Etsy shop closed, but I'm still around!

My shop is closed for the summer starting today while I pursue a couple of shop-related opportunities. I will reopen this fall with all of my best-selling sets, as well as some new stuff for you to check out. I hope to provide a little sneak peek about some of the things I'm working on, so stay tuned!

Be sure to catch me this summer over at The Shopping Mama, where are I am a new contributing author!

NEW GIG!

Be sure to check me out at my new gig as contributing author at The Shopping Mama (www.theshoppingmama.com), where I highlight my most favorite handmade finds, steals, and deals.

You saw it here first!

My newest item, soon to be listed! The concept? 6 jumbo blocks using letters A-Z and numbers 0-9. Last spring I sold a set with the same concept, but the improvement here is that I'm using the jumbo 2" blocks, and these have little images to correspond with each letter and number. I just *love* this design and am excited to list it in my shop.

What do you think?

Wordless Wednesday - Busy, Busy

A Century of Robots in the Morning Sunlight

Wordless Wednesday - Missing Christmas

So, I already miss Christmas.

Especially the tree and the fun in the kitchen...just to name a few.

Browsing Etsy

What's your favorite item to browse on Etsy? My current fave is kawaii deco tape. Whenever I reach a milestone in my shop (say, 200 sales), I reward myself with a small gift from Etsy. When I reached 200 sales I bought the Store Surprise listing at My Happy Store. For $10 you get a surprise package of items from the shop, and included in my package was some deco tape...and so began my obsession! These make a sweet little addition to my shop packaging. I took a picture of some samples from my collection.

Ever since I created my Critter blocks I have gotten into browsing all things kawaii. My most recent kawaii-inspired set: Farm blocks, pictured below. Try searching kawaii for children or kawaii supplies - adorable stuff and many, many adorable shops. If you'd like to get some of your own deco tape (or anything else cute!), My Happy Store is offering us a 10% discount (excluding shipping) on the entire shop from now until 1/18/10. Just enter the code "tinygiraffeshop" at checkout.
Happy browsing!

Sneak Peak - MUSIC blocks

Here's a little sneak peak of a series of blocks I have been working on called MUSIC blocks. I came across a vintage children's song book from 1934 that was on it's last leg. The binding was broken and pages were torn. As soon as I saw it, I knew the pages could be repurposed on these large blocks...perfect to display in a nursery! This particular set has a bedtime theme, and I've accented it with a few vintage pictures and a very beautiful, subtle print. Enjoy!