The Friday 56 - Blue Latitudes

A weekly meme hosted by Storytime with Tonya and Friends.

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
* Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

I read about this at Nathalie's blog -- Snowbell Jewelry!

The book closest to me is "Blue Latitudes" by Tony Horwitz. I'm about a third through this book and I love it! Tony follows Captain Cook's sailing adventure around the south pacific, and has so far hit upon French Polynesia, New Zealand, and now Australia.

Here's pg. 56, 5th sentence: "Cook reciprocated with trinkets."

(Oh that wasn't very exciting! Lol).

FRIDAY FAVES: TEAL!

I was reading about this season's "hottest" colors ... and was actually quite thrilled to see what colors they picked. The colors are a mix of one of my best friends, Michelle, and my favorite colors to wear: TEAL (me), PAPAYA (Michelle), and AMEYTHST (Both -- Plus my birthstone :)). So this week's FRIDAY FAVES brings us favorite TEAL etsy items.

With every week, all of these items came up after searching for "teal" items on etsy. Hope you love them as much as I do! The links to these fabulous shops and items are below. Cheers! Happy Friday!





1. Refraction 8x10 Print by Lori411 2. Large Rose Cabochon Necklace with Pearls by pinkingedgedesigns 3. 11x14 Colored Barnwood Styel Teal Frame by 2DogsWoodWorking 4. OMG Shoes Print by tuttistudio
5. Brightly Colored Door by hannahstaton 6. Teal Sunflower by mlwdesigns 7. Kentile Floors Sign Brooklyn T-Shirt by livepoultry 8. Merino Scarf by scarfguy 9. Verdigris Blue Octopus Necklace by CosmicFirely

Friday Faves: Hawaii (and More) Finds

So, I love it when Friday comes around every week... not only does it mean it is ALMOST the weekend (and really, mentally, I'm at the weekend), but I also get the chance to window shop through Etsy for Friday Faves. (Although I do try to cull some of the picks during the week...).

This week's "Friday Faves" celebrates one of my favorite places, and somewhere I would one day love to move to, HAWAII. Now I took a few liberties here. Although MOST of these items were found by keyword searching "HAWAII" in Etsy, some of them were simply some of my new favorite items that reminded me of Hawaii (and... truth be told, two of my own items may have snuck in here).

I was a little bit overzealous today (lots of items!), but hope you enjoy these and please check out these Etsy shops -- they are filled with other beautiful items to check out.

Happy Friday to you!








1. Count the Waves by dazeychic 2. HULA PIGGIE Dancing Pig Original Painting by faraharia 3. Coral Heart Love Greeting Card by jaxandj 4. T is for Turtle by strawberryluna 5. Waimea - Golden Burgundy Edition Earrings by ManoaRain 6. Vintage Beach Crate by OliveRue 7. Unseen Currents Postcards by interrupt 8. Rainy Plumeria 8x10 Print by mailehermstad 9. Pure Ekolu Luxe Gold Edition Necklace by ManoaRain 10. Aqua Blue Mason Jars by MilkGlassVintage
11. Sun, grass, and love by Snowbell 12. Luau Invitation by cardsbycarolyn 13. Pretty Palms by ablaze 14. Hawaiian honu ornament by hulabeachceramics
15. Remember Happiness by vol25 16. Hawaii Travel Leather Photo Album by leathermaps 17. Hula Girl Kitchen Towel by ooladesigns
18. Waikiki Dream Card by jaxandj

Looking for a title for this slice of paradise...

Hello friends! I'm in search of a title for my latest greeting card to list on Etsy (see above!). The picture was taken in beautiful Bora Bora ... and to me, it is a slice of paradise. But my naming skills are not so great (at least my creative is waning today), so I'd love your help. Please post your suggestions as comments! For the person who selects the winning name, I'll send off to you two greeting cards and a fabulous postcard from jaxandj :) Be sure to include your email addys (or other contact info -- etsy webshops, twitter, etc) so I can contact you.

Thanks so much!

Addendum: The title has been selected!! Christine Vance of Vance Studios picked out the title "Under the Bora Bora Sun." I thought this was a perfect fit for the photo... Will definitely be drawing on all your creative minds again soon (and perhaps using some of your suggested titles for other pics!). See the card here. Thanks again.

Featured in Schmap's Honolulu Guide, 8th Edition

One of my photos, "Loco Moco" (above) was selected to be featured in the 8th Edition of the Schmap Honolulu guide! The Schmap guides provide detailed information about destinations around the world -- and quite handily, by mapping all the hot destinations out for you. Check it out here :)

Friday Faves: SAFARI!

This week's Friday Faves brings us Etsy items with the keyword SAFARI. Now, when my friend suggested this word to me, I thought it would pull up quite a bit of dresses with zebra prints, purses with leopard print and so forth. But, interestingly, what it turned out was a lot of just super adorable items. Mainly depicting safari animals! I am a sucker for cute things, particularly cute animals, so this was a fun experience looking through all the safari items in etsy. Hope you enjoy them too!

As always, love to hear what you think. Leave some love and comments! AND check out these fabulous etsy shops (by clicking on the "description links" below the pics). HAPPY FRIDAY!







1. Tiki Giraffe Print by PinkandHank 2. Rainbow Hippo Glossy Note Cards by BrittanyBellows 3. Hippo Toy Knitting Pattern by Jellybum 4. Jungle Safari Handprinted Wood Drawer Pull Knobs by LisaEverettDesigns
5. Vinyl Wall Art - Alphabet Safari Blocks by janeymacpress 6. Rhino Rhetoric - Set of 5 Mini Notecards by papervictory 7. ZoOo Love- Money by vol25 8. Giraffes American Apparel Womens Aqua Blue T-Shirt by happyfamily 9. Original Art Green Elephant Painting by lollipopart

Featured on Exceptional Etsians!

Thank you so much to Sara for featuring me on her blog "Exceptional Etsians"! Sara is a fabulous photographer as well (and jewelry crafter!). You can find her two shops at: ablaze and smjewelry.