Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Hump Day Special!


Today's Hump Day Special is:
Buy one pair of earrings get a second pair of equal or lesser value FREE!! Please do not place the free pair of earrings in your shopping cart. Instead, in the notes to seller at checkout tell me which earrings you would like as your free pair. Sale ends 11:59pm CST Wednesday February 25th.
http://outoftheblue.etsy.com

Friday, February 20, 2009

February Giveaway!


I'm a little late getting this month's giveaway posted...this month has just flown by!! This month I will be giving away one of my Rose Garden Locket necklaces. You can read more about this item here:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19078591

In order to enter:
1. Visit my shop Out of the Blue

2. Pick out your favorite item, or suggest something you would like to see added to my shop

3. Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you.

4. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm Feb 28th. Winner will be announced March 1st.

5. To earn an extra entry:
*Follow me on Twitter
*Sign up for my newsletter
*Follow my blog

Post a separate comment for each additional entry.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Hump Day Special!


Need a little retail therapy to get you through the week? Out of the Blue is offering a "HUMP DAY SPECIAL" until midnight tonight (CST). All items are buy one get one 50% off. To receive your discount just mention "hump day" in the message to seller at checkout. You may wait for a revised invoice, or if you prefer to complete your checkout then I will promptly refund the difference through Paypal. Happy Shopping!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Valentine Box

I always loved exchanging Valentine's with my schoolmates as a young girl. Now I get to live through the excitement all over again through my daughter, Shelby. We always have a lot of fun decorating her Valentine boxes together. This year instead of doing the usual decorated shoe box, we decided to decorate a paper mache heart box instead. It turned out so cute I just had to share it with you all.

We went to our local craft store and picked out some coordinating paper, some glitter stickers, and a heart shaped box. We began our box by coating the top of the lid with mod podge then placed the chosen piece of paper on top and smoothed it out. I trimmed the excess paper and then cut out a slot with an exacto knife. With a paper punch, we cut out a circle for each letter of her name and applied it to the top with more mod podge. Inside each circle we placed a silver glitter sticker to spell out her name.

Next, my daughter applied more mod podge to the sides of the bottom section of the box and we applied a coordinating paper to it.

For the edges of the lid I used some vintage sheet music from an old music magazine that I had on hand. All of the paper surfaces were then coated with a layer of mod podge on top to give it a little more durability as well as a nice sheen.

Finally, we wanted to finish it off with some sort of trim, so we decided on some frilly lace. I attached it to the edge of the lid with a hot glue gun. Shelby is so excited about her new Valentine box and can't wait to take it and show it off at school!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Giveaway Winner!


Congrats to our January giveaway winner, Gloria! She will receive a monogram vintage inspired ring. Thanks to everyone that entered...it's always such a pleasure reading all of your comments. I will be posting a new giveaway any day now, so keep an eye out! Feel free to suggest items you would like to see offered as giveaways in the future.

HUMP DAY SPECIAL!


Need a little retail therapy to get you through the week? Out of the Blue is offering a "HUMP DAY SPECIAL" until midnight tonight (CST). All items are buy one get one 50% off. To receive your discount just mention "hump day" in the message to seller at checkout. You may wait for a revised invoice, or if you prefer to complete your checkout then I will promptly refund the difference through Paypal. Happy Shopping!

Monday, February 2, 2009

Etsy Texas Crafters First Monday Sale


ETC First Mondays -- 24 Hours of sales & special offers held on the first Monday of every month (12:01am - 12:00 midnight, Central Time / 1:01am Monday - 1:00am Tuesday, Etsy Time). For a list of participating shops and their sales, join us in the Etsy forums at http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6025307

My sale this month is : 25% off all items in shop, plus Free Shipping on orders over $30(after discount)