set for everyday use, and a big cereal bowl for Jessis massive cereal attacks!

Not into having vegan on your dishes (which I personally LOVE having vegan on my dishes) thats ok, Vegan Dish has another shop Vessels and Wares full of amazing pieces that dont have the VEGAN stamps on them!! Either way you win with these awesome dishes!

Trade with My Serenity Way

2009-04-17T17:05:00.000-07:00

My serenity way sells some really cool paper cut designs, and we traded her for 2 of them!

I cant wait to get these up on our walls at our new apartment!!!

It has been a long long time....and there have been many a trade!

2009-01-30T14:11:00.000-08:00

I am so far behind on posting the trades I have done, there have been so many great ones....

Check out this super cool necklace that I recently trade with JenMcCleary for!
This necklace is made from a vintage optician test lens and a variety of silver and brass watch parts. The watch parts are adhered to the lens with a clear glass-like glaze.

The necklace is even cooler in person that I could have ever imagined!

I have a few more that I will be posting shortly, but I definately want to try the items out before I review them here!

trade trade trade!!!

2008-10-31T15:43:00.001-07:00

My latest trade was for 2 beautifully handmade mugs and a small bowl.
Alexmmr contacted me about a possible trade, and it was all uphill from there! Alex chose 2 different kinds of cookies from my shop, and I chose a new mug for me, and a new mug for Jessi,

then I found the cute little bowl to go with them!

Trade cookies for jewels hah

2008-10-11T07:47:00.001-07:00

I hadnt done a trade in a while so when Starrlight Jewelrycontacted me about one I was stoked. We decided to trade 2 different batches of my cookies, for 3 of her beautiful necklaces. As always the photos on the internet never do artsy items justice. The necklaces I received are gorgeous, and were nicely shipped in a little jewelry box and tied with a ribbon.

The first necklace is called "Amber and Honey" and as soon as I opened it my grandmothers eyes lit up...she simply loved it. Her birthday is in November and I guess it is her birth stone color, so I tried to play it off like I knew that, and she is a happy little old lady with a beautiful necklace now.

"Moonlight" When I saw this necklace I knew that I had to have it,and I knew exactly who it was meant for! My sister that just had her first child is a very classic beauty, really into old actresses and movies. She even named my niece after Audrey Hepurn. Her birthday is also in November, its crazy how these things all fall into place!

"Purple Passion Heart" Last but definately not least is this gorgeous somewhat gothic looking necklace that I knew would be perfect for Jessi, my model, best friend, and closest companion. Jessi wears a lot of meaningful jewelry, and I thought I could add a beautiful piece like this to the collection for her! These are some really beautiful pieces handcrafted by a fellow vegan etsian!

Holy trade of the year batman!!!!!!

2008-08-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

So since I loved Pitseel's vegan food oh so very much, we opted for yet another trade, this one is of crazy proportions! So I am trying her dish paste dishwashing detergent,vegan essential oil candle melts in the shape of keys and bones, a few vegan candles, vegan burgers sweet orange vegan chicken

Another trade!!!

2008-07-21T14:02:00.000-07:00

So I just traded one of my pints of strawberry jam, for this really cute heart journal!
This is what the site has to say about it!

Description
A perfect gift for your loved one! This handmade softcover journal is made from ecofriendly Nepalese lokta paper. A fun swirl heart drawing and heart bead appear on the front cover. This journal measures 6x6 and comes with 20 pages of textured lokta inside. All of our journals are wrapped in resealable plastic sleeves.

Check out http://www.thisisit.etsy.com

I have been a trading wild woman lately!

2008-07-18T19:40:00.000-07:00

Trade Trade Trade!
I will start out with the trades I did to fill up my new apartment I am getting next week!

I got these hemp washrags, but in the natural color..they are going to be perfect for my dishes! I love sustainable fabrics and there is none more sustainable than hemp! I am ALMOST excited to do dishes at my new apartment! HAHA

Check out http://www.SsmartRaggs.etsy.com to see what else they have to offer!

Now that I have a house full of clean dishes, what better to do than sit down for a nice meal with friends! I saw these beautifully handmade hemp mushroom napkins and had to have them! I dont buy paper napkins because I dont want to be wasteful, so finding some cute hemp napkins so I dont seem like a barbarian when I have guests...was perfect! They are so nicely made, the pictures could never do them justice! Potlucks here we come!!

Check out http://www.needlequeen.etsy.com to see what else they have!

Let's move into the bathroom! Check out these awesomely soft organic cotton washcloths. So soft and nice, perfect for washing your face!

Check out http://www.thebabybird.etsy.com for a lot of really nice organic cotton baby items! Really worth checking out..I am going to be a repeat customer, seeing as I am a new auntie!

Let's just stay in the bathroom and finish getting ready in the morning! Here is a sample set that backtotheearth put together for me...all eyeshadows. I have never worn makeup before but I needed to get a few items and teach myself how to apply it....for some modeling that I am going to be doing..

Check out the shop, it is full of mineral makeups! http://www.backtotheearth.etsy.com I also traded with 2 other mineral makeup shops http://www.twinkbeauty.etsy.com and http://www.pinkquartzminerals.etsy.com who I also got some great sample packs from

Check out this cute little blue box! It is great for my sewing desk, i can stick my scissors and my pens and whatnot in it and write little notes to myself on the sides! It is a really practical cute idea!

Check out http://www.devancarol.etsy.com for a wide array of quirky cute items! Check out the scrabble boards!!!

Last But not least is this huge food trade I just did! Let me just say WOW, 6 pounds of GOURMET vegan food, it looks and smells so goooooood! I cant even praise this shop enough, and the girl who runs it has a heart of GOLD, she was willing to work with me as much as possible just to make me smile!

Check out this shop, you wont regret it!
http://www.pitseel.etsy.com

Well those are all the trades I have done recently, as you can see I am always down for a good trade...so please let me know!