Craft Love Blog is Moving!

I decided to move this blog over to Wordpress on my own site on my own server...after converting my website from Flash to Wordpress to help with SEO.

I do hope you'll follow me over!
Thanks so much for reading over the years!

xo
Shanna

A Piece for Charity,a SALE, & New Designs!

This one-of-a-kind necklace made from a vintage brooch will be up for auction at the OctoTea 16 event, to benefit Paul Kirby Emergency fund at AIDS Services of Austin! 

Check it out in this treasury, also: 

Here are some other lovelies that are newly listed in my shop, below. Remember everything--even clearance items--is 10% off in my shop through 10/15 with the code "Fall2011"!

Favorite Things: Jean Jean Vintage

I found a new shop today I adore--Jean Jean Vintage. It's filled with a perfect section of the most lovely vintage items. It looks like my dream jewelry box!

Go visit Jean Jean Vintage!

Studio Clearance Sale!

Taking a break from the August Break to let you know about a big sale!

I recently got back some items from the shop I sell my jewelry at and am also trying to clear out some space in my studio, so I decided to offer select jewelry items at $3 to $5 off in my shop!

Check out what's on sale:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79778843/sale-was-25-now-22-vintage-brass-locket

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79777231/sale-was-25-now-22-art-deco-brass-floral

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52575246/sale-was-30-now-25-vintage-bird-and

http://www.etsy.com/listing/35554064/sale-was-25-now-20-purple-polkadot

http://www.etsy.com/listing/32122490/sale-was-15-now-10-flower-bud-earrings

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62841611/sale-was-25-now-22-vintage-floral-black

http://www.etsy.com/listing/35556332/sale-was-25-now-20-bold-paisley-red

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79776027/sale-was-30-now-25-vintage-bird-and

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79776804/sale-was-30-now-25-vintage-charm-and

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79779578/sale-was-30-now-25-vintage-porcelain

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79780399/sale-was-25-now-22-sweet-flower-earrings

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79780599/sale-was-25-now-22-sweet-silver-bow

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79781390/sale-was-25-now-20-sweet-vintage

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79781522/sale-was-15-now-10-mid-century-modern

Etsy Treasuries

Here are a etsy few treasuries from the last few months that my jewelry and my Custom Boutonnieres (and my husband!) appeared in. The last one, I made for featuring Etsy Austin Craft Riot artists, but didn't get a chance to share at the time. Enjoy!


Rich, Red and a little Rustic




Wedding on the brain



Austin Mix Tape

Etsy in Austin Awesomeness!

The event the Etsy Austin Street Team helped with last weekend during SXSW Interactive has been featured on CNN and Fast Company!

Photo by Anna Gonzalez, CNN.com

Living the handmade dream on and offline, CNN.com

Etsy's Handmade Hack-a-Thon Is the Perfect Antidote to SXSW Tech-Talk Overload, FastCompany.com 

Etsy in Austin!

Details as promised! I will be manning the booth 4-6pm Sunday, and will probably be there a good chunk of the weekend for events. Hit me up before then if you want an Etsy bandanna or a Etsy Austin sticker!

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Etsy is headed to SXSW and we'd love to see you there! Join us at Venue 222 in the heart of downtown Austin for two full days and nights of DIY + Handmade + Music goodness. Stop by and get your hands dirty with upcycling tees into bags, painting shot glasses, screenprinting, handmade music, buttons, DJs, bands and more!

Stay after-hours as we transform our craft labs into a rocking lounge with live music from Neighbors, The Black Angels, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, DJ Rana June (the iPad DJ)! Plus, a DIY fashion show of Etsy and BurdaStyle members from across the USA.

Excited? So are we. Tweet us #EtsyAustin

Here's the line-up:

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SATURDAY, MARCH 12
• Noon-4pm: Crafting, screenprinting, mingling, and more.
• 4-6pm: Code as Craft: Moving Fast at Scale, a mini-conference with the Etsy engineering team (http://etsy.me/foInRq)
• 6-8PM: Online/Offline: A Meetup for Social Media + Community Managers, hosted by Etsy, Meetup.com, Google, and #CMMeetup (RSVP here: http://etsy.me/SXSWmeetup).
• 8PM-close: Live performances by Neighbors (http://neighborsmusic.com/) and the Black Angels (http://theblackangels.com/).


SUNDAY, MARCH 13
• Noon-1pm: Stop by for our Etsy-approved hangover kits and come chat with the Etsy team.
• 1-4pm: Handmade Music Craft Session & live performance.
• 5pm: People Powered Communities Panel with Nora Abousteit (co-Founder BurdaStyle), Mr. Bob Nanna (Threadless), Micki Krimmel (Neighborgoods.net), Charles Adler (Kickstarter) and Vanessa Bertozzi (Director of Community and Education, Etsy).
• 7pm: Live performance by Quintron and Ms. Pussycat (http://www.quintronandmisspussycat.com/).
• 9pm: BurdaStyle DIY Fashion Show (http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/meet-the-designers-burdastyle-diy-fashion-show).
• 10pm-close: Live performance by DJ Rana June (http://www.destroythesilence.com/).

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All our Austin events are free and open to the public. 21+ where required. Stop by anytime to chat with our Etsy team since we'd love to meet you. Our Etsy Austin street team (http://etsyaustin.blogspot.com/) will also be helping us hit as much ground as we can cover. To follow along, tweet us using the hashtag #EtsyAustin. Plus, share your tips, recommendations and photos below! We can't wait to see you in Austin!

New Designs and a SXSW Event!

Please join Etsy in Austin! and check out designs from the Etsy Austin street team (including mine!) at the Wall of Wow! I will post some more details soon!

Collage Necklace

Red Swarovski Dangle Earrings in Brass

Pink Jade Sugar Skull Earrings

Colorful Magenta Estate Dangle Earrings in Brass

Smoky Swarkovski Dangle Earrings in Brass

Embroidery Wednesday!

I just had to snatch these up from etsy seller teasemade--so cute! And they're my favorite colors, so how could I resist?

http://www.etsy.com/shop/teasemade

Love these, too!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/55069746/bicycle-ring

http://www.etsy.com/listing/57998924/petal-face-ring-blue

And from the seller, ThreeRedApples, check out this awesome find! I need this for my wall, badly...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62655124/gypsies-at-heart-textile-wall-art

Also, I can totally relate to this one:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62788324/i-love-my-bed-wall-art-in-purple

Etsy Success Today

In case you missed it, the Etsy Success Newsletter today had some great stuff in it. There's an excellent article on holiday craft shows chock full with tips. After reading it, I think I can make my table for December's First Thursday a lot more rocking. Here's my table from E.A.S.T. -

Also, finally what a lot of us have been waiting for: Coupon Codes! I can't wait to try it out with a code this week. I am listing a ton of new stuff this week as I get organized after E.A.S.T.

Have a great week and a wonderful Thanksgiving!