Treasury Tuesday

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Today is Tuesday, so time for another treasury creation on Etsy.  For those of you not familiar with treasuries on Etsy, I will catch you up a little.  Basically, a treasury is a collection of items that fit into a certain theme.

For instance, if I made a treasury called "Pretty in Pink" it might include items that a person could wear and/or use (sweater, scarf, hat, earrings, boots, purse) if they wanted to get dressed up looking nice utilizing the color pink. 

Treasuries are meant to promote other Etsy shops, not your own, and should only include one item from each shop.  Each treasury has 16 available spaces to fill.  There is no charge to create a treasury.  However, when creating a treasury and promoting it such places as Facebook and Twitter, each "featured" shop owner receives a little bit of promotion they might not have otherwise had.  Ergo, they may choose to return the favor by including you in a treasury sometime down the road.  Along this road of friendly promotion, your Etsy shop has the opportunity to reach a bigger audience.  It has been said that you cannot put a price on word of mouth advertising.  It also makes people feel really good to be included!

Today, my Tuesday treasury topic is ornaments.  The kind you adorn your Christmas tree with.  This treasury is kind of ironic since I have at least two dozen ornaments waiting for their own photo shoot on my desk right now...  Anyway, this treasury can be found HERE. 
The title is Rainbow of Ornaments.  I displayed the treasury in the colors of the rainbow:  purple / blue / green / yellow / orange / red.  It's much more effective when you are actually looking at the treasury page, so go check it out!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cf53a38f1626d916527e4a5/rainbow-of-ornaments?index=0


I hope you enjoy it!

Cyber Monday Sale!

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Cyber Monday sale going on NOW at Wild Apple Design's Etsy shop.

20% off the entire shop!

As an added bonus for being a blog follower, you will get an additional 10% off your purchase by entering the coupon code "BLOG10" during checkout.

Lots of new items available as well as personalized gifts for those hard-to-shop-for people on your list.  I will be working all day on listing new items too, so stay tuned!

The Cyber Monday sale runs through midnight tonight (Central time).

You can find the Etsy shop right HERE.

Here is one of the examples of a fully customizable gift idea:

This wine glass charm set is made from Scrabble tiles and is fully reversible! These charms include one side of the tile with digital artwork (each design used only once per set). The other side of the tile has letters of your choosing. A Swarovski crystal also accents each wine charm in a corresponding color to the digital artwork.

This wine charm set makes a wonderful gift for the wine lover in your life. Perhaps a bridal shower or housewarming gift? With personalization, your gift is totally one-of-a-kind.

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SIDE 1 has wine-themed digital artwork with fun sayings such as:

- Must Have Wine
- Wine Makes Me Happy
- Keep Calm and Drink On
- I Feel Better After I Wine a Little
- Got Wine?
- You Had Me at Merlot

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SIDE 2 of the tiles are FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE to your specifications!

This listing is for up to 8 tiles. You may choose a wine-related word for your wine charm set, you may also choose the first or last name of your gift recipient. Some popular choices are as follows:

- CHEERS
- DRINK UP
- CABERNET
- BORDEAUX
- REISLING


Fantastic artwork courtesy of Wild Blueberry Inkhttp://www.WildBlueberryInk.Etsy.com

Scrabble is a registered trademark of Hasbro®

Check the wine glass charms out HERE.

Happy Shopping!

Black November Sale - Starts at Midnight!

Whew - It's been busy around here!

Getting ready for the holiday season is no small task when you have your own shop, online or otherwise.  One of my favorite parts of holiday shopping is Black Friday.  (I heard a loud collective MOAN!!)  I completely understand how many people would not want to take ANY part in getting up at the crack of dawn, standing in a line full of other frantic people, braving frigid temperatures (in Minnesota the 4:00am forecast on Friday morning looks to be about 10 degrees above zero), fighting said frantic people for some amazingly crazy price on an item (usually an electronic something-or-other), then waiting in the checkout line for another inordinate amount of time.  Yeah, I think I just talked myself out of it.   

Ha ha!  NOT!!  I actually have a different slant on the whole Black Friday shopping deal.  You see, I take great pride in my ability to hunt down bargains.  I have honed these skills over many, many years.  Much like a search and destroy mission, you might say I am a master of this craft.  Keeping that in mind, ultimately the best sale price is not even my target on Black Friday.  The reason I most enjoy shopping on Black Friday is not the why, what, where or when - it's the WHO.  My husband loves to go shopping on Black Friday!  Say what?!?  That's right, it's true!  The first year we were together and Black Friday rolled around, I found myself sitting in front of Wal-Mart with him at 4:45a.m!  Sure, we weren't the first ones in the door, but we were all bundled up with our respective coffee and cocoa, and raring to go!  Last year when he was in Iraq, I didn't even go out shopping on Black Friday at all.  I was completely bummed out.  

This year I am uber-excited because my 14-year-old son has inherited the bargain-hunting search-and-destroy gene.  He comes along when there are craft shows, art fairs, he can find the best sale price on the block.  He can even read a garage sale from the street as we're driving by!  "Keep going Mom, that one only has baby stuff." or "Just a bunch of old people cleaning out their attic there."  What a joy!  He is looking forward to Black Friday shopping this year.  I am too =)

So of course, what better way to celebrate Black Friday than to offer YOU a Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal?  Then I figured - HEY!  In case you are out shopping in stores (blasphemy - BUY HANDMADE!!) on Black Friday, I will get this party started a little sooner. 

So, starting tonight at midnight all the way through the end of the month, you can enjoy my Black November Sale.  What's on sale, you ask?  THE WHOLE SHOP!!  The entire Wild Apple Design shop will be 20% off.  There is no limit on the items you can save on.  Not to mention, I will be adding NEW ITEMS to the shop all the way through the end of the month!  Whoo-Hoo!!

Here is the link for the sale, but remember it doesn't start until midnight:  http://www.etsyonsale.com/shop/WildAppleDesign

Ok people, do what you should be doing anyway... SHOP HANDMADE!!  The recipients of your gifts will be much happier than if they got some chain store gift, you will be able to choose a personalized gift that you know was made with an artisan's two hands versus some big machine, 99% of the time your gift can be customized or personalized for that someone special and you'll have a much better overall shopping experience.  And yes, it's addicting - please get used to it! =)

Here's a little something to get you started...
Snowflake bottlecap ornaments.  You can put them on your tree, stuff them into someone's stocking, use them instead of a name sticker on a gift, the possibilities are endless!!  Check them out right here...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62772005/snowflake-bottlecap-initial-ornament

Go straight to the Etsy shop and check the ornaments out HERE.


Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Shopping Everyone!

Giveaway Week Wraps Up TODAY

ENTER HERE

Giveaway week ends TONIGHT at Everything Etsy, so head over there and enter for LOTS of chances to win.  There is some seriously awesome stuff being given away this week!

If you haven't checked these sponsors out yet, make sure you do it today!  Each item has 10 ways to win.  Here's what's up for grabs:

All Giveaway Week Posts

1. Win One of Ten Amazing Prize Packages – Red River Paper (printers, paper, gift certificates!)
2. Take Flight Boutique – Win a Custom Pendant (your child’s art!)
3. Say It With Letters – A Set of Three Decorated Dress Shapes
4. Handmade Organic Soap – Big T Ranch
5. Wild Apple Design – Sassy Jewelry Giveaway
6. Woopsy Daisy Boutique – Children’s Clothing
7. Pure Mineral Makeup Kit – Orglamix
8. Gemstone Bracelet – Cheers to July!
9. Photo Art by Pretty In Pixels!
10. Moda Fabric Giveaway – JoJo’s Quilt Shoppe
11. Wire Wrapped Earrings – Amore Valkyrie”

I may be a bit biased, but I happen to think #5 is THE BEST!!  If you don't want to roll the dice on winning the Coke Classic bottle cap necklace, hop on over to my shop and pick yours up today HERE.

Good luck everyone!

Giveaway Week at Everything Etsy - part 2



http://www.everythingetsy.com/2010/11/wild-apple-design-sassy-jewelry-giveaway-week/



Guess who the first sponsor is today for Giveaway Week over at Everything Etsy? 

That's right - little old me and Wild Apple Design!  First, a rundown of the rules for those of you who would like to participate:

All giveaways will be open to entries until Sunday 11/7 at 10pm Eastern Time.

 

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The following apply to all giveaways:

1.  Entries are counted by comment numbers, so you must leave a comment for each form of entry.

2.  All giveaways have the same ways to enter (up to 10 per giveaway!):

• Visit the Sponsor’s site and leave a comment telling us your favorite item on their site
• Follow the Sponsor on Facebook (if applicable, see link in post)
• Follow the Sponsor on Twitter (if applicable, see link in post)
• Follow Everything Etsy on Twitter
• Like Everything Etsy on Facebook
• Subscribe to Everything Etsy
• Tweet about the particular giveaway
• Post to your Facebook about the giveaway
• Post to your blog about the giveaway
• Put the “Giveaway Week” button on your blog

3.  Winners will be selected by random number generator and posted on Everything Etsy.

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You have the chance to win a Coke Classic Bottle Cap Bead necklace from Wild Apple Design this week:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/60702566/bottle-cap-bead-necklace-coke-classic

There are also lots of other bottle cap bead necklaces for you to choose from, so head on over to my shop at Etsy and check them all out!

Best of luck everyone!!

Giveaway Week on Everything Etsy

Yesterday I was out of the office.  I spent the day with my husband at the V.A. Clinic while he continued the process of having his shoulder evaluated and treated.  It was a nice, crisp, sunny fall day.  At least it looked like a nice day from the 2nd floor window in the Orthopedics Department.  First nurse of the day, "Welcome!  We are experiencing about an hour long delay in our schedule today.  I apologize.  Please have a seat." 

On a positive note, there's nothing like being in a building full of veterans to make a girl feel a little young ;).  On a not-so-positive note, my hubby's shoulder injury happened nearly 11 months ago.  He got back home 9 months ago.  He just saw the Orthopedic specialist yesterday.  Big sigh . . .  I'm not going to comment on the rate of speed at which soldiers returning from combat shuffle through the V.A. system.  Nor will I speak of the amount of paperwork attached to an injury sustained in a foreign country by a soldier during wartime.  Let's just say this:  You know how long that form is to get your driver's license renewed when none of the information actually changes and the line you have to wait in just so they can tell you that your new (same as the old) license will arrive in the mail in 6-8 weeks?  Yeah . . . Count your blessings people.

Ergo, Monday was not a good day to be out of the office.  Especially when that Monday was the kick-off of Giveaway Week at Everything Etsy.  So today, I will do my best to catch you all up to date.

Here's the scoop on Giveaway Week over at Everything Etsy:

The first giveaway was posted Monday.  It was HUGE!

Starting Tuesday (today), Everything Etsy will be posting 3 giveaways a day all week long!

All giveaways will be open to entries until Sunday 11/7 at 10pm Eastern Time.

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The following apply to all giveaways:

1.  Entries are counted by comment numbers, so you must leave a comment for each form of entry.

2.  All giveaways have the same ways to enter (up to 10 per giveaway!):

• Visit the Sponsor’s site and leave a comment telling us your favorite item on their site
• Follow the Sponsor on Facebook (if applicable, see link in post)
• Follow the Sponsor on Twitter (if applicable, see link in post)
• Follow Everything Etsy on Twitter
• Like Everything Etsy on Facebook
• Subscribe to Everything Etsy
• Tweet about the particular giveaway
• Post to your Facebook about the giveaway
• Post to your blog about the giveaway
• Put the “Giveaway Week” button on your blog

3.  Winners will be selected by random number generator and posted on Everything Etsy.

Just to illustrate how fantastic this week is, Monday's giveaway was from Red River Paper.  Not only were they giving away several $100 gift certificates for their gorgeous linen papers, note cards (and more), they were giving away the printers themselves! TEN prize packages in all!!  Check it out here:

http://www.everythingetsy.com/2010/11/red-river-paper-giveaway-week/  

Here's the great part in case you missed it in the rules above: 

All giveaways will be open to entries until Sunday 11/7 at 10pm Eastern Time.

So...... There's still time for you to enter for this giveaway!  Whoo-Hoo!!!  Good luck everyone!

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The OTHER great part about Giveaway Week on Everything Etsy is this: 

Wild Apple Design is participating too!

That's right, it's true!!  At some point during Giveaway Week, you'll have the chance to win one of the items from my Etsy shop.  How exciting is that?  Just in time for the holiday shopping season.  No leaving the comfort of your own home, no fighting traffic, no mall parking lots, no frenzied shoppers, no hassle!!  Sounds like a great way to do ALL of your holiday shopping if you ask me...

I'm going to guess some of you might like to know WHAT you have the chance of winning from Wild Apple Design during this fabulous Giveaway Week? 



http://www.etsy.com/listing/55505146/bottle-cap-bead-necklace-coke-classic

 You have the chance to win this Coke Classic Bottle Cap Bead necklace (value $35 USD)!  Here's the kicker: The only way you can win is through Everything Etsy's Giveaway Week, so as soon as the giveaway is posted, head on over there and sign up as many times as possible (hint: a lot!).

I will be posting updates on Everything Etsy's Giveaway Week here too.  So while you're here, become an email subscriber to this blog and you won't miss a thing!  Good luck to all!