I'VE BEEN TAGGED!

I have been tagged by Crazy Times Candles to write 7 RANDOM things about myself!

I was also featured in their blog yesterday!!! So check it out! They are SO nice and have a wonderful shop set up on etsy selling bath products, soaps, candles, lip balm, ect.!!!

In the picture you can see something that looks edible but its actually a BATH cupcake! You put it in the bathtub with you and it fizzes up! Check out their shop for more info.

Here it goes:
1.) I am highly claustrophobic.
2.) My dog's name is boogie. NO not boogey like in your nose! Like the golf term.
3.) Give me mozzerella sticks and I will be happy for a LONG time.
4.) I am addicted to bagels with butter and jelly.
5.) I used to get homesick, but grew out of that phase quite fast.
6.) I love going to Ocean City, MD with my boyfriend in the summer.
7.) I just love being home wearings sweats with my hair a mess, and making cards. Its my favorite.

and im tagging three new people:
http://theprimpantry.blogspot.com/
http://bdorsa.blogspot.com/
http://outofthebluedesigns.blogspot.com/

Okay check back later, for my feature for the night!!!!

FEATURE #2- CURLYQ CUTIES

Tonights feature is all about:

When did you first get introduced to your hobby?
I have been sewing for almost 10 years. I started out making traditional quilts and then evolved into making art quilts. I started making fabric toys about 5 years ago and then moved onto making plush monsters which I LOVE doing!

How long have you been on Etsy?
I'm relatively new to Etsy. I signed up on January 1, 2008 and listed my first item on January 8, 2008.

What has Etsy done for you as a crafter?
Etsy has made it easier for me to get myself out there to the public. I've had sales as far away as Taiwan and Germany. It's very exciting!

Describe your work space.
I have a spare room in my house that is a dedicated sewing studio. I can create, sew and experiment to my heart's content and not worry about the mess or clean up. I can close the door and no one is the wiser to the madness that took place in there. My room has 5 work tables. Two work tables are used as my shipping area which holds all my shipping supplies, one table that is used for cutting, and two tables that are in a L-shape configuration that holds my sewing machine and provides workspace for my patterns and miscellaneous needs. My ironing board is open and set up in the room as well. My work space is my own little haven. I can disappear in there for hours.

How do you promote your shop and items (online and off)?
I promote online by posting profiles on indiepublic, we love etsy, squidoo, talent database, flickr, to name a few. Offline, it's been word of mouth.

What else do you want people to know about you? It can be ANYTHING
I love what I do and I hope that comes through to people looking at my work. It gives me great pleasure when I get positive feedback that my monsters are loved.

NEEDLESS TO SAY I THINK SHE HAS A WONDERFUL SHOP, AND I LOVE HER MONSTERS :] AS DO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE! TO VISIT HER SHOP CLICK HERE.

Until Next time,

Ally.

Short and Sweet

This is a short and sweet post, telling you all to go look at my wonderful BnR treasury I got about five minutes ago! Tomorrow I will update with some funny stories..that you will definetly laugh at. :]

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=3741

Also, more new things added in my shop tonight so take a look!

Until Then,

Ally

Tons of New and Wonderful Here

Hello all! I just wanted to do a quick update before I head off to work for the night. I just added BUNCHES of wonderful things to my shop!! You can see them listed here throughout this post :]

Anyways, I think i will feature someone tomorrow night after i get home from work, i have soooooooooooo many people on my "list" so to say so I better get a moving!

The weather today here was NUTS!!! It would rain So hard for about 5 minutes, then stop and get sunny, this went on for about 2 hours. It was so weird! The power even went out a few times.

Oh this is a funny story. My dad now wants to see if he can make something and see if it will sell...so he dragged me and my mom today to Micheals craft store so he could get supplies to make his "creation." Lord only knows what this will look like..lol. He needs to compete with me in everything! He knows that I am doing well on Etsy, and he is just jealous. I will definetly post his creation up here for everyone to see when he finishes it. :] I just can't wait.

Anyways, I will post again tomorrow! Check out my shop for the rest of my new!

Until Next Time,

Ally

3 years, and im in LoVe.

Hola!

So today offically marks the three year anniversary for me and my boyfriend :] He is the best thing in the whole world, and makes me so happy...most of the time. ;] Wouldnt change him for the WORLD....well.. maybe the world.....just kidding! But of course we wont be going out or anything tonight, because he got surgery 2 days ago and is still in some pain. So hopefully next weekend we can celebrate. I bought him a cute card though that I think meant alot to him! Funny how I wouldnt make him a card..but i feel like i shower him with my cards lol.

Anyways to celebrate...Free gift with purchase of any card today in my shop!

Moving on, sales have been so slow on etsy this week! I feel like as soon as the calender hit March 1st, I have hit a brick wall. ah! Hoping for maybe a sale or two in the next couple days...especially since the weekend is coming! Offering my love forever to whoever buys from me..hehe!

Once upon an awesome etsyian....

I found this awesome shop on etsy a few days ago, and she has such cute things! Like check out these two awesome clipboards! Perfect if your a teacher !! The one on the right is mini! I just think its so cute! Definetly on my WISH LIST. You can visit kuteklipboardsbyamy's shop here!

Speaking of wish lists, i think im going to do one of those soon, and show you guys all the pictures of what i would like :] I think that sounds like some fun! I have tons of items marked down as favorites, its insane.

Plan on making lots of new things tonight, after i go visit my grandmother. So check back tomorrow ill post them up here!

Until Next Time,

Ally

ETSY ARTIST FEATURE 1

Hello all! This will be my first time ever featuring an etsy artist on here! I am so excited to be doing this. It gives me the opportunity to look at some great items and chat with a bunch of great people!

FEATURE: PHRIENDLYK8

I just happened to stumble upon this etsyian's shop and fell in love with her items! She does amazing work and deserves to be featured! You can tell she works hard and loves what she does! Check out PHRIENDLYK8'S entire shop here.

Mini- Interview:

When did you first get introduced to your hobby?
I first got introduced to sewing when I was in middle school. I was very small and could never find "cool" clothes that fit me, so I asked my mother to teach me how to sew!

How long have you been on Etsy?
I joined Etsy September 29, 2007 and started listing in early October 2007.

What has Etsy done for you as a crafter?

Etsy has given me exposure around the world! It is so hard to get your work seen, and Etsy is a great place where anyone can find your work. I have sold items to the Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, and many places in the US!

Describe your work space.

My husband and I live in the smallest one room apartment you could ever imagine. Basically my fabric, sewing machines and everything that I need to sew is taking up the entire apartment!

What inspires you?
I am very inspired by nature and music. I always have my eyes and ears open!

Any other misc. information that you want people to know about you?

I love to do custom orders. I love to bring other people's ideas to life for them!

Please visit her shop and look around, its truly one of a kind!

Check back tomorrow for another post, and some new items added to my shop!

Until Then,
Ally

"When going through hell keep going"

Hello all! Since my last post I have not really done too much. I worked all this weekend, which I was bummed about because I really wanted to have the time to create some new and awesome cards...looks like i'll be doing that tonight after dinner.

Anyways, lately I have been hearting and looking for some amazing etsy artists to feature on here. Just to let you know that sometimes it will be in the form of an interview and some pictures, or sometimes I will just put a picture that I like and their shop name and link. It depends. But you can look for this EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. I may do this more often, but you can definetly expect to see someone new every Tuesday.

Recently, one of my cousin's best friends got into a serious car accident and is currently still in the hospital drifting in and out of a coma. She is pretty banged up and is "going through hell." She wont be graduating with her high school class this year as she wont be able to make up the work. Horrible thing to happen to a high school senior in February dont ya think? I would just ask everyone who reads this to keep my cousin and her friend in your thoughts and prayers.

On a brigher note...
I found this lovely piece that you can see above the other day on etsy...of course. I just love the sayings that this person uses on their items! You can visit their shop here. Very inspirational.

AND....to tell you about my shop, all scarves are FREE SHIPPING, so check that out. AND alot more cards will be uploaded tomorrow so check back!

Until next time,

Ally

"When going through hell keep going" HC<3