The Fabric Barn is a one stop shop for both buyers and sellers alike. They carry a variety of commercial and handmade fabrics, gift bags, tags, and more, many of which imported from around the world and can be hard to find. In addition to supplies, The Fabric Barn is also open to custom graphic work, from Etsy banners to web ads.

I don't know about you, but I personally enjoy getting business cards from other shops in my Etsy orders. It lets me discover new shops that I probably would not have found otherwise. At The Fabric Barn you can get mini-lopes for your cards. These mini-lopes are adorable business sized envelopes made from magazine pages. They are great for handing out and putting into promo bags.

Not a seller? Craft inhibited? No problem. The Fabric Barn also has the cutest felt toast (yes, you heard right, toast!). Not only do they look awesome, they are also scented to smell like jam! How awesome is that? I don't know about you, but I have never grown out of play food. If a child asks me to play house or tea party I will gladly do so. I make a mean play-dough pizza. Your play kitchen is not complete without a side of scented toast from The Fabric Barn.

The Fabric Barn is the place to be for your unique supply needs and plush toast (yay toast!)

Shop: http://allieb.etsy.com

Congrats to Kam A. from Wisconsin for winning the Bargain Headbands giveaway! Whoo!

On a side note, I won't be updating much for the next few days because I'm going out of town for the weekend and I need to catch up on my school work. In the meanwhile, here are some amusing blogs for you to check out:

Passive Aggressive Notes
Overheard In The Office
Graph Jam
Food Designs

*The Giveaway Is Over. Thank you to all those who participated! The winner will be announced soon.*

Yeah, that's right, a giveaway!

I get the pleasure of hosting a giveaway for Bargain Headbands. The winner will receive the set of 3 lovely headbands pictured below. Find out more about Bargain Headbands in their IP Featurette! Please read the rules and conditions before entering.

Rules and Conditions:

1. To enter please comment on this post with a link to your favorite item from Bargain Headbands.
2. Leave some way for me to contact you (email, etsy, myspace, or flickr address).
3. Only 1 entry per person.
4. The giveaway is open worldwide and will be shipped from Bargain Headbands.
5. The giveaway will run from Sunday June 29 to midnight (central time) on Sunday July 6.

If you're a headband fan like me, you'll absolutely flip for the huge selection of cute and stylish designs. There are so many choices, I'm sure everyone would be able to find one that fits their individual style and personality. You can find everything to silk brocades to hearts and skulls. Some headbands are even reversible so you can get twice the use out of one.

Each headband is carefully hand crafted to ensure it's quality. The headbands have an elastic in the back to help it stay in place. If you can't choose, you could always pick up a 3-pack which included 3 coordinated headbands at a reasonable price. You can also browse by color choices.

Can't find something to suit you? Why not get one custom made? Bargain Headbands takes custom requests, so if you need a certain size, style, or color feel free to drop a convo and they will work with you to create something unique.

Go ahead, take a look. With so many style to choose from, there's a headband for everyone.

Shop: http://bargainheadbands.etsy.com
Purse Shop: http://sexypurses.etsy.com

Photographs by Bargain Headbands.

Everybody, meet my buddy Trisha (aka Twiggy) and she is my special buddy with a wicked amount of talent. We went to high school together and met (in art class) during my junior year (her senior year). We also had physics together (where I helped her cheat, haha). And I can honestly say that she's one of the most talented people I know.

I had the pleasure of seeing her work in person, both finished and as works in progress. And let me tell you, the photographs do nothing for the real pieces, they are amazing. She currently does commission work for community members, friends, and family. Although she doesn't sell her work online, you can take a look at her skill through her DeviantArt gallery.

Sometimes she shows me new pieces and I'm like, "Holy #&@*! That's a painting?!" Yeah. She gets that a lot. I try not to let it get to her head, but I'm not sure how well that's working. Just kidding. She's awesome about it.

At the end of her senior year, as she was cleaning out her art cubby, she gave me this painting and one of her linoleum prints. I hope she gets famous one day, she deserves it (although she cheated in physics, lol). Although I give her a hard time about everything, she knows it's because I care.

Gallery: http://trisha-t.deviantart.com

I like to read tarot cards for myself as a hobby. So I was searching around Etsy for a good journal to write my thoughts and observations. Lo and behold I came upon a "Divination" Harry Potter textbook type journal by Celestefrittata. Looking around her shop I saw other incredibly beautiful Harry Potter themed journals as well as stunning custom items for your own shop.

Each pocket-sized journal is hand bound with blank pages. The covers and pages have been created to look like it stepped right out of an ancient wizard's library. Use the journals to write in or as an accessory to your Harry Potter cosplay/costume.

If divination isn't your thing, you could also pick up other popular "textbooks" such as, "Care Of Magical Creatures," "Spells And Charms," "Herbology" and more. There was also a limited edition The Daily Prophet reporter kit which contained a reporter notebook, address book, and a customizable press pass. Unfortunately, the kit is currently out of production (it was limited to 4 kits), but hopefully we'll see another incredible themed set/kit soon.

In addition to their gorgeous notebooks, if you're a shop owner you can pick up some wonderful packaging goodies for your store. They create things such as personalized thank you cards, "100% Handmade" tags for your items, and personalized paper bags for your goodies.

If you're a Harry Potter fan or just someone who likes beautiful journals, Celestefrittata is sure to have what you're looking for.

Shop: http://celestefrittata.etsy.com

Photographs by Celestefrittata.