Lots going on with the Etsy Twitter Team!

First of all, the Shop of the Week is Beadwork by Amanda.  Check out this amazing upcycled circuit board jewelry!!!

She has so many beautiful, original pieces of art at her shop, including beadwork, supplies, even tutorials & kits to make your own!  There’s a nice interview with Amanda over at the team blog.  This week, she’s offering a special: “All items are already marked down 15%. Mention "Etsy Twitter Team" at checkout and she will include a free gift!”  Not only that, she has a giveaway and other offers right in her shop announcement – check it out!

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This is a very, very busy group and I’m sorry I missed joining in on the Going Green event!

Do I need to mention that “going green”  is trendy, practical, safeguards our future on this planet and saves money?  Probably not!  Everyone should know that Earth-friendly can also be beautiful, artistic and available right at your fingertips from creative sellers right on etsy.com!

“From July 21st to July 27th, the authority on Twitter for all things handmade will be offering a summer feast of cool eco-friendly tips, suggestions, awesome handcrafted genius and a scavenger hunt with lots of “green” prizes for the winners.”  Details will be posted at the team blog – sign up there to keep up to date.

Check out the Handmade News article, here – you can vote for it with a thumbs-up, too!

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Although I didn’t participate in this event, I do often make things out of upcycled materials, turning them into tote bags, purses and sometimes dolls.   During this summer I’ll be having a Christmas in July sale and a 40% off birthday celebration – check out the different sections and see what’s going on!

Christmas in July Sale Going on Now!

Ribbons on sale in my shop now.  Some holiday ribbons offered at great discounted prices, some combination packs, and I also will be adding a ribbon scrap bag later today after I measure them all.  Also, check out my 40% off SALE section where you can help me celebrate my upcoming 40th!

Looking for bulk quantity?  Just let me know & I’ll make you a great deal… after these ribbons are sold out, I’m probably not going to restock and would love to clean out my workspace to make room for more crafting.

Want more Christmas in July sales?  Check out the list of Etsy Sellers here offering specials this month.

A Friday Wrap-Up

Working on a new pair of Saartje’s baby booties with Dream in Color’s Smooshy.  Will take some pictures as soon I find buttons.  I drove around for about 2 hours today looking for buttons, and didn’t find any.  Not just ones I didn’t like, but it seems like every store has cut back or eliminated their fabric and notion departments.  I am so aggravated… next I’ll have to see where to buy buttons online.

Starting Sunday, I’m going to relist all of my Christmas ribbons, gingerbread boys & girls, snowflakes, trees, etc… whatever I find that I still have from last year & I’ll put them all on sale.  What entices you to buy at a Christmas in July sale?  A discount or free shipping?  BOGO?  Let me know, and I’m sure I can make it happen!

 

A few new pictures uploaded to flickr also, including scrabble tile close-ups, take a look:

E.T.T. Shop of the Week – LMcreation

Doesn’t this look like a great wristlet?   I love how it would match with anything and is elegant.  Check out the interview with artist Lisa, here.  At the LMcreation shop there’s so many nice handcrafted wristlets/bags/pouches that would be great for yourself or as as gift.

Special Deal : 10% discount offered to Twitter customers until July 12. Use code "EtsyTwitter" in the Message to Seller and 10% of purchase price will be refunded. check out the LMcreation shop and support handmade!

Busy Weekend Recap

 Crocheted this awesome beaded bracelet.  The pattern is from the futuregirl craft blog and she is so generous with her tutorials and how-to’s.  I have a feeling I’ll be making many of these this summer!  The beads I used where from one of my kid’s craft kits – and the button was a vintage one from my collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did lengthen the strand the button was attached to so it would fit my wrist better.

Yesterday, I had some fresh strawberries in my fridge that were getting too soft to eat (well, I would have eaten them.. but the kids just say “eeeew… they’re rotten!”.)  I thought of making some sort of pastry with them and went to King Arthur’s Baker’s Banter Blog & their recipe of the day was Strawberry Sorbet! How could I not make it? 

That’s all that’s left, one tiny scoop.  So, so, good.

 

Last… and getting to be my least favorite thing are these new scrabble tile charms.  This picture is pre-resin.  I spent quite a bit of time searching for tiny images to collage.  Did the Gloss Gel coating before gluing onto the tiles.  Everything seemed to be going smoothly.. I’m experienced with these already, right?  Well, too much confidence perhaps did me in.  I wasn’t too accurate with the resin mixing and ended up with tiles that were not drying, just sticky.  So…. I wiped everything off with rubbing alcohol and discovered 4 of the tiles had that dreaded resin seepage.  Maybe it was a good thing that I had something go wrong?  Right now I’m going to gel some more pieces to collage over the spots then mix and pour the resin again.  More carefully this time.  Wish me luck.

E.T.T Shop of the Week – Sumiko Shop

What a lovely shop!  And being shop of the week, sometimes it’s the first time I’ve been introduced … not this time!  I have drooled over her items many times in the past.  Everything in Evelyn’s shop is beautiful and a delight to look at.  One of my favorites is this featured ring:

And, just one more – I don’t know what part I like best – the locket, or the colorful beads, but I thought this Heart Locket Necklace was adorable.

There’s a great interview with Evelyn at the E.T.T. blog, check it out.  And… she has a special for this week, wish I had blogged about it sooner! “Free shipping worldwide. Mention “Etsy Twitter” in Message to Seller and shipping will be refunded.”  Go visit her shop here, quick!

Around the Web

Etsy

Until July 6, 10am EST you can vote at Etsy for “Which Item Colors You Beautiful?” and look who’s item is up there for voting!!! Click on the picture and vote for your favorite before it’s over.

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Facebook

On Facebook I like to keep my personal account separate from my SILVER Mountain fan page, so I added a box to my Facebook sidebar… so when someone follows a link to my personal account they’ll see this under my picture:

Become a Fan here:

If you have My Stuff on Facebook (see here, and add the application to your account), then you can do the same by going to that tab on your Facebook page and Add Code like below, but replacing links to your Fan page and link to where your image is stored on the internet:

<h1><B>Become a Fan here:</B></h1><center>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tamdolls-SILVER-Mountain-Originals/78233587219" title="Tamdolls SILVER Mountain Originals"><img src="
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wc3-XBkXdU4/SZdNcLLKFXI/AAAAAAAAB58/knyyqUwZGYY/s800/avatar.jpg" alt="Tamdolls SILVER Mountain Originals" border="1"></a></center>

I hope this allows me to hit the “Ignore” [Friend Request] button less, and more people joining my fan page!  I’m not sure what other ways there are of doing this, but that’s  how I got it done pretty quickly.  If you find this useful, please let me know.

July 4th update – somehow this no longer appears under my picture! Did I change a setting? or did Facebook change something?  If you know, please leave a comment or email me, & thanks! My 1st account link that I try to redirect from is: http://www.facebook.com/Tamdoll .