Shopping in an Etsy Wonderland!

I've been shopping on Etsy for Christmas presents/stocking stuffers, and thought I'd share the good stuff I've found. Note that none of my immediate family is aware of my blog - mainly because I wouldn't be able to post things like this if they were! (Second note: if you are a member of my immediate family that has found this blog and not told me, STOP reading this now so no Christmas surprises are spoiled!)

For my Mother-in-Law, I bought this great purse from artsy-crafty babe:


For my Father-in-Law, The Artistic Side of Life drew a wonderful 8x10 characature of him and my Mother-in-Law. It turned out great, and I think he will love it!

For my Mom and Dad's cats, and my Brother and his wife's dog, I found the following:
- A catnip kickin stick from HannaPt.
- An oh-so-cute organic catnip toy from Howard's Home
- Some VERY good smelling dog shampoo from GoodCleanDog
- And, some kitty poops from Dog Dreams Baking Company (these were just too hillarious for me to pass up!).

For my Mom and Sister-in-Law's stockings, Creations by Chara made these great bookmarks. She can customize them with the message of your choice, and you get to pick out the color of beads you want.


Also for my Mom's stocking, I got this mauve flower brooch made from a recycled t-shirt from There is Beauty All Around. I was SOOOO tempted to keep this for myself when it came. I am definately putting one on my birthday wish list!


I got two pictures made into beautiful magnets from Back Glass Images - one of my brother's dog for my brother's stocking, and another of my family with my husband's grandmother as a stocking stuffer for his Mom and Dad. I liked the family magnet so much, that I had to order one for myself too, and now it is proudly displayed on our refrigerator. My daughter has been going up to it pointing everyone out - "Mommy", "Daddy", "Me", etc...

From Baubles and Bows, I got these cute ponytail holders for my Sister-in-Law's stocking:


For my Dad's stocking, I got a handmade fishing lure from WilMak Outdoors.

I have ordered some cute no-slip hair clips for my daughter from EverydayClippies. We are in desparate need of hair clippies around here that won't slip out of her fine hair - I can't wait to get them!

I am VERY excited about this next item. My daughter is getting a Bitty Baby for Christmas from my Brother and Sister-in-Law, so I wanted to get her a doll cradle for her birthday in January. She loves babies and likes to wrap them up and take care of them, so I thought this would be a perfect gift for her. I looked around at retailers, and was disappointed in the quality of doll cradles and the prices for them. I am so glad I found Bits of Sunshine, where I was able to order this beautiful cradle:


This is not only beautiful, but something my daughter will have for a long time and hopefully be able to pass along to her daughter, if she has one, one day. **EDITED TO ADD - Elizabeth with Bits of Sunshine has generously offered a free gift for anyone buying from her shop that mentions they were referred by this blog. A free doll blanket with cradle purchase, or another special gift with the purchase of anything else from the shop. I think the Ends and Pieces would also be a great gift for a child!**

And finally, I found the PERFECT family for my daughter's new fabric dollhouse that she will get for Christmas: Naked Peggies! I ordered a set of peggies that I can paint to look like a Mommy, Daddy, Brother, Sister, Baby, Doggie and Cat (we don't have a cat, buy my daughter loves cats). I can't wait to get them so I can get them painted and in their new home in time for Christmas!

Whew! Well there is my list of items I've purchased from Etsy for Christmas. I am really excited about all the great things I was able to get, and I really think they recipients are going to like them!