Hi there. How are you?
It's the last day of January. How is that possible?
I still have a few of my 2017 calendars on hand.
I want them all to have homes, so they are now........
HALF OFF!
Procrastinators win!
Head on over to my shop and snag one.
I still have a few of my 2017 calendars on hand.
I want them all to have homes, so they are now........
Procrastinators win!
Head on over to my shop and snag one.
I'm excited to share my new expanded tea towel line with you. I've added 2 new designs that I'm very proud of.
As my long time patrons know, this is not my first foray into Dala horses. I did this initial illustration back in 2012 and it went over big in my very Swedish hometown. After making and selling at least 3 originals, I put this dala on cards, prints, pillows, and pins. Even after almost 5 years, my dala products are consistently top sellers.
Hearts have shown up in my work for years. Back in 2011, I had my first solo gallery show at JR Kortman Galleryright around Valentines Day. I made a series of small collages with a heart motif to sprinkle in among my chair pieces. They were a big hit. See my name in there? I wasn't even married yet!
The hearts I used for my tea towel began their life life as a coloring page. I gave it away as a freebie to my mailing list last year.
Now, it's a darn cute tea towel that I'm proud to add to my existing line. I've now got 6 different tea towel designs all in stock. You really should buy one of each, don't you think? :-)
Click here to see all of my tea towel designs.
I'll be back next week with a sale. Ciao.
I've always had a lot of luck selling Valentines. Probably the best selling item I've ever had on Etsy was this Beatles inspired design that I made way back in 2008.
I've happened upon another winning valentine design this year. This time, it features birds.
I illustrated these adorable fairy wrens in 2014. It's certainly one of my favorite bird pieces. They're damn cute. Don't you agree?
These two lover birds have always seemed destined for a valentine, but it took a while to get it right. Two years ago, I made another iteration of this card. You can read more about that HERE.
Right before the SIU craft sale this year, I decided to rework this card. It hadn't sold in its previous form and I wasn't satisfied with it as is. I changed the text to "Better Together", added the border and it sold like hotcakes! It was the best selling item of the weekend.
Though initially intended as a valentine, I could also see using this as an anniversary card. Really, you could even give it to your bestie!
As seen here, all of my cards now come with kraft paper envelopes. I really like the way they set off the white cards. I don't know why I waited so long to do this. I love the look!
This cutie and a couple of other valentines are now available in my shop.
Shop small and shop often my friends.