Shameless Promotion

I have spent the last several blog postings promoting some GREAT Etsians (www.etsy.com), but today I am shamelessly promoting myself! I am just thrilled with how well my second shop on Etsy has done! It is www.rioosodesigns.etsy.com.

I make banners for Etsy shops, web banners, blog banners, etc. I can also create matching business card designs, matching postcard designs, and much more. Below are examples of some of the banners I have created for fellow Etsians. Numbers 1, 2, 4, & 6 were custom made for those shops. The others were premade and listed in my shop.

I do have over 30 premade banners to choose from, including some on sale! Or you can purchase a custom banner, or even a custom business package where you can get banner, avatar, and business card design.

If you need some more promotional material, you can purchase the package which gets you the banner, avatar, business card design, and postcard design. There are many things to choose, and many ways to get your name out there. I hope that you will choose Rio Oso Designs when you need some great design work done!

I love the colors in this fun little outfit, perfect for back-to-school! The lime green eyelet peasant top goes perfectly with the sweet green apple ruffled pants and the fun hand-embroidered apron! You will also receive with this outfit the matching hairbows, and a tee that says "A is for apple". You can find this outfit at http://www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com/.

Don't you just love the old-fashioned feel to this dress? I love the girly-girl clothing that keeps them young for just a little longer than the fashion industry today seems to believe. This little outfit is for sale at http://www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com/. It comes with the peasant style dress, the wide butterfly sash, darling cuffed pants, a sweet little shirred sundress, and the two matching hairbows.

Thank you and have a blessed day!

Angie

I only WISH I were this good!

I LOVE photography! I love to take pictures. I think I got it from my mom. I can remember everywhere we went when I was a kid, Mom had a camera.

When we lived in Okinawa, we visited Tokyo for about a week. If I remember correctly, we came back with about 80 rolls of film! Yes, that was before digital photography! We're talking about probably 2800 photos from one week in Tokyo!

The second photo you see is the stained glass window of a church in Hanalei on the island of Kauai. I took the photograph from the inside. I thought it was just gorgeous...especially the Greek letters you see on there, standing for the Alpha and the Omega...none other than God Himself.

Well, today I thought I would share some of my favorites from Etsy photograph artists. Check out their shops when you get a chance. There are some GORgeous photos in each one!

While you're in Etsy, please be sure to check out our two shops:

http://www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com/

http://www.rioosodesigns.etsy.com/

Have a blessed day!

Angie

It's a Girl!

Lately, I've had baby girls on the brain. No, we don't have a baby girl, and no I'm not pregnant. But we REALLY, REALLY want a baby girl. We are praying for a baby girl either through our own pregnancy or through adoption. So when we do get our baby girl, I will definitely know where to go shopping! At Etsy.com of course!

Check out these sweet little items for the baby girls. Each picture has the shop name on it, so all you have to do is type in the http://www.(storename).etsy.com/.

And don't forget to look at our own Etsy shop for some darling things for girls, boys, and even mamas! www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com

Well, it FEELS like Monday!

I know, I know, it's not Monday...but I'm going to go ahead and post anyway. It feels like Monday, because we just had the last two days off!

If you know me at all, you would know that my favorite colors are blues and greens. Yes, I do like pink an awful lot too, but my faves are blues and greens. So I have decided to do my Etsy feature on items that have those gorgeous colors! So when you want to see these talented people's shops, just go to Etsy.com and a username search and type in their name.

Happy day after the 4th of July!

God bless and have a great day!

Angie

A Friend's Wedding--and a Few Firsts for our Family

WOW! It's been a really fast two weeks! So much has been going on in our household, that I forgot to even post last Monday!

I wanted to quickly share with you some fun firsts that happened with our family this weekend. One of my husband's best friends from elementary school got married this weekend, and guess who was the pastor who married them? My husband! He was ordained by our church pastor and was honored to be able to marry his good friend Todd off to a wonderful woman, Linda. This is the first time my husband has officiated a wedding.

While we were at the wedding, we got to experience another WONDERFUL first: my husband and I danced together! Well, we've danced together in our living room, but that doesn't really count, right? We had such a wonderful time dancing together; so romantic and sweet. My husband is the love of my life and my very best friend, so this was an awesome first for us!

And last, but certainly not least, our 13 year old son had his first dance with a girl! Awwwww, it just made my heart swell...he looked so handsome! He danced with the bride's 13 year old daughter. I was dancing with my hubby, so I hope someone else got a picture! I also was honored to dance with my son. He is a heart and stroke patient, but he can get out there and move!!! It was such a blessing to be able to dance with him AND with my husband. It definitely can't get any better than that!

Give me a couple of days, and I will get back into the swing of things, and post my Etsy favorites. In the meantime, have a GREAT 4th of July week!

God bless,

Angie

Cool and Hip Boy Clothes from Etsy.com

Do you have a cool and hip little boy? Do you wish there were more cool, hip, and UNIQUE boy's clothing out there? Well, there is! Just check out Etsy.com. If you click on "Buy" and do a search for "boy clothes", you will find a myriad of cool and hip boy clothing, from babies, on up to the big guys.

Check out these shops, shown from top right to bottom left:

www.ALaineDesigns.etsy.com

www.kinchi.etsy.com

www.RockaBabyClothingCo.etsy.com

www.LittleGuysTogs.etsy.com

www.SalmonStreetStudio.etsy.com

www.MakristaBaby.etsy.com

And please don't forget, we make boy's clothing too! Check out these listings of ours on www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6015296

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5887623

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5887623

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5023681

Thanks so much for looking, and have a great day!

Angie

A Penchant for Pendants

If you look in my favorites at http://www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com, you will see that I LOVE pendants. Why? Well, because I am a jewelry maker! I want to buy them all! But alas, I must wait until I sell more of what I have already made.

The blue polka dotted heart comes from Libra Sun Designs. Her shop can be found at:

http://www.librasundesigns.etsy.com.

The yummy frosted, sprinkled doughnut comes from Green Loves You! Her shop can be found at: http://www.magicbeanbuyer.etsy.com.

The pink tree pendant comes from a mother/daughter team...Madison Craft Studio. Their shop can be found at: http://madisoncraftstudio.etsy.com.

Thanks for checking out some of my favorites. Please be sure to check out our shop too. We have some great jewelry, kid's clothing, and more. If you spend $50 or more, your shipping to anywhere in the USA is FREE!!!

Also, today only, June 11th, you can purchase a piece or set of jewelry at regular price, and get 25% off of any other piece or set of jewelry of equal or lesser value!

Have a blessed day!

Angie

Are You Hungry???

These earrings will definitely make you hungry if you aren't already!!

The poptart earrings can be found at:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6033521

The hot dogs are here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5883413

And the yummy creamsicles are found here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5349651

If you want to see more yummy earrings, be sure to check out my favorites at http://www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com.

ALSO, BE SURE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY SALE! EVERYTHING IN MY SHOP IS 20% OFF FOR THE NEXT FOUR BUYERS...IT WAS FOR THE FIRST 5 BUYERS, AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD ONE BUYER!

Have a blessed day!

Angie

Featuring Christian Crafters/Artists

Hello again, and Happy Memorial Day! I just want to start this post by saying "Thank you!" to all those who have served our country in the armed forces, and are still serving. Thank you for your allegiance to your flag, and to your country. Thank you for fighting so that we might be the free country that we are. God bless each one of you and your families as well. You are very highly respected in our home!

Today we are featuring some Christian crafters from the Etsy site. Please take a look...and enjoy!!

First we have VM Designs. This artist is from Indiana, is married to her high school sweetheart, and has two children...a daughter and a son. She makes some beautiful little girls bracelets, and bracelets for mommas too. Check her shop out at: http://www.vmdesigns.etsy.com.

Our next featured Christian crafter is from Colorado. She is a SAHM with two little boys. She has some fantastic custom birth announcements in her shop, as well as other handcrafted items. Her shop can be found at: http://www.ajcreations.etsy.com.

The third artist that we are featuring is an accomplished, published, award-winning artist and it is definitely obvious in his paintings! He has studios in both New Jersey, and Costa Rica. He has his own blog: http://paintingsbyjude.blogspot.com/, and you can purchase his gorgeous paintings at: http://www.paintingsbyjude.etsy.com.

Thanks for looking and have a blessed day!

Angie

My Etsy Shop

Happy Wednesday! Did you get a chance to check out some of my favorite items on Etsy.com? You still can! Just check out the previous blog.

Meanwhile, I wanted to let you know about my own Etsy shop. You can find it at http://www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com. We also just started a second shop on Etsy. Why? Well, I was thinking that our first shop looked a little crowded. I want to only feature the clothing, jewelry, and baby items in the Ambrosia Delights shop. But I also wanted to continue to make and sell our papercrafting items, such as greeting cards, and also our digital crafting items, such as Etsy store banners.

Sooooo, we created our second shop: http://www.rioosodesigns.etsy.com. Rio Oso is the name we came up with for the digital and papercrafting side of the business. Oso is Spanish for "bear", and my husband is pretty much just a great big teddy bear! Even his own mom calls him "Bear", and has for many years. And Rio is of course Spanish for "river". We love the outdoors, especially the water, so this made perfect sense for us.

While I am shamelessly self-promoting, did you notice the dirty looking onesie pictured? It's not really dirty, but it IS our very newest item in our Ambrosia Delights Etsy shop. I wanted to do a few more things for boys, so here ya go! I tea-stained this onesie to make it appear like it's a "game shirt". I've appliqued "Batter Up!" on the front and a "game ball", complete with a real genuine, artificial autograph on the back. I thought it turned out SOOOOO cute! And it's ONLY $18 plus shipping!

Thanks for looking and have a blessed day!

Angie

Featuring Favorite Etsy Crafters

Have you been to Etsy.com? If not, you don't know what you are missing! You can find anything from clothing for yourself and your family, to pottery, jewelry, soaps, lotions, diaper bags, paintings, gorgeous photography, and much much more!

I have been looking and looking and still have only seen an extremely minute fraction of the shops on Etsy.com. I want to share with you some of my favorites. Many of the shops that I will be featuring are even Christian-owned! I encourage you to check out all the shops, because you will find many distinctly unique items that make awesome and personal gifts! And I just KNOW that you love to find something great and totally unexpected for your friends and loved ones for birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

Here are just some of my favorites:

The blue bracelet shown above is JUST gorgeous! You can find it at Maple Jewellry Design on Etsy. Sarah is from Wilshire, England. Take a peek around at the other gorgeous things in her shop...http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5039214.

Don't you just love the blue flowered handbag? It's made from Amy Butler fabric and has those great bamboo handles. This handbag is from Rebecca Weis Designs out of St. Louis, Missouri. Her shop on Etsy is found at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=4661.

And finally, I wanted to share with you these yummy Soy Whipped Body Butters! I have ordered two different flavors; Macintosh Apple and Orange Dreamsicle. They are such smooth and deliciously scented body butters! My husband loves them, and is happy to give me a foot rub with them. You can find these body butters at: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=34601. The seller is Adrienne from San Diego, CA. Adrienne is a Christian from a military family, and she does what she can to help the environment.

Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out these shops and others at Etsy.com.

Have a blessed day!

Angie

WOW!!! It's been a REALLY long time since I have posted! I am now a part of Etsy.com and have been inspired to get back into blogging. I would like to be able to help out some of my fellow crafters by showing their work and a little about them.

If you LOVE handmade craft items (no, not schotzke flea market stuff...I mean some GORGEOUS handmade things!!!!), then you should check out Etsy.com.

You can find my shop (Ambrosia Delights, of course) at http://www.ambrosiadelights.etsy.com/. I have children's boutique clothing, handmade jewelry, a couple of baby bibs, and some greeting cards, all made by me. I also have added Etsy banners to my line...if you need an Etsy banner, let me know! I would love to work with you.

I have Crafting ADD, so therefore I must sell! While you're there, check it all out. You can shop by color or location even! Pretty cool, huh?!?!

I do have some sales going on, as well as free shipping on items over $50. Many Etsians have great sales and promos going on. One way to find out about what's going on is by checking out the Forums section. If you go to Promotions and Critiques, you can see a lot of very cool things, and a lot of great deals!

Let's support the handcrafters of the world! We're all trying to eke out a living, or supplement and income, or just make a little extra money. Thank you for your support.

See ya over at Etsy!

Have a blessed day!
Angie

Bread & Butter Pickles


Image can be found at www.pccrafter.com

Marbled Orange Fudge (OH! So yummy!!!)



Images can be found at www.pccrafter.com

Busy, busy, busy!

Hello! It has been three weeks since my last post. I guess that means I have been busy! I have acuteally finished an order that I got. I have also still been working on items for my craft show coming up in San Pablo, CA on November 11th. I have been making lots of post-it note holders, handmade greeting cards, and brag books. You can check out our website for these items too! www.ambrosiadelights.com

I haven't just been crafting though. I have been homeschooling, babysitting two little ones, taking care of my home and family, singing on the church worship team, visiting a pumpkin farm, and getting ready for interviews for our foster/adopt licensing. Yes, we are planning on adopting a baby girl. We have our last interview...a home study on November 30, so we have LOTS to do before then.

I wanted to share with you a yummy recipe that I will be making up to sell at the craft show:

Peanut Butter Popcorn

Pop a pot of popcorn (finished amount should equal about 6-8 cups). Put popcorn in a large bowl. Put 1/2 cup of peanut butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup light Karo syrup in a small pot and mix well, while heating up on medium heat. Stir constantly while heating until it comes to a boil. Let it boil for a couple of minutes, being careful to stir at all times. Pour over popcorn and mix in well.

Just be careful! It's VERY addicting!!!

Well, that's it for today. Have a blessed day!

Angie

Christmas Craft Shows


It is almost that time again...time when many are gearing up for their Thanksgiving and Christmas Craft shows. I would love to know what YOU do at your craft show. I would love to see pictures. I am doing a craft show this year, albeit a small one at my mother in law's church. I would love to some day be able to do a BIG craft show, like the Christmas Craft Fair in Grass Valley, CA. We went there last year over the Thanksgiving weekend and REALLY enjoyed it! There were really some wonderful, quality crafts there. And the setup was amazing. It was on a county fairgrounds with gorgeous, tall pine trees all over, and a fine wintery mist going on. They had a bonfire, carolers, food vendors, and about 5 buildings full of crafters!!! One of these days.....


In the meantime, above are some pictures of what I am selling in my craft show. Send your pictures or ideas, and we will post them!

Have a blessed day!

Angie

Welcome to Ambrosia Delights!

This blog is for people who are into crafts. I personally think that I have adult ADD when it comes to crafts, so I do a lot of different things. I love to sew and have been sewing since I was about 6 years old. My mom thought it was a great thing to teach me, as she has also been sewing from a very young age. I'm so grateful that she did teach me. I know in this day, it's not so common for a young girl to learn how to sew. Here you can see an example of what I make. I enjoy making boutique children's clothing that are one of a kind. I love the idea of individuality in a child (and in an adult too of course), so I love creating clothing for children that will emphasize that individuality. I rarely make two of one thing, but I do on occasion.

I also enjoy scrapbooking, making jewelry, counted cross-stitch, and cardmaking. I have also done some tole painting and stamping, as well as crocheting, and I tried my hand(s) at knitting, but that didn't work so well. I did manage to finish a knitted scarf, so I am proud of myself that I followed through! There are a few other areas that I am interested in checking out. But I think for my husband's sanity, and our space and time restraints, I won't just now.

With this blog, I would like to showcase other crafters' work as well as my own. If you are a crafter and would love to show off what you do, please write me. If you are good at writing out instructions for your project, we welcome that!!! We will have links for great crafting sites, as well as LOTS of great ideas! So please write and share what you do. We will also have lots of yummy recipes listed on this blog, so if you have a favorite recipe (with or without a photo), send it in! We would love to see it.

I must go craft, so I must leave the blogging for another time or day. I have some orders to work on. Have a blessed day!!

Angie