I Made 2 New Wristlets (and I still hate Etsy...)

Etsy is driving me nuts. My shop and items have dropped off the face of the Earth. I have spent more hours redoing every single item description and tag in my shop than I have spent on actually working and making new items for my shop. It's pretty ridiculous right now. I am just tired of the changes that they are making - so I have been reloading my items on ArtFire. It's cheaper to NOT sell items on ArtFire than it is to NOT sell items on Etsy. Hmph.

I have 217 items in my Etsy shop. That is the most I have ever had. (If anyone is feeling the need to shop, come on over. You're more than welcome to buy anything and everything from me.) I am always taking custom orders. Contact me if you would like something made just for you.

AND if you are looking for a little something special LIKE THIS to take with you to view Breaking Dawn, you really need to contact me. Photo zipper pouches are approximately 4 inches x 6 inches and cost $9.00 each. I can also make wristlets that are approximately 5 inches x 9 inches, mainly depending on the dimensions of the photo.

Here are my 2 new wristlets and a little photo to get everyone warmed up for next month. Hee!!!

(And GO Cardinals!!!!!!!)

Happy Winds-day!

This is, of course, from my favorite quote ever. I'm sure everyone has seen Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. Pooh wishes everyone he encounters a Happy Winds-day. When Pooh wishes Owl a happy Winds-day, Owl says "I wouldn't go so far as to call it a Winds-day. Just a gentle Spring Zephyr." You can see this part HERE on YouTube at 4:55.

My husband tells me Happy Winds-day every Wednesday, and I reply "I wouldn't go so far as to call it a Winds-day. Just a gentle Spring Zephyr." The kids get tired of hearing it, but we still laugh about it. And today it really IS windy!! It's 46 degrees out with 20 MPH winds.... brrrrr. Great day to start the World Series in St. Louis!!!!



WooHoo I hope I don't jinx them!! I am beyond nervous. I can't believe after making it into the playoffs on THE last day of the regular season, The Cardinals are in the World Series. Gah. I just really have a feeling that this will be a tough series. I am making no claims that the Cardinals will walk all over the Rangers. I wish they would. I hope they can. I would love to see it.

I'm not a fair weather fan. My husband stopped watching the games when they were 10 1/2 games out. I, however, continued watching every single game. My husband has come back around since they made it into the playoffs, and NOW he is all pumped up about the World Series. I hope HE doesn't jinx them!

Pumpkins!!

It's pumpkin time again. A few weeks ago my husband bought some mums to put in the front of our house. That is the first time I have actually had mums since we moved here 8 years ago. They are very fall-ish and pretty. The kids wanted pumpkins to carve, so this past weekend we took a nice drive to a pick your own apples/pumpkins farm. Not any apples left to pick - they still had some for sale though, so we bought some of those. They are yummy! Then we took a little hay (HEY!) ride around the orchards. After that we walked out to the pumpkin patch. Both kids picked out their own pumpkin, then my daughter grabbed an extra one for me. They are now sitting on our front lawn/porch area by the mums.

Winner! Winner!

I know it's late, but I am here to announce the winner of my latest giveaway. Once again, my daughter set up and did the drawing for me.

Congratulations JonesEthiopia!! Be sure to send an email with your mailing address to PinkLadyDesigns[at]charter[dot]net

Surprise!!!!

I warned you another birthday was coming, and it's MINE!!!!
To celebrate turning 29 (yes, AGAIN) I am offering YOU a sale in my Etsy Shop.
Enter Coupon Code BDAY43 during checkout on Etsy to receive 43% off your entire order!!!

This coupon code will only be available on October 5, 2011.
(Sale will run a minimum of 24 hours from the time of this post.)

This is the biggest sale I have ever had in my 4 years on Etsy.
The only remaining sale this year will be on Black Friday, so don't miss your chance to receive a HUGE discount. Go NOW!!

AND check out the 2 new wristlets that I made today.
Aren't they just way too cute?

A New Bag

Don't forget this week's Giveaway is still going on.

I managed to make a new bag last week. I used some of the new fabrics from Sandi Henderson's Secret Garden line. I like the bright floral on the Khaki background. So cute!

Totally OT, but I am getting really tired with Etsy and their changes. They've supposedly change things to make it easier for buyers to find us while doing searches. All I know for sure that my sales are WAY down, most of the long time Etsy sellers are complaining, and I would really love to hear from buyers what they think about the changes. Oh, and the 'Ads' that Etsy are pushing are just another money making machine for them.

FYI - I am having a 1 Day Sale this week. It will be the only sale I have until, and except for, Black Friday. So you'll have to keep checking here for details.

Flea Market Fancy

The other day I cut into some of my Flea Market Fancy stash and I didn't spontaneously combust. Amazing, isn't it? I'm kind of getting tired of seeing it sit around, so I may as well use it.

I'm sure everyone has heard by now that Free Spirit will be reprinting a selection of Flea Market Fancy prints in early 2012. No word on which prints it will be.

Weekly Giveaway

This week's giveaway is this large Cosmetic Zipper Pouch. Exterior is Lime Daisies. Interior is Black Dandy Damask Laminated cotton which can be wiped clean with a damp cloth.

Dimensions:
Width - 10.5 inches across top
Width - 8.5 inches across bottom
Height - 5 inches
Depth - 2 inches

The winner will be randomly selected from all comments left on the blog for the week of October 1 to October 7. Comments from all posts, including this giveaway post, will be counted as an entry. (More posts means more entries.) Winner will be announced on October 8.

Guess What Today Is? Yeppers, Another Birthday!!

Today is my son's 17th Birthday. I am shocked at how old my kids are!! I sat down on the couch with him this morning and tried to hold him like a baby. He's like "Mom. What are you doing?" I told him this is what I did 17 years ago and asked him if it brought back memories? I get "Uh, NO" from him. LOL At least I still remember it like it was yesterday, so that's something.

Be sure check back one week from today, October 5, for yet ANOTHER birthday!! Something special may be going on that day. wink*wink

Amy Butler Lark

It seems like every time I turn around, Amy Butler has a new fabric line out. (I still don't have one single piece of her 'Love' line.) The newest line is called 'Lark'. I'm wondering if some of these coordinate with her other lines? It looks as though they may.

I really like the blues in this first photo. These are quilting weight cotton.



More quilting weight cotton. I'm not sure about most of these. They just aren't doing anything for me right now.



These are the cotton sateens, which are home decor weight. I like the fabric at the very top. All but one of the other sateens are the same color, so there isn't much variety there.




Photos from The Fabric Shopper.

Oh My! It's Birthday Time Again

Today is my lovely daughter's 14th Birthday. Holy crap! How did that happen?!?!?

Here is a photo to show that she is officially taller than me now. I've been watching to see how tall she is. When school started on August 15, she was the same height as me. Now she is an inch taller. Oh my. Once upon a time I was 5' 7". Sometime recently I shrank to 5' 6 1/2". So she's not extremely tall, just taller than me. This is her in the middle, her friend on the right, and me on the left. I think she's slouching - so she's probably more than an inch taller than me, but she won't let us measure.

Another Day, Another New Bag

For this bag I used Amy Butler's Royal Garden in Turquoise and Henna Paisley in Turquoise.

Once again I used tan pre-quilted cotton on the interior. The pre-quilted cotton gives the bag shape and a nice thickness.

Winner!! Weekly Giveaway

The winner of this cute little zipper pouch is dollee!!
I have your address already and I will ship this asap.
Thank you!!

New Fabric

There is still time to enter This Week's Giveaway!
A comment on any post from the past week counts as an entry.

I finally got around to purchasing some new fabric from Sandi Henderson's Secret Garden line. I had a difficult time deciding which prints I like the most. I would love to have the entire line, but I finally settled on just a few. I was able to get 25% off (and free shipping!) at Quilthome.com





I have also wanted to get Aneela Hoey's Sherbet Pips fabric because they are so stinking cute. I managed to snag a jelly roll for half price (half price!!) and some other yardage at $6.00 per yard at FortWorthFabricStudio.com. There is also a new line called Little Apples that I need to get my hands on... or if anyone wants to send a charm pack or two my way, I wouldn't turn it down!!

Another New Bag!!

There is still time to enter This Week's Giveaway.

For this bag I used Anna Maria Horner's LouLouThi fabrics. Exterior is Clippings in Passion. Interior is Coreopsis in Sugar. I also used tan pre-quilted cotton on the interior. The pre-quilted cotton gives the bag shape and a nice thick padding to keep belongings from being bumped around.