We won!

My treasury, On Fire for American Beauty, which was a tribute to wonderful American Pride and Labor Day, won first place in the On Fire for Handmade Treasury Challenge this week.  We had 1,082 views, which was a direct result of promotive efforts made within my teams, and by the sellers featured.  I'm so happy that those featured will be enjoying so much extra exposure this week because of the treasury winning the challenge. THANK YOU to those who put forth such effort to promote this treasury!  May you be blessed with much traffic and many sales as a result! On Fire for American Beauty

My crochet dog sweater is in this awesome treasury

I crocheted a patriotic dog sweater, and it's featured here.  Please check out this treasury and the etsy shop Naturalpetproducts, whose owner created it!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMjI0MTF8Mzk5OTQ4MTcz/heartland

  My doggy, Dalton, is such a star!  :0)

Another patriotic item I've recently listed in my etsy shop

I've recently created these patriotic crochet cotton drink coasters, with red and white crochet holder.  Cotton coasters are great because they are super absorbent, and they can be thrown into the washing machine for cleaning.    I picture these coasters on a picnic table for the 4th of July, or on a table for a military homecoming celebration (which is something I'm familiar with, as my son is in the US Marine Corps).  The holder was made with two strands of yarn held together, one red, and one white, and it was stiffened using a product from the craft store, called "Stiffy".  Which seems to be white glue mixed with some other medium.  It actually works very well.  The coasters are just a standard circle, outlined in a thin scallop for extra design.  They can be found in my etsy shop at this link:    http://www.etsy.com/listing/76664632/patriotic-handmade-coasters-with-crochet

Patriotic Coasters

Here are some patriotic drink coasters I made recently.  I am working on an entire picnic set in crochet and polymer clay.  Keep your eyes on my shop:  www.etsy.com/shop/suefern643

Doggy Sweater

After much encouragement from one of my etsy pals, I have created this patriotic doggy sweater, called the "Maggie".  My dog, Dalton, was not too thrilled to model it for me.  But I managed to get some shots.  Here they are.  This is for sale in my etsy shop, http://www.etsy.com/shop/suefern643.