Tuesday, June 29, 2010

What shell I wear

What shell I wear by mandalamagic1 is a wonderful treasury showing the great talents Israel is offering to Etsy buyers and I have the pleasure to be featured among them with my Linen Wide Leg Straight Pants





מה עלי ללבוש? זאת השאלה
אוצר אטסי מאת מנדלה מאג'יק הוא אוצר מדהים הכולל בתוכו המון כישרון ישראלי בתחום עיצוב האופנה.
יש לי את העונג להיות כלולה בתוכו עם מכנסי הפיל שלי


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By new blog button


If you like PettiBear and want to share my Fashion Roar with your friends and followers,please put my button on your blog



And a BIG thank you to Oikology 101 for teaching me how to code my design, to use on blogger
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

I'm on the Etsy's Front Page


I'm so very exited-my forest pixie top (the one I was talking about in my last post) MADE it to the front page of ETSY!!!
It is such a honor and a HUGE exposure for my PettiBear shop
Within an hour I got 1454 !!! page views 20 shop hearts 1001 views of the pixie top which now has total of 32 hearts- 19 of them are new :)

What can be more exiting then this?
Well, having your first born is DEF way more exiting,but here we are talking business not love...



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Friday, June 25, 2010

Burlap Bliss

My forest pixie hooded cowl top is featured in a Burlap Bliss treasury by rfortner



I personally LOVE burlap creations-especially because of the reusing/recycling issues,but also because it gives a touch of old charm to any new setting



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Sneak Peek -Antique Rose Bib Necklace



A glimpse on my second New bib necklace
The base of the bib is made of recycled leather,which is then decorated with satin flowers in gorgeous hues of antique rose and complimented with recycled bits and pieces

This statement bib will immediately upgrade any simple top and will take it to another level!!!



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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Sneak Peek -PURE white Roses Statement Necklace



Pure White Roses

I LOVE how this statement necklace turned out!!!
To me it looks so naive and pure yet so very sexy and the most important thing is -it is made from ALL up-cycled/recycled materials

The roses were made of pure silk and satin fabric scraps -leftovers from a Bat-Mizva dress I just finished sewing a few days ago
The blings in the center of the flowers are from Sierra's crafting kit which is no longer exist
Pearls were my mom's-she has NEVER wore these because they are faux
The butterfly charm I got through one of my swaps at swap-bot
Half circle links I cut from an old top and vest I don't wear anymore (that why each is in slightly different size)
3 silver chains were found by my father in law
and so ,NO of the materials were store bought by me but the clasps :)

I'm VERY HAPPY by the results!
SOON in my ETSY shoppie

Do you like???



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Fantasy Shopping ........

My Craftomania Tool Team friend kathcojewellery created this BEAUTIFUL etsy treasury of her Fantasy Shopping list
My Yoyo Pleated dress was among other gorgeous items I wouldn't mind adding to my shopping cart as well

So first of all-GO,CRAFTOMANIA TEAM,GO !!!
and second most important thing you must do next is click..click...click and pour much love on it



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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Sailor Knot Headband GIVEAWAY



One winner will receive a $20 Sailor Knot headband- handmade by me - PettiBear



To Enter:
Visit my PettiBear shop and then leave me a comment telling me your favorite item from there

Extra Entries: please leave one separate comment for each entry.
  • e-mail subscribe to this blog - 1 extra
  • follow my blog with google - 1 extra
  • follow me on twitter (PettiBear)-1 extra
  • tweet this giveaway and post the link in your comment- (may do this daily) 1 extra/day
copy and paste to tweet

I just entered to win a Sailor Knot Headband by @PettiBear

  • grab my button and put it on your blog - 2 extra
  • blog about this giveaway - 3 extra
  • purchase an item from me- 5 extra


Contest will run for 2 weeks. Ends at Midnight on the night of July28, 2010.
Open to All Countries!!!
Winner will be chosen by online random generator.
Winner will be notified by e-mail on July 29, 2010 and will have 3 days to reply or another winner will be chosen.

GOOD LUCK!
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Windy day

My LO VE hand screen-printed T-shirts are featured in this Windy day etsy treasury by the VERY talented jewelry maker and fellow Israeli etsy seller dnicecraft
In this steaming HOT Israeli weather ,all I can wish for is a Windy day...






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Don't throw-Upcycle 3rd project



THERE IS A HOLE IN MY SOUL
(well not in my soul,but in my love t-shirt)

My hubby accidentally spilled an acid on his ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE T-shirt which caused it to crumble at that area :(
Since he LOVEs it so much,I just couldn't throw it to the gutters,so I fixed it :)

This is a really EASY projects that you all can do to your ripped T-shirt

Take a scrap of fabric in the same color (big enough to cover the hole twice )
Fold the fabric in half and cut 2 pieces slightly larger then the original hole
Pin one piece to the front and other directly on top of the hole on reverse (make sure both patches are alight one on top of the other)
Stitch all around
Make some decorative stitches to make it more interesting
Stitch a RED heart in the middle



So easy,and fashionably up-to-date!!!



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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Orange Beauties!!!

My Asymmetrical One Shouldered Top is featured in a BEAUTIFUL etsy treasury by my Craftomania Tool Team friend kayskrafts
Click,click ,click .................................................................................................................




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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Gorgeous ladies by babytogo

My LO VE hand screen-printed T-Shirts are featured in a GORGEOUS etsy treasury by the VERY talented BabyToGo

Pls give it some LOVE-it well deserves it!




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Print Making in Process


Today I was busy with screen-printing a replica of a vintage LA trolley for a lovely etsy customer and wanted to show you a sneak peek of work in progress





I just LOVE the result



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Oil by paisleybaby

My Purple Galore Statement bib is featured in a BEAUTIFUL etsy treasury
Give it some LOVE-it well deserves it!




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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

PettiBear is being featured

The lovely Ami, aka @amybunz16 on twitter curated a BEAUTIFUL etsy treasury featuring with my Forest Pixie top -THX Ami!



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It's Raining Men


I have been told that Father's day is approaching and we suppose to celebrate the men in our lives ... (good to know,since here in Israel we don't have no Father's day...or Mothers day for that matter-we only have FAMILY day! Though back in Ukraine,we had FEB 23rd which is kind of similar... )

Since it's coming up , the other day ETSY admin has challenged Etsians to curate a treasury east inspired by one of the Storque's post .
I saw the challenge on twitter and had to raise the glove
Who knows, maybe it will end up on the home page...

So here it is ,my Raining Men treasury for the MAN in my LIFE
Please give it some love


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Monday, June 14, 2010

Don't throw-Upcycle 2nd project



This time is a very practical DON"T THROW-UPCYCLE post.
Today it will be a Recycle +DIY project (isn't it like to kill two birds in one time)
Wait a minute,lets not kill no one , lets

KEEP CALM
a n d
R E C Y C L E


All you'll need to make a new dress for your little princess is YOUR old peasant tank top and some NEW elastic...NO real sewing skills are needed!
Just cut two tiny holes in both ends of the gathered panel,insert the elastic,pull tight and sew close
Don't forget to do the same for the back panel too





THATS IT!!!
PIECE of CAKE

Now go check your closet for some of your already small on you tank tops and make some new dresses for your little one (sorry,this post is only for mommies with little princesses )




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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Purple Galore Statement Necklace | Etsy Item of the Day



Today I was lucky enough to be featured by the lovely Jackie from Etsy Item Of The Day
Check what she had to say about me and my Purple Galore Statement Bib Necklace here





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Don't throw-Upcycle




A month ago I had a wonderful opportunity to design two wrap dresses for a lovely French Etsy customer.
After I finished sewing one of the dresses,I had left with some fabric scraps I decided to put to use
I had to patch about 5 pieces of leftover fabric scraps together before I could cut the pattern...

To make the design of the dress more interesting,I patched some roses onto one of the panels (the roses were made of fabric scraps as well- yey for up-cycling! )
And here is the results-

Meet Miss Sierra wearing a OOAK Patched Roses Wrap Dress







So DON"T THROW- UPCYCLE!



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New week and a NEW blog





So I've decided to come to blogging again-I guess I missed it since my last post was written back in 2008!!!
I don't know why I stopped writing,cause I've NEVER stopped creating !!!
Maybe I had a writers block ...Maybe I was caught up by the fast pace of life...Or maybe I just was too lazy to write/upload/share and was saddling by the 140 words twitter has provide me to share with you.
But I'm Back now!!! And I'm here to stay :)
So hope you'll like to read about what the Bear has made today
Get some petite vistoms and tips
Learn how to do things my way and DIY together
Or just see some photos for inspiration and get to know me even better

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