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looky looky!

looky looky!

We’ve got something new in the shop!

 These little bags (5″ tall from the top of the handle to the base, 2″ deep and 3 3/4″ wide) are just the right size for giving small gifts, sending home party favors, serving treats and displaying party goods. I’d love to package up a bunch of cupcakes in them, wouldn’t you?

They can be made in any color or pattern and in any quantity. And, soon, I’ll have a hand-stamped version available to coordinate with the stamped cupcake toppers.

In the next few days and weeks I’ll be posting photos of ways that they can be customized, too! There are so many ideas running around in my head …. these will be so much fun! : )

a bit of shopkeeping

a bit of shopkeeping

You probably know by now that we are expecting a baby girl to arrive in about, oh 3 or 4 weeks. :) (so excited!)

With that in mind, I realized that I’m going to need to take some time away from the shop! I’ve got some help lined up for while I’m away (such a relief for me to have that checked off of my to do list!), but have decided to temporarily discontinue the silhouettes. I’m hoping to offer them again the first 2 weeks of December (that depends on how adjustment with the new little one is going, though), and then discontinue them until the new year.

Sooooo, if you want one for a Christmas gift (for yourself or someone else), now is the time to order!

You’ll have from now until October 31.

<3 p.s. You might like to know – the silhouette prices will be increasing slightly starting the first of the year (so it’s an added incentive to order as soon as you can!)

pretties from the bloggy world

pretties from the bloggy world

Have you seen my “featured on” page recently? I’ve just updated it with a few of the lovely blogs that have featured some of my items or events that used items from the shop (seriously gorgeous events!).

Here’s a sampling:
Style Me Pretty has had a few different posts with things from the shop:

A gorgeous wedding that they featured last October where the bride requested some extra large hearts garlands in book pages to warm up the back wall of the church.

A wedding in Ireland where the couple used  some of the Romantic Vintage Heart garlands in the backdrop for their cake table. So sweet!

A New York Valentine wedding. The event planner did a custom request for chair garlands, and they became so popular that I have since added them to the shop!

And an Australian engagement session where the couple used the Romantic Vintage Hearts garland as one of their props – their photos were stunning!

The baby blog On To Baby featured one of the sweetest baby showers I’ve seen, and it just so happened that the girl who threw it, Mona of Birds and Honey, had asked me to make her some custom “It’s a Boy!” cupcake toppers for it (another item that has become so popular that I’ve added them to the shop!). They were just darling and really complemented the rest of the shower decor.

Anyway, those are just a few! Aren’t they gorgeous? Every time I see photos of where people have used my products I am amazed at how sweet they turn out and how they fit into different settings so well. If you have photos of an event where you’ve used some of my creations, I’d love to see them! And if I’m able to use them here on the blog or on facebook, I’ll send you a coupon for your next order!

Grandparent’s Day is coming!

Grandparent’s Day is coming!

In the U.S. it is on September 9  – just around the corner! For my readers in other countries I am curious, do you have a Grandparent’s Day where you live?

Some of the most popular gift items in the shop are the 5 x7 and 8 x10 silhouettes. Mommies and aunties ordered them in droves last fall in preparation for Christmas!

This year though, we are expecting our Little One to arrive in early November, so I have decided to temporarily discontinue the silhouettes during November (so that I can focus on Baby!) and possibly December as well.
What’s this mean for you? If you want one (or a few), order early! And what better time to order than as a gift for Grandparent’s Day, hmm? : )

Here is a link that will easily get you to the silhouette section in my shop: silhouettes and if you have any questions or ideas, feel free to email me through Etsy, leave a comment here or email me at path.less.traveled.market@gmail.com.

And have a lovely day!

shop (and family!) news

shop (and family!) news

drum-roll …. thank you.

You can now use your own credit card to purchase items from the shop! Yippee! This means that you no longer have to use Paypal if you don’t want to.

and now for the family news ….

 yep. (If you’ve been following me on Pinterest, you might have guessed.)
We are expecting # 3 to arrive the second week of November! We were a bit surprised, but are totally thrilled! Although it can be a little difficult to be excited about it when I’m worn out with exhaustion before the kids are even ready for their naps. : ) So far I’m feeling pretty well most of the time, which is such a blessing!
There are so many projects for this baby that I’d love to do and we are trying to decide if we’ll find out if it’s a boy or a girl. If we don’t, I think I might do a bunch of knitting and sewing for him/her in gray. And white!

And I have to decide what I’ll be doing about a maternity leave from the shop. It’s still far away (well, 28 (+) weeks away), but it’s coming up! I certainly don’t want to leave you wonderful friends and customers in the lurch through Christmas, but know I’d hate every moment I was away from the new bundle of sweetness. So, lots of thoughts! I’ll let you know once plans for it are solidified. : )

Love to you all!
just a little update

just a little update

because, well, I’ve been pretty bad about that lately. : )

– Kind of fun: two items from the shop got featured in an Etsy weddings email last Wednesday! (I snagged the above screen shot from it – if you click on it, you can see the entire email)
– Even more fun: I keep getting busier and busier! which means more money for projects that have been needing to get done around the house (yay!) but also means that I’ve been having to juggle my time and priorities to get everything done (and blogging has definitely become lower on the list – so sorry)
– Even more fun than that: because of the increase in sales in the last few months, I was just able to donate $300 to Samaritan’s Purse – amazing, isn’t it?! (did you know that I donate 10%? no? well, I do : ), so that means that by buying goodies for yourself you are actually sending money to help those in extreme need – a huge win all around!)
Anyway, just wanted to pop by and tell you that. Now I’m off to sew a few more garlands before the kiddos wake up. If I don’t stop by sooner (and I really do plan to, but, well, you are all keeping me rather busy mailing out orders), happy Valentine’s Day!

xoxoxo

a little update – and a coupon!

a little update – and a coupon!

Hi there!

Just wanted to pop in and let you all know that I have a coupon code that you can use in the shop for 15% off of your order – just enter “THANKSGIVING2011” at checkout. : ) It’s valid until Thursday (sorry I forgot to tell you all until now – oops!) and you can share it with anyone!

Also, I’m working on a logo for the shop and some business cards too. It’s still a work in progress, but I think I’m getting close to the idea I have in my head. : ) It’ll be so fun to have them finished!

p.s.  there’s some exciting shop news coming up – stay tuned.

Sweet Hearts

Sweet Hearts

I just added a new item to the shop – Heart Cupcake Toppers!

They are so sweet, and would be darling to use for birthdays, weddings, baby showers, a special tea with friends …. or just to dress up your morning muffin. : )

I have plans to add ones made from music paper, red ones and maybe more – I’ll keep you posted!

Thank you so much for following along with me here on the blog. I haven’t been the most regular of bloggers – leaving you hanging for weeks on end sometimes – but I do deeply appreciate all of you who click over and read occasionally. : )

Also, the shop has had almost 300 orders (I can barely believe it! God has been so good.) and to thank the person who places the 300th, they are going to get free shipping on their order! (the shipping fees will be refunded once the transaction has cleared)
Please feel free to share the news with your friends! :)