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Cyber Monday Sales
Just a quick note to remind you all that our 20% off sale ends tonight 11/30 at midnight.
I'll be changing the prices in the shop before I go to bed, so if you happen to make a purchase after the prices are changed back to normal, I will send you a refund via Paypal in the morning.
As of this writing, the following items are still up for sale.
Take a peak at our shop to see all the goodies you can buy for your home and garden. And remember, handmade gifts are memorable gifts and really show that you care.
And to all my faithful followers, if you happened to miss this sale, just mention this blog post when you make a purchase and I will still give you the sale price through 12/1/09.
I'll be changing the prices in the shop before I go to bed, so if you happen to make a purchase after the prices are changed back to normal, I will send you a refund via Paypal in the morning.
As of this writing, the following items are still up for sale.
Take a peak at our shop to see all the goodies you can buy for your home and garden. And remember, handmade gifts are memorable gifts and really show that you care.
And to all my faithful followers, if you happened to miss this sale, just mention this blog post when you make a purchase and I will still give you the sale price through 12/1/09.
Happy Thanksgiving and Announcing a Sale
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving. Gary and I are sticking around the house today and just relaxing for a change. I cooked the turkey and made a pumpkin pie yesterday, so there would be less work to do today. I really need a break. Work has been mentally stressful lately and we are finally finished with the greenhouse (for the most part), so I feel like we can breathe for a change.
In case you missed some of the tweets I've been sneaking out on Twitter recently, our Etsy shop is having a huge sale this weekend to celebrate Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There are 100s of other Etsy shops participating as well. You may have seen their badges in the side bar of this blog over the last two weeks.
There are several ways to find the sales. You can either search for "Black Friday" on Etsy, which will bring up thousands of search results, or there is a better way - just visit one of these websites below for lists of each shop. I'm not sure if every seller got on all these lists, so you may want to visit more than one.
This blog (http://wwsalemadness.blogspot.com/) was designed by Zeba who runs a wonderful jewelry filled Etsy shop. She spent hours and hours getting all the participants up on the blog in categories as well as in alphabetical order. All free of charge. We really need to give her a big hand. You can help, by visiting her shop now and during the sale. Her jewelry is beautiful and original.
The nice people at Indie Smiles were also generous enough to provide free advertising to those involved in the sale. This particular ad rotates on the page, so that all shops get a chance at equal exposure. I am pretty sure I will advertise with them in the future.
There is also a Facebook Fan page that was set up by newhopebeading. You can find that Fan Page here. Caroline at newhopebeading donates 5% of the proceeds from her shop to the Epilepsy Foundation of NJ, so we should all be supporting her as well.
Now for my shameless plug...Our Etsy shop will be having 20% off everything, even the items that ship for free. This is a huge deal for us and will be the only sale this holiday season. I can honestly say that you will not find prices in our shop lower than what they will be tomorrow. The sale runs through Cyber Monday, 11/30/09. There is also no need for a coupon code, as the prices listed will already be reflecting the sale prices. You'll know I've changed the prices because at the top of each description of the item for sale, I will have the regular price and the sale price listed (for comparison). If you don't see a reference to the sale on an item, please be patient. It will take a little while to get all the prices changed, and we may be making changes at the same time you are looking.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Day Weekend. I doubt I will post anything new until the sale is over Monday night or Tuesday. But if you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me or Convo me through Etsy. I should be near a computer the majority of the weekend.
Greenhouse Update #11
It's hard to believe it's been nearly two years since the planning stages of this greenhouse started and it's finally finished. At least finished enough to start filling it. There is still the issue of covering up or filling some existing holes in the front and back doors. And I will need to re-glaze the window in the front door and caulk the back door before I paint in the spring. I was hoping to get the cedar sealed on Sunday, but I was having too much fun putting stuff in the greenhouse to stop and seal the thing. It will be fine until Spring. Heck, the way the weather has been, I still might get a chance to seal it this fall...I won't count on it though. We are expecting some snow mixed with rain starting Friday, so this could be the start of winter for us. Finally.
This first picture shows the narrow counter, which is on your left as you walk into the greenhouse from the front.
Gary ended up making the counter 18" deep. This thing went from 12" to 16" and then finally 18"....sometimes you are just not sure until you are actually building the darn thing. We also try and design things based on the materials we have on hand and with minimal waste. Remember, about 75% of this greenhouse is salvaged materials. The only thing we bought new, that I can think of, is the polycarbonate roofing, the plywood for the floor, the majority of the metal braces for the framing, and at least half of the stud materials. We also purchased some fasteners (although we had many on hand), caulk, sealer, and of course paint, when the time comes.
The counter is braced very well, so it will hold all the heavy stuff I can put on it. The wire shelving underneath are cut offs or damaged pieces that were being thrown away by contractors. Since we didn't have the brackets that came with the shelving, Gary just made his own with scrap 2x4s. I wanted to be able to remove the shelves easily, so he attached slats to the wooden brackets to keep the shelves from sliding around. I'll have to get a good close-up of that to show you what I mean.
You've seen the other counter before, but here's a shot with the rolling carts I told you about. They will certainly come in handy for all my garden art. This counter is 24" deep. You may also have noticed that the counters are pretty high looking. Well they are. I am tall and wanted a taller than normal counter. I think they are about 40" tall. The windows are about 42" up off the floor, since that was the height of the window on the front door and I wanted it to be uniform. No straining my back when potting up plants, grouting or making hypertufa.
We were lucky enough to have a couple of longer pieces of this wire shelving, so Gary put one up in the middle of one of the windows that faces the back. I will probably keep this shelf free for plants or finished craft projects I want to show off. I don't want it to clutter up the window with junky looking stuff.
Hopefully, later this week, I can show you all how it looks filled up. I had a great time on Sunday groovin' to my mp3 player and arranging stuff around. I think this greenhouse will hope just about everything I had intended.
If I don't get back to you before then, I hope everyone has a relaxing and pleasant Thanksgiving.
This first picture shows the narrow counter, which is on your left as you walk into the greenhouse from the front.
Gary ended up making the counter 18" deep. This thing went from 12" to 16" and then finally 18"....sometimes you are just not sure until you are actually building the darn thing. We also try and design things based on the materials we have on hand and with minimal waste. Remember, about 75% of this greenhouse is salvaged materials. The only thing we bought new, that I can think of, is the polycarbonate roofing, the plywood for the floor, the majority of the metal braces for the framing, and at least half of the stud materials. We also purchased some fasteners (although we had many on hand), caulk, sealer, and of course paint, when the time comes.The counter is braced very well, so it will hold all the heavy stuff I can put on it. The wire shelving underneath are cut offs or damaged pieces that were being thrown away by contractors. Since we didn't have the brackets that came with the shelving, Gary just made his own with scrap 2x4s. I wanted to be able to remove the shelves easily, so he attached slats to the wooden brackets to keep the shelves from sliding around. I'll have to get a good close-up of that to show you what I mean.
You've seen the other counter before, but here's a shot with the rolling carts I told you about. They will certainly come in handy for all my garden art. This counter is 24" deep. You may also have noticed that the counters are pretty high looking. Well they are. I am tall and wanted a taller than normal counter. I think they are about 40" tall. The windows are about 42" up off the floor, since that was the height of the window on the front door and I wanted it to be uniform. No straining my back when potting up plants, grouting or making hypertufa.
We were lucky enough to have a couple of longer pieces of this wire shelving, so Gary put one up in the middle of one of the windows that faces the back. I will probably keep this shelf free for plants or finished craft projects I want to show off. I don't want it to clutter up the window with junky looking stuff.Hopefully, later this week, I can show you all how it looks filled up. I had a great time on Sunday groovin' to my mp3 player and arranging stuff around. I think this greenhouse will hope just about everything I had intended.
If I don't get back to you before then, I hope everyone has a relaxing and pleasant Thanksgiving.
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