13 posts tagged “etsymom”
All this week you can join in on the Etsymom Fall Y'all Giveaway. I donated an item for the giveaway for yesterday.
Go here to read all about it. And then go here to see what the whole Fall Y'all Giveaway is all about.
Here's a picture of what I donated to the giveaway, a set of 1 inch button magnets featuring my original photographs of flowers from my mother-in-law's backyard:
I haven't made a new Teddy Bear in a while, so I figured it was about time. This one is made of soft, chocolate brown microsuede. I haven't sewed a face on it yet, but if a customer wants one I can certainly do that. The yellow ribbon can be changed for another color, also. This teddy bear is about 11 inches from the top of its ears to the tips of its toes, like all my Teddy Bears.
Available now in my Etsy shop, here is my Chocolate Brown Teddy Bear:
I want to introduce you all to a new feature in my Etsy shop.
Meet Brother Blotz:
Brother Blotz was born the same year I was, another product of Doug Dillard's creativity, I guess you could say. Yes, my father is Doug Dillard. Throughout my childhood, Bro. Blotz was featured in numerous Baptist publications, as illustrations in books, and starred in a series of cartoon books of his own. To quote my father's website: "Brother Blotz cartoons use humor to poke holes in our pomposity, chide us for our inconsistencies, and hopefully make us want to do better. He first appeared in print in 1961."
Brother Blotz, one of my favorite pastors, taught us all that even in church, we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously.
When I got my first button machine I realized I could finally do something I'd always wanted to do...put Brother Blotz's image on a button.
So I scanned some pages from the first book, "Meet Brother Blotz" and the cover and made the buttons pictured above. My father loved them! A few months later I attended a conference where I knew I would encounter several of my father's old friends and I took a few of the buttons to give to them. Usually, when I attend these events, my dad says "If you see anybody I know, tell them hello", so I thought the buttons would be a nice touch.
Then I recalled the sweatshirts my father had made for the family when I was a kid and decided to duplicate the design on 2 1/4 inch buttons:
When I sent them to my dad he got the idea that I should make these available in my Etsy shop and he would link to it from his website, http://www.brotherblotz.com. And that's what we're going to do.
Brother Blotz now has his own section in my Etsy shop, with buttons, keychains and magnets available for purchase. So, if any of Brother Blotz's friends and family are looking for unique gifts, they'll know where to find them!
Here's to you, Brother Blotz...and thanks, Dad!
I just wanted to share some of the newest photography-related button magnets I have listed in my Etsy shop. These are 2 1/4 inch ones:
I'm currently featured in three different Etsy Treasuries!! My orange Etsymom buttons, my blue striped teddy bear, and my "2 Girls for Every Boy" buttons! Take a look
Click on those links and go take a closer look! I've also recently posted more of my pocket mirrors made from recycled vintage images....
I've got another blog where I've posted a few photos I don't have uploaded here yet, and a very interesting story to go with them. I hope you'll take a minute to check it out:
http://ddpool.blogspot.com
I've got some new pocket mirrors available in my Etsy shop, and I'll still more posted soon:
I started a new Mini-Puzzle Ball a couple of days ago (trying to get a lot made before the real Christmas buying season starts). I've had lots of comments from people about how I manage to sew these tiny things, so I thought I'd humble myself and show you what it looks like when it doesn't work.
I sewed this section together just fine, but when I trimmed the seams I apparently trimmed them too much. After turning the section inside out, as I was pushing the corners out, which I do with the pointed end of a small pair of scissors...I had a blow out! There just were enough threads left there at the corner to hold it together anymore! See what I mean?....
Nothing left to do but cut out a couple more pieces and start over. This time it worked!
My pocket mirrors are currently featured in two different Etsy Treasuries!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=5227
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=5433
You should really click on those links and check out the other cool stuff made by the EtsyMoms featured in these two treasuries! Great stuff!
I've seen lots of comments from fellow Etsy dealers about using Flickr, so I finally decided to check it out. I signed up, started uploading some of my photos, and checking out some groups to join.
Naturally, I joined the EtsyMoms group, since I'm a member of that Street Team. Looks like there are lots of different Etsy groups, so I want to investigate some of those, too.
I love recycling images from old magazines, so I've been searching under "vintage" and "retro" to see if I might find some kindred spirits and places where my photos would fit in. I stumbled upon (stumbleupon.com is another one I've gotta check out!) a group called "old photographic cameras" that got my attention. I love vintage cameras and have a blast making buttons with pictures of old cameras and darkroom equipment and such...I've mentioned that in a couple of previous entries in this blog here and here and here and here. So, I stopped to take a closer look at that Flicker group. Unfortunately, I found only one post in that group, from several months ago.
Somebody had posted a couple of blurry pictures of an old camera, and asked if anybody knew what it was. The fun thing was ...I knew! I recognized it as an old Russian rangefinder. I grabbed my old camera price guide off the shelf and looked it up. Sure enough, it was Russian Zorki 4, made from 1956-1973. I can't tell from those pictures, but if it has a lever wind instead of just a knob to wind the film with, then it's a Zorki 4K.
I don't know if anybody else with an interest in old, obscure cameras will read this...but I got a kick out of it!
(With a little more looking and I did find another vintage camera group to join over there!)
I decided to put my cat, Sebastian, on keychains and list them in my etsy shop. Who can resist this face?
