Grad Gift Guide: Gearing Up For Grads at the California Crafters Club on Etsy

Contributed by Melissa Kojima ---- Artist in LA LA Land

Yep, it's just around the corner.  What's that?  Summertime! And you know what that means---sunshine and warmth?  Well, yes . . . but also students graduating from college and high school. At CCCOE, we're not sitting on our laurels, we're gearing up for grads. Check out some of the amazing items we've created to help celebrate grads.  Oh, and congratulations to the class of 2012!

Garden Gifts For Mom

Yikes! Can you believe it's almost Mother's Day? Nothing seems more perfect for spring time gift-giving than gardeny things. Take a peek at some of my CCCOE favorites (click on any item and it will take you directly to the listing):

Holiday Giftlets for Kidlets

Can you believe it's almost that time of year again? If you're looking for something sweet to tuck away into stockings and countdown calendars this year besides candy, take a peek at these delightful little giftlets, all of which are made by CCCOE members:

For more countdown calendar tips, & general bloggy girly-girl goodness, visit me at: PuppyLovePreschool "Land of Little, Lovely Delightfullish Things"

Dear Friends & Family,

As you know, my birthday is coming (if you forgot, it's at the end of the month). In an effort to help your shopping, I've compiled a little list of some things I love.

(Sorry for hijacking the blog today. I had to do it. Certain members of my family--they know who they are--are kind of hopeless when it comes to selecting birthday gifts for me. They need all the help they can get!)

The birthstone for July is the ruby. While I don't wear a lot of jewelry, I do wear earrings, and these by aubepine and Earthly Baubles caught my eye:

Speaking of earrings, here are a couple more by NansGlam and Surf and Sand that I also love:  

I could shop for earrings all day. I'll stop now, for there are other things that I like just as much.

Okay, so maybe I don't want the whole collection of these dragons by Dragons & Beasties...

...but I do love the orange one. And the black one. No, the one with the red wings. And the purple one, and...

Not that I really need another wallet, but this one by A Stone's Throw might make me rethink the one I carry now. I love the colors.

And finally, here's a hat by Mademoiselle Mermaid and a vest/wrap by ohmay designs, both of which I think are so cute and perfect for summer.


Any of the above items will thrill me on my birthday. I hope I've given you some ideas.

~Liz (of Zizi Rho Designs)

Love Is In The Air

Whether you love it or dread it, Valentine's Day is fast approaching. If you are looking for a gift for you honey bunny or simply an excuse to treat yourself, check out what the CCCOE Team has to offer: For Her: Red Heart Valentine's Day Ring by pila1290 You're Cute Conversation Heart Necklace by LoveYourBling Card Holder-Black/White/Hot Pink by ocstylescreations For Him: Recycled Stone Brewery Beer Bottle Glasses Mixed Set by bottlehead Cash Register Key Of Your Choice Cuff links by KD Design Studio Pocket Wallet Pouch-Chocolate Tweed by jackandbeedesigns. May you spend the day with someone or people you love!

The SoCal Bench Project - August 9th

The SoCal Bench Project (Created by CCCOE Los Angeles members) Benefiting New Directions Inc. Saturday, August 9, 2008 9:30am-3:00pm (these are NEW TIMES PLEASE TAKE NOTE!) The Veterans' Memorial Complex Garden Room 4117 Overland Avenue Culver City, CA 90230 Contemporary Craft Fine Art Gifts Home & Garden Jewelry Photography Fund Raiser: Raffle (would love if each vendor participating would donate ONE item - if other non-participating CCCOE members want to donate an item that is fine too) Vendors reserve the right to donate 10% of sales to the non-profit if desired If you are not a participating California CCCOE vendor but are interested in providing promotional items please contact one of our event co-chairs. 2008 VENDORS

A

Abyssal Gems

Amanda K Lockrow Jewels*

AnnieKDesigns

AskDesigns

B

Birdie Designs

Birds Soy Candles

C

Chocolate & Steel

CombustionGlassworks

D

Deirdre Ryan Photography

E

F

FlakyFriends

G

Glass Action Studios

H

H. Palleiko Designs*

HauteBebe: By The House of Lux

HeartsandLaserBeams

I

IggyJingles

J

Jacqueline Myers-Cho

K

kelsodoesntdance

KnitterGirl

L

LaveMeSoap

luckyfinddesigns

M

Michelle Caplan

Miriam Dema

mrsm

MuchaMuchacha

N

O

P Porterness

PreciousCreations

Q

R

RainaLee

RaghouseInternational

S

SandySimone*

SheilaSatin

T

TakeitEasy

Tresijas

U

V

VisionQuest

W

WeeBeaks

X

Y

Z

* denotes event co-chair

If you have any further questions feel freel to contact us: Heather http://palleikodesigns. etsy. com Sandy http://sandysimone. etsy. com Amanda http://amandaklockrowjewels. etsy. com