Etsy day, promo items, and Twitter

Tomorrow is Etsy Day! However, since I'm going to be the gal about town today, yet homebound tomorrow, I decided that Etsy day would be today for me.

I decided to print the sign that was made by shugirl for this special day, but I didn't want to drain my color printer cartridge with all the orange, so I made a black and white version to print on some colored cardstock. Feel free to take it and make your own.

I think it came out pretty good!

I happened to have some extra cardstock because I've been making promo magnets.


If anyone hasn't made these before, they are super simple. You need flat back glass marbles (found in the floral dept. for cheap!), cardstock, Mod Podge, round craft magnets (available everywhere) and E6000 adhesive (craft dept, comes in a gray squeeze tube with a pointed nozzle).

The rest is time consuming, but easy. Print your business name or whatever you wish on the cardstock. Use plain paper the first few times to make sure the size is right before you use your beautiful cardstock. The design will need to be just a touch smaller than the glass marble.

Print your designs and cut to size. Apply Mod Podge to the back of the marble, put the design in place, and Mod Podge again over the entire back. Let dry. Glue the magnets to the back using E-6000. Let dry.

TADA!!! Promo items!!!

Yesterday, I spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to make my blog bloggier. It's getting there, but I'm not totally satisfied. The picture for the header is still a little fuzzy. And I am going to start on Flickr soon, because, well, everyone else is?

I also made a button for my sidebar for Twitter. Once again, if you would like to use this for your own blog, feel free to take it.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............

My blog is boring. Boring, boring, boring.

So, enough of the boring, the blah, the bland. I've just spent the past 4 days working on product for my etsy shop, so I'm devoting the rest of today to my blog.

We can rebuild it.
We have the technology.
Stronger.
Faster.
Bloggier.

New Goodies and a Creative Blank

I've got a new item for the Etsy shop and I'm so glad that we finally have some sunshine today. Imagine, being able to take pictures when the product is ready! What a concept!

(Shakes fist at Mother Nature, because seriously, this rainy/windy/cloudy/coldish thing she's got going on is getting really old. Sun! NOW!)

So here's a preview...

Know what it is?


It's a point-and-shoot camera set, with a wrist strap and a camera-pod-bean bag-thingie.

Which is exactly where I'm blanking at, because I can't come up with a cute name for this thing. Camera Chaise? Camera Cushion? Camera Rest? Camera Cosy? (ewwww.) Camera Ottoman? (too long) Camera Support? (too geriatric) Camera Throne? (no. just no.)

"Gee Mendy, how about Pod?" Well, I found out that there is a camera bean bag in stores that is called The Pod.

I've got more pictures to take this afternoon. I need to get some action shots, so I'm taking my model (aka daughter) to a local park to get some pics of her using the wrist strap.

Gasping! for Breath!

My number coasters were featured in a new Storque article!

I had been so used to going to CraftCult and seeing the "meritmarket is not featured in any..." over and over, I literally did a little "Squeeee!" when I saw something different.

All of these firsts are so fun!

And now, back to the ironing board...

I guess I'm going to need a cool costume

Apparently, craftiness is the new superpower...

How Crafters Will Save the World.

Treasury Love!

My number coasters were chosen for a treasury!


Thank heaven, no longer a treasury virgin!

Wish me luck

I'm working on a new item (or items) today. This could either be really great and later today I will be on my roof, arms spread wide, shouting to the annoyed neighbors, "Wooo-Hoooo!! I'm Queen of the World!", or...

it could be really NOT great and later today my husband finds me crouched in the corner of a dark closet, muttering to myself and pulling out my own hair.

Gee, I'm really hoping for the first.

(Actually, I did part of this project last night, and early indications are pointing to good.)

FINGERS CROSSED!