Friday, October 3, 2008
Flickr has plenty of ornament inspiration!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
There is still time to swap with us! Please email me by Oct 4thif you'd like to join the Handmade Parade ornament swap! All the details are here. Feel free to let us know in the comments if you are participating!
If you are signed up to do the sap also feel free to grab our swap button!
Monday, September 22, 2008
imagine her surprise when she woke up to find seven colorful little men staring at her
imagine her surprise when she woke up to find seven colorful little men staring at her
Originally uploaded by knitalatte11
I can't wait to make some of these for my kids!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Handmade Parade Ornament Swap!
I thought so!
Here's the lowdown:
The deadline to sign up for this swap is Oct 4
The deadline to mail for this swap is November 1.
We will be accepting 24 swappers.
You must have a blog or flickr account (or know me in real life if you don't. I need to be able to bug you if you are late mailing) to participate.
This swap will cost $10 to participate (for shipping).
Each member will be making 12 ornaments and will not be getting their own ornament back. You need to mail me your finished ornament by November 1 so I can assemble and mail out the ornament packages before Thanksgiving. Your ornaments MUST BE HANDMADE.
If this is all peachy to you email me at thehandmadeparade@gmail.com with ORNAMENT SWAP in the subject and I'll get you going!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Upcycled Shirt Tote
Awesome costumes! Go to flickr to see photo creds
Think I can make my four year old be Napoleon? Although if he sees that transformer its over for me!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Wow! Where have YOU been all summer?
Well...I have been busy crafting up a new baby! Our third baby, Charlotte Faith was born August 22 and since my last post I was on bedrest making sure she was healthy and safe and not born before she was done.
Not much computering was done during that time, but I am back and ready to kick off an awesome fall and holiday season! I am cooking up another challenge and Holiday Gift Guide and even thinking there might be a first HP sponsored swap in there somewhere.
I was told that life with three kiddos would be nuts, but so far it has been great and I have even been able to be productive!
I know! Crazy, huh?? Nothing is ready to be shared yet, but know this: big things are coming!! When I have some more details I will fill you all in, but for now you'll have to be content with me teasing you.
Next week I will be sharing what our next Handmade Parade Challenge will be, so get your creative brains ready!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Giveaway Clarification
Just in case the link above doesn't work cut and paste this into your browser:
http://ihavetosay.typepad.com/randi/2008/06/fresh-squeezed.html
Sorry guys!
Fresh Squeezed Fabrics Giveaway
Today is the official grand-opening of my shop, Fresh-Squeezed Fabrics! Thank you so much for stopping by!
The idea of operating a fabric store has always been a dream for me, mostly because I absolutely love fabric and the thought of being surrounded by it seems so right. I didn't figure on it ever happening due to the money needed to start one. Hundreds of bolts of fabric, store rent, insurance, etc., etc., etc., cost too much for me to even consider it. I had never considered opening a shop online.
I did have a situation come up recently where I needed to research how to buy fabric wholesale and it turned out to be pretty simple. My mind started working overtime as I hatched a plan to start a store online. Then I happened to find that fabric can be sold on Etsy and things started to fall into place from there. My husband was surprisingly enthusiastic, so I decided to go for it.
Let me say that this decision has been laced with insecurity and indecision the whole way. For some reason, every time I receive a shipment of fabric I feel entirely overwhelmed for about 24 hours, but then that passes and all is well.
So far, so good for my little store, and today I want to celebrate! Plus I am in the mood to give something away. A drawing for some fabric is in order!
There are three ways to win:
1--One person will pick three 1/2 yards cuts of any fabric (totaling 1-1/2 yards). Anything you choose in my store will do.
2--One person will win this fat-quarter set. All I can say about this fabric is that it is beautiful! The colors and designs are amazing!
3--One person will win this fabric bundle. This fabric is so bright and cheery and just screams of a summer day!
If you would like to take part, simply leave a comment in this post to put your name into the drawing. If you link my grand-opening and my store on your blog, you may leave two extra comments (a total of 3 comments), which of course will up your chances of winning. I will close comments on this post on Thursday, June 26th at 6:00 PM and I will announce the winners on Friday, June 27th. Please be sure to leave an email address in your comment so that I can contact the winners!
***Due to the cost of shipping, US and Canadian addresses only please.
***I am leaving it up to individuals to decide whether to leave 1 or 3 comments since I know we are all trustworthy. ;)
Thank you so much for celebrating with me today and best of luck!
For a Good Cause
Sunday, June 29th a Liana of Mixed Plate is hosting along with her family a fundraiser to help with rising medical costs of treating her young cousin's lymphoma. One of our members, Crescent Maille has donated her beautiful Daisy Chain necklace to the silent auction happening that night.
If you would like to learn more information about the event and how you can help see Liana's entry over on her blog Mixed Plate. Thanks for donating such a beautiful piece, Crescent Maille!
