My Handmade Registry....

I received a sweet message today in my Etsy inbox from Dorana (a fellow etsyian and) creator of a site called www.myhandmaderegistry.com, that I was featured on their front page on a wish list! How cool is that?

I had never heard of this site, but what a fabulous idea! You can register for items on your wishlist, from your favorite handmade retailers! BRILLIANT!

She would stumble across blog posts..."I wish I could register for my wedding at Etsy.com!""Oh, I'd LOVE it if everyone would get me Etsy.com stuff for my baby shower!" This is a blurb from her site "After searching for several days, I found ONE online registry where registrants could add Etsy.com item numbers to their wish list of goods along with the likes of Macy's, Bloomingdales, ToysRUs, etc. I thought, "Hey! I CAN DO THIS!" : a Handmade Registry - a place where everyone can create a personal page with a list of their favorite items from only HANDMADE RETAILERS! "

Again... BRILLIANT! So, I am excited that I was among the lucky to be added to someones wish list. Indeed this is a site to check out and create your own wish list on! Bravo!!

Paper Shop Updated

Check out my paper shop! I've been "Playin' with Paper" all week. I had many o' birthday cards to make and just got on a roll! :) I had in my stash a FABULOUS pack of vintage-y papers and I'm just drooling over there still! I'm going to try to stay on top of them. I almost forgot how fun the papers and ribbons and stamps were!

http://www.playinwithpaper.etsy.com/

BLOG CRAFT ROOM SALE

March is spring cleaning time for me. The weather is starting to get warmer, i'm opening my windows, moving furniture around and attempting to get rid of all the "treasures" aka junk that has so quickly accumulated around here.

This month's goal is to purge out my craft supplies. I honestly could open a small Hobby Lobby in my craft room. If my dh only knew what was really behind all those cabinet doors in there. :)

At any rate, my friend Lisa (BellaRoseCreations-check her out) gave me the idea to post some items that i'd like to sell on my blog, so i'm having a garage sale or rather a blog craft room sale!
I am going to try to post things here over the next few weeks. If you are interested, please email me right away (myhodgepodgerie@yahoo.com), and I will send you a paypal invoice (plus shipping costs if you are not local). I will do my best to amend my list based on interest.

So, here's my start. These are all Stampin' Up stamp sets. I am NOT a rep for Stampin' Up, I just happen to have quite a few sets. :) lol All are gently used, unless otherwise noted, and can make their new home YOUR craft room! :) *if you don't know what these sets look for, you can email me for a picture, or just search on the net for them.

1 - Basket Full of Fun (hostess set, new, never used) $20
2 - In Full Bloom (ret) $10
3 - Quirky Quips (ret) $10
4 - Block Party $10
5 - Petal Pushers (some new) $10
6 - Background Basics $6

I'll likely be adding more tomorrow :)

CPSIA Testing Complete

Sorry - I've been MIA trying to prepare the shop moving forward, decide on products and get some of my products tested. Its been a busy February & early March to say the least!

Good news - my tie onesies, toddler ties & monster shirts have all been tested and are lead free! Yippeee! So you will hopefully see some new ties for spring in my shops (some already on Etsy) soon. At some's requests, I've started a collection of little guy ties on toddler tees. J & I have already started working on some new monsters (some already posted on myhodgepodgerie.com). More to come! I need a sunny day for some new pictures!

New products coming soon....
*new spring prints for ties
*new monsters (J's creations)
*brand new - capes that are attached to tees (again, J's creation)
*purses (yes.. I PROMISE! Some of you keep asking. I will make that a priority this month)