I can only eat so many bananas, so I made us some delicious Banana Bread the other day using this recipe from Simply Recipes.
It’s an easy peasy recipe, took about 5 minutes to throw all the ingredients together. That’s my kind of recipe!
I went with 3/4 cups of sugar and added some mini White Chocolate chips. It’s a good thing I took these photos of it when it came out of the oven because it’s all eaten up now!
Well, the blog is done. For now. It is a constant work in process, but I’m happy with it for now.
Of course I didn’t take a screenshot of the before, but here is a tiny image I found online.
I got rid of all my shop flash widgets, changed theme colours, etc. I’m hoping to eventually create my own original share icons again, but for now these will do.
I never did get around to retaking my packaging photo, as discussed in my last post comments, but I will! Hubby is home ill so I’ve been tending to him – that is my excuse!
And if you’d like to see even further back, you can check out this old post.
I have a whole new appreciation for web/graphic designers. I wish I could afford a professional, but alas, it’s just me.
Thoughts?
Fey Handmade is a beautiful shop, thoughtfully curated, to promote the fabulous works of many independent designers.
“The company started with the belief that great design should be easy to find, and great designers should receive support for all the wonderful things they create.”
I agree, they should! And this site does a wonderful job of it.
I am happy to now be a part of Fey Handmade as well. 
Go have a look!
And be prepared to get happily lost in there for a bit.
These are some of the new ornaments I was happy to acquire this year. I adore them all!
Crochet Snowflake Ornament from small packages
Full Moon Ornament from minouette
Fly Agaric Mushroom Ornaments from minouette
Set of 5 Miniature Mushrooms with wire stems from craftsty
Herbie the Hedgehog ornament from BeeLoveLee
I would have loved to have photos of them on the tree for this post, but it’s 4pm already and completely dark. I can assure you though, they look fantastic on my tree! 
Shayli Vere is a Canadian paper artisan and photographer. A recipient of several art, photography, film, media and paper grants, she explores creativity on many levels. In this post I am spotlighting her beautiful pulp painting pieces. The feeling and texture she accomplishes is just beautiful.
Blog | Website | Etsy | Imagekind Shop
Paper Works of Art, Drawings & Prints – Ashes & Milk.
Oiseaux de la France - Grande Gris
Pierres Graphiques 2009
Architecture of Nature - Calligraphic Pair
Hemp Carry All
I’ve been hoping for some time now for a complete list of online venues for selling handmade and Found Handmade has compiled a great one, complete with rankings!
Check it out. [link]
I know they’ve been coming out of the woodwork lately and I’ve heard of many of these, but I had no idea there was that many!
p.s. balanced. can now also be found on FoundHandmade.com
Just ’cause, you know.
From Shophandmade:
That’s right. ShopHandmade is putting up an incredible handmade event for the first time on the internet.
Starting November 28, the website transforms into a giant sale page.
For 6 days only!
So grab your shopping list and get in front of the queue. Score the best deals from over 2,000 talented artisans! Before somebody else does!
Clothes, jewelry, toys, decoratives, furnishings, spa products…more than 12,000 imaginative gift ideas for everybody on your list.
Have fun! Enjoy the surprises!
And mark the sale dates on your calendar: November 28 – December 3.
Have a unique Holiday this year! Have a Handmade Holiday this year!
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Now, I am all about sales and promoting sales. BUT, I don’t know how shophandmade can make the claim that they are the first ever handmade site to offer a sale. Dawanda has sales often, in fact, they are having one right now! Which I just posted about , um, yesterday. Am I being fussy?
Of course, I’m not trying to deter anyone from partaking in this sale. Please, go shop! I just thought it should be pointed out. Share the love.
