Hippo iPod Nano Case Purchase

I thought I'd share about an Etsy purchase I made recently. I wanted an iPod case for my iPod nano and I loved the cute animal felt cases from sewinmachine. Hippos are one of my favorite animal so I decided to get that. This was the photo on the shop page:



I took some photos when I got the package in the mail. It was packaged in this cute paper:





And here's the hippo. I think it's even cuter in real life and fits my Nano perfectly. It also has a space to hold my earphones.



It has a cute little tail too:



I've been using it every time I use my iPod. The only thing I don't like is I have to take my iPod out to change songs or use controls, but it's still a really cute way to hold my iPod. I recommend this shop for cute and creative iPod cases. Have you made any good purchases on Etsy lately?

Brooklyn Botantic Garden

A few weeks ago I went to the Botantic Gardens right by the Brooklyn Museum (after I went to the Etsy fashion show). I've been meaning to post these photos. You can see more on my Flickr.







Has anybody else been here? Or have you been gardening this summer? I don't have a garden (living in an apartment/college), but seeing how beautiful the gardens were made me want to garden.

Giveaway Winner!

Thanks for everyone who entered my giveaway! I'm giving away one greeting card of choice from my shop in honor of this blog's anniversary.

And the winner is...
Square Kitties!

Congratulations! I sent you a note about how to claim your prize.

I have some new items I'm going to try to get up soon. I lost a bunch of my Etsy photos and it's taking forever to get them from the site I backed them up on. Once I organize them though, I'm going to post a few cards. I haven't had a lot of time or space to make new items, but I do have some Etsy related things to share in upcoming blog posts. :)

Christmas in July!

I am participating in Etsy's Christmas in July sale. There is free shipping on all items. Also, all the holiday items in my Christmas in July section are half off. I usually don't put my holiday items up until fall so this is a good chance to buy them for a reduced price. The sale runs from July 15th - July 25th. I'm including a couple Thanksgiving/Halloween themed cards too. Here are some of the items:

Holiday Penguins Greeting Card



Holiday Reindeer Greeting Card



Pumpkin Carriage Shimmer Greeting Card



Dark Blue Paisley Hanukkah Star Greeting Card



Snowflake Shaped Journal



Anybody else doing the Christmas in July sale? Also, remember my giveaway (two posts down) is still going on until tomorrow so you have a chance to get any greeting card in my shop for free!

Day of Fashion

I went to the “Day of Fashion” event at the Brooklyn Museum a few weeks ago. It was partly run by Etsy so I was excited to go. I didn't stay the whole day, but I saw the fashion show. I really liked some of the clothes and there were some really creative ideas. I got some photos. You can see more on my Flickr:















Here are some links to some of the designers:

iheartfink
naKiMuli
Collecthernews
Olek
The Brooklyn Circus
Kasia Wisniewski

Did anybody else go? Or have you been to any similar fashion events?

Blog Anniversary and Giveaway!

This week is My Thread of Thought's anniversary. To celebrate, I'm having a giveaway. The prize is a greeting card of your choice from my shop. To enter, you just have to leave a comment in this entry. If you post about the giveaway somewhere else (your blog, etsy forums, twitter, etc.), just let me know and you'll get an extra entry. The giveaway will be up until July 18th.

I can't believe it's been two years since I've had this blog. I posted my first entry on the Fourth of July of 2008. This blog has been a good way to talk about my Etsy shop and things going on in my life. I find it helps organize my thoughts and relieve stress when I write things down. I've gained 269 followers which is great. I thought I'd post some of my favorite entries over the years:

Fourth of July (July 4, 2008)
Getting Etsy on Other Sites (July 14, 2008)
First Sale! (July 21, 2008)
Craftster Challenge: Playing Cards (July 22, 2008)
Halloween Cards Tutorial (September 20, 2008)
Election Day Giveaway (October 28, 2008)
Valentine's Day Items (February 14, 2009)
World Autism day (April 1, 2009)
Record Store Day (April 18, 2009)
Etsy Day (April 23, 2009)
First Craft Show (July 13, 2009)
Luna's Famous! (July 21, 2009)
Vote for my Journal to be in the Gift Guide (July 28, 2009)
Giveaway and Hippo Treasury (August 11, 2009)
Vatican city Photo (August 24, 2009)
Worldwide Moment (September 8, 2009)
My Cousin's Wedding (October 24, 2009)
10 Things I'm Liking and New Card (November 17, 2009)
Gift Guide Part I (December 11, 2009)
Christmas & Snowflake Journal (December 24, 2009)
YouTube & Tumblr (February 6, 2010)
World Nutella Day (February 5, 2010)

Good luck on the giveaway!

New York City!

I'm in NYC right now and I'm staying here for the rest of the summer. I thought I'd update with what I've been doing. I'm doing an internship is at an art gallery which I just started. I'm also volunteering at an animal rights organization called Mercy for Animals which should be interesting. I'll update on those once I do more stuff with them, but I thought I'd share what I've been doing just exploring New York. If you have any recommendations for things for me to see, let me know in the comments.

I signed up for this yoga event on June 22nd called Yoga at the Great Lawn. The idea was to have 10,000 people do yoga at a huge class in Central Park. It was a great idea and I was really looking forward to it, but unfortunately it rained and it got canceled. They did start the class, but I was in the back of the line and didn't have a chance to do any. I did get a free yoga mat though and I'm hoping to take a yoga class this summer. I found some photos on their Flickr:







I met two makeup gurus from YouTube on June 23rd. Makeup gurus are girls who are usually teen/college age who post videos with makeup tips. The videos are generally informal and just done from the person's home, but a lot of makeup gurus have gotten so popular that they have been featured in magazines and on TV. I met Elle and Blair, who are sisters that each have a video channel on YouTube. One's 17 and the other's 22. I've been watching them for about a year. The event itself was really crazy because there were so many girls (even though they were only expecting 30 people, about 300 showed up). It was weird how much they were treated like celebrities just for being on YouTube. They took pictures with everyone though and they were really nice.





I also went to a concert (I'm planning to go to a bunch this summer) and did a lot of shopping around (I found this cute cupcake place right by where I intern). I went to an Etsy fashion show at the Brooklyn Museum and afterwards went to the Brooklyn Bontanic Garden. I have photos and details on it, but so this entry isn't too long, I'm going to post that another day. Etsy is located in New York so I have to visit their labs sometime.