Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Hello!
Hi, I'm the proud owner of an Etsy shop called "queenofsienna" which contains an eclectic collection of jewelry, clothing, accessories, vanity items, textiles, fabrics, sewing items, silver, silverplate, glass, ceramics, pottery, housewares, tools, desktop items, decorative arts, books, ephemera, exonumia, toys, games, children’s things, some interesting antiques, unusual vintage items, and specialized collectibles.
When I first heard the name or word "Etsy" I automatically thought of my cat, "Itzy" (she's that beautiful white cat in the banner up above).
Itzy was dropped off at my door about a decade ago by an elderly couple who were friends of mine and knew I had a fondness of cats. This tiny little pure white kitten showed up in their yard and positioned itself on the warm stone patio underneath their bird feeder. They watched it for a couple of days and wondered whether it was male or female. They referred to it as "it" and that developed into "Itzy". It was obviously not well and they worried that it wouldn't survive another day...so they brought it to me. I hurried home from work early that day when I received their phone call. I took one look at this sick, very fragile tiny kitten and didn't think it would live through the night. I called my local vet, a very caring and dear man, and described the situation. He told me to bring the kitten over immediately. Despite the open gash on her throat and the fact that she only weighed 2 1/2 pounds, she seemed to be healthy. He told me to feed her orphan kittens milk and what ever other cat food she would eat and to bring her back in a couple of weeks. Well, to put it in a nutshell, she thrived. Here she is today, a decade later, weighing almost 14 pounds. And what a beauty she is.
So that's my "Etsy" "Itzy" story...
The items in my shop are vintage and antique pieces that were acquired by generations of two families. It is an eclectic mix, that's for sure.
I am the author of two novels, "In Our Image" and its sequel, "Abode of the Clouds"...about ancient aliens, UFO's, Rh Negative Blood and good versus evil. Please see my blog "inourimage.wordpress.com" for more information, posts and comments.
When I first heard the name or word "Etsy" I automatically thought of my cat, "Itzy" (she's that beautiful white cat in the banner up above).
Itzy was dropped off at my door about a decade ago by an elderly couple who were friends of mine and knew I had a fondness of cats. This tiny little pure white kitten showed up in their yard and positioned itself on the warm stone patio underneath their bird feeder. They watched it for a couple of days and wondered whether it was male or female. They referred to it as "it" and that developed into "Itzy". It was obviously not well and they worried that it wouldn't survive another day...so they brought it to me. I hurried home from work early that day when I received their phone call. I took one look at this sick, very fragile tiny kitten and didn't think it would live through the night. I called my local vet, a very caring and dear man, and described the situation. He told me to bring the kitten over immediately. Despite the open gash on her throat and the fact that she only weighed 2 1/2 pounds, she seemed to be healthy. He told me to feed her orphan kittens milk and what ever other cat food she would eat and to bring her back in a couple of weeks. Well, to put it in a nutshell, she thrived. Here she is today, a decade later, weighing almost 14 pounds. And what a beauty she is.
So that's my "Etsy" "Itzy" story...
The items in my shop are vintage and antique pieces that were acquired by generations of two families. It is an eclectic mix, that's for sure.
I am the author of two novels, "In Our Image" and its sequel, "Abode of the Clouds"...about ancient aliens, UFO's, Rh Negative Blood and good versus evil. Please see my blog "inourimage.wordpress.com" for more information, posts and comments.