Etsy Roundup!

As you can probably guess, I am obsessed with Etsy.  Because I'm on there so much with my own business, I am always seeing amazing items and I wanted to share some of my findings with you.  So here it is, my Etsy Roundup for this week:

1.I love this Mama Bear shirt so much! Available here.
(photo borrowed from Maisonwares)

 

2. A little obsessed with this tea towel! Available here.

(photo borrowed from Crafts Gone Awry)

3. This little friend! Available here.

(photo borrowed from Moffit Plush Co.)

 

4. We have these bunnies and they are so soft. But even better, these ones are monogrammed! Available here. 

(photo borrowed from Designs by April)

  

5. The perfect artwork display hanger! Available here.

(photo borrowed from Shellyka)

If you have an item you think I'd love, please feel free to contact me!

Christmas in July!

The other day I found the perfect gift for my younger sister and grabbed it to save for Christmas (it's cute, Sierra, very cute).  I was so excited with the feeling of "being ahead" of the holidays.  I know, its July, I've got time, but every year the holidays come and attack my budget and this year I'm vowing to do things like my older sister and start shopping and making my gifts early. 

This prompted me to have a Christmas in July sale in my Etsy shop, since I had a bunch of cold weather items either left over from last winter or new ones that hadn't been listed yet.  So now, you can get savings for the month of July on certain items, and feel good knowing you got ahead.

Here's some of the items on the sale, all handmade with love by me:

Bow Earwarmer

Basic Knit Scarf in Green

Chartreuse Pom Pom Hat

Green Button Beanie

Crochet Cable Hat in Navy

Basic Knit Scarf in Aqua

Basic Knit Scarf in Lilac 

As a very special thank you for visiting this post, please enjoy 15% off entire purchase with code KNAPTIMEKNITTER at the Crooked By Design checkout.

 

4th of July Sale Today in my Etsy Shop!

Happy 4th of July from Crooked By Design!  Lots of stuff on sale, and with code AFOURTHFORTHEFOURTH you can save 25% of any purchase of $25 or more.  

Thanks for stopping by!

To see all the sales and new stuff, visit the Crooked By Design Facebook page.

HUGE Headband Sale Going on in my Etsy Shop

Check it out at Crooked By Design!  Don't see a color you want? Just ask and I can make you a custom one.  Thanks for stopping by!

Free Stuff at Crooked By Design!

There's lots of fun stuff coming up in my shop.  May 27th is Crooked By Design's 1st Birthday and to show my appreciation for all your support, there will giveaways, contests and other fun things.  But first, lets have a little fun now too!

If you want to keep up with all the discounts and deals going on and to see sneak peeks of new stuff, be sure to LIKE the Crooked By Design Facebook Page.

**UPDATE** 3 PRIZES LEFT! One lucky customer just won themselves a surprise coupon code!

The next four orders to be placed will get a FREE SURPRISE with their order! Two are free items and two are awesome coupon codes.  Past free surprises have been these:

Exciting Goings-Ons in my Etsy Shop!

Right now, there's lots of fun and exciting things going on in my Etsy Shop, Crooked By Design.  For starters, I'll be donating $1.00 from each sale made until Monday November 19, 2012, to the Red Cross to help those affected by Sandy.

I'm very excited to say in just within just a few months of opening my shop, I reached my first milestone of 50 sales in my shop, and the lucky 50th order received a free tote bag.  The next milestone to reach is 75.  There will be another surprise free gift with that 75th order, and we're getting close to it!  I'm so grateful to everyone who has helped me reach this goal.  I can't even put to words how exciting it is to have my handmade items go all around the country!

There's also a new Crooked By Design Facebook Page so be sure to "like" it to see new items, promotions, sales, etc.

I'll be posting about the Cyber Monday Black Friday sale item soon, so stay tuned! 

Oh yea, you can also stay connected by following me on Twitter and Instagram @KnaptimeKnitter.

One last thing, I'm already a busy bee with custom orders coming in, so be sure and get any and all of them in early so they're ready in time for the holidays! 

Etsy's New Gift Cards

Just in time for the upcoming holidays, Etsy has released their brand new gift cards!  You can choose to print the card or deliver via email.  Crooked By Design is now accepting them, too.

In an effort to save money and reduce stress this holiday season, I've started my shopping (and making of Christmas gifts) really early this year.  Etsy has been a great place for finding those unique gifts you won't find at the store.  You can look by category depending on who you are shopping for and browse.  Best of all, you give a unique (often handmade) gift, and you support a small business. 

Here's the link for Etsy Gift Cards
 

An Alternative to the Traditional Baby Bib

My son has never liked wearing bibs, and I've always struggled to keep them on him.  I noticed a trend of baby bandanna bibs and fell in love with the idea!  I had recently purchased a two-pack of regular traditional bandannas for our 7 month old lab to wear, and every time I put one on him, my son would want one too (he alerted me by yelling "bandan!!" so that is what we call them now).  I started putting one on the baby as a bib, but it was a little big, so I created some baby and toddler sized ones, that conveniently fit our 60 pound pup too.  The result was an adorable, functionable fun way to keep food off your little one and make your pup look very cool.

 (It's not easy attempting to photograph a moving toddler!)

To get a Bandan for your toddler, pup, or both, please check out my Etsy Shop, Crooked By Design, where you find a bunch of them.  Feel free to let me know if you want one customized and I can accommodate.  They would make great gifts and they are cheap!  The best part: they are machine washable and tie on, so they fit many sizes and you can machine wash and dry them.