let's get the holidays rolling! . free gift with purchase

this is the start of my favorite time of year (and not only

because my baby is due this new year). I'd like to kick
it off with a free gift with every purchase. this week when you purchase
any item from my shop you'll receive one free Dear Deer
Girl card. next week will be a different free gift with purchase. this
will continue through the christmas holiday... please enjoy! i
add new items to my shop each week.

please note: watermark will not be on the card and image
has been a little distorted, but will be clearer on card.

{photos are from paperladyinvites}

{this weeks free gift is the Dear Deer Girl card. this giveaway ends on
November 8th, 2009. the next giveaway will begin on November 9th, 2009}

Hippo Birfday 2 Ewe!

Happy Birthday toooooooooo Me!

So, there was some silly game on my birthday. The Soup per bowl? Anywho, that doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm getting older. I didn't get my ID checked today!!! Do I look that old? I've had solicitors come to my front door and ask if my parents were home. I say, "No, they're not here. They're at their homes. This is my home."

Ode to Sixteen Candles by, Elloh

Little Birthday Birdie by, Sugar Elf

Happy Birthday Two Ewe Card by, Jill Hannah

-chelsey

I Heart U Giveaway

Let's celebrate the Valentines holiday with a giveaway! Ends on January 31st!

You could win:

Needle Felted Rabbit by pepperandfarley and a set of 4 Valentine Paper Crown Cards by Me! (Card in picture is just an example of what you'll receive. Not the actual card.)

How to win and rules (please follow all rules, or you will not be entered):
~ Go to one of the above shops, check out the products then come back here and comment on this post with your favorite item in their shop. (1 entry).
~ For another entry go to the other shop and do the same as listed above (1 entry).
~ And of course, blog about this giveaway in your blog. Come back here and post a link in the comments to your blog post. And, I do appreciate more than one blog post about this giveaway, but only one blog post per blogger for the entries. Sorry. And thank you! (3 entries).
-- Be sure to include your email address so I can contact you if win.
-- If you do win, you will have 2 days to get back to me by email with your address. I will give the prize to the 2nd runner up if I don't get a response.

Last day to enter is at 11:59 (Pacific Time) January 31st, 2009

Have fun!

-chelsey

Another Happy Customer!

A Partridge in a Pear Tree

There are now 13 days till Christmas! My favorite holiday! Countdown to Christmas Eve...
On the First Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...


Partridge on Pear by, Middleburg


Partridge in a Pear Tree by, StarParticle


Porcelain Bird Ornament by, Shoshona Snow

I received my Owl Ornament in the mail from Stelabird! Oh, I love it! Check out her shop and her blog. Great blog!



Free owl magnet with purchase from Stelabird!


Looks so good on my fridge with my other magnets! I love magnets!

-chelsey

Check out my Swap your Shop swap on swap-bot.com. Great way to get your shop out there!

How do you package your purchase?

How do you package your sold items? Lately I have been ordering quite a bit from Etsy for the holidays. I LOVE everything I've received. There's just one thing I've noticed with a lot of my purchases: There's no interesting packaging.
Items that I think should be in every order:


-Business card ... if the buyer LOVES their order (like I always do) then they may want to pass the card on to another interested buyer!

-Thank you note ... this will only take a minute to do, and I love a personal note when I purchase something. What better way to say thank you? Your product is handmade and this will add a personal touch!

-Cute packaging ... use old magazines and books to spruce up the look of an old boring box or package! I also like to draw on my packaging.

-Include instructions ... this isn't always necessary for every item sold, but some things DO need instructions. I did receive an item that I really needed instructions for, but they were not included. I figured it out, but I was worried I might destroy my purchase!

-Encourage recycling ... well, you don't have to do this, but I always leave a little note asking the buyer to please recycle or reuse the packaging if they can!
-Maybe a free gift ... I think its fun to, on occasion, include a free gift with purchases. Its a nice surprise to receive my order, and find an awesome extra little treat!


That's about all I have to offer at the moment, but please feel free to include your little bits of advice in the comment section!

-chelsey


Some Etsy how-to holiday links. Great ideas!
How-to Holidays 1
How-to Holidays 2
How-to Holidays 3