the 3000 sales SALE! 20% off everything rikrak-y

hi cutiepies!

miss you all... as you know i'm taking a little bloggy & rikrak shop hiatus until september, but just wanted to pop in to let you know of some fun celebrations!

 

exciting news to report ... my rikrak etsy shop: filled with lots of fun eco friendly & sustainable patchwork & Holiday stockings, just hit 3000 sales! yay!

thanks so much to all of my amazing customers over the years! in honour of this exciting event, i'd like to offer you nicies a

SALE: 20% off every item in my shop

expires wednesday, august 22nd 2012 at 11pm EST

just use the COUPON CODE:

rikrak3000 

at Etsy checkout

 

and 20% will automatically be deducted from the price!
(does not include shipping charges)

AND ... this offer also applies to the CUSTOM *YOU choose the style and the COLOURS stockings*, too! 

what a deal!

get those Holiday orders in early!

 

& speaking of sales, check out these fun 

SALES YEAR number posts from over the years on some fun milestones, too ... like

the tale of my 1st sale

what's your SALES year {part 1} 

or

what's your SALES year { part 2 } 

 

and see you back here in september, lovelies!

have a LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE-ly august, nicies

 

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my sale & YOUR SALES, too!

happy monday, sweeties!

i'll be back with another post in a few hours... til then wanted to let you know that my buy 3 rikrak Christmas stockings, get the 4th stocking FREE SALE will be ending on october 1st for the season! so hurry on over to my rikrak shop!

come choose your custom colour palette.

& choose exactly the styles you love.

and i'll handcraft you your own custom set of stockings for your beautiful home this season!

(also a great economical gift for everyone on your fun Holiday shopping lists!)

having a fun handmade sale?

please post in the comments below and i'll tweet your sale for you!

cheers!

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thank you : a rikrak SALE & giveaway!

you nicies are the best!

sometime this weekend i reached 1700 google friend followers! 

thanks so much!

that's hard to imagine all those followers (plus subscribers & readers!) when i think back to  starting the blog last year!

so as thanks to all of you who follow/subscribe ... a special rikrak SALE and GIVEAWAY!

as my first little thanks...

THIS WEEK ONLY! 

{ sale ends saturday november 6th at 11pm }

it's 25% OFF any one item*

that's right... now you can save on rikrak eco felt stockings in any fun style:

snowflakes, bows, geometric shapes, stripes, flowers, custom initials, etc. 

{just purchase as many items as you like, pay for them, and i'll refund you for 25% off the highest priced item}

*discount does not apply to custom advent calendar mini-stockings garlands. 

---> PLEASE USE COUPON CODE: *thanks friends* at checkout. 

discount applies to ready made OR custom colour/ custom style/ design it yourself stockings, too! 

yay!

AND as a 2nd thanks... 

------------> i'm giving away a set of 4 of ANY rikrak stockings <--------------

- you choose the colours and styles!

WOW! that's an $88 value!

so shop & save

AND
enter to WIN, too! 

thanks nicies!

1. visit my rikrak shop. 

...  tell us about your favourite goodie & why you love it!

=   1 entry

2. heart/fave an item {or 2!} in my rikrak shop. 

...  and tell us.

=   1 entry

3. heart/fave my shop,  rikrak.

...  and tell us.

=   1 entry

4. follow/subscribe to my blog! the rikrak studio 

---> PLEASE NOTE: to win this particular giveaway you MUST be a rikrak studio blog follower OR subscriber!

...  and tell us.

=   1 entry

5. follow the rikrak shop (that's me! @therikrakshop)  on twitter

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

6. share something you're thankful for today!

= 1 entry

7. tweet on twitter

... about this giveaway and come back here and tell us! be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! 

= 1 entry

8. blog about this giveaway

... come back and tell us.

= 1 entry

9. do a facebook update about this giveaway

... come back and tell us.

= 1 entry

10. grab one of my NEW rikrak studio buttons,
like this one from the left hand sidebar, for YOUR BLOG!

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiorectangle.jpg" /></a></center>

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiosquare.jpg" /></a></center>

and add it to your blog!

{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above  onto your blog sidebar! thanks! }

11. :: 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 10 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) ---> PLEASE NOTE: to win this particular giveaway you MUST be a rikrak studio blog follower OR subscriber!
d) using random.org, 1 winner of the rikrak giveaway will be chosen on tuesday november 9th @ 11pm EST.
e) open to contestants worldwide.
f) 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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FUN sale!

happy friday, cutiepies!

hope you have a great weekend - i'll tell you all about what i'm up to on monday! woohoo!

til then... thought you might like to know that i'm holding a fun fun 

---> BUY 3 rikrak eco friendly stockings, <---

GET the 4th stocking free

sale right now in my rikrak shop!

AND ... you can choose the style (any regular priced style stocking) and the COLOURS for your custom stockings!

what a deal!

sale ENDS thursday september 30th - so get those Holiday orders in early!

see you monday, lovelies!

have a LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE-ly weekend, nicies!

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what i'm working on: buy 3, get the 4th FREE stockings

happy friday, sweeties!
what a week!

well... you guessed it, i'm working on lots and lots of eco stockings. and i wanted to let everyone know (incase you hadn't heard!) that my rikrak buy 3 stockings, get the 4th FREE deal is ending for this year this sunday,november 22nd.

so now's a great time to purchase all of those eco stockings for your own home, as gifts for friends, family, co-workers, teachers, etc. you can buy them ready-to-ship from the shop, or i'm also happy to custom make your colour preferences and combos with this deal! so hurry into the shop!

and after that, don't forget to enter the rikrak studio $25.00 SHOPPING SPREE in any one of my sponsors' shops! you can find that here.

are you having a sale you'd like to tell us all about?
please let us know in the comments here!

& i'd love to hear: what are you working on?
have a great creative & productive weekend, lovelies!

and tune in next week for what promises to be the hokey-dinahest grandest rikrak studio giveaway YET! ;) woohoo!

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handmade thanks {part one} + my 2000th sale SALE

thanks so much to just some of my AMAZING customers!
row one
crafterall
GetReadySetGO
milemarker

row two
longwinterfarm
oktak
fiveforty

row three
helenapuck
buttercupbloom
annacote

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golly gee willikers!
yesterday, thanks so much to my amazing customers, i reached a fun little milestone in my handmaking... my 2000th etsy sale!

thanks so very very much to everyone who made this possible!

there are 1000s of items that make up those 2000 different sales, and it's such a joy to create handmade goodies, isn't it? and have folks buy them! heavens!
i hope i never loose the excitement of seeing a new item sold in my inbox!

the handmade community is made up of so many fabulous folks: handcrafters, the folks that buy our goodies, the folks that support handmade in so many wonderful ways, etc. so in honour, i'm launching a new series here on the rikrak studio blog: handmade thanks. it will feature some of the handcrafting work that some of my very own CUSTOMERS have made! what very very talented souls they all are! so be sure to visit their gorgeous shops!

so see above for the first glimpse. and stay tuned for lots more!

AND... in other thankful news...
in honour of 2000 etsy sales, TODAY ONLY (tues. nov. 3rd)

...............> it's 20% OFF any ONE item in my etsy shop: www.rikrak.etsy.com <................

just:
1. purchase your item(s) from my little shop
2. add *2000th sale party!* to the notes to seller portion of the etsy checkout.
3. pay for your item(s)
4. await your 20% off refund on the ONE highest priced item.
5. know how very very thankful i am for your handmade support, nicies!

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a couple of notes on today's sale:
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1. ends at midnight tonight, EST
2. cannot be combined with other sales and offers.
3. please note from my top-of-shop that:
a) i am not shipping new ready-made items again until monday, nov. 9th
b) i am at a 2-week making turnaround on custom stockings at this point.
4. THIS OFFER cannot be combined with my buy 3 stockings, get the 4th free deal or listings :)
5. as you might have read, i'm not going to be replacing my eco. wallets or eco coasters in the shop, once sold, until january! so get 'em while they're still here! thanks!

thanks so much, lovelies!
i'm thrilled to be at this little milestone!
thanks for all of your cheers to get me there!
have a celebratory day, nicies!

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the ONE DAY sale!

happy canada day, nicies!
i'm so thankful to live in this wonderful country!
in honour of our wonderful wonderful canada, i'm having a *** one day sale***.
all RED goodies are on sale in my little handmade shop! www.rikrak.etsy.com

so drop on by, shop & save, til midnight tonight, july 1st!

{ and don't forget, for every $10. you spend, you get a ballot in the mega-contest for the teamcanada goodie bag - you have until midnight tonight to be entered: it's being drawn tomorrow. there are 2 AMAZING prizes: a goodie bag worth $350.00 & a handmade rug valued @ over $240! so hurry!)

&
come back later today for a superfun all-canadian musicy feature,
just in time for canada day!

happy canada day, nicies!

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1/2 birthday party : a sale, a survey & a giveaway

handknit birthday cupcake made by the lovely missamyo {the Peach} , via her photostream

happy monday, sweeties! hope you had a fabulous weekend.
wonderful news! we're talking a sale, a survey & a giveaway!
here @ the rikrak studio blog, i'm celebrating my 1/2 year birthday!
that's right... soon i will have been blog blog blogging now for my first 1/2 year! it's hard to believe it's been that long. as a thanks to all of you, the nicies who've been reading along, leaving kind comments, & joining me for lots of fun,
:::::: i'm having a reader appreciation :::::
::::: SUPER SALE in my rikrak shop.::::::

so all this week you can shop & save on lots of eco. goodies!

all eco. wallets+
regularly $12.00 on
NOW for only $9.00

all birdie, heart, number & butterfly iron-ons
regularly $4.50
on NOW for only $3.25

all eco.art pieces
regularly $24.00
on NOW for only $19.00

* sale on thru june 20th, or until items sell out! *

(+ maximum of 4 wallets per person with this deal. )
thanks so much!

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superdooper!

so thanks so much for making the first 1/2 year such a fun one! i just love it!

AND... because i appreciate your feedback so very much, i've also made up a little blog survey. if you have the chance, there are just a few easy questions, & i'd superlove your feedback as a reader, to help craft the blog!
thanks so much... you can take the survey here.
{ps: there's a little coupon code for a little gift for you @ the end of
taking the survey! thanks!}

so thanks again, nicies!
what fun it's been!

and don't forget to enter the fabulous bayan hippo's wonderful totebag giveaway, on now... here on the blog. you can enter up to 6 times {please see the rules for more details!}

thanks so much & see you tomorrow, sweetiepies!

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what i'm working on: eco wallets

happy friday, lovelies!

what a fun-filled week it’s been here @ the rikrak home. spring is in its glorious full bloom, little rikrak & i have been working on some fun papier-mâché projects, and we’re getting ready for a little bakesale we’re having soon (more on that later!)

and in rikrak world, it's been so lovely visiting with all of you, reading your wonderful blog comments and fun ideas! thanks so much!...

what have you been working on? for me, sewing-wise, i’ve been working on lots and lots of eco wallet orders of late. especially fun, i’ve had a fun flurry of fun brides ordering vintage eco wallets for their wedding attendants! isn’t that a fun idea? i love it. some folks are ordering a whole set of the same fabric, others are ordering individual fabrics chosen especially for each bridesmaid! so fun!

so, in honour, i’m now offering rikrak eco wallets in little bundles, at a special rate, for a limited time. now when you buy 3 wallets, you get the 4^th FREE. woohoo! and yay to all of those eco-forward weddings out there! (ps: by the way, no need to be getting married to take advantage of this fun offer… all eco lovin’ wallet needers can save!).. you can find more details in my shop listings, or feel free to contact me!

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in other rikrak news, just a little reminder.. i’ll be drawing the winner of my rikrak gift certificate tonight @ 9pm … and there’s also still time to enter the mchen silkscreened tshirt giveaway! woohoo!

what are you working on lately? i’d love to hear! (and if you have a link, please leave it here! i'd love to see your projects!)

wishing you well with your projects!

and have a superdooper weekend.

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giveaway to my twitter - y pals & a *tweet* little SALE!

(psst: here's a guilty pleasure of mine for you... i really think twitter is fun!)

i came across twitter earlier this year.i've gotta say - i kinda think it's really fun!
like many of you, i've seen the twitter phenomenon grow and grow of late.
i see twitter talked up everywhere... throughout the news, in all kinds of newspapers, radioshows, etc! woowee!

for me, the fun is i love sharing, in just 140 characters, what i'm up to! and reading, in just 140 characters, what other fun folks are doing. i've come to *know* a little bit more about so many fun crafters, work@home folks, mommies, etc thru fun twitter! it's a fun little getting to know you party, isn't it?

so in honour of that non-stop fun, i'm having a little giveaway & a sale!

on monday, may 18th, @ 9pm EST i'll use random.org to randomly select
TWO of my twitter followers
to each win a prize pack (in twitter fashion!)
of 4 rikrak iron-on birds, as seen in my shop,
in your choice of vintage (or not) fabrics!

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:::::: the SALE ::::::
i'm also having a sale on now thru monday night....
all rikrak iron-on birds are
ON SALE for $3.00 each (usually $4.50 each) .
and as always, if you buy 3 iron-ons, you get the 4th iron-on FREE - woohoo! please see my shop for more info: www.rikrak.etsy.com
(this sale good for rikrak birdies only @ this time. )
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&

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how to enter the giveaway:
1. just be an @therikrakshop on twitter follower.
if you are already a twitter follower of my twitter updates, yay, you're entered!
if you're not, just start following me by monday may 18th @ 9:00 pm...
that's all you have to do! super!
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happy tweeting, lovelies!

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the 100th post SALE... (kind of...)

oh heavens…
ever kinda plan something wrong?

well, welcome to my party planning mistake!

in MY head, i thought that today was to be my 100th rikrakstudio blog post! ☺
i’ve been so excited all week about it! 100 posts – really?

i decided to have a party in honour.
a party here with you nicies, my lovely bloggy pals!
i’m so honoured you’ve joined me!
i’m always so excited to read your comments and ideas and fun notes! so many thanks to you all!

so… i readied the invites! (wrote the post!)
i hung the decorations! (made up some little graphics!)
i baked the fun cupcakes! (decided on a sweet little *thank you* sale!)

… and then …i recounted.

*sigh*…

today is actually only my 96th post. oh heavens! (editors note: i had been counting to include draft posts not yet published.. oh dear! kinda like throwing a party for/ wishing someone a happy birthday when it isn’t ACTUALLY their birthday… yet! it’s probably for the best that i retired my mini-career as an event-planner back in my early twenties!! )

but hey – the cupcakes & fun are ready – and so… in ANTICIPATION (teehee! ☺) of my 100th post (next Thursday! ha!) you’re invited…. to a thank you for visiting my little blog party!

in honour, only thru this here little blog,

i’m offering all readers 25% off
any one item in my little rikrak shop.

you can, of course, buy as many little treats as you’d like. the 25% off will be applied to the highest priced goodie. (shipping prices not included)

all you have to do is:
1. buy something in my little shop ( www.rikrak.etsy.com )
2. put *100th post party* (or 96th post party!) in the etsy checkout notes.
3. pay
4. await your sale refund.

(psst: this offer will only be advertised here on the blog! ☺ as a little special thanks to you nicies!)

the sale will be on for a few days.. til monday, may 4th just in time for a little mother's day treat, or happy may goodie for yourself!

it’s been such a wonderful, new experience for me here blogging!
i really love it. so thanks for that…you’re all so sweet!
and here’s to the next ….96! ☺ Pin It

with thanks: my first sale

little scratches ring by dothandmade

april 23, 2007.
that's a special day in my etsy vernacular.

last week, i wrote here about my nervous joy, 2 years ago, of posting my first item on etsy.
then the elation of that 1st etsy shop heart (you can read all about it here)

then, about 10 days later, after i had listed a few little rikrak goodies, and had received so many wonderful, *welcome to etsy* conversations from other sellers (that's SUCH a nice thing to do, isn't it? wow ... i think here of my first welcoming convo, from the wonderful quiltbaby (now the modern baby co. )- wasn't that so nice of her! thanks again, nicey!)

so on this day, 2 years ago... it happened.

someone i didn't even know had the courage to become my very first etsy sale.
if you've had the joy of selling something on etsy - you'll know how i felt!

elated!
shocked!
nervous!
delighted!
(and to be honest... a little frightened!)
and so many more feelings!

i'm honoured to say that my first rikrak sale was to the wonderful & talented artist michele of dothandmade! (i somehow felt even MORE nervous when i saw who it was to, as i had actually followed michele's work on flickr before that - a real live person, who was an artist, (and wasn't a family member!) was buying my goodies?! heavens!)



that day dothandmade bought a patchwork bib, very similar to the ones here, made of vintage fabrics, that i had quilted. it took me a couple of hours to put the pack together! (i remembering trying various combos of things together, changed my mind a few times, etc) ... finally, i sent it out. since then, i've done some great streamlining and changed my packaging quite a bit (good thing, huh?)

i will forever be thankful to dothandmade for being my first sale.
in honour... i hope you might take a moment to visit her lovely shops. she's a beautiful handfelter (since that time, i have seen her name everywhere leading felting workshops around our lovely province, etc. ) ... she is known to many as i heart felt.

be sure to visit her beautiful fibre shop,
and her lovely jewelry shop here.

spice merino wool by iheartfelt

thanks again, dothandmade!

i've been so fortunate to have sold many things on etsy since that time, and to be honest, i kind of feel so excited EVERYTIME someone buys something i made! (anyone crazy like that like me?) but there is only that one FIRST sale... wow... thanks so much, dothandmade!


so here's to all of the lovely buyers who have been someone's 1st sale! you're pure gold, nicies!

who was your first etsy sale to?
i'd love to know!
how did you feel?

(ps: all 3 different rikrak giveaways are ending today or tomorrow...
head here to find out where to enter!

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it's my etsy-versary!

today's a special day! the sun is shining bright, the skies are gorgeous blue, and it's my 2 year joining etsy-versary! woohoo!

2 years ago less a day, i heard about etsy for the 1st time from a friend. then 2 years ago today, i heard about it again, and thought i'd better check it out! of course, i loved it! and while it would still be another few months til i was brave enough to list something to sell...the rest, as they say, is happy happy history!

so in honour of my little milestone, and with a very thankful heart to everyone who has helped my rikrak-ing on etsy become such a fabulous, surprising little career for me (thank you thank you thank you!) i'm hosting 2 events this week! and you're invited! let's get partying!

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party #1!
starting now, thru tues. feb. 24th, i'm holding a

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buy one, get one* 1/2 off sale! .......................................................

on everything in my shop! just purchase your items, pay, and then i'll reimburse you 50% off the price of the 2nd* item. (* 2nd item must be of equal or lesser cost. )

so you can buy one iron-on, and get a 2nd one 1/2 off!
or buy one wallet and get one 1/2 off
or mix and match and buy one clutch purse, and get say a scarf 1/2 off!

just think of the possibilities!

(:: shipping costs not included.::)

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and party #2 ?
well it's a great BIG giveaway, that you can ENTER here!

thanks so much to everyone who has supported my rikrak-ing on etsy in so many wonderful, thoughtful, ways! it's been a joy!

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happy weekend & a mini sale

happy friday, lovelies!
in honour of the lovely snow, the lovely weekend and the end of lovely january... i'm having a wee little mini-sale in my shop!
all ready-made fabric iron-on hearts are on sale ... now 2.75 each (regularly 4.50!!) woohoo! while quantities last!
you can see the sale section here!
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