I thought I would give my blog followers a sneak peek on the promotion I'll be running tomorrow and let you get in on the deal ahead of time.
I've listed several new items so far today and more will be posted later this evening. Stop by and check them out!
***** TODAY IS FREEBIE FRIDAY!!!! *****
Purchase ANY item from my shop and I will send you FREE
One of my Original Cross Stitch Patterns. It is a $5.00 value!
No need to add the free one to your cart. When you check out
Just let me know which one you want: Truest Wisdom, Christmas
Wish, Sunsational Sunflowers, Sunshine Smiles or Radiant Rose.
This offer ends Friday July 31st at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.
Limit one free pattern per customer.
Free shipping offer still applies.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Etsy Store of the Week - 7/26/09
For this week's store of the week I decided to go local and pick another shop from right in my hometown...thetinybird. She carries a variety of bags: handbags, painted totes and clutches. Her prices are very reasonable starting at just $12.00! She also has a special going right now that if you buy a South bag you get a West clutch 1/2 off!!!
My favorite item in her shop is the "Yellow Birdie Handbag" that's only $38.00! I'm headed to a purse party this afternoon and if I can't find what I want I just might be back for this one. I know summer is almost over (at least in N.E. Ohio) but it is just sooooo cute!
Be sure to stop by her shop and check out the great selection she has available. Happy Shopping!
My favorite item in her shop is the "Yellow Birdie Handbag" that's only $38.00! I'm headed to a purse party this afternoon and if I can't find what I want I just might be back for this one. I know summer is almost over (at least in N.E. Ohio) but it is just sooooo cute!
Be sure to stop by her shop and check out the great selection she has available. Happy Shopping!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Lobo's New Collar
I got the collar I ordered yesterday from DogDazzle and I absolutely love it! Lobo was so excited and was prancing around the living room until he wore himself out and had to flop on the floor panting! I promised Lea Ann I would post pictures of him wearing it. I have to say the quality of it is just as good as the nylon collar he 
has been wearing for the past 9 years. It's just much prettier and very well constructed.
has been wearing for the past 9 years. It's just much prettier and very well constructed.Unfortunately Max didn't get a new collar. With his fur he can't wear the nylon o
nes. His fur just mats up around it. He has to wear the rolled leather collars. I didn't want him to feel left out, so I'm showing his picture off too. I took this a few weeks ago. For 8 years we had a pick-up truck and everytime we would open the tailgate he would jump in. My husband was cleaning out the trunk of the car and Max evidently thought he was going somewhere and jumped in the trunk and sat there for almost 20 minutes. He loves going for rides and knows the sound of text messages on my cell phone. That is his cue when it goes off at night and our son isn't home that it is time to go for a ride because we have to go pick him up from work.
nes. His fur just mats up around it. He has to wear the rolled leather collars. I didn't want him to feel left out, so I'm showing his picture off too. I took this a few weeks ago. For 8 years we had a pick-up truck and everytime we would open the tailgate he would jump in. My husband was cleaning out the trunk of the car and Max evidently thought he was going somewhere and jumped in the trunk and sat there for almost 20 minutes. He loves going for rides and knows the sound of text messages on my cell phone. That is his cue when it goes off at night and our son isn't home that it is time to go for a ride because we have to go pick him up from work.Can you tell my other "children" are spoiled???
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Vinyl Aida
I was at JoAnn's yesterday on my lunch picking up a few colors of needed floss with a co-worker/stitching friend. We were looking at different fabrics, etc. trying to brainstorm ideas on things to make for my shop when we found Vinyl Aida. Neither of us knew what to use it for and I had just seen it the first time about 2 weeks ago. The only thing we could think of to use it for is something for outside. I instantly said, would I want to stitch something to put outside on my patio and get ruined? I decided to do some quick research this morning and this is what I found compliments of http://crossstitch.about.com:
Stitching Surface
Vinyl Aida is typically available in 14-count and 18-count sizes.
Characteristics of Vinyl Aida
Vinyl Aida can be cut or folded making it great for 3-D projects. Vinyl Aida will not rip, fray, or shrink making it great for magnets, placemats, bookmarks and similar cross stitch projects. Vinyl Aida is durable.
Using Vinyl Aida
Although it may take a few moments to become accustomed to the stiffness of Vinyl Aida, stitch on the vinyl just as you would on regular Aida fabric. Vinyl Aida is compatible with all Cross Stitch patterns.
Very interesting stuff.
Stitching Surface
Vinyl Aida is typically available in 14-count and 18-count sizes.
Characteristics of Vinyl Aida
Vinyl Aida can be cut or folded making it great for 3-D projects. Vinyl Aida will not rip, fray, or shrink making it great for magnets, placemats, bookmarks and similar cross stitch projects. Vinyl Aida is durable.
Using Vinyl Aida
Although it may take a few moments to become accustomed to the stiffness of Vinyl Aida, stitch on the vinyl just as you would on regular Aida fabric. Vinyl Aida is compatible with all Cross Stitch patterns.
Very interesting stuff.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Tuesday Tantrum
I feel like rambling today for a brief moment, so feel free to read along...
Forums - I'm definitely depressing myself with the amount of time I'm spending in the forums and not getting those elusive sales that are out there (SOMEWHERE). They say promote, promote, promote. There are days I actually feel like I'm pimping my store!! I absolutely LOVE the views & hearts, features in blogs and treasuries...but is it wrong of me to still want to see my 2nd sale at some point in time???
Legal??? - That brings me to my next topic. Even though this is my own blog, I won't call anyone out by name. I've noticed there are several other stores out there selling cross stitch patterns. Some of these stores average one sale per day. Congrats to them. My beef is this; if you look at their stores they have many patterns that I know have to be copyright infringements...national products, dead celebrities that you know have everything with their name licensed, etc. Are they doing this legally? Do they even care if they are? It bothers me that I'm trying to create original patterns that people might enjoy and these other sellers APPEAR (I could be wrong) to be ripping off any digital image they can, dropping it into a cross stitch program and then selling a pdf copy of it. If I use someone else's artwork it is either royalty-free or I pay licensing fees to use it AND I give proper source credit on all my printed patterns - no stealing here!
Guesswork or the real thing? - This is sort of a continuation of above. If you are a cross stitcher, would you rather buy a pattern that is a pdf copy (that you have to print yourself) from a digital photo without knowing exactly what the finished product will look like, or would you like to have a pattern that is already printed (sometimes in a larger size to make reading the symbols easier) that has a photo of what the finished piece will look like? There is definitely a difference between what a digital photo and the finished piece will look like. My sunflowers is a perfect example. I think my rose also is. The sunflowers I didn't need any backstitching. The rose, I finished it and decided (with confirmation from stitching friends) that it definitely need backstitching added to it. I've put the links to both of them from my Etsy store because you will be able to see pics of the finished product and the digital pic I created it from.
Anyone have any thoughts on this one that you'd like to share??? I would love to hear them.
GOOD NEWS - I didn't want to leave a post without some good news in it!
I'm currently working on the white tulip cross stitch that was the winner of the "Pick my Next Pattern" post. I should have a picture of it posted this weekend as a "work in progress". I want to wait until you can see at least 1 full tulip to get an idea of the colors, etc.
Also - I bought from fellow Etsyan dogdazzle a new collar for Lobo, my black lab. I believe she will be shipping it today and I can't wait to get it. He's becoming quite the old guy and I think a bright new collar will perk him up. He's had the same one for the 9 years we've had him. If you recognize the name of her shop it is because she was the won gave me the Premio Meme award in a previous post.
I think I've rambled enough for this morning. Thanks for listening to my gripes (for those of you that made it all the way through)! It's time to get a shower and head off to "Paying" job.
Hope everyone has a HAPPY TUESDAY!!
Forums - I'm definitely depressing myself with the amount of time I'm spending in the forums and not getting those elusive sales that are out there (SOMEWHERE). They say promote, promote, promote. There are days I actually feel like I'm pimping my store!! I absolutely LOVE the views & hearts, features in blogs and treasuries...but is it wrong of me to still want to see my 2nd sale at some point in time???
Legal??? - That brings me to my next topic. Even though this is my own blog, I won't call anyone out by name. I've noticed there are several other stores out there selling cross stitch patterns. Some of these stores average one sale per day. Congrats to them. My beef is this; if you look at their stores they have many patterns that I know have to be copyright infringements...national products, dead celebrities that you know have everything with their name licensed, etc. Are they doing this legally? Do they even care if they are? It bothers me that I'm trying to create original patterns that people might enjoy and these other sellers APPEAR (I could be wrong) to be ripping off any digital image they can, dropping it into a cross stitch program and then selling a pdf copy of it. If I use someone else's artwork it is either royalty-free or I pay licensing fees to use it AND I give proper source credit on all my printed patterns - no stealing here!
Guesswork or the real thing? - This is sort of a continuation of above. If you are a cross stitcher, would you rather buy a pattern that is a pdf copy (that you have to print yourself) from a digital photo without knowing exactly what the finished product will look like, or would you like to have a pattern that is already printed (sometimes in a larger size to make reading the symbols easier) that has a photo of what the finished piece will look like? There is definitely a difference between what a digital photo and the finished piece will look like. My sunflowers is a perfect example. I think my rose also is. The sunflowers I didn't need any backstitching. The rose, I finished it and decided (with confirmation from stitching friends) that it definitely need backstitching added to it. I've put the links to both of them from my Etsy store because you will be able to see pics of the finished product and the digital pic I created it from.
Anyone have any thoughts on this one that you'd like to share??? I would love to hear them.
GOOD NEWS - I didn't want to leave a post without some good news in it!
I'm currently working on the white tulip cross stitch that was the winner of the "Pick my Next Pattern" post. I should have a picture of it posted this weekend as a "work in progress". I want to wait until you can see at least 1 full tulip to get an idea of the colors, etc.
Also - I bought from fellow Etsyan dogdazzle a new collar for Lobo, my black lab. I believe she will be shipping it today and I can't wait to get it. He's becoming quite the old guy and I think a bright new collar will perk him up. He's had the same one for the 9 years we've had him. If you recognize the name of her shop it is because she was the won gave me the Premio Meme award in a previous post.
I think I've rambled enough for this morning. Thanks for listening to my gripes (for those of you that made it all the way through)! It's time to get a shower and head off to "Paying" job.
Hope everyone has a HAPPY TUESDAY!!
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