Treasury Time!

Here are some of the treasuries I have been making lately. A treasury is a collection of sixteen items which are for sale on www.etsy.com. A treasury can be collated by anybody. It can have a theme, such as my tribute to Calamity Jane, or be organised by colour, or a gift guide for an event such as Father's Day.

The ones I have been making all have 50% or more Australian sellers, so that they qualify for the Australian front page. I should point out that Etsy users with their region set to Australia see the prices in Aussie dollars (no pesky conversions) and they see a specially chosen Australian front page when they log in.

 The website www.tools4etsy.com provides information on which treasuries have been on the front page of www.etsy.com. I found out I have made 153 treasuries, of which 17 have been chosen for the front page.

To put the treasuries in my blog, I used a nifty tool found here. If you'd like to know more about how to put a treasury in your blog, just let me know and I will try to help.

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This one I made on a whim. I quite like Danish design, and I would love to come across a teak sideboard in an op shop one day. Dream on!

'Danish Design'

An Australian Danish collaboration in tribute to our Princess Mary.

Handpainted oversized paper ... HouseThatLarsB... $150.00	Mid Century Salt & Pepper Sh... midcenturysydn... $65.00	Wooden Brooch / Pendant Dani... DustyJo $24.00	Bunny Rabbit Necklace Gold F... SilentRoses $32.00
Wood and Chrome Salt and Pep... HobartCollecta... $9.42	Needle felted bookmark fox -... FeltedByRikke $15.00	Koala Plastic Hand Drawn Bro... Curmilla $18.00	Custom made wooden book rack... OldAndCold $210.00
SIZE 34- Granite grey silk t... farahlai $459.00	Pink Paraiba Topaz Goldfille... MKaae $28.00	Aquamarine, Fine and Oxidize... ClairePearse $39.00	Patterned Minimal Tulip Broo... Curmilla $18.00
Tasmanian Summer Lino Print ... trees4thewood $40.00	Vintage Wooden Napkin Rings ... TriBecasVintag... $12.95	Mid Century Danish Inspired ... FoxandThomas $25.00	Sweet Leather Butterfly Earr... DreamyJewelsCp... $28.00

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So I read a thread in the Etsy forums where a seller of "supply" items (things used for crafting) was bemoaning the fact that supplies are never featured on the front page. Never one to shy away from controversy, I jumped into the discussion with some examples of beautiful wool, beads and fabric that have been seen on the Australian front page. I told the seller that his items would make great front page material, since they are white, and it is a running joke that whoever picks the front page treasury likes a pale, washed out kind of look. Then I had a good idea - I could put the supply seller in a treasury. Lo and behold it made the front page! The seller was very impressed and I think I have made a new friend.

'You can find me at number 15.' by bananaorangeapple

Vintage Style Hotel Door Num... ohmissmarilyn $15.40	50 Small White Paper Bags TagsandLabels $7.00	Civil War Fractional Currenc... WagnersTreasur... $80.00	Petite Lotus Earrings. Snowy... PolliniAtelier $13.00
Girls boutique dress - summe... littlestarclot... $70.00	Qty. 1 Backpack in Best Cott... CottonBagCompa... $4.00	Butterfly wall art sculpture... PrinceDesignUK $320.00	Simple White Linen Top ZephyrGrahamPa... $79.00
White Porcelain Cat Sculptur... MudPups $39.00	Crown - decorative white lilliputloft $78.00	Size 15 (Fifteen) Woven Clot... ShuShuStyle $5.25	Cotton doublegauze fabric by... GreatTextiles $6.30
PRINTABLE Black and White gi... ASweetGesture $5.00	1956 ad Wolseley Fifteen-Fif... ArcaniumAntiqu... $14.00	Pebbles Necklace - Multi str... 3preciousbloss... $26.00	Gift Voucher for Fifteen Pou... CraftyTeapot $15.00

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This treasury is for my friend Bammy who is an American but wishes to be on the Aussie front page. I am hoping it works like the number 15 one.

I like it because it includes actual green items (colour) as well as environmentally friendly items - so the heading is a pun. The green muslin baby wraps in the top left corner are made in my old home town of Wagga Wagga.

'Green for baby' by bananaorangeapple

Cute green items for baby.

Hand Made & Dyed Muslin Baby... ArchieBee $12.00	Green Juki Plush Vegan Frien... earthslings $25.00	Olive Earthsling Sling Pouch... earthslings $60.00	Baby Shoes. Fabric slippers.... BusterBooKids $28.00
Baby Pony Multi Colored Shab... laloon $40.00	Baby Friendly Multi-Strand N... monkeyandmum $33.00	Green Baby Blanket Knit Boy ... SticksNStonesG... $60.00	Frog Cotton Crochet Baby Hat... ClickStitchCro... $20.00
Vintage Sheet Quilt - Rainbo... MiaDolce $105.00	Missy Frog Baby Onesie Costu... LilCreatures $89.00	Puppy dog soft toy rattle. L... edwardandlilly $28.00	Deposit for "Shades Of ... greenatheartru... $125.00
Baby bib Personalized Appliq... Thecabbagepatc... $12.00	Baby Boy or Girl Swaddle Bla... bamcraftymomma... $18.00	Tree Frog Pacifier Clip DCDarlingCaps $7.00	The green recycled fabric bi... mywendyhouse $7.50

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And finally, my tribute to Calamity Jane. I made this while watching the movie last night, and singing along. It is not quite as "colour co-ordinated" as I would have liked, since it is more difficult to make the treasury look cohesive if there is a theme to follow. I tried to match the brown from Calamity's fringed jacket with the yellow of the daisy, with a little bit of red thrown in to match her neckerchief. I wanted to put in a corset like Adelaide Adams' pink fluffy one, but they were all a bit too raunchy!

Making treasuries is very relaxing. They take me from five minutes to half an hour to construct, depending on how fussy I am feeling. You should try making a treasury one day, you can keep it private or share it with the world, it's up to you. I would recommend making it public because it is lovely to read everyone's comments underneath.

'The Golden Garter' by bananaorangeapple

A tribute to Calamity Jane (the Doris Day version)

Wedding Tree hand drawn berryandpeg $60.00	Golden Satin Fabric Bloom wi... littlestboutiq... $15.00	VINTAGE Misses Western Style... threelittlepeo... $5.00	10 x Small revolver hand Gun... deeppeacestudi... $11.00
Vintage leather suede fringe... LuxeLaundry $49.95	Original painting horse port... secondhandempo... $75.00	Spearfish U.S. M. Stagecoach... Lovalon $7.00	DORIS DAY - Day Dreams - 195... thevinylfronti... $18.00
Stagecoach Horses Cowboys RP... imagesofthepas... $12.75	A Doris Kind of Day Yellow F... UniqueExpressi... $17.00	Wild Flowers overbust corset CorsetsbyNasty... $225.00	Vintage 80s 90s Soft Brown L... MTTC $120.00
Aleesha boot. Tan leather 19... BlackSwanVinta... $70.00	Cowgirl Charm Pendant CHERISHtreasur... $26.00	portrait painting, brooch, O... Berlinroses $18.00	antique belt with buckle wel... ClothesParty $40.00

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