Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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September 30, 2009
Etsy Handmade Moment
This is pretty cool- videos featuring Etsy.com in different ways. My favorite are the felt quid, and the painted girl.
Etsy Handmade Moment: Promotional Video Contest
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Etsy Handmade Moment: Promotional Video Contest
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September 29, 2009
Haunted Halloween Ideas
Some great DIY ideas to make the most of your Haunted Houses this Halloween!
Skull&Crossbones Haunted Houses would make a spooky addition to any table scape. Check out this Halloween Food Roundup on One Pretty Thing.
Make pumpkin lanterns to hang over your display with Be Different... Act Normal (one of my favorite new blog finds).
Here are two other tablescape ideas from the same blogger, KIMemories.
Those colors would look great with a Spidey haunted house!
Why not buy beautiful, handmade fabric decor while you are at it? This halloween banner from four munkees and this table runner from Savvy Sarah would be perfect!
Have fun decorating!!
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September 28, 2009
Almost there! Last chance to enter!
Feedburner this morning is saying 498 Minions! Only 2 more to go until that number hits 500 and I draw a winner at random from the comments left on THIS POST (and only that post).
jannypie hearts
buttercupbloom
WendyZ of buttercupbloom has made it her mission to salvage and transform otherwise cast away items into unique, functional, fresh bits of art and whimsy. She sells charming plush creatures with a purpose - to make the world a more Eco Friendly place. Her creations are handcrafted from remnants of former projects, felted sweaters, thrifted and recycled fabric and felt.
(IndieFixx gallery)
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September 27, 2009
Free Blog Background | Brown Floral
An autumn-inspired 2 Column background free to all with free matching header image.
Background code:
<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i33.tinypic.com/dw30ix.jpg"); background-position: top center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed;} </style><div id="tag" style="Z-INDEX: 50; LEFT: 1100px; WIDTH: 200px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 30px; HEIGHT: 100px"><a href="http://www.jannypie.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i37.tinypic.com/f0cl0w.jpg"/></a></div>
**This is FREE. If you use one, please just leave a comment for me!**
TO USE THESE DESIGNS AS YOUR BLOG BACKGROUND
1. Log into your Blogger Dashboard
2. Chose the blog you want to show your new background
3. Click on the LAYOUT tab -> PAGE ELEMENTS
4. In your sidebar, click on ADD A GADGET
5. Scroll down to HTML/JAVA and select
6. Leave Title Blank. Copy and Paste the background code for each design into the Content box
7. Click the orange Save button, and your new background is installed!
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September 25, 2009
Steampunk Owl
He is a clockwork owl: part owl, part machine, and all gentleman.
Gustav Clockopunk
I made him from brown fleece, with a patterned cravat and pin-striped shirt. He has a wool felt vest with detailed trim and pocket. I have him a pocketwatch eyeglass monocle, linked to his vest with a chain and flower pin. He looks quite distinguished, doesn't he? He is about 7 inches tall and 4 inches wide.
Steampunk is my newest obsession: it's a fusion of beauty with machines, vintage and modern, form with function. It's a style with its roots in literature: a genre called "speculative fiction" where authors answer a basic question: "What if history had gone a different way?" What if technology were different, what if our machines were run by steam or clockwork, what would the world look like? What inventions wouldn't have been made, and what would have been made differently? I like "What if" statements. That is the core of creativity. And if you tie in history, science fiction and fantasy, you get Steampunk.
(Or as Erin says, "What's it called again? Clockopunk?")
Some steampunk websites to check out if you like it:
http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/
http://www.steampunktales.com/
Max Quick Series: The Pocket and the Pendant
The Golden Compass series
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Gustav Clockopunk
I made him from brown fleece, with a patterned cravat and pin-striped shirt. He has a wool felt vest with detailed trim and pocket. I have him a pocketwatch eyeglass monocle, linked to his vest with a chain and flower pin. He looks quite distinguished, doesn't he? He is about 7 inches tall and 4 inches wide.
Steampunk is my newest obsession: it's a fusion of beauty with machines, vintage and modern, form with function. It's a style with its roots in literature: a genre called "speculative fiction" where authors answer a basic question: "What if history had gone a different way?" What if technology were different, what if our machines were run by steam or clockwork, what would the world look like? What inventions wouldn't have been made, and what would have been made differently? I like "What if" statements. That is the core of creativity. And if you tie in history, science fiction and fantasy, you get Steampunk.
(Or as Erin says, "What's it called again? Clockopunk?")
Some steampunk websites to check out if you like it:
http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/
http://www.steampunktales.com/
Max Quick Series: The Pocket and the Pendant
The Golden Compass series
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September 24, 2009
ETSY MINI hack
If you have ever tried to blog about your own Etsy shop, or favorites you heart on Etsy, you've probably used the "Etsy Mini" feature. And if you're like me, it hasn't been ideal.
Etsy Mini gives you code to copy and paste onto your own site featuring your shop items or your favorites. However, you have only two options: javascript or flash:
This is great for your website or myspace, but not great for your subscribers who catch up on your blog using RSS/Feed Readers. My Google Reader only displays HTML code, so any post with an Etsy Mini in it looks like a big blank in my reader.
Another less-than-ideal feature is that whenever you update your store or favorites, all of your Etsy Minis update too--- that's great in a sidebar, but going back through your old posts, all of the things you talk about don't make any sense now.
There is also no easy way to save lists of searches and show them on your website. All of your options (screenshot, copy+pasting the html) either lose the hyperlinks or look poorly copied.
So (after searching Google and such for hours) I figured out a way to get the layout and links of an Etsy Mini, but in HTML format that looks good on your website AND your reader! And it's really simple, too!
Go ahead and make your Etsy Mini, with the layout you want.
+ Hover your arrow inside the gray outline box (doing it outside that box won't give you the right info)
+ Click on View Source
+ A new window will open with all kinds of HTML mumbo jumbo
+ All YOU need to do is Copy the code in between the <body> </body> tags, that start and end with <table> </table>
<body onload="autoIframe()" style="width:380px;">
<table class="big_n_tall" style="vertical-align:top;">
<><><><><><><><>
...
<a onclick="parent.location='http://jannypie.etsy.com?ref=em'; return false;" href="http://jannypie.etsy.com?ref=em">jannypie</a></td>
</tr></table></td></tr>
</table>
</body>
+ You might notice there are a few <table> tags, that's okay- you want them all. So just go from <body> to </body> and you'll get it right
+ Then paste that into your blog post (in the HTML editor area) and you're done!
Now you can feature your favorites and your shop in a nice layout, that works on your website and in your subscriber's Reader!
If you found this post helpful, feel free to share it and help other Etsy sellers spread the Mini love!
Thanks for reading!
Etsy Mini gives you code to copy and paste onto your own site featuring your shop items or your favorites. However, you have only two options: javascript or flash:
This is great for your website or myspace, but not great for your subscribers who catch up on your blog using RSS/Feed Readers. My Google Reader only displays HTML code, so any post with an Etsy Mini in it looks like a big blank in my reader.
Copy this code for the javascript version (for use on personal websites and blogs)
Copy this code for the Flash version (for use on myspace and social networking sites)
Another less-than-ideal feature is that whenever you update your store or favorites, all of your Etsy Minis update too--- that's great in a sidebar, but going back through your old posts, all of the things you talk about don't make any sense now.
There is also no easy way to save lists of searches and show them on your website. All of your options (screenshot, copy+pasting the html) either lose the hyperlinks or look poorly copied.
So (after searching Google and such for hours) I figured out a way to get the layout and links of an Etsy Mini, but in HTML format that looks good on your website AND your reader! And it's really simple, too!
Go ahead and make your Etsy Mini, with the layout you want.
+ Hover your arrow inside the gray outline box (doing it outside that box won't give you the right info)
+ Click on View Source
+ A new window will open with all kinds of HTML mumbo jumbo
<body onload="autoIframe()" style="width:380px;">
<table class="big_n_tall" style="vertical-align:top;">
<a onclick="parent.location='http://jannypie.etsy.com?ref=em'; return false;" href="http://jannypie.etsy.com?ref=em">jannypie</a></td>
</tr></table></td></tr>
</table>
</body>
+ You might notice there are a few <table> tags, that's okay- you want them all. So just go from <body> to </body> and you'll get it right
+ Then paste that into your blog post (in the HTML editor area) and you're done!
Now you can feature your favorites and your shop in a nice layout, that works on your website and in your subscriber's Reader!
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Thanks for reading!
September 17, 2009
Upcoming Shows
Jannypie Crafts will be at two upcoming shows in Old Worthington, (Columbus) Ohio. Both shows are at the intersection Rt. 161 and High Street (Rt. 23) on the south greens in downtown Worthington. At each, I am teaming up with two other stitchin' women, Erin of Four Munkees and Sarah of Savvy Sarah.
Read the rest >>
This weekend
Old Worthington Market Day
September 19, 2009
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
I personally will only be able to attend until 11 am. but my booth will be open all day under the care of Erin and Sarah.
Olde Worthington Fall Festival
October 10, 2009
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Hope to see you there!
✂----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enter my Bloggy Birthday Giveaway and help me reach my goal!
Vote for jannypie.com in the 2009 Love This Site Awards!
Read the rest >>
This weekend
Old Worthington Market Day
September 19, 2009
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
I personally will only be able to attend until 11 am. but my booth will be open all day under the care of Erin and Sarah.
Olde Worthington Fall Festival
October 10, 2009
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Hope to see you there!
✂----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enter my Bloggy Birthday Giveaway and help me reach my goal!
Vote for jannypie.com in the 2009 Love This Site Awards!
September 12, 2009
Pins!
Little pins to give away with orders and such. They are so cute! The gal did a fabulous job. Minepress.etsy.com
Bloggy Birthday Update! We are closing in our goal of 500 minions in September! Thanks so much to everyone spreading the word and entering the giveaway, you all rock!
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September 9, 2009
Bloggy Birthday Contest
Happy Birthday to my craft blog!
This month we turn TWO years old!
I had about 75 pages (not really) of progress and highlights and thoughts about my audience, my own work, developing strategies to gauge my success.... blah blah blah blahdyblah. I bored myself writing it, and you all probably would be too. So, we're going to just skip straight to the free stuff.
(Use this code to share!)
How it works:
« See my feedburner count over there? At this moment it says I have 474 subscribers through various blog readers and email subscriptions. Our goal is to have that number reach 500 subscribers in honor of 2 years blogging.
When the Feedburner say 500, I will randomly select a winner of the give-away from comments on this post (and this post only).
The faster we reach 500, the better your chances are for winning- the longer it takes, the more chances others have to sign up!
✎ Comment Entries
1 entry for leaving a comment
1 entry for posting about this giveaway on your site
1 entry each for a follow and post on Twitter or Facebook (include your screenname in your comment so I know who you are)
1 entry for any NEW subscriber who gives me your name as a referral!
So many chances to win!! Here is what you get:
What a Witch birdhouse (moar photos)
Birdhouses started it all.
For years I wanted a miniature Christmas village. I looove miniatures. And I love birds. So I made myself a Christmassy birdhouse village and was happy. See how that works? Which inspired me to make more of my own home decorations, and a ton of people liked them, and so I signed up for a Christmas craft show and an Etsy store, and from there it has all been written about on my blog. Which is quite useful, actually, if only to remind us all how much my tastes have changed.
Skowly cardstock stickers
A set of 10 Skowly cardstock stickers, which are looking particularly scowly today.
Scented neck pillow
If you didn't already know, my aromatherapy pillows are filled with a blend of flax seeds and rice to maximize hot/cold temperature and fine pressure. The scented oils are 100% natural and plant-based, indicated for stress relief and health benefits. They are securely stitched, so no worries about splitting and losing your marbles. This large size wraps is perfect for the neck, joints like shoulders and knees, or lower back support.
Mmmmmm. Smells gooood. So warm. Perfect for a Fall evening. Or easing those muscles from grave digging. Which is a perfect Fall activity.
Speaking of Fall
Warm autumn colors and a silver center for this flower brooch. I have one on my purse already, because I love Fall like that.
Antique spider pin
A friend recently gifted this to me, and it is just too cool not to include with the Halloween theme giveaway. Yes I am tempted to keep it for myself, but I just really love you guys. Better to pay forward the gift to someone to thank them for following. It has a brooch pin back and is about 2 inches long.
Okay, recap:
Halloween birdhouse
Cardstock Skowly tags
Aromatherapy pillow
Fall flower pin
Antique spider pin
Lots of chances to win
Best of luck, and thank you for your loyalty to my blog!
Vote for jannypie.com in the 2009 Love This Site Awards!
This month we turn TWO years old!
I had about 75 pages (not really) of progress and highlights and thoughts about my audience, my own work, developing strategies to gauge my success.... blah blah blah blahdyblah. I bored myself writing it, and you all probably would be too. So, we're going to just skip straight to the free stuff.
(Use this code to share!)
How it works:
« See my feedburner count over there? At this moment it says I have 474 subscribers through various blog readers and email subscriptions. Our goal is to have that number reach 500 subscribers in honor of 2 years blogging.
When the Feedburner say 500, I will randomly select a winner of the give-away from comments on this post (and this post only).
The faster we reach 500, the better your chances are for winning- the longer it takes, the more chances others have to sign up!
✎ Comment Entries
1 entry for leaving a comment
1 entry for posting about this giveaway on your site
1 entry each for a follow and post on Twitter or Facebook (include your screenname in your comment so I know who you are)
1 entry for any NEW subscriber who gives me your name as a referral!
So many chances to win!! Here is what you get:
What a Witch birdhouse (moar photos)
Birdhouses started it all.
For years I wanted a miniature Christmas village. I looove miniatures. And I love birds. So I made myself a Christmassy birdhouse village and was happy. See how that works? Which inspired me to make more of my own home decorations, and a ton of people liked them, and so I signed up for a Christmas craft show and an Etsy store, and from there it has all been written about on my blog. Which is quite useful, actually, if only to remind us all how much my tastes have changed.
Skowly cardstock stickers
A set of 10 Skowly cardstock stickers, which are looking particularly scowly today.
Scented neck pillow
If you didn't already know, my aromatherapy pillows are filled with a blend of flax seeds and rice to maximize hot/cold temperature and fine pressure. The scented oils are 100% natural and plant-based, indicated for stress relief and health benefits. They are securely stitched, so no worries about splitting and losing your marbles. This large size wraps is perfect for the neck, joints like shoulders and knees, or lower back support.
Mmmmmm. Smells gooood. So warm. Perfect for a Fall evening. Or easing those muscles from grave digging. Which is a perfect Fall activity.
Speaking of Fall
Warm autumn colors and a silver center for this flower brooch. I have one on my purse already, because I love Fall like that.
Antique spider pin
A friend recently gifted this to me, and it is just too cool not to include with the Halloween theme giveaway. Yes I am tempted to keep it for myself, but I just really love you guys. Better to pay forward the gift to someone to thank them for following. It has a brooch pin back and is about 2 inches long.
Okay, recap:
Halloween birdhouse
Cardstock Skowly tags
Aromatherapy pillow
Fall flower pin
Antique spider pin
Lots of chances to win
Best of luck, and thank you for your loyalty to my blog!
Vote for jannypie.com in the 2009 Love This Site Awards!
