camp and quarry: making stuff and doing things in the pacific northwest: prints

22.6.11

summer giveaway

Alright, friends, as promised here is a little summer giveaway to celebrate both the arrival of the greatest season and my little blog hitting 300 followers. It was about this time last year that I started this space and I can't tell you how happy I am that it's enabled me to meet so many wonderful people and share so many big events in my life. I love checking out my readers' blogs and shops and reading all of your comments so much!

Here's the giveaway deal:

Pick any photo from this post or this post and I'll send you a FRAMED large format (8x10"), colour print of it if you're the lucky winner. All you have to do to enter is leave me a comment letting me know which photo you'd pick. Make sure you leave me your e-mail address so I can send you your prize!

Good luck!

If you'd like an additional entry or two follow the Sadie blog or tweet or blog about this giveaway and leave me a comment for each of those entries, too. This giveaway will go until the Canadian postal strike ends, which could be as early as this Friday, so make sure you enter soon!

By the way, Sadie will soon be available at Red Velvet and there are Etsy shop updates coming soon! Happy summer, everyone!

17.11.10

handmade favourites

Well, Christmas is coming and this year I'm only going to buy handmade or personally make my gifts. There are so many awesome, unique things out there and I love finding just the right thing for the special people in my life, knowing that there is no chance that someone else will get them the same thing...or that they'll expect the gift I give them! Recently my sales on Etsy have really picked up, too. It's great, I love packaging things up and mailing them off to other cities in Canada and places all over the world. It puts a smile on my face thinking about someone really connecting with the jewelry that I make and I love putting in the extra effort to make it a special occasion when they receive their purchase in the mail. I can't help but believe that this recent uptick in sales is an indication that other people are buying handmade and local this year, too, and I love that. We should definitely be supporting creative, small businesses and this is the perfect time of year to do just that!

On that note, here are some things that I'm really loving this year. In fact, this is kind of my own personal wish list. Jeff and I are moving into a new apartment in a few weeks, and that starry cat print would be so. unbelievably. perfect. in our new foyer. I just might have to get it for us as an early Christmas present. Everything else I've had my eye on lately, too. I hope you find something you like here. What are you giving this year? Are you buying handmade?