Good morning everyone, and happy Friday!!! I'm pleased to announce that I have an incredible feature for you today, Theresa from FaerieMoonCreations. Theresa was one of the first members on MyCraftCorner that I met, and she is just so sweet! I highly suggest getting to know this lovely lady, you won't be disappointed! So sit back and relax this wonderful Friday morning, and get to know all about the woman behind FaerieMoonCreations! All pictures are linked directly to their listings on Etsy, or her blog!



My name is Theresa, and I live in Connecticut with my husband Chuck, our two Keeshonds: Willow and Neo, and out cat: Jazzy. I have a Bachelors Degree in Journalism and Fine Arts. I started Faerie Moon Creations last August on etsy, and I've been working hard to let folds know that I'm here! My shop offers functional art that is affordable, and has a broad appeal that stays aligned with my theme of nature, whimsy and fantasy.


2. When did you start crafting? Do you do different crafts than just what you sell on etsy?

I've been dabbling in crafts for a very long time! I remember participating in craft shows in elementary and middle school, where I had woven throws and wire animals on display. My parents still have my handmade crafts hanging on the walls of their home that I made when I was in 7th grade! We had a terrific craft store in the town where I grew up, so I was constantly picking up latch hook kits, painted ornament kits, really anything I could get my hands on. In addition to the crafted items I currently offer on etsy, I make soy candles, rolled beeswax candles, cards (which I would love to do more of!) and decorative painting. My husband and I just made our first nature wreath together! You can read about our adventure here: "Wreath Rambling" We definitely plan on creating more of those!



Recently, I've been yearning for something more in my life. I wanted to go back to my fist love - creating- and share that love with others. I stepped down from my full-time position at work so I could dedicate more quality time to my family, and to my craft, and I've been so much happier! Family and friends have been urging me for years to sell my handiwork, but I just never found the time or the courage to do so. I was so excited when I made my first sale. And I get excited with each and every sale - I really want people to be happy with anything they purchase from me. I aim to please! I'm always open to custom orders, so if there's something you'd like that's not in my shop - just let me know!



I love folk tales, faerie tales, mythology, Arthurian legends. I wanted a name that would reflect my interests and also be whimsical and fun. Hence, FaerieMoonCreations was born! My husband designs my logos, banners, avatars... he did a really nice job in capturing the spirit of my shop!



I think that I most enjoy creating knit items! I'm fascinated with the notion that just a ball of yarn and a pair of knitting needles can create such lovely things. I love watching the construction of a knit piece take shape bit by bit as you work on it. Socks in particular, are especially fun for me to create. I'm always overjoyed when I knit them!



I use Twitter, Facebook, and my Blog. I think the venues that have worked best so far are my blog and Twitter, although my Facebook page has been picking up more lately. I am also a member of several social networking sites, My Craft Corner, Do you Etsy and Cafe Handmade. They are truly valuable resources! I've made so many good friends through these networks and through my blog. There are a lot of talented artisans out there in cyberspace! :)



I hope that I can become successful enough to maintain FaerieMoonCreations full-time. I really love what I'm doing, and I want to be able to continue to share that love with others! I would definitely like to expand the types of items I offer. I'm thinking of including knit cowls, knit wrist warmers, and hopefully cards or postcards featuring my photography.



I am currently hosting a giveaway on my blog, "November Chill Giveaway"! There's still plenty of time to enter, and there's multiple chances for you to win! I hope you stop by! There's also a special coupon on my blog for you to use at my etsy store this holiday season. Happy shopping!

(Blog Coupon)


Nature, animals, hiking, sightseeing, books, movies, photography, music, cooking, baking, knitting, crafting, painting, poetry, blogging, making new friends, Japanese food, Indian food, Diet Coke, coffee and chocolate.



Wow - that is actually a pretty tough question! There are just so many cool ones to choose from. Perhaps, I'd be indestructible like Claire on "Heroes". Then I could save the world!


There you have it kids! I hope you all truly enjoyed this feature, I know I did! Make sure you head on over to her blog, twitter, facebook, etsy, mycraftcorner, whatever else you can find, and get to know her even more. She's incredibly friendly, helpful, and as I've already mentioned, so sweet!!

Happy Friday everyone!! And feel free to comment - all artisans love feedback! :)

Good evening everyone! Okay so, I was going to write about a feature for the Etsy Bloggers, but that's being postponed for a couple of days! So instead, I'd like to tell you all about a GIVEAWAY!!

Just so you all know ahead of time, this is ADULT CONTENT, so if you can't handle reading (and dreaming about possibly winning) a $25 gift certificate to a certain "sex-aaayyy" shop, then click away from the page kids! Click away from the page! Oh, and Dad, you better do the same thing. Cause ya, I'm not saying anything graphic per se, but it's still a little uncomfy!! lol.

Boutique Stitches is currently hosting a giveaway for Eden Fantasy!! (Along with many other giveaways, so I highly suggest following her blog Boutique Stitches Blogspot, because there's always many chances of winning something! Plus, she's fun to read!!)
So feel free to check out Eden Fantasy for what they're selling, and what you can possibly buy with your gift certificate! (I'll refrain from posting pics of the products just incase! hee hee) Oh okay, wait, I have to post one cause it's just making me laugh! Okay so (just so you all know why I'm always smirking) I see faces in everything, and I just see this little guy going "Munch munch munch!!" *snort* oh ya... Anyhoo, that pic is totally linked to the shop page of it!

Okay anyways! Please do yourselves a favour, and head on over to Boutique Stitches Blog, enter the giveaway, and buy something from Eden Fantasy! You're guaranteed to find something for everybody!

Sweet dreams kids!

I am so excited, I'm finally on a team! I've been looking for some teams to sign up with, since I've heard only good things about them. I really didn't know exactly what a "team" did, but I thought, what the hey! I'll give it a try. Well, about ooooh, 5 months ago? I wrote to a few teams asking for info, and how to sign up. Never heard a response. So I was sad. Fellow etsians informed me that sometimes teams are run by only one person, and that person gets busy and it takes a long time for them to respond. Also I've been told that not all teams are accepting new members. Well then! So I forgot about the whole "team" idea, and moved on.

Then one day, I saw in a thread on the forums that someone was talking about the Etsy Bloggers team, and I thought, ooooooo I'd love to be on that team!! Well, I applied, and I was approved!! I'm still trying to figure out all the ins and outs and what's required of me, but I'll do all that this week, and of course I'll BLOG about it! My first order of business is a feature on a fellow Etsy Blogger.. so I'll be doing that later on today!!

Yeah me!



Anyhoo, in other news... FaerieMoonCreations is having a November Chill Giveaway!! Head on over to her blog FaerieMoonCreations.blogspot.com to find out all the contest details! I met Theresa from Faerie Moon on my favourite ever in the world promotional website My Craft Corner. Like I've said, this site has a great and friendly community, and Theresa was one of the first fellow artisans that I met there. (You'll actually be reading all about her this coming Friday, as she's going to be my feature!!)

In even more news, I finished another card last night! Finally! Yeesh. Most of my cards are just of the main people, no backgrounds and such (with some exceptions) *but* this one required full detail and full colour. Oy. And plus I was working on Christmas presents (which I can't talk about because certain people like my Mom read my blog, so she'll find out and the surprise would be ruined I say!)



Due to technical difficulties last night (firstly my puppy barked so loud and out of the blue that I almost ruined the entire card as I was finishing up the inking, so mad! Secondly, my computer Fa-Reaked-Out and I had to restart the whole dang thing, then my printing program kept cutting off 1/3 of the drawing, so I had to resize it until the computer agreed with the size, and then my printer ran out of coloured ink halfway through the printing.) I wasn't able to actually make the cards last night. So instead, I'll just post the final pic, which is to be printed once I get new ink (There goes another $40 dollars I don't have! HA!)


Okay, more other news... This just down right pissed me off. So last night, there was a thread about business cards, and whether people put them in with their packages when they ship them to the customers. And also asking the question whether the people that receive these business cards actually kept them. So the general consensus was that most people will put atleast one in the package, and there were some buyers responding saying they love getting business cards, or they don't find it necessary. Well, I decided to throw in my 2 cents and said something along the lines of "I always put a business card in with the package. I make my own cards and they're slightly larger than the standard size, so I always use them to write a little note and a huge thank you on the back" So then what does someone write? (and I won't divulge names. And I'll also say at this time, that I have nothing against this person, the comment just *really* pissed me off LOL) She writes "I like getting business cards, nice ones, with texture and thick paper, they tend to stay with me longer. The home made ones... mmm bye bye!!!" Ya.. I responded to that one.



Normally I stay out of the forums and don't respond to anyone outright putting down what I say, or making off handed remarks, because this is supposed to be a business forum for business people, and everything that you write can be seen by *everyone*, even potential customers. So I normally just let it go.

The reason I got so mad at the comment? She has no clue WHY I make my own business cards. She doesn't know my current situation. She doesn't know how much money I have. She knows absolutely nothing about me. I can't afford to buy business cards. But does that mean I have to be put down for it? Isn't handmade better than none? (Funnily enough, we're talking about a site that sells *handmade*, yet handmade business cards are seen as garbage. Hmm.)

Okay yes, I could get the "free" ones from Zippy Print, but waiting 23 days for them to process my cards, and then spending 26$ on the shipping when they're located down the street? That's not very free to me. Plus I've had too many bad experiences with Zippy print, and vowed to never go back there!



Yes, I could probably find some sort of money lying around in the couch cushions to go to a print shop and get really cheap ones that I can't design for $25, but personally, I think that's even worse then making my own. And ya, I suppose I can skip on buying food for a week to run out and get those fancy textured embossed magical eye catching absolutely most amazing business cards EVER, but I'm moving in a year. I know I'm moving in a year. So why am I spending money on all these business cards to hand them out like crazy when I'm going to have to change the phone number? And yes, I don't *have* to put a phone number on it, but I'd prefer it, because I'm also trying to sell locally.

So okay, that chick really peeved me. But I've vented!! So I'm done now! Off to get on with my day. Way too many things to do lol.

Hope everyone else is having a fantastic day!! You'll hear from me again soon, because I hafta do my Etsy Blogger Feature! Again, Yeah me!

So, it's the 15th, and my giveaway is over!! I didn't have a huge turnout this time, but that just made everyone's chances a bit better! This morning, I went to Random.org, punched in the min and max numbers that everyone's entries had totalled, and got #10. And whose entries happened to include #10?
MiMi's Babies!!! 


So a huge CONGRATS goes to MiMi's Babies!!! I'll announce this on Facebook, Twitter and My Craft Corner as well, so hopefully MiMi's Babies sees this soon!! :) And just so you know, I have a new card coming out today that will be eligible for the free pack. I'll have it up soon! (hopefully lol)


And for all you out there who did not win, but *really* wanted to, tomorrow I'll be putting up listings on etsy for tons of different packs of cards. And if you had an entry into this giveaway - I'll give you 10% off your purchase! Just put "I didn't win your giveaway!!" in the message to seller :)


Alright, I'm off to finish my new card, and I'll keep checking back to see if MiMi's Babies has made her choices! :)
Have a great day everyone! And thanks so much for entering!

Yes, that is entirely my fault lol. I keep forgetting what day it is. So therefore, I'm not giving my features enough time to fill out the questionnaire! And since I *just* realized it was Friday about 10 minutes ago, I really don't think I'll find someone to answer the questions fast enough!

So what shall I talk about today??



First off, I haven't had much time to do the "Wednesday How-to"'s but that's probably obvious! I'm working on another card "Deck the Halls", I had to do a magazine spread (Funnily enough it was a how-to) for a brand new magazine launching this December for young girls (when I have more info, I'll post you all links to their online site!) I had to do a short little photoshoot, AND I'm desperately trying to make christmas presents! Being as I'm so incredibly poor lol, I'm trying my darndest to make some really great gifts for the fam this year. I won't divulge any info because well, then they'll read about it and know!

Oh and here's something I completely forgot to mention! Oy. I was supposed to write another blog about these like, LAST WEEK! Oh wait, make that 2 weeks ago! What the crap is the date today? Anyways,  I was featured on 2 blogs!!! Firstly, my duster mitts were featured on TKDesigns4U Blog. I highly suggest checking out this blog, She's not only incredibly talented herself (check out her Etsy Shop!!), but she finds amazing products to feature on a regular basis, and she must have great taste, because I love all of it! (HA I bet you all were thinking I was gonna say "She has great taste, because she picked something of mine"!!)

Secondly, my Giveaway for 10 Christmas Cards was featured on the blog The Naughty Penguin. I am in love with this blog! I met Jennie on MyCraftCorner, and she had started the Creative Bloggers Group. She's also an amazing artisan who does a lot of graphic design - so anything you need for your twitter, blogs, etsy, head on over to Jennie's site and check it out. The Naughty Penguin has tons of info on just about everything. Jennie also just recently launched her "The Naughty Penguin" Facebook Fan page!



What else what else.. OH! Okay, so I've always stood by my view of Craftgawker being the snobs of the crafting world lol. Bitter much? Yes, 3 of my fave photos were not accepted, and I was feeling dejected. Plus, I never got that many views with the one that was accepted, so hey, I don't see them as that big a deal. There's been a lot of talk lately on some different views about Craftgawker, and I figured, what the hell, I'll give it another shot. So I submitted 2 photos and guess what? They were BOTH accepted! Whaaaa? I was shocked. I still haven't gotten any views from them, but hey. Atleast my work is out there. So I can't complain about that!

You can view my submissions that made it: Clematis, Daisy and Poppy.

In yet some more news (Y'know, maybe it would be a good idea to actually blog a little more often! Hmm... There's a thought!) One of my photos has been proudly displayed at a busy local restaurant along with my business cards! The owner absolutely LOVED it, woohoo! Here's to hoping for some local sales!


Okay, one more thing... I met Aik when she entered my last giveaway, and I love her blog - she always has something great going on, has fabulous book reviews and hosts tons of giveaways! I highly suggest you head on over and check out her blog Friends and Family. This morning I awoke to find a wonderful email from Aik, saying that I was chosen for an award!!! That's so sweet! So here's the award I got..


And now, I need to pass it on to 15 other Lovely Bloggers! Here are the rules if you are chosen :)

I am SO bad at giving notice for a feature!! lol. Pretty much everyone I've asked to be a feature receives an email that always starts the same way "I know this is short notice, but!" So just so everyone knows, I may not have a feature ready for Tuesday! But I'll make sure *something* is written in there! (Maybe i'll do a feature on MYSELF! *snort*)



I don't have too much news at the moment. I was working on a "how-to" this weekend, but not for my blog this Wednesday! But don't worry, I'll have something better than 'How God made Boys' like I did last Wednesday! Actually, the how-to will *possibly* be featured in a new magazine coming out this December! I don't want to say for sure, because you never know. I have horrible luck. So no details yet! But it's very exciting!!




And has EVERYONE ENTERED MY GIVEAWAY?!!??! C'mon people, humour me here! lol. I've hardly had anyone comment and enter!! I've been promoting it like crazy! I think people have put me on "mute"!!




In other news, my puppy puked 7 times this morning.

I'm so excited that it's finally sunny and it's actually quite warm! I wish it was like this all winter. Funny how that works. I usually loved winter, but as my mom told me, I'd change my mind when I get older... And yes, it's happened. I guess I just don't have that tolerance for extreme cold anymore. It's no longer fun for my nose hairs to freeze as I walk out the door. And at my age, it's no longer acceptable to have soaked pants up to the knees, static-y haired hat head and snot running down your face.Oh, and having that ... smell. Do you remember that smell? When you were a kid and you'd be outside for hours in the snow, and when you came in and started to melt and dry, there was that.. smell? Does anyone else know what I'm talking about? 'Cause I for one really don't *enjoy* that particular smell anymore lol.

Okay that was off topic. I was going to talk about how excited I was that it was sunny so I can actually take some pics for the how-to. Yeesh. (and I really wish I'd stop accidentally typing "hot-to" or "hoe-to" because those don't show up as a mistake in spell check and I really don't want to write that!)
Well, i'm off to make more things for the not-hot-or-hoe "How-to".

Have a great day everyone!!!

Ooh this is a little strange. I just recently switched my blog to the new editing program and it's all different! Dang, another new thing I have to learn.
So I was thinking, why not make Wednesday's special?! So from now on, I'm going to include some "How-To's"... How To Wednesdays!! How does that sound? Now that makes my job here a little harder, because now I have to think about what the heck to 'how to' lol. I'm not going to start one today (since I just thought of this last night) but I think i'll be adding in some really great things. (Stuff you may not even see on either of my Etsy sites!) For example.. How to make puppets! I LOVE puppets, and have made some fast and simple puppets that I'll share with everyone. (No sewing required!). But, until I decide what my first 'How-To" Wednesday will be, I'll give you a link to tide you over! hehe. Head on over to "Instructables" to find a whole bunch of cool things to make! Believe me, it'll keep ya busy!

In other news, I'm having an extra Feature this week! Since I missed out on both last week, I figured what the hey, I'll do a special feature on Thursday and my regular one on Friday to make up for the slack! So make sure you stop in tomorrow to read all about Jenjie!!

Okay can I just say how much I already love this editing program?? See, whenever I linked something before (and when I'd do a feature, I'd be linking every site they mention and every single picture to the etsy site) and the only way to test whether the sites even worked was to publish the post, and click on every single link to make sure it went where I wanted it to. But now! Now when you enter the link, it says "Test this link" so ya click it, and walla! It opens a new window to the link! So now I know they all work *before* I post it! Yippee!!

Alright, now to get back on schedule. So, you may have noticed the title, that there's some Big Big BIG news, yes? Well....


It will be starting this Saturday, October 31st!! The prize?? Will be a set of 10 Christmas cards! I'll add in pics and choices (because I love giving choices of prizes!) on Saturday. There's going to be a LOT of ways to win! This will specifically be a blog giveaway, which means all comments need to be directed here, unlike my last giveaway. Lemme tell ya it got really confusing when I was trying to keep track of all the entries from all the sites lol. I'll be including 5 venues that you can use to gain entries (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, My Craft Corner and of course Etsy) so you'll have lots of choices even if you don't use all of these. So stay tuned everyone! Make sure you come back here on Saturday, October 31st to read all the info and start piling up those entries!

Okay, I think that's it for now! I may be back later, depending on what goes on today. I lead a very madcap life y'know. Projects and Patience can change on a dime...

Have a great Wednesday!