what i'm working on: custom stocking orders

it's almost impossible to believe that we're at that point in the year when i set my cut-off ordering dates for custom stockings! how can it be mid-november?!

wow.
i'm here sewing sewing sewing up lots of superfun custom stocking orders. i LOVE seeing the fabulous colour-combos folks come up with for their fabulous Holidaying decor!

and just in case you're interested in a custom colour-palette designed set of stockings made just for you for your lovely home, i'm just taking custom orders for a few more days: just until monday, november 21st! {after that i'll be selling only the rest of my in-stock stockings)

so please contact me if you're interested ... i'm sorry to have to turn custom requests away after that point!

and it's super easy! just

1. take a look at my style charts and choose the stocking style(s) you'd like.

2. choose your custom colour palette

3. contact me on etsy and i'll do you up a custom listing!

4. sit back and relax and i'll handcraft just them for you!

and how about you... 

what are you working on these days, cuties?

happy making!

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the 2011 rikrak handmade Christmas stocking collection LAUNCH!

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woohoo!
just 2 months today until CHRISTMAS!!

so... let's celebrate with  ... the official launch of my rikrak 2011 HOLIDAY stocking collection!

lots of lovely new favourites for you.

+ all those classic rikrak faves, too!

and on now, for a limited time... custom colour stockings... you choose the style and colours, and i create them JUST FOR YOU at no extra cost!

yay!

AND ... 

just until 11pm EST on oct.27th, 

use the coupon code 

* 2011LAUNCH * 

for 20% off YOUR ENTIRE ORDER.

(please note: 

retro ornaments not included 

in this offer) 

thanks again.

hope you'll come visit my rikrak etsy shop throughout the day to see the full 2011 collection!

{ps: gotta fave? i'd love to hear!}

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what i'm working on: corporate stockings in july :)

as we all slowly melt in this scorching heat, i'm happy to say that what i'm working on these days are some fun-n'-early 2010 holiday eco-felt customized corporate stocking orders.

fun, huh?

yes - it's the beginning of july and i'm delighted that various nicey big-name corporate clients from last year's ordering, (you can see some of that work here), & a couple of great great new snazzy corporations have asked early for custom stocking designs! yay to holiday-ing all year round!

ah.... it's never too early to celebrate!
so yay to big-name corporations hiring handmaking designers to create their goodies!
and happy Christmas in july!

{and just incase you're interested in your own personal eco stockings, come visit my rikrak shop for the buy 3 stockings, get the 4th free early bird deal - on now!}

what are you working on, nicies?
i'd love to hear!
have a most productive weekend!

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giveaway & greatest hits: with red marionette

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bright & sunny!
zany & funny !

the red marionette boutique promises to tickle-you-pink (and red and blue and orange!) with what i would happily deem cute cute cute!

delight to the senses, Kelli's red marionette is a favourite of many, who love her whimsical, vivid, ear-to-ear grin-worthy toys, plushies and decor! and read on to see how you can WIN a prize pack from her amazing shop! (it'll be a challenge for the lucky winner to decide how to spend that funfun gift certificate: adorable felt cuties, a wreath? a fabulous tree skirt? cute cute ornaments? a sweet little toothy-grinned pillow? love love love!)

so visit the red marionette shop.
the red marionette blog. and follow her on twitter and facebook.

and scroll down to see 4 things that inspire this creative powerhouse!

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what inspires you artistically & creatively? what would those inspirations look like visually? in this fun series, (please see the others here) ... i’ve invited some wonderful artists to share with us 4 images of inspiration in their artistic life, something of an interview in images! the guidelines were basically this: choose 4 visuals (something like your creative-stimuli *greatest hits!*) that you feel most inspires & expresses your art or craft today. for some, it might be a person, place or thing; a material; a pattern; a colour; a sound or song, etc. it might be a photograph, a drawing, a scan, etc. i’ve tried to leave it a bit open-ended so that we might better glimpse into these artists' motivations and their amazing, raw talent! today i’m delighted to present the next in the series : greatest hits with Red Marionette!

#1 – Home Décor.

Because I obsess about home décor. I love browsing through color combinations and textures and patterns that people mix and match. Especially for my wreaths I love the visual assault of color and texture. image

#2 – Vintage Christmas Cards.

Because I have quite the collection of very old Christmas cards that I pull from for inspiration. The smell, feel, sense memory that we all have from our childhood inspires me to keep the vintage feel. I want to make something you can treasure for years or reminds you of things from your childhood with a slightly modern spin. image

#3 – The Circus.

Because even my tent for shows is Circus Inspired! I find the flashy colors and basic shapes to be very appealing. Utilizing whimsy and fun is a requirement for me! image

#4 – Funny Animals

Because I love the little personalities each animal has. And I love even more the quirks that each person has! I try to put that into all of my creations and their descriptions. image

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wonderful.

thanks so much for sharing some of your beautiful inspirations with us, nicey!

now... one LUCKY rikrak studio reader will WIN: one Steve the Cat – Felt Pocket Animal AND a $30.00 Gift Certificate for anything in the store!

Kelli writes about the prize pack: Steve loves hiding in bushes and pouncing on unsuspecting passerby's. The distinct call of "HiiiiiYAH!" normally followed by the feeling of something fuzzy tackling your calf is his signature move.

He is wonderful at keeping secrets and loves to play spy! He has a grand time keeping things in his belly for you. Steve can be used as a tooth monster (It should be tooth fairy, but he doesn't like to think of himself as a fairy) A gift card holder, a secret keeper or just a cuddly friend. He also is very skilled at keeping away things that go bump in the night as he is always watching and never needs to sleep!

Also included will be a $30.00 Gift Certificate to anything in the store!


1. go visit the lovely Red Marionette Shop.

... take a look thru her items for sale & come back and tell us about your favourite goodie & why you love it!
= 1 entry

2. follow the Red Marionette Blog
... come back and tell us.
= 1 entry

3. head back to the Red Marionette Blog & leave a comment on one of her great posts!
... come back and tell us.
= 1 entry

4. follow Red Marionette and the rikrak shop on twitter.
(she's http://twitter.com/redmarionette & i'm http://twitter.com/therikrakshop) .
come back here and tell us!
= 1 entry.

5. tweet on twitter
about this giveaway and come back here and tell us! please be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! :)
= 1 entry.

6. follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog
and leave me a comment here telling us that you do!
= 1 more possible entry.

7. friend the Red Marionette on facebook.
= 1 more possible entry

8. do a blog post about this giveaway
come back and tell us!
= 1 more possible entry

9. :: PLEASE NOTE:
each entry must be it's own comment.
thanks! ::

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have a maximum of 8 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the Red Marionette giveaway will be chosen on wednesday july 7th @ 9pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.

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yay to cute!

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collections: with gulf coast cottage pdf

i just love seeing what folks are collecting. i guess i kind of feel it tells us just a little bit about what inspires them, what they love, and what they choose to surround themselves with in their home. today, i'm delighted to present the next in the rikrak studio's collections series: 11 & a 1/2 quick questions with a wonderful artist on what they're collecting, (apart from their art supplies! ) you can also check out my new *the collectors* series, based on these posts, on Etsy's blog, the storque! hope you'll just love: glass paperweights with the wonderful Jen G of GulfCoastCottagePDF.

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who (are you) : Jen G
what (are you collecting) : Glass Paperweights
when (did you start) : I was about 14
how (many do you have?): about 19
where (do you find them) : Thrift/ Antique Stores - or Gifts
where (do you keep them) : In a window between my kitchen & living room- to catch the light.
what ('s a crazy/interesting story behind one) : My first paperweight was given to me by a close family friend, who is no longer with us. It came from her personal collection.
what (piece would you like to add): Interesting or unique pieces.
why (do you love them) : The colors- they are eye candy
which (one is your favourite) & why : My hour glass shaped one- the one that started it all.
what (else do you collect) : Vintage Mermaids, Salt & Pepper Shakers & Vintage Elves.

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aren't they gorgeous?
oh how i'd love to have those paperweights beautifying the piles of papers on my workspace! wouldn't that be blissful?

and a perfect inspiration just in time for back to school!
what an addition to any workspace! i just love this collection. and the fabulous collector behind them, too. Jen G. is the mastermind behind the ever-popular GulfCoastCottagePDF shop, where her imaginative, delicious-looking and superdooper fun felt food, doll & toy patterns light up the screen! i just adore these fun felt sets to make yourself!:



so check out her shop, her lovely blog, and let your imagination run wild! thanks, Jen!

& check out the new Etsy Storque series i'm writing on what Etsyans are collecting!
the 1st one's here!

{ps: today is the LAST day to enter the kristin friesen jewelry giveaway, too! hurry here!}

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