A Holiday Message

I'd just like to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season no matter which holiday you happen to celebrate!

Deck The Trail - Country Dreaming's Nature Scenes Photography

and have a safe and Happy New Year!

Favorites For Friday

Ahhh not long to go before it will be Christmas day. Sorry, not meaning to get you into a panic about it but it is true. One thing about Christmas time that I love are candy canes, don't know what it is about them but I can't get enough. I love the colors and the flavor! That is why this weeks favorites are all candy cane inspired from Etsy.

Peppermint Twist Bracelet - Fancee That

Crochet Peppermint Candy Swirl Scarf - Diane Langan Crochet Designs

Peppermint & Dark Chocolate Spoons (my 2 faves together!) - Nicole's Homemade Treats

Christmas Peppermint Candy Magnets - Cha Ching CK

Peppermint Candy Cane Scented Star Soap - Howards Home

Now if these items don't whet your whistle for some cool peppermint sweetness, then I don't know what will!

Favorites For Friday

In less than one weeks time all of America will be celebrating Thanksgiving. I missed Thanksgiving once, no...really....totally lost the day as the husband and I were flying to Australia and we left on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and arrived Down Under on the Friday! Ahh that was many years ago but I have to say that Thanksgiving is a holiday I have always preferred to any other. Something about all the baking that my mother did when I was a kid maybe or could be because I believe it is a very important holiday as far as the US is concerned. I know that other countries have their own important holidays too so I'm sure even my non-US readers will get my drift. Here are a few Thanksgiving items I found while perusing the pages of Etsy.

Cute Pilgrim Girls Costume - fwcreations4all

Mayflower Ship Ring Resin Art - Morrow Lane

Thanksgiving Turkey Bib - Lady Cavendish & Little Sis

Thanksgiving Pilgrim Hair Clip Set - Celtic Tide Creations

Thanksgiving Lollipop Favors - Simple Tastes

Hope you have enjoyed these lovely picks this week, you may still have time to pick up some of these handmade items!

Happy 4th of July!

I'm a sucker for fireworks. Probably why the 4th is my favorite holiday. Needless to say I hope everyone in the US as well as all Americans around the globe are having a safe and Happy 4th of July.

Still Here!

I can't believe I haven't posted in so long. I think with the Thanksgiving holiday I got so side-tracked that I forgot about my poor blog. I've been working on a few custom orders and was playing around with Picasa. I had to re-take the photos of my little chest and wanted to try some new fonts. Not sure if I like them at all. I would love to find someone who can draw and have them draw up a treasure chest rather than have the pics. If I had GIMP or Photoshop then it might look better and I could come up with some better editing. I really need to get some more memory on my poor computer first then download something like GIMP.

So, I hope everyone in the States had a great Thanksgiving and I'll try not to neglect my poor blog for as long next time.

Favorites For Friday

For this week's Favorites I decided to keep in with the keeping warm theme a bit. Now that the weather is changing and the Holiday Season is coming upon us what is one of the main things we all LOVE to do?? Eat!! Alright, so I may be speaking for myself but I rather doubt that. I found a few home-made edibles over on Etsy that look perfect for those cold nights when you just want to snuggle up with something/someone warm. If you click on the top link it takes you to the item and the bottom one is to the seller's shop.

Pumpkin Bread
The Home Baker


Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Bars
The Cake Artist

Just A Little Taste Of Autumn Spiced Vanilla Caramels
Have It Sweet

Of course you need to wash that all down with something warm to drink.

Yemen Mocca Matari Coffee
The Roaster

Pumpkin Spice Hot Cocoa Mix
Teton Cocoa Company

I hope you enjoy this post since I just gained 10 pounds just doing it! Stay warm everyone and I'll be thinking about all of you as I sit by the pool this weekend. Have a great one.

Holidays?

Before I begin about the topic, I have to tell you something about myself which you will find out to be relevant to the topic. The first Christmas my husband and I spent together some 20 years ago he bought me this leopard skin dress. Why did he buy it? Well we were walking by this shop and I (flippantly) said "That's a cool dress" but I didn't say I wanted it or would wear it, a little too bold for me. I think I had that dress on twice, if that, before I gave it away with a bunch of other clothes to the local Goodwill. Needless to say, we no longer exchange gifts at Christmas. Don't get me wrong we still buy things for each other on the odd occasions but we don't do it because it is a specific day. It works for us.

So, yes, I know Christmas has passed but I'm referring to holidays that aren't really holidays. You see, to me, a holiday is something that I'd get a paid day off for (if I wasn't unemployed). Or it's a day when they tell you on the news all the Government agencies that won't be open. The holidays I'm referring to in this post are the days that people may celebrate by buying and giving gifts or cards but are not officially holidays. The days I'm talking about are (to name a few):

• Valentines Day
• Mother's Day
• Father's Day
• St. Patricks Day

As someone who didn't pay much attention to days like that previous to starting Theresa's Treasures, I have quickly realized that I now have to. Of course, that doesn't mean I will be running out to buy every heart bead in Las Vegas or plenty of green rings for my chainmaille. No, I'm talking about making yourself known, marketing yourself so when John Doe realizes he needs to buy his wife/mother a nice gift to show how much he loves her then I am there. Well at least I hope I am.

I suppose that really what I am trying to say is that sometimes you have to change the way YOU think because not everyone thinks the same. Whilst these days are not important to me in my relationship(s) or life I know that for some, they are. Especially if you want to succeed in your endeavors, whatever they may be.