Fleeting Stillness

Glass Panel by Fleeting Stillness

 

Fleeting Stillness is an Etsy store devoted to the artist's passion for making beautiful objects for modern life using traditional stained glass techniques. This treasury reflects her whimsical aesthetic.

'CITRUS' by FleetingStillness

 

Handmade Ivory Ruff... ThreadRare $65.00	Blood Orange study,... TheJoyofColor $20.00	12 Fluttering Flags... KnockKnocking $20.00	orange butterfly vi... AquamarineStud... $4.00
Don't Wait Up T... blackbirdtees $25.00	Organic Lavender Sa... BelleCoccinell... $13.00	Brooch or boutonnie... lannarfelt $22.00	Bz Collection - Nec... ThePeachTree $35.00
1950's Clementi... jessjamesjake $36.00	Let's Get Coffe... AshleyPahl $10.00	Square Neck Short L... LanaStepul $179.00	Nightmare Snake Pup... giggles $30.00
BINDU- 3 Lampwork b... BinduGlass $28.00	Golden Mustard Adju... NoneVero $13.00	Statement Bib Butte... lovisetto $67.00	Solid Perfume vetiv... Piacere $7.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Ingredients Exposed: Can you say Honey?

If you read this on a product label, would you think it is bad? Monosaccharides fructose, glucose, disaccharides, oligosaccharieds, proline, flavinoids, acetic acid, butanoic acid, formic acid, citric acid, succinic, lactic acid, malic acid, pyroglutamic acid, gluconic acid, ascrobic acid, pinocembrin, hydroxumethyflurfural.

"If you can't pronounce it, it must be bad" is a cliche that has become a mantra for many who believe it is more healthful to avoid hard-to-pronounce ingredients thought to be unnatural. The fallacy is that everything in this world can be analyzed in the laboratory to determine its chemical composition. Not all of the words are one syllable or easy to say.  

Sounds like awful stuff you'd never feed to your kids, right?  Well, it's honey.

BTW:  What got me thinking about this is the ingredients I've researced for use in my Piacere Sensuale fragrance collection. 

References: Read more about honey, honeycomb and bees here: http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/loveridge/index-page4.html

Seductive Creations and A Challenge

'Seduce - Challenge to Find the One That's Different for a Reward' by Piacere

Various creations sending flirty messages to your honey. You can smell or wear all except for one. Find it & convo me to receive a free shipping code for any of my stores: Piacere, ModernEraDesign, KatsaraYarns

White Backless Nigh... NaughtyNaughty $55.00	Fracas Type Perfume... Piacere $7.00	Black Amber and La... OakStreetCandl... $6.00	Sexy Black Pleated ... NaughtyNaughty $
Eau de Cologne FLOR... AmbrozhiaArome $42.00	White MariamSitchina... $30.00	RUBY SLIPPERS taylorsays $340.00	Leather Love Cuff -... LoveAtFirstBlu... $75.00
Black Taffeta Busti... decadentdesign... $110.00	Sensual Massage and... BodyLuxe $12.00	VAMPED Artisan Perf... PoisonApplePot... $1.95	Artisan Perfume Oil... BlackBaccara $18.00
Temptress Handmade ... BLSoaps $	Tangerine Shawl Ellita $90.00	Sexy mysterious bla... auntbattysclos... $25.00	One Shoulder Little... marcellamoda $69.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Silver Jewelry: A Challenge and a Reward

'Silver Jewelry Challenge for a Gift - Find the One that Doesn't Fit ' by Piacere

Huge Clue: All but one of these has precious metal clay in the process. Can you spot it? (You'll probably have to start clicking to figure it out.) If you convo me with the answer, I will send you a perfume oil sample of your choice from my new Piacere artisanal fragrances.

Sterling Silver Cor... prestonjewelry $350.00	Weaving Tool Pendan... dklStudios $179.00	Silver Pillow Penda... EternallyOptim... $145.00	3Dots and a Wave - ... DilettanteCrea... $45.00
PMC Silver Clay, Go... JenLindley $160.00	Tribal - Handmade f... SilverWishes $85.00	Green Leaves Earrin... ivywoodrose $75.00	Silver rose campion... SilverBlueberr... $67.00
Precious Metal Clay... jansfamilyjewe... $65.00	Handcrafted Silver ... SilverWishes $55.00	Reserved for GY - F... debmunroestudi... $50.00	PMC Bachelor Button krinlox $48.00
Superb Hand Made Na... annakdesigns $2950.00	Dotty Spikes -Prec... mindfulmatters $32.00	Charms and Chains B... staciejewelry $180.00	Urban Journey Fine ... dvinedesigns $28.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Piacere Sensuale: Rethinking my jewelry store

I let my listings lapse into expiration, and all those unsold designs are now assigned to oblivion. Some have been given away as gifts, and some are destined to be dissassembled for parts.  Sadly, my designs were simply never going to sell on Etsy, and so bye-bye to that disappointing phase in my creative life.

Loathe to simply close the shop, I first gave it a facelift to better suit my new direction of tapping into the sensibilities of the mass market.  Alas, Etsy buyers feel safe with creations that conform to mass market trends, so that is where I shall take my shop going forward. I made up some earrings that I hope will appeal to more buyers.  I've also included my artisanal fragrances, which leads me to another story.....

When it comes to perfume, I've always had trouble getting past the initial "assault" of commercial fragrances. Too often it takes an hour or more to soften and dry down to "Act III" featuring the basenotes -- the subtle, earthy foundation that interacts with one's body chemistry.  Last year I began mixing my own fragrances and used my favorite commercial perfumes as reference points.  In some cases, after much reading, sleuthing and testing, I've managed to capture many of my favorites in most ways except for that horrid "assault" scene in the opening act.  By infusing my blends into a pure & natural carrier like jojoba oil, I've eliminated that nasty blast of alcohol.  I've also not used commercial fixatives, opting instead for lovely, subtle oakmoss to fix my notes.

Social Marketplace: The Buzzing Bustling Bazaar of Etsy

Molten River
Nuno Scarf by Andria Senini
www.katsarayarns.etsy.com

Traditional marketplaces bustle with social interactions between friendly competitors and customers. The virtual Etsy marketplace has captured some of that character with recent site changes such as circles and the new treasuries.

Now that Etsy has enabled a much wider range of work to appear in treasuries, artisans are less dependant on bloggers for promotional mention.  Members can now easily generate their own showcases to promote each other and themselves, and so I no longer feel as motivated to use this blog for highlighting undiscovered artisans since they can easily do that for themselves anytime they wish.

And so, my new direction for EtsyLounge will be a little more personal, featuring my treasuries and including occasional personal reflections about the artisanal life. I hope readers will chime in with their own thoughts and experiences, share links to their own blogs or stores.