Military Father's Day Gift Idea Painted Chef Grill Apron

It appears that I will be leaving Redbubble. I have been trying for days to edit, and upload new work, and it just won't work no matter what I try. I have read in the forums that there are all kinds of issues there. I will probably be moving my photography and art items to Cafe Press. It will take a while to do that, however.

 Featured item for Father's Day today, is a hand painted chef apron, perfect for grilling. It is a patriotic military theme with Bald Eagle, and American Flags. This is available for purchase in my Etsy store.

Sailboat Cell Phone Case Father's Day Gift Idea

Have a Dad that loves boating, the ocean, or just nautical themes? Then check out this Sailboat gliding along the Gulf of Mexico. This was taken at Honeymoon Island in Florida. A beautiful place to visit. This image is available on other products as well. They can be purchased by visiting my Redbubble account. The cases are compatible with Iphones, and Samsung phones. Check out all the options before you decide.

Make it Saturday!

As I stated previously, I had to switch to Make it Saturday, due to my work schedule.  I really have been trying diligently to edit pics, and get them uploaded to products on Redbubble.  You can see  my new items by clicking here.  I finished one crochet neckerchief, and that is about it.  I have been so busy planning a homeschool graduation, homeschooling my kids, and getting ready to redo our floors, that being creative has not been in the cards.  I did get some gardening done, but still so much more I would like to do there.  I saw a cool thing on Pinterest where someone painted murals on their privacy fence.  I have no idea why I didn't think of that myself, but it will be added to my very long list of things to do.  I have been researching jewelry trends for the 2018 year, and am going to try to get some new pieces done soon.  We are on spring break next week, so I hope to get a bunch of stuff done.  I haven't even had time for new glass etching pieces, or wood burning. 

That brings me to my next point.  I was doing a new theme for each month, mostly based around holidays.  Unfortunately it has been hard to keep up with that.  By the time I get time to finish something the holiday is here, and it is too late.  So, I am going to do away with the monthly theme.  I have some ideas on projects, like the jewelry trends, and I want to do some political art, and maybe try something new with my art projects.  Of course I love to crochet, but I am sort of in a slump there.  I need to do glass etching, because once it is too hot, I won't be able to do it anymore until fall.  I also am slowly moving items to my Ebay shop, and am considering going to my local flea market.  As soon as I get time, lol.  You can always find me on Ebay by searching for Melissas Handmade, or Etsy by searching Missy69, and that is the same for Redbubble.  I have not sold anything there yet.  Wouldn't you love to be my first sale?  I bought a new digital camera, but it didn't come with a memory card, so now I have to get one. 

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10 Gorgeous Gifts for Mom

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Baby Booties Pink and White Baby Boots Crochet Handmade Ready to Ship
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Handmade and DIY Red and Green Christmas Colors

This week I am featuring DIY items, and handmade items with a Christmas color theme of red and green. Each image has a description, and highlighted link, under the image. To visit the Etsy shop just click the highlighted link. Next week will be Christmas colors blue and white. I love blue and white for Christmas.

MsPDesignsUSA offers the most adorable Santa raccoon PDF quilt block.  Get yours today. 

Also from MsPdesignsUSA this Santa elephant quilt block pdf.  You could make the most adorable blanket.  

From Missy69 is this reclaimed glass jar with a Santa Kitten and Santa Bunny original art work.  

If you love Poinsettias this painted candy dish from Missy69 would be a perfect gift, and a great price too.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

I don't actually have an image, or video to share with  you, yet.  I am very busy promoting my Etsy shop, and I have had 3 sales already this month, so I am doing something right so far.  I am offering free shipping, on all domestic orders of 35 dollars or more, until Jan 1, 2017.  So, take advantage of that.  I have clearance/sale section, also.  You can get to my shop by doing a search for Missy69, or by clicking my Etsy shop widget in the column of this blog.

The kids, and I decided on two Advent calendars for this year.  I actually forgot that last year we decided, this year, that we would do a reverse Advent calendar.  What is a reverse Advent calendar?  First get a big box.  In the box, every day from Dec 1st through the 25th, add a nonperishable food item to the box.  On Christmas day you donate the food to a family that is in need of a Christmas dinner.  You can just set the box on their door step, and they will be blessed, and you get to be humble in your giving.  We will probably use one of the churches, or the school, to find a family that will need such a gift.  Some other ideas you could do are make a shoe box of gifts, similar to what churches do for Operation Christmas Child, but donate it to your local nursing home.  So many of the elderly have no families, and the smallest of gifts would make their day.  Be sure to ask your local nursing home, they might already have such a program and know just where the greatest needs are.  Make a care bag, or a few, for the homeless and drop them off to them on Christmas Eve.  Maybe that is what we will do with our dinner box.

The second Advent calendar, will be a fun crafty one.  We do one of these silly ones every year.  A friend of mine has given me two large wood slices.  I was thinking, if I get time, that I will wood burn a Santa face, or Nativity onto the wood slice, with 25 round spaces either on the beard, or around the Nativity.  Then we can tape things into the circles each day.  I would be totally reusable and look lovely on the coffee table, or dining room table.  I hope I actually get time to do it.  If not, I will be printing off a fun, silly one.  You can find a whole bunch of printable Advent calendars by doing a search on Bing or Google under images.  

Brown and Pink Handmade Items

This week I am featuring, brown and pink items, from Team Support and Promote, on Etsy.  To view each item on Etsy, click the highlighted item under each picture. If you are someone who makes handmade items, doesn't have to be just Etsy, check out my new weekly link up party.

Shelleyscrochetole has to offer this brown and pink baby hat and diaper cover. 

Need an adorable first Halloween baby costume, check out this baby bear dress and hat with pink ears, from Missy69

This beautiful pink scarf is made by, Sticksnstonesgifts. 

This beautiful shades of browns, and pinks by Alfadesigns, is a lovely necklace. 

From Debupcycles is this lovely tan ultra suede fabric, for  all you DIY buffs. 

Mspdesignsusa, didn't exactly have a pink and brown item to fit, but she has a mix and match option in her shop, so that will work.  Check out all her pdf quilt patterns.

Football Lovers Delight with Team Support and Promote on Etsy

This week I chose football as the weekly theme, for my Team Support and Promote blogpost. Each of these beautiful handmade items, could be used for football teams, mascots, or just fun football items. To visit each shop, click the highlighted link under each image.

This adorable crochet baby football photo prop is made by Shelleyscrochetole

Debupcycles creates these lovely flannel gift bags that are reusable and eco friendly.

For all you Cardinals fans, this pdf quilt applique from Mspdesignsusa will help you make something beautiful. 

Alfadesigns, has to offer this lovely necklace done in red and black, for you Falcons fans. 

All you Bills fans will love this football colors painted peacock.  Get it now, from Missy69

Nature's Bounty

It is almost Fall, and that means time to harvest. This week, I am featuring some Team Support and Promote members, that are all created with the theme of Nature's Bounty. To visit each Etsy store, click the highlighted link, under each picture. Enjoy!

SticksNStonesGifts, makes the cutest cloth lunchbox napkins, including these beauties. 

This adorable crochet turkey hat.from, ShelleysCrochetOle, can be made to order for any size.

BoardArtistry, makes these lovely hand turned wooden pens.  What a wonderful gift idea!

I love gemstones, definitely Nature's Bounty, and from ALFAdesigns, this Botswana Agate, Pearls and other semiprecious stones. 

This adorable PDF applique quilt design, is from MsPDesignsUSA, and another diy gift idea.

Missy69, painted this beautiful pumpkin and Fall flowers still life, done in acrylics.  Great holiday home decor.

Art Challenge Days 5, 6, and 7: Cold, Upcycle and Zentangle Flower with Ladybugs

Days 5, 6 and 7 are done. I have another item for Cold, but it is taking a while to make because I have limited time to work on it. Technically I have two more for cold, because they are both Winter themes. You can see both of these new items by clicking here, or clicking the My Etsy Shop widget in the left hand column.

 First is a painted plate, using paint pens and Sharpie permanent markers. All hand drawn then painted. This is a 10 inch plate, it can be eaten on, and washed by hand, not dishwasher safe. It features multi colored daises, with tangle patterns, and some ladybugs.

 Second to cover both upcycle, and cold is this recyled gallon jar into a hurricane lamp with an adorable snowman painted on. Again I used sharpie markers, but because I had no white I used acrylic paint, and some glow in the dark paint as well. This one can only be gently wiped with a wet cloth. I do sign all my items, and I heat set them as well. You can put a candle or solar light in there, or it can be a candy jar, cookie jar, or a vase even.

I am not sure what days I will do next.

Rustic Wood Burned Wedding Picture Frame

Wedding season is upon us once again. I started wood burning picture frames, at the end of last year. I did one for Halloween, this lovely wedding keepsake frame, and one for Easter. I love woodburning, though it is still quite new to me. This would make a lovely wedding gift for anyone getting married, or even as an anniversary gift. For full details, check it out in my Etsy store.


 I finally got the right white yarn, to finish my newest idea. I can't tell you what it is, you will have to wait and see. I ordered some new ring settings, and they should be here any day now. So, new jewelry items, yay! I would really love to do some new resin pieces, but until the ones I already have in inventory start to sell, that just doesn't make sense. I did not get to paint at all last week, or do anything crafty, really. But, that all changes today. I should have lots of free time to be crafty. My garden needs work too.

Genuine Gemstone Keepsake Locket Pendant and Necklace

First an update about my Society6 store. For now I have placed it on hold, because I did not realize my computer does not make the proper pixel sizes. So, I do not have that technology. All my paintings have been returned to my Etsy store, and I am looking at possibly listing all the fun nature pictures we have taken through the years. Of course if they were purchased, those images would no longer belong to me, so I have to think about that.

 I found this adorable charm lockets, at my local craft store. I thought how cute would they look with gemstones in there. If you have ever bought parcels of gemstones, you know that a lot of them are so small you could not practically use them. So, I put a mixture of real colored gemstones, from my own personal collection in there, added a gold tone chain, and voila a beautiful gift idea. I hope to do more of these with more particular stones, like all the same color, or two contrasting colors, etc. This beauty is available in my Etsy store. This particular piece will come with the exact gemstones shown.  I do offer a layaway service.

Raspberry Rhodolite Garnet Ring and Free World Wide Shipping in My Society 6 Store

My orange garnet ring, sold today, via my layaway service. The ring shown below is a Raspberry Rhodolite Garnet petite cocktail ring. It is available for purchase in my Etsy store. It too can be put on layaway. Rhodolite Garnet is natural in its color, and has a pinkinsh purplish hue to it. Check it out, if you are a January baby, Garnet is your birthstone.

My new Society 6 Art store, has a promotion going on right now, for free World Wide shipping. Simply use this link to purchase your item, to qualify. Promotion ends on January 10th, at midnight. I am adding new art work all the time, and of course I continue to paint and take photographs.

Orange Garnet Pear Shape Sterling Silver Ring Size 6

This beautiful ring has been in my Etsy store, for what seems like forever. I would so love for it to belong to someone who will enjoy wearing it. It is a sterling silver chevron style filigree ring, with a 6mmx4mm pear shape orange garnet. This could be another orange gemstone, but I am almost positive it is a garnet. Garnet is the birth stone for January, and most January babies do not realize their gemstone comes in other colors than red. The fact is Garnet comes in almost all colors. This ring is a size 6, and the price can't be beat. Visit my Etsy store, now, to purchase.

Some New Items For Valentine's Day!!

I hope everyone had a very Happy New Year. We did! We went out to a party, for the first time in years. My daughter went with us, and my son had a different party he went to. It was a warm, and beautiful night. Now, it is time to get ready for Valentine's Day! Below you will see three items, I just recently created for Valentine's Day. Please note, the first two pieces, were created from my own original art work, and are available on Society6 in my new art store. They are available on all kinds of different cool items, not just the blanket, and mug shown below. These make sweet gifts for the sweetie on your list. I still have tons of art work to upload there, plus I paint new items every week. Be sure to check out my new seahorse, love it!

 The third item is a crocheted heart. It is just about 7 inches long, and I would use it as table decor for a Valentine's Day wedding, party, or shower. But, it can also be used as a pot holder, or hot pad. These are made to order, and can be done in other colors, unless you only want the one that is already made. They do not take long to make at all. Click the highlighted items, to visit my Etsy store, and my Society6 art shop. Remember, you can always ask me questions about custom orders, and designs. I have some heart jewelry items that I hope to be working on this weekend.


You can always find me by searching Missy69 on Society6, or Missy69 on Etsy.  A very easy way to find me, and my items.

Happy New Year Baby Cocoon with Top Hat Photo Prop and Iphone and Ipod New Years 2016 Case

Alright, it is almost Christmas.  You know what that means, right?  Time to get ready for New Years, and Valentine's Day.  Believe it or not, when you sell online, and promote your own items, you need to start promoting your items ahead of time.  I have been promoting Christmas since September, now for the next holidays.  I don't have a ton of stuff for New Years, or Valentines Day, yet.  But, I will start working on it.  I have some cool ideas, for Valentines Day, I just hope I can get them done in time.  Below  you will see a Baby New Years Cocoon with Top Hat.  This is all crocheted, very warm, and the hat is more of a photo prop than anything else.  Check it out in my Etsy store, while I still have free shipping, and my BOGO sale going on.  You could get two cocoons, or any other item, 2 for the price of one.  All the details are in my shop home, so be sure to read how it works.  You can always message me on Etsy, as well.

The 2016 New Years  snowman Iphone Ipod case, is available on Society6, in my art shop.  It is from my original painting, and is available on other products as well.  Be sure to check them all out, for some awesome gift ideas.  Society6, as well as Etsy, offers gift cards.  So, you can always pick up one of them, and let the receiver choose. 

Buy One Get One Free Sales Event BOGO Handmade Angel Christmas Ornaments

My buy one get one free sales event, or BOGO as it is called, has begun in my Etsy shop. All my items are eligible, even new items. I have not raised any prices, shipping is still free for USA customers, so it is truly buy one get one free. I will be showcasing items from my shop, that are in a similar category to each other.

Below you will see four different Christmas angel ornaments. All are handmade by me, and BOGO eligible. Visit my Etsy store for all the details. Details can be found on the store home page, or you can message me if you are unsure how to proceed.

Halloween for Heroes Teacher Coffee Tea Soup Glass Mug with Sugar Skull Hand Painted

I love the sugar skull, definitely a favorite. This is a glass soup, coffee or tea mug with the sugar skull hand drawn then painted in acrylics. The bottom has a skull and cross bones, and the saying is, You can't scare me I'm a teacher. Great gift idea, and the third in my Halloween for Heroes series. Check them all out in my Etsy store. 

Red and Black Newborn Baby Shower Diaper Cake with Rompers Beanies Blanket and Kitty Lovey Plus Others

I need to take another picture, this one came out too dark. But, anyways, I used to sell the cocoon, blanket, and lovey separate, but I decided to add a few more pieces, and sell them all together. All items are crocheted, hence handmade by me. It is not assembled as a diaper cake yet, for two reasons. 1- I don't want all those diapers lying around my house, and 2- I want the buyer to be able to select the size diapers they want. In this complete red and black set, you will receive: 1- 30 diapers of the size of your choosing, 2- Two button up the back rompers one red one black. 3- Two beanie hats one red one black 4- two baby washcloths one red one black 5- one red and black infant blanket 6- one red and black baby sleep cocoon great for photo props too 7- one red and black kitty snuggle buddy lovey which is a blanket with an animal friend to sleep with or drag around to play with. That is 39 items all for one great price. I offer free USA shipping, and if you want to make a custom request for colors, contact me through my Etsy shop. I think I am going to do a toddler one next. This would be a great baby shower gift. If you want custom colors, it does take a while to make the items, and you can ask about other items as well, so be sure to plan ahead. I can not whip one of these out in a week. Be sure and check out my orange and white one, also listed in my Etsy store.