Valentine's Day!

It's coming! And you know that you want to get something special for that special someone (including yourself). So why not head over to my Etsy shoppe and look at all of the items with "love" in the title. Between now and February 8th, every item with "love" in the title comes with a free pair of flower earrings. Free. So you should go check it out. In fact, let me give you a preview with these new, beautiful love bird earrings.

Mr. Venice saves the day!

Good thing he gets the internet! No more frownie faces! So sorry for the inconvenience.

Picture Problems

For some reason, during different times of the day, the pictures on the previous post are appearing as giant frownie faces, which makes me frown, too. I'm working to fix it (promise!), but if you get a frownie and you wanna see the real pic, I have linked the words that described the pictures. For now, be patient while I try to fix the internet.

Blog Feature - Wish With Me

Are you ready for the blog features to begin? I know I am, and I'm so excited to feature this fabulous Etsy shoppe called Wish With Me.

Let me show you some of the amazing handmade stuffed animals you can find at Wish With Me's Etsy store, because they are so cute. I kind of want them all...

This cute wish dog is just looking for a cuddle...

Do you think my boss would mind if I brought the tiny turtle playset to work with me?

 I hope the tiny wish fairy makes all my dreams come true!

 

I am a sucker for stuffed animals, especially when they are this cute. And you can tell that they are made with love, which makes them so much more special.

So let's meet Wish With Me!

Here's what Kathie, Wish With Me's creator-extrordinaire, says about the five get-to-know-you questions:
My favorite things to make are my tiny stuffed animals, even though there a bit difficult on my eyes. There just so cute when there finished. :)

My inspiration comes from the memories of my own childhood and the things I liked to play with and remembering all the little things my children used to love to have.

I always wanted to find a way to sell my creations, but never knew how to go about it. I heard of Etsy in a magazine and on the View and I kind of studied all the ins and outs for a couple months. I then saw someone make a dog out of gloves on T.V. and I took that dog and put the Wish with me twist on it. I used buttons, beads, fabrics and imagination. My wish dog was the very first item sold in my shop. I put the word WISH on his belly, because that seemed to say it all. Close to his heart was an embroidered wishing star with a Swarovoski crystal in the center. One of his eyes was encircled with embroidery floss to give him that whimsical, wishful look and I finished off with a little hand crocheted scarf to give him that cozy feeling. I still offer my Wish dog along with about 35 other items. I also have another 30 items I add to my shop here and there.


So it's a Tuesday night, it's raining and I'm usually on the sofa, watching T.V. and sewing, cutting, sketching out new ideas or gathering materials for my next project.

I've been creating things all my life. The best part of what I do is seeing that awesome expression on the face of those I touch with the things I create, and reading the feedback from a customer who just received their package in the mail. My shops name is wishwithme because this shop is the wish I've had for as long as I can remember. I invite my customers and future customers to wish along with me. Some of my best ideas come from my customers. I take great pride in the quality of the things I create. From my half inch stuffed lady bug, to my fourteen inch tall Fuzzy Tummy Wummy. I love the challenge of a custom order.

Now you know Wish With Me, so go check them out!

Ideas, ideas, ideas

It's time (already) to start thinking about Valentine's day. And I would love your help. What jewelry item should I make specifically for Valentine's day? Keep in mind what I already do because that's about my skill level at the moment! If your idea is the one I like the best and I end up making it... I will send you one of those items for FREE. Yes, I said free. Seriously. Free. So how do you enter? Well, leave a comment for me with your idea. The winner will be announced on January 20th, so tune in to see what happens. Alright, now go suggest!

Deal of the Day

December 30th only - free shipping when you spend $10 or more at my Etsy store. http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleVeniceDesigns

Blog features in 2010

Wondering what you're going to see when this starts up? Well, let me tell you! All our features will be of artists on Etsy and we will focus on their marvelous products. The giveaways will be explained as we go. As for what we'll talk about with the Etsy artists, well, that one's easy. They will all be answering the following questions and we will be displaying three pictures of their fabulous products:

1. What is your favorite product to make?
2. Where do you get your inspiration?
3. How did you get started making your products?
4. It's Tuesday night and it's raining. What are you doing?
5. What else do you want to tell us about you/your product?
   

New Years Resolutions

I want to make some changes in 2010. I've joined Etsy and I'm working on networking with other buyers and sellers. So what to do, what to do? Well... in 2010, every Monday, I'll be profiling other Etsy sellers and their products. Some of them will be doing giveaways and all of them have fabulous products. So get ready for a fun filled 2010!

One Day Only!

Tomorrow is Monday, December 27th. If you go to my etsy page and order a necklace, I'll throw in a pair of earrings for free. Yeah. Free. So go hunting!

Etsy Shoppe

We now have an Etsy shoppe, and it's full of stuff that's not on the blog. Go check it out! Visit us at http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleVeniceDesigns

Boutique #2

So... who wants to go to a really fun boutique? I'll be there, but so will these other fabulous vendors:


Brit with Shabby Flowers
Roxy with Ritzy Reasons Desserts & Primp Boutique Designs
Abbie & Amanda with Canary Creations


And more are joining by the second! It's going to be so much fun, and there will be such great stuff available to you. 



So... the when and where:
Saturday, December 12th, 12-3 pm
Four Chairs Furniture
150 S State Street
Lindon, UT 84042


Let me know if you need additional information or if you have questions, and we hope to see you there!

Open House

So, Christmas is coming, and doing your shopping just got easier. If you live in Utah Valley, you are invited to an open house to see the jewelery for yourselves! December 4th from 6-8pm. Let me know if you'd like to come, and I'll give you the address.

It's a Christmas Miracle!

From now until December 15th, we are offering our holiday discount. What is the discount, you ask? Well... it's 15% off your order! Just ask for the discount when you contact us about your holiday order, and you will get this fabulous discount.

Happy holidays!

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

And thus ends the best giveaway ever. Let's get down to business, shall we? In a strange twist of events, I have chosen two winners. Huzzah! You knew you liked me! If you are one of the winners, you have 48 hours to contact me with your name, mailing address, and the pair of earrings you want.

Winner #1 was entry 10:
Darci said... Darci "the best facebook fan ever" Gardner


Winner #2 was entry 28:
Kaitlin said... Kaitlin Shafer


Thanks, everyone for entering. Have a great weekend, and keep checking back. Our Christmas discount will be posted soon!