Black Friday & Cyber Monday Specials

Specials deals from the CT Etsy Team for Thanksgiving weekend!

Cute, Cuddly, and Cannibalistic
http://www.fenrislorsrai.etsy.com
Anthropomorphic animal illustration and art dolls
SPECIAL: In note to seller, name an animal. You’ll get a original charcoal ACEO portrait of the named animal, signed and dated by artist. (ACEOs are 2.5X3.5 inches)
LOCAL PICKUP: Bethel, CT at Rainy Day Paperback (Greenwood Ave, rte 302)

Redding Roasters Coffee Company
http://www.TheRoaster.etsy.com
SPECIAL: Free shipping to US and Canada on orders of $25 or more
LOCAL PICKUP: Bethel, CT at Redding Roasters Greenwood Ave, rte 302)

Walk in the Woods, LLC
http://walkinthewoodsllc.etsy.com
WHAT YOU SELL: Nature inspired gifts and art
SPECIAL: Free Shipping on all ACEO work and Artful Cards (many
On Sale)
LOCAL PICKUP: Winsted, CT only, by appointment

Ladybug Soapworks
http://ladybugsoapworks.etsy.com
Cold-process soap & bath and body products.
SPECIAL: Free shipping on all orders over $25.00 (within continental USA)
LOCAL PICKUP: Wesleyan University campus-by appointment

Heart of the fire
http://heartofthefire.etsy.com
One of a kind Fused glass and fine silver jewelry
SPECIAL: free shipping on jewelry and all purchases will be entered into a drawing for a necklace worth over $100 from Nov. 28 to Dec. 24
LOCAL PICKUP: Windsor, CT only at Art & Soul

Doublemuse
http://www.doublemuse.etsy.com
Hand made pottery and Jewelry
SPECIAL: 20% of all Sales from Black Friday to Cyber Monday
will be donated to Toys for Tots.

Bonhomie Jewelry
http://bonhomiejewelry.etsy.com
Handcrafted Artisan Jewelry in Fine Silver, Sterling Silver & Copper
SPECIAL: 20% off all items and Free Shipping

Styren Designs
http://www.styrendesigns.etsy.com
Handmade pens, wine stoppers, key chains, ornaments
SPECIAL: 10% discount on everything in my shop

DesignsByGalina
http://www.designsbygalina.etsy.com
Handcrafted jewelry: gemstones and silver wire-work :)
SPECIAL: 10% discount off everything in shop

McGuinness Photography
http://jmcguinness.etsy.com
Photography, Photo Pendants, Crystal Sun Catchers
SPECIAL: Buy One Get One Free -Free item must be of equal or lesser value. When checking out, please indicate in "Message to Seller" what your free item is.

Carrie W designs
http://carrieWdesigns.etsy.com
Handcrafted Boutique Jewelry - (semi-precious gemstones, pearls,
copper and sterling silver)
Sale: 10% off until the New Year! Free shipping in US

Esoteric Enchantments
http://www.EsotericEnchantments.etsy.com
Wearable Art (jewelry), Photography, and Home Decor.
SPECIAL: 20% off

Silver Dragon Creations by Patricia C Vener
http://SilverDragon.etsy.com/
One of a kind and very limited edition fine art jewelry
SPECIAL: Free Shipping

Lilly Queen
Http://LillyQueen.etsy.com
Handmade unique jewelry.
SPECIAL: Free shipping

Howard Avenue
http://www.howardavenue.org
Designer Auto Litter Bags "Carbage Bags"
SPECIAL: Free shipping on all litter bags

Archeress Arts
http://archeress.etsy.com
Renaissance, Victorian, and Fantasy Jewelry and Adornments.
SPECIAL: Free First Class shipping (anywhere), OR $3.00 off Priority Shipping (anywhere).

Candy's Trinkets
http://candystrinkets.etsy.com
Handcrafted jewelry, bookmarks, cellphone charms, keychains, suncatchers, ornaments.
SPECIAL Free US shipping

Quote of the day

Every day I receive a Quote taken from the channelings of Abrahm-Hicks. Todays resonated with me so much, I felt compelled to share it with the world. Enjoy! ~Kat

"You have more harmony points with every person on the planet than you have disharmony points, because there is much more of you that is in harmony with your Core than you realize or that most of you allow. The closer you come to being in harmony with your Source Energy, the more in harmony you are with each other. When you think about other people and what they think of you, do you understand that what they think of you has very little to do with what you are? It has mostly to do with the habits of thought that they have developed. It has more to do with them as thinkers than it does with you as the subject of their thought. If nothing is more important to you than that you feel good, you can form a fantasy about someone who is in your life and they will begin to modify to meet your fantasy, because Law of Attraction is a very powerful thing."

God lives under the bed

A beautiful story I thought I'd share. Enjoy!


GOD LIVES UNDER THE BED

I envy Kevin. My brother Kevin thinks God lives under his bed. At
least that's what I heard him say one night.
He was praying out loud in his dark bedroom, and I stopped to
listen, 'Are you there, God?' he said. 'Where are you?
Oh, I see.. Under the bed..'

I giggled softly and tiptoed off to my own room.
Kevin's unique perspectives are often a source of amusement. But
that night something else lingered long after the humor.
I realized for the first time the very different world
Kevin lives in.

He was born 30 years ago, mentally disabled as a result of
difficulties during labor. Apart from his size (he's
6-foot-2), there are few ways in which he is an adult.

He reasons and communicates with the capabilities of a
7-year-old, and he always will. He will probably always
believe that God lives under his bed, that Santa Claus is
the one who fills the space under our tree every Christmas
and that airplanes stay up in the sky because angels carry them.

I remember wondering if Kevin realizes he is different. Is he
ever dissatisfied with his monotonous life?
Up before dawn each day, off to work at a workshop for the
disabled, home to walk our cocker spaniel, return to eat
his favorite macaroni-and-cheese for dinner, and later to Bed.

The only variation in the entire scheme is laundry, when he
hovers excitedly over the washing machine like a mother with
her newborn child.

He does not seem dissatisfied.

He lopes out to the bus every morning at 7:05, eager for a day
of simple work.

He wrings his hands excitedly while the water boils on the
stove before dinner, and he stays up late twice a week
to gather our dirty laundry for his next day's laundry chores.

And Saturdays-oh, the bliss of Saturdays! That's the day my Dad
takes Kevin to the airport to have a soft drink, watch the
planes land, and speculate loudly on the destination of Each
passenger inside. 'That one's goin' to Chi-car-go!' Kevin
shouts as he claps his hands.

His anticipation is so great he can hardly sleep on Friday
nights.

And so goes his world of daily rituals and weekend field trips.

He doesn't know what it means to be discontent.

His life is simple.

He will never know the entanglements of wealth, of power, and he
does not care what brand of clothing he wears or what kind
of food he eats. His needs have always been met, and he
never worries that one day they may not be.

His hands are diligent. Kevin is never so happy as when he is
working. When he unloads the dishwasher or vacuums the
carpet, his heart is completely in it.

He does not shrink from a job when it is begun, and he does not
leave a job until it is finished. But when his tasks are
done, Kevin knows how to relax.

He is not obsessed with his work or the work of others. His heart
is pure.

He Still believes everyone tells the truth, promises must be
kept, and when you are wrong, you apologize instead of
argue.

Free from pride and unconcerned with appearances, Kevin is not
afraid to cry when he is hurt, angry or sorry. He is always
transparent, always sincere. And he trusts God.

Not confined by intellectual reasoning, when he comes to
Christ, he comes as a child. Kevin seems to know God - to really be friends with Him
in a way that is difficult for an 'educated' person to grasp. God seems like his closest companion.

In my moments of doubt and frustrations with my Christianity I
envy the security Kevin has in his simple faith.

It is then that I am most willing to admit that he has some divine
knowledge that rises above my mortal questions.

It is then I realize that perhaps he is not the one with the
handicap I am. My obligations, my fear, my pride, my
circumstances - they all become disabilities when I do not
trust them to God's care.

Who knows if Kevin comprehends things I can never learn?
After all, he has spent his whole life in that kind of
innocence, praying after dark and soaking up the goodness and
love of God.

And one day, when the mysteries of heaven are opened, and we
are all amazed at how close God really is to our hearts, I'll
realize that God heard the simple prayers of a boy who
believed that God lived under his bed.

Kevin won't be surprised at all!

FRIENDS ARE ANGELS WHO LIFT US TO OUR FEET WHEN OUR WINGS HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBERING HOW TO FLY.