Open!

The new shop is open for business. I'm crazy excited. It really feels like I'm starting over.

To celebrate, I'm running a 15% off everything sale. Listings are already marked down. Sale runs June 20th-27th. An extra goodie or two to the first customer.

News- On the move

Hey! Hey!

I've hinted at it in past posts. Letting you know I really am relocating my Etsy shop. The new addy is http://elpy.etsy.com. Go ahead and heart it there. I will open June 20th.
There will be new merch and perhaps a sale or two.
:)

Epic

I cleaned my desk off today. That is huge. I'd been wanting to just sweep everything on my desk off of it for a long time. But instead I just kept organizing the junk into piles, throwing stuff away when it became particularly insane, but in keeping most of it. Today, I swept it all off. Wiped the surface clean. And then took pictures...which I haven't uploaded yet because the camera friendly PC was down. Then I carefully selected which things to put back. I decided:

• pencil and pen cup, that also contains paintbrushes, scissors, and an American flag


• bead mat- the furry kind that stop beads from rolling around higgledy-piggledy


• small plastic drawers- i have more beads and half-finished knotted pieces in that


• scotch tape


• three small plastic container that contain bits of project leftovers...i will sort through them later


• pliers

So I'm set up for jewelry making now. I also made three pairs of earrings, one pair of Acutes and two pairs of Dots. That makes today epic. I'd been struggling creatively for a long time. Slumps are almost painful, but they also give you time to learn other things. For me, it was knitting.

So I shall new things to list in the coming week when I open elpy anew.
:)

ThisNext:: Maytreeark

I was first in line at the 'I hate fanny pack/bum bags' club opening. My parents had them. My grandparents gave me several. I couldn't understand when anyone would attach a bag to themselves to draw attention to their hips and gut. Until I saw this adorable little thing. It's a tiny satchel to fit all your necessity. It can be worn on your waist or on your shop.

If they make a comeback and are this darling, I will have to change my stance. From Maytreeark.

As always, if you want to follow my picks between Tuesdays you can check them out here or subscribe.

Also, I've started a list for Father's day. Hope you'll check it out.
:)

Blurble- Blog-Its

I figured post-its were probably trademarked. Don't want any trouble. Anyway, here's a short list of giveaways, sales and other info I've happened upon:

Letterpress Giveaway on Poppytalk- win a pack of pretty letterpress prints, cards and other goods from up to 38 different indie printers. Enter by June 11.

10% sale at oktak- to commemorate a sales milestone, the lovely Aki of oktak is offering 10% off any purchase made by June 10th. I love her work. You will not be sorry.

Buyers Market- 100 small actions- the list of small things you can do to grow your business is halfway done. Check it out!

Heatwave Sale on Threadless- Recently discovered Threadless and feel. in. love! haha! A varied selection of their tees are on sale for $5 and $10 until June 10. They're going fast so check it out, now!

Hmm, that's it for now. Hope you check out a few of them.
:)