I Heart Shopping (On and For Etsy)

I went a little shop happy at Michael's clearance yesterday! I spent about $150 but got ALL THIS! (Okay I had some of that ribbon already, and a few of the flowers too).

I reorganized my craft closet a bit to fit in a good amount of my overflow. I got rid of about a box full of SU catalogs and forms (since I don't think I will be restarting that business). You can see pics of the before stash here. It looks much prettier now :).

I am fully determined to get my Etsy shop up and running before Christmas this year! (I know I have said that many times, but this time I have a plan!) Any good shop name ideas incorporating my nickname?

I plan on carrying some pretty jewelry, hand stamped notecards and greeting cards, custom capes and tutu's (like this one - too bad she couldn't stop twirling long enough for me to get a good shot), custom diapercakes, notecards, hairclips, burpcloths and bibs, and maybe some felt toys once I come up with some patterns of my own.

I also plan on selling some crafting supplies I make with my Sizzex Bigshot and my Xyron.

Ooo and I just got a great idea from Penelope's Oasis for something I might be able to make. I really want to use what I have to make a little spending cash.

I bought a couple of shoe clips on the creative seed's Etsy to make these gorgeous pieces tuted by Mrs.Priss (I love the posey ones at the end of the post!)

How have you other Etsy mom-prenuars fared lately? Do you find that having a varied inventory is good or is it better to stick with one type of inventory? I have so much stuff and I feel like I need to use it all!

First Workshop

Had my first Stampin' Up Workshop at my Mother-In-Law's House and it was fun! We made these three projects using the Yummy Sale-A-Bration Set, the Good Friend set, and the Three Little Words set... The Pink one is a card and the blue one is a 6x6 scrap layout... Sorry for the bad pic :-P

Made @ Carol's Stamping Up Party Last Month!

I promised some photos! I made these at the last Stampin' Up party I went to! I will be hosting (and demonstrating) my very first SU party a week from today! I am so excited! I can't wait!

SITS Spring Fling Giveaway!

Okay, so I know this is like *Giveaway Overload* but I had to participate in Spring Fling! I am destashing a little here and giving away some stationary I bought, oh, about 3 years ago and have not opened, as well some hand made (by moi) Thank You cards. To enter, just leave me a comment (bonus entries for following me or for adding my button from the sidebar to your blog, but leave a comment for each of those entries too) before 11:59pm (PST) March 10th! I will contact the winner via comment or e-mail to get shipping info :). Good Luck!



Destash Includes:
3 sets of (10) 4 ½” x 6 ¼” flat cards with coordinating envelopes (Hot Hues brand, perfect for printing or stamping), 2 sets of (25) sheets printed stationary and coordinating envelopes (also Hot Hues brand), and 4 hand stamped Thank You cards with envelopes (outside sentiment: Thanks, inside sentiment: so much)



You can also enter my 100th post giveaway here!

Thanks for coming by!

Crafty Lady

So since I cannot seem to find a stable job in this economy that I am good at or will pay me what I am worth, I am launching my own business... I have been thinking about this for ages and now is finally the time... I am signing up to be a Stampin' Up demonstrator next week so this blog may have a new addition coming :)... I am also going to launch my Etsy site within the month so I will have link ups to it here as well... I will probably start a crafting wing of my blog and post what projects I am working on there... I just talked to my Aunt and she is giving me my Grandmother's sewing machine! I have to have it repaired, but hopefully my dad can figure out what is wrong with it (he has fixed this machine many a time for my Nana in the past) and make it work before I head down there in April for my mom's birthday... I am super excited... And to gain some start up revenue I have been cleaning my friends parent's houses :)... Not my favorite thing to do, but it's gotta get done and if I can get paid to d it then I am all for it (it also made me realizze how lazy I was being with my apartment, and now it is spic and span and being upkept well according to FLYlady procedures)...