Get Well Lavender Flower Card

Here is another photo I updated in my shop. The first photo is before and the second photo is the improved photo:

Get Well Lavender Flower Card





If you want tips on how to improve photos, let me know!

Handmade Sexy Craft Show

I participated in a craft show last week called "Handmade Sexy" hosted by the Urban Circuit. The craft show as Valentine's Day themed. It was a fun experience and I like the Valentine's Day theme of the show. It wasn't my favorite craft show experience though because I didn't sell anything. My products got admired and some people took business cards so my business got some promotion even if nothing sold. I applied for a bunch of craft shows for Urban Folk Circuit. I think some of their other craft shows might have a better turnout so I want to try again. Here are some photos from the show:





You can see more photos on Urban Folk Circuit's Facebook.

Have you done or been to any crafts shows lately? How was your experience?

Valentine's Day Giveaway Winners!

Here are the winners for the Valentine's Day giveaway. To enter, you had to leave a comment on this blog post with what card in my shop you wanted to win.

The first winner is Shani who chose the Rounded Yellow Flower Thank You Card:



The second winner is Susan D who chose the Black and White Flower Greeting Card:



Congratulations to the two winners and thank to everyone who entered! Let me know if you'd like to see more giveaways in the future.

Iridescent Pink Box

I listed a new box in my shop. I haven't listed a new box in a while so I was happy to list a new one:

Iridescent Pink Box



What would you store in this box if you owned it?

Moon and Stars Book

I made this book last semester in school. It's a story I wrote about the moon and the stars that shows the moon going through different phases. The cover is shaped like a moon and it is coptic stitch bound with yellow thread. It's a small sized book. Here are some photos:









I made this book for a class, but I think it'd be interesting to make more storybooks like this. Would you be interested in seeing books with content in them in my shop?

New Rounded Iridescent Greeting Cards

I listed two new greeting cards this week. They both use iridescent paper and have a rounded shape to them:

Iridescent Yellow Greeting Card



Rounded Iridescent Pink and Orange Collage Greeting Card



Remember, my giveaway is still going on where you can enter to win a greeting card of your choice from my shop!

Random Pastels

I love to paint, but when I don't have the room or time to do a big oil or acrylic painting, I like to use oil pastels in a sketchbook. Here are some random pastel drawings I did last summer:




Have you used oil pastels?

Valentine's Day Giveaway!

Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate Valentine's Day, I am giving away two greeting cards to two winners. Each winner will be able to pick a greeting card of their choice from my shop. The person who wins first gets the first pick (just in case both winners choose the same item).

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post with what card in my shop you want to win. Also, let me know in the comments any extra entries you did.

To get extra entries:
- Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter.
- Post about this giveaway on the Etsy forums.
- Friend me on Facebook.
- Like my store on Storeenvy.
- Add my Etsy shop to your favorites.
- Subscribe to my mailing list (the box to subscribe is on the right side of this blog).
- Follow this blog.
- Buy an item from my shop.
- Post about the giveaway on any other site.

Make sure to include a link to any extra entries you do in the comments so I know you did it. Also, let my know your user name on any site (for example, if you like my page on Facebook, let me know what name you use on Facebook).

Winners are chosen randomly from all the entries. This giveaway ends on February 25th. Good luck!

Valentine's Day Desserts

Here are some fun recipes to try on Valentine's Day:

Chocolate Sugar Cookies



This recipe is for heart shaped chocolate sugar cookies with frosting.

X's and O's Cupcakes



I love these X's and O's cupcakes. They're creative and not too hard to make.

Brownie Heart Cupcakes



These cupcakes have heart shaped brownies on top.

Mini Heart Shaped Cake



These mini heart shaped cakes are made to look like Valentine's Day candy.

What do you like to make for Valentine's Day?

Valentine's Day Fashion

Valentine's Day is the perfect time to wear love themed shirts and heart printed clothing. I love this Heart Print Dress:



I also love graphic tees for Valentine's Day if you don't want to dress up as much, such as this one from Wet Seal:



There's a lot of romance themed jewelry if you want something more subtle. I love this Message in a Bottle Necklace from Forever 21. The note inside the message says "forever":



Nail art is also a nice subtle way to decorate for Valentine's Day (or to match your outfit). Here's some Valentine's Day nail art I found:






Do you dress up for Valentine's Day?

Love Photography

Here are some love themed photos that inspire me:








What photos remind you of Valentine's Day?

Valentine's Day Crafts

Here are some crafts to try for Valentine's Day or to give out as gifts.

Heart Soap

This heart shaped soap is a great craft to try out. You use a heart shaped cookie cutter to get the shape.

Photo Strip Hearts



Learn how to make a photo strip heart.

Valentine's Day Stockings



This tutorial shows how to turn Christmas stockings in to these creative Valentine's Day stockings.

Gathered Heart Pillow



This tutorial shows you how to make a pillow with a heart on it.

Knitted Catnip



This heart catnip would be a cute gift for cats.

Do you do any crafts for Valentine's Day?

Valentine's Day Decorations

Here are some ideas on how to decorate for Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day Printable

This website offers a free Valentine's Day themed printable that you can frame.

Love Postcard Pillow Cover

This cute pillow cover is great for decorating for Valentine's Day or giving as a gift.

Valentine Vignette

This site has more creative ideas on how to decorate for Valentine's Day.

How do you like to decorate your home for Valentine's Day?

Valentine's Day Section

I made a Valentine's Day section in my shop to include all my love themed items. Here are some of them:

Red and Gold Ribbon Journal



I Love You Black and Pink Hearts Fabric Card



Balloon Heart Valentine's Day Greeting Card



Roses are Red Box



You can see more Valentine's Day items here.

Heart Shaped Cards

Here are some new heart shaped cards I got listed:

Heart Shaped Pink Glitter Valentine's Day Greeting Card



Heart Shaped Pink Watercolor Greeting Card



You can see more heart shaped cards in my shop. Do you buy cards for Valentine's Day?

My Photograms

Last week, I posted some photos I took in my photography class. Here are some more photos I did. These are photograms which are photographic images made without a camera using experimental techniques in the dark room. I made these by placing objects on paper and then exposing it to light.

Have you ever made a photogram?