fantasy art and tree chatter of aquariann

Everything is green again, and my grass is growing jungle fast. I don't glare at it as much this year, now that my Ogre has moved in and can cut it down in half the time as I can. Now I can spend more time gazing at treasuries. Mimi Michele Jewelry grew a collection of handmade items from the Treasury Island team. My Peridot dragon magnet sprung up between a thawed out polar bear and a starflower photography print. Treasuries shared by readers between May 31 - June 6 chocolate and vanilla Committed My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue Passionate About Purple Summer Sunshine What's the Scuttlebutt, Sailor Girl? Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny All Things Aqua! Love built this house Coupon Craze June 2011 The Last Waltz Romantically Inclined Romance Color Code GRAY

A year ago, I held a human brain at Bodies...The Exhibition in New York City. My own mind won't soon forget that experience - being face to face with what we look like beneath our skin is really quite bizarre! Today I examined Etsy for handmade items depicting the most important and intriguing organ of the human body. Wear one of these unique necklaces and you'll prove that two brains are better than one. 1. Stamped Brain Square Pendant Necklace by Pet Zombie Creations 2. Zombie Food - Brain Organ Sterling Silver Necklace by Markhed Design 3. Zombie Brain Silver Locket Necklace by Cosmic Firefly 4. Neuro Necklace (Grey Brain Matter) by Beat Black

“Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.” -Albert Schweitzer

Recent spring storms have turned the sunset skies a strange array of shades at once. Last Thursday the mix of clouds in all directions looked like they floated off the set of a Neverending Story movie and into my neighborhood. Julie of Mermaiden Creations captured the magical twilight hour before the fall of a full moon night in a Fantasy Artists of Etsy team collection. Amongst the hues of purple glimmers a gossamer filigree leather butterfly mask, a Book of Shadows hand painted keepsake box, and my unicorn bookmark. Treasuries shared by readers between May 24 - May 30 Fairy Seas-- from the Fantasy Guild Glorious Red & Black Just because they are pretty! Everyday Upcycles On our way to the picnic Lemon with a twist of lime Reckless Romantics Love in Breukelen April Showers Bring May Polka Dots Tree of Life it's simply magical! Stay Cool with Hot Stuff for Summer Pink Lemonade Dream at etsy

The weather rained on my faraway fairy parade last weekend, so I scampered to the local comic book shop to take advantage of their buy 2, get 1 free sale instead. I ensnared several issues of Gotham City Sirens , a series which stars sexy femme fatales Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and of course, Catwoman. I'm a fan of all three characters, but Catwoman was one of the first comic titles I started collecting so she's stolen a special sliver of my heart. I even made my own inexpensive Catwoman costume based on her Batman Returns incarnation for a Tim Burton-themed Halloween party two years ago. This week I sunk my claws into an Etsy search to find what quality designs are available to women that want to channel their inner feline villain. Aren't these handmade creations purrfect? 1. Catwoman Handmade Black Leather Mask by Masker of Disguise 2. Catwoman Batman Returns Latex Cosplay Costume (re-creation) by Dame Fatale 3. Goth Stitched Punky Catwoman Hat by Cattywampuss 4. Juli...

“Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.” -Rainer Maria Rilke

I'm a big fan of referral programs. Getting rewarded for recommending a product I'd suggest to friends free of charge anyway is like the added bonus of cream cheese icing on a carrot cake. Now that Anafore has created the Anafore Ignite App for Etsy shops that makes it easy for sellers to conduct their own customer referral programs, I hope to take advantage of many more. Participating sellers no longer have to send out discount coupons by hand. With some technical wizardry, Anafore has made it nearly effortless for small businesses to boost their sales by offering referral bonuses. The hassle of sending out emails, tracking forwards and rewarding referrals is done automatically. The seller has full control over the discounts offered and can customize the emails. The app also provides a link that customers can share on Facebook and Twitter and tells the shop owner where the links have been shared. I haven't bought from a shop that uses the app yet, but here are testimonia...