Shop Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday--All in the comfort of your PJs!

Anyone else feeling full, cozy & just flat out grateful for the blessings?  I love the holidays.  Bonus: no need to get out of your pjs.

My mom made these for the boys.  Love.

Today through Monday, December 1, enjoy 20% off all orders from HandstampedOriginals when you use Coupon Code GRATEFUL20

I'd love to help you create personalized gifts for you and yours and get your holiday shopping wrapped up early!

Melissa

Celebration Time, Savings for You & More!

HandstampedOriginals has hit 1000 sales!  Of course, that number doesn't take into account custom listings, such as this one from last week...

Thank you to all my customers!  Here's a celebratory discount:  Now through November 25, save 20% on all orders from HandstampedOriginals with Coupon Code: 1000SALES


There are many new pieces in the shop, including personalized handstamped Christmas ornaments (or gift package tie-ons, or wine bottle tie-ons) as well as some popular standbys for all your gift giving needs:

   

   

 

 


Have a custom piece in mind?  Please message me here or via Etsy!

Melissa

Hello, there...um...how are you? I'm crafty! or How to Make an alternative to the Front Door Wreath

Hello, there...um...how are you?  I'm crafty.  So, apparently, I've not posted anything since April 5.  It's now May 21.  May. Twenty-First!  Remember when I was so excited because both the boys would finally be in school full time and I'd have "so much free time"?  Not sure what I was thinking.  Not so much free time as it is time used differently...But, I digress.

So, how have you been?  Me?  I've been churning out end-of-the-year teacher gifts like crazy!  Fun, fun.  Lots of Mother's Day and new mom pieces, as well.  And, Father's Day isn't too far off--Sunday, June 16, people!

I'm digging this Dad gift, currently:

So, over the weekend, after churning out some 40 or so pieces in 2 weeks, I decided to be crafty in a different way.  Found an old mdf letter "M" from Hobby Lobby that I bought for a project I decided not to do.  Got out the hot glue gun and the jute.

Had this on hand--it was $1.99 at Hobby Lobby.

Used foil as a glue gun rest...

 Then, I began wrapping the jute and gluing.  It took a little longer than I thought it would...

Halfway through...

Completely wrapped

Then, I thought, what could I add?  I remembered an old T-shirt of mine with cute shabby fabric flowers...I loved that shirt & wore it often--until it got a hole.  Of course I'd saved it, with an eye toward re-purposing it into...something.  I cut out the fabric flowers from the T-shirt, then added a hair-clip flower I'd found on clearance at Target a while back.  Added some ribbon, and after burning only one finger and one thumb in the process, here's what I came up with:

Finished!

Hangin' on the front door

Close-up of the front door

So, whatcha think?  A nice front door wreath alternative, I think!

Fun.

What will you craft today?**

~Melissa

**Maybe you don't want to craft something, but would rather hire that out...  If it's jewelry that you want, or maybe a keychain for Dad, check out HandstampedOriginals.  Now through June 16, save 15% on all orders from HandstampedOriginals with Coupon Code: YOUROCKDAD

Organization, New Pieces & A Coupon Code

Hey there!  Working hard in my newly re-organized craft room, which is now messy again from all the work.  Here's a look:

Ribbon nicely organized--check

 A view of my son's old headboard turned pin board (I still want to frame the edges).

The newly added work table, which I've expanded to for beading, as I use my desk for stamping.  This table was never even in the room before I reorganized and look how full (& messy) it is now-yikes!

A couple new pieces I just added to my Etsy shop

Last but not least, here's a coupon code for you!  Now through February 28, 2013, save 15% on any order from HandstampedOriginals with Coupon Code: BEMINE

Have a great day!
~Melissa
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

 We're still in the throes of Christmas decorating around here.  Here are a few of my favorite Christmas decorations...  I stitched the first picture in 2000.  The second pic shows off my Santa gourd, which I bought in an auction in law school and which others find quite peculiar--I LOOOOVE my Santa gourd!  The third is just a group of favorites in the kitchen (by the way, did you know Epsom salts make lovely snow?  Mason jars filled with Epsom salts and votives or tea lights are simple but beautiful when used to line outdoor walkways too--forgot to snap a pic of this!).

In the midst of the Christmas decorating-palooza, I'm also busy completing custom jewelry orders for the holidays, trying to get and keep everyone well--oh, and we're getting new carpet tomorrow!  :D

HandstampedOriginals will be on vacation beginning December 16, so you have just under two weeks to get your orders in!  Now through December 15 (the last day to place an order), save 15% off your entire order from HandstampedOriginals with Coupon Code: HOLIDAY15  

Merry Christmas one & all!

~Melissa

Gratitude

Thanks to all my HandstampedOriginals customers for a busy, wonderful, inspiring year!  I'm grateful for each and every one of you!  

I know so many people making their Christmas lists, planning holiday gifts, planning teacher gifts and more.  I'd like to help you out.  Save 20% on all orders from HandstampedOriginals placed from Thanksgiving (November 22) through Cyber Monday (November 26) when you use Coupon Code: GRATEFUL

Now that you have holiday shopping out of the way, what will you do with your "free" time?

Me? I'm gonna watch Charlie Brown...and Punkin Chunkin.  :D

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

~Melissa

New Pieces, New Treasuries & New Savings

Hey there!  3 things.

1.  New pieces are in the shop, such as this:

                                          and this one, inspired by a customer request:

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2.  A couple of my fellow Etsy entrepreneurs have featured HandstampedOriginals in their Etsy Treasuries.  The first, created by Leslie Ann of VermontCountryStore, is called:

A reminder to be ever-thankful

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The second, created by Neva Fels, of HandMadeByNeva, is called:

Santa's Holiday Wish List

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Just click the picture(s) to see the full Treasuries.  Thanks Leslie & Neva!


3.  What's that about new savings?  How about, from now through November 15, save 20% on all orders from HandstampedOriginals with Coupon Code:  FALLSAVINGS4YOU


P.S.  Did you see this fabulous opportunity to help support adoption?

Have a great day everybody!

~Melissa

Trick or Treat

Whatcha dressing up as for Halloween?  My older son will be Mario (of video game fame) for the second year in a row.  My little man is wavering between Pikachu & Yoshi (also of video game fame).  They've put in a request for me to be Princess Peach...I'm considering it.  :D

I love this time of year.  It's fun to watch my kiddos get excited about trick-or-treating, dressing up and pretending.

In the "spirit" of the season (get it?), now through Halloween (October 31) you can save 20% on all orders from my Etsy shop, HandstampedOriginals, with Coupon Code TRICKORTREAT

So...what are you going to be for Halloween?  :D

New Pieces, New Savings, Newness All Around

Hey there.  Now that both my boys are in elementary school (a totally new experience for all of us), I find I (sometimes) have a bit more time...although this is tempered by the fact that my husband is in Scotland on business for 5 (five) weeks (also a totally new development)!  A prime example of that whole giveth, taketh away thing.  Anyhoo, I was able to create and list 20 new pieces in my Etsy shop this week, in between working on some pieces for a friend, laundry, grocery shopping, running errands...

Here's a quick peak:

In celebration of all the newness, how about a new way to save?  Now through September 9, save 20% on any order from HandstampedOriginals with Coupon Code: SCOTLAND.

Speaking of Scotland, my shop will be closed September 10 through September 24 as the boys, my parents, & I will be traveling to Scotland.  :D