Happy St. Patrick's Day from Sage and Daisy!

It is a stormy day here in Kansas City. The kind where you want to stay in bed all day, curled up with a good book and a big mug of tea. I have devoted part of my day to just that. Except the good book will be replaced with crochet hooks and lots of yarn! David is at the store today, so stop by and say hi if you get the chance. He will have a pot of tea on for you!

Featured Etsy Seller of the Week: Jennifer Ladd

Even though I have not had a baby around for many years now, I still feel a strange attraction to baby booties. Tiny shoes! Jennifer Ladd creates some beautiful ones, along with bibs, burp cloths, and cute little barettes. The cherry booties above are my favorites.

Jennifer is a former French teacher turned stay-at-home mom. She says she has been sewing for as long as she can remember (In Jennifer's words: "my mom says I started when I was 3 - I think she's exaggerating!!"). She learned to sew by watching her grandmother. She lives just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband and daughter.

But don't fret if you have no little ones around to buy Jennfer's beautiful handmade wares for. She also creates lovely handbags for us big girls. This is my favorite:

You can find Jennifer's beautiful goods at her Etsy store. Check her out soon!

Black Cats part 2

A few days ago I posted a picture of a couple of kittys I purchased from a local KC artist. She is now on Etsy! Check out her shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5348881.

I am rather partial to this one:

He's a charmer, isn't he?

Easter Bunnies!

Every year, Easter bunnies take over the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. They are currently out in full force! I get to drive past these cuties every day on my way to the store. Evidently, the Easter bunnies in the Plaza tradition started in the 1930s and is still going strong.

They even have names! Pictured are Peter and Sue. There's also Lee, Bess, Amy, Nicholas, Ellyn, and Kate. How cute!

I miss Easter as a child. My grandmother always made an egg hunt for us. She would use those pastel plastic eggs, and put change in them. A few lucky grandchildren even found dollar bills in their eggs.

She continued this tradition with my daughter. Usually, we would have the egg hunt indoors. Missouri is still sometimes cold in late March and early April. Grandma would hide eggs in the plants, above door frames, and even in the dog bowl! She would count the eggs every year before she hid them, and there would always be at least one egg left unfound. Grandma was such a good egg hider that even she could not find all of them!

We still continue this tradition in our house, even though Grandma is no longer with us. Autumn still looks forward to Easter. She always gets a huge chocolate bunny, which she starts asking for as soon as the Easter candy hits the grocery store shelves. She likes to receive cute stuffed animals in her basket.

What are your Easter traditions?

Black Cats, White Cats, and Piggys, OH MY!

Two wee little black kitties came to live with me today. I am completely in love. They were created by an amazing artist named Gail Johnson, also known as Dilly Dallyz. The one on the left is called One Big Sweetheart and on the right is Giving Thanks.

I snagged up these two, but I am so pleased to let you know that I have 2 Dilly Dallyz pieces available for purchase.

First let me introduce you to Wilma. Wilma is ready for easter, and even has a couple of chocolates to give as a hello gift to her new owner! While Wilma may sound like a mild mannered, generous pig, I can tell by the look on her face that she is mischevious and ready for fun. Wilma is available in our store for $30, and is one of a kind.

And last but not least we have sisters, Peach and Esther. They love living in their pretty rose filled room. They are always together, and that is the way they like it. They have been very quiet ladies so far, and are very polite. They can live with you for $55.

Both pieces are one of a kind, and will go quickly. If you can't make it to Sage and Daisy this weekend, you can purchase Wilma or The Sisters by phone at 816.531.7243 or email at sageanddaisy@sbcglobal.net.

Overwhelming Talent

I am in awe over some of the talented artists that make Sage and Daisy Handmade Gallery so wonderful.

We are super excited to announce that we now carry the work of Erin Lueth, otherwise known as sewsewsuckurtoe on Etsy. She has created some sweet plush for our store, including her fabulous Voodoo doll pincushions and matryoshka dolls.

We are also stocking totes and artwork by Silje Roe Hagland of ohxcrap . Can you believe how amazing her owl canvases are? If you want one, hurry up and get here. At $32 they are a steal!

We had an exciting day here at Sage and Daisy involving news crews and cameras (in the most positive way)....... but that's all I can tell you for now!

More Buttons!

As you all know too well, I have an obsession with buttons. They are round, they are pretty, they are perfect additions to everything.

Today I indulged in my favorite activity in the world. I sat at my work table, put all of my jars of buttons in front of me, and played. I like to let the buttons tell me what they want to be. I know that sounds silly. I start out by dumping one of my jars, and choose a few buttons. Then I stack them and wait for inspiration to strike. Today the buttons wanted to be brooches, along with some really great vintage brass stampings I have been saving for just the right project.

A few of the brooches are now listed in the shop, and there are lots more to come.

I have a feeling this button obsession is not going to end any time soon.