My first Curated Front Page Treasury~~

I love to do treasuries! i joined a treasury group, and we make lots of treasuries, our goal, of course to be on the Front Page of Etsy! but also to have fun and promote other artists!
well, this treasury was not one i did under my team guidlines, it was a random pounce on shops with no sales and i wanted to pick the most unrelated items i could! well, it was on the FP on saturday and i didn't even know it!! and , i am so glad , several of the items have sold! WHOOHOOO!!
it is a real thrill to have an item on the FP as well as to have a treasury I made on the FP, WOW!
Congrats to all the great artists in this group, including:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SquidBox
http://www.etsy.com/shop/castawayshall
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleShapes
http://www.etsy.com/shop/itsastitch
http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlebrownpen
http://www.etsy.com/shop/HeartfeltEmbroidery
http://www.etsy.com/shop/muddywheelstudio
http://www.etsy.com/shop/andrewsreclaimed
http://www.etsy.com/shop/uncommoncreatures
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackBaroque
http://www.etsy.com/shop/StravaMax
http://www.etsy.com/shop/bluebirdheaven
http://www.etsy.com/shop/DannyRoberts
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BugUnderGlass
http://www.etsy.com/shop/velvetmechanism
http://www.etsy.com/shop/angelydia
Hope you will check out these fellow etsians and thier really cool art!
Love to you all
Kimi

Happy Friday night!

WEll, Friday night for us is working on hair forks! we are always making stuff, and usually were even before this was our job, it is also our love. SO for anyone else out there at the computer on Friday night heres a little piece of encouragement,no matter what today held for you, rest in this...

BE POSITIVE EVERY DAY

Life is a mixture of moments---
some happy, some sad and most in-between.
Make the most of each day as it happens.
Don't listen to those whispers of doubt;
ignore any voice that says you can't do something.

You're worthy, and you can go as far as you dare to dream.

Life will lead you according to your perceptions.

Let your viewpoint be filled with hope,

and keep your eyes focused on the positive.

I did say there would be a part 2 for the peek into the workings and goings on here in Grah-Toe Studio, and there will be..but i have to come up with the pictures and the words first! it is brewing and stewing and should not be long, so hold on and don't give up on me!! Perhaps it will be the BANG for our fourth of July post and surprise!
Have a blessed evening and weekend, see you soon!
Love to you all
Kimi

It was SO exciting to accidently come upon....

SO, this morning i grabbed my coffee and went to the computer, like ususal, and when i got to the etsy link, i was at this treasury...
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c1b785bb2d48eef44484ce7/oranges-oranges-she-went-mad-for-those
 and i thought, well, that's wierd, i didn't go to treasury, so, still not awake obviously, i typed in the etsy shop again and there it was....and then it hit me, the treasury we are in is ON THE FRONT PAGE OF ETSY! I screamed! DH came running in fear for my life...i was so ..jubilant! it was like a prayer answered, a dream come true..who would ever think we would make it to the front page....YIPEEEEEEEEE!!!
3 cups of coffee later and lots of dancing and spreading the word, i am back to earth now and praying that we get more business from it as well as the exposure! 
That made my day!

 On a new item note, we introduced our new pocket / purse mirrors today! they are going to be available by themselves, and some will be in sets with a dainty detangler, or a fork or comb! Right now the only woods we have them in are cherry, walnut, padouk and zebrawood. As you can see, they are not nearly the size of our first mirrors, these are hand sized, and will come in thier own sleeping bag for safe carrying! thie one pictured had a knot that we filled with malachite. The others will be customizeable, we can woodburn or engrave or carve or inlay your monogam or whatever your heart desires on the backs of them! butterflies, hearts, names, anniversary dates, whimsical woodland leaves and vines..whatever we can dream up together!
As with our big mirrors, these are made so that the if they are laid glass down the wood will be what is touching the surface, to help reduce scratching on the mirror. They are really cute and we are proud to offer them to you!
Thank you all, for helping us get as far as we have in our career. We look forward to new and exciting designs, and a furthering of our handmade love affair with hair art!
Love to you all
Kimi