New in Shop: Raven Book Page Envelopes

If you've been following along on Instagram, the subject of this blog post - raven book page envelopes - may look familiar.  This week, I added a set of 10 of these small handmade envelopes to my Etsy shop.  Spooky and perfect for Halloween gifting or parties, these delicate envelopes can also be used for your seasonal DIY projects and function as bookish Poe-esque home decor, too.

                            

Raven/Crow Book Page Envelopes

Close-up of the raven/crow image, which I stamp by hand using a rubber stamp and archival black ink.  Layout varies slightly per envelope, as does ink saturation.

These upcycled book pages each have a different visual text layout.

No top closure allows for use as tiny gift bags - tape the top closed with your washi tape of choice and you're all set.

Size-wise, these handmade envelopes are around 4" tall x 2.75" wide.

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See the listing here.

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Autumn/Fall Girl

via Pinterest

I'm definitely a dog person, but all else pretty much rings true!  And add family to the illustrated list and it's complete.  Ready for fall...

Happy Halloween

2014 Halloween Finds

Clockwise from top left: Halloween Pumpkin Earrings, Halloween Wall Art, 

3 Pc. Candy Corn Halloween Petti, Ouija Board Necklace, Day of the Dead Boston Terrier, 

Edible Black Bird Feathers - Chocolate Flavor

Aren't these spook-tastic?  Click here to see my October 2013 Halloween Finds list.

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Follow along to keep up with my Etsy favorites--lots of new visual boards (much like Pinterest!) filled with many unique handmade items curated by yours truly.

Happy Halloween

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I couldn't help it....saw this wistful pup's face on the front page of Etsy, and knew immediately that I had to include it in this post.  So Happy Halloween to you and yours.  Safe trick-or-treating, apple bobbing, pumpkin carving, and all that great stuff!

And here's another favorite:

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New in Shop: Halloween Gifts

Been a little delayed in posting photos of some new shop items, which is a darned shame because they are such darkly beautiful, Halloween things.  Here are some of them:

  

Autumnal Glow Small Kraft  Gift Box

Cascade Collection: Dark Tourmaline
and Peacock Pearl Cluster Pendant

Small Geometric Garnet Pendant

Custom Wedding Favors:
Raven Crow Hand-stamped Vintage Book Page

Tiny Pink Tourmaline Dangle

Available at emeraldcut.etsy.com.

Halfway to Halloween

Can you feel the Halloween excitement in the shadow and light...

the darkly-themed materials+stones above?

The result is this necklace.

The anticipation--

it's more superstitious and spooky than scary...

 ....more imaginative than hair raising.

For me, the holiday is more of a children's holiday than one for the adults.

(Those little onesie costumes get me every time.)

Rather than be consumed by the consumerism aspect of the holiday, 

I am intrigued by its emphatic declaration of autumn.

So you see, it's my kind of day.