New Printed Book Designs, and a SALE!

Whoo-ee, this pregnancy thing is no walk in the park the third time around!  Summer is almost over and I had such big plans for getting the shop updated and ready to take on the holiday season with a wee lass or lad in tow.  I didn't get quite as much done as I had wanted but there's still a bit of time (I'm due in November) and I'm starting to perk up a bit.  One thing I did manage to do was finally print up a few new 100% organic cloth book designs I've had waiting in the wings!

First up, an Edward Gorey book!

You may recognize this one from my Kickstarter campaign video; I've finally gotten around to editing and printing it: an Animals book!

And lastly this silly little winter-themed book, perfect for holiday gifts and stocking stuffers: the Winter Animals book!

I've been sitting on these designs for a while and still have a few more up my sleeve, plus a million more ideas.  I hope to get a few more made up before the holiday season begins.

Speaking of the holidays, now is a great time to stock up on some baby gifts for the little ones in your life by taking advantage of the sale I'm holding in my shop.  Now through September 30 enjoy 10% of purchases over $40, 15% off purchases over $70, and 20% off purchases over $100.  Just use the following Coupon Codes at checkout:

10OFF40

15OFF70

20OFF100

:All items in the shop are eligible, including custom!  I'm still accepting a few custom orders before the baby comes so get in touch if you'd like a special banner or book for a special baby you know :)

Summertime!

It's summertime!  Good time for a sale, don't you think? ;)

Now through July 7 enjoy 20% off anything in my shop!  Yup, even custom books and banners.  It may be summer but it's never to early to think about those fall birthdays and holiday gifts--the shop will be open with printed organic cloth books throughout the holidays but I will not be doing custom orders after October this year (baby on the way!).

Use the coupon code SUMMERSALE at checkout to receive your discount.  Hooray!

BRIKA

Hey look, I'm on BRIKA!

I was so honored to be asked to be a featured maker at BRIKA, an online creative community that celebrates craft, storytelling and the belief that our lives are as beautiful as we wish to make them.  The site is lovely and they did such an amazing job putting my feature together--I'm super camera-shy and it's not easy for me to put myself out there but they made it painless!  

For the next two weeks my 100% organic cotton printed cloth books are on sale for $30 at BRIKA--get them here!

November!!

Can someone please explain to me how this year is almost over already?  It's November!  Crazy.  I've decided to embrace the second-to-last month of the year and am offering a 10% discount on anything in the shop for the entire month!  Just use coupon code NOV10 at checkout. That includes custom work, though my pre-holiday orders are booking up quickly so if you're interested contact me soon. 

I'm also participating in Sew, Mama, Sew!'s Handmade Holidays series with a $50 gift certificate giveaway today!  Comment here for your chance to win it or a few other goodies!

 Hope everyone had a great Halloween!

So Thankful

I've been a bad blogger, I fully admit it.

I've been trying to do it all, and the blog (among other things...) has suffered. I have big plans for it in the not-too-distant future but just haven't had the time lately for it.

Still, I want to say ♥thank you♥ to all of you who have stuck with me, supported me, and just all-around kept me going. I am so thankful that I am able to do something that brings me (and hopefully lots of others!) such joy. It is all of you who have made this possible--thank you!

As a small token of my gratitude I'm holding a Black Friday-to-Cyber-Monday sale in my shop. All readymade items in the shop are 10% off from 8pm tonight (11/25) to midnight Monday (11/29) EST. This includes all cards, letter folios, quilts, and hoops. I had hoped to have a lot more stock in the shop by this time but it was another of the things that has been pushed down the to-do list during this busy season.

Still, Lyric's Star Wars party was EPIC and so totally worth all of the work ;)

Great shot kid, that was one in a million!

Readers only sale!

Well, the kiddos are settled into their school routine and I'm keeping busy making lots of new stuff for the shop and working on custom orders. I'm determined to maintain my sanity this holiday season (unlike last year...) so I've planned out the next few months to ensure that I stay on top of everything.

A big change this year is that I am limiting the number of custom orders I accept and will stop taking orders by Thanksgiving. I've plotted out completion dates for a finite number of custom orders and at the moment there are 19 spots left for custom books and 4 spots for custom quilts. For now I'm not planning on limiting the number of custom banner orders I will accept but that may change as I get busier.


If you're considering ordering a custom book to give to a little one this holiday season I'd like to encourage you to think about doing it sooner rather than later with a bit of a sale, just for my blog readers!

From now until the end of September I am offering my blog readers 10% off orders of $50 or more, 15% off orders of $100 or more, and 20% off orders of $200 or more! This includes everything in the shop, custom and readymade, and is in addition to the free shipping promotion already in place in the shop!

To take advantage of this promotion place your order and include the phrase "readers only sale" in the Message to Seller. I'll send you a revised invoice or, if you've already paid, a refund of the discounted amount.

Cheers!