I heart Alyson

One of my favs Alyson from Unruly-things who really needs no introduction is opening up a shop called Postal Press. I am very much drooling already over all the adorableness coming from her little sneak peek over at Unruly-things today.  She is a girl after my own heart I love everything she does. I can't wait to see more!!!

Kari Herer

beautiful 

via modish

Etsy shop update!

So its not quite there yet but I'm am slowly uploading products working out all the little kinks but I wanted to share a couple things I've learned so far. 

First off Etsy is really cool and I don't think I really realized it until I actually started adding things to the store. They have all of these little features that really help you display your store and make it all come together! 

SIDE NOTE: I was just thinkin HEY i need one of those little Mini windows with some of my shops items in it for my blog. Where do I get it? WELL its sooo easy.  Alls you do is add a gadget (for blogspot user anyway) select the HTML Javascript. Then go to Your Etsy and scroll down to Mini Etsy and select what you would like to see appear on your blog.  Then your last step is to add it into you blog. So copy and paste the Javascript into your Gadget window and TADAAA. There you have it.  

Since I began uploading products I started to get a little nervous, and second guessing everything I was putting up, its a bit overwhelming at first because you want to do some many different things all at once, but just take it one step at a time and pretty soon it starts coming together and looking like a store! I still have a bunch more to put up but I'm happy to have actually started doing it instead of just sitting around thinking about it!  

One more piece of advice I can give (that I should really listen to myself); look at what other stores do but at the same time don't; If that makes any sense at all. Try to be yourself and I think that will really help your store come along. Its very easy to go to the Etsy home page and look at the spewing sea of talent that your amongst. Not that I've sold a thing yet but for anyone who is thinking of starting an Etsy shop just do it! You have nothing to lose, its easy to do and fun.  

PS. Buy something :o) 

Avis Designs

Avis Wampler a graphic designer from Decatur Georgia has the sweetest stationery line! The patterns she comes up makes my heart flutter! I have been following Avis's work for a while now and love her store and blog.  I've talked to her a couple times and she is as sweet as her work is beautiful! She recently tied the knot, and has created these amazzzing invites in celebration of her marriage! She cut these beauties all out by hand!  Now tell me that is no a wonderful thing to see.  Truly very special, and I'm so excited she has let me share this on my new baby blog that is straight out of the womb.  Enjoy (that is if anyone is even reading this yet!) :o) 

-Carolynn 

photos by: Avis Wampler

.: mel kadel

Im beyond in love with Mel Kendal. This work is so pure and fresh i get tingles! Enjoy. 

photos by: Mel Kendal

-Carolynn