Creating Up A Storm

My first fall craft show is taking place this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday. So I've been creating up a storm so I'll have new merchandise for shoppers. And with the holidays just around the corner, I've been stocking my "Etsy shelves" as well.

Yeti tumblers and cozies are all the rage right now. And the knock-off brands are just as great as the expensive models. I've been using the Ozark Trail brand and have personally tested both items and LOVE them! I have several designs already in my shop and will be taking premade versions to shows with me. And as always, I can take custom orders on these as well.

The cozies are just as great. For someone like me who takes their sweet time drinking a beverage from a can, it's nice to have the last drink just as cold as the first!

 

Lazy Susans are another item I've recently added to my shop. I made this first design for some friends of ours that got married. And decided to make some others with fun designs. I'll be debuting these this weekend as well.

I've really been having a lot of fun with these new signs. Paint isn't usually something I enjoy working with since it can be a mess and I usually spray paint things, so I have to rely on the weather. These new upcycled signs are made from hardwood flooring. And I used acrylic paints, so the cleanup is no trouble at all!

I haven't decided if I'll be adding these to my Etsy shop or just taking them to shows. For now, I have a limited supply of flooring, so I hate to add them to my shop if I don't get more flooring. And each piece is different in length, color, etc. so I'd have to photograph each sign. (I usually like items where I can photograph once and keep relisting.) I'll see how well they go over at my fall shows and may start adding them in November. What do you think?

What have you been working on lately?

New Leather Koozies

Woohoo, finally getting some new items listed in the shop!

I'm going to be honest with you...I first started engraving these koozies for fall shows back in September. I finally got pictures taken of them in November. And I'm just now getting them listed!

Does that ever happen to you? I'm not going to lie, I have a huge back log of items that are photographed that just need edited and listed. (truth be told, I just realized I actually engraved my first koozies last summer for friends and family!)

Okay, on to these cool koozies! I can't tell you how much I love them! And I've engraved a couple for Jesse too and they hold up really well. He's pretty hard on koozies and these are practically indestructible!

I've designed a couple samples for groomsmen gifts and for the 3rd anniversary, which is the leather anniversary.

 

Of course, with everything I make, these can be engraved with any wording, logo or design you'd like. Custom requests are always welcome :)

Holiday Shoppers are Here

If you're still working on listing items for the holidays, I encourage you to get them listed soon. Holiday shoppers are out there they are ready to buy! As a shop owner, I really appreciate these early birds :) I've already started selling several ornaments, so I decided to list a couple new options to my shop. Per usual, these both came from custom requests and I thought they were too great not to add for others.

 I'm loving this little Mason Jar Ornament. I've had several other mason jar items in my shop for a while now, but never thought to make an ornament until the custom request came in. I've been seeing lots of rustic Christmas decor this year, so I think these are spot on.

And I've made four IronMan Ornaments for the same buyer over the last two years and decided that this might be something that others would enjoy. Turns out I was right as I've already sold two more of these to other buyers since listing them last week!

Is your shop ready for the holidays?

New Guest Books

Tandem Bike Guest Book

As I mentioned in my last post, after making guest books, I always have paper left over. I've been trying to come up with ways to use this paper for new designs in my shop.

Peacock Guest Book

One new design I've come up with is a smaller guest book. Sometimes couples just want something small and simple to remember the day. These books measure about 5" x 5.5".

Floral Butterfly Guest Book

Another great thing about these books is that they are ready-to-ship. I don't know how many times I've had to rush a guest book because the couple simply forgot to buy one. After all the planning that goes into a wedding, sometimes things like this get put to the last minute. These can ship the same or next day they are purchased.

Love Birds Guest Book

 And they make a great option for the couple on a budget. At just $20.00, these won't break the bank and the couple still gets a beautiful and unique guest book :)

How do you use left over supplies from other projects?

Leatherette Coasters

 Last week was mostly a nice, quiet week at home getting caught up on work. I was even able to get a new item made and listed!

These Leatherette Coasters look and feel like real leather.

They come in both light brown and dark brown and sell as a set of 6.

Okay, now tell me...How many times do you make a new item and wait FOREVER to list it? I just went through some of my photo files over the weekend and wrote down all the items I have pictures of waiting to be edited and listed. There are probably 30 items!

So I'm pretty proud of myself getting these made, photographed, edited and listed within a week's time...lol :)

Damask Designs

A while back I engraved a custom keepsake box with a beautiful damask design. Ever since then, I've been wanting to add this design to other items in my shop. I finally got a chance last week to engrave a cutting board and matching recipe box.

Damask Recipe Box

Love the detailed design!

Damask Cutting Board

I'm so happy with how both of these turned out!
Have you added any fun new designs to your shop lately?

New Items!

It seems like forever since I've listed new items in the shop! But over the last few weeks, I've gotten a handful of items in different categories listed. And I have about a hundred new ideas that I still want to get made!

 Floral Wreath Recipe Book

 Bird and Scroll Scalloped Edge Post Earrings

 Wooden Arrow Post Earrings

 Bird and Scroll Scalloped Edge Dangle Earrings

 Etched Glass Vase - Tree Design

Hibiscus Flower Guest Book

And again, I owe a lot of these new designs to customers and their special requests!

Photo Log Plaque

A couple weeks ago I blogged about some wooden medallions I had made for a marathon. When I ordered these log slices, I also ordered larger ones for plaques as well. And before I could even get them listed, I had 2 requests for photo plaques with these larger logs!

Both photos were of outdoors men which I thought was very fitting for these rustic plaques. The first was of a fisherman with a nice catch.

The second was a young boy with his first deer. How exciting!

I just love how rustic and natural these plaques are. As these are real tree slices, each one is unique and truly one-of-a-kind. My favorite kind of work :)

New Button Designs

I've been working on a handful of new button designs. Along with some custom options, I also wanted to create some designs for the fall and winter seasons.

 I know a lot of crafters use my buttons on knit and crocheted items, so these pumpkin and snowflake designs will be perfect. I can see them adorning knitted hats and scarves.

As we all know, handmade items are always Made With Love. These buttons are great for any time of year and on any style of project. A great way to leave your mark :)

 

 

And mason jars continue to remain popular. I had a lot of fun making these buttons and decided to make some magnets while I was at it. I've got a few of these on my fridge already and I love them :)

Look for all these designs in my shop soon!

Tribal Designs in the Shop

As I mentioned recently, I'm really loving the tribal trend that's popular lately! And I've been looking for ways to add this trend to my shop. I went on a creative streak and added 4 new tribal products to my shop. And even had to make some of these for myself!

Tribal Necklace (choose your chain length)

Tribal Dangle Earrings

 Tribal Post Earrings

Tribal Design Magnets

 And as some of you noticed, I wore my new necklace to the wedding last weekend :)

Are you liking the tribal trend?

Super Hero Cuff Links & Wonder Woman Necklace

As I mentioned last month, I'm working on adding more super hero cuff links to my shop. They remain one of the most popular cuff links and I get custom requests for different heroes quite often. Last time I posted, I realized that I had forgotten to photograph a couple of sets and in the meantime, I've gotten a couple more new items ready as well :)

Captain America Wooden Cuff Links

Robin Wooden Cuff Links

(I thought it would be cute for the groom to wear Batman and the best man to wear Robin)

Flash Wooden Cuff Links

 

And last time I blogged about these, Sarah of Magnolia Surprise mentioned that I should add some Wonder Woman items as there is a new movie coming out. I thought this necklace was the perfect addition. What better piece of jewelry to wear on those days when you need a little motivation to be extra wonderful and feel a little powerful :)

I thought I had a pair of earrings made too, but realized I'd put those in my personal stash :) I'll see how the necklace does and might have to make some more for the shop.

What have you been adding to your shop lately?

One Custom Order - Three New Items

I'm sure you've all heard me talk about how much I love custom orders and the customers who request these orders. One of my recent customers requested some really great items I couldn't resist putting in my shop! In fact, there are 3 new items in my shop as a result of this order. I love my customers!

I've been wanting to add Engraved Wooden Spoons to my shop for quite some time, but hadn't found the time to order them and engrave some samples. So when the request came through, I knew it was the perfect time to stock up and get them listed.

I just love how these turned out! This set is for a wedding gift, but I thought Grandma's Kitchen or Mom's Kitchen would be great gifts as well.

My personalized cutting boards have done so well, that I thought more fun additions for the kitchen would be a great idea.

Stay tuned Thursday to see the other two new listings from this awesome customer!

Superhero Cuff Links

As promised, I got some more superhero cuff links listed in the shop this week! I'm terrible at staying on top of trends, but I've been getting a lot of requests for superhero cuff links, so I figured it was time to get more added. And somehow I forgot to take photos of Robin and Captain America, but here are the 4 I have so far.

Spider Man

Iron Man

Green Lantern

 

Incredible Hulk

And as always, I'm taking custom requests for any other superheros you'd like to see as well :)