Plumbeadacious, A BEST Team Feature

>> Friday, May 20

Plum Beadacious, an Etsy shop with a name that makes you feel fruity, alive and tingly all over,is run by shop keeper LeAllyson Meyer. From Colorado and now an "empty nester" with time on her hands, one of her greatest joys is to create jewelry! She creates quality hand handmade beaded jewelry and id badge lanyards designed and made from glass beads, crystals, freshwater pearls, lucite & more. Her desire is that these creations delight the your eyes. Take a look at her gorgeous jewelry, superbly photographed and read her
descriptions, each piece has a story!


Victorian Style Antiqued Brass Flower Cuff Bracelet Yellow Rose "I think these Victorian style filigree cuff bracelets are so romantic, and they invite decorating them with acrylic flowers. I selected this lovely yellow rose to go with the antiqued brass tone. This is a beautiful rose cabochon that is centered on the filigree bracelet."

Vintage Pendant Necklace-White with Gold Leaves, Gold Chain

"This delightful vintage pendant is a gold plated circle with white enamel on it. An artistic gold leaf design decorates the front of the pendant. This circular piece was once part of a set of earrings and has been rescued from that to live a new life as part of this necklace.
A small clear faceted acrylic heart plus a tiny three dimensional gold star hang over the top of the pendant. The gold plated chain is nice light weight and is decorated with three small white freshwater pearls.
This piece is one of my “Rescued Treasure” designs. I always enjoy finding unique pieces of jewelry at estate sales and yard sales. I take great care to inspect and clean the components carefully before using them in a piece of jewelry that I will sell."

Soft Pink Flower Bobby Pins Lucite Antiqued Brass Filigree

Hibiscus Bouquet Earrings, Lucite Flowers

"The yellow, orange and red blooms that make up the bouquet in these earrings are like miniature hibiscus flowers. I had some hibiscus of similar colors blooming in pots on my deck last summer."

Beaded ID Badge Lanyard, In the Pink Beads and Silver Magnetic Clasp

"This is the spring to be In the Pink. Wear pink with a smile with this beaded lanyard id badge holder. I found these unique acrylic pink matte twist beads several years ago here on Etsy and decided to create a lanyard with them. These large beads are 23mm x 13 mm (almost an inch in length).
The pink beads are complemented by small soft pink Swarovski crystals, pink cats eye beads, soft green crystal roundells, and silver bead spacers. Seed beads in a variety of pastels complete the strand of beads. It’s almost like cotton candy!"

LeAllyson truly remains busy during the weekends as she wears her entrepreneur hat. You can catch her on Facebook, her blog and her website!

Las Flores del Sur, A BEST Team Feature

>> Sunday, May 15

Do you ever have those dreary days when the sun doesn't ever seem to shine?
Lift yourself out of those doldrums with a huge splash of color from Etsy
shop Las Flores del Sur! Marisa is a graphic and web designer from Montevideo,
Uruguay. She has always been creating something since she was a little girl.
In her Etsy shop, she sells bijouterie (jewelry) which include pins, brooches, hair clips
and bobby pins, in fabric, metal and ribbon! Marisa packages her items lovingly
and any purchase from her shop is like receiving a gift!
She also has a second Etsy shop, Crafts and Pixels, with beading supplies and PDF tutorials.
If you are in the Uruguay area, you may catch Marisa at one of the local craft shows
where her talent for bijouterie and her penchant for color shines!

Custom Patriotic Rolled Ribbon Rosette

Bright Yellow Poppy made of Fabric Pin

2 Green-Violet-Fuchsia Ribbon Rolled Hair Pins

Green, Yellow and Fuchsia - 6 Mini Poppy Flowers - Handmade fabric applique


Beautiful Packaging

A Flower Garden!

Marisa at a craft show.

Catch up with Marisa at her blog, Facebook and Twitter!

Ancient Oils, A BEST Team Feature

>> Thursday, May 5

Lilly knows her aromatherapy. Holding a degree in Metaphysics and certifications in various Holistic Energy Healing subjects, I can safely say that she is an expert. In 2009, Lilly decided to open Etsy shop Ancient Oils where she craftfully blends therapeutic grade essential oils that respectfully represent aspects of each goddess; Artemis for strength, Gala for Grounding, Coventina for Purification.
Ancient Oils is Lilly's small home grown business that understands and utilizes the benefits of natural ingredients. After all, essential oils are considered "mankind's first medicine."
At Ancient Oils, the powerful, nurturing resources of Mother Nature are embraced, with bath and body products made with the best essential oils, the finest quality butter and the purest botanicals.
Small batches are carefully prepared by Lilly to ensure freshness and quality.
Take a look at what Lilly has to offer to indulge, to heal, to beautify and invigorate the senses!