Great Gifts for under $10. & under

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Curated By: kathisewnsew

ArtFire.com

Handmade Gifts

I have another follower, yay, Welcome.

Gift Ideas

I am working on my jewelry bags today I have them cut out,  I did 5 different fabrics all sheer, light, pretty.  I'm doing more of the pink with white, green and a little yellow floral on the pink like this one

except this batch has light pink ribbon.  I'm working on a white sheer with fuzzy white flowers and a touch of green, this one the fabric is tricky to sew, I think I will change the needle that might help.  Well, I just went and took pics of the jewelry bags in their current state.

I'm also making some sheer orange, sheer green, & sheer yellow.
I need to get back to that.  I've been working on some gift ideas & guides on my ArtFire blog, Gifts for the Desk.  These are items I searched for a few days ago and I really liked and wanted to share.
I got my first follower, Yay. Welcome.
Time to get back to work. Kathi

Stocking Stuffer Ideas

I always end up waiting till the last minute to get stocking stuffers, but I think I'm going to start early this year so that I can get some cool, interesting, and not the typical stocking stuffers.  I think I'm going to do all handmade things for stocking stuffers this year, from some of my handmade candy to buying stocking stuffers on ArtFire.  I put a collection of stocking stuffers together this morning. Enjoy and check out some of my fellow artisans.

Red & Green Stock...

Curated By: kathisewnsew

ArtFire.com

Have a great Monday. Kathi

Have you ever shopped on ArtFire?

Shopping on ArtFire is so easy.  No signing up for an account to buy, each studio has many options for how to charge, I have PayPal and Amazon Payments, Other options (that I don't offer at this time) available are google & personal (such as checks, money orders, credit cards), and the variety of items and prices of items is ever growing.  Anyone can find something to there liking or to there budget.  If you havn't been there you should go take a look, and while I'm talking about going to ArtFire what a better way than with a game and the possibility of winning a shopping spree on ArtFire. To be a part of the find Santa on ArtFire contest  go to We've lost Santa !!! . If you choose to go have a little fun stop by kathisewnsew's Handmade Boutique and say Hi.  I put together my first gift ideas & guides on ArtFire.
I finished a new wallet today and should have another one done later today.
This Is a bight and colorful striped with embroidered flowers wallet.

Time to get my housework done and then back to sewing and finishing another wallet.
Kathi

We've lost Santa !!!

Santa has gotten lost on ArtFire.  You could win 1 of 3 shopping sprees on Artfire and while there you will discover an amazing place  to shop filled with so many amazing artisans.  First prize - $300.00 shopping spree on ArtFire, Second prize - $150.00 shopping spree on ArtFire, Third prize - $100.00 shopping spree on ArtFire.
Check out the contest here We've lost Santa contest and then head out to start finding all the Santas on Artfire . 
You will find an amazing shopping place on ArtFire.
Did you know that you don't have to sign up for an account to buy from any artisan/person on ArtFire?  Well you don't (unlike another site), I really like that. 
Did you know that we have people from all around the world selling on ArtFire?  Yes we do. 
Did you know that we have Handmade items, Fine art, Craft supplies, Vintage, Design, & Media? YES we do, you should go check it out if you havn't yet. 
Let me know what you think about the place I like to call my other home inside my home.
Good luck and I hope you have lots of fun. 
Kathi

Its almost halloween, are you ready?

Wow time is flying by, were heading into the end of Oct.  I have so much to do, I need to start a list so that I stay on top of things.
1. Halloween ( I need to get the front of the house spookified and get trick or treat candy, AND NOT EAT IT, LOL).  My Artfire studio has been spookified, check it out.  I did the banner and avatar myself.
2. moms b-day gift (have an idea what I am making but can't share it here yet. I will post about it after her b-day).
3. Hubby's b-day (no idea yet, I need to get the idea so I can buy what I may need ).
4. Thanksgiving (it will be different this year, my daughter will be with her boyfriends family, not sure about oldest sons plans, our youngest son will for sure be there).
5. Swedish sausage day.  This is the day my sister her family, my family all of the kids and spouses, kids kids, and Mom all get together the beginning of December to make & stuff swedish sausage (a family tradition) we also have an ornament gift exchange that is quite fun. (I will write a whole post or two about this family tradition sometime in the next month).  More about that later.
6. my b-day
7. Christmas shopping
8. Christmas cards
9. Christmas tree choosing, cutting, pizza, set up tree, decorate tree, water tree (don't forget to re-water frequently.
10. Christmas

Well, I think thats enough listing of things to do, makes me tired looking at it.  I will update this list in future weeks leading to the New Year.

busy busy busy

I have been very busy since I found an abandoned kitten last week.  Its like having a baby, all the care and attention it takes.  So far so good, I think she is about 5 weeks old now.  Not much time today, but if you want to read a little bit about her check it out here on my ArtFire blog.

I'll try and make a little time tomorrow and write something, oh I don't know, interesting.

Popping in to say Hi

Going to town with my daughter today, so just enough time to let you know I have started the process of updating my ArtFire studio since I now have a Pro studio.  Go check it out, just realize its not done I still have things I plan to do.  My new pro studio on artfire. 

Summers into Fall

Its about time to start bringing out the fall decoration.  I have pretty fall colors valances to go over my white curtains. Looking forward to setting things up, getting the pumpkins that will be used for decoration for Halloween and cut up, cooked, mashed and frozen  for those wonderful fresh pumpkin pies.  I can almost smell the pumpkin and spice scenting the house.
I'm looking forward to friday, my shop will go pro, Yea........... can't wait to try out the different tools that I'll have access to, the new blog , facebook kiosk.  I'm really more excited than this dull post sounds like.  I'm also going to work towards getting the Handmade artifact, so much new stuff to explore.

Autumn wallet

I was inspired by the beautiful colors of fall to create this wallet / wristlet / jewelry pouch / or any darn thing you can think of.  Thought I would show you a bit of my process of creating an item.

So, there you have it, I'm about 98% done with this one.  I'm hoping to have this and a few more done by friday. 
If you havn't signed up for the ArtFire Group Deal, do it now before its too late.  $5.95 for a pro shop flat rate, the reg. price is $15.95, you don't want to miss out on this one.  Remember Oct. 1, 2010 it will be too late, so if you have been thinking about it remember that date.  Artfire group deal.

Pretty, but can't sell.

I have been working on small projects lately because the last purse I made turned out to be one that can't be sold.  It sheds so bad, every time I sat down to work on it I ended up covered with purple fuzz.  The technique I tried didn't work out this time.  I like the look of it so I will try again, and I will try to correct the shedding problem.

so this is a pic of the purple and black wool fabric before

This next one is after layering and close rows of stitching then cutting

This one is that beautiful piece of purple with black wool fabric

And here it is 95 % finished.isn't it pretty.  I'm thinking of using it as a picture on my avatar just because its so pretty.  The beaded handle came from a string of beads from Grandma.

!!! Reminder !!! September Giveaway ~ Handmade Pink Ribbon Earrings

Just a reminder I'm giving these pretty pink ribbon earrings away at the end of this month. Hurry and enter Sept. giveaway ~ handmade pink ribbon earrings ~.

These earrings would make a great gift for someone you know, a little thank you to someone, or wear them yourself to show your support.  Please enter, I really want someone to wear them. 

Go check out my shops at Etsy & or Artfire, then come back here and leave a link or the title of the item you like in the comments section & email me (kathisewnsew@att.net) your email address (I will only use it to contact the winner so that I can get the mailing address to send the earrings). No purchase necessary to enter.  Giveaway ends September 30, 2010.
The earrings will come to you wrapped in tissue paper and placed in a cute jewelry bag I made.

Also if you havn't signed up for the Artfire group deal, do it now.  It is a set to go into effect 10-1-2010 and if you want to you need to sign up before 10-1-2010.  If you get in on the deal that will be your price for as long as you keep your shop and you can also cancel anytime although I doubt it if you will want to.  Go check it out Artfire Pro Studio for $5.95 .

Yay ...... Artfire

I'm so excited, I have wanted to go pro on Artfire for a while.  Artfire is having a very special promotion, $5.95 per month to be a pro member.  I'm going to sign up for it by tomorrow.  If you have ever thought about going pro on Artfire, NOW is the time.  There is a condition we need 20,000 people to sign up. So go check it out. Artfire Group Deal .

Since I am doing that at Artfire I am going to scale down my Etsy shop.  So I'm going to give special reduced prices for some items that expire in my Etsy shop.
Here is my current going going gone item, its my pink wristlet with cute flip flops I have reduced the price 40% get it at this price by 9-21-2010, because if it doesn't sell it will go back to reg. price at my Artfire studio only.

Yay .............. Artfire.