The 'Giveaway'!

Yay!
I am already looking forward to send the package,
that i will be packing with all kinds of nice thingies.



One of the commenters on my last post,
mentioned a giveaway (great idea dear!)
but i already thought about that myself too...



As i really LOVE to give people presents,
wrap it up beautifully
AND hopefully make someone happy with it,
I am organising this Giveaway!

Everyone can participate by commenting,
and answering the following questions:

1. What Etsy item from my last post do you like the most and why?

2. What item do you like least and why?

3. What kind of item are you missing and think would be great to also sell in the coming Etsy shop?

4. Do you have any other tips, comments or anything considering the Etsy adventure?

Let one thing me very clear!
I will NOT base the winner of this giveaway on the answers you are going to give. Those are only for my information, because i find it important to know your opinions about the things i made and want to sell on Etsy.

I will use that thing 'Oh hello friend' always uses for her giveaway's, that's called 'The True Random Number Generator' from random.org to decide who's the winner. So everything will be completely honest!



Now you want to know what's to win, right?
Well, the giveaway it's all about, will be a package containing at least this:

- A lacey paper crane or something with a lacey paper crane.
- A mobile / garland.
- A collage.
- A set of 2 hairclips i will be decorating myself.
- A set of nice paper, images etc.
- Surprises.

Of course i am not going to tell you everything,
because surprises are always better!
I will be posting what the package looked like when i am ready to send it off,
and when the winner received the stuff, i will be posting the items that were in it.



To already get you in the mood,
here some pictures from this amazing Flickr Group called Nice Package!


(GOSH! I am not really making this easy to myself, am I?)

1. Nostalgia Original Soaps, 2. Kind Over Matter Business Card Envelopes, 3. For the birds!, 4. CIMG6346, 5. Red + White Baker's Twine - sample, 6. CIMG6044, 7. Where do you come from?, 8. 70/365 Cookie packet, 9. CIMG6045

But I love it so much!
More, more, more!



1. Packaging, 2. in this handmade muslin bag...., 3. printable stationery set — purple tatting, 4. Untitled, 5. packaging: airmail., 6. mail from singapore: NanChel, 7. Gifts!, 8. Wrapped Gifts 2008, 9. Christmas present wrapping 2008

I will do my VERY best,
to make the package you will receive
just as pretty!

Oh, the things you will receive are not the things i showed in my last post,
it will be new things, i yet have to make!
The 'style' of the stuff, will be like what you saw in the last post, of course.



Coming Monday i will be going to London until Thursday, so you can comment and take part until next weekend (July 4th&5th). Then i will 'close' this and post the winner of the giveaway. Soon after that i will be sending the package to the winner. Of course i don't know exactly when it will arrive, that's depending on the country you're living in.

Please leave your emailaddress in your comment, so i can contact you if you are the winner!

Happy commenting and thanks so much in advance!

The 'Etsy Post'

Before i start this 'Etsy Post',
i want to show you the inspirationline i FINALLY made!



In my last post, I already told you about my Etsy plans.
Although i don't see myself as an artist at all and am quite insecure sometimes about the things i make, i have to admit i am really, really excited to start the little Etsy shop, make all kind of cute things and hopefully sell a bit also!



I am not completely sure what i want to sell though.
I think it will be part handmade things and part vintage finds.

Handmade goods like these:



Paper crane mobiles,
I can also sell them per piece.
I really like the lace on their wings,
as it gives them something special...
You can do lots of things with them, to make them more interesting
and pretty.



Of course different types of mobiles and garlands are possible,
also all kinds of paper, laces and trim are available.
For the mobiles i use cute ,little bells in different colors at the end of the line.




I really like these
'Garlands of tears',
as I like to call them.




(The left garland is made out of different white fabrics and lace and the right one out of pieces of grey and green leather and pink lace, both have a little bell at the end and the line is invisible.)

Oh, and one of the things
I definitely want to sell...
are very cute and pretty kits,
full of little goodies to get crafty yourself.



Sweet, little tags
and customised notebooks.



Stationery and sweet clutches...
(Whem my sewing machine is working again, i will of course sew my own clutches.
I've already seen gorgeous Asian, linen fabrics....)



Another thing i really like to do, is making collages.
Since i was a kid, i have been cutting and pasting like crazy!

This is my inspirationboard for this Summer...



The four 'paperworks' i made the last couple of days,
are very different.
I used some of the most beautiful photographs from magazines,
but also pieces of lace, other little pieces of paper and words.





Besides these handmade things (more is coming!),
I'd love to sell some vintage stuff in the shop.
Stuff LIKE this (these are MINE!) ;)







I already made lots and lots of little cards,
to send with the packages.
The packaging will be a very important part of the shop...
I love beautiful wrappings and cute, little gifts to make the people who receive the package very happy!




I am very happy i am a real collector,
i have so many little things....
all kinds of paper, accesories and stuff.





Although i have lots of more stuff i want to show you,
i won't until the next post.
I want this to be the Etsy post!
(Okay, a little, tiny bit of the 'This is my place' post...)



To end this post,
which you hopefully enjoyed...
I want to show you my 'Wall of Inspiration',
which has become WAY bigger than it was!



I am extremely curious,
about your opinions on my selfmade stuff!