ROADTRIP through the eyes of Rambo

I had the pleasure of taking my baby bulldog Rambo with me on the road. He was the perfect backseat companion. He was good most of the trip, but every time we had to stop at a gas station, he was frantic when my BF got out of the car. He didnt much care if I was there or not, but man did he hop to when his daddy was gone. I have put together some pictures of the puppy through each of the cities. (I took more pictures of Rambo on the trip than I did of the scenery)

Here he is!

Aint he cute? He spent a good deal of time trying to sneak into the front seat. At 40 lbs, he was rather hard to push away when he was fighting me for attention. When he finally lost the battle, he would usually end up like the last image, where he put his huge head on the center console. The top picture is a good representation of every gas station along the way. It was so hot outside and we had all of our belongings in the car, so my BF and I would take turns going in to the gas station or rest stop so someone could remain in the air conditioned car with Rambo. This was fine, because Rambo could then pretend that he was driving.

Etsy ROADTRIP - San Antonio Final Installment

Etsy Creative CeramicaBotanica:

Ok, For our third and final seller of the evening, I came across CeramicaBotanica, a wonderul Etsy shop full of handmade ceramic pieces. CeramicaBotanica uses only food safe glazes to decorate her work, so all of that fashion is also chock full of function. Susan, proprieter of CeramicaBotanica has been creating with clay for 20 years, and most all of her work is a one of a kind piece of totally use-able art! I was attracted to the color and patterns, as she mentions that these are what inspire her awesome pieces.

The moment you have all been waiting for:

I am drooling over the green bowl. I decided (pre Rachel Ray) that I would do my kitchen in all green shades a little over 2 years ago. Of course at this time there were no green cookwares out there. I gave up and since I have been on the road the last year, now that Green is everywhere, I cant justify buying pots and pans when all I have is a very full car to lug them around in. I am so "hearting" this green bowl, and will have to check out this shop when I am stationary.

Etsy ROADTRIP - San Antonio part 2

San Antonio Seller cbtscloset:

For my second Featured Seller, I would like to introduce you to cbtscloset. CBT lives in San Antonio, and operates through Etsy as well as her own personal website. CBT creates funky and awesome works of wearable art using laser cut acrylic. I couldnt resist this seller when I saw the Rib Caged Heart Necklace. I am a fool for anatomy. You will also find pages and pages of retro (is 80's retro now... felling old) casette tape and keytar charms, unicorns, brass knuckles and too much more to list! Anyway, I am dying to show you my favorites so here goes:

cbtscloset also gives a shout out to her BF's shop in her Etsy profile, and I, being all about promotion, will take this opportunity to link up to that shop as well. (I must admit, in my search for Featured Seller, I also came across his shop by mistake and noticed that they were BF / GF Etsians! I must just have good taste! So go here too for cool stuff: nbscloset!!!

Etsy ROADTRIP - San Antonio

For the first installment of my Etsy Roadtrip I am going to start with where I am... San Antonio, Texas! I have found some great Etsy sellers from San Antonio that I am excited to feature. Take a moment to browse their amazing shops!

Etsy artisan - ElSol

My first featured seller is ElSol. ElSol is a husband and wife team that owns an Art Gallery in San Antonio. Their Etsy shop is filled with jewelry, ornaments, masks, and many other items that reflect a very cool Latino Folk Art feel. I fell in love instantly with the Dia de los Muertos masks and ornaments, and couldnt help but search through the rest of the store.

Here are a few of my favorites from ElSol:

Keeping it a family affair, ElSol not only is a husband and wife team, but they have Mom and Sister involved in our Etsy community too! Take a gander at these other shops too!!

Mom: manosmias.etsy.com and Sis: yemayadesigns.etsy.com

Etsy Featured Sellers ROADTRIP!!

So as many thoughts and ideas of mine do, I had a brain buster in the shower this morning. Since I am traveling across the country, and dont know when I will stop or how long I will be gone, or when I will be able to retreive my belongings... why not make it all Etsy related?

So, I have decided to feature fellow Etsy sellers by location, as I pass through their lovely towns. Of course I will start with San Antonio, as that is where this leg of the journey begins. I have a few convos out there, making sure that I have permission before just throwing awesome items and amazing pictures up on my blog...but once I have the good go - ahead, your eyes will sparkle and your wallets will open for sure!

I want to feature at least 3 sellers from each locale, if possible. So here goes! Enjoy, and feel free to visit their awesome Etsy shops and spread the love whenever it moves you to do so. PS: My car is not yellow. This will be my E- Car.