what are you working on: opening!

well happy friday, cutiepies!

exciting news to report here ... my rikrak etsy shop: filled with lots of fun eco friendly & sustainable patchwork & Holiday stockings, is now open again! yay!

in honour of this exciting event, i'd like to offer you nicies a

SALE: 20% off any item in the shop! 

expires sunday august 21, 2011 at 11pm EST

just use the COUPON CODE :: welcome back

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

and... for a limited time....

---> 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 stocking) and the COLOURS for your custom stockings!

what a deal!

get those Holiday orders in early!

and see you monday, lovelies! thanks for such a great week back.

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

tell us ... what are you working on? 

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come advertise with the rikrak studio blog!

 

i just love my sponsors! i'm so thankful for their kind and artistic support each month! and i'm just delighted with how things are going, growing here on the blog with you lovelies. thank you!

so i'm very happy to be offering a few new ad spots as of today for MAY.

with may comes  a great time to continue building your wonderful indie business!  i hope it might be the perfect opportunity to showcase your beautiful shops & blogs for all of those handmade shoppers & bloggers & media out there! it's  such a great time for fresh starts, and i'm offering a few new ad spots, all at GREAT prices!

if you feel that your shop, group, Etsy Team,  or blog would be a good fit with the rikrak studio blog feel & focus, and are interested in rates, please email me at 

---> rikrakmail @ yahoo.com <---

there's lots of continued fun coming up on the blog: funfun guests, little inspirations, more fabulous giveaways you're not going to want to miss, great games, fantastic features,  and, as always, a few extra fun surprises, too. being part of the fun is a great way to boost sales, increase exposure and build your little business in the handmade community, too!

i'm a handmaker & mommy and know it's a challenging economic time out there... so i try to keep the rates nice & reasonable.

i also love designing ads for folks that need them, too.
so just let me know if i can help!

so come & be part of the fun!
thanks so much, lovelies!
k.

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VOTE: event 6

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thanks so much nicies!

the votes have been tabulated.

you can see all of YOUR  2011 handmade olympics medalists here!

woohoo!

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thanks so very much for all of your fantastic nominations in the 2011 Handmade Olympics. what a wonderful celebration of handmade!
without further ado, i'm thrilled to present our judges' shortlist for event #6! 

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thanks so much to our wonderful judge for this event, Alison Feldmann (aka TeenAngster) : the cyber-world's go-to-source for all things eclectic & marvelously curious!   

find out more about this nicey here.

here's what our judge had to say about the nominations: Vintage is near and dear to my heart, and I'm quite enamored of any shop or blog that recognizes the worth of an old quilt, a worn out toy or a chipped trunk. As such, this was a hard category to judge! The shops and blogs I've chosen are well curated, cohesive, clever, and photographed and styled to perfection. Creating a concept that can umbrella all manner of antiques and vintage is no easy feat, but I was mightily impressed by these ladies and gentlemen. Bravo!

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congratulations to the following & please cast your vote for 

  your favourite thrifty or vintage-forward shop, site or blog. 

civilized

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 dottie angel blog
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restless general store

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 tiny happy blog

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 alice's looking glass 

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 dear golden vintage

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 modish

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 hand knit hand me downs

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 vintage renewal

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jess james jake  

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wow! what a list!
let's vote for our favourite!

voting rules:
1. you can vote once in each event.
2. voting closes on wed. february 23rd at 5pm
3. the top 3-vote getters in each event will be announced on thursday february 24th!

okay... please VOTE!

 please be sure to head over to cast your vote in EACH of the 8 events:

vote in event #1
vote in event #2
vote in event #3
vote in event #4
vote in event #5
vote in event #6
vote in event #7
vote in event #8

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:: and THE PRIZES!::

don't forget, there are over $2000 worth of handmaking prizes to be awarded! yay!

  this EVENT will award the following prizes!

:: a GOLD prize pack
including $150.00 worth of thrifty & sustainable goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to vintage by vintage by alex keller
a $50 gift certificate to mousetrap vintage
a $50 gift certificate to adorn+cherish

+ an *i WON* the handmade olympics banner/button image to use on your site/blog/shop
+ an artist/crafter feature on the rikrak studio blog!

:: a SILVER prize pack with $100.00 worth of goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to PeppermintBark
2 months of advertising (march & april) on the rikrak studio blog: value $50

:: a BRONZE prize pack
of one FREE month of March 2011 advertising on the rikrak studio blog! yay!

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best of luck, nicies! yay handmade!

 

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call for items!

a gift photograph by alifethroughthelens

well - the air begins to chill and as i work away at stocking orders, i thought i'd put a call out to you nicies.

each year i include fun little goodies in my larger etsy-shop orders as a little thanks. i'm always looking for nicies who are willing to send me LIGHT, flat, handmade items (and their business cards to go along with them) for me to send out in my holiday order packs.

i hope it's great exposure for handmakers like YOU!

i'm looking for a bunch of different folks to send me goodies this year to cover all of my orders!

if:

• you make something very light and flat

• you think your goodies would complement my rikrak products well. 

• you would be willing to make 40-ish pieces to send me.

• can send them to me by october 8th.

• you'd like some extra holiday-time exposure for your work.

... please email me at rikrakmail @ yahoo.com with a link to an image of the item and a description of what you'd make!

i will let folks know NEXT week if i think it would be a great match! thank you!

also - the goodies need not all be the same. they'll each be sent to a different customer!

please note:
--> 1) i'm sorry - but i am not looking for anything with a fragrance.
and
--> 2) i'm looking for NON-holiday-themed items. 

so show me what you make! and hopefully we'll get to work together soon!

AND ---> please feel free to spread the word to your handmaking friends that you think might be interested.

thanks so much, creative superstars!

k.

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the rikrak grand re-opening SALE!

well goodness gracious great balls of fire!

after a busy few months of working on various rikrak projects (more on that fun later!), i'm delighted to announce that without further ado, my rikrak shop is now RE-OPEN!

woohoo!
as a thanks for all of your patience, i'm excited to say that
----> everything in the shop is 30% off!<---- yippee!

on now thru fri. may 21st!

so just mention *rikrak re-opening* in your purchase note, and i'll refund you via paypal!

and yay to making again.
it''s been a long long while!

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