Handmade in KC spring/summer Style!

I love the handmade indie businesses in my area of Kansas City. I am part of a wonderful group, Handmade in KC, and they create some amazing products and have wonderful customer service! Here are a few of my favorite products from this week!  Please make sure to visit each shop as they have more than just what I am sharing here.

Be True by Hang Ups is so stylish for the spring and summer(really for all year round!)
Children's cloth books by Creations by M and J are wonderful teaching tools as well as good for quiet time.
The handmade jam by Aunt Christy's Country Kitchen looks super fresh and yummy!
The bright colors and pretty two strand style of this bracelet by Unravelled is perfect for the summer!
The Costume Wrangler makes EPIC dress-wear - like this Policebox tank top and matching skirt!
The Tulle Box is inspiring summer picnics with this adorable 4th of July colored banner!
You will be the 'belle of the picnic' with this wonderful reversible wrap around skirt by HandmadebyLoloZ!
Nina, made by Little Wing KC, is ready to join a forever friend on a kite flying play-date and picnic. 

Are those products not the most EPIC for spring and summer!?! I loved sharing them with you! Enjoy!

♥ Kelly

Handmade Mania week 69

Hiya, good day, and welcome to a fresh week of Handmade Mania! What is this post you ask? This is a weekly link up for handmade products within your online shop to help them be seen by a whole new group of people! By you linking up and sharing others, others share your products on their social medias, putting you in front of new group of people. And by doing so, you are building upon your crafty network of exposure with minimal effort. Please, make sure to share this link up with another amazing handmadelove indie shop! Then we all will meet someone new. 
   
I love indie shops as much as I love handmade goods and wish to grow my crafty indie network, I do my best to share all of the shops that link up. Last weeks link up had 37 links, 65 clicks, and 244 views!  That is awesome! Thank you all so much for joining and sharing. You all make this link up work and grow. ☺

 Large Cosmetic Bag Sunshine Twist by Bally and Lis

Usagi the Rabbit (Amigurumi Critter) by JacKnits

Robot Food Tent Cards by Adore By Nat

Yellow amigurumi Chick with plastic egg by Kiser Krafts

I love all the featured shops! I am so excited to see new shops joining in and love featuring their amazing handmade products. Make sure to visit the featured shops, there are some amazing things within their shop walls! I hope to see more new indie shops join in the fun. Now onto a fresh week!

What can you link up? If you make it with your own hands, you may add it, including designed items. Please, do not link to your Facebook page or Blog posts. All other platforms excepted. 

Here are the RULES as nothing works right without a few good rules. 

You can link up to TWO individual products from your shop below for some networking/sharing fun! Select TWO products from the collection to SHARE via social media using #handmadelove.

Please share in a comment what two products you share and where. I will do my best to respond timely. Thank you! ☺

(Do not share to Pinterest without the express permission from the shop owner. Thank you.) 

By doing this, you'll be able to share EPIC handmade goodness and build your handmade network! Please share this link up with someone else this week. The more people we have join in, the more our items will be shared and seen! You sharing this link up, helps it to grow even more! I am super excited to share some EPIC Handmade Goodness this week!! Make sure to use the #handmadelove so I can find and share what you share easily. Thank you.  ☺

How to link up:
Click "add your link"
Box 1: add the URL to your Individual product hit tab
Box 2: will add product details - edit those as you wish
Box 3: put in your email address
then select a thumbnail photo and hit DONE! ☺
Share it if you wish too! They make it very easy with buttons for the main sharing platforms. 

Your item has 4 chances of being featured this up coming week! Make sure to link up, share, and share the link up with someone else! The more we share this link up, the more people are viewing our shops, and the more potential of turning a browser into a buyer. I am so excited to see what #handmadelove links you post! ☺

An InLinkz Link-up

Talk to Me Tuesday Mizziexoxo Style

Welcome. Today's Talk to Me is a wonderful talented artisan, Melissa. She is creates darling charms with a geeky kawaii feel. They are super cute accessories.

Welcome Melissa! 

Please, tell us about yourself! 

Hey there lovelies, my name is Melissa and I'm the creator of Mizziexoxo Boutique. I have so many interests a few are reading,working out, listening to music,watching movies and TV, I love DIY/crafting, and cooking. 
 

Tell us about your Darling shop!

My little shop was started pretty much by accident when I stumbled upon Etsy and Storenvy. From there I had the idea to start my own shop, and the rest is pretty much history. My shop has many cute things like clay charms and jewelry, as well as accessories to satisfy your inner geek, and creepy accessories featuring skulls and bones all still remaining on the cute side. 

What is your Favorite thing to make?
 
I can't pick just one, but at the moment I've been doing a lot of polymer clay charms, rings, and earrings. 

What is the Hardest Part about owning an Online Store? 

When I first started out the hardest thing for me was making sure I didn't get discouraged. I would think that if I wasn't making a lot of sales that I was a failure. Now I realize that I must keep my head up and push through and keep up my hard work and my efforts will show.  

Do you have any advice to share concerning having an online business? 

I learned that nothing in life ever comes easily, and hard work pays off.  

That is so true! That is something I wish someone had told me before I began and the hard work is worth it! It was so wonderful to meet you and learn more about your shop and craft. I am so glad you helped expand my craft community. Thank you so much for coming and talking to us today. You can find and follow Melissa at her SHOP |ETSY | FACEBOOK  |INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | PINTEREST |BLOG|

Make sure to visit her and tell her a crafty 'Hi!' 

♥Kelly

#Happyhandmade 101 & 102 shares

Woohoo! Double the fun, double the EPICINESS of handmade indie goodness in this one post from +Daft Crafts #happyhandmade weekly link up! I chose the theme of "Rainbows" as it was spring like weather outside.

Rainbow Chunky Necklace by WeildHair Accessories

Rainbow Shamrock Banner by Rustic Romance Crafts

Tree of Life, Millefiori by Kira Nova

Cloudy with a Chance of Rainbow hoop art by Violet's Buds

Paper Heart Garland, 5' Hearts by Origami Delights

Double Chain Simple Dangle Earrings by Mooncat Designs

♥ Kelly

Talk to Me: Wilde Style

Hi! It has been a bit since I had the privilege to interview and feature an Indie shop and it was an honor to meet, Beth, a geeky Texan. She is a multi-talented wife and Mother. I love her Big Bang Theory and Twilight products! 

Welcome Beth! Thank you so much for talking with me. 

Tell us a bit about you!

My name is Beth Howard. I'm a geeky graphic designer from Texas with a husband, a son (he's three) and three puppies. I work as a designer full time, then I own a small business and do freelance graphic design in what I laughingly call my "free" time.

Please, tell us about your shop. 

My main shop is Wilde Designs. I do art, prints and handmade/up-cycled jewelry, most with a weird or geeky vibe. I've honestly been making random jewelry and other things since I was a little kid, and in 2007, when I was in college, I finally started doing it "for real" and selling online. Now my shop is a real, honest-to-god business. I have to file taxes and everything.

What is your Favorite thing to make?

 I love making domino pendants with pictures on them, mostly because it's a really good excuse to go through a bunch of dorky pictures and select my favorites. I'm also a designer because I really do love the work, so doing prints and selecting fonts and colors and making things pretty is a good time to me.

What is the hardest part about owning an online business?

Finding "extra" time with a full time job and a child is difficult. It's also flat out hard to get the word out. There are a lot of people selling a lot of things, and finding YOUR spot in the marketplace can be a rough road - but so rewarding when it happens. Every little sale is a big, big deal, and that's kind of beautiful. 

Do you have any advice to share with the rest of us indie online shop owners? 

Always have a back up. Selling places like Etsy, Storenvy and Artfire is amazing, but I really do recommend having all your product descriptions, pricing, etc. saved at the very least in a spreadsheet. Ideally, having your own stand alone domain is also fabulous. Shops can get shut down, things happen, and it's always, always, always best to be prepared.

That is so true! You never know when your computer may crash(lol happened to me) or when a site crashes, loosing all your data. It was so wonderful to meet you and learn more about your shop and craft. I am so glad you helped expand my craft community. Thank you so much for coming and talking to us today. You can find and follow Beth and her Husband at their SHOP |TackyFabShop | FACEBOOK  |INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | PINTEREST    |BLOG|

Make sure to visit her and tell her a crafty 'Hi!' 

♥Kelly

Will You be MINE, Valentine?

I have HUGE NEWS! Storenvy is hosting a site wide #SALE for Valentine's Day!!

Kiser Krafts is part of this awesomeness!!

Will you be my Valentine??

20% off over 15,000 products, Be Our Valentine Sale http://nvy.gd/172murM

I do hope you will be my Valentine! 

♥Kelly♥

#Happyhandmade 99 shares

Okay...so last week's shares were 'LOVE' themed...but I cannot help it...this week is too. February is full of 'Love' for me personally. It has my anniversary (celebrated 5 years ♥) and Valentine's Day. I was excited to find some amazing‘love' themed products in #happyhandmade week 99 on Daft Crafts. Let me share them with you! 

Love Art by Caitlin's Amazing Pottery

Art Print - Don't Go Through It, Grow Through It by Be You Not Them

Valentines Zippy Pouch by SewVeehoo

Pink Chevron Pencil Case by Bally and Lis

Are you an indie handmade shop online? You too can join in this weeks #happyhandmade link up - HERE. Your shop may be featured!

♥Kelly