Do you want to know a secret?

As a child I loved “secrets”. Those secrets were not any kind of facts but actual items, my little treasures. I would lock them up in a box and carry the key with me at all times waiting for a chance to unlock the box and share my trinkets with a friend. As I grew up those locked up treasures grew with me.

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Now you need a key to my heart to find the treasures it hides. But the joy is still in sharing those treasures. It’s like in that song that I have stuck in my head: “This very secret that you're trying to conceal is the very same one that you're dying to reveal”.

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So do you want to know a secret? Well, you’ll need the secret key to the secret door. How will you know which one is the right key? When you find it, you’ll know! Look here. I’m sure one of these is yours!

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Story by Yana (WineCountryLife)

Valentines Day Perfect Gift Team Contest

As Valentine's Day is approaching and so many people are looking for perfect gifts for their friends, co-workers, class-mates, neighbors and loved ones we decided to help all of them to find special and unique presents they are looking for. Russian Artists team held a contest among its members to select three wonderful gift ideas for Valentine's Day. The contest has got a huge support among Russian Artists team members. We had fifty nominations in total with every Etsy team member shop nominating one of its items. It's amazing how many beautiful items has been created by our talented team member shops on Etsy for this event!

Each team shop had a chance to cast its vote and select three items from a pool of fifty wonderful and unique hand made creations. Many shops shared their concern that it was actually hard to make a decision as all of the items in the contest were superb. Forty five member shops voted and three winners were selected.

SPA-CAT-THI LOVE - Cats with attitude by Catswithattitude
Original watercolor painting on high quality watercolor paper 7 x 9 inch


Garnet Fans earrings in oxidized sterling silver by NeroliHandmade


Fingerless mittens crocheted and knitted in cherry white by Lasunka


Although the original idea was to select just three items as ultimate winners, three more pieces pretty much shared the fourth place. They are definitely worth presenting as our fourth place winners.

Modern Garnet earrings hand made with argentums sterling silver by daimblond


A mixed media work Love Original by marina826


Vintage installation Art Heart by YanArt


Congratulations to the winners!!!
Thank you so much for participating in Russian Artists team Valentine's Day perfect gift contest!

All of the nominations for the contest made it to Russian Artists Team treasuries. You are always welcome to check out our Valentines Day treasuries as they are full of perfect gift ideas for Valentines Day!
Valentines Day perfect gift ideas by Russian Artists Team 1

Valentines Day perfect gift ideas by Russian Artists Team 2

Valentines Day perfect gift ideas by Russian Artists Team 3

posted by TonyaUtkina
Russian Artists Team captain