Our Shop Feature this week is Basmati Bags. I have to say that the quality of these bags are impeccable.  I love the quality of them and the fabric she is using is very nice. Lovely bags , I can tell them are done very nice.   Here's more about this little shop.  Enjoy! :)


1) How did you come up with the Name of your Shop?

The name of our company came about through irony. Basmati Bags started because the owner (Sara T.) was frustrated that she needed a new bag and couldn't find anything that was both functional, fashionable, and environmentally conscious. But her roommate at the time was an interior designer who had a whole bunch of beautiful fabric samples, and Sara had a whole bunch of burlap food packaging from the all the basmati rice she'd been eating...so before she knew what was happening, she was making her own functional ecochic bags. And the rest is history.

Hello Everyone,
 This month  for my giveaway, I  am going to giving away a pair of Banish Spell candles with a Sample of  Banish Oil.  These  candles are great for releasing fears, self doubts, or breaking any bad habits  within you. It will give you a nice  balance by the time these candles are done. It can also help clear your mind so that you know how to move forward in your  own life.  The mini candles are  4 inch  in left already dressed with herbs and  oils inside. All you have to do is use the banish oil and dress it on the outside of the candle,  visualize the intention of what  you want to banish... One winner will win this prize.  This giveaway  is for US  residents only.  Please make sure you  fill out all the information. Invalid entries will be disqualified.  Good Luck!

This week's shop feature is Jewelry Bijou by Dorota. I love her  jewerly but i alo think her  crochet is nice too especially the leg warmers.   I love perals so I feel with such a selection she has there, she is bound to have something that you might  enjoy.   Read more about and go check out her store.

1. How did you come up with the Name of your Shop?

“Bijou “ means jewelry in French, I thought it would be a perfect name for my line as I love jewelry and I love all things French.

 I'm not the biggest fan of Tarot  but I have to say that  I  have always loved  cards made by Doreen Virtue and this deck is  no exception.  I have  always  connected to  Angel  cards  faster. The messages I get from  doing angel cards are much more clearer and  I pick up messages  much more  intuitively. Either way Angel cards have always  been my thing plus when  this deck came out I just knew it a good deck for me to work with.

This weeks' shop feature is Secret Scent Societe by tori Jackson. She makes candles and soaps. There is a reed diffusers too which is very neat! the  scents are lovely but I love reed diffusers though! :) On to read a  bit more about her.

1. How did you come up with the Name of your Shop?

I wanted my business name to show that it was a luxury brand and reflect the mystery, the beauty, and the intrigue of fragrance. SecretScentSociete is a shortened version of The Secret Scent Societe' which was slightly too long to use on Etsy.


2. Tell us a little bit about your shop and what you think makes it unique?
I use luxurious, natural, eco friendly ingredients with an emphasis on strong design and creating beautiful, one of a kind fragrances. I also offer a bespoke service where I will create a candle for you in your choice of colour/s, candle container, and signature scent.

This  weekend I wanted to share a recipe with you that I absolutely love.  I am a big  fan of Food Network. One of my favorite chefs is Ina Garten.   Every time I  learn from her, I do feel like a professional chef at dishes  I make.  I love baking  because when I am the process of mixing the  ingredients together I feel really relaxed. baking makes me happy and improves my mood!  So for today's  recipe I have  Lemon Yogurt cake. I  usually leave out the glaze part with the confectioners sugar and lemon juice as I dont feel its  needed but I do pour  the lemon sauce. Yes, I have done  it both ways.  It does  taste really good with the glaze too but i just save calories cutting that glaze out. yet of course if I am taking to some to family or friends  i do add the glaze to make it look yummy.

 Hello Everyone,
   This weeks  shop feature is Skinny Macaque  by Vy Chau. She specializes in making handmade leather bags, wallets, cellphone cases and so much more. Also she is  from Vietnam. I actually find her hand made items lovely and  very cute design. So here are a  few things  to get to know her right here. I love her handbags and  wallets.  I  feel they add a nice personal touch to the store she has on Etsy.  Vy has been so kind to sponsor a giveaway as well. So  At the end end of this post, you can  enter to win a Free Cellphone case of your choice from her Etsy shop. She is international but the shipping is Worldwide and shipping is Free for her item.

1. How did you come up with the Name of your Shop?
The name of my shop come from my Hungarian friend. Actually it is my nick name, they call me "Maki", in Hungarian "Maki" means "Monkey". So Macaque is Monkey, is me^^. And skinny is leather, right? I think that it is a nice name^^