What I Found & Overheard at The Party

via the telegraph

A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That and a Moose 

Last week's Gotta Have It/Gotta Blog It Link Up Party was a blast. In fact, so much fun, it's still going on (feel free to link up if you have a shop or blog!).  It's a way to highlight small shop owners and bloggers and let you discover new artisans, crafters and blogs that you enjoy.

The things I find in the couch cushions afterwards, are always fantastic. And no I'm not talking loose change here people. I'm talking great stuff that people put their hearts and souls into- how cool is that?

Here's my picks from the current party.

1. Love the cow bell via old susan williams. It's got such great character.
2. The headboard tuned entry console via all things luci rae, makes me go 'hey, why didn't I think of that'!

3. I thoroughly enjoyed Chelsea's sketchbook and notes on her recent trip to Italy via sketchy notions. Oh to be back in Rome standing in the Colleseum saying 'Can you believe we're standing in the Colleseum?"
4. How could I not choose this printable wedding art via Signs of Faith2.......it features one of the readings from our own wedding. 

5. Oh my...the sweetest little fawn photograph via finding focus
6. Pretty sterling silver handmade spiral pendant via nisan
7. A perfect little milkglass compote dish via ratty daddy dinkums
8. Perfect for a log cabin.......moose clock via shellyka

Great stuff gang, thanks so much for linking up! Did you find favorites at the party? I'd love to know what caught your eye.

Since Shelly (one of my etsy teammates) who made the moose clock lives in Israel, I'm thinking she may never have seen a moose. If she hasn't, she did pretty darn good on the perspective on the moose and its size. If you have never seen a moose, let's put it this way...no matter how big you think they are, they're bigger. They're huge.  They're jaw dropping to your chin, mouth wide open in disbelief ENORMOUS.

I found a couple of pictures to give you non-moose seers a better idea of just how big they are.

Sure, this one looks big, but this moose is sitting down which doesn't give you the whole picture.

via The Telegraph

Remember, this guy is on a deck.

via active rain

Now, if you want a REALLY good idea of how big a moose is, you MUST watch this video. They are ridiculous. I may have said this before, but this is exactly why we have 'brake for moose- it saves lives' signs in the North country of New Hampshire. There's lots of moose and they're big. Bigger than your car.  If you hit one, you are not going to win.

Festival of Trees

I have a couple of entries for this Friday's festival of trees, but a couple of trees does not a festival make. PLEASE send me some your Christmas tree pics so this can truly be a festival! Be part of starting a holiday tradition on Mercantile Muse. Forward pictures or links to blogs posts about your trees, send them to me at pbates (at) speakeasyinfo (dot) net by Thursday afternoon.  And spread the word-- Let's make this a real festival of trees!

Have a great day.

Ciao for now,

PS- I keep forgetting to tell you guys, I only put word capture on for comments because I started to get a ton of spam. I'll try taking it off again and see if that's detered the spam-bots long enough. Thanks for your patience in posting screen captures....personally, the bug the heck out of me.