Thank You Sponsors!

Over on the right of our box we have some Project Wonderful advertising boxes and to say a big thank you to the people that place ad's there I like to feature some of the goods in those peoples shops on our blog. It's a really easy thing to do because so many talented artisans place adverts there.

I utterly adore this quilt from Kims Crafty Apple. The design is stunning and the fabrics used are just perfect. This woman's shop is full of fantastic goods. Take a look and see for yourself.

Vagabond Jewelry always makes me gasp with delight and to see her advert on my blog just put a huge grin on my face. I would love to own this Oberon mask. I think it is gorgeous.

I'm always heartened to see artists adverting on the blog and Art by Arlene Babad has placed an ad here regularly. Check out her shop and see just how talented she is.

Lollyphile is a new comer to advertising on our blog, but a most welcome one. This company's hand made lollipops are not the normal flavours. These ones are Maple Bacon... Jon is drooling over these.

This Years Girl's prints are delicious to the eye. I love this one above. The clouds and the girls hair show so much movement. Look through the rest of her shop to see more amazing prints.

So please remember to click on the adverts on the right of our blog. You will get to see so many amazing shops and goods. You'll be glad you did.

Written by Lynne of PiratePixieCrew and Hyperloop Hoops

Our Sponsors

We have people that kindly sponsor us by advertising in the Project Wonderful ad boxes on the right hand side of this blog. To show them our gratitude we like to showcase items from their stores. So that's what I'll be doing today.

Baghy makes these stunningly beautiful hand bound & designed journals& note pads. They are exquisitely made and I am sure they would delight anyone lucky enough to own one. Why keep notes in a dull mass made note pad when you could be using one of these.

Bigbluebed makes a mixture of goods from moo card holders to these Paisley Flower Fabric Brooch Corsage. This lady is well known for her handmade Dorset buttons too. If you'd not sure what they are go and see her shop to find out.

Cymbaline's Designs sells jewellery as you can see above. There is a very vintage feel to most of the pieces in the shop. I love the salmon red chrysanthemum cabochon in this piese, but if red isn't your colour there are many others to choose from.

Aunti Franni creates fun embroidered items. I love the Yarn and hookbones above. I should have one of these sewn to all my clothes seeing as how I'm addicted to yarn and crochet. If this one doesn't float your boat there are lots of other designs and styles sure to wow you.

Fanciful Form makes stunning works of art in polymer clay and then turns them into Jewellery. This white chrysanthemum pendant looks as delicate as a real flower and it's elegance shines out of the photograph. This would make such a beautiful necklace for a wedding day or special occassion. Gorgeous!

So once again I would like to thank these and others that regularly sponsor our blog by paying to advertise on it. Having seen these gems, I'm sure I don't need to ecourage you to click on ther ad's as you will be very eager to find out what other amazing goods you can find behind those 125 pixel square images.

Written by Lynne of the PiratePixieCrew and Hyperloop Hoops

Project Wonderful Sponsors

On Autonomous Artisans we are lucky enough to have some fabulous sponsors that place ad's on our blog through Project Wonderful. These people help us to keep this magazine blog running and for that we are most grateful. These ad's have lead me to so many shops that are full of beautiful handmade goods some of which I want to share with you today.

This windy day print from Jade Frolics of a mother rabbit and all her baby bunnies is so bright and colourful, but it has a sad undertone. Mummy bunny can't keep trace of all her offspring and some are being blown away on the wind into the jaws of the local fox. I guess that's life. The Fox family will be eating a feast tonight.

LFN Textiles supplies gorgeous ribbons of many styles. I picked the Dahlia pattern above to demonstrate just how detailed some are and what vibrant colours they can come in. There are more subdued colours in the collection to if you are looking for a more subtle complimentary ribbon for a job.

Stonehouse Supply's shop has a selection of handmade supplies, these polymer clay pebble buttons being some of them. She also has tutorials on sale to help you to learn to make items yourself. I'm loving these pebbles. I can see a few PiratePixieCrew bags having pebble buttons, very soon.

Art Watercolor's work is so beautiful. I cannot believe the prices in her shop. This stunningly beautiful original watercolour nude can be yours for less that US$30. I think she is gorgeous. Nudes not your style? Well there are many other subjects in the Art Watercolor shop. Check it out. Get yourself an original painting.

Jazzy Jemz has been a sponsor of ours for many months. Her shop had a mixture of handmade goodies in it, most are for mothers and babies/toddlers. This crayon roll is a great idea for keeping all those colouring crayons from getting all broken in a pencil case. Each crayon has it's own slot so your young one can keep them in order and know if one is missing or not. No more ground up crayons in the carpet.

Our Project Wonderful ad box is very important to us, firstly because it introduces us to so many talented Artisans and Artists, secondly it gives us a small amount of revenue to promote this magazine blog, which gains us readers to see all the items we show you. Thanks to all the Sponsors that make it all possible! We really do appreciate your support!

Written by Lynne of the PiratePixieCrew and Hyperloop Hoops

Project Wonderful

On the left hand side of this blog we offer people advertising space through Project Wonderful and I'm happy to say that many handmade goods makers take the opportunity to promote their goods using the space. Project Wonderful is just one of the many ways to run ad campaigns on-line. I like it because it is fairly simple to use and even if you have a very small advertising budget you can find yourself some spaces to place your ad's to gain exposure. It is run like an auction and you bid on spaces to place your ad's. Many places that offer ad spaces don't put a minimum bids on their boxes, so you can even find spaces for free. You can track how well your adverts are doing and see how many click they are getting, so you can tell if the ad's are working or not. Here are a few items from people that have recently placed their handmade ad's on this blog.

Stonehouse Studio has a shop filled with stunning jewellery. This piece is the one I liked most when I visited her shop. I love the way each handmade bead is slightly different in shape and the subtle colours you can see in the polymer clay. Very stylish.

Ollie the owl caught my eye in East Coast Kitsch's shop. Such a cute critter. He looks very happy in this tree, but I bet he would be equally happy being cuddled up with a new owner on the sofa watching TV.

This fabulous photo was taken by Infivision. I chose to feature this one from the many amazing shots in his shop because of the minute detail you can see of this ant. Whilst many people find insect horrible or scary they fascinate me. They have such varied but amazing life cycles.

Jennifer Ladd is a regular advertiser on this site and I'm so glad, because she has so many gorgeous bags in her shop. I'm always clicking on the ad to see what's new. I picked this scarlet red clutch because of the cute bicycle and trees, but there are many more I adore.

This beautiful under water scene was drawn in pen and ink by Tamara Garvey. The fantastical creatures are varied and interesting and every time I look at it I see another fishie or starfish. It's truly delightful.

All these people are using Project Wonderful to drive traffic to their shops, join in the traffic and click on those ad boxes you see on the left at the top of this page. There are so many amazing shops behind those 125 x 125 pixel boxes. Click a few and see.

Written by Lynne of Hyperloop Hoops and Pirate Pixie Crew