Gift Exchange with the Gals? Play the Note Card!

Do you exchange gifts with a group of friends? Or need to have a collection of hostess gifts or something nice for the kids' teachers? Here's an idea for a gift that supports artists and provides you with a perfect all-ages, all-occasion gift. 

There are many, many choices of lovely notecards with blank insides on etsy.com. Buy a handful of different sets and then mix them up into sets of 5 or 6. Make as many sets as you need for all your gift-giving occasions. Put each set into a small printed paper bag or colorful envelope with a bow and you're ready to go.

I made a Pinterest page of a zillion choices. Each one links to the page where you can buy.

Don't forget to keep one set for yourself... they are perfect for thank you, congratulations, or sympathy notes.

Preview photos for new listings coming soon

these little circus beads are smaller than my typical ones

Fish link experiment...not ready to sell yet. Need to make him sturdier.



Groovy man! these remind me of an "op art" notebook I had back in first grade in 1969.
Back then the design was in bright orange and turquoise for true max eye-popability.

Bright Circus beads



There are 15 mixed beads in this set

These have a semi-gloss and matte finish. They remind me of Nilla wafers with a pony's coat,
hence the name "pony biscuits".



Summer fruits?



Grape and Olive stripes

New Circus beads coming to etsy tomorrow!

These babies are big (the smallest are ~1" diameter), but the core is Sculpey Ultralight so they won't weigh you down.

New things: a lot like the old things

Haven't had much time to work lately but finally got a few new things made and listed. I'm just about to hit 600 sales! Exciting!

New Beads: Listing later tonight

Just listed on Etsy: Nairobi and Morocco

 

 

...and a Frenchman in a beret!

Just listed on Etsy: Four sets

Just click over there to the right to go to the shop.

New Beads: Listing this evening

And I didn't make this...it's a real strawberry, almost as large as my big hand. And surprisingly, it was delicious!

Beads: Coming to Etsy soon

I finally had a few minutes last night to make a few things. They'll be listed on etsy when I'm not falling asleep as I am right now in my computer chair!

New Beads: Hearts and Flowers and other stuff

400: Giveway Results tomorrow!

I hit 400 sales in the etsy shop this evening so it's time to draw the names for the "Frosted Facets" giveaway. I swiped the names of everyone who commented in the blog or on flickr. I'll take the names to work with me tomorrow and enlist one of my co-workers to be the picker.

In the meantime, look at my new favorite bead that I plan to keep all to myself!