I love Custom Requests

Being creative can be difficult! Today I have the pleasure of working on a custom piece for an Etsy customer. I love it when my customers make specific requests and I just get to use my crafting know how to make a beautiful piece.  Take a look at this adorable color palette. At completion this will be a multi-color mini rosebud cluster with an adorable purple headband.  It's meant to go along with a Rapunzel inspired dress! So excited to see it come together!
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Free Shipping for Cyber Monday

Today is the day! (Even though I secretly started free shipping yesterday afternoon, and will probably keep it going for a few more days.) FREE SHIPPING on all items in my Etsy shop!  Just look at all the pretty headbands and brooches! :) Off to work I go, and of course with this Thanksgiving cold tagging along. After that it's back to work in the craft shop on a customized piece for a "Rupunzel" esque outfit requested by a wonderful Etsy customer. Happy Monday, all!!!

Crafter Cyber Monday

Hey there all! I'm still feeling completely awful. This Thanksgiving cold does not want to go. I'm just stopping in to let everyone know that tomorrow my Etsy Shop will have free shipping in honor of cyber monday/ supporting hand made as opposed to shopping big box. I talked the talk so now I'm walking the walk.

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Thankful For Knitting

Getting sick on Thanksgiving was not in the plan for this year! However, it has turned this long weekend into a relaxing, lounging on the couch all day until it's back to work on Monday weekend. Luckily I have lots of work I can accomplish while recuperating! Behold my holiday knitting. In true knitter's fashion I have three projects on needles at one time. This helps to aide my extreme knitting ADD. Hopefully by the end of tomorrow I'll only have 2 projects left.

Support Local Friday

While some of the deals being offered at the big box shops can be appealing, can we think about our favorite parts about the holiday time? I hardly think most people would include, ridiculous traffic, parking lot hell, and mean co-shoppers on their list of warm fuzzy holiday feelings.  I like hanging out with family, sharing an amazing meal, the laughs, and memories. Ultimately my favorite presents include the hand knit scarf my mom makes me every year. The beautiful art work from my brother's girlfriend.  It's the handmade stuff that I love and remember.  Sure I love my Sephora gift cards, but I still have every scarf my mom ever made me. That's what I love and remember.  So this year when you're shopping for your family please shop local. And if you can't go local, shop on a crafter website.. (Etsy Shopping) or better yet try to make your own for your family and friends. Happy holidays from this non-black Friday shopper!