Fall Is in the Air

You wouldn't know it by the weather in southern California, but fall is coming. September is tomorrow. No, really.

So, here are a few things from the team to get you in a fall mood...

From Lulu's Creations1: Sale, Save 25%!

Mocha Brown Hand Bag with Silk Lining in Fall Colors

From annie k designs: 

Great way to start out fall with a set of kitchen towels:

Scarecrow Kitchen Towels

From Ocean Avenue Silks:

Such a pretty scarf. Certain to add a touch of fall to any outfit!

Hand Dyed Small Square Silk Scarf Bandana in Golden Yellow and Brown

From Epicurius: 

Beautiful handspun yarn. What can you make with this?

Hand Spun Yarn - Alpaca and BFL Wool

From Leah's Heart:

We all need to celebrate Fall!

Fall bib

And finally from OhMay:

A stunning hat pattern for any season but perfect for Fall and those chilly days.

PDF Knitting Pattern - Hola Fiesta Cloche Hat

I'd like to extend a special thanks to Annie from annie k designs for finding most of the wonderful items in today's post.

Summertime

In trying to come up with a good theme for today, all I could think was "summer". As I look outside at the dreary, overcast, drizzly day. (Seriously. Drizzly. I felt speckles of water when I walked out about a half hour ago.)

So, I typed in "cccoe team summer" into the trusty Etsy search bar, and here is some of what I found...

The smells of summer...

Gidget Perfume Oil by Scent by the Sea

And the tastes...

Honeysuckle Gourmet Lollipops by Luxe Lollipops

What's summer without watermelon?

Watermelon applique green stripe dish towel by Leah's Heart

Or sharks?

Shark shorts by 100acreCo

You find sharks at the beach... well, hopefully not! But hopefully you do find sea glass...

Green Melange Beach Mix Sea Glass by Beach Gemming

Or sea stars...

orange sea star paperweight by caroline4art

And what better way to capture the memories?

Mini Album - Summer Fun by studio deb

What makes you think of summer?

Oh So Blue

The sky was such a brilliant shade of blue yesterday, I couldn't resist searching for blue items. Of course, the first things that came up were jewelry...

Station Necklace by The Liquid Stone

First a necklace, then a stunning wire wrapped bracelet... 

Wire Wrapped Peacock Sea Glass Bead Bracelet by Blue Licorice

And finally a watch with a beaded (in blue) band... 

Silver Watch with Blue Beads by Watches by Helen

In my city (Long Beach), we have a plastic bag ban in effect, so we all need reusable bags for our shopping. Here's a nice wide one, and it's in the blue theme... 

Washable Large Grocery Bag by Leah's Heart

And I couldn't resist the book "safe" with the blue cover (Peter Pan)... 

Hollow Book Safe - Peter Pan by Hollow Books by Refined Pallet

Next, a vintage item. An embroidered tablecloth. My family used to have something like this. I wonder if everyone's did? 

Vintage Blue Work Tablecloth by Vintage Encore

Finally, a crocheted shawl with many different shades of blue... 

Free Form Crocheted Shoulder Wrap by Suzanne Sullivan

How are the skies where you live today? 

What's New?

There's a team thread with all the new items each of our shops has up for sale. Here are a few from May...

I just love this. She has so many great headwear items...

Feather hair comb by Enchanted Headwear

I love the way the colors pool in this. Getting this effect is harder than it looks. (I should know, I'm a knitter as well.)

Pastel Rainbow Girl's or Woman's Hat by Susan Deanne

A little something different for your wall...

Faux Silver Foil Art Print Thumbprint by Coco & James Home Decor

I think these are the cutest things (and won't scare your kiddo. At all)...

Alligator Mobile by hingmade

I love earrings, and these are really cute...

Peacock Blue Spike and seed bead earrings by Micheladas Musings

And orange, my signature color...

Five-Strand Necklace with Swarovski Crystals by Sparkles-a-lot 2

This just made me laugh...

Sock Monkey Toilet Tissue Cover by Sock Monkey Village

And it's just about summer out there...

Flip Flops Dish Towel by Leah's Heart

And you can find many other great new items over in the Show Your Handmade Creations thread.

Orange You Glad It's January

Orange is my favorite color. And what could be brighter to warm up a winter's day (although, with the way the weather's been lately, I wonder if we really need to warm this winter up any more).

Lets start with some wearables, i.e. hats and scarves. The Newsboy Cap from Bella Starr Hats would top off an outfit nicely. And the super chunky scarf from BunnyBear Designs would be perfect for a chilly day (maybe in February?). The handpainted silk scarf from Muse Silk Paintings would work perfectly in this weather, though.
Next I found earrings. There were so many wonderful orange choices! It was hard to limit it to three (maybe I should just do an orange earrings post?). These by NansGlam, pila12903, and Beach Girl Beads are the perfect pop of color for a sunny shiny day.

I'm always looking for good tote bags, and here are some with pops of orange by Nasila's Knits, Nani Originals, and LeahsHeart.

Finally, I stumbled across some pottery as well as a little dinosaur (from Drella Jones, zebest pottery, and Primitive Pots).

So much orange. So little time.

What's your favorite color? 

This post contributed by Liz of Zizi Rho Designs, who is actually enjoying the unseasonably warm temps and really needs to expand her wardrobe beyond orange.