Getting Ready for a Craft Show!

I have spent all week getting ready for my craft show Saturday - it is going to be so much fun!

I have homemade soap, infinity scarves, ornaments, jewelry, and more! What items would you like to see me make next?

Cleopatra's Choice Pure Shea Butter Review

Disclaimer: I received these items in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to post a positive review. These are my honest opinions. Your experiences may differ

I was sent Cleopatra's Choice 100% Pure African Shea Butter to review. Shea butter is rich in vitamins (like Vitamins A, E, and F) which makes this the perfect skincare product. It is even great for dry skin, psoriasis, eczema, stretch marks, and acne. You can use this product as-is, or even make lotions out of it etc. 

I chose to use Cleopatra's Choice Shea Butter to make homemade lye soap with. My mom helped me make the soap - she has made her own soap for several years now. This product was easy to work with - it is nice and smooth. I absolutely love how this pure shea butter made the soap turn out. It leaves your skin feeling silky smooth and rejuvenated. This shea butter is awesome for your skin - and using it in my soap is great because store bought soaps are many times full of harsh chemicals that can leave your skin feeling dried out. This shea butter does not clog pores AND it leaves my skin feeling moisturized and beautiful!

Like their Facebook page HERE

Purchase this Shea Butter HERE

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Shelly

"Shelly" a Pet Portrait made for a winner from my Facebook giveaway.

I am so proud of this! I know I am not an amazing painter or anything like that, but this is my first "large" watercolor (9x12 as opposed to my usual 4x6) and I feel like I totally rocked it! Large blank pieces of paper frighten me. Haha! What do you think? Is this something I should offer in my shop?

Only a few days left to enter to win a 4x6 pet watercolor on my Facebook page! To enter, go HERE

Woodland Creatures

Looking through my stock today, I realized I needed to have a "woodland creatures" photo shoot with these three little guys! And so I did.

All three are needle felted miniatures, finished with glass eyes and plastic noses. I made the little fox for a trade, so he is already spoken for. BUT the little rabbit and brown bear are still up for grabs! All proceeds from both of them go to animal rescues. What do you think of them?

View the bear on Etsy HERE

View the rabbit on Etsy HERE

What Does the Fox Say?

Check out my little Foxie Loxie!! Needle felted for a trade on Etsy :)

This little fox was so fun to make! For this project I used a more coarse wool for the body (I prefer coarser fibers - from my experiences, they seem to felt faster) and for the tail and sideburns I used a more fine wool. The face was finished with a plastic nose and a pair of glass eyes. I love using glass eyes - they make my miniatures come alive!

We have an enormous maple tree in the backyard and that is where I chose to pose this little guy for a photo shoot. Before I send this mini out, it will be attached to a ribbon. My miniatures look great sitting in a display case, but they also are wonderful hanging from your rear view mirror or even from your Christmas tree! And you know, Christmas in July is coming up here soon ;)

Find this in the Etsy shop SleepingFoxBitchery

This "Little Sh*t Pet Silhouette Hand-embroidered wall art" is what I will be receiving in return. Well, not the exact one in the pic, but a customized one for my tuxedo kitty Artemis! When I saw this item, I knew I HAD to have it. Because, well...Arty is a "little sh*t!" Haha! I am so excited to see how this turns out and I will post about it again later, when I receive mine.

In the meantime, check out our shops on Etsy!

My Etsy Shop

SleepingFoxBitchery

WIN this Plush Kitty

This adorable kitten plush was donated to the raffle for the kitties by Rossane from Ecofroggy Craftworks.

Please show her our appreciation by sending a "like" over to her FB page here: 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ecofroggy-craftworks/185830551431204
or by visiting her shop here: 
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ecofroggy?ref=pr_shop_more

you are entered to win if you do any of the following:

1) Donate funds
2) purchase charity listings from my shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/RaeosunshinePets?section_id=14458956&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1), 15% donated from non-charity listings
3) Purchase something from their Cafepress shop (http://www.cafepress.com/catshelterfelix)
4) send me donations for a care package (i.e. toys, blankets, treats, food bowls, etc.)

You can send money to their bank account here (please let me know if you donate):

Bank Account Number
Felix - Felinolosko drustvo
SWIFT/BIC: VBUBRS22 (Vojvodjanska banka a.d. Novi Sad)
IBAN: RS35355000320003120311

or send money with Paypal or credit card etc through youcaring.com: http://www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/help-the-feline-residents-of-cat-shelter-felix/161828

Pet Portrait Giveaway

YOU could WIN a custom watercolor pet portrait!! Visit my Facebook page to see the original post and all the rules etc.

Here are just a few ways you can enter:

☆Following my shop on Instagram @raeosunshinepets

☆Following my shop on Twitter

☆Following my blog on Tumblr

☆Favoriting my shop on Etsy

☆Donating funds or purchasing a charity listing in my shop

This month proceeds from the fundraiser will be donated to Cat Shelter Felix/ Azil za mačke Felix - a cat sanctuary in Serbia.

Please visit their website HERE

My first infinity scarf!

Here it is...my very first infinity scarf. Look for these in my Etsy shop soon :)

What kinds of prints do you like best?