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| Turner by SugarCrumbs |
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| Congratulations Greeting Card by PrintTherapy |
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| Lucky Cat by Krmbal clothing |
♥Kelly
The heart of the Maker is in the stuffing
Monday, February 17, 2014
Week 50 Shares
I love the link up hosted by Daft Crafts!!! #Happyhandmade is what inspired me to expand my crafting community with Handmade Mania. Here are a few of my favorite links from week 50 of #happyhandmade.
I am looking forward to this next week link up at Daft Crafts!! You can link up too HERE.
Handmade Mania week 18
Happy Monday!! Happy Valentine's Day!! I do hope you had a fun filled day of celebrating love. My family did. We enjoyed playtime, craft time, and a wonderful dinner of pink heart shaped pancakes and pink milk.
Welcome to a new week of Handmade Mania! There were so many wonderful links last week! I really enjoyed sharing them via my social medias.
Most Viewed top Two:
Staff Picks:
It was so great to meet NEW shops!! For the second week in a row!! Welcome!! I hope to meet many more!! Make sure to share the link up with others! ☺ All of you make this link up so much fun to host!
Remember if you make it with your own hands you can link it up no matter the platform!
~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 so I can find and share what you have shared. And please share in a comment what two products you share and where. Thank you! ☺
(Do not share to Pinterest without the express permission from the shop owner.)
By doing this, you'll be able to share EPIC handmade goodness and build shop your network! Also, Please share this link up with someone else. The more people we have join in, the more our items will be shared! I am super excited to share some EPIC Handmade Goodness!! ☺
How to link up:
Click "add your link"
Box 1: add the URL to your individual product
Box 2: add the product description
Box 3: put in your email address
Submit then select a thumbnail photo! ☺
You never know, your item might be the feature of next week’s link up!! ☺
Welcome to a new week of Handmade Mania! There were so many wonderful links last week! I really enjoyed sharing them via my social medias.
Most Viewed top Two:
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| Chester the Walrus by Squshies |
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| Agate Unique Pendant Necklace by Pelhauz by Red |
Staff Picks:
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| Solar System Magnets by Cherished |
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| Kingdom Heart etched glass tumbler by Coventry Decor |
It was so great to meet NEW shops!! For the second week in a row!! Welcome!! I hope to meet many more!! Make sure to share the link up with others! ☺ All of you make this link up so much fun to host!
Remember if you make it with your own hands you can link it up no matter the platform!
~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 so I can find and share what you have shared. And please share in a comment what two products you share and where. Thank you! ☺
(Do not share to Pinterest without the express permission from the shop owner.)
By doing this, you'll be able to share EPIC handmade goodness and build shop your network! Also, Please share this link up with someone else. The more people we have join in, the more our items will be shared! I am super excited to share some EPIC Handmade Goodness!! ☺
How to link up:
Click "add your link"
Box 1: add the URL to your individual product
Box 2: add the product description
Box 3: put in your email address
Submit then select a thumbnail photo! ☺
You never know, your item might be the feature of next week’s link up!! ☺
♥Kelly
Friday, February 14, 2014
Team work Lu & Ed style
My dear crafty friend, Cody, of Lu & Ed gets faced with requests that she herself cannot make. It is a hard thing to tell one of you awesome fans I can not make what you are seek after. I will continue to do my best to refer you to whom I know to fill your needs. But Cody...well she came up with a most genius idea and it helps out a GREAT local cause. Welcome Cody.
Thank you Kelly. And as you said, I love it when customers ask for new products, but sometimes I can't always fill those requests.
Enter Team Lu & Ed.
I keep a list of customer suggestions. One day I was looking at that list and decided I need to do something about it - so I started reaching out to other artists who I admire for their talent and positive personalities to collaborate with to fulfill those suggestions!
Collaborating is such a wonderful experience. I love working with other artists to make unique, limited edition products and I hope that you enjoy seeing what we scheme up together! Together, me and the artists I am teaming up with are changing the world - proceeds from each Team Lu & Ed product are donated to charity!
Team Lu & Ed proudly supports Drumm Farm Center for Children, with as much as 100% from Team Lu & Ed products going directly to the group home environment for children in the Missouri foster care system in Kansas City, where I call home. ♥ The other percentage of funds from items goes directly back to the artist I collaborated with. I don't keep a penny of the money from Team Lu & Ed, I invest it all back into the local community and helping make the lives of children in the foster care system more happy and wonderful!
Here is a run down on currently active collaborations & products you can find in my shop!
Cari from TheMollieShop.com makes incredible fur haired fabric dolls & perfectly pleasant handmade fabric fabric hair bows! I was thrilled when she designed two types of bows - a ribbon/bottlecap bow and a fabric bow - to represent Team Lu & Ed! Cari graciously donates 100% of the proceeds from these bows to charity through Team Lu & Ed!
Holly of Landon's Toy Box is a wood artist who makes ecofriendly hand painted wooden peg people action figures for kids to play with! She made ten limited edition Gabos Peggies and is donating 50% to charity through Team Lu & Ed!
Brittany of Little Green Guy is a multi-media artist who works in water color, sculpting and plush making to create adorable little monster art pieces! She took the concept of my branding and created a unique water color painting which we are offering limited edition prints of that are on sale for $8 off! Perfect decor for a nursery or play room! 20% of the purchase price is donated to charity through Team Lu & Ed!
Thank you Kelly. And as you said, I love it when customers ask for new products, but sometimes I can't always fill those requests.
Enter Team Lu & Ed.
I keep a list of customer suggestions. One day I was looking at that list and decided I need to do something about it - so I started reaching out to other artists who I admire for their talent and positive personalities to collaborate with to fulfill those suggestions!
Collaborating is such a wonderful experience. I love working with other artists to make unique, limited edition products and I hope that you enjoy seeing what we scheme up together! Together, me and the artists I am teaming up with are changing the world - proceeds from each Team Lu & Ed product are donated to charity!
Team Lu & Ed proudly supports Drumm Farm Center for Children, with as much as 100% from Team Lu & Ed products going directly to the group home environment for children in the Missouri foster care system in Kansas City, where I call home. ♥ The other percentage of funds from items goes directly back to the artist I collaborated with. I don't keep a penny of the money from Team Lu & Ed, I invest it all back into the local community and helping make the lives of children in the foster care system more happy and wonderful!
Here is a run down on currently active collaborations & products you can find in my shop!
Cari from TheMollieShop.com makes incredible fur haired fabric dolls & perfectly pleasant handmade fabric fabric hair bows! I was thrilled when she designed two types of bows - a ribbon/bottlecap bow and a fabric bow - to represent Team Lu & Ed! Cari graciously donates 100% of the proceeds from these bows to charity through Team Lu & Ed!
This winter Cari & I launched ten fabric, fur hair Mollie Dollies
made in Team Lu & Ed colors - with 50% going to Team Lu & Ed!
The dolls flew off the shelves and there are just a few left!
Danielle of Squshies makes colorful mini felt characters that can be
used as ornaments or soft wall art for kids, and I was stoked when she
agreed to work with me to create ten limited edition mini wall art Mon-stors!
They were a huge hit, almost totally selling out before the holidays
and now there is only a couple left available on clearance in my shop!
Scoop one up - $7 from the purchase price goes to charity through Team
Lu & Ed!
Kelly of Kiser Krafts is a multi-medium artist who creates sock animals and crochet wear. She has designed an adorable crochet Gabos Mon-stor hat!
There will only ten of these limited edition Mon-stor hats
available, each one made to order, with 50% from the sales price
donated to charity through Team Lu & Ed - and there's only four left! EEK! Scoop yours up now to keep your noggin warm!
Holly of Landon's Toy Box is a wood artist who makes ecofriendly hand painted wooden peg people action figures for kids to play with! She made ten limited edition Gabos Peggies and is donating 50% to charity through Team Lu & Ed!
Brittany of Little Green Guy is a multi-media artist who works in water color, sculpting and plush making to create adorable little monster art pieces! She took the concept of my branding and created a unique water color painting which we are offering limited edition prints of that are on sale for $8 off! Perfect decor for a nursery or play room! 20% of the purchase price is donated to charity through Team Lu & Ed!
Wow!! That is a wonderful way to full fill mon-stor dreams and help out others!! I am so glad Kiser Krafts gets to be part of this awesome Team!! Thank you Cody for sharing!! You can find Cody at BLOG | SHOP | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TEAM LU & ED | INSTAGRAM
♥Kelly
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Challenge Round-up
Day 5: oopps! & Slow Loris
Day 6: Clean up & Chihuahua
Day 7: Part of your world & Sloth
Day 8: Medium & Donkey
Day 9: Bling Bling & Tasmanian Devil
Day 10: Color Wheel & Turtle
Day 11: View from below & Fennec Fox
I fell behind with a few of these but it was enjoyable to catch them up. ☺
♥Kelly
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Talk to Me Tuesday: Violet's Buds
Happy Tuesday! I am introducing a new weekly post: Talk to Me Tuesday. Within this post, I will introduce you to some of my favorite shops. This very first week, I am honored to introduce you to one of my sponsors: Violet's Buds. Violet's Buds is run by Melanie and full of handmade pretties for the young and old.
Welcome Melanie!
Tell us a bit about your self!
Hi, I'm Melanie and I'm a craft-a-holic. I'm a 30-something wife and SAHM with an almost 4 year old daughter. (How did that happen? Where did the time go?! I can't believe my little one is growing this fast!) I have a degree in Photography with specialization in portraiture, but currently only do portrait sessions a couple times per year for friends and family. My passion has become making art with fabric in the form of hair accessories and hoop art decor pieces. My hobbies are reading, photography, cooking, and gardening. I blog about recipes and crafts, and I love to share other small businesses and crafters. I am passionate about animal rescue, and before my daughter was born my husband and I volunteered as a dog foster family with a local pit bull rescue group. I hope someday to be able to volunteer again.
Tell us a bit about your Shop...
When my daughter was an infant I wanted her to have lots of cute hair accessories and after buying several, I decided to try to make my own. I quickly fell in love with creating and made gifts for my nieces and other friends. With the encouragement of friends and family, I started Violet's Buds around my daughter's 1st birthday. During the first year, I started making more accessories out of reclaimed, repurposed, and upcycled materials. I found buttons and jewelry at garage sales and thrift stores, and was given or traded for remnant fabrics. I am able to make unique pieces, however it does limit most of them to one or two of a kind. Violet's Buds will be 3 in March, and over the course of this time I've added hair accessories for all ages (because all women deserve to look good), fabric jewelry, lapel pins, wedding accessories, and hair bow holders. Most recently I have added hoop art decor to my line of accessories.
What is the hardest part of owning an online shop for you?
The hardest part for me is staying organized. I've finally found a system of storing my inventory that keeps it protected while making it easy for me to access. I am bad at keeping my supplies organized since I like to drag out lots of stuff to see what choices I have. My goal this year is to work on organizing my supplies, cleaning as I go, and make a schedule for myself. Its easy to get sucked into the computer and get distracted when I should be listing products or marketing.
Welcome Melanie!
Tell us a bit about your self!
Hi, I'm Melanie and I'm a craft-a-holic. I'm a 30-something wife and SAHM with an almost 4 year old daughter. (How did that happen? Where did the time go?! I can't believe my little one is growing this fast!) I have a degree in Photography with specialization in portraiture, but currently only do portrait sessions a couple times per year for friends and family. My passion has become making art with fabric in the form of hair accessories and hoop art decor pieces. My hobbies are reading, photography, cooking, and gardening. I blog about recipes and crafts, and I love to share other small businesses and crafters. I am passionate about animal rescue, and before my daughter was born my husband and I volunteered as a dog foster family with a local pit bull rescue group. I hope someday to be able to volunteer again.
Tell us a bit about your Shop...
When my daughter was an infant I wanted her to have lots of cute hair accessories and after buying several, I decided to try to make my own. I quickly fell in love with creating and made gifts for my nieces and other friends. With the encouragement of friends and family, I started Violet's Buds around my daughter's 1st birthday. During the first year, I started making more accessories out of reclaimed, repurposed, and upcycled materials. I found buttons and jewelry at garage sales and thrift stores, and was given or traded for remnant fabrics. I am able to make unique pieces, however it does limit most of them to one or two of a kind. Violet's Buds will be 3 in March, and over the course of this time I've added hair accessories for all ages (because all women deserve to look good), fabric jewelry, lapel pins, wedding accessories, and hair bow holders. Most recently I have added hoop art decor to my line of accessories.
What is your favorite thing to make?
Right now, I'm in love with making hoop art. It allows me to use different materials, colors, and styles that wouldn't necessarily work in a hair clip. I also really enjoy making custom orders for people. I love turning their idea into something tangible.What is the hardest part of owning an online shop for you?
The hardest part for me is staying organized. I've finally found a system of storing my inventory that keeps it protected while making it easy for me to access. I am bad at keeping my supplies organized since I like to drag out lots of stuff to see what choices I have. My goal this year is to work on organizing my supplies, cleaning as I go, and make a schedule for myself. Its easy to get sucked into the computer and get distracted when I should be listing products or marketing.
Do you have any advice on owning your own online business?
First, know that you aren't alone. We all struggle to get started, and keep going. I would highly recommend finding a community of like-minded crafters, either online or in person, to become a part of. It is so important to have a good support system with people that will build you up, allow you to bounce ideas around, and have fun. Also, plan to spend as much time, if not more, on the marketing, advertising and promotion of your shop as you do the creating. Social media is a key tool in meeting and interacting with potential customers. Owning your own online business can be challenging but if you join a community (Storenvy Community Group on Facebook is a great one!) it definitely makes the challenge easier. With others, you can learn the basics and other tips and tricks to succeed!
Thank you so much Melanie! It was so fun learning more things about you and your shop. You can find Violet's Buds on Storenvy | Facebook | Blog | Twitter | Pinterest Go ahead and stop by and tell her 'Hello' and share some handmade love.
♥Kelly
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