Happy Holidays Coupon Offer!

I will be offering free shipping within the US for all items purchased this Friday (11/27) thru Monday (11/30)!  Use the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS at checkout to apply this deal!  This will apply to any custom orders placed on these days, in addition to items in stock!

New Design - Photo Replication

Over the last couple of weeks you may have noticed I've been posting fewer new items in my store.  Well that's because I was exploring a new design process...photo replication!  I'm really excited to share my first project with you.  It is a sunset over the ocean, and it really turned out beautifully.  This is going to be turned into a vase cover within the week, so if you like it...look for it in my store soon!

I really think there are so many possibilities that this photo replication process can be used for: landscapes, people, pets... The main limitation is size.  Because I work with sequins, everything has to be pixelated.  This will cause small details to be lost.  The other limitation is color.  Sequins are only made in a limited range of colors, so an exact match to a photo may not be possible.

If you have a photo that you'd like to be turned into one of my creations, please let me know!  We'll work together to decide what size/application would be best, and then coordinate on colors if needed. 

Custom Orders

Wreaths

It takes approximately 1 week to complete a Wreath, once an order has been placed and I have all necessary materials.

Candle Covers
It takes approximately 3 days to complete a Candle Cover, once an order has been placed and I have all necessary materials.

Tissue Box Covers

It takes approximately 2 weeks to complete a Small Tissue Box Cover, once an order has been placed and I have all necessary materials.
It takes approximately 2 weeks to complete a Large Tissue Box Cover, once an order has been placed and I have all necessary materials.



Each custom order will be done in the order in which it is received.  Custom orders will not be considered received until a down payment has been made.  Please message me to find out what the current overall lead time is for custom orders.

Another Week, Another Casualty

This time it was me.  I was making a lovely feather wreath when I decided to stick my arm into molten glue.  I won't post any pictures because yuck.  But it's a week later and I still have a gaping wound.  (Don't worry, not bad enough to see a doctor.  I'm keeping it clean and it is healing nicely.)

So PSA: Be careful with hot glue guns!  Or hot things in general!

Crafting with Dogs

I had my first crafting casualty this week.  :-(  I'm working on a small tissue box cover, and one of my fosters got ahold of the completed top piece.  RIP.  Luckily she only destroyed one web, so I think I can just deconstruct down to the sides and then insert a new piece.  If not, I'll have to start from scratch.  Wish me luck!

Update: I wasn't able to salvage it.  I'm going to have to start it over.  :-( sad day.  But not the end of the world.  What really ended up upsetting me, is that this morning the naughty dogs grabbed the half finished side I was working on, and chewed up two corners on that.  So I was pretty angry this morning.  But I learned my lesson and put all my crafting supplies up out of reach.  And this weekend I'm going to invest in a small plastic bin that I can store my supplies in when I'm not using them.

Green Bay Packers Wreath

I sometimes bring my completed projects to my office to display.  I like to get opinions from my coworkers to see what looks good, what needs improvements, etc.  They're very honest, and not afraid to hurt my feelings.

This month, I decided to display my New Year's Wreath (for obvious reasons).  Well, I had 4 separate people ask me who died.  So apparently it is not a cheerful wreath, as intended.  So I'm going to try to come up with something to improve it.  But in the meantime, I needed to come up with a new wreath to hang at work!  I didn't have anything at home appropriate for the current weather/holidays, so I decided I'd make a Packers wreath, as most of my coworkers are fans.

Completed Wreath

I didn't want to do anything too crazy or expensive for this wreath, since I was just doing it to appease my coworkers.  I happened to have a broken styrofoam core, so I decided I'd use that (it was just broken at the seam, I glued it back together and I don't even think anyone can tell!).  I did use some of my good tulle (kelly green, butter, and diamond white).  But I didn't put any embellishments on.  My coworkers are mostly men, so I thought embellishments would create extra criticism (I was wrong, they requested a cheesehead added on).

Close-up of the core

Close-up of the fluff

Now, I'm not licensed to sell NFL merchandise, so this wreath is not for sale.  But it is another example of the designs I can do.  So if you want a specific color combination (with or without embellishments), let me know!