Hmmm What do you think??

Well I was so excited to use my new frosted candle jars and then when I went to target tonight to get some more heart ramikins I found this cute pail too!!! And i so excited because with the pail I tried a new wick technique and it worked beautifully!!

Trying to take better photos...

Ok so I know that I need to work on taking better pictures of my products so today I attempted to take the photos outside, although the sun wasnt very bright I am wondering if they look better than my others......let me know what you think!!

Hmmmm Choices??

Ok so I am trying to decide what treasures to buy to start my newest craft endeavour treasure candles....here are some pictures of possible choices, let me know what you think and what your favorite is!!!

Etsy Friend I- Spy Game Winner

Etsy Friends had their first I-Spy game on Monday and the winner of the awesome game was Joeben Designs!!

Joeben makes paper goods including stationary, cards, and also does custom work!! I will definately have to keep in mind her custom work for any invitations or announcements that I might need in the future!!
Here is an assortment of her work for the upcoming holiday Valentine's Day--check it out!!! Maybe you can pick up a card for that sweetie of yours : )

New Items in Progress!!

Ok well I haven't made any new crafts in quite awhile so I was excited to find some things that I wanted to try making candles out of!!!

Here are some preliminary shots of them as I do not have time to get the great photos done tonight so that I can list them!!

Let me know what you think!!!

All three candles are scented with Lavander : )

Spring Cleaning in December Part 2!!

This is part 2 to my post a few entries ago.....

While I am not completey finished with my spring cleaning in december, I do think that it is as good as it is going to get for now without spending anymore money on new furniture or organizational accessories that is. It actually didn't take very long to get it all done, maybe 3-4 hours with about 90 minutes of help from my hubby to move the furniture around!


Here are the finished pictures!!

EtsyFriends

Well as part of aNew Year's Resolution, I am trying to get more active on Etsy!! I want to help promote Etsy and in turn promote my shop therefore hopefully increasing my exposure and sales in the upcoming year!!!

So in order to do that I have joined an Etsy team called, EtsyFriends!! The team will be in full swing after the first of the year!! This group is made of some great crafters and I am honored to be a part of it!!!

If you are interested in joining check out this announcement:

Thank you for your interest in EtsyFriends!
http://team.etsy.com/profilest/etsyfriends.shtml
EtsyFriends is a new Etsy Street team made up of members from all over. Our shops sell a variety of items.
If you would like to become a member, please make sure you have the time and effort to put into this team to make it a big success! That means help with promoting, participating in our contests and helping with our charity store.
Each member will be asked to hand make at least one item per month (more if you would like) to add to our Charity store.
http://www.etsyfriendscharity.etsy.com
100% of proceeds go to our Charity of the month.
Blog: http://etsyfriends.blogspot.com/
Please add us as a myspace friend
http://www.myspace.com/etsyfriends use the email: etsyfriends [!at] yahoo.com
Here are the groups to join
http://www.flickr.com/groups/etsyfriends/
http://groups.google.com/group/etsyfriends
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EtsyFriends/

Please put the tag "etsyfriends" in all of your listings.
In your shop announcement please put "Proud to be an EtsyFriends Member"

If you need business cards or other promos for your shop, use this link for 25% off. (do not accept the free trial)
http://www.vistaprint.com/frf?frf=199907637934
Every order made though this link will add $2 towards new business cards and other promo items for EtsyFriends.

If you decide EtsyFriends is the team for you please fill out this form and reply with it in a Convo to CraftyMamaMia.
Name:
Email: (we will send you an email invite to view our google calendar of events)
Etsy Store Link: (Please make sure you sell handmade items, not just supplies)
Blog: (do you have a blog for your shop?)
Any other links: (such as a myspace or website)
Address: (to send EtsyFriends Business cards to)

We update our member list with Etsy once a week, please be patient.

Thank you,
Amanda
a.k.a. CraftyMamaMia

P.S. We will not start our contests and promos until Jan 1. Our staff would like to get through the holidays first. When you get an invite to our calendar, check in frequently.