20 Sunday Apr 2014
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crochet, free, hair doodad, jewelry, Made with Loops, patterns
make a flower corsage – a free pattern | Made with Loops
I’m not much of a brooch wearer, but I could see making an exception for this. Better yet, I could see it as a hair comb, something I would get a lot more use out of.
17 Thursday Apr 2014
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This is one of those super simple projects I’m ashamed I never thought of until last night. A few years ago I found this hair band on clearance. I knew I would probably never wear it, but I loved the flower so I bought it anyway. I have only worn it once until today (now it’s twice!). It occurred to me last night I could turn it in to a pin, so I did just that today.
31 Wednesday Jul 2013
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contest, cotton, crochet, drawing, Etsy, girl, giveaway, Goodsmiths, hair, hair clip, hair doodad, hairpin, handmade, summer, watermelon
Cotton Crochet Watermelon Hair Clip with Beads
100% cotton crochet in a fun layering of pink & greens, with small black “seed” beads. A selection of backings is available.
Don’t forget about the drawing going on this week on my Facebook page!
30 Tuesday Jul 2013
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contest, crochet, discount, earrings, Etsy, Facebook, free, gift certificate, giveaway, hair doodad, handmade, headband, jewelry, JoyOOAK, needs more sausage, OOAKindness, ostrich, Pinterest, t-shirt
Having passed the 100 likes mark on Facebook, I am having the promised drawing for my shop. 😀
Here are the goodies!
1. A pair of custom earrings from my shop.
2. A t-shirt designed just for this contest.
3. One of my triple headbands with braided ties in your choice of up to three colors.
4. … & a $10 gift certificate to my shop (& only MY SHOP. Etsy is very clear that I must make it very clear to you my gift certificates are only good at my shop. So don’t try to use them at the liquor store. It won’t work). There will also be other random trinkets & candies, of the non-melty variety of course. It’s in the 90s here, so I won’t be sending out ice cream & chocolates.
Also, I will be drawing for two $5 gift certificates with custom triple headbands.
* In the event one of my male fans wins, alternative prizes can be arranged. The same goes for people who don’t wear pierced jewelry for religious reasons, or the like. I want you to have something you can enjoy!
On to the rules! Continue reading
14 Monday Jan 2013
Posted in Repurposing
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hair doodad, hair elastics holder, organization, photo holder, picture holder, ponytail holders, repurposed, repurposing
Just a quick idea I thought was really cute. I was looking for a way to corral my collection of ponytail holders & had this photo holder sitting around. It seemed like a natural fit, so here you go!
Photo Holder repurposed to hold ponytail holders
24 Thursday May 2012
Posted in Etsy
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clearance, crochet, discount, earrings, Etsy, Etsy On Sale, free, hair doodad, hairpin, half off, handmade, headband, jewelry, JoyOOAK, necklace, OOAKindness, origami, sale
SALE!
Since I built a light box the new items I am adding have better pictures than my previous listings. I’m also punching up my listings. I don’t want to go back & update the old listings, so I marked them all 50% for 24hrs. Until Fri @ 10pm CST all my current listings are half off. Plus, if you use the coupon code IMLAZY you can get free shipping, US only.
I photographed the process of making a collapsible light box entirely from items on hand, so it was free. I’ll be posting that tomorrow.
I also made some turnip green gnocchi for lunch, which was a delicious experiment, & will be posting about that soon.
Plus, the new earrings I’m in the middle of listing right now. And another Pinterest inspired project or two. Oh, & a DIY version of a cool product I saw in a magazine. I have more ideas than energy/time!
23 Wednesday May 2012
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Alabama, cartoons, crafts, crochet, earrings, Etsy, geekery, girl, hair doodad, hairpin, handmade, home decor, jewelry, links, necklace, patterns, summer, superheroes, superheroines, treasury
I finally made my first treasury.
And my second.
And my third.
I’m learning as I go, & I seem to find things in one treasury that won’t work for that theme, but inspire another.
Here are the three I have made so far. I spent much longer on tonight’s than the other two, but I was specifically looking for items that had not been featured yet & especially from smaller sellers.
The first: Alabama Summertime
Summer theme featuring Alabama sellers
The theme was built around some of my earrings before I realized you’re not supposed to include your own items. Oops. I decided to go ahead & use them because I had built the treasury around them, & I find myself become less flexible as I get older, but I did put them last. After it was published, I noticed I also used the same seller twice. She is one of my teammates, so I picked her shop that way. I didn’t realize it was the same shop when another of her items came up in a general search for summer themed items from Alabama sellers. Since my noob was showing in this one, I had to make another one fast to redeem myself.
Never Too Old For Cartoons
Some of my favorite cartoons, because being a grown up is overrated.
This one was inspired by another teammate who makes Pokemon jewelry.
Unsung She-roes
Bad ass women who haven’t been featured before.
This treasury was sparked by the She-ra & Teela magnets I used in the cartoon treasury.
I should go back to work now… I have several pairs of earrings that need to be listed, & more stuff to be made. I’m like a raccoon with a shiny object, easily distracted & frequently trapped.
18 Friday May 2012
Posted in Etsy
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2-for-1, crochet, discount, earrings, Etsy, hair doodad, hairpin, handmade, headband, jewelry, JoyOOAK, necklace, OOAKindness, origami, sale
Today only I am having a 2-for-1 sale in my Etsy shop.
Buy 2 (or 4/6/8/etc) items & I will refund you the purchase price of the less expensive item (or items). The purchase price is after coupons, before shipping. You will still pay shipping costs for the lower priced items.
09 Wednesday May 2012
Posted in Etsy
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crochet, discount, earrings, Etsy, hair doodad, hairpin, handmade, headband, jewelry, JoyOOAK, necklace, OOAKindness, origami, sale, treasure hunt
~Today only, I am having a treasure hunt in my Etsy shop.~
TREASURE!!!
I’ve marked one item half price & hidden a coupon code for 30% off my entire shop in the listing. Get to hunting!
Here are a few of the items you will find on your hunt:
04 Friday May 2012
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contest, crochet, discount, earrings, Etsy, free, gift certificate, giveaway, hair doodad, handmade, headband, jewelry, JoyOOAK, needs more sausage, OOAKindness, ostrich, Pinterest, t-shirt, Twitter
Thanks to everyone who has helped me make it to 100 followers on Twitter… & beyond! Hurray!
Now, for the drawing I promised. First a reminder of the prizes*:
1. A pair of custom earrings from my shop (which does include any of the pictured styles though they still haven’t made it onto Etsy yet).
2. A t-shirt designed just for this contest.
3. One of my triple headbands with braided ties in your choice of up to three colors.
4. … & a $10 gift certificate to my shop (& only MY SHOP. Etsy is very clear that I must make it very clear to you my gift certificates are only good at my shop. So don’t try to use them at the liquor store. It won’t work). There will also be other random trinkets & candies, of the non-melty variety of course. It’s already in the 90s here, so I won’t be sending out ice cream & chocolates.
Also, I will be drawing for two $5 gift certificates with custom triple headbands.
The same prizes will be given for my Facebook fans when I reach 100 likes over there. I’m at 82 likes now, so you’ve still got time.
* In the event one of my male fans wins, alternative prizes can be arranged. The same goes for people who don’t wear pierced jewelry for religious reasons, or the like. I want you to have something you can enjoy!
On to the rules for my very first ever drawing! Continue reading
