Featured Seller on Etsy >>>

October 21, 2011 Laura Mazurek

This day has been a long time coming... For a month and half now I have been keeping a HUGE secret from you guys and Im so excited to finally announce it! Today, I am the featured seller on etsy!!! When I got the email I plain just about freaked! The timing of it was amazing. As most of you know, I recently lost my father, and I was starting to really feel lost and go crazy. But as soon as I got this email, it gave me something to work towards and put my energy into everyday. It has been the biggest blessing I could ask for. As the past few days have been creeping up, Ive felt myself growing more and more nervous. Excited and nervous. I really have no idea what to expect. All I know is that Ive worked my little butt off this past month for it.

This morning I put on my game face. Along with my sweatpants, Im wearing my favorite teddy bear shirt (as my armor) and my big black glasses (as those silly black stripes that football players wear). Im dressed and ready to go! Grrrrrrr!!!!

Id like to give a HUGE thank you to etsy for believing in what i do enough to feature me on their front page. Its such an honor. I feel like my hard work and vision are from the heart, and are really paying off. Im just so so so honored.

For the next week I have some really amazing guest posts lined up for you guys! Some of my alltime favorite girls will be spreading their love with 'feather' inspired diys, photoshoots and lots more! You will not be disappointed with my short absence.

PEACE,

Laura

Exciting stuff happening all around >>>

October 18, 2011 Laura Mazurek

Lots of excitement has been going on over here in my little world. Two days ago we had a family reunion at my Nanna's, so I got to see lots of family I havent seen in a while. It was a very nice time. Then last night we got a call to come up to the hospital b/c James brother's baby was born in an emergency c-section. It was delivered before we got there, but Im so glad we at least got the chance to see him through the window in the nurses station. He looks just like his mommy. And we are so proud and happy for Mark, James brother. Such an exciting time for them! So now James and I are aunt and uncle to another little precious baby boy. Maybe its about time we make a little girl for this family :)

And in other news, my friend Shauna of Poor Pitiful Pearl was featured in today's Quit Your Day Job series on etsy. Im so excited for her! She totally deserves this honor, and her interview is quite amazing and inspiring, worth reading...

I have been listing new items all morning in my Roots and Feathers shop, and will continue throughout the day. I have over 60 new items to list! I woke up this morning with a sore throat, total bummer. Ive been drinking lots of hot tea, taking vitamins, eating soup and even took a nap already. Its really bad timing for me to get sick, so Ive got to take good care of myself.

I have lots of fun things coming throughout the week, including more giveaways and awesome diys! Have you entered the That Vintage giveaway yet???

PEACE,

Laura

Sneak Peeks of projects >>>

October 6, 2011 Laura Mazurek

Yesterday I spent most of the day working on a super fun photoshoot for Softspoken. Im extremely excited about partnering up with Rachael to work on a lookbook for her, and to have new images for her shop. I love her work. I think she is a fine craftsmen at what she does and has great styling to go along with it. So when she contacted me about doing a shoot for her, I knew we would be a perfect match. Here are just a few little sneak images of what I did. There were 8 different styles in all, here are just 3 of them. Im just as excited that it is actually coming on the time of year to start thinking about these kinds of accessories for fall!

Another little sneak peek into some projects I have been working on. Im so excited to bring these babies to the shop soon. Hopefully by tomorrow Ill be able to list some. (maybe even today)... Ahhh, these babies are pieces of my soul!!!