Wild Thyme Threads

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T01:12:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year and welcome 2012! Many blessings to you and your family in the new year!

To ring in the new year, I am offering a 10% coupon to be used on any item in my Etsy shop now through 1/7/12. (Not to be combined with other coupons.) Visit Wild Thyme Threads on Etsy, and use Coupon Code: HAPPYNEWYEARS during checkout.

Cheers!

Laura

Blog Party Sunday - Handmade Christmas

2011-12-11T20:48:00.000-08:00

Visit By Your Hands... for their Blog Party Sunday's Handmade Christmas. Click on the button below to take you directly to their blog and see today's Handmade Christmas goodies!

Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade Recipe

2011-11-29T09:34:00.000-08:00

It's hard to believe Halloween and Thanksgiving have past and we are on our way into the Christmas Season! These past few months have flown by so fast. This time of year can be stressful and busy, but I still enjoy listening to Christmas music, baking tasty treats, seeing twinkling lights and shiny ornaments, and searching through boxed Christmas decorations filled with holiday decor from Christmases past, and picking up a few new ones to add to my collection!

For my Wild Thyme Threads Blog followers I wanted to share a tapenade recipe I mentioned in a August 2010 post from my other blog - The Quilted Pumpkin. I know the appearance of the tapenade may not look so tasty, but it really is flavorful. With holiday parties approaching and you're asked to bring something, it's a nice appetizer to share, along with a basket of crackers and bottle of wine. You could also whip up a batch and divide evenly into decorated Mason glass jars or glass gasket/lid canning jars, attach a custom holiday greeting hang tag or label, and now you've got yourself several holiday gourmet food gifts ready to go!

Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade Recipe

7 oz. Roasted Red Peppers (deli-sliced), drain

6 oz. Artichoke Hearts (marinated), drain

1/4 cup capers, drain & rinse

1/4 - 1/2 cup parsley

1/2 cup parmesan

1 T. Lemon Juice

1/3 cup Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper

Process all ingredients in food processor until finely chopped but not smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Store in refrigerator.

Mother's Day in a Bucket

2011-05-11T01:36:00.000-07:00

Well, now that my mom received her Mother's Day gift yesterday {albeit a tad late}, I can now make this post about her present! I was so excited to put together this gift for her. I love when I can make something special for someone knowing some of their favorite colors, smells, and style! My mom, Lois, lives in Pollock Pines, CA, only a few hours away; sadly, time didn't allow for me to drive up and deliver myself.

I couldn't decide exactly what I wanted to make her...too many ideas running through my head, and then once settled upon a design and had it sewn up, I wasn't sure what I wanted the theme to be. So there was a slight delay in getting it finished and sent prior to Mother's Day, but I did get it into the mail Monday and was so glad it arrived the next day, Tuesday!

So here it is... ta-daa... !

I'm so pleased how it turned out! I found this darling fabric bucket pattern designed by, and available at, Sweetwater on Etsy. The exterior is a natural canvas. I used one of Sweetwater's fabric lines for Moda, Pure, to line the inside and to sew up a couple lavender-filled sachets {one of Mom's favorite scents}. I was drawn to this fabric collection through its sentiment and shades of cocoa, baby-doll blue, natural, and tan. It was pure and simple fun creating this fabric bucket! This is the first time I've worked with dried lavender, and I was able to find some lovely scented lavender buds from another Etsy shop, Man In The Moon Herbs. I was very pleased with the quality and promptness in which I received my purchases from both Sweetwater and Man In The Moon Herbs. I highly recommend both shops!

Once I had my awesome canvas bucket and two lavender sachets sewn up, that's when I thought to go with a spa theme and fill it with some of my mom's favorite things. I visited Bath & Body Works and chose a Shower Gel, Body Lotion, and Hand Cream all in Warm Vanilla Sugar scent, Lavender Foam Handsoap, Lavender Aromatherapy Sleep Bath Soak Salts, Lavender Aromatherapy Candle, and lastly, a nylon mesh bath scrubby. Whew! I was wondering how all this would fit inside my bucket, but as you saw, it all fit snug as a bug! I thought it packed up beautifully {and smelled fabulous!}, ready to be sent to an amazing mom!

There is so much potential for this little bucket! It stands 7" tall, with a base width of 6.5" and top width of 8". The inside can be lined using a fabric to fit a particular theme for a bridal or baby shower gift, hostess gift, birthday or thank you gift, Mother's Day or Father's Day gift, or a get well soon gift. Once unpacked it can be used functionally as an organizer of sorts. I hope to carry several of these in my Etsy shop, Wild Thyme Threads, waiting to be used functually or filled with some goodies for a special gift.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Laura

A Yummy Quilts Etsy Treasury

2011-01-10T08:56:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! I looking forward to an exciting and productive 2011 for working on some awesome sewing projects! Cheers to my first blog post of the year!

I just discovered that Craftcult has a Treasury Widget for Etsy! I don't know how long it's been there, but I'm sure glad I came across it the other day! I was anxious to give it a try so I created an Etsy Treasury featuring handmade quilts. During my search through the beautifully handmade quilts, shades of peppermint pink and lime green kept jumping out at me, so that's what I'm featuring in today's treasury. Mouse over the quilts for some info about them, or click on the quilt to visit the quilter's shop. Hope you enjoy it!

Celebrate Cyber Monday at Wild Thyme Threads

2010-11-29T13:23:00.000-08:00

Cyber Monday Sale!

12 AM (PST) 11/29/10 - 12 AM (PST) 11/30/10

Visit Wild Thyme Threads on Etsy to receive a 15% discount on your purchase. Along with your order you will receive a complimentary 1" handpainted ornament (painted by a friend) to add to your tree, wreath, or use as a gift topper.

Click on the ad button below go shopping at Wild Thyme Threads! Thanks for stopping by!

Holiday gifts for $10 and under Treasury

2010-11-28T09:42:00.000-08:00

Beth of BethSteinDesign featured my Holiday Pin Keep in her latest treasury, A Little Something Extra For $10 and Under. The color theme she used throughout the treasury is beautiful. If you have a moment, please visit her treasury and leave her a comment. I know she'd appreciate it. While you're there she has several other treasuries she's created with suggested gifts for under $10 that can assist you in your holiday shopping! *Mouse over the items below to be taken directly to that item for more details.

'A little something extra for 10 dollars and under' by BethSteinDesign

Luxurious finds for 10 dollars and under.

Glass Snowflake Ornament umelecky $5.00	Red Petite Flower Earrings w... Dalim $10.00
Christmas Rose 1979 Vintage ... mysunshinevint... $10.00	Pretty Vintage Green Wooden ... ismoyo $5.00
FREE SHIPPING: Thai Spice Ki... CraigsMarket $9.95	Chiyogami brooch badge with ... butterbadges $9.00
Yellow,Periods,Pearl Earring... Mixstone09 $7.50	Cute little copper acorn. ... shesells $8.00
Picasso Finish Rondelle Ear... 5andUnder $9.00	Pin Keep, Pincushion, Sewing... WildThymeThrea... $8.95
Black Bouquet of Flower earr... Gypsymoondesig... $7.00	WINTER SALE Handmade Bookmar... fiorejewellery $8.00
Pencil Case Spirit of the Pe... timberlineltd $8.50	Pencil MIX UP, CHOOSE your o... Earmark $6.00
Zippered Wristlet-Michael Mi... wooden45 $8.75	Star Anise, Saffron, Cardamo... FusionSweets $6.97

Generated using Treasury HTML code generator by Whale Shark Websites.

Holiday Stocking Stuffers for the Seamstress

2010-10-19T23:24:00.000-07:00

'Stocking Stuffers for the Seamstress' by WildThymeThreads

Not sure what to give the favorite seamstress in you life?? Consider one of these treasured items! What a thoughtful way to say Happy Holidays!

Reversible Fabric O... baffinbags $18.00	Vintage Sewing Mach... spiffycool $5.95	Apple Tree and Cher... detailsbydes $15.00
Spools of Thread Ma... ninjavspirateg... $6.95	Handturned Rainbow ... pioneerpens $10.00	SEAMSTRESS TAILOR S... charm4fun $4.99
100 Antique and vin... oritdotan $30.00	BOGO CLEARANCE Sew ... riskybeads $14.90	woodland mushroom..... CremeDeLaGems $9.00
Christmas Seamstres... Warmth $15.00	Retractable Folding... contrary $30.00	Floral Journal Sket... sande74 $8.50
Holiday Tidings Pin... WildThymeThrea... $10.00	sale CLEARLY CONCOR... awebbcreate $30.00	3D Sewing Shadowbox... BeadazzledBySh... $35.00

Generated using Treasury HTML code generator by Whale Shark Websites.

Not sure what to get for that special someone you know who sews or crafts? Take a look through my Etsy Treasury~ Stocking Stuffers for the Seamstress. These shops have some wonderfully handmade gift items, along with a few shops that offer vintage buttons. It's not too early to start your Christmas shopping! It'll be here before we all know it!

~Laura

New Etsy Listing - "Holiday Tidings Pin Keep"

2010-10-19T14:40:00.000-07:00

Well, it's about time, I finally have another Etsy listing! I've listed a pin keep (or pincusion) stitched up using richly colored Christmas fabric from Nancy Halvorsen's "Tidings" holiday collection. It is filled firm, but not too hard, with crushed walnut shells, and embellished with six glistening clear and lime Japanese glass 6/0 "E" beads.

You will receive your Holiday Tidings Pin Keep packaged in a snowflake cello bag ready to be given as a gift to a special crafter or seamstress, or as a treat to yourself! Click on my Etsy shop link below for more details and thanks for looking!

Wild Thyme Threads

Holiday Tidings Pin Keep

Packaged Holiday Tidings Pin Keep

~Laura

Another Etsy Shop & Blog! Yikes!

2010-04-17T13:34:00.000-07:00

Thank you for taking a moment to stop in! I just want to post a quick note to fill you in on what's happening here...

I'm in the process of opening a second etsy shop and starting this here blog to go with it. I really need these like I need another hole in my head! LOL! I already have another etsy shop and website that keep me busy. I seem to always have too many irons in the fire and my husband will vouch for that!

Anyway, I'm still working on my blog and getting my graphic ad buttons set up so that's why there seems to be a lot of white space here. You can visit my etsy shop Wild Thyme Threads to read up about my shop products and me. I hope to add a few items soon and host some giveaways on this blog. Yay! Freebies!

My other shop is The Quilted Pumpkin. I like crafting primitives and making things that look timeworn so The Quilted Pumpkin is my shop for these special items.You can find that shop at http://www.thequiltedpumpkin.etsy.com/, http://www.thequiltedpumpkinshop.com/, and The Pumpkin Patch blog at http://thequiltedpumpkinshop.blogspot.com/.

But...I also really like the fun, bright trendy fabrics. I have a big stash of quality quilt shop fabrics and charm packs with many unique buttons I just found on etsy. I am always on the look out for new fabric lines just released from popular designers and fabric manufacturers, e.g., Moda, Clothworks, Michael Miller, and Japanese Imports. I've been thinking about starting this shop for a while so opening Wild Thyme Threads using these wonderful fabrics would be an outlet for me to make and sell my fabric inspired creations!

Become a follower if you're interested in learning when I add new items to Wild Thyme Threads on Etsy (if you're an Etsy member you can heart me), when I have a blog giveaway, and when I come across interesting other sellers' handmade findings!

Thanks for visiting!