BOGO Gift Guide 9/18-9/20/09

Much to my surprise I was reading through the thread of Burning Moon's BNR group to see a post from one of the other members letting me know I have been featured in the Buy One Get One Free Weekend Deals Gift Guide (it may be on a different page of the guide than where the link takes you...but it is there) for this weekend.

WOW!!!!!

They have featured my Glow-in-the-Dark Skull and Crossbones Halloween Ornament.

Needless to say, I'm thrilled and having an "OH, CRAP!" moment at the same time. Hopefully I will be extremely busy all weekend making ornaments to fill orders.

Keep your fingers crossed for me that I sell a few of these to go towards my piddly (but growing) Italy fund.

Foot Fashion - Part 1

I got this email yesterday that had some of the strangest types of shoes I have ever seen. Some of them made me laugh and others were just simply "WTF???" As there are many, I'll be sharing them with you over the next few days. The commentary below each pic is not my own, it is what was already on the email. Enjoy!!

I'd like to see her standing up and walking in those.
I know it would be entertaining.

Every Scottish girl needs a pair of these

whatever

Great bridal shoe! Hope the groom is eight foot tall

There aren't enough words for this. Who the hell wants to stand on a nail?

Stay tuned for more foot fashion in the next few days, as this was only the beginning! :)

Work in Progress Wednesday - 9/16/09

I've been rather busy the last 2 weeks working on ornaments to sell in my shop. I had previously posted a photo of 2 stars I'm working on for x-mas. Unfortunately I ran out of thread on those and am waiting for the special order I placed to come in.

However, during that time, I've created several others:

For Halloween I have candy corn ornaments, a glow-in-the-dark ghost ornament and a glow-in-the-dark skull and crossbones ornament.

For Christmas I've finished the first of my metallic stars, this one in silver, but with more colors to come.

Throughout the process of making these I've worked with several new products; perforated paper, glow-in-the-dark floss and metallic threads.

I've found I enjoy working with the perforated paper. You can make so many different things with it and it comes in various colors; silver, gold, white, cream, brown and I think some others.

The glow-in-the-dark floss has been fun! The only downside to it is the floss has a tendency to separate and fray easily. I think the next ornament I make I'll try a little beeswax and see if that helps the fraying.

The metallics are a blast! I had to buy a new needle threader to work with them, but the color selection is endless. Stay tuned for stars in additional colors as well as some other ornaments done with metallic threads only. I don't want to give to much away for fear of the others out there that have no problem with copying someone else's work. If you like the stars and have a specific color you want some made in, please convo me. I'd be more than happy to work with you.

I'll be back with another WIP post in 2 weeks and look forward to having more goodies to showcase that I'm working on.

Featured Etsy Items - 9/13/09

I've been thinking about how I miss coming home from work and having something other than bills in my mailbox. It seems gone are the days that people sent hand-written notes to one another. In the age of technology everything is about instant communication...email, blogs, texting, etc. With that in mind, I thought I would make this weeks feature about NOTE CARDS. Here's a few of my favorites I have found on Etsy.

Fall Ambience, Fine Art Prints - Matte Archival Note Card Collection x 4 - By Moonangelnay

Two Colorful Halloween Monsters Greeting Cards with FREE GIFT TAGS

Sunburst, set of 4 thank-you cards

8 Note Cards - Four Seasons Florals

Morning Tulip Fairys Greeting Card from an Origianl Oil Painting by Dee

Now, if you are so inspired, go send a note to someone you love that you know would really appreciate it. :)

BIRTHDAY SALE!!!!! 9/7/09

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY AND I'M HAVING A SALE!!!

25% off all items in my shop. Simply type "Happy Birthday" in the notes to seller at checkout and your discount will be promptly refunded through PayPal.

Discount is valid Monday, September 7, 2009 only