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Check out my interview with Corinne at Daydream Art Studios. Featured May 24

In the market for a snazzy set of knitting or crochet stitch markers?

Or maybe you’d like a new bracelet, necklace or pair of earrings.

And don’t forget to check out my five- and single-decade rosaries.

I even have pouches for those special stitch markers and rosaries for storage.

Greeting cards for special occasions available most of the year; I’m currently gearing up for Christmas card sales.

ACEO–Art Cards, Editions and Originals–a.k.a. ATC–Artist’s Trading Cards–also available. 2.5″x3.5″ mini works of art to frame, collect, or trade. Be on the lookout for ACEO greeting cards!

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Click the “Custom Order” link on the side and I’ll create a special piece just for you!

Come on over to Cat’s Cradle Creations and have a look around!

For reusable shopping bags and special totes…what about a Cat’s Cradle original bag?

Don’t forget the dishes! Dish “rag” sets available in bright cheery colors or in regular “boring” colors…your choice!

Check out Cat’s Cradle Bags for Shopping Bags and Dish “Rags”

I accept PayPal and RME payments.

It was mentioned to me that the scrunchies I make would look great in school colors. I took the idea and ran with it, making two versions of our school color scrunchies. Now, the question is who would be the most likely candidates to wear them? The answer: Cheerleaders!

So, I am offering packages to cheerleading squads for my crocheted scrunchies. Send me an e-mail to orders[at]catscradlecreations[dot]com with the following information:

These still need a couple of finishing touches, but this is what I’m working on right now: translucent blue pearl glitter-embossed tree ornaments. Say that 3 times fast! These look best when displayed directly in front of a light, as you can see the difference in the photos.

We sat down and covered the table with brown kraft paper last night and played with polymer clay with the kids for about an hour and a half. Wow! Who knew it could take that long just to put the pieces together…

Anyway, Trey finished a piece he had started 3 weeks ago before we left for my mom’s. It’s a green and orange dragon with fire coming out of its mouth:

Del made a snail squad for Delbert after he created the wire armature for a couple of beefy “skeletons”.

L-R: Sluggo–a snail wannabe slug wearing a rock, Rambo–his shell has been shot to hell, CySnail–a cycloptic snail with one eye, and Indiana Shell–the leader of the Snail Squad who thinks he’s Indiana Jones.

Sami wanted a mummy–she’s been watching a lot of Scooby-Doo lately–and was running around with her arms over her head and groaning. It was really funny! So, I made the armature from 12.5 gauge fencing wire and wrapped the mummy with her pink sculpey. He has a glow-in-the-dark skull and blue eyes. Also shown is the shelf-sitter baby dragon I made for her 3 weeks ago.

After much consideration, I’ve deleted my eCrater.com account. I think it’s easier for me to only sell on Etsy since I already run two shops there and often forget to even log into eCrater.

I have several new items listed as “Funky Fresh Summer” in my jewelry shop. Check it out and pick up some fun and funky new jewelry for the summer!

Now available at the crochet shop: Gift Sets for housewarming, newlyweds, birthdays, Christmas, or any other reason for giving a gift! Check them out at Cat’s Cradle Bags. Many colors available; just ask if you don’t see one that you like listed in the shop.

Maybe you’ve noticed the Fabulous Artistic Moms badge on the sidebar. Maybe you haven’t. If you haven’t noticed it, take a look! It’s two shades of pink/purple and invites you to join me and other Fabulous Artistic Moms, or FAM for short.

So what the heck is FAM, you wonder? In short, we are a sassy group of Moms who create art of all kinds and sell on the Etsy marketplace. You’ll just have to take my word that we’re a lot more fun than laundry or dishes. But that stuff gets talked about (and done) too! We’re either WAHM, SAHM, or workplace moms, but we’re ALL moms! We all have kids–the ages vary from the unborn to adult children–of some age. Some of us have pets to maintain, too, but this is about the human variety of kids.

FAMmies, be sure to leave a comment (the “Yarnie” link) with your Etsy shop!

Check out the FAM Blog for some more great info on this fabulous group of ladies. The list of shops and specialties can be found on the FAM Blog, so check it out! There’s a little something for everyone.

Check out this article by Sydney Stoyan, writer for the National Post: Bling Around the Collar

The Etsy artisans mentioned in the article are well worth looking up and checking out at Etsy.