Wordless Wednesday

We at the EART Team have all been enjoying hearing the birds tweeting and announcing the arrival of Spring! Please enjoy our selections featuring our feathered friends!



Jaybird DesignsCustom Newborn Portrait Crochet Angel Cloud Cocoon Nest Egg~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
DivaDeaOwl Ornament
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EDCCollectiveCup n Saucer Bird Feeder n Bird Bath Combo
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PunkynmunkyBlue Bird Ribbon Sculpture Hair Clip
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hairbowswonderworldwoodland love~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
pnkgeeniThanks Owl Handmade Card
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MichellesCharmWorldFly Little Bird Necklace

Friday's Featured Artist: Spinning Bee

This Friday, we'd like to introduce you to a new EART member, Ashley of spinningbee. She's all about yarn, and she's in on the process from beginning to end. She spins and dyes wool, makes it into yarn, and then knits it into colorful and fun hats and scarves. And she sells it all, too - you can get the dyed wool, the hand-spun yarn, and the finished products!

Her designs are original and joyful, and her colors are rich and vibrant.

She's been published in Interweave Knits Magazine. And Ashley shares her art with others on her website, like with this yarn-spinning tutorial.

This artist is fairly new to etsy, so we welcome her and wish her much success!

Friday's Featured Artist -- Forever Kids

OMG! Don't you just love cute kid stuff? And when it's handmade -- even better!

Alicia of Forever Kids makes the most unique, adorable kid's things! I love, love, love the little animal booties that she does and her reversible dresses are amazing! The one in the pic here with the little jacket and skirt is to die for!!! and, of course, all her cute crocheted accessories are a must for any fashionable little girl ;-)

Hop on over to her Etsy shop and take a look, you'll be oohing and aahing the whole time!

ForeverKids

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Fridays Featured Artist-- Jaybird Designs

Today I wan to take a peek over at our EART Team September photo contest winners shop.

Jaybird Designs

Here was the photo that won!

When you head over to Jaybird Designs shop you find a wonderful array of unique and trendy crocheted items and some other cool things too!

There are a ton of JBD original patterns available so that you can make your favorite piece yourself if you wish. The stylish Million Dollar Cowl patterns even teaches you how to crochet and read a pattern if you have never done it before. Very Cool!!

If you are not in the market for a crocheted item, don't let that stop you from looking around. There are great items for the pet lover in you to! How about a unique dog collar?



Jennifer not only has a successful Etsy shop, but is also a published designer! Here is a link to her complete professional portfolio. You will be amazed by the number of times that se has been published!

Upcoming news from Jaybird Designs:

Jennifer will be having another one of her smashing designs published in the February 2010 a "Crochet World Magasine" (look for it beginning in December of 2009). Also, a pattern for the newborn photo prop hat, that is seen in the winning entry, will be released by JBD sometime in the soon.

For you viewing pleasure, here are some photo.




Make sure you stop by this amazing Eclectic Artisans Team member's shop today and see what amazing things you can find!

Meet a Member!

Jaybird Designs- Jennifer, the designer behind Jaybird Designs, is never without a hook and yarn in her hands! This professional crochet designer has a book published of her girl’s sweater designs and has been featured in major crochet magazines with more coming out each year! She also independently publishes her own unique crochet patterns which she sells at various online locations including her etsy shop! And for those of you who do not crochet, you can also purchase finished items such as infant portrait props, woman's hats and accessories, and lots of other goodies! You can be assured that you are getting handmade items of the finest quality with excellent workmanship and amazing attention to details. When not crocheting, she also is learning to knit, enjoys baking, and spending time with her family.