Unique Back-to-School Gifts and Pretty Clothes via my Favorite Etsy Shop! (and a book winner!)

 (Scroll to the bottom to find out the book winner from my interview with Tina Wexler!)

Hi All! Today I'm featuring a new favorite. One of my critique partners is an incredible seamstress and, lucky for us, has set up at Etsy Shop. 

-Do you have a kid who takes his/her lunch to school?

-Do you like pretty scarves and flowy skirts?

-Are you a sucker for hand-sewn items?

-Are you environmentally-conscious, or do you have a enviro-friendly friend who’s birthday is coming up?

-Do you like to support fellow writers?

If you said yes to any of these, please check out Joy McCullough-Carranza’s Etsy Shop (click link) SUSTAINABLE JOY

For your younger kids (or for grown-ups like me who find themselves packing lunches for hiking picnics, baseball games, etc.), Joy makes these sandwich wraps to order:

For the kiddies, she also has handy pencil holders that are great for home or travel use—seriously, if you have a young kid or a niece or a nephew to buy for, nothing is more perfect than a box of colored pencils, a really big pad of paper, and one of these holders to keep the pencils mobile and nice & neat (trust me, the moms will appreciate it).

PRETTY CLOTHES:

For a classy, dare-I-say, writerly look, she makes these gorgeous “stained-glass” scarves to order:

And these whimsical skirts and dresses are SO ADORABLE. Here are a few. Go check out more items at her shop!

Forest T-Shirt Dress

Forest Skirt

Rainbow Sprite Dress

Forest Sprite Dress

Joy is such a talented writer and seamstress, and I’d love for you to go visit her Etsy shop. Here’s that link again:

SUSTAINABLE JOY

*Etsy is an e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items as well as art and craft supplies. These items cover a wide range including art, photography, clothing, jewelry, food, bath and beauty products, quilts, knick-knacks, and toys.

Do you want to set up your own shop with creative handmade or vintage items? Here are some links:

How to set up an Etsy Shop
Etsy on Wikipedia
Etsy Homepage
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Aaaaaand, picked by Random.org, the winner of a book by one of Tina's clients is....
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Kimberly!! Congrats, Kimberly~ please email me to get a list of your MG choices :)