Monday, October 18, 2010

Esty and Me...

I decided to try out Esty for some of my knit items, rather than adding them to my bookplate shop.  So far I haven't started knitting bookplates : ).

I made some knit hi-top sneakers for my grandson, starting with a pattern I'd found and then throwing that away and developing my own.  Then of course I couldn't stop and.. well, he only needs a pair or two, and not pink - so let's see if they work on Esty... I hope so.  I love making these little cuties!


Here's a link to my NEW Esty shop!

Only one item to start, though it can be adjusted to fit size and color for individual customers.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

I'm startin' my Christmas shoppin'

I'm a shopper, too - and my budget this year is tighter than ever!  A new grandchild, my youngest starting college (on scholarships, grants and loans but they still want money from the only contributing parent - me!)  and of course - the economy.    So in addition to making gifts, I'm shopping , and shopping early, using sales, discounts and coupons.   Read on, there's a coupon in this for you!

Knit Pumpkin outfit for my grandson
    I would really love to make all my gifts for everyone on my list - but that isn't gonna happen!  First - I don't have the time!  Second - not everyone on my list needs something knit (grandsons can all use hats and scarves but - really, I'd also like to get them something cool!).  Third, I want to support the growth of the economy.  Okay, I kind of stretched on #3.   I like shopping and buying stuf f  is probably more accurate.

    In any case, I'd like to point out a few things to my valued customers!

First, if you place an order, you receive an e-mail that has a coupon in it to use on your next order.

Second, if you create an account when you place an order,  I manually go in and set you up as a repeat customer - this gives you a 10% discount every time you place an order, as long as you log in first using your account.

Third, if your order is over $50.00 before shipping, you get FREE shipping - even  if you're in Canada, Australia or Britain.

And Fourth,  if you read my blog, periodically you'll find additional coupons in them - this time the coupon starts now and is good until December 10th, giving you a 15% discount.  This is on top of the 10% return customer discount.    If you don't have a return customer discount - or if you've never place an order - you can STILL get that 15% discount just for taking the time to read all the way down here!   All you have to do is type in (without the " " )   "HOLIDAY2010"    when you get to the check-out section, where it asks for any coupon codes.

Coupon can be used once.  Pass it on. 
Simple, yes?