tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72431158561247121272024-02-29T21:39:42.852-08:00Etsy Trade-A-HolicsAlaska Hot Doggieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07795616798348076736noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-19488067249863609162011-10-20T03:29:00.000-07:002011-10-20T03:29:21.132-07:00and the voting begins... PUMPKIN PATCH!<script src='http://www.craftcult.com/js/trwi.js?s=2&l=NTIzMTk2M3w4OTExNTA1MjY&r=35328&t=s&m=0&u=5231963&'></script><br />
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yay! we are so impressed by the turnout for this month's design challenge! pumpkins and autumn are definitely inspirational! take a look at the entries and click on the link on the top right corner of this blog to cast your vote! you can only vote once, so make it count! feel free to tweet, blog, and spread the news about the challenges and the treasuries so everyone can see how awesome our team is!<br />
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thanks to everyone for entering - and for voting!muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-80126550255790816502011-09-27T04:40:00.000-07:002011-09-27T04:40:50.827-07:00october's design challenge... PUMPKIN PATCH!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Autumn is upon us, the kids are back at school and the leaves are changing! So… it’s time for another design challenge! This month’s challenge is "PUMPKIN PATCH", as chosen by the last winner,<a href="http://jaxxcandles.etsy.com/"> jaxxcandles</a>! As always, we leave the interpretation of the theme up to you – there are no limits!<br />
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the rules are simple:<br />
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- entries will be accepted until october 18th, 2011 at 5pm EST (that’s etsy time)<br />
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- only one entry per individual (you can only submit one entry even if you have multiple shops)<br />
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- all entries MUST be handmade and listed for sale/trade in your Etsy shop. (no supplies or destash please!)<br />
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- all entries must reflect in some way the current theme "PUMPKIN PATCH"<br />
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- tag your item with this month's challenge tag "tradeoct11" so that people can find your item!<br />
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- when you're ready to enter, CONVO muffintopdesigns with the<strong> LISTING ID#</strong> only of your entry (it's the number that you use when you make treasuries). it's located on the actual listing page below the listing date and above the number of views your item has had. we will be making treasuries with the entries and posting the widgets on the blog so everyone can check everything out (and maybe end up on the front page?)<br />
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Feel free to promote the challenge - and yourself! - via facebook, twitter, etsy, your blog or hot air balloon! the voting will start on october 20th and go till the 25th! <br />
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thanks to you all – especially the lovely jaxxcandles for choosing this theme! and as always - TRADE ON!<br />
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xoxoox muffin & raevyn & the tradeaholics’ leader team!</span>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-64515001704865078382011-08-24T02:37:00.000-07:002011-08-24T02:37:51.257-07:00Congratulations to JAXXCANDLES!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNk3nZuzL1YfZeep4Pgq_6jKByJIfnn-l7yHRPKaNRSJ6ZNwe1qJO6a5rmocd5IWDo7jAp1PCG2fDaZXU6MKQb_hQafJ5HKbnupn8M1UOJxt73y2v2kM2uAAf51V2vIXxO5vKawPfbWmt/s1600/starcandles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNk3nZuzL1YfZeep4Pgq_6jKByJIfnn-l7yHRPKaNRSJ6ZNwe1qJO6a5rmocd5IWDo7jAp1PCG2fDaZXU6MKQb_hQafJ5HKbnupn8M1UOJxt73y2v2kM2uAAf51V2vIXxO5vKawPfbWmt/s320/starcandles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <em><strong>Without further ado, the Tradeaholics present this month's challenge winner! Congratulations to the fabulous</strong></em><a href="http://jaxxcandles.etsy.com/"><em><strong> JaxxCandles</strong></em></a><em><strong> - and many thanks to the wonderful </strong></em><a href="http://infuseddesigns.etsy.com/"><em><strong>InfusedDesigns</strong></em></a><em><strong> for her amazing interview!</strong></em><br />
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<div class="ecxMsoNormal">Jackie Weber, of Jaxx Candles won the monthly challenge with her cool striped star floating candles. I had the pleasure of interviewing her and here is what she had to say.<br />
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Jaxx Candles: For the summer I think floating candles are nice additions to outdoor parties. I found star molds and thought they would be perfect. Then I got the idea to make them in layers of red, white and blue to have stars AND stripes!</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal">TAH: How long have you been crafting? <br />
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Jaxx: I have been a crafter all my life, but have been making candles since 2002.<br />
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TAH: Who taught you?<br />
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Jaxx: As for candle making, I began by reading books and experimenting. In more recent years I have joined forums and candle organizations where I have met other candle makers who willingly share their experiences. I have also used the Internet for research. And I even attended a candle workshop where I learned a lot from experienced candle makers.<br />
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TAH: Do you have any formal training in any crafting/art subject?<br />
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Jaxx: As stated above I have read a lot, experimented a lot, and met and learned a lot from other candle makers, but I am not sure that would be considered formal training. <br />
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TAH: When did you open your Etsy store?<br />
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Jaxx: November 2010<br />
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TAH: Do you have other venues you sell at, like craft shows or other online stores?<br />
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Jaxx: I do sell at local craft shows. I also have online stores through Etsy and <a href="http://bythesehands.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0068cf;">ByTheseHands.com</span></a>. I also sell my products at a store in my hometown that caters to local artisans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_K4oOYZ2mbJoaWoLLuje7soeO7PDk3U-hDdrqKRii4D89zxVcrdgmnhVdlawdHoQZ8G7MRvwNK72EjdAKD0DWw6VgSuULKCFM-PQ8fZwewcWxo3EMmZFybvO5RSqUC8Qm2jRfplgxFcK/s1600/rosecandles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_K4oOYZ2mbJoaWoLLuje7soeO7PDk3U-hDdrqKRii4D89zxVcrdgmnhVdlawdHoQZ8G7MRvwNK72EjdAKD0DWw6VgSuULKCFM-PQ8fZwewcWxo3EMmZFybvO5RSqUC8Qm2jRfplgxFcK/s320/rosecandles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>TAH: What is one of your favorite items in your store?<br />
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Jaxx: I love many of them, but I would have to say my long stem roses are one of my favorites. From a simple single rose, to a full bouquet, they are beautiful and everyone who has received them just loves them.<br />
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Jaxx: EVERYWHERE! I see containers and think, ‘wow, that would make a nice candle!’ I see home decor and envision how my candles could fit into the different designs. I live and breathe candles and candle making. It is definitely my passion.<br />
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Jaxx: I am working on that. Candles come in all shapes, sizes and varieties. I have customers from all age groups. I offer every day products, but I also offer unique one of a kind items and targeting this market has been a bit trickier. I obviously want to cater to a large number of consumers, but I have definitely started small and will continue to expand and define my niche areas.<br />
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Jaxx: One thing I have learned is to do what you love. Candle making is my passion and I seem to have endless energy for it. If you do what you love the rest should fall into place. It is not easy, though, and takes hard work, but is so rewarding.</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><em><strong>Thank you again to Jackie and to Arina! Next month's challenge details will be up shortly, so stay tuned!!!!!!!!</strong></em></div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-4218780445196458262011-07-01T13:37:00.000-07:002011-07-01T13:37:38.124-07:00july's design challenge - FREEFORM STARS AND STRIPES!<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Hello again everyone! here are the details for July’s Design Challenge! The fabulous aneurythm has chosen "freeform stars and stripes" as our next theme! so, we hope you’ve been thinking of your next creations!!!!<br />
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- only one entry per individual (you can only submit one entry even if you have multiple shops)<br />
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- all entries MUST be handmade and listed for sale/trade in your Etsy shop. (no supplies or destash please!)<br />
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- all entries must reflect in some way the current theme "FREEFORM STARS AND STRIPES"<br />
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- tag your item with this month's challenge tag "tradejuly11" so that people can find your item!<br />
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- when you're ready to enter, CONVO muffintopdesigns with the LISTING ID# of your entry (it's the number that you use when you make treasuries). it's located on the actual listing page below the listing date and above the number of views your item has had. we will be making treasuries with the entries in alphabetical order by shop name and posting the widgets on the blog so everyone can check everything out (and maybe end up on the front page!)<br />
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- PLEASE NOTE – if you do not send the LISTING ID#, your item will not be included. You do not have to send anything else, just the listing ID#, so it’s a lot less work for everyone!<br />
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Feel free to promote the challenge - and yourself! - via facebook, twitter, etsy, your blog or hot air balloon! the voting will start on july 30<sup>th</sup> and go till august 5th! <br />
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thanks to you all – and to our sweet aneurythm for choosing such an awesome theme - and as always - TRADE ON!</span>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-31273650254472025342011-06-11T11:04:00.000-07:002011-06-11T11:04:40.640-07:00congratulations, aneurythm! and next month's challenge...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.238947724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.238947724.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br />
i have "known" <a href="http://www.aneurythm.etsy.com/">aneurythm</a> for a long time - her avatar features her sweet Wonder Pup's face and i really can't imagine our team without her. so i am pleased as punch to feature her shop because she won our last design challenge! <br />
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dubbing her work as "ethno-boho" (love love love the term!) Merry's designs truly embrace the earthy sensibilities of untreated gemstones and metals, while catering to the bohemian esthetic. beautifully handcrafted, her necklaces are delightfully chunky and speaks her amazing sense of color. you can totally imagine wearing her creations with a long, flowing peasant skirt and an off-the-shoulder gauzy blouse. <br />
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thank you, Merry - for entering the design challenge, having such an amazing shop and for sharing your courageous story with us!<br />
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Merry has chosen "Freeform Stars and Stripes" as july's design challenge theme! how perfectly fitting for the 4th of july! so watch this space - and your email - for the design challenge details - and put your creative thinking cap on!!!!muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-86917559285626135752011-05-18T02:24:00.000-07:002011-05-18T03:04:52.694-07:00May Design Challenge - the POLL is UP!<script src="http://www.craftcult.com/js/trwi.js?s=2&l=4dd0334b9a996d910809e82a&r=-1&t=a&m=0&u=5231963&">
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thanks to everyone for hanging in there as i tried to work with the glitches on blogger for the design challenge vote - seriously, they have been having some issues as of late, much to my chagrin! and a HUGE thank you to everyone for trying to help me find better ways to show off the designs here - this time around we are testing the treasury widget to see if it helps people access the entries better! you should be able to click the treasuries above to see the entries in their entirety!<br />
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and of course, finally - the POLL is up! you have till the end of the month to vote! (to make up for the couple of days it took me to find another poll alternative!<br />
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so blog, facebook, twitter, and promote your entry and those of your fellow team members! and don't forget to VOTE!<br />
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xoxooxooxmuffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-76404080983369417872011-04-09T13:04:00.000-07:002011-04-09T13:04:17.196-07:00let's go outside and play! design challenge details!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.220132859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.220132859.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>hi everyone! here are the details for April/May's Design Challenge! as you might remember, the lovely seasandseasons has chosen "let's go outside and play!" as the next theme! so, with that in mind, here are the rules! we've changed things a little to hopefully make it easier to enter and for us to post when all of the entries are submitted so everyone can check out the talents!<br />
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<div>the rules are simple:</div><br />
<div>- entries will be accepted until may 15th, 2011.</div><br />
<div>- only one entry per individual (you can only submit one entry even if you have multiple shops)</div><br />
<div>- all entries MUST be handmade and listed for sale/trade in your Etsy shop. (no supplies or destash please!)</div><br />
<div>- all entries must reflect in some way the current theme "let's go outside and play!"</div><br />
<div>- tag your item with this month's challenge tag "trademay11" so that people can find your item!</div><br />
<div>- <span style="color: #33ccff;">when you're ready to enter, </span>CONVO muffintopdesigns with the LISTING ID# of your entry (it's the number that you use when you make treasuries). it's located on the actual listing page below the listing date and above the number of views your item has had. we will be making treasuries with the entries in alphabetical order by shop name and posting the widgets on the blog so everyone can check everything out! hopefully this will be a better way to show off the team talents! (and maybe end up on the front page?)</div><br />
<div>Feel free to promote the challenge - and yourself! - via facebook, twitter, etsy, your blog or hot air balloon! the voting will start on may15th and go till the 25th!</div><div> </div><div>thanks to you all - especially seasandseasons! - for being so awesome! happy springtime, and as always - TRADE ON!</div><br />
<div>xoxoox muffin & raevyn</div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-75067919280954506512011-03-12T01:09:00.000-08:002011-03-12T01:09:33.436-08:00congratulations to SEASANDSEASONS!<div><br />
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<div>the response to our last design challenge was more than we could have ever asked for! thank you to everyone who entered - seriously, you guys are so talented! however, as with all design challenges, the tribe has spoken (so to speak!) and the wonderful<a href="http://seasandseasons.etsy.com/"> seasandseasons </a>is this month's winner! </div><div></div><br />
<div>Seas And Seasons features a new creative outlet for CK, who recently retired from the fast paced world of advertising. The collection of beautiful seaside-inspired jewelry that fills her shop is the result of combining her love for hand craftsmanship with a stockpile of treasures gleaned from beachcombing since childhood. Some of the most stunning fine art photography is also offered here. Beach glass, seashells, and breathtaking views of the coast make CK’s shop irresistible. A newbie to trading, Seas And Seasons is definitely one of our favorite new members! <br />
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Email: seasandseasons@hotmail.com<br />
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Blog: etsyseasandseasons.blogspot.com/</div><br />
<div>because she is our winner this time around, CK has chosen <span style="color: #33ff33;">"Let's Go Outside and Play"</span> as the theme for May's design challenge. More details will follow! We are hoping to be able to streamline the design challenge process more this time around - the avalanche of entries has made us realize that we probably need someone to run the challenges ... so if you're interested, please don't hesitate to convo <a href="http://muffintopdesigns.etsy.com/">muffintop</a> or <a href="http://peculiarparchment.etsy.com/">raevyn</a> if you think you're up to the job! Hopefully, we'll make the entries a little more accessible for everyone who visits the blog to vote - either here on blogger or through the new treasury features on etsy. </div><br />
<div>thank you to everyone again who voted - and a resounding THANK YOU to everyone who entered! we love you guys!</div><div>xoxoox muffin & raevyn</div></div></div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-46031645665300182142011-02-21T03:00:00.000-08:002011-02-21T08:59:22.690-08:00and the design challenge is on... baby, it's COLD outside!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F5VsoO8yVIAtEvlscK7-7_n-PX57PSp8JeWBrZF6u1_-yVqkWtGs8QZT94bpw7wiPHu0pegSruopECtYbx6_78BPPUwEbLiicO4ZIbm7Q4MYlWt6Owu0Xf6FRlWY_oMciyq0mlx9lvPh/s1600/feb+design+challenge.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 207px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576096789851453634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F5VsoO8yVIAtEvlscK7-7_n-PX57PSp8JeWBrZF6u1_-yVqkWtGs8QZT94bpw7wiPHu0pegSruopECtYbx6_78BPPUwEbLiicO4ZIbm7Q4MYlWt6Owu0Xf6FRlWY_oMciyq0mlx9lvPh/s400/feb+design+challenge.jpg" /></a><br /><div>FINALLY! the design challenge voting is up! we had a HUGE response to this month's challenge which has been so fantastic!!!! </div><div></div><div>we had to change the way we post the items here on the blog this time around - with almost 40 entries it was too hard to post each image here. so, we ask that everyone use the search tag "TRADEFEBRUARY11" on etsy to see all the complete listings. the participating shops are as follows:</div><div></div><div>abespoketouch</div><div>amadorasbathcreation</div><div>amandajphotos</div><div>awhimofmine</div><div>blancheb</div><div>carlasinspirations</div><div>charlenefreemanart</div><div>divinebeautification</div><div>drmhas2</div><div>handymaiden</div><div>harvestmoonbyhand </div><div>ladyjayd</div><div>lindsaywhimsiestutu</div><div>love2embellish</div><div>magymai711</div><div>marciamenendez</div><div>melanieganson</div><div>mindybanta</div><div>ontherocksgems</div><div>piggytailsboutique</div><div>preciouselaine</div><div>raspberryswirl181</div><div>rayvenwoodmanor</div><div>retrobabs</div><div>rockpilewest</div><div>rubyreddragon</div><div>salutationscrochet</div><div>sandijagt</div><div>seaflowerstudios</div><div>seasandseasons</div><div>solcreator</div><div>solideogloriasdg</div><div>sparklegarden</div><div>suzannedesigns</div><div>the3maries</div><div>vixensnaturaljewelry</div><div>wedunitjewels</div><div>willowfolk</div><div>yarngraphics</div><div>yellowee</div><div></div><div>thank you for abespoketouch for the lovely graphic here with the entries! GORGEOUS!</div><div></div><div>we are looking at other options for next time's challenge in regards to posting the entries here on the blog - the wonderful amandaj suggested that we make treasuries and post the widget here - wicked! - so we will most likely do that next time around. sorry it took so long to post - and thank you to all the entrants for putting up with all my convos!</div><div></div><div>VOTE away! you have till the 28th to vote - so go NOW!</div><div></div><div>xoxoxoox muffin </div><div></div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-14993106457048378392010-12-28T02:41:00.000-08:002010-12-28T03:03:02.230-08:00happy holidays! and we heart firstlightglass!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqpLRQ_z9V36iUFiS4mPLoMaPrjgB-_5YLTmKIqh95AU19rSB3JZoA8WWUNQYqx2PgEA9f87CYF4zVlVgmdPzV_xZtkMx6tJusO4PVl9BeozXVzriu1_h2V6tNBYteWzm8vA0PGtJlGR1/s1600/first1"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555682146277240450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqpLRQ_z9V36iUFiS4mPLoMaPrjgB-_5YLTmKIqh95AU19rSB3JZoA8WWUNQYqx2PgEA9f87CYF4zVlVgmdPzV_xZtkMx6tJusO4PVl9BeozXVzriu1_h2V6tNBYteWzm8vA0PGtJlGR1/s320/first1" /></a><br /><div>seriously, i owe <a href="http://firstlightglass.etsy.com/">firstlightglass</a> a HUGE apology. not only have i slacked on writing up this feature since she was crowned the hands-down winner of october's design challenge, but because she and i have NEVER traded. her shop is GORGEOUS. and having worked alongside several lampworkers/fused glass artists, i know how much work goes into what she does! </div><div> </div><div>mama by day, glass artist by night (or whenever she can squeeze it in), Dawn makes gorgeous dichroic fused glass pendants, fused glass artworks such as candle holders and fabulous plates and nightlights - and my favorites - slumped glass bottle spoonrests and cheese boards! she has a wonderful sense of color and design which is reflected in the photographs of her work in her <a href="http://firstlightglass.etsy.com/">etsy shop<img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555682035169668034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-ooRzcQeDTIzhwVluYhEE_q5Hm44pLwZ0EDy4Vri50X0gGtU3A9IwNWm3pd6Hn4w0WcQ3zt0zdjQKWO0Mhu9xIcXbZAGurCvrjKeF3qQyD0QqhnNW427wjQeu8dDxICn9GPIxJKcDYAg/s320/first2" /></a>. with a background in architecture, fine art and city planning, Dawn definitely redefines "renaissance woman".</div><div> </div><div>working from her home studio in jacksonville, FLA, Dawn continues to make awesome creations that delight all of us tradeaholics! thank you, Dawn, for sharing your amazing work with us!!!</div><div> </div><div>now, the details for february's design challenge! Dawn has chosen the theme "It's COLD Outside!" as inspiration this time around. </div><div> </div><div>the rules are simple:</div><div>- entries will be accepted until february 17th, 2011.</div><div>- only one entry per shop</div><div>- all entries MUST be handmade and listed for sale/trade in your Etsy shop. (no supplies or destash please!)</div><div>- all entries must reflect in some way the current theme "it's cold outside!"</div><div>- tag your item with this month's challenge tag "tradefebruary11" so that people can find your item!</div><div>- <span style="color:#33ccff;">starting on february 10th</span>, CONVO muffintopdesigns with a photo of your entry (it's easier to post on blogspot that way - plus it keeps me better organized)</div><div> </div><div>Feel free to promote the challenge - and yourself! - via facebook, twitter, etsy, your blog or hot air balloon! the voting will start on february 19th and go till the 26th!</div><div> </div><div>thanks to you all - especially firstlightglass! - for being so awesome! happy holidays and as always - TRADE ON!</div><div> </div><div>xoxoox muffin & raevyn<br /><br /></div><div></div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-7687304965008313852010-10-20T21:17:00.000-07:002010-10-21T06:16:11.297-07:00a spooky halloween... and the challenge is ON!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSK9cNJQUp3lkUZ9V0IYrcKJpgSNkkw8P00GCqJO_8W7Mb46OrGTrDzKCV23Qykfa2HGOEadQFejtdb41UT6H4ihTILIcpCgfdEzPRE_4d1NXNzUNimF9QAe0T5rN9hApF0D-4k4MBmvv/s1600/hiddengatedesigns.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530487458058592610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSK9cNJQUp3lkUZ9V0IYrcKJpgSNkkw8P00GCqJO_8W7Mb46OrGTrDzKCV23Qykfa2HGOEadQFejtdb41UT6H4ihTILIcpCgfdEzPRE_4d1NXNzUNimF9QAe0T5rN9hApF0D-4k4MBmvv/s320/hiddengatedesigns.jpg" /></a> hiddengatedesigns</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YAalafZrAjURTfj3w_NmAM-IV7kYdGwPl1_EBfL36l7qVYoZONtPKg4sT5BcfTOCgsiLxR-17J5rPUul-MVUzw31BXqTesJdJae6zct1SzTXLqCFRJM-6EMO_qce11Ziyoy7aX8pe3Qt/s1600/sweetpb"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530357062687141090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YAalafZrAjURTfj3w_NmAM-IV7kYdGwPl1_EBfL36l7qVYoZONtPKg4sT5BcfTOCgsiLxR-17J5rPUul-MVUzw31BXqTesJdJae6zct1SzTXLqCFRJM-6EMO_qce11Ziyoy7aX8pe3Qt/s320/sweetpb" /></a>sweetpb </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTq5kDqX0QyU0sRXkbo-QHjAbRuZi8SOPK4xCzYMYJ7tYs5y7fyhNc0wB545824QNpcvvRmRdFmtXeqUZt090EINBx8z4NTa8uizZ6sKZ7CIbXl5hFxsGKkOcCD6luZngwnEA2h_3iINA0/s1600/mjowest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530354584506321202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTq5kDqX0QyU0sRXkbo-QHjAbRuZi8SOPK4xCzYMYJ7tYs5y7fyhNc0wB545824QNpcvvRmRdFmtXeqUZt090EINBx8z4NTa8uizZ6sKZ7CIbXl5hFxsGKkOcCD6luZngwnEA2h_3iINA0/s320/mjowest.jpg" /></a> mjowest</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />i am so sorry about being late in posting this awesome design challenge... but it is definitely worth the wait! please vote on the sidebar - and spread the word about the voting! we'd love to get as many as we can! the poll will be closed on the 29th - just in time for halloween - so get voting! (if you did send me an entry before the deadline and i have forgotten to include it in this post, please convo me ASAP and i'll add you to this post! (i won't be able to add new people to the poll however, sorry!))<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530352631260209282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkv9q5s-zMtC3nAzdbJQah98mvJ9MGUWcevqpxCYKu25Arjq5j-YANjGC8njFLBoIUfhl_o005Cwl5HFBzoaAkiATBHvkBket6B7G4RikfpUe7Fyj6FQWJA99N8CHoxt_4uouRxtJRN4K/s320/cortsthings.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">cortsthings</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOWsgVfiLP8nuCLpl_OeUBEUvcAD3eFnyi7DqZNZzApzVdRcYj7nxlwB_zqDkgqRLhV0KaWnF41hROHerRqfRx2I2J2iCCiNbdq_0NUgmXFA8qcv-kAcUymBXmpzO-KrFssj0zXylKCuQ/s1600/darlingdilemma.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 209px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530352209552207234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOWsgVfiLP8nuCLpl_OeUBEUvcAD3eFnyi7DqZNZzApzVdRcYj7nxlwB_zqDkgqRLhV0KaWnF41hROHerRqfRx2I2J2iCCiNbdq_0NUgmXFA8qcv-kAcUymBXmpzO-KrFssj0zXylKCuQ/s320/darlingdilemma.jpg" /></a> darlingdilemma<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3kMzO2s7Cn69VJqN48qUxlFPyyyGoEU3V0nds6_vhT4DeTkKAKC0SMFYCHK3UhBSz-RlO75nXLWeT6beti6kgbMwU8l2vPdYefY2SP4IcbO-7RsasCEJaeqLZWt9bGk5XNm8qsjs0YDs/s1600/thefeltedkitten.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530352202997528706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3kMzO2s7Cn69VJqN48qUxlFPyyyGoEU3V0nds6_vhT4DeTkKAKC0SMFYCHK3UhBSz-RlO75nXLWeT6beti6kgbMwU8l2vPdYefY2SP4IcbO-7RsasCEJaeqLZWt9bGk5XNm8qsjs0YDs/s320/thefeltedkitten.jpg" /></a><br />feltedkitten<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aqDcZYGTvhZqXg539F4ueg3vENLo_mvtdsTDoF4k6pISUrbYGDNVmEeLhYkQ1M3Gs5LvuvpkkYBkY8BJwZg5S4CHBYm7fTJb1RV6oiW3x7gkwkfvRlGgdcaMQ5jERK9YOX7nYXk0blPL/s1600/firstlightglass.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530352200809785346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aqDcZYGTvhZqXg539F4ueg3vENLo_mvtdsTDoF4k6pISUrbYGDNVmEeLhYkQ1M3Gs5LvuvpkkYBkY8BJwZg5S4CHBYm7fTJb1RV6oiW3x7gkwkfvRlGgdcaMQ5jERK9YOX7nYXk0blPL/s320/firstlightglass.jpg" /></a>firstlightglass<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEqFZsNItNmzRsIdvQUw3yS3Z-TYFJUEKyIIM02_f8TCzwd266BzbQvC-Qqz9okYw0KMW3ow9E5ODRIjK8IRtQMWpzv5ThCBoCMnbYR59nkQ5QxfngAiRgW_GPgP5NSlgGKqN32JGh3Br/s1600/lizziebeesthings.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530351451418672802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvr6Vog7dCcKwjJzUeNzI8hKNRhIevjrJbH8Pk6VoDxYQcIp316qbPAbPK1-RnvAcp7mKYc3w2yQlQjang8OCVmpuMe2pmDyPFGN0SUkUdTikNfvy70H9y2W50JYR_ilVZnazDPGYU8K5/s320/love2embellish" /></a><br />love2embellish<br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDz9ApCJn2rPGoxdjuyb3PRR0uIatBgKjhdV7FUOev21qgeyK_RXqK3xG0_p8Ktb0zYkN8Z5r69ofQE30zvDRuwIaVar7GFzpU_6feTVYcKophJRlPpxNp5lQX9dd7i0KNjEOGdtsSWVz/s1600/monkeytreecreations.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530351438990400834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDz9ApCJn2rPGoxdjuyb3PRR0uIatBgKjhdV7FUOev21qgeyK_RXqK3xG0_p8Ktb0zYkN8Z5r69ofQE30zvDRuwIaVar7GFzpU_6feTVYcKophJRlPpxNp5lQX9dd7i0KNjEOGdtsSWVz/s320/monkeytreecreations.jpg" /></a><br />monkeytreecreations<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig27EtIBXurWk6OPL5nUR8xFvCCjFQ-q-grulRxxLbeE3zLomLSN1j5-GwSoE7qqYCbeQCumLlkJQ_XTvVbQHbxNGaSd3SNqgjq4xxE-bHhyphenhyphenA_3ikscuFaLGPjJGLYu56uGdD0UdijA1nz/s1600/thebackyardbear.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530351436834297842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig27EtIBXurWk6OPL5nUR8xFvCCjFQ-q-grulRxxLbeE3zLomLSN1j5-GwSoE7qqYCbeQCumLlkJQ_XTvVbQHbxNGaSd3SNqgjq4xxE-bHhyphenhyphenA_3ikscuFaLGPjJGLYu56uGdD0UdijA1nz/s320/thebackyardbear.jpg" /></a><br />thebackyardbear<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2ZQyWffwUQdPdAFF7whbIddobwI2kaLtFfnol2luqvUFYfFkziY2AG1fGW4m5ohowND-ikm4lwtiE0ch397PwkfmRUGE6G_rykDFrK0dCu8nAligyS4DIKtT2v2ZQ2vPk6pVurVEzBcu/s1600/yellowee.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530351430808553170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2ZQyWffwUQdPdAFF7whbIddobwI2kaLtFfnol2luqvUFYfFkziY2AG1fGW4m5ohowND-ikm4lwtiE0ch397PwkfmRUGE6G_rykDFrK0dCu8nAligyS4DIKtT2v2ZQ2vPk6pVurVEzBcu/s320/yellowee.jpg" /></a><br />yellowee</div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-69809662768500883732010-09-24T18:41:00.000-07:002010-09-24T18:50:47.592-07:00October's Design Challenge!<a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.151444930.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 430px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px" alt="" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.151444930.jpg" border="0" /></a> we cannot believe that it is OCTOBER already! where did the summer go? and it's time for another design challenge! the winner of the last challenge - the lovely rayvenwoodmanor - has chosen "a spooky hallowe'en" as this month's inspiration!<br /><br />entries will be accepted from now until the 17th of october. the rules are simple:<br /><br />- only one entry per shop<br /><br />- the item must be a handmade item, listed on etsy, and made by you (no supplies or destash, please)<br /><br />- the item must somehow reflect the theme "a spooky hallowe'en"!<br /><br />- tag your item with this month's challenge tag - "tradeoctober10"<br /><br />- convo muffintopdesigns via etsy with a photo of your item (so that it's easier to post on the blog during voting!)<br /><br />feel free to promote the challenge - and yourself, if you enter! - via twitter, facebook, on the etsy forums, and/or on your blog! the voting will start on october 18th and go till october 25th here on the blog and the winner will be announced on october 26th - just in time for HALLOWE'EN!!!!<br /><br />so dust off your witch's hat and your broom and get creating! (thank you again, rayvenwoodmanor! and thank you, readingbunky for the photo of your awesome shirt!)muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-33285659769694038762010-09-09T17:08:00.000-07:002010-09-09T17:17:50.173-07:00rayvenwoodmanor wins again... and our hallowe'en design challenge!<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515070728555614514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK_XrON2uc-Nr8hmdsjhLswunIfaWEN2-OSgJVJ7so1wbd3maEqEj7K61xeIkc7YpzZnkDzN85gXuk77kLrNuRJNvrGkZt3mxJ__DoZmEwRrraCtL3cMGq7KxEpROPGLjjRJOqkpPm3h-/s320/rayvenwood" />as you probably figured out by now, the lovely rayvenwoodmanor swept our design challenge voting and is the winner!!! congratulations - seriously, that lovely boutonniere certainly deserved every vote!<br /><br />in the spirit of all things haunted and ghostly, our lovely winner has chosen "a spooky hallowe'en" as the next challenge! so put your creative hat on and get thinking... more details on how to enter to follow ASAP!<br /><br />thanks again to everyone who entered!muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-73752158619847270852010-08-21T15:09:00.000-07:002010-08-21T15:11:44.713-07:00team treasuries! go team TRADEAHOLICS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG9pNkDrJXqgS5EzpNym3DH-Z5NTvdaxDMIaL6VAAnu60ObMbDozQvNYMmCpu6E5ihxwtBUXvf0CSwdCTkC4ICgRfspQ4LcxFbSljYrVhwCj9sfmlSBosv9eT7lw6WK42cUyqqE8yVQk2/s1600/huggermugger.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507989011477269074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 454px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG9pNkDrJXqgS5EzpNym3DH-Z5NTvdaxDMIaL6VAAnu60ObMbDozQvNYMmCpu6E5ihxwtBUXvf0CSwdCTkC4ICgRfspQ4LcxFbSljYrVhwCj9sfmlSBosv9eT7lw6WK42cUyqqE8yVQk2/s320/huggermugger.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We have a new forum thread on ning. It is for team treasuries!! A few members have pointed out that we should be using the treasuries to promote our team - get team members sales and maybe on the front page! So we are encouraging members to go out and make treasuries featuring team members. We have a very large team (858 members), and if we view, click and comment on each others team treasuries it could go a long way towards promoting and getting sales!! So we started a forum to post treasuries that you make featuring team members. <a href="http://tradeaholics.ning.com/forum/topics/team-treasuries?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://tradeaholics.ning.com/forum/topics/team-treasuries</a> Even if you don't make a treasury, please take a look at the thread and go to the treasuries that other members post. It only takes a small amount of time, and it is so helpful. Click and comment!! </div><div> </div><div>(treasury courtesy of the lovely <a href="http://huggermugger.etsy.com/">huggermugger</a>!)</div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-36238734677450919262010-08-18T03:50:00.001-07:002010-08-18T04:02:35.800-07:00TIME TO VOTE! August's TradeAHolics' Design Challengeso, without further ado, here are your design challenge submissions for this month's theme - "a diamond in the rough"! please take the time to check out the talents of your fellow tradeaholics' (you can click on the links underneath each photo to see the full listing) and VOTE for your favorite on the sidebar! you have till august 25th to vote, at which time, the winner will be announced! thank you to all the shops that entered... we LOVE seeing what inspires you!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/53504428/frosted-fantasy-glass-beaded-bracelet?ref=sr_list_3&ga_search_query=tradeaugust&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506701137048975746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW6Xdd8keet8wRJgKwbWuFxTDoG7PYHApMI0aWoGPoicXY2fZOrmJW0zkhfM95miGRUEwQ0enAJwIpXbulBUDalG6NTXcyD08Uj-vdDIZApqFavFO1nBuhlAMppYQQk7z50Knf52_n63u/s320/stopher.jpg" /> stopher</a></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45712215/diamond-in-the-rough-bridal-boutonniere?ref=sr_list_4&ga_search_query=tradeaugust&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506701136350521122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1khg-2f0oe5f89JpwDxRR4XIT7eoW2bhDW0QmzMSbf5Aa5s9fb0R-7ZfC_HVBbpYaimZAmVQlvulAH6_j9P0a9k0EzkCuCRG0XtlJkm3YDqdr_h60p8FnM7go4pZHcBBV07SlMwzq6k6J/s320/ravyenwoodmanor.jpg" />ravyenwoodmanor </a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/53071375/handmade-necklace-swarovski-crystal?ref=sr_list_2&ga_search_query=tradeaugust&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506701131974143970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OV_RM1-l6mJr3yS8k1zW_50udCjjhCJHJgHgsIIrEKggYzPk42zRtm5DqOFisLK4Mum3RqvlJfQaBroM4nHAHupk8h3awE0wvyPhHYC_iA_wuwRwHlJQTbylbXuBVZ58C2yAjNsILo5i/s320/mycellardoor.jpg" /> mycellardoor</a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/32840980"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506701120799410002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfJNyqeNvhJzHFO7eWlJ9I-Fa_9zvGOE5Tk8xWMTiTp-2ZqOTz7Yz0oYetSGwAhsOPffU300la59DRGZMx8GREgNuVDChpaqZ21UnYpf5iYdqbsKUOJBEyQgZnDDHDvbT1gHgAMl5p_IP/s320/muffintopdesigns.jpg" />muffintopdesigns<br /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/53737613/a-diamond-in-the-rough-tree-print-and?ref=sr_list_1&ga_search_query=tradeaugust&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506701105740482050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv63HkTVbslDhBcMhoSheDbAKU0gd_eaCx1WJG6JPXci3iDx5WPRv0oeYFeb_EJF5DktNuprrCSjeC5ebSJDHoWz43I9u8etD6vn-ZmtJtgcE7vImbTcbtNwUsJ3JiOyjny_pfrYHmMPL8/s320/cookiesforsale.jpg" />cookiesforsale<br /></a></div><div>feel free to blog, tweet, facebook this challenge - the more votes, the better! </div></div></div></div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-55687070222261204532010-07-31T14:30:00.000-07:002010-07-31T14:40:03.237-07:00august's design challenge!<a href="http://www.worlddiamondbourse.com/App_Images/ContentImages/rough_diamonds.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.worlddiamondbourse.com/App_Images/ContentImages/rough_diamonds.jpg" /></a> as promised, the design challenges are back! so, without further ado, august's challenge is ON! this month's challenge has been chosen by the lovely rayvenwoodmanor and is <span style="color:#ffffff;">"A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH". </span><br /><br />entries will be accepted from now until the 17th of august. the rules are simple:<br />- only one entry per shop<br />- the item must be a handmade item, listed on etsy, and made by you (no supplies or destash, please)<br />- the item must somehow reflect the theme as chosen by the previous challenge winner<br />- tag your item with this month's challenge tag - "tradeaugust10"<br />- convo muffintopdesigns via etsy with a photo of your item (so that it's easier to post on the blog during voting!)<br /><br />feel free to promote the challenge - and yourself, if you enter! - via twitter, facebook, on the etsy forums, and/or on your blog! the voting will start on august 18th and go till august 25th here on the blog and the winner will be announced on august 26th. <span style="color:#66ffff;">SO GO AND GET CREATIVE!</span> (and thank you again, rayvenwoodmanor!)muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-21176587403799280272010-07-17T06:47:00.000-07:002010-07-17T06:58:15.654-07:00rayvenwood manor rocks! (and more design challenge info!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjfJy-2KgA8bQsRS9CfS2Nvg6WxQVIak7TFlLyOjcaUkRcaFzjLNP-6_uxk0co9QraEpJhRwmWe7VK0yqbaXeDpX0qLlEh3pobnnj60VxAPSgw9s5tMzbd01wYSWyadF4iCY6VDyE6fNI/s1600/il_430xN_114268031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494871996629525314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjfJy-2KgA8bQsRS9CfS2Nvg6WxQVIak7TFlLyOjcaUkRcaFzjLNP-6_uxk0co9QraEpJhRwmWe7VK0yqbaXeDpX0qLlEh3pobnnj60VxAPSgw9s5tMzbd01wYSWyadF4iCY6VDyE6fNI/s320/il_430xN_114268031.jpg" border="0" /></a> i have been the most awful tradeaholic. especially with the design challenge. i cannot apologize enough to you guys for being so lax with my duties. but between my return to work (i miss you, maternity leave!) and us selling, buying and moving into a new house, things have been crazy around here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />but, i'm mostly settled now, and i owe the wonderful <a href="http://rayvenwoodmanor.etsy.com/">rayvenwoodmanor </a>this feature for winning March's design challenge! her shop is full of fabulous pretties and you HAVE to check it out. so without further ado, here is her long overdue interview! we love you, anastacia!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ffff;">What made you decide to open shop on Etsy?</span><br /><br /><br />Etsy gives the seller the ability to reach many potential buyers all across the world while creating an environment where you can share and learn from other artists as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">What does your shop feature?</span><br /><br /><br />Rayvenwodmanor's product line consists of Custom Jewelry, Handmade Hair Accessories, Heirloom Crystal Bridal Bouquets with matching Bridal Party Accessories, Unique Swavorski Crystal Headpieces and Hair Jewelry, Cake Toppers, and custom made jewelry. Each item made by Rayvenwood Manor is exquisite and unique.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-B3rs0VvEqxr94TFKVEgEXOtwY3yfgvYNOl6CvzUNS5LeQ97mdNbzrRmxQ96XpXL83Ev6RXUFFYArI4Dluj-CbhoY0I5H24v1joPSMjV8yoBDWGnCK7gIZkCUEnugLgV8h535FSrVZDJ/s1600/il_430xN_158961302.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494873866928021426" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-B3rs0VvEqxr94TFKVEgEXOtwY3yfgvYNOl6CvzUNS5LeQ97mdNbzrRmxQ96XpXL83Ev6RXUFFYArI4Dluj-CbhoY0I5H24v1joPSMjV8yoBDWGnCK7gIZkCUEnugLgV8h535FSrVZDJ/s320/il_430xN_158961302.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;">What is your inspiration for your designs?</span><br /><br /><br />Every item from Rayvenwoodmanor has a little piece of my life incorporated into it, whether it be past, present, or future. My inspiration on a daily basis to create beautiful handmade items is my wonderful husband, who supports what ever I do, and my beautiful 19 month old son, who is inspiration incarnate for anything.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff33;">A couple of your favorite shop selections include...</span><br /><br /><br />Swarovski Crystal Bridal Bouquets which are custom made for each client... <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12996557">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12996557</a><br /><br /><br />Anything with bunny rabbits! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38011747">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38011747</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Any other Web sites (blog, facebook page, twitter) that everyone can find you at?<a href="http://rayvenwoodmanor.blogspot.com/">http://rayvenwoodmanor.blogspot.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orlando-FL/Rayvenwoodmanor/112053788807480">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orlando-FL/Rayvenwoodmanor/112053788807480</a><br /><br /><p>Please stay tuned for details on August's design challenge! we will be having these again on a regular basis, so get ready!!!!!</p>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-15277256662939023732010-03-19T06:18:00.000-07:002010-03-19T08:54:17.251-07:00March's Design Challenge Entries! - MARCH ON!<div align="center">without further ado, here are the entries for this month's design challenge - MARCH ON! please vote for your favorite on the sidebar. keep watching this space for the winner and next month's challenge!!!!! and thanks to everyone who entered! YOU ROCK!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQjQYCkkiMt4ePrUlfv-lbBpRF61hYu1y-CFXilfJ2H3akRSfSQ-3GE4SDnszUh8zzVIvvOBQkjhAMVButrqfxJOgWTptHfk2WXExD8qTRhxve0lUbcGqsk9V5Om466CO0X3_Ksi7uRNz/s1600-h/0namesleft3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334423823822626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQjQYCkkiMt4ePrUlfv-lbBpRF61hYu1y-CFXilfJ2H3akRSfSQ-3GE4SDnszUh8zzVIvvOBQkjhAMVButrqfxJOgWTptHfk2WXExD8qTRhxve0lUbcGqsk9V5Om466CO0X3_Ksi7uRNz/s320/0namesleft3.jpg" border="0" /></a> 0namesleft3</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbaNUKzGccP7-tNqiUh6PXPKbBW3RlO_8DCVrPCyK0221YoXYrstI2CAPN_hpfkpKIdtivMSSGd8d8svEnE2kdSoMI4XqXbkAb0ZM4FfPEGDc8N16XRGqXJe9gAht3CxKs6mk1H3VdIcy/s1600-h/createdbythe3maries.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334417597765218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbaNUKzGccP7-tNqiUh6PXPKbBW3RlO_8DCVrPCyK0221YoXYrstI2CAPN_hpfkpKIdtivMSSGd8d8svEnE2kdSoMI4XqXbkAb0ZM4FfPEGDc8N16XRGqXJe9gAht3CxKs6mk1H3VdIcy/s320/createdbythe3maries.jpg" border="0" /></a> createdbythe3maries<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7GVc2n2K7q3Od0mPVTCI6kKPbftC2iwqoKXpqs2sw8TW4w5JRPArWMdHf2R4ONMp8i2OFiu3yFYXsFjG5KIrG7SwUP6E89NyGbOxT3U8uFglIdnO9SZoKyRSrgANVZt7s357rFUXCmqE/s1600-h/flowerchildcreations.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334297456858242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7GVc2n2K7q3Od0mPVTCI6kKPbftC2iwqoKXpqs2sw8TW4w5JRPArWMdHf2R4ONMp8i2OFiu3yFYXsFjG5KIrG7SwUP6E89NyGbOxT3U8uFglIdnO9SZoKyRSrgANVZt7s357rFUXCmqE/s320/flowerchildcreations.jpg" border="0" /></a> flowerchildcreations<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgDtDCt_BkqBdLuBhcJsjwlrZs81csA8JLzTJEipTS9krKYIBCep8hk-jYc6ghwDrNbaMOYriCcU-DYDUy_yd6DKtlPxHo9GfDIC0MimciMR5E1NdRXu-qwPaAPNGrVP-PXDKfpr83j9f/s1600-h/glassredefined.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334293117684194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgDtDCt_BkqBdLuBhcJsjwlrZs81csA8JLzTJEipTS9krKYIBCep8hk-jYc6ghwDrNbaMOYriCcU-DYDUy_yd6DKtlPxHo9GfDIC0MimciMR5E1NdRXu-qwPaAPNGrVP-PXDKfpr83j9f/s320/glassredefined.jpg" border="0" /></a> glassredefined<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVGk3l5xrWQ2NEdjNPHKGmF0m_7TKMPfPj9F2N_ZqFMocxlYsLL0JLZvTjWEXJkBuIBh6a8kKFpgN723HUn-VDFWj0rx3HdkXkNHZ3HkA3Fo5_NJlow9N3RPZvXm1zmbm-TLmg1tDUTaq/s1600-h/glasylassy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334283747471202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVGk3l5xrWQ2NEdjNPHKGmF0m_7TKMPfPj9F2N_ZqFMocxlYsLL0JLZvTjWEXJkBuIBh6a8kKFpgN723HUn-VDFWj0rx3HdkXkNHZ3HkA3Fo5_NJlow9N3RPZvXm1zmbm-TLmg1tDUTaq/s320/glasylassy.jpg" border="0" /></a> glasylassy<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq7SHzb0pdg2aY5JeY2clkfnJsatEiHNgxff_t7RTm0qcUHQQvr2a8UCNqXvvpU1VuCsrTpsoHRqOQ3pj59RpdK2Wi21uVDWyxyU8Svnqu36os-YUUvbkqwkpg_DZiEp97dBwETGumHAN/s1600-h/julieellyn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334276572166786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq7SHzb0pdg2aY5JeY2clkfnJsatEiHNgxff_t7RTm0qcUHQQvr2a8UCNqXvvpU1VuCsrTpsoHRqOQ3pj59RpdK2Wi21uVDWyxyU8Svnqu36os-YUUvbkqwkpg_DZiEp97dBwETGumHAN/s320/julieellyn.jpg" border="0" /></a>julieellyndesigns<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpWSnE1TBZdG5Lu9q5WXl1maunJImVQi0YDnTgsB0fJvidTncTJoPlH2Tt_k98GVaoa6Xz2z4zhBXYPaUxDA1Mscsdpcoov5wAssYBlVKypY9meOPD_zbkrJKvkWwp9pa91ZzyPCwASJm/s1600-h/northstarornaments.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334270569987474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpWSnE1TBZdG5Lu9q5WXl1maunJImVQi0YDnTgsB0fJvidTncTJoPlH2Tt_k98GVaoa6Xz2z4zhBXYPaUxDA1Mscsdpcoov5wAssYBlVKypY9meOPD_zbkrJKvkWwp9pa91ZzyPCwASJm/s320/northstarornaments.jpg" border="0" /></a>northstarornaments<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNRG4_OPTGCPQzNvM4flvS91d4ekMXdxMJJnRr9DPjXPtO_l_mqpInQR7AJQKjs_epMFhIJcKdFLSZb3TF1OZOGwhrmYZEa6d1QqvnHFUQez1gp1Fu5JUG8KUSOpuBeKa0RBazrvpCUk0/s1600-h/prettyhairclippies.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334044154719042" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPB4ELnB94NoC4PPu0DEBrFI0dsQmDbG7cM5YIyonEWh62TqxoyVEi8A0jaaBlbN8mvXNdsps2nBFn0rsOeRvtspjQYKzL7KklCalCuqAlQl8n_m1RTyri_jAAGBQuDlx7inv02w4Y4Rq/s320/tessacotton.jpg" border="0" /></a>tessacotton<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPSH2wew1kKwpWq8xlPS_Q99LLUtVP1ZauCVjp2B9bgCSHt2qGJEm9FSDhepsJ5MgrYeiTMf0iUhCUs0odGsjSCc5VrQN56yAIL-84ycjAy4UlpOBtAQJLoIu9V7krjMg6QAVf_khd8bn/s1600-h/thebackyardbear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334013451927970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPSH2wew1kKwpWq8xlPS_Q99LLUtVP1ZauCVjp2B9bgCSHt2qGJEm9FSDhepsJ5MgrYeiTMf0iUhCUs0odGsjSCc5VrQN56yAIL-84ycjAy4UlpOBtAQJLoIu9V7krjMg6QAVf_khd8bn/s320/thebackyardbear.jpg" border="0" /></a>thebackyardbear<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-04I_T5Hamyeq89HgRKL6FvSmF-tvyPHB6q8isBD2abIrSX-vYCi6Ras_bPI3rNWZ04lncH7Ufc5fQvfCLATvbxYXbm6EZKOV7NXCTvV_jhbCtBalUoxTA3EAiLRoRUUe-7v0os8BlmFZ/s1600-h/yellowee.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450334009718693010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-04I_T5Hamyeq89HgRKL6FvSmF-tvyPHB6q8isBD2abIrSX-vYCi6Ras_bPI3rNWZ04lncH7Ufc5fQvfCLATvbxYXbm6EZKOV7NXCTvV_jhbCtBalUoxTA3EAiLRoRUUe-7v0os8BlmFZ/s320/yellowee.jpg" border="0" /></a> yellowee</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-73920459218435047832010-03-10T18:58:00.000-08:002010-03-10T19:05:45.884-08:00congrats to designedbyginalouise - our february design challenge winner! PLUS march's challenge details!<a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.124980253.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 430px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 642px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.124980253.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Inspired clothing doesn't have to be new or designer to be awesome. Gina, at <a href="http://designedbyginalouise.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Designedbyginalouise.etsy.com</a> has proven that. With the first of her Spring and Summer Island Hopping tunic listings, A Cloudy Day <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_1&listing_id=40556657" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_1&listing_id=40556657</a> has swept the voting for the Tradeaholics February Design Challenge. Cute maribou removable trim along the top is remnicient of a cloudy day and Gina's trademark roses and leaves adorn the waistband on this cute tunic. And the entire dress is made from recycled and upcycled materials! Not only a design challenge entry but eco-friendly too. </div><div> </div><div>We recently sat down to talk with Gina about her shop, and her design challenge win. Here's what she had to say:</div><div> </div><div>* What made you decide to open shop on Etsy? "A friend of mine was nagging me for a few years to open up my own shop on Etsy. Then after I spent a night browsing on the sites for HOURS I decided to join the fun."</div><div> </div><div>* What does your shop feature? "I create Eco-Friendly Altered Couture. Which means I take things you would normally throw out and turn them into upcycled clothing and accessories. All my designs are one-of-a-kind (OOAK), although I do take custom orders to make similar designs in other sizes and colors."* Where else do you sale? "I also design jewelry from bits and pieces of antique jewelry mixed with some new to create OOAK pieces at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GinaLouisesBling" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/shop/GinaLouisesBling</a> "</div><div> </div><div>* What is your inspiration for your designs? "It is so hard to narrow down what inspires me to create my designs. First would be the colors; I love colors and the way they dance together on a canvas. I buy an outdated thrift shop blouse because I loved the colors and then I'd create something from it. It becomes anything from a scarf to a dining room chair cover. I've worked in film and TV most of my adult life, hence me being inspired by many Hollywood costume designers. I am also inspired by roses. The colors, the way they dance in the warm summer breeze, and the unique shape of each petal. I incorporate them in my designs a lot."</div><div> </div><div> * A couple of your favorite shop selections include... "My favs are my pieced together feminine dresses that can be worn on a Caribbean Island or to a Wedding. I make them from pieces of damaged lace table clothes, old shabby curtains and even prom dress pieces. I have lots of those coming in the next couple of months as soon as my custom orders slow down."</div><div> </div><div>* Any other Web sites (blog, facebook page, twitter) that everyone can find you at? "I was a big blogger, then I got too busy and stopped for a long time. I just opened a new blog specifically for Etsy fans that I have to get back into. It can be found at <a href="http://designedbyginalouise.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://designedbyginalouise.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>Facebook for Etsy - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1080765004" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1080765004</a></div><div> </div><div>* Anything special you would like to add? "Etsy has been a blessing in disguise. It has brought many new wonderful people, as well as boutiques into my life and it makes me wake up with a smile every morning and I look forward to my next creation. I love to open up my esty mail and read beautiful letters from people all over the world telling me that they love my designs. It's a really great feeling.Many thanks to all who voted for me and took the time to visit my shop. See ya at the next trade!"</div><div> </div><div>and now, without further ado... this month's challenge, as chosen by ginalouise, is "MARCH ON". Challenge entries will be accepted through the 16th and voting will take place from 17-25 of March. </div><div> </div><div>The rules are simple: Only one entry per shop per month please.The item must follow our monthly challenge theme, chosen by the past month's winner.</div><div> </div><div>Challenge entry days will be opened through the 16th of each month. Voting will take place from 17-25 of each month. The winner will be announced and featured on the Tradeaholic blog each month. Your challenge entry does NOT have to be an item for trade in your store, simply something handmade you have listed in your store. There's no trading involved in this challenge (of course, unless you want to.)<br />This month's design challenge is "MARCH ON". Show us your theme inspired item for sale in your store. Entries will be accepted through March 16 and voting will take place March 17-25 on the Tradeaholics' blog (<a href="http://etsytradeaholics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://etsytradeaholics.blogspot.com/</a>). Show off your items via Etsy with the team challenge tag "tradeonmarch10" without those pesky ". (If you don't tag your challenge item correctly, it will not be included in the voting. Tags will change monthly.)</div><div> </div><div>so go and get creative! and congratulations again, ginalouise!</div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-22938713646047861382010-02-25T10:01:00.000-08:002010-02-25T10:04:41.318-08:00Last Minute Trade Frenzy!you asked, we're gonna deliver!<br /><br />we're having an impromptu, quick and dirty, Trade Frenzy this SATURDAY, february 27th, from 8am to 8pm EST!!! 12 hours of trading goodness!!!!!<br /><br />what is a Frenzy, you ask? a Trade Frenzy is just like a Trade and Stay event, but much shorter and we don't keep track of the trades. (i repeat - WE WILL NOT BE KEEPING TRACK! so don't get your knickers in a knot! lol)<br /><br />check out this post if you need info on what a trade and stay is: <a href="http://tradeaholics.ning.com/forum/topics/trade-and-stay-tutorial">http://tradeaholics.ning.com/forum/topics/trade-and-stay-tutorial</a><br /><br />and here is the start list if you're interested (and you KNOW you are!)<br /><br />bowutifulhairbow.etsy.com<br />bragginrightsbath.etsy.com or tcornell.etsy.com<br />camelotjewels.etsy.com or cullenjewels.etsy.com<br />clevelandairbrushart.etsy.com or theodapore.etsy.com<br />hillsidebathandbody.etsy.com or hillsidebakery.etsy.com<br />littlepinkorchard.etsy.com or minimodernist.etsy.com<br />Rayvenwoodmanor.etsy.com<br />splurge.etsy.com<br />themayflower.etsy.com<br />tstopher.etsy.com <br /><br />ready, set, trade on!muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-20037974501009927262010-02-16T07:20:00.000-08:002010-02-17T06:47:56.864-08:00February's Design Challenge Entries!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439210878208575090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjVZ8MYNSiHGFK-buYyNlfbo9Z9CvqMhplkoraFLKdqfnxLEi53bQ6Bg0fPN5Dc8bcvUy1ZFT5cTQkKOZDuDW9tCeLUIaIUMKjIGfC1GhozIoVU22lQDp5wGL1jlXvrvhF-aIxqX2t1y_/s320/glassredefined.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">pendant by glassredefined</span></em></div><div align="center"> </div>without further ado, here are the entries to the february design challenge - "a cloudy sky"!!!! so please vote for your favorite - AND PLEASE ONLY VOTE ONCE! the winner will be announced on february 26th and featured here on the blog! 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc2BQHz1LYZmfmLlB_PRJub9OGCvOP3pNlqCrng1wjdnBuojFAvVK3bUvjaLizaOKOKROkYPLiXAcNsLRiW2Z0HKmFdZKmYODzWsolN5dPKcyUO0eYWWq6ez65ZO8f1_ewgKifrSXg73F/s320/tessacotton.jpg" border="0" />tessacotton</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438872159831284258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMsTymBNsYLe0zggytg49X5rvo3QlqDc_3ci1cRSDm5g5rvsgIWJ7kO_-7ysWNOqOIHz9lpz4YFXRLAOqfPRI125DFa9x6UGa8NDC2fx69D9mgtOEALjwuG4XHBnO6JFM94VBaR9ZkCjc/s320/theodapore.jpg" border="0" />theodapore<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD2SjvjYgpYkO9ADzgbohp-P8zzE4ZlvG2MV2eY6xdc-uM3ltI2viUNJcHjR1CLJAH7iPm-55H8uhCPkQwH00ilAhVAbEPM9SvJCX0DXAzpVJOQKtvoV5GDu3exBeQfx7MemwlhjJLMMC/s1600-h/thegirlyplace.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864480049221042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD2SjvjYgpYkO9ADzgbohp-P8zzE4ZlvG2MV2eY6xdc-uM3ltI2viUNJcHjR1CLJAH7iPm-55H8uhCPkQwH00ilAhVAbEPM9SvJCX0DXAzpVJOQKtvoV5GDu3exBeQfx7MemwlhjJLMMC/s320/thegirlyplace.jpg" border="0" /></a>thegirlyplace<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i9fzctrnvM63qq1KSIMuF8_NGyyMROJha-yaE6_Av4WCdQdE31DMbu5kj3wWF3oO0yHweAPZnAc9NwI8mKaoS0yQzAJ3yZM79NhEJg6cGWnMxSqaWuJVTRyKcAn3yXGlyoe1XT5M40vY/s1600-h/triplestitch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864470670242114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i9fzctrnvM63qq1KSIMuF8_NGyyMROJha-yaE6_Av4WCdQdE31DMbu5kj3wWF3oO0yHweAPZnAc9NwI8mKaoS0yQzAJ3yZM79NhEJg6cGWnMxSqaWuJVTRyKcAn3yXGlyoe1XT5M40vY/s320/triplestitch.jpg" border="0" /></a>triplestitch </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-84697225447576192152010-01-31T07:44:00.000-08:002010-01-31T08:00:04.372-08:00Design Challenge Feature & Next Month's Challenge!<a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.114311255.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 430px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 573px" alt="" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.114311255.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">CONGRATULATIONS TO ONE STOP CLOTHING SHOP!!!<br /></span></div><div>With her funky and unique stenciled t-shirt, Onestopclothingshop has won our first ever design challenge. This cute design, a hot pink tee stenciled with a guitar, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38024408" target="_blank">www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38024408</a> pulled in 39 votes! </div><div> </div><div>We spoke with Steph, owner of OneStopClothingShop.etsy.com, ABespokeTouch.etsy.com and MrsSMeow.etsy.com, about her win and her zest for Etsy."Thanks for voting for my guitar tee!" she said. Steph found her inspiration to sell on Etsy from her husband. "I was a buyer before I was a seller, and the husband told me I couldn't buy anymore until I moved the hundreds of boxes of my own handmade items. So now I'm on shop three!" </div><div> </div><div>OneStopClothingShop.etsy.com features upcycled and recycled clothing, fabric items and stencilled clothing. Inspiration for her designs comes from an neverending flow of ideas in her head. "I needed another outlet for my handmade flowers and I kept finding these nice 'but missing something' clothes so I decided to start appliquéing."Some of her favorite items for sale include her Florence Book Safe <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38716932" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38716932</a> ("I wanted to keep this.") and her Romantic Jacket <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=38537749" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=38537749</a> , which would have been hers if it fit. </div><div> </div><div>You can find Steph on Etsy at any of her stores. She also twitters (mrsmeowmrsmeow) and her Facebook Page is<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=247673416952&ref=mf#/pages/A-Bespoke-Touch/223485950483?ref=ts" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=247673416952&ref=mf#/pages/A-Bespoke-Touch/223485950483?ref=ts</a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#ff6666;">FEBRUARY DESIGN CHALLENGE</span></div><div>As winner of the January Tradeaholic Design Challenge, Steph chose "A Cloudy Sky" as the February Design Challenge. So get to work and design some cloudy loveliness! </div><div> </div><div>Challenge entries will be accepted through the 16th and voting will take place from 17-25 of each month. The rules are simple: Only one entry per shop per month please.The item must follow our monthly challenge theme, chosen by the past month's winner.Challenge entry days will be opened through the 16th of each month.Voting will take place from 17-25 of each month. The winner will be announced and featured on the Tradeaholic blog each month. Your challenge entry does NOT have to be an item for trade in your store, simply something handmade you have listed in your store. There's no trading involved in this challenge (of course, unless you want to.) </div><div> </div><div>This month's design challenge is "A Cloudy Sky". Show us your cloudy sky themed item for sale in your store. Entries will be accepted through Feb. 16 and voting will take place Feb. 17-25 on the Tradeaholics' blog (<a href="http://etsytradeaholics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://etsytradeaholics.blogspot.com/</a>). Show off your items via Etsy with the team challenge tag "<span style="color:#ff0000;">tradeonfeb10</span>" without those pesky ". (If you don't tag your challenge item correctly, it will not be included in the voting. Tags will change monthly.)</div><div> </div><div>So, to recap:</div><div>Challenge theme: A Cloudy SkyChallenge </div><div>tag: tradeonfeb10</div><div> </div><div>Get to showing us those Cloudy Sky items team! And if you have any questions, please convo muffintopdesigns, raevyn77 or thegirlyplace via etsy!</div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-54294311330950311312010-01-21T03:17:00.001-08:002010-01-21T03:17:59.409-08:00January TnS Start List!without further ado... our start list for tomorrow's TnS!<br /><br />Amysonpie.etsy.com<br />Angiehandmade.etsy.com or kellyfun.etsy.com<br />Boogerandtash.etsy.com<br />Karolstreasures.etsy.com or karolsvintageart.etsy.com or karolsvintageattic.etsy.com<br />Maplestreetcreations.etsy.com<br />Prettyhairclippies.etsy.com<br />Teaman.etsy.com<br />The3maries.etsy.com or createdbythe3maries.etsy.com<br />Theardencandleco.etsy.com<br />Uneek4U.etsy.com<br /><br />thanks to everyone who threw their hat in the ring! see you all in the morning!<br /><br />xoxoxo muffin and raevynmuffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-72652282137723943072010-01-16T08:27:00.000-08:002010-01-17T06:00:15.884-08:00ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!! January Design Challenge!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DWaNSrL6YHsWm7PqHDhODXfzg2pIEUGUFnLVRp0qapIVk-L28ALOMiY9RJAeloBMxCfSGCFtm-_dKgTZbN-tOMzHo0pcEeTB0NSmXFB55cGXTUSSkFwL07skMUNU9Qz0amELnSC61IkP/s1600-h/kiss-band.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427705507840940082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DWaNSrL6YHsWm7PqHDhODXfzg2pIEUGUFnLVRp0qapIVk-L28ALOMiY9RJAeloBMxCfSGCFtm-_dKgTZbN-tOMzHo0pcEeTB0NSmXFB55cGXTUSSkFwL07skMUNU9Qz0amELnSC61IkP/s320/kiss-band.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>we threw down the gauntlet, and you created! here are the 33 - yes, 33! - entries to the first tradeaholics' design challenge! click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=handmade&search_query=tradeonjan10&page=1">here</a> to see the entries!<br /></div><div>please vote on the poll on the sidebar - one vote per person! we'll announce the winner on the 26th!</div><div> </div><div>(i know that this might not be as streamlined as we could make it, but it's our first huge design challenge... we'll work out the kinks as we go! if you have any suggestions, please let <a href="http://muffintopdesigns.etsy.com/">me</a> know via etsy convo!)</div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243115856124712127.post-34645906409586712062010-01-12T07:03:00.000-08:002010-01-12T07:41:54.420-08:00$5... $10... wanna have a sale?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG6lrlMT2_wqt030ez3dLxRjOWBv5dUPCuzZXPM3eNz8rpzlAnRss24AmBFBzT7trK3KSbEVt9hToEx9vSka8YqeJGfncMWnPOhvponKieyfxbgGldIx2OO9KoCDAVJSTN5dmQ_6B0P6k/s1600-h/sale.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425878346646036850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG6lrlMT2_wqt030ez3dLxRjOWBv5dUPCuzZXPM3eNz8rpzlAnRss24AmBFBzT7trK3KSbEVt9hToEx9vSka8YqeJGfncMWnPOhvponKieyfxbgGldIx2OO9KoCDAVJSTN5dmQ_6B0P6k/s320/sale.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>we heard you guys want to have a team-wide sale! so do you?</div><div> </div><div>check out the poll on the side - it's a two-part one. one for the type of sale, one for the date.</div><div> </div><div>so go and vote and then watch your email and ning for the details!!!!</div><div> </div><div>who doesn't love a sale?????? whoot whoot!</div><div> </div><div>xoxo muffin & raevyn</div><div> </div><div>p.s. don't forget about the TnS coming up!!!!</div>muffintopdesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964372886699149838noreply@blogger.com0