Amy Butler Tote Bags

One of my preferences for fabric is just about anything in the Amy Butler line. I especially like the lotus and belle line, but it will, or is no longer being produced.

Here is the latest bag I made using her fabric and I also am showing a bag I made today with some pansy flower fabric.




My bags can be found at Janastotesandbags.etsy.com or on Ebay under Janastotesandbags. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or requests.

Have a great weekend!

Ebay vs. Etsy

So some prefer one over the other. I personally use both. Etsy is a much friendlier place, easier to use, more freedom with your listings as far as shipping goes! And the fees are much better.

Ebay has handcuffed the sellers, and their fees are outrageous!

I am on both, and right now Etsy is outdistancing Ebay by a mile!

It seems upon searching for items on Ebay that the listings are way down, at least in the vintage category.

Here is a thread link on Etsy regarding this discussion:

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6324206

Curious what you think about this issue.

Optical Illusions

Check out this link for a mind boggling experience!

http://health.yahoo.com/featured/46/8-mind-boggling-optical-illusions/

And here is another one!

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/index.html

What fun!

A Great Shoe Find!

I went to some sales yesterday, and found a large collection of vintage miniature shoes. There were 3 large boxes full. There is Fenton glass in different colors, some porcelain, some art glass large boots ( wow), and various others. I know there are a lot of shoe collectors out there and will be listing these finds on both Ebay and Etsy. Hope there will be something there for you!

Here is a sampling of what I found: