Indie Style Guide to Handmade and Vintage

Giveaway by HoneyTeaThyme 5. oz jar of honey, winner chooses flavor

2012-02-22T20:40:00.001-05:00

Giveaway 5. oz jar of honey, winner chooses flavor
by HoneyTeaThyme

Prepared by JPwithLove Sponsored by HoneyTeaThyme

Here are some options of what you can win!

You can pick 1 jar of your favorite flavor of row honey

Valued at $7
This giveaway is open for USA!

Read HoneyTeaThyme Meet the Artist interview!

HOW to ENTER

(leave a separate comment for each entry!)

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Flavors to Choose from:

Apple
Autumn Spice
Clove
Fruit & Nut
Lemon Thyme
Licorice Mint
Mint Medley
Orange Spice
Vanilla Spice
Organic Cinnamon
Organic Chamomile
Organic Lavender
Organic Rose Petal

This giveaway will run from February 22th to March 7th at 12 am.
The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here on March 9th.
The winner will be contacted via email.
If the winner can not be contacted and confirmed within 48 hours,
another will be chosen.

Meet the Artist ~ Sharon Pacheco of HoneyTeaThyme

2012-02-22T03:05:00.016-05:00

Interviewed by JeannieRichard

Who doesn't LOVE honey?! :D

If you don't, its high time you do yourself a favor of ingesting some pure wholesome honey
handmade by Sharon Pacheco of Honey Tea Thyme!

Be amazed by the wonders of what honey can do for you, even by applying on your wounds - I was truly amazed myself and thrilled to have opened a new door of holistic and natural healing remedy.

Let's get on with it and find out what honey can do for us, especially Sharon's flavored honeysssss....
I am going to get some for my family!

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ISG: Describe yourself in under 50 words.
Sharon: I am a very fair minded individual. I love my family and am devoted to them. I look for truth in everything that I come across. I love nature and gardening and being a mom.

ISG: You've been working with honey for 25 years, how did you chance upon the wonders of honey?
Sharon: In 1994 our family aquired 3 beehives and we went to work setting them up and producing our own honey. Since that time I have been facinated by the amount of work it takes the bees to create honey. I have given it to my children whenever they were sick and watched them overcome colds and flu and coughs quickly.

ISG: Tell us more about the wonders of honey!
Sharon: My little boy who was about 6 at the time, got burned by hot butter all over his chin and neck. I lived 20 miles away from town and a doctor, and I had no car at the time. I put raw honey on it because I had read that honey helped heal burns from the inside out. I had him lay down and left the honey on for 20 min. Even though the skin on his neck had bubbled up, he healed up quickly without tenderness. He carries no scars from this experience. From that day on I have been amazed and enthralled with a product that cannot be duplicated, one given to us by God for the benefit and health of mankind.

ISG: Are you usually inspired, or do you research, or do both to come up with new honey flavors?
Sharon: I usually am inspired to make a new flavor I have been pondering about for a while. When I think I've got it right, I invite my family over to test it out.

ISG: How has honey consumption improved your life?
Sharon: I rarely get a sickness of any kind. It has been years since I have been to the doctor or taken one of my children because of the use of honey in so many remedies heals us from our ills.

ISG: Do you personally use your own honey before making them available for sale?
Sharon: We use all our own honeys before making them available. My husband and children each have favorites. We are currently working on an organic ginger flavor we hope to have ready soon.

ISG: Besides working with honey, what other endeavors do you engage in?
Sharon: I love to garden and grow as much of our own 'free from chemical' food as our climate and greenhouse will allow. I like to make my own salves, we have our Muscle Salve available on our Etsy shop. I love to make salsa and no sugar jams and jellies. I love to sew and quilt and spend time with my family.

ISG: Any advice to honey maker enthusiasts out there? ;D
Sharon: Make sure you know where your honey comes from, its always best to buy raw honey and be careful not to heat it over 100 degrees, as this will destroy the wonderful enzymes the bees took so much time to put there.

ISG: If you were given two wishes to make, what would you wish for?
Sharon: I wish I had been able to know my great grandmother, she was known as Dr. Annie, and when people got ill with something beyond their knowledge, they would take them to Grandma Annies and she would heal them from all sorts of illness, I wish I knew what she knew, I wish the knowledge had not been lost. I wish to have more freedoms in the choices of health care.

ISG: Life is an unbounded journey of surprises of both bitter and sweet, what is the one saying that keeps you going that you would love to share with us?
Sharon: Miracles happen to those who believe!

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~ Honey Tea Thyme supports a healthy environment
by using 100% handmade and recycled labels. ~

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FollowMeTeam Treasury Contest #5

2012-02-21T14:12:00.004-05:00

Welcome to the fourth installment of the Follow Me Team Treasury Contest!

Anyone can play and the rules are quite simple. Each week there will be a different featured shop and the objective is to curate the best treasury featuring that shop. The winning treasury curator will be the NEXT store to enjoy the spotlight!

This week, our winner and featured shop is Diana of D.S. Brennan Photography. Says Diana "I am a photographer with a degree in environmental science, passionate about visually interpreting scientific details into accessible, affordable, wall art." Congratulations Diana! We are happy to feature you.


Goldenrod Photograph by DS Brennan


Wildflower Nature Photograph by DS Brennan


Ranunculus Home Decor Photo by DS Brennan

ANY Etsy shop owner can play and WIN! And you can enter as many times as you like!

The RULES

1.) Follow the Indie Style Guide blog (required)

2.) Feature Diana of DS Brennan Photography in your treasury along with 5 other Follow Me Team members - in the TOP THREE ROWS of the treasury (not the bottom row!) All other slots you can fill with any shop you like.

3.) Tag your treasury fmcontest5 and followmeteam

4.) Include this in the description section of your treasury: This is a Follow Me Team Treasury Contest. Any shop owner can enter to win and be the NEXT featured shop. See Indie Style Guide blog for details http://indiestyleguide.blogspot.com/2012/02/followmeteam-treasury-contest-5.html

5.) Title must include the words "Follow Me Team Treasury Contest"

6.) Come back and comment that you entered and leave us a link to your treasury!

*The treasury contest runs for four days - from Tuesday to Friday. This week that means, February 14 to February 17, 2012

*Featured shop owner picks 4 finalists.

*We vote on the winner from Saturday until Tuesday at 12am EST

*The winner becomes the next featured shop and we start all over again!

*Remember - Play as much as you like - multiple entries WELCOME

All clear? Questions? Email Christa at rhettdidntgiveadamn@gmail.com

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Finalists of T Contest 4 - VOTE!

2012-02-18T19:58:00.003-05:00

It's that time again - time to vote for your favorite treasury from the contest! Contest #4 was awesome, with many treasuries made and a good time had by all. Thank you Rhonda of ShadowJewels for letting us pick through your lovely, lovely vintage-inspired jewelry shop! And thank you again for picking these four finalists. Here they are (in no particular order):

Ice Capped

Hand Knit Button Up... WindyCityKnits $35.00	kyanite necklace bl... shadowjewels $58.00	Double wrapped char... TyssHandmadeJe... $15.90	Sapphire blue origi... CallOfEarth $35.00
petals serving set,... gleenashop $80.00	White Dress & Wallp... CarrStudio $135.00	loopy earrings ster... markaplan $25.55	Cobalt Fabric Flowe... StudioDevinat $32.00
Floating candle hol... tokyocraftstud... $28.00	Polar Bear - romant... YuliyaArt $26.00	Stoneware Bowls Vin... pillowsophi $30.00	Oxidized Sterling S... lumafina $38.00
STRING THEORY No.5,... MalcolmStudioS... $48.00	Lace Trees 8x10 pri... allicoate $21.00	set of 3 Baby Shoes... MyBabyandCompa... $75.00	Polar Bear Silhouet... wildpulp $60.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Green Day

Fingerless mittens ... piabarile $26.00	Shabby crystal earr... shadowjewels $15.00	Do You Know Me - 8x... dsbrennan $35.00	Blue and Green Wool... printsbyamanda... $59.00
Clutch Coin Purse W... joanyg $40.00	Frog painting - pr... Splodgepodge $20.00	Knit Cowl Scarf wit... WindyCityKnits $32.00	Ginkgo Fruit - whim... GoldenSection $26.00
J&G Meakin Bowls Ro... pillowsophi $8.00	Organic Baby Hat - ... daisiescrochet $22.00	S A L E - Air Plant... TallPoppyGarde... $22.00	Felted green slippe... jurgaZa $65.00
Bottle sleeve, wine... AllUnwound $4.00	Heart Entwined II o... GollyBard $68.00	Plus Size Dress Got... KMKDesignsllc $133.00	Mint Green Shabby R... SRoskillyDesig... $12.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Delicate Things

Shredded Scarf No. ... UrbanRevisions $38.00	Red Currant Trio So... mossycreeksoap... $15.00	Vintage Afghan Lap ... labiblioteca $26.00	Vintage Lighting Ho... RhettDidntGive... $39.00
Stained Glass Heart... GaleazGlass $80.00	Newborn Rosebud Cli... TutusChicBouti... $14.00	Owl Feather Photogr... dsbrennan $35.00	Tangerine shabby f... shadowjewels $18.00
Sunshine Tulips - r... GoldenSection $26.00	Flower Hair pins, p... JPwithLove $16.00	Vintage Edwardian S... AloofNewfMilli... $38.00	Floor lamp from the... tokyocraftstud... $495.00
Shabby Chic Bracele... lonkoosh $62.00	SALE -Lace Clothesp... theepapergirl $6.40	Any 10 bars of Soap... DancingMooney $50.00	PEACH BLOSSOM Cabba... MemrieMare $4.65

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

It Comes in Waves

Silver Letterpress ... seabornpress $75.00	SALE Vintage Silver... RhettDidntGive... $19.00	Women Tunic Gray co... naftul $128.00	Gray Blue Filigree ... shadowjewels $12.00
Wood Sign "Hel... WoodshopIL $42.00	Elastic Harness - ... iheartnorwegia... $49.00	Labradorite Necklac... ELEVEN13 $48.00	Waterfalls in Michi... GuntherScha $25.00
Peaceful Intimate O... dsbrennan $35.00	Love Knots Necklace... JeannieRichard $45.00	Denby Cream Sugar M... pillowsophi $42.00	1980s 90s Steel Bl... ifoundgallery $37.51
Silver Wings - for ... AlteredVogue $18.00	Silver and Black Di... UneekGlassFusi... $36.00	The Other Side--5x7... medleydesigns $16.00	Silk scarf in silve... ThongbaiTatong $29.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Now it's time to vote on the winner! Voting runs until Tuesday, February 21th at 12am PST. Congratulations and GOOD LUCK to the finalists on getting this far and having the opportunity to become the NEXT featured shop!

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GF Peanut Butter Cookies

2012-02-16T14:43:00.000-05:00

GF Peanut Butter Cookies

recipe from Angela from Windy City Knits

What is "GF" you ask? It stands for Gluten Free. It's not some new diet craze or anything, it's a way to eat for people that are sensitive to gluten. I love cookies and peanut butter cookies are my absolute favorite, but as someone who has a gluten sensitivity I had to find a way to make them without the wheat flour. And these are so good, in fact I think they are even better this way. They are quick and so simple to make.

Ingredients:

1 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, mix the peanut butter and sugar until well blended. Add the egg, baking powder, and vanilla. Stir until well blended.

3. Pour a tablespoon or so of sugar in a small bowl. Scoop up a tablespoonful of dough, roll into a ball and then roll in sugar and place on baking sheets 1 inch apart. Make criss-cross marks on top of each with a fork.

4. Bake 8-10 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and then lay on a rack to cool completely.

Recipe makes about 24 cookies. Store them in an airtight container.

I hope you will give these a try!

FollowMeTeam Treasury Contest #4

2012-02-14T23:21:00.005-05:00

Welcome to the fourth installment of the Follow Me Team Treasury Contest!

This week, our winner and featured shop is Rhonda of ShadowJewels - a beautiful, vintage inspired, handmade jewelery store. Congratulations Rhonda!

Purple Lampwork and Cardinal Glass Bracelet by Shadow Jewels

Shabby Lilac Snowflake Earrings by Shadow Jewels

Shabby Rhinestone Charm Bracelet by Shadow Jewels

ANY Etsy shop owner can play and WIN! And you can enter as many times as you like!

The RULES

1.) Follow the Indie Style Guide blog (required)

2.) Feature Rhonda of ShadowJewels in your treasury along with 5 other Follow Me Team members - in the TOP THREE ROWS of the treasury (not the bottom row!) All other slots you can fill with any shop you like.

3.) Tag your treasury fmcontest4 and followmeteam

4.) Include this in the description section of your treasury: This is a Follow Me Team Treasury Contest. Any shop owner can enter to win and be the NEXT featured shop. See Indie Style Guide blog for detailshttp://indiestyleguide.blogspot.com/2012/02/welcome-to-fourth-installment-of-follow.html

5.) Title must include the words "Follow Me Team Treasury Contest"

6.) Come back and comment that you entered and leave us a link to your treasury!

*The treasury contest runs for four days - from Tuesday to Friday. This week that means, February 14 to February 17, 2012

*Featured shop owner picks 4 finalists.

*We vote on the winner from Saturday until Tuesday at 12am EST

*The winner becomes the next featured shop and we start all over again!

*Remember - Play as much as you like - multiple entries WELCOME

All clear? Questions? Email Christa at rhettdidntgiveadamn@gmail.com

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Valentine Red gift ideas

2012-02-14T12:52:00.002-05:00

Valentine Red gift ideas

Something special for special day
Picked By JPwithLove

Red lace sleep dress ( big photo) by VintageMarmalade
Heart rhinestone necklace by RewElliot
Red vintage crystal beaded bracelet by ShadowJewels
Cleopatra ring by JeannieRichard

Treasury Contest 3 - Finalists!! & Please VOTE

2012-02-12T08:32:00.005-05:00

Hello friends! It's that time again - time to vote for your favorite collection from the Follow Me Team Treasury Contest! In this, our third installment, we featured Jen of BoutiqueVintage72, a cute little shop with everything from toothfairy pillows to chic jewelry. Jen has picked her four finalists and here they are, in no particular order:

For The Little Ladies

Girls Tooth Fairy P... BoutiqueVintag... $15.00	Children Decor Orig... SpareBedroomSt... $28.00	Pink Fabric Flower ... SweetSapling $8.00	Sale-10% Bird Art V... LaBerge $23.00
Baby Elephant Favo... adorebynat $3.25	Hair pin Pink rose ... JPwithLove $5.00	Girl Beanie Hat Org... daisiescrochet $35.00	Easter rabbit toy w... SewnNatural $28.00
Baby Bunny Nursery ... wishdaisy $34.00	Honeysuckle pink gr... Mashacrochet $10.00	Mini octopus - amig... sofiasobeide $19.00	Two Child's Pet... shadowjewels $22.00
Spring - signed art... zirkulas $29.00	Children Kids T-shi... BHBKidstyle $14.00	Baby Animals Nurser... redtilestudio $250.00	Vintage Pink Piggy ... BrightWallVint... $10.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

totally bright and fabulously sweet!

Boho chic chunky mu... CallOfEarth $42.00	Girls Korker Ribbon... BoutiqueVintag... $5.00	Red metal wire bask... SCAVENGENIUS $16.00	Fushia Amigurumi ... sabahnur $19.00
Sweet Home Chicago-... GoJumpInTheLak... $200.00	CELIA- A3 giclee ar... bettyraspberry $33.00	Silk Ribbon Wrap Br... charmeddesign1... $33.00	Kraft Paper Tags wi... DobleEle $5.00
Vintage Rhinestone ... RewElliott $18.50	Art print gift for ... YuliyaArt $12.00	Hand knit Stuffed M... AllStuftUp $46.00	Chocolate Cake Ball... radicalculinar... $24.00
triangle notebook n... paintedfishstu... $14.00	Blue, kiwi and baby... Smika $6.00	Emberglow Pearl Clu... AMIdesigns $28.00	Handmade Coptic Bou... Thenibandquill $32.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

February Wedding

5Pcs Gold Plated Fl... weiwenhaitun $3.75	Wooden Box Kitchen ... byAnnoDomini $19.00	bridal headpiece ru... serenitycrysta... $30.00	Silver Serving Fork... RhettDidntGive... $22.00
Filigree Leaf Vinta... BoutiqueVintag... $15.00	Custom Order Bridal... murwati $168.00	Floor lamp from the... tokyocraftstud... $695.00	Amor Vintage Inspir... Amordress $59.00
Do You Know Me - 8x... dsbrennan $35.00	Silver Infinity Lov... JeannieRichard $30.00	Concrete . Business... atstuart $25.00	VANILLA SPICE flavo... honeyteathyme $6.00
Soap - Set of 12 - ... frenchmarket $60.00	KENLY - Creamy IVOR... ShellsandBloom... $24.00	Wedding Guest Book ... MemoryLanePuzz... $321.75	48 Paper Lanterns W... sisters520 $98.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Pinkmint

bunnycup . . . teac... staceywinters $6.00	Love Spell - glamor... GoldenSection $26.00	Antique Ramekins by... PattiBlume $25.00	Vintage Rhinestone ... RewElliott $28.00
Amy Butler Cotton F... BoutiqueVintag... $6.00	Pink Rotary Phone W... SummerHolidayV... $110.00	Hair pins, Flower, ... JPwithLove $16.00	Sweetheart dress- m... Th3rdPalac3 $85.00
Botanical Flower Ph... dsbrennan $35.00	Pink and Mint Bohem... RhettDidntGive... $34.00	Adorable Vintage Ki... TickleBugTreas... $22.00	Larimar Necklace Gr... AbacusBeadCrea... $120.00
Valentines Rose pin... MayaHoney $2.35	25% Off Cottage Chi... Maddenphotogra... $18.75	Pink and Aqua Vinta... ShorelyChic $42.00	Ocean, 8x10 Fine Ar... TriciaMcKellar... $30.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Now it's time to vote on the winner! Voting runs until Tuesday, February 14th at 12am PST. Congratulations and GOOD LUCK to the finalists on getting this far and having the opportunity to become the NEXT featured shop!

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Valentine for him and for her

2012-02-10T19:31:00.002-05:00

Looking for Valentine gift here are some last minute ideas!

For him and for her

'For Him' picked by SeasideRoseCreations

Men's organic yoga ... LilaOrganics $76.00	Engraved Bull, Stone Ri... JourneyProduct... $17.95	LEVEL a Multi-level por... tokyocraftstud... $35.00	Wood tray with handle SCAVENGENIUS $18.20
Triple wrapped black br... TyssHandmadeJe... $15.90	Messenger Bag - Woodlan... BucktoothedBun... $40.00	Personalized Monogramme... sakao $70.00	Dinner on Titanic - Bla... MagpiesShop $24.00
black and white photogr... NicholasBellPh... $38.00	size 9 COMBAT brown veg... 20twentyvintag... $52.00	Six inch necklace exten... MakenziMadilyn... $4.00	Antique Victorian and G... BunnyRabbitVin... $110.00
Men T-Shirt "shoul... tandanetleshir... $19.50	Darling: Blank greeting... GildedDays $5.00	Jane Austen's Tende... literaryluxe $7.00	Vintage Aircraft Pressu... ifindubuy $26.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'Cupid' picked by YuliyaArt

Vintage Heart and Arrow... SPARKLEFARM $24.00	Teeny Tiny Crystal Dot ... diamentdesigns $12.00	70s Wedge Flats - Sprin... PomPomClothing $32.00	Modern Flowers Botanica... lucysnowephoto... $20.00
White ceramic bowls - s... GlazedOver $54.00	Flower Hair pins yellow... JPwithLove $15.00	SALE 40% OFF Women shir... naftul $97.00	Knit Dress V . Mixed Me... shoofly $320.00
Valentines Day Pink Hea... RhettDidntGive... $14.00	Hanging pendant light f... tokyocraftstud... $295.00	White Ring Beaded Band ... JeannieRichard $25.00	Necklace pendant medail... piabarile $24.00
Heart Shaped Balloon St... Samskiart $45.00	Heart Necklace - Tiny G... junghwa $20.00	Love pink gold plated h... MirendaJewelry $39.00	vintage hearts and cupi... ElizabethRosen... $25.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Seasonal Photography

2012-02-09T10:55:00.000-05:00

Photography in Season

selected by Angela of Windy City Knits

"Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution."
Ansel Adams

Sunshine Tulips by GoldenSection

Sunny Jetty by happeemonkee

Winter Landscape by CountryDreaming

Autumn Mist by joystclaire