Treasury Thursday

This Etsy treasury is both a tribute to my favorite month, October, and also a tribute to one of my favorite books, A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny. Every couple of years I re-read this one during October to get myself in the mood for autumn and for Halloween. Zelazny's one of my favorite authors so if you've never read any of his works I'd say you're missing out. Definitely an inspired soul.

'A Night in the Lonesome October' by Sourkraut

If you get the reference because you're a fellow Zelazny fan you rock! If not I'm sure you're still pretty cool but just to cement that status you should track down a copy of "A Night in the Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny. Looking for a book where a cast of characters including Jack the Ripper, Dracula, and Rasputin battle it out to decide the fate of mankind while Sherlock Holmes valiantly tries to figure out what the heck is going on? Then this is the book for you!

I Love New York in ... Raceytay $27.00	Mexican Fire Opal P... CocoandChia $280.00	Primitive Sherlock ... RedHedPrims $16.00	Beware of the Dog a... icehousecrafts $14.99
Kokeshi doll Count ... temple7e $25.00	Jack The Ripper OOA... hoolala $78.00	moleskine cahier jo... marysgranddaug... $20.00	Jack's Anatomy ... SpookyShades $62.00
Give The Wolfman So... franticmeerkat $3.50	Crimson - an autumn... Raceytay $25.00	Full Moon Rising Tr... CuteAbility $22.00	Huge Owl Face Neckl... TillyBloom $29.00
Rasputin Study KonradStryker $90.00	black sickle earrin... disarminglyvul... $5.00	YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ... JustBeadItDesi... $35.00	Black Rat Soap KrugersCreatio... $2.50

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Treasury Thursday

Time for another edition of Treasury Thursday featuring my latest Etsy treasuries.

'Miss Scarlet, in the library, with the revolver' by Sourkraut

My love affair with Cluedo/Clue abides. Violent murder, deceit, and a cast of whimsical characters shut into a creaky old house. What's not to love?

Miss Scarlet JonDeBoer $25.00	Peacock Two Piece w... neworleansmagp... $165.00	Novelty Dog Leash -... Cordwain $27.50	Library - Large lim... yoote $60.00
Get a CLUE - Button... manhandled $15.00	Yellow Harris No Mo... breagha $160.00	The PROFESSOR PLUM ... thepetalplace $14.95	THE MRS. WHITE kellycrunner $20.00
AW SHOOT - revolver... toybreaker $30.00	DAGGERS Nthegroove $5.00	Cute Antiqued Silve... debbychoi79 $8.50	CLUE board game rop... crimsonking $10.00
clue recycled game ... xoelle $6.00	Murder weapons larg... trixiedeliciou... $60.00	The Colonel Reveale... palimpsestic $27.00	Clue Board Game Det... sweettreatsjew... $47.99

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'Nutella Addicts Anonymous (NAA)' by Sourkraut

Nutella: the food of the gods. Frame it; wear it; eat it. Etsy has your fix.It's time to admit you have a problem when you go through four jars of Nutella in two weeks. Join me in celebrating our shared addiction for the goodness that is Nutella!

Sin of Gluttony / C... Dongedyframe $25.00	The Hot 15 Sale Cho... AbsintheDragon... $25.50	Chocolate Cat (Red)... peskimo $32.00	Nolan's Nutella... LavenderMintBa... $12.00
Chocolate Hazelnut ... FairyBubbles $8.75	Vanilla Hazelnut Sc... NiceDreamsCand... $10.50	A Chocolate Lovers ... MadLook $52.00	Choco Hazelnut All ... PetiteThrela $3.50
Chocolate Hazelnut ... YummyAffair $8.95	NUTELLA FOOTPRINTS ... saratpeintre $10.00	The Nutella Cookboo... saucerville $	Little nutella pend... Mops66 $32.00
L Amour du Chocolat... Textilemonster $17.00	Nutella Swirl Pound... Cynnnamon $12.00	Shaving Soap Hazeln... SpaTherapy $5.00	Hazelnut Clusters-B... nikid $3.75

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Treasury Thursday

I can't promise this will become a regular feature but I've been having so much fun creating Etsy treasuries in my spare time. I think it's helped that I've been too sick and lethargic to do much else but lie around and muck about on the computer. It's like the ultimate in window shopping. Here you have a huge marketplace full of the most creative and beautiful products imaginable. There's a certain freedom to the process of putting a treasury together. There's also an art to it so I feel like it's something I improve at with each practice.

I wish I had more friends on Etsy so I could deliberately feature their items and drum up some business. Alas, I am a loner so I simply add whatever goods catch my eye. I tend to wind up with items I'd either like to buy or make myself, although some wind up in there purely for aesthetic purposes. Every time I'm done putting a treasury together I discover more and more items that I could have happily thrown in there. It's just as tempting to throw them into the shopping cart, but I resist for the sake of my bank account. I like to think I'm doing some good and helping out the sellers whose items I feature. This can't all be solely for my benefit!

'Cold Blue Steel, Passionate Plum' by Sourkraut

Inspired by my steel blue nail polish and the purple shirt I happened to throw on today. A happy accident with a beautiful result. Forget orange and red. Here's a sophisticated color combo for those cold autumn nights that are rapidly closing in.

Festival - 5x5 Fine... ara133photogra... $15.00	Plum Argyle Screen ... prettypennydes... $42.00	Night Storm - Kanza... PetalMix $32.00	Purple Plum -- Rose... ForevermoreCre... $12.50
Wrap Dress With Sha... Lirola $98.00	Tennessee, a Blue R... theredmagnolia $28.00	Simply Blackberries... Raceytay $10.00	Winter Blue, Slate ... AMIdesigns $18.00
Midnight Sky Hair P... MoseyDog $7.50	long horn wall look monkeyandsquir... $9.00	Capulina in Slate B... cindymars7 $50.00	Velvet Deep Purple ... luly612 $17.00
Dark Entries Deep P... ZenAndCoffee $18.00	Steel Boned Taffeta... BattieClothing $140.00	Purple Prose TheFeltElf $75.00	Over-the-Knee Croch... mademoiselleme... $40.00

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'Greetings From Beyond the Grave' by Sourkraut

OFF WITH HER HEAD L... EternalAutumn $26.00	Raven leather mask ... TomBanwell $	Lil Reaper twolefthands $12.00	Bride Haunted House... heathersue $3.75
5 Crocheted Skulls ... DeweyDecimalCr... $55.00	Victorian Murder Sk... ChiStudios $150.00	Gravestone series -... quercusdesign $10.00	Exploited / mature ... ravenofskys $150.00
HITCHCOCKs HORROR s... JoyandWhimsy $19.95	Spooky Scary Skull ... HelloCrafty $	Graveyard Dirt Spel... anathemum $6.50	Zombie Apocalypse C... dollflesh $179.00
The Boneyard - 5X7 ... margaretlillia... $14.00	Flock of Black Bird... mrd74 $34.00	ZOMBIE DOLL with Bl... artisansagogo $22.00	DAY OF THE DEAD WED... dnacreations $18.00

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I am madly in love with that Day of the Dead bride and groom in the last picture. Makes the idea of one day renewing my wedding vows so I can have the pretty dress and cake I missed out on by being too frugal the first time around even more tempting.