Big SALE! Time to shop for upcoming holidays!

Etsy Texas Crafters is hosting their monthly First Monday Sale tomorrow, November 1st.

My sale for Handmade Whimzy is 10% off all aprons and 20% off everything else - all day Monday BUT since I'm posting this a few hours before midnight, I will honor my sale on all purchases made starting now!  GO!
LOL

I'll post the link to more sales when I get it.  Happy Shopping!

October's First Monday SALE!

It's time again for Etsy Texas Crafter's October First Monday Sale!
This month, all participating shops are having BOGO sales. 

So, all day Monday, October 4th, from 12 am to 12 pm you can Buy one item in my shop and get the second item (of equal or lesser value) for 25% off!

Handmade Whimzy BOGO 25% off SALE!!

To View all off the participating shops BOGO sales, go here:  http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6644895

Gift swap gift

I recently participated in the Etsy Texas Crafters April Color Green Gift swap. My partner was Jaclyn of the etsy shop Jaclyn43552. She sells charming hand knit and sewn items for baby.

Our task was to use the color green predominantly in our gift. After reading Jaclyn's profile and visiting her blog, I discovered that she likes to bake. So, of course, I had to make her an apron. Funny thing is, she made me one too!

Here is the cute green apron I got from Jaclyn.

It is a gardening apron but I think I will also use it at craft shows. It's perfect for holding money and pens, etc. She attached a key holder and put in 3 pockets. The fabric is very durable and washable so I should get lots of use out of it. Thanks Jaclyn!

Now, here is the apron I sent Jaclyn. It's a half apron similar to the full aprons I sell in Handmade Whimzy but without the bib. I hand embroideried the "J" onto the pocket. I also sent her 2 of my families favorite recipes - the Peanut Butter Bars that I've shared on this blog and also my Buttermilk Pie recipe (my son's favorite).

I think this half apron turned out really cute. Mayhaps, I'll start offering them in my shop.:)

It's Green in Texas by Gemuine Creations

Steph of GemuineCreations has been busy again! She is on fire with treasuries!

Her latest uses shades of green and features all members of Etsy Texas Crafters. Thanks so much for featuring my Funky Dots apron.

Please check out her treasury and click and comment.

ETC Design Challenge - Gratitude

The ETC design challenge for this month was Gratitude.

Please help us pick a winner. We had 4 wonderful entries (and they will all be getting a prize! YAY).

To see the entries and vote, click HERE.

And to join us on our etsy promo thread and tell us what you are thankful for, click HERE.

We look forward to hearing from you.

1st Monday SALE!

It's the first Monday of November and that means it time for Etsy Texas Crafters monthly 1st Monday sale!

Click here for the list of all participating team members. We have 99 shops participating this month. You can buy everything from soap to jewelry, handbags to knitted scarves - we have it all!

My shop sales are:
Handmade Whimzy - 20% off all items
Pink Pear Designs - Buy One, Get One 50% off
Whimzy Supplies - 10% off all items

Shop now for the upcoming holidays! I know I'm starting my shopping today - especially for teachers. The less time I have to spend at overcrowded stores buying mass produced crap, the better.

Aura Treasury by MyLittleAura

My earrings -I'm So Blue - from my Pink Pear Designs shop has found their way into a treasury by MyLittleAura.

Such an sweet, calming treasury. Thanks so much MyLittle Aura for including my earrings. Your treasury is beautiful.

On a side note, today is the last voting day for the Etsy Texas Crafters Design Challenge for October. The challenge was to make a handmade item representing the Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos.

There were 15 awesome entries. Please help us pick a winner!

Go here:

http://etsytx.ning.com/page/october-design-challenge-day

You can click the link and see all the awesome entries and then click the voting link at the bottom to go vote for one. It only takes 5 seconds to vote and anyone can do it - you do not have to be a team member.

Voting ends at midnight tonight!

ETC Design Challenge "Enchanted"

I have entered two of my beaded bookmarks from Handmade Whimzy into September's Etsy Texas Crafters Design Challenge. The theme this month was "Enchanted".

I entered my Fire Breathing Dragon Bookmark and my Woodland Fairy Bookmark.

I think they're both "enchanting"! How about you?

To see all of the challenge items and to vote, go here:

http://etsytx.ning.com/page/sept-design-challenge

It literally, only takes 5 or 10 seconds to vote. You DO NOT have to be an ETC member to vote. We welcome all votes. The challenge items are listed on the page link above and at the bottom of the page is a link to go vote.

Of course, I hope that you will all vote for one of my bookmarks (oh please, oh please, oh please!) but I would never try to influence you in any way. LOL

psssstttt:

(Vote for my dragon or my fairy)

(Vote for my dragon or my fairy)

ETC's September 1st Monday SALE

All day Monday, September 7th is the Etsy Texas Crafters First Monday Sale!

30% off all items in Handmade Whimzy - all day!

25% off all items in Pink Pear Designs - all day!

For more great ETC shop sales, click here.

It's not to early to shop for Christmas - or just for yourself :)

Ready, Set, VOTE!

Today starts ETC's Design Challenge voting for the month of August. The theme was Earth, Wind, Fire and Water.
We had 31 entries!! YAY!!

Please help us pick a winner. Anyone can vote - you do not have to be a member of Etsy Texas Crafters.

To vote, go to this link: http://etsytx.ning.com/page/august-design-challenge

You will see all the great entries and just click the button at the bottom of the page to vote on your favorite.

Gift Swap Goodies!

I received my gift swap goodies on Wednesday for the Etsy Texas Crafters 3rd quarter 1-1 gift swap.

My gifts were made by Holly of EdenEssentails. She sent me 3 yummy smelling handmade soaps. I love handmade soap, so this was very exciting! Holly sells the soaps along with essential oils at her Eden Essentials etsy shop.

Thanks so much Holly! I love it!

New shop lines and ETC's $5 SALE!

I've been ruminating about, and working on, new lines for both my Pink Pear Designs and Handmade Whimzy Etsy shops for several months now. I think I'm finally ready to talk about them and also, start listing items in both shops.

Since I started back sewing several months ago, not only have I made myself several really cute skirts, but I've also allowed my love of fabric to blossom. I think sewing was the first actual craft that I ever did (outside of school crafts where you just do what the teacher says). My mother has always been a seamstress and she made a lot of our clothes when we (my sister and I) were little bitty. Although, thinking back, I'm not sure she ever enjoyed sewing. I think it was just something she did out of necessity.

But since I've started back sewing, I've really enjoyed it. Of course, that doesn't mean I don't say a few choice words every time I have to rip out a seam. LOL

So, my plan is to add fabric items to my Handmade Whimzy shop. My long term plan at this time, is to offer fabric items and my bookmark line at Handmade Whimzy and slowly eliminate the jewelry line. I've been working on aromatherapy sachets, eye masks, and pillows. I'm happy to say that I have some ready to list. YAY! Here is a sneak peak:

And I have plans for many more things!

For Pink Pear Designs, I've been working on a new line of hair accessories. Sweet little hair pins made with some of the adorable cabochons that I also use in my jewelry. I've also started making fabric flowers that I've turned into hairpins and plan to also use in my jewelry.

I'm very excited about my new items and have my fingers crossed that they will be a big success! I'm planning a future blog give away so stay tuned for more details!

ALSO, tomorrow (Monday, June 29th) is Etsy Texas Crafters 1st ever $5 5th Monday SALE EVENT! Check out the $5 sale sections in both Handmade Whimzy and Pink Pear Designs. Some items are marked MORE THAN 50% off in both shops!

To view items for all team members, click on the big TEX button on my sidebar.

Guess who's the Featured ETC Artist this week?

It's me!!! WOOHOO!!

Handmade Whimzy was chosen to be the featured ETC artist for the next 2 weeks. YAY!
You can read all about me here on our EtsyTx.ning site.

Ruth of RHRadcliffedesigns (the ETC Featured Member Coordinator) also made a treasury featuring some of the items from my shop.

Click here to go to the treasury page - please feel free to click the items and leave a comment!

I'm truly honored to be chosen by Ruth to be the featured member. We have ALOT of really talented people on our team.

As a special PROMO, I am offering 20% off total purchase from both my Handmade Whimzy shop and Pink Pear Designs for the length of my feature. This promo will expire July 5th and cannot be combined with other ETC Promotions (such as $5 5th Monday coming up on Monday, June 29th). Just enter "ETC Featured" in the notes to seller at time of purchase to receive the discount.

ETC Promo Swap

My etsy team, ETC - Etsy Texas Crafters, is having a promotional swap. Everyone participating sends promos to Lori of ThePaperElephant, who is our excellent Promo swap coordinator. She puts packets together with promos from all participating shops and mails them back to us.

There were 27 people participating this time, some who have multiple shops.

I decided to participate with Handmade Whimzy and Pink Pear Designs. My promos include a business card which lists both shops info, and a little cardstock bookmark with a coupon on the back. Some coupons are for Handmade Whimzy and some are for Pink Pear Designs. I made 130! That's enough for each participating person to have 5.

When I get my packet from Lori, I will sort the promos into goody bags which I will give out at the next Arts and Crafts show that I do (coming up in July). Some will also be mailed out in sale orders. This is a great way to get our shops names out into the public and hopefully, make some sales!

Thanks so much for coordinating this promo swap for our team, Lori!

June's ETC First Monday Sale!

It's time already for June's Etsy Texas Crafters First Monday Sale!!

I am having a buy one, get one 50% off sale in both my Handmade Whimzy and Pink Pear Designs shops. This INCLUDES the clearance items in Handmade Whimzy. I am honoring my sales from now until 8am on Tuesday (June 2nd) morning.

If you would like to be notified of my shop sales beforehand, please sign up for my newsletter.

Looking for more great sales from ETCers? Check out our promo thread: http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6170555

Newest Listed item in Pink Pear:

1st Monday SALE!

It's time again for Etsy Texas Crafter's First Monday Sale! Where does the time go? It's May already!

I am having a Buy One, Get One 50% off sale (second item must be of equal or lesser value) in both my Handmade Whimzy and Pink Pear Designs shops!

For more great ETCers sales, click this thread. There are 92 shops participating this month and many of them are new and have never participated before.

Some are offering really great bargains. So get out there and hunt up a bargain! It's not to late to get something for Mother's day. Or just something for yourself!

ETC Design Challenge!

Do you like reading stories?
Do you like looking at cool crafts that talented people have created?
Do you like voting for things?

Then you need to go to this thread, read the stories and vote for your favorite for this month's Etsy Texas Crafters Design Challenge. It was Tell a Story month. All entries designed an item around a story.

Please feel free to vote. You DO NOT have to be an ETC member to vote. We want everyone to participate!!

(No, I do not have an entry AGAIN this month. I just can't seem to get it together for the design challenges.)

ETC April First Monday SALE!!

It's time again for the Etsy Texas Crafters First Monday Sale!!!
YAY!!

All items in both my Pink Pear Designs and Handmade Whimzy shops are buy one item, get 50% off the second item (of equal or lesser value)!!

Now is the time to buy for Mother's day!!

For more great sales from other ETCers, visit this etsy forum thread:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6107580

♥I will honor my sale all day today - April 6th and until about 8am tomorrow, April 7th as that is when I will take down the sale announcement from my shops.♥

ETC Gift Swap Goodies!

My team, Etsy Texas Crafters (ETC) recently had a gift swap where we matched up fiber artist with jewelry designers. I was matched with Lisa from TipTopsDesigns. Lisa sells adorable girls hairbows and ribbon supplies in her etsy shop. Her bows are so adorable, I love this one.

Check out Lisa's shop for all your upcoming Easter and spring hair needs! Her prices are great and her bows are so cute!

And apparently, she's a great seamstress too because this is what she sent me. A pretty, pretty tote in two of my favorite colors, turquoise and bright green and some matching flip flops.

She even put one of those little korker bows on each side. I love it! I think it's so cute and fun. And look, the inside is lined with matching fabric!

Here I am modeling my new flip flops. Ignore my yoga pants. They don't do the cute sandals justice. I'm wearing them today with my new pink Mickey T-shirt and jeans. They look way better with jeans than my yoga pants. LOL

And this is what I sent her. She said she likes handmade beads and greens, blues and browns. She can't wear earrings right now because she has a baby and baby likes to pull dangly earrings. So I made her this pretty necklace. The heart focal and two beads on either side are handmade lampwork beads made by Dungeonbeads. I paired them with Picasso finished turquoise colored beads and amethyst Swarovski crystals. She said she loved it - I'm so relieved!

Thanks so much for being my partner Lisa!! I love my tote and sandals and I'm so glad you love your necklace.

Etsy Texas Crafters First Monday SALE!!

It's time again for ETC's First Monday SALE!!

All day Monday, from midnight to midnight, the sale for Handmade Whimzy will be Buy one item and get the second item for 50% off (of equal or lesser value)!

The sale for Pink Pear Designs will be Free shipping to the US and Canada!

I will honor the sale starting NOW and going through until 9am on Tuesday! So shop, shop, shop!

For the entire list of shops participating in the sale, please check out either of the above shops. I will post a link to the list just as soon as the promotional thread is started on etsy.