Yarn wreath with glittered sparrow now on sale in my Etsy shop

I decided to list the winter yarn wreath I created on my Etsy shop. You can view it here.

Textile fringe necklace giveaway drawing!

Enter the giveaway contest for a textile fringe necklace fringe necklace like this one from my Etsy shop. These make cute, inexpensive Christmas gifts, too. Just post a comment with your name and email address and make sure you're following this blog to enter the drawing. Post by this Friday, December 11 at noon EST. Winner will be posted on Friday.

Cyber Monday Deal - 25% Off, Free Shipping

In honor of Cyber Monday, get 25% off and Free Shipping on everything in my Etsy shop today. There are some great little gift items, handmade jewelry from vintage pieces and hand stitched, custom monogrammed ornaments. Enter Promo Code "MONDAY" at checkout and you will be refunded 25% off via paypal.

There are some great deals online today! I found some good stuff at http://www.cybermonday.com

New jewelry and embroidered monogram ornaments in my Etsy shop

I spent a Saturday afternoon with my mom making these new flower pendants from vintage pieces I picked up. They are so fun to make and so cute, especially with the little charms they are paired with. Tiny glasses, a sail boat, a tea cup, I love them and will be giving some as gifts this year. Here are just a few, but there are tons more in my Etsy shop.

I also started making custom monogram ornaments inspired by Anthropologie. You can order any letter and they will ship the next day. Also a really cute gift.

Jumping the gun

I caved. I am normally very anti-Christmas-before-Thanksgiving. However, I broke down at Ikea this weekend and bought some wrapping paper and ribbon. I justified this to myself by saying, well, I am not at Ikea very often (ummm, about once every six weeks?), it's kind of out of my way (ten minutes down the road), and it was on sale (99 cents for the paper, 25 cents for the ribbon). The only thing that really holds water is the sale. Oh well. But, what I am looking forward to is advent, which starts just after Thanksgiving. I always loved getting my advent calendar, which was always one of those cardboard ones with little chocolates inside. But there are some really creative advent calendars out there, and I'm thinking of making one myself this year. Here are some great handmade advent calendars from Etsy.

Bingo advent calendar by Shanty2Chic
Nativity puzzle advent calendar by woodencreations
Advent calendar pouches by nuvonova
Muffin tin advent calendar by everydaysamemory

New creations for my Etsy shop

The first necklace is made from recycled t-shirts and a vintage button. The little flower is detachable, so you could wear it on a sweater or a jacket. This is a fun and pretty easy project and a great fall/winter accessory. I made a grey one for myself, and I've gotten tons of compliments.