Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Treasury

Since I never have the good fortune of creating a treasury on Etsy, I am going to attempt to do a blog treasury dedicated to one of my favorite tales of all time: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll. My copy is older than dirt... literally- it's dated in the 1920s! I can't wait for Tim Burton's take on it in 2010! Until then here are some of my favorite Etsy finds on the subject.

1. Alice in Wonderland's The Queen and King of Hearts, A Beautiful Embellished Domino Necklace

This is a beautifully crafted domino necklace... I can't believe it's only $3.50. You can tell a lot went into making this one!

2. Alice in Wonderland Down the Rabbit Hole PENDANT with a tiny cameo and key charms

One of my favorite scenes from the book! Also, I love the extra detail with the skeleton key (so cool) and the came. Utterly feminine!

3. Alice in Wonderland custom boutique costume made in any size from 6 months to a ladies size 12 by TinkerellaCreations in blue and white cotton

Halloween is coming up and seriously who wouldn't want to be Alice!

4. ALICE IN WONDERLAND TWEEDLE DEE ARMOR ID CIGARETTE CASE

Now this is cool. As the seller notes, cigarette cases are not just for cigarettes. In fact a friend uses them for a wallet and I have used them to store blotting sheets before. This one is gorgeous- and affordable too!

5. The White Rabbit Ladies T-Shirt - Size Small

I love me a good little t-shirt, but it seems like all the ones I like everyone else has as well... that's what you get when you shop retail. However, I doubt anyone could match your style wearing this one... and a plus- it's on sale!

6. Alice in Wonderland SUPER DELUXE Cosplay Lolita EGL Rhinestone Queen of Hearts Fascinator CROWN

A crown! How cool is this. You can tell that a lot of time and effort went into making this- it's beautiful. I am sure it would be awesome with a Halloween costume.. or just to let people know who is boss :-p

7. Alice in Wonderland Charm Bracelet - Silver plated

I love this. I am a sucker for charm bracelets and this one is beautiful. I love the little touches of red, but I think my favorite part is the little Drink Me bottle!

8. Alice and the Shower of Cards. Customised laptop bag with Alice in Wonderland print

This has already made it's way to my Christmas list. This seller's bags are incredible and absolutely unique. One of my favorite Etsy finds for sure!

9. Alice In Wonderland SMOKING CATERPILLAR Ring

It was about time I show the caterpillar some love... and I love this ring! Such a unique character in an awesome book. Can you believe it is only $3.75!

10. Alice in Wonderland Print Set

My absolute favorite Alice art on Etsy. This is probably one of my favorite artists... she is super talented and this piece shows it!

That's a wrap for now but please feel free to comment and post your favorite Alice items! And if you are so inclined, drop by my shop here!

-Angela

Lily Poppet

Finally released my perfume oils!

This has been a verrry busy week for me! First of all, finished up my last Summer II course at grad school, and also I was able to launch my line of perfume oils on etsy! I may be a bit biased but they are absolutely yummy. Right now I have some foody scents and fresh scents. In fact, they are going to be featured on Skylars Candy Clips' Blog on August 30. In a thread on the boards I was lucky enough to get seven pages of scents that people would love to try! It's clear that citrus will be the next in line. I also heard some really interesting suggestions like Fig Sandalwood and Pipe Tobacco. I can't wait to experiment and make more... it really is my passion. If I had to pick one thing that would set my scents apart from others I have seen, it is that you will probably never see me release a one note scent. What I really enjoy in making interesting blends of multiple notes, the art of blending the oils really lies in being able to construct a unique multi-level scent from scratch... well in my humble opinion anyways. The 5ml bottles of oil are $10 and the 1ml sample vials are $1.50.

Right now I am wearing the Red Berries scent... it is lovely. I put it on at 9 this morning and can still smell it on my wrists at 7pm- that's staying power! It really does smell just like fresh strawberries and raspberries. In fact, when I went to pick up my glasses this morning the lady behind the counter asked what I was wearing; she was so surprised when I told her I made it! I actually had a sample of it in my purse so I gave one to her :)

Another thing I am excited about with the perfume oils is that I have started my Savannah collection of oils. Savannah, GA is my favorite place in the world and I am in the process of trying to move there.... just waiting for a job to come through! The first scent in the Savannah Collection is River Street. I have been dreaming up making it since my last visit about a month ago. Pralines take center stage of course, but I also threw in icing and caramel apple. It smells so good... very rich and yummy! I am planning on doing another scent in the Savannah Collection for Halloween. I'm going to make it a spooky one... perhaps centering on a graveyard. That's all I have to say for now ;)

Here is a link to my shop where you can see all of the oils: www.lilypoppet.etsy.com

And here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Double Mocha Whip Bars... Mmmmm

My first blog post- hope it's just the first of many!

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Angela and I am the owner of a little etsy shop called Lilly Poppet. You can find it here: http://www.lilypoppet.etsy.com/ I wanted to create a place to write about what I do, and also to support all of the other wonderful crafters out there.

Onto the mocha bars! Recently I was sitting in a coffee shop on a Sunday afternoon, studying for my final exams for grad school (almost done- yay!). I am one of those people who can eat soup and drink hot tea and coffee in the the dead of the Georgia summer heat, so I was sipping on one of the most delicious and decadent treats the shop offered. I began thinking that perhaps I could recreate this sensation of yumminess in a soap. After a lot of testing, I finally came up with the richest creamiest bar I have made to date! I used goat's milk for this one of course, then added in layers of chocolate and espresso. I topped it with a layer of creamy whipped vanilla. Before putting it up in the shop, I decided to take it to class and see what some of my classmates thought about it. Thankfully, they thought it was just as wonderful as I did. In fact, my friend Heather kept turning around and grabbing the bag saying she needed a sniff. Others caught on and soon everyone was sniffing it all the while making reference to certain addictive drugs... that's how yummy it smells. Even my professor came around to see what the commotion was and she fell in love with the bar too. It feels kinda cool to have the professor's stamp of approval- she has her Ph.D.- albeit in psychology.

And you know what the ironic thing is? You can get this soap for less than what the drink would cost you at said coffee shop. How cool is that? Want one? Get it here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29280737

Thanks for supporting the handmade community and have a great Friday!