International shipping from my Etsy Shop

Etsy now has international first class mail shipping. I have started adding that to my shop, starting with Canada (doesn't require agricultural inspection for most items), and with small items of which I have some idea what they weigh. I'm going to need some time to add everything, and every location (postal rates are different depending on where things go), and please make sure that you are aware of import duties and taxes that your country will charge to you (not to me, and I have no way of knowing what they will charge, they are up to you to pay). A treasury from Pamela of the 808Hui:

'808 Hui Handmade on Hawaii Island, Hawaii' by bytheseasoaps

Coastal Seaglass Be... GardenLeafDesi... $12.00	Handmade Paper - Te... TheWhatNaught $11.75
Mermaid Sunrise She... PueoBoutique $95.00	Long Sea Shell neck... Hokulewa $12.50
Big Island Of Hawai... HamakuaWoodWor... $12.00	Dangly SRA lampwork... hilobeads $28.00
White Gardenia Soap PassionMoonPot... $4.75	Tahitian Costume Se... HoniHoniCreati... $115.00
Lava Explosion Natu... PuaArts $150.00	Fuchsia Chiffon Flo... littlemaikobou... $7.50
Designer Alfred Sha... ManilaExtract $50.00	Girls Couture Bouti... HotLavaClothin... $38.00
Sea Glass, Ocean Tu... JillsWhims $70.00	Baby Onesie 18 mont... AnnThenBaby $15.00
Hawaii Island Chain... HamakuaWoodWor... $75.00

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(Sorry, I didn't remove all the extra spaces from this one, I removed some manually rather than by editor though. Don't try this if you don't speak html)

Craft Fair at Hilo High School, Sat 12/1, 9-3

It's that time of the year again, the holidays are upon us and so is the Hilo High School PTSA (annual) Holiday Faire. It's in the cafeteria, 9-3 on Saturday, Dec. 1.

I'll be there with some plants, jewelry and beads and other jewelry making supplies. New this year are some Chinese crystal strands, some pewter spacer beads, lots of new freshwater pearls and some new Swarovski crystal colors. Of course I will also have some velvet seeds, both drilled and not drilled. For plants I'll have some clove seedlings, velvet seed tree seedlings and definitely bell pepper seedlings, probably some tree tomatoes, spider lilies, mondo grass, possibly a small Norfolk Pine or 3. I have dried cloves but I forgot to put them on the list so I don't know whether they'll allow me to sell those there.

Diane from the Lampwork Etc. Etsy Team put this treasury together that fits the subject of this post perfectly:

'Happy Holiday Shopping!' by GlassDreamsHawaii

For that special lady in your life.....wife, sweetheart, mother, daughter, etc.

Handmade beaded bra... dancingstarbea... $52.00	HUMMINGBIRD Dichroi... sanctuaryglass $25.00
Jewelry set, Hawaii... hilobeads $35.00	Sale-Wire Wrapped-H... JewlieBeads $29.00
Glass heart and sti... glasswebb $29.99	Lampwork glass bead... Harleypaws $40.00
Naos Glass - Strata... Na0sGlass $20.00	Silver Cuff Cabocho... Jewelrybydeede... $18.00
Running Percheron S... TileGoddess $70.00	Glass Dog Charm BeaduniquebyKa... $40.00
Piglit Handmade Lam... Gelly $30.00	Heart ornament, cer... elisethomas $28.00
Perfume Bottle Glas... untamedrose $41.00	Artisan Crafted Ste... BrackenDesigns $35.00
Lampwork Glass Bead... MintJulepDesig... $12.00	adjustable knotted ... PolychromeBead... $24.00

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(and justified in pico to remove the lots of extra spaces by me. Spaces take up just as much space in a computer as non-space characters do)

After neglecting my blog for so long ...

... I thought I'd post at least a brief update.

I got back from my trip in July as scheduled and first had a bunch of work to catch up with and then the lilikoi season had started while I was gone. I almost missed entering the East Hawaii Cultural Center Trash Art Show for lack of time to create what I had in mind but as my mind goes, while neither plan A nor plan B got done, plan C did get completed in time (good thing that this time at least I had stripped the wire beforehand) and you can currently see a necklace and earrings entitled "Copper Spirals" at the East Hawaii Cultural Center here in Hilo until Oct. 31. I have a picture of it but that's still in the camera.

To not completely go without pictures, an Etsy treasury I was included in:

'Glass and so Much More!!!' by rosebud101

I am in awe at the talent in the Leteam. It is amazing!

Naos Glass - Dharma... Na0sGlass $100.00	Dolphin Glass Penda... sanctuaryglass $15.00
Copper Leaf and Cry... fragiacomoglas... $22.00	Opal Yellow & Raku ... nlcbeads $30.00
Lampwork glass bead... glassbead $34.00	Etched Copper Charm... DivineSparkDes... $12.00
Murrini Antique Ros... JohnRizziGlass... $12.50	Blue Heart Glass Be... beadsbystephan... $32.00
Gypsy Dance Mixed B... rosebud101 $5.00	Handmade lampwork g... glassbead $22.00
Mixed natural color... hilobeads $18.00	Distressed Brown Re... AstridBoyceBea... $7.50
Handmade Lampwork B... HeatherBehrend... $12.49	Handmade Lampwork G... PrimaDonnaBead... $30.20

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Shipping delays again ...

I'm going to be unable to ship between June 15th and July 9th. I may be out of internet contact for several days at a time during this period. All orders received will be shipped in at least approximately the order received, some of that depends on whether they need to go through agriculture inspection or not.

And another Etsy Treasury:

'~~~~love chocolate~~~~' by thewhatnaught

Thank you Jennifer for my inspiration for this treasury!Enjoy the treasures from two of my favorite teams: Team Hilo Etsy & Buttonville Manor.

Chocolate Frosting ... GreenAcresCott... $5.00	Dotty Throw Pillow-... atthebrightspo... $30.00
Chocolate Beaded Em... gayhuntley $229.00	Eyeglass Chain in V... MRSButtons $30.00
Royal Poinciana see... hilobeads $38.00	Vintage Pressed Cop... redemptionart $65.00
Cake Slice Diecut J... YoungHeartWhim... $3.00	Button Necklace - V... singingblackbi... $45.00
A little bit of gla... MyTrueLoveVint... $5.00	PRICE REDUCED-Very ... Zeldasbuttons $8.95
Vintage flowers GrnpasPrecious... $3.25	Asian Bamboo Neckla... DesignsByRiko $31.50
Fruit of the Spirit... WallBling $40.00	Romanitc Cottage Ch... JoliesCutesies $20.00
Log Candles 2 Candl... doublebrush $12.00

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