Hello all! As promised last week, I want to share with you my custom place cards. They turned out really cute and I am thinking about making some to put in my shop. It’s funny how one request can open you up to a whole array of ideas you never knew you had. Now I am thinking about different shaped place cards and other ways to display them, banners, cupcake/cake toppers (which I already have a set of). The list goes on and on. This why I love the handmade community of creators and buyers, you never know who or what is going to spark your next creative endeavor.

(Please excuse the photo quality, remember I took these with my cell phone)

and 3 sets of batteries later...

Hello all! I know I haven’t been here for a while even though I promised myself at least one post a week. Blogging can be a difficult thing to start. Trying to figure out what to write about and coordinate photographs all while being on display in front on the World Wide Web can be a little scary. However, today I came across a great opportunity and some bad luck and thought I should share…

It started last night when I received an Etsy convo for a custom order of 50 heart shaped wedding place cards. I was very excited since this would be my first custom order for my ScrappThis shop (not bad considering I opened in December). After some back and forth dialogue between myself and the buyer I had an idea of what she wanted.

Bright eyed and bushy tailed, I started my work early this morning. Cutting out different size hearts and finding the best way to perch it to the rim of a stem less wine glass. I set up my “photography studio” to have some great shots to send my customer. As I pressed the button of my camera, nothing happened, it just turned itself off. Ok…I thought, let’s just try again. After several attempts and 3 sets of batteries I knew this camera seen its last shot. Now what? I have these great ideas and no way to show the world. With some quick thinking I whipped out my iPhone and clicked away. I have to give it credit; I got some good shots with it. I have heard of other sellers doing this but didn’t think it could actually work, and work well.

So after my little scare and more dialogue we came up with a really cute place card. She liked them so much she doubled her order to use at the bar. I will be posting photos of the finished product (blog topic 1).

Now I get to have big plans tonight (blog topic 2, lol) to look for a new camera. I really liked the old one and hope it’s an easy fix, but I really needed an upgrade. So let’s cross our fingers and look forward to bigger, better, and brighter photos in my shops and on this blog.

Does anyone else have a crazy story? A time where, despite all trials and tribulations, you overcame the obstacles? Or maybe just share something funny since I am always game for a good laugh.
Thanks all, Liz

Hi all! It’s been a pretty busy week for me. Between working on my current project, finding inspiration for the next, and researching how to run a better business I’m surprised I found time to write this. But, as I promised myself, I want to post every week (at least once). I want to share with you some photos of what I’ve been working on…

And the finished product...

I hope to get these in my Etsy shop by the end of the week.

Hello and welcome to my blog! I going to try and set the mood now with some photos of my recent work.



This is my Valentine's Day Heart Banner. It looks so good on the wall and really didn't take long to make.



I am selling these cuties on my Etsy shop in sets of six. They make me wish it was warm outside, enough with the snow.




Finally here are some really neat flowers I made. These are also in my Etsy shop. They are multi layered flowers (each layer smaller than the one under it) They would be great replacement for a gift bow.