what i bought - women

This year for Christmas I had a goal to buy every gift from Etsy.com. Since I am selling my own artwork on the website, I found it very important to support other people like me trying to do something on their own. It was so fun knowing that I was pretty much giving two gifts with each one....one to the person I was buying for, and one to the person I was buying from. Every time I have a sale, it makes my day. I hope it is the same for everyone I bought from.

The items I bought are all so wonderful that I couldn't help but show them off to you all. So here are the items I bought for the women in my life. I will do another post soon for the things I bought for the men in my life. All of the shop names and pictures are links - feel free to visit everyone's shops!


I bought two of these clutches Baffin Bags for only $8! So cute and perfect for a small, but special gift. One was given to a close friend of mine and the other was used in a big family gift exchange.


This beautiful tea towel was purchased from Brookish for $11. It's a wonderful shop that has all kinds of Jane Austen inspired products. I gave it to a friend that said it was the best present she got for Christmas!


This amazing locket was bought from Secret Jewellz for my mother-in-law. Absolutely stunning because of how big it is. Love it!



I searched high and low for a good calendar for my mother. I am very picky when it comes to these (hate the corny ones with the landscapes or sappy photos). I finally picked this one from Paint All Night Studios and absolutely love his artwork! Couldn't be happier.


I bought three pair of earrings from this wonderful shop called 2 Dollar Earrings. Do you see why? Every pair is $2! Amazing. And it's cool because they come from Estonia.



This bag was bought for my wonderful sister-in-law. It's HUGE and pretty much awesome. The bird is sewn on and the leaves are hand painted. Such good quality. It was purchased from Two Tree Designs.


This wonderful tea set was purchased from Johnny Vintage. I could not believe the deal I got. The whole set was only $22! I have been seeing the tulip bowls a lot lately and had fallen in love. This was given to my sister.

And finally this was bought for a new member to our family this year. My husband's uncle just got married and we were excited to welcome her to the family with this beautiful necklace from Starving Artists Designs. I can't get over the simplistic design and the sharp lines.

Aren't they all wonderful! I want to thank each and every artist and collector that brought these beautiful pieces to the world for us to enjoy!