Welcome August,

Dear Readers,

In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers.  You can be unique at your vacation in Sunny Jenni's handmade shirt:

Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome.

August symbols

• August's birthstones are the peridot, sardonyx, and spinel. You can have this beaurtiful peridot earrings from Sally: 
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• Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. You will love Carola's unique pink poppy card.
  
  
  
• The Western zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards)  This beauty is from Alice' store. 

      
"August babies" will be happy with Olha's wooden toy:

 Have a successful August you too!

PRESENTED TO YOU BY OUR LEADER:

Hi, my name is Ildi. I really enjoy the process of making pottery: I sit down at a table with clay and try to make something that I have an imagination of. I want something and the clay wants something but in the end I can work until I am most satisfied with the outcome.     Ceraminic on Etsy

July Shop Of The Day Part 2

We  have so many talented artists on the SPS Team.  We like to promote those who are regular participants  on the team as The Shop Of The Day (SOTD).  Let me introduce you to the Shops Of The Day for the 2nd half of July.

Thanks for joining me this month.  If you haven't already you can check out Part 1 of June's Shop Of The Day to see more excellent shops.

July Shop Of The Day Part 1

PRESENTED TO YOU BY OUR CAPTAIN  :

Hi I'm Amy. In my shop I offer a variety of crocheted items and occasionally I list vintage crochet & knitting pattern books. I enjoy working on custom orders. My customers often come up with the best creative ideas; and sometimes offer me the challenge of creating something I've never done before. It’s always satisfying to take a piece of yarn and create something new from it.