I thought I'd just write a short little blog to let you all know I'm still here! Been super busy colouring my ass off, and driving myself crazy by brainstorming for a new shop name...

The colouring my ass off (wish that really worked.. huh) is for my new line of Christmas cards, which I'd like to add in sneak peeks here. These aren't all of them, but they're the ones I'm currently working on. These are just the first draft line drawings, and of course, just little peeks. And I'm not even going to explain what any of them are! HA!


Okay so, I'm seeing a theme here. Huh. Bum holes and screaming. Wow, my Christmas cards are festive aren't they?!

As for brainstorming for a new shop name, I'm gonna take the lazy route and just paste in a little excerpt from my other blog "That's gonna leave a stain" where i discussed my dilemmas just last night!

In etsy news, still desperately trying to think of a shop name for my photography. I desperately want to split the shops, but figuring out a name is driving me crazy. I want something original. I want something professional. I want something humourous. And all those things combined makes it extremely difficult. When i type in "sassmowth" into google, ALL i get is my stuff. Of course it does the "did you mean sassmoUth" and i say loudly everytime "NOOOooooOOO i did NOT mean sassmoooouuuuuuuth! Thank you very much!" Great thing about using a different spelling means you have a better chance of finding your stuff. BUT a different spelling also means people will forever be spelling your shop name the *correct* way, and never finding you. (Do you know how many emails i haven't gotten because of this?!) So that's why I'm not naming my shop SassmowthPhotography. Things that I have come up with so far: Crosseyed Photography, PoorHouse Photography, (and thanks to my daddoo) Wandering Eye photography. (just so we're all clear - i *have* a wandering eye. And I'm poor. So that's the reason for these names being the first to mind!) But, can you believe wandering eye photography is already a photography shop? geez. So is crosseyed AND poor house. I've been trying to find tweaks on photo related words (EyesWideShutter - already taken! ShutterYourMouth - already taken! I think i should give up on "shutter") But to no avail. Then i read an interesting forum on etsy about how people came up with their shop name. I'm like ooh hey, maybe I'll get some ideas of what i can use. So a lot of people were talking about using their name "meaning" for their shop. So i was like, cool, I'll type in my name for the "meaning" and i got "VIRGINAL". There we go. That'll do. Yup. Sounds great.

Does sound great doesn't it? I certainly thought so. Oh, got all the info I need for my upcoming Feature Friday! So excited for starting this... and i already have the second installment underway. Hopefully it'll be a success!

Okay, before i run off, there's one more thing. The other day on the chats, Ponder&Stitch and I happened to be talking about pictures of ourselves, and she was saying there's one in particular that she hated 'cause she looked bad, and I kept saying 'puh! do NOT'. Well then i brought up Weird Al. Basically it was along the lines of me saying atleast you weren't a spitting image of Weird Al, and all i really had to do was draw on a moustache! So, here ya go Amy, see for yourself m'dear! Enjoy!

Okay so I also drew on the chesthair! Just so you all know! :)

ALTERED BEAUTY!! The winner was chosen using the site Random.org, where every contestant was given a range of numbers based on their entries. So congratulations Altered Beauty! I've already posted on your blog with my email address, so if you could please contact me with your address so I can get your pic in the mail! Oh, and if the pic I've posted on this blog wasn't the one you chose (or if you've changed your mind!) let me know! :)

Thanks so much to everyone that entered my contest! There will definitely be more in the future! :)

And I'll have another blog posting later today, but for now, the puppy is whinin' and needs to go out! Have a great day everyone!

Okay so, now that the giveaway has ended, it's time for me to make sure i've got all your entries in a row, and i will be using the random.org site (i believe that's the one? i have it bookmarked, but can never remember what it's called!) and will be announcing the winner on the 28th!!

I think it's been pretty successful with the amount of people and entries - especially for my first one! Although i'm thinking it lasted too long, no? Cause i think a lot of you have forgotten that you entered - i know i would have by this point! Next time, it'll be a lot shorter!

When i announce the winner, i'll be putting the announcement on all the venues, plus messaging them if i have the contacts for them! If for some reason I can't get a hold of the winner after 2 weeks, i'll hafta do another draw! :)



Starting next week i'll be doing the "Feature Friday" and the first person that will be featured is... drum roll please... Fraidycatcreations! So make sure you all stop in on Friday, October 2nd to officially meet Pat! :)

Have a great friday everyone!

Since my giveaway is still going on, and I've updated it to include Twitter, i figured I'd do another post putting all the rules together in one post, instead of the main blog, with an update following it. Might make things a tad easier, no?

But no worries, comments on either of the original blogs still count! (and will continue to count!)

So, here we go!



Do YOU want free stuff?!?!
Everyone wants free stuff! Here's your chance to win one free photo, PLUS free shipping! And the best part is, YOU pick your prize! Here are the contest details.

Contest start: September 3rd 8:00am EST
Contest end: September 24th 11:30pm EST
Winner draw and announcement: September 28th 1:00pm EST

Here's all the ways you can get entries!

1. Become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment with your favourite photo from my etsy site (http://www.sassmowthdesigns.etsy.com) SassmowthPhotography section. Please include "I'm following you + full title of photo" in your comment. If you are already a follower (Thanks!), just comment me with "I'm already stalking you + photo choice".
This will get you 1 entry.

2. Do you have a blog?! Mention my blog http://sassmowthdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/09/giveaway-for-free-photo-of-your-choice.html (with a link) and contest on your blog (please remember to let me know you've done this with either a comment, or an email to sassmowths_art [at] yahoo [dot] ca because I don't want to miss it!)
This will get you 2 entries!

3. Head on over to my Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Sassmowth-Designs-on-Etsy/123959810773) and become a fan, then leave a wall post telling me "I'm now a fan, and here's my fave photo!" from my etsy site. Already a fan? (Thanks!) Just let me know with a wall post that you are one with your photo choice.
This will get you 1 entry.

4. Have a facebook fan page too?? Mention my contest with a link to my Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Sassmowth-Designs-on-Etsy/123959810773) on your site! (Don't have a fan page? No problem! Just put that link with contest announcement in your news feed!) Just leave me a wall post or email me (on FB or to sassmowths_art [at] yahoo [dot] ca) telling me you did so! I don't want to miss it!
This will get you 2 entries!

5. Since you're already checking out my etsy site searching for your fave photo, why don't you "heart" me? Just heart and sent me a convo (or email straight to yahoo) with your fave photo title! Am I already a favourite of yours?! (Thanks!) Just convo or email "Hey! I already hearted you!" with your fave photo title.
This will get you 1 entry.

7. Find me on Twitter here! Follow me and let me know what your fave photo is from my etsy shop. Already follow me? (Thanks!) Just let me know you already do + photo choice.
This is good for 1 entry

8. Tweet about my contest, with a link to this blog http://sassmowthdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/09/giveaway-for-free-photo-of-your-choice.html
(But don't forget to let me know you did it! I don't want to miss your entry!!)
This is good for 2 entries

9. Buy something!! See something on my etsy site that you don't want to miss out on? Go ahead and buy it, and in the "message to seller", note that you'd like to use this as an entry for the contest. Don't forget to mention which photo is your fave! (Or second fave if you *bought* your fave!)
Buying something will get you 3 entries!!

If you have any questions regarding this contest, please feel free to email me at sassmowths_art [at] yahoo [dot] ca.
If you have different names on each site (real name on facebook, shop name on your blog) please let me know both names!
There is no limit per day as to how many entries you've gathered. You are welcome to mention this contest with link to my site more than once! (Don't forget to let me know each time you promote my contest and page!)

Important info just in case you missed it:
My email address: sassmowths_art [at] yahoo [dot] ca
Blog Link: http://www.sassmowthdesigns.blogspot.com
Etsy site: http://www.sassmowthdesigns.etsy.com
Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Sassmowth-Designs-on-Etsy/123959810773
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sassmowthdesign




Thanks so much for entering!! Good luck to everyone!

Note: this contest is open to EVERYONE including overseas!

Okay 2 days left until the giveaway is over - the winner will be announced on September 28th and will be chosen by random draw! I'll announce the winner on the blog, my facebook fan page, twitter, and even in my shop announcement on my etsy site. I'll also contact the winner as well by every and all venues just incase! Then all i ask of the winner is to email me with their addy so i can send their prize!




As soon as that's done, another exciting project will be underway - "Feature Friday"!! Every week, I'll be choosing one follower of mine and featuring their blog/etsy site/whatever else they want me to! First, I'll ask permission to feature you - who knows, maybe you're having a busy week and don't have the time! Then I'll be sending you a small questionnaire to fill out, and I'll also request any pictures you'd like to see in your feature. Personally, I'd love pics of your products (obviously!) but I'd also love to see a pic of YOU! It's great putting a face to the name, but if you'd prefer to keep it a mystery - i won't pressure you :)




Now, if you really really REALLY wanna be featured, and can't wait for your name to be pulled, i will take requests. Keep in mind this won't be the only time you'll ever see your shop featured on my blog. Please let me know when you're doing contests and giveaways and I'll mention them all for you, whether you're currently being featured or not. :)






My Feature Friday's will officially start next week, October 2nd! I'm very excited! Oh, and just incase you think I'm a big mystery, here's my mug... hehe

Just wanted to make a small little blog post about how excited I was! Weeeee! I didn't even realize I had made one, i went into my "sold" section on etsy to double check which swiffer cloth colours I had previously sold (knew it was the "pinks" but wanted to see what the colour names were) and at the top of the list was "Reusable swiffer cloths - set of 3 "Yellows" and I'm like, Yellows? I didn't sell the Yellows! I sold the pinks! HA! And the other great thing, was yet again this sale wasn't to anyone I know!! :)

The great thing about my "Go Green" items on my shop is the FREE shipping! Check out the "Swiffer Browns" and the "Swiffer Greens" sets on my etsy shop - and my other go green items, the "Don't lose your grapes" market bag (which i have to redo photos for... ), and my duster mitts - the "green" and "playtime pink". (The reason I love these, is because you wear 2 at the same time! Need to pick up a frame and dust underneath? Go for it - the free thumbs allows enough grip to pick up sumfin' with one hand, and dust under it with the other!)

These are the newly sold item! These things actually work amazingly well, i have a bunch i use at home (my very first time making them - needed to fine tune them a tad, so i have a few that were my 'not perfect' stash which i use myself!) I knew they'd work great at the pet hair, but with the texture of the yarn, it picks up so much more dirt than the regular swiffer cloths. Then I just take it outside, beat it around a little to get most of the crap off, and use it again. Normally these aren't washed until after 4-5 uses (but it's all up to preference of course!) but after using it wet, I'll wash it right away.

The best part? You no longer need to put away the swiffer away, because it's so cute you can leave it out and it won't look gross hehe.



Alright, off to make some more things to list. Oh, and i just finished my mom's blanket! That took way too long. Note to self - next time you're making a blanket, try to do a continually huge granny square that you just change colours for, instead of making 60 individual granny squares and sewing them together. OY!



Ooo - one more thing. Kermit had his very first puppy training class today! AND - he wasn't the worst one! hehe. I had nightmares that he would be kicked out. See, he's a great dog, listens so well, learns really fast, *but* as soon as there's another dog, all that goes out the window. He did so well tonight, I'm very proud of my Kermy. Oh ya, I also fell down the stairs this morning. THAT was fun. Can't sit now mind you, and that doesn't go well with drawing, crocheting and blog posting.

Have a great night everyone! And there's only 3 more days 'til the end of my contest! Hurry and enter if you haven't yet - and for anyone that has, you can still gain more entries!!

Are you all wondering what i did?! I finally changed my link for facebook to a nice short one instead of a 2 pager. My link for facebook is now http://facebook.com/Sassmowthdesigns How excited am i! Although i finally figured out (thanks to a fellow etsy artisan PaintMeAPicture ) how to put a facebook fan button on my site. I hope it's actually there, because i can't see it :( I'm already my fan!

Just wanted to update everyone! lol. Exciting ain't it? Back to work for me...

By the way, this is my new banner on etsy.. does it look alright?

I *think* i added the button correctly. Problem is, since I'm already a fan of myself, it just says "you are a fan" and doesn't show the button. Even when i log out of *everything*, do a web search for myself, and click on the blog, i still see "you are a fan" instead of a button. So this is what confuses me. Does it actually have a button for "become a fan" or not?!

Oy. This same thing happened when i made my fan page to begin with. I never saw the button so i wasn't sure if i was adding it correctly. I had to log in using someone else's facebook (with permission!) to see if it was there.

So, any blog followers out there, *please* do me a favour and see if there's actually a friggin' button? LOL. I don't trust that i did it right without that verification that in fact i did! And please, once seeing if it is there, feel free to click on it hehe.

I'm also working on changing my web addy for facebook, since you can now get your own web addy before you get 100 fans. But alas, it's not working for me. Is that a surprise to anyone? Cause it certainly ain't one for me! hehe.




Okay, and just because this makes me laugh so much, i added in a pic of my puppy Kermit meeting his "cousin" Diesel for the first time. Their faces are priceless.

Just found out you can make a "sticky post" blog, where it will stay at the top, until a certain date. So, with my contest going on, that would have been VERY handy to have known about that lol. So here i am, just writing a new blog, and seeing if the sticky post stays stuck!! Hmm..



But i don't want to bore you all, so while i'm blogging, i'll say..





HEY! Flauxers was featured!! She's a great gal and incredibly talented etsy artisan! Check out her blog, the blog she was featured at by Leah and her etsy site!!

Thanks everyone.. let's see if this works! *fingers crossed*

Just wanted to inform everyone of an awesome giveaway hosted by Boutique Stitches!

The amazing etsy artisan being featured is Sleepy Moon Design, check out her etsy shop here. She makes incredible jewellery that's top quality and absolutely gorgeous! My personal fave is the hammered necklace .

Plus, if you notice her shop announcement, she has FREE world wide shipping! Woohoo! And since she's a fellow canuck, I'm *of course* going to support her! That's just a given. (not that i wouldn't support anyone from other countries! But c'mon, we canucks gotta stick together hehe)

So head on over to Boutique Stitches blog, and enter this great giveaway!! C'mon people, times a-wastin'!!




(But again, don't forget MY giveaway is still going on!! So if you haven't entered yet, do it now!!! Here's the blog on the contest details, and here's another blog on an update! - since i just joined twitter, gotta include those entries for tweets!)

Sassmowth Designs is now on Twitter!

Unfortunately, everytime i give someone my URL it doesn't work. Of course. Because why would it. So if you want to find me on twitter, i *think* you can do a search of "SassmowthDesign" (note there's no "S" on the end - couldn't fit it!) ... oh hey! Okay, try to forget that bit up there. See, I got an email saying my URL is "http://twitter.com/Sassmowth" and that's the link I've been putting in. BUT i figured, what the hey, I'll try it with the design on the end. And guess what? IT WORKED. Amazing.

So, find me on twitter!! http://twitter.com/Sassmowthdesign

AND you're probably wishing I'd stop babbling for a minute and actually tell you what the *contest* update is. Well, firstly, if you're unfamiliar with my contest, check it out in this blog post.
Secondly, since I'm now on twitter, there's more ways to enter the contest!!

7. Find me on Twitter here! Follow me and let me know what your fave photo is from my etsy shop.
This is good for 1 entry

8. Tweet about my contest, with a link to my blog
http://sassmowthdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/09/want-free-stuff-contest-starts.html (But don't forget to let me know you did it! I don't want to miss your entry!!)
This is good for 2 entries




There ya go kids. So load up on those entries!

Good luck everyone :)

Oh wait, one more thing! I changed my banner on my etsy site. What do you guys think??? I'm new at this whole banner making dealy!

Amy at Ponder & Stitch is having a giveaway!! Her work is absolutely amazing - she's incredibly talented. I've been following her blog for just about 3 weeks now, and am blown away every time she posts about a new item on her Ponder & Stitch esty shop. She's reached her 2 month "blog-iversary", and is celebrating with a fantastic giveaway for one of her amazing cuffs! (shown above) So go check out Ponder & Stitch's blog and enter! You won't be disappointed!




(In other news, YES! my contest is still going on, so don't you all forget to enter it!! If you missed that blog, check it out here. So far I've had 10 or so people enter (and are collecting lots of entries!) but there's still plenty of time to participate! Everyone likes free stuff right? Especially when it's shipped free, AND you pick the photo that you want to win! How great is that?!)




Oh, and in even other news, I'll be posting again in the next 2 days with photos of the 5 billion things I'm currently working on! PLUS I'll be heading out to the printers tomorrow to get some quotes on some stuff!! Very excited, because October is gonna be one busy month. My shop is getting a complete overhaul as I'm splitting my work and getting an entirely new shop.. (and new blog? Hmm... ) and hopefully if all goes well, I'll be having lots and lots of new and exciting merchandise for sale like Christmas cards! Woohoo.. hope you have a sense of humour :)

Have a great night!

Everyone wants free stuff! Here's your chance to win one free photo, PLUS free shipping! And the best part is, YOU pick your prize! Here are the contest details.

Contest start: September 3rd 8:00am EST
Contest end: September 24th 11:30pm EST
Winner draw and announcement: September 28th 1:00pm EST

Here's all the ways you can get entries!

1. Become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment with your favourite photo from my etsy site (http://www.sassmowthdesigns.etsy.com) SassmowthPhotography section. Please include "I'm following you + full title of photo" in your comment. If you are already a follower (Thanks!), just comment me with "I'm already stalking you + photo choice".
This will get you 1 entry.

2. Do you have a blog?! Mention my blog http://www.sassmowthdesigns.blogspot.com (with a link) and contest on your blog (please remember to let me know you've done this with either a comment, or an email to sassmowths_art [at] yahoo [dot] ca because I don't want to miss it!)
This will get you 2 entries!

3. Head on over to my Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Sassmowth-Designs-on-Etsy/123959810773) and become a fan, then leave a wall post telling me "I'm now a fan, and here's my fave photo!" from my etsy site. Already a fan? (Thanks!) Just let me know with a wall post that you are one with your photo choice.
This will get you 1 entry.

4. Have a facebook fan page too?? Mention my contest with a link to my Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Sassmowth-Designs-on-Etsy/123959810773) on your site! (Don't have a fan page? No problem! Just put that link with contest announcement in your news feed!) Just leave me a wall post or email me (on FB or to sassmowths_art [at] yahoo [dot] ca) telling me you did so! I don't want to miss it!
This will get you 2 entries!

5. Since you're already checking out my etsy site searching for your fave photo, why don't you "heart" me? Just heart and sent me a convo (or email straight to yahoo) with your fave photo title! Am I already a favourite of yours?! (Thanks!) Just convo or email "Hey! I already hearted you!" with your fave photo title.
This will get you 1 entry.

6. Buy something!! See something on my etsy site that you don't want to miss out on? Go ahead an buy it, and in the "message to seller", note that you'd like to use this as an entry for the contest. Don't forget to mention which photo is your fave! (Or second fave if you *bought* your fave!)
Buying something will get you 3 entries!!

If you have any questions regarding this contest, please feel free to email me at sassmowths_art [at] yahoo [dot] ca.
If you have different names on each site (real name on facebook, shop name on your blog) please let me know both names!
There is no limit per day as to how many entries you've gathered. You are welcome to mention this contest with link to my site more than once, limited to 6 times per duration of contest. (Don't forget to let me know each time you promote my contest and page!)

Important info just in case you missed it:
My email address: sassmowths_art [at] yahoo [dot] ca
Blog Link: http://www.sassmowthdesigns.blogspot.com
Etsy site: http://www.sassmowthdesigns.etsy.com
Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Sassmowth-Designs-on-Etsy/123959810773

Thanks so much for entering!! Good luck to everyone!