Monday Meetup 3 - Creativity Happens!

Ready for Week 3 of my Blog Spot Lights? Today i want you to meet a very very dear and special Etsy Friend, Creativity Happens.  She is a jewel of a person! And wait til you see what she makes! I just adore her shop!!! 

She  makes hand painted ceramics for parties, home goods or just for fun! Modern Contemporary décor for your home. They are all hand painted in their Charleston, SC studio.

 "It has been a hobby for many many years and giving as gifts. One day I just kept painting and painting and making... WOW!!! I don't know this many people to give gifts to, what am I going to do with all this stuff! So, the selling began."

 

 She  found Etsy, and a few great people on there that took her under their wing and showed her the ropes. "It's been fun!" 

 

 ♥  Her Favorite thing to make? 

"I love my owls, all of them! Each one has a personality and they all make me smile. Let's face it, we have to love what we do!" 

 ♥  Her fave things to create with?  

" Bisque, Glaze & Crystals are my favorite materials... sometimes I even use a paint brush! "

♥  When i asked her what celeb she'd love to buy from her.... 

 "I think Vanna White should demo some of my bowls! I can just see her doing it for some reason! "  (ed:  me too!! ) 

 "Martha Stewart would be amazing with my yarn bowls! "  (ed: i sooo agree! )

 "Although,  Julia Roberts wood be so cool drinking from my travel tumbler" 

 "Wait.... OMG... how could I forget, Gerard Butler, he definately needs one of these: "

Some fun facts about Creativity:
Her Fave color?  - Too many colors to choose from! But partial to greens.
Her fave tv show? - Criminal Minds
Her  fave music/song/band ?  - Adel
Her fave quote/saying?  -  "Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about CREATING yourself! "
Her  fave snack ?   -  Pretzels and cheddar cheese chunks
Her quilty pleasure?  - " I plead the 5th muahahahahahaha"

You Can find Creativity on Etsy at http://CreativityHappens.etsy.com  and on Facebook under Creativity Happens . 

Monday Meetup Part 2 - Toppy Toppy Knits

I hope you are enjoying all the fun blog features lately! Today i want you to meet a talented knitter i met through the Hippy Peacenicks Group on Etsy, Coral from  Toppy Toppy Knits.  She makes unique, high quality handmade accessories!
 

Her  children items are beautiful, cute, fun, and comfy. 

She also offers great quality, style and business elegance for adults too! 

 "I love designing new accessories, like Cartoon Character Hats!"

She also makes Headbands, Scarves, Fingerless Gloves, Poncho Shawls, Sweaters, iPhone covers, Card Holders, etc.

Her Daughter whose name is Coral as well, makes all the jewelry. All her jewelry is made with attention to every detail and the best quality materials possible for her creations.

♥  What inspired you to start selling online? and how did you get started?
" I was used to sell among family and friends, then, one of my son's told me about Etsy, he helped me by taking the first pictures and my daughter set the shop. The name was chosen by my grandson."

 ♥  What is your most favorite piece you have made and why?
"I really love the baby sweaters. They are very delicate and based on vintage heirloom patterns. I used my mom
 handwritten notes to make them."
 

♥  What materials do you like to work with most? 

"You can name any yarn! I love knitting and crocheting.  The only thing that I have some problem with is crochet thread, I have had surgery in my right hand and can't really work with thin thread or a very small crochet hook."

 Of course i always have to ask some fun questions!
♥  If money were no object, what would you buy (handmade)?

"I love angels and  find this incredibly beautiful." (ed: It is gorgeous!!)

♥  If you could have any celeb buy from you, who would it be?  

"George Clooney! I would love him to wear one of my hats or scarfs." (ed:  how fun would that be!)

 A few fun facts about Coral :)
Her Fave color - Purple
Her quilty pleasure - Coffee icecream (yum!!)

 Coral is offering a few specials to you all!  

Use Coupon Code: BUYME3  for   25% off; her prices start at 3.00 so you can combine and save
Use Coupon Code GRACIAS  for   15% off
or   
Use Coupon Code FREESH   for   Free shipping (Domestic only)

 You can find Coral and her beautiful knits and jewelry at these sites below! 

Of course her etsy shop - http://Toppytoppyknits.etsy.com

www.wanelo.com/ToppyToppy
http://weheartit.com/toppytoppy
Find her on Facebook: toppytoppy
Go Check out her blog http://toppytoppyknits.blogspot.com/
Follow Her on Twitter: CoralToppyKnits
Find her on Pinterest: toppytoppy
Be sure to check her out!! More Blog Spotlights to come!

Monday Meetup! Sayuri Glass

Say hello to Sayuri Glass! My next feature installment! She Makes beautiful hand blown glass! I am always in awe of artists who can do this! One day i'd love to learn! But enough about me! haha! I want you to delve into her colorful world! 

Why did you start selling online? 
"I started my online shop for helping people around the world."
And this i found very cool.  20% Of all her shop sales go toward to the Red Cross for supporting Disaster Relief. The monthly receipt will be email to each customer and will be on my facebook fan page. ( I am really impressed by that!)

What is your favorite thing to make?
"Mini vases are my favorite. I love miniature items." (who doesn't! lol)

I of course had to ask some fun questions to get to know the artist behind the glass! 

 

* Favorite color? Green/Blue 
*What channel or tv show do you watch the most?  Food channel 
*What is your favorite music?   Techno music 
*Favorite quote or saying?   Effort and patience 
*Favorite snack?  Greek yogurt  
*Guilty pleasure? Angry Birds




 

Can i  just say i am in love with her ornaments? can you imagine a whole tree filled with these? 










Sayuri also wants all my readers to know, she welcomes custom orders! Also, repeat customers will receive a special coupon for future purchases! (nice incentive!!) No limits, and no expiration date! 

You can find Sayuri and her beautiful works of art on etsy at http://SayuriGlass.etsy.com  or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sayuriglass 

 

Go check out her shop now! She has a great sale section going on too! Click Here to see! After all, everyone loves hand blown glass!! 

Feature Friday! Meet Laurie Shanholtzer!

 So every week, leading to Christmas, i plan on featuring a new person and their shop! So join with me, in this first installment and say hello to a lovely lady, Laurie! She is an artist, who does beautiful works of art for anyone, of any age! 

" I love painting artwork for children and pieces that are nostalgic and romantic- to tell a story or capture a special moment in my pastels."

She sells reproduction prints,  original pastel paintings, personalized and giclee prints, jewelry, note cards and invitations all based on her original artwork.

 A little background on Laurie.  She is retired, from over 40 years as a portrait painter (how cool is that!)   Now, she says, she can take some time to paint what she has had little time to do in the past.

I asked her, why did she start selling online:  "I started my Etsy shop to have a good home for my newly created works. I am having such a blast experimenting with new things and having a venue to showcase the artworks I have wanted to create."

You can find Laurie and her creations online either through her Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurieShanholtzer , or on Facebook at  http://www.facebook.com/LJShanholtzer .  She also has her own website at  http://laurieshanholtzer.weebly.com/

And, for a limited time, Laurie is offering my readers a great deal! Now through Nov. 15th you can get 20% off using code FBSALE .  This would be a great time to get some holiday gifts!! 

Winners!!!

Voting has ended and the winners have been declared for the Handmade Halloween Candy Challenge!

We had amazingly creative entries this year! I have to say, this was a tougher challenge than i would have thought! Who knew, creating with candy would truly be a challenge! lol

But I loved all diverse entries! Everyone rocked and did a great job!

A few stats!

There were 11 entries!

We had over  195 votes!

With over 340 blog views. 
Lots of people participated and i thank you all!

Ok on to the Winners!!!

For Most Creative/Inventive: the runner up winner is: 

Candy Zombie Lady by BNWCraft !! with 28% of the vote!

1st Place goes to Spaulding the Candy Owl by TheCozyLoft with a whipping 39% of the vote! Congrats Cozy!!! 

For The Category: Most Likely to be Eaten before this Contest Ends:

Runner up is:   

Christina's Jack-O-Lantern Cake with 29% of the vote

But, The winner is  

Kellie's Amazing Jelly Bean Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake with 36% of the vote! Congrats! and we have to ask - has it been devoured yet?  who am i kidding, of course it has! yummm!

For the final category, Mostest Halloweeniest....

It was a tie!!!! 

 

BNW's Candy Zombie Lady and Michellesthisandthat Chocolate Haunted House both tied with a 32% vote! way to go!!! 

And! Our last final winner, goes to Erica of Caustic Threads, for being our random voter winner! Congrats Erica!!! 

 

Congrats to everyone! You all did a fantastic job!!!  

and stay tuned... because you never know when we might do another Contest! (any thoughts??? post below!)

Secret Santas Are Pouring In!

Remember a month or so back, we started the sign up for the Handmade Secret Santa over on Etsy? 

Well Santa is delivering already!

One Lucky gal, Lucy, already recieved her awesome gift from her Secret Santa.... 

We thought it would be fun to start posting the photos as we all recieve our gifts so everyone can ooooh and ahhhh together!

This is what Lucy recieved!

I would say she had one very generous Secret Santa!!! What great gifts!!

Stay tuned to see who gets theirs next!!