Showing posts with label Etsy shop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etsy shop. Show all posts
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Shop Anniversary Sale!
Hi folks! Just wanted to let you know that to celebrate my five-year Etsy shop anniversary, I'm having a sale! Use the coupon code 5YEAR10PERCENT at checkout to receive 10 percent off any item in the shop until Midnight Central Time, February 23, 2012. Thank you!! :)
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Working on the Shop and Yet Another Craft
I thought I'd pop in for a little update. Though you wouldn't know it from the blog, I've been busy working on my Etsy shop. Since I switched it over to photography, it's kept me busy getting things listed, taking new photos, and adding other items. Besides 8x10 and 5x7 photo prints, there are now photo note cards, ACEOs (Art Cards, Editions and Originals), and photo blocks. I've thought about doing ceramic tile coasters, but am still working on that idea.
In the meantime, I've also become enamored with Mod Podge...can you believe it?! You'd think that sometime in all my craft obsessions, I'd have discovered Mod Podge before now, wouldn't you? I mean, it was invented in 1967! But I don't think I had unless it's been so long that I'd forgotten. Anyway, there are lots of neat projects out there to try with Mod Podge. Here's one that I'm working on:
I already had this small lamp shade. It was kind of plain, though, and seemed to be a good candidate for "podging." I used a paper towel to trace and cut patterns for the different sections, then laid the pattern on some lace fabric and cut it out. I placed the cut lace on a shade section, and then Podged away! A foam brush worked well. It took a really thick coat to soak through and get the fabric to stick. Dabbing down over and over with the brush smoothed it down nicely, though. Fabric Mod Podge would probably have worked better, but I just used what I had on hand.
It's not quite finished yet, but so far I like how it's turning out.
And one more thought for today about photography...getting a great shot sometimes takes a hands-on approach--
:)
In the meantime, I've also become enamored with Mod Podge...can you believe it?! You'd think that sometime in all my craft obsessions, I'd have discovered Mod Podge before now, wouldn't you? I mean, it was invented in 1967! But I don't think I had unless it's been so long that I'd forgotten. Anyway, there are lots of neat projects out there to try with Mod Podge. Here's one that I'm working on:
I already had this small lamp shade. It was kind of plain, though, and seemed to be a good candidate for "podging." I used a paper towel to trace and cut patterns for the different sections, then laid the pattern on some lace fabric and cut it out. I placed the cut lace on a shade section, and then Podged away! A foam brush worked well. It took a really thick coat to soak through and get the fabric to stick. Dabbing down over and over with the brush smoothed it down nicely, though. Fabric Mod Podge would probably have worked better, but I just used what I had on hand.
It's not quite finished yet, but so far I like how it's turning out.And one more thought for today about photography...getting a great shot sometimes takes a hands-on approach--
:)Friday, October 28, 2011
Big Changes for my Etsy Shop
I wanted to check in and tell you about big changes to my Etsy shop.
In my previous post (from long ages ago), I had said that my real hobby was trying out new hobbies. Well, that still seems to be the case. Even since that post, there has been a new one or two. First off I did a little restoration on an antique treadle sewing machine. It just needed a little oil and a new belt, and it was running smoothly again.
Then, back in March, about the time of my previous post, another hobby pastime passion began.
This hobby (let's just call it "hobby" since that's easier to type than all the strikethrough code) wasn't one that you could stick in a closet or drawer when you became distracted with something else.
This hobby is 14 years old and weighs over a thousand pounds.
This hobby has a name.
Bo.
We've spent the summer getting to know each other. I used to ride a little several years ago, but hadn't for quite awhile. Most of the riding I did was on a horse that for the most part just followed my husband's horse. And I just sat there and came along, too. But she foundered a little and became a bit stumbly, so I hardly rode after that.
We had looked off and on for several years for another horse but hadn't been too serious about it. Then, for some reason last spring, I was seized with an overwhelming urge to ride horses again. Maybe it's just some kind of middle-aged craziness, I don't know. But we did a little searching online and found Bo. The ad said he was gentle, so we called about him, went to look at him, and came home with him.
We're still getting used to each other, and I still have much to learn, but we are making improvements and gaining confidence from when we first met.
And now, to the shop changes. Early this fall I rediscovered an old hobby...photography. Back in my early twenties I bought a camera (no, it didn't make tintypes, it wasn't that long ago) and took lots of pictures. But of course, film and processing are expensive, and have since tried digital cameras. So much fun! Just delete the blurry ones and play around with Photoshop Elements for all kinds of effects.
With my dye studio equipment stashed in the garage for some home improvement projects, fiber has kind of fallen by the wayside. But I wanted to do a little something with my shop and decided to list a few of my photos. Etsy recently let us change our shop names, too, so I took advantage of that and changed the name to Prairie Daisies so I could list photos or yarn. I changed the name of the blog, too, but am keeping the address the same for you wonderfully patient folks who, even after the long absence, haven't taken me off your list of blogs you follow.
Anyway, stop by the shop sometime and see what's going on. I only have a few prints listed so far, but have several more to go, and another batch to send off to be printed.
In my previous post (from long ages ago), I had said that my real hobby was trying out new hobbies. Well, that still seems to be the case. Even since that post, there has been a new one or two. First off I did a little restoration on an antique treadle sewing machine. It just needed a little oil and a new belt, and it was running smoothly again.
Then, back in March, about the time of my previous post, another This hobby (let's just call it "hobby" since that's easier to type than all the strikethrough code) wasn't one that you could stick in a closet or drawer when you became distracted with something else.
This hobby is 14 years old and weighs over a thousand pounds.
This hobby has a name.
Bo.
We've spent the summer getting to know each other. I used to ride a little several years ago, but hadn't for quite awhile. Most of the riding I did was on a horse that for the most part just followed my husband's horse. And I just sat there and came along, too. But she foundered a little and became a bit stumbly, so I hardly rode after that.We had looked off and on for several years for another horse but hadn't been too serious about it. Then, for some reason last spring, I was seized with an overwhelming urge to ride horses again. Maybe it's just some kind of middle-aged craziness, I don't know. But we did a little searching online and found Bo. The ad said he was gentle, so we called about him, went to look at him, and came home with him.
We're still getting used to each other, and I still have much to learn, but we are making improvements and gaining confidence from when we first met.
And now, to the shop changes. Early this fall I rediscovered an old hobby...photography. Back in my early twenties I bought a camera (no, it didn't make tintypes, it wasn't that long ago) and took lots of pictures. But of course, film and processing are expensive, and have since tried digital cameras. So much fun! Just delete the blurry ones and play around with Photoshop Elements for all kinds of effects.
With my dye studio equipment stashed in the garage for some home improvement projects, fiber has kind of fallen by the wayside. But I wanted to do a little something with my shop and decided to list a few of my photos. Etsy recently let us change our shop names, too, so I took advantage of that and changed the name to Prairie Daisies so I could list photos or yarn. I changed the name of the blog, too, but am keeping the address the same for you wonderfully patient folks who, even after the long absence, haven't taken me off your list of blogs you follow.
Anyway, stop by the shop sometime and see what's going on. I only have a few prints listed so far, but have several more to go, and another batch to send off to be printed.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Long Time, No See
Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted! It seems like I've spent most of today working on a new banner for the shop. You wouldn't think it would take that long, would you? The daisies are blooming in the prairie hay field, so I've been trying to get lots of pictures, thinking I could use them for the banner, or maybe notecards. I took the spinning wheel up there this morning and took lots of pictures, then picked out one to use. Of course, you have to crop it to 760 by 100 pixels (mine wasn't exact, but really close) and I thought I'd never get it done. I was using a combination of Microsoft PictureIt and Picasa. Here's a link if you'd like to check it out.
We're still waiting for our sheep shearer. I think I'll try to give him a call tonight to make sure he hasn't forgotten us. It's been pretty warm here today, and the sheep were all panting while we were doing the chores. They'll be glad to get that thick wool off.
One day awhile back I noticed some hay up on a shelf in the barn. Thinking that was strange, I climbed up to where I could see it better and found a bird's nest with one little bitty egg in it! For several days after that, about each day another would appear in the nest until there were five eggs. Now look...
Five baby birds! I'm not sure what kind they are. The mother bird flew out a couple of times when I was trying to see the nest, nearly scaring me out of my wits. She appears to be a small brown bird. She might be a sparrow, but I thought she had more brown on her than a sparrow. Anyway, you can kind of see one of them in the picture stretching up for something to eat.
I'll try not to be so lazy about blogging. Hopefully we can get some sheep shearing pictures soon. :)
We're still waiting for our sheep shearer. I think I'll try to give him a call tonight to make sure he hasn't forgotten us. It's been pretty warm here today, and the sheep were all panting while we were doing the chores. They'll be glad to get that thick wool off.
One day awhile back I noticed some hay up on a shelf in the barn. Thinking that was strange, I climbed up to where I could see it better and found a bird's nest with one little bitty egg in it! For several days after that, about each day another would appear in the nest until there were five eggs. Now look...
Five baby birds! I'm not sure what kind they are. The mother bird flew out a couple of times when I was trying to see the nest, nearly scaring me out of my wits. She appears to be a small brown bird. She might be a sparrow, but I thought she had more brown on her than a sparrow. Anyway, you can kind of see one of them in the picture stretching up for something to eat.
I'll try not to be so lazy about blogging. Hopefully we can get some sheep shearing pictures soon. :)
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