ARE YOU READY FOR ETSYFEST???

THAT'S RIGHT, THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS UPON US! Don't fight that awful mall traffic, this year make the pledge to buy HANDMADE AND VINTAGE! Truly unique gifts for the truly unique people in your life! There's something for EVERYONE, and EVERY BUDGET!

And to celebrate, some members of the Etsy community (myself included) are hosting ETSYFEST! Easy, stress-free Holiday shopping for the busiest shopping weekend of the year! Be sure to check out the blog for all of the sellers!

I am offering specials in my shop for the weekend of Black Friday through Cyber Monday (Starts 12 A.M. EST Friday, ends 3:00 A.M. EST Tuesday)!

>>>>>>>>FREE SHIPPING ON ALL U.S. ORDERS ALL WEEKEND!!!<<<<<<<<<<<
NO minimum purchase!
+ PLUS: DISCOUNTED CANADIAN SHIPPING ALL WEEKEND!
>>>>>>>>>>>FREE GIFT with purchase on Friday and Saturday!<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>HOOT LA LA SUNDAY: $5.00 off CUSTOM OWL BRACELET ORDERS! Regularly $25.00. <<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>>MOTHER OF PEARL MADNESS ON MONDAY!<<<<<<<<<<<<>

So mark your calendars for a stress-free start to the Holiday shopping season!

MOTHER OF PEARL MADNESS!!

STOP BY MY ETSY SHOP FOR MY MOTHER OF PEARL MADNESS SALE! 11/14, 11/15, 11/16

One of my favorite materials to work with is Mother of Pearl. It comes in many shapes, sizes, and beautiful colors. It can be carved, or painted! I love it, and I am so confident that you will too that I'm having this MOP MADNESS SALE this Friday through Sunday (ends 11:59 PM EST).

ALL of my items containing Mother of Pearl (MOP) are Buy one Get one 1/2 OFF!!! Please wait for a revised invoice before paying!

As always, SHIPPING DISCOUNTS are available, and SPECIAL PACKAGING is always included! All of my MOP items are listed in my categories!

COME ON -- GO SHOPPING!

AND, mark your calendars for Black Friday through Cyber Monday... the fine folks on Etsy are reinventing the Holiday shopping experience! More info to come!

HOOray for Boobies -- The Etsy OWLS Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In case you hadn't noticed, October has a new color trumping orange -- Pink! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the girls of etsyOWLS decided to create some items and sell them in our team shop to benefit breast cancer research. 100% of the proceeds from these items will go straight to charity! This is a cause that means a lot to us, myself in particular, as my grandmother was a breast cancer survivor, and I have known many women and their families and friends, both directly and indirectly, who have suffered from this disease. We hope we have done the cause justice with our pieces.

And we are not alone! Visit http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=29825 (my current Treasury West) to see more Pink items, or simply do a "Breast Cancer Awareness" search on Etsy for more items!

Thanks for giving a hoot! ;)

lalala Almost Famous at CCD'08

On September 20, 2008, I participated in Coopersburg Community Day, in Coopersburg, PA. Here are the crafters, almost famous, on YouTube! I am the 8th crafter featured.



Also featured are some friends of mine... Jane of Contemporary Concepts Photography
was, basically, behind me. We were able to cut through the cars and keep each other company! She is the 3rd booth featured. And Erica & Nate of Urban Cottage Coalition
are featured booth number 29. It was Erica's first craft show, and she was very nervous, but her tables looked great and it was fun to have her there. Visit Erica & Nate on Etsy!

It's fun to be almost famous! Thanks for watching :)

I love me a Fall Wedding!

Unfortunately, I hear no wedding bells in my near future -- but browsing on Etsy makes me wish I did, because I'd get everything I needed there! My favorite weddings are Fall weddings -- especially when they are outside amongst the changing leaves and beautiful blue skies of late September and October! Even better -- at the beach! My oldest sister had her ceremony in Cape Cod, MA, and my second oldest sister had hers on Long Beach Island, NJ -- boy, were they amazing! Here are some of my particular Etsy favorites, for your enjoyment as well! Happy Shopping lovebirds!

Features: thevintagesupplyco, myrakim, sirenjewels, karmarox, silvia66, toybreaker, benandhenry, allencompanyinc, vsc83, lalalaurie, easteryu, madebycara, unlesssomeonelike you, frostedfakes, vanillabeanbakeshop, studio810

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! YAY!

BIRTHDAY SALE ON ETSY! Big savings on select items in my Etsy store today ONLY! Snatch them up quick, y'all! More birthday blogging is sure to come, but for now I'm going to get some beauty sleep so I'll be ready to party all day! <3 lalala

EtsyOWLS Owl-oween Fun CONTEST!

From September 22nd to October 6th, 2008, the EtsyOWLS will be holding a Halloween Giveaway Contest! Customers who purchase items from the following shops between these dates will be entered into a contest to win some fabulous prizes, donated by etsyOWLS members. Limit TWO entries per person per shop. An entry is considered one transaction with a seller. If you buy 4 items, you get ONE entry for that transaction. If you come back in two days and purchase another 2 items, you get another ONE entry.You can shop at as many of the participating shops as you like and receive entries from all of them, but only TWO per shop! All prizes will be Halloween or Fall themed! You should have them in time for Halloween!! Prizes are distributed at random. You may not ask for a specific prize.

Here is a list of the participating shops:

AFabricQueen

BiscuitBrigade

CagedBirdSings

ChezMichelle

CorkysCookies

Executeme

GypsyeyeStudio

HollyStott

Jamieleto

KnitandPearl

lalala08

LeatherSculpture

OfftheWall

PresentsforPirates

RaynaE

RemixStudio

RobinsonsNest

Suenosdejmi

StripeyMonkey

Tabmade

UnstrungSisters

WeiOpenSecret

For more information and close-ups of some of the prizes, please visit the etsyOWLS blogspot!

Here are some fun, fall items available in my shop!


HAPPY SHOPPING! * And thank you to Jaime, or Kristen -- whoever wrote the original post!