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Storm's blowin in....
and I'm in the treasury! Gorgeous homage to summer showers by etsy seller Golden Needle Creations features my Typhoon Storm at Sea tote bag....
Promote a Sister Sunday: Southern Sweet T's
This week I am profiling a fairly new member to the Carried Away Bag team. Beth of Southern Sweet T's is in the middle of a move to Charlotte, NC. She is a former military service member and introduced our team to the fine folks over at Herobox. Thro...
Promote a Sister Sunday: Hugs and Holidays
It's Sunday again and time to give out some team mate love! Lets say Hi to Sandra from Hugs and Holidays. She was a dressmaker for many years and brings that attention to detail to tote bags and reusable fabric gift bags of all sizes, plus cute flowe...
Promote a Sister Sunday: The CAB team shop!
I'm giving out some love this week to all my teammates who've made a freedom bag for our Carried Away team shop. All the proceeds from the donated bags are being used to fill a Herobox for our adopted marine and her unit.The Freedom roll call!Cynde's...
promote a BROTHER Sunday: Carried Away with Third Willow Handbags
That's right, PROMOTE A BROTHER. We've got a man on the Carried Away team! Say Hello to Bill from Third Willow. Bill makes lush, elegant bags with a huge punch of retro style.Maxine's Midtown Silk and Leather ClutchOf his rather unusual choice to mak...
Promote a Sister Sundays: Carried Away with BeckyOh!
So Becky's avatar on our team forum shows her with this silly grin on her face and a handbag on her head. That's a lady with a sense of humor about bags! The stylish nature of her bags is no laughing matter, however. Her presentation and photography ...
Featured Today
Lisa from Alterity Vintage button jewelry did a nice feature article on me today. Thanks for the great interview, Lisa!Check out some of Lisa's beautiful creations. Her works is intricate and reuses homeless antique and vintage buttons in the most cr...
Promote a Sister Sundays: Carried Away with Salmon Barn
Sunday means it is time to promote a sister on my Carried Away bag makers team. This week, I'm swimming with the fishes at courtesy of the whimsical creations of Tina at Salmon Barn. She does all her own screen prints in a barn outside her house in ...
featured in a cool treasury
Shugi put together this gorgeous cool, cool summer treasury and included my Typhoon bag. This treasury is especially well put together and I could easily see it hitting etsy's front page, so thank you! Shugi for including me....
Blocks for Project Linus
Carried Away, my bag making team is making a couple of quilts for Project Linus this summer. Since my daughter Holly was helping me with this, we stuck with a simple 12" railfence block. She was really proud of her first attempt and claimed it for he...
in a treasury
Regina from Miss Gina Designs created this great Sister love treasury for members of the Carried Away Etsy Bag Makers Team. My Frantic handbag is in the top row....
Promote a Sister Sundays: Carried Away with Ragged Edge
Get some awesome on for Dad (Father's day is around the corner!) with these stylish recycled sail cloth wallets and bags from Carried Away Team Mates, mother and daughter Susan and Meredith of Ragged Edge Gear in Clearwater, FL.Each bag or wallet is ...
Promote a Sister Sunday: Carried Away with BirdTrouble
Today I'm featuring fellow Carried Away Shop Alexz from Bird Trouble in Chicago, IL. Her bags have a lot of individual style with a sense of urban hipster about them and a dash of whimsey. Alexz is in her 20's and really gets a kick out of rescuing t...
Promote a Sister Sunday: Carried Away with Siam Square
So I've been looking for a new wallet and my fellow Carried Away Member, Masko of Siam Square makes these great little accordian fold wallets and card carriers. I am truly baffled on how she constructs these.She also creates these neat zipper pouch o...
Promote a Sister Sunday: Carried Away with Lummi Stitchcrafter
Holly picked "L" this week and says Lummi is a hugely fun word to say ... so let's all say hello to Debbie of Lummi Stitchcraft who lives on Lummi Island in Washington. She says her home is endless inspiration where the land meets the sea. I can beli...
Winning by a narow margin
Go one over to Blockhead Radio's Artisan challenge and widen my lead a bit would you? My Kinchasa Earth and Sea Micro Messenger bag is leading the category, but just by a few votes....
Kinchasa is in the Artisan Challenge at Blockhead radio
Please wander over and cast a vote for my Kinchasa Earth and Sea Micro Messenger bag in this week's Artisan Challenge at Blockhead Radio....
I'm heading for the jungle
I've joined the Crunchy Congo. Check out our shop!...
Promote a Sister Sunday: Carried Away with HamnCheezer
It's Sunday and that means it's time to get Carried Away with one of my fellow bag makers from Carried Away: the Etsy Bagmakers Team. My daughter Holly was in charge of selection today and she has picked Desiree of Hamncheezer. Desiree creates unique...
Copyright? Terms of use? Hey I just want to make a bag!
In my most recent article for Etsymarketing.org I tell the story of my adventures with the ButterCup Bag pattern. "Terms of Use" and "Copyright violation" may be phrases that don't mean much to you, but as an honest person, you need to know what they...
the treasury that almost wasn't
I waited for HOURS on Sunday night for the treasury to open up and when it did I got some goofy error that made me think I had lost the treasury. Fellow seller Beezmiller sent me an email and asked why I would leave such a coveted thing unused. Thank...
Vote for me?
This week one of my bags is part of Blockhead Radio's Artisan Challenge. I'm in the Clothing/Bags/Accessories" category and I would much appreciate your votes. While you're there show your support for all the participating artisans by voting in all t...
I'm featured at 6 o'clock Stitch
My name was drawn to be one of the featured items for this week's Etsy Deals post over at the 6 o'clock stitch blog. I've chosen Tintaglia to be the featured bag.You can add your link to any promotions you are having this week when you visit the post...
New article at Etsy marketing.org: Blogging for teams
Do you have an etsy team? In this article I share a few ideas on how to encourage your individual team members to promote the team on their personal blogs. Click the pic to go to the article....
Promote a Sister Sunday: Carried Away with Boxie Britches
Daisies All Around Cord county tote. I like the look of the two button flap and the contrast between the cord and the cottonThis week I'd like to introduce all of you to Melissa from Boxie Britches, another Shamrock Shop in the Carried Away: Big Bag...
Sparkliesfor the WIN!
One of the pieces I love from the JET Team: Peridot and Sterling Silver earring from One Garnet GirlGo visit the ladies of the JET etsy street team and browse their shops for a chance to win a lovely sparkly every 3 hours or so....http://www.etsy.com...
Two days left for the BIg Bag of Luck giveaway!
Have you been hunting Shamrocks in our Team Wide Big Bag of Luck giveaway? You've only got two days left to turn them in to the team. Our team blog has plenty of suggestions on how to BUY YOUR WAY into the grand prize drawing. Head on over and have a...
Kreative Blogger Award
I got this from my destructive-for-the-greater-good friend Michelle over at Smashgirl. So now I get to tell you all 7 things that I love.#1: Creativity in every form. Even if I was a ditch digger, I'd find some kind of expressive way to make the ditc...
