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 NOVEMBER if you're interested!

with november comes  the BIG holiday season, and i hope it might be a perfect time to showcase your beautiful shops & blogs for all of those early bird handmade shoppers out there!

if you feel that your shop, group 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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woohoo a winner!

congrats to the fabulous #122... 3 squares... winner of the gorgeous spa goddess giveaway! you all know i'm such a fan of 3 squares' amazing amazing work! be sure to visit her lovely shop for the most delicious handmade metal jewelry.

PLUS... 
3 other fantastic HANDMADE giveaways on for you to enter here on the rikrak studio today ...

--> WIN the *i love my sponsors* $25 shopping spree giveaway!

+ 

-->  WIN the tickled paisley wristlet & key fob giveaway!

+  

--> WIN the traveling mama $30 gift voucher giveaway!

have a great day, cuties. 

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fill-in-the-blanks with brilliant blogger: melissa blake

it's a fun new series on the blog, nicies! a fill-in-the-blank interview with some of our favourite super-bloggers from around the blogosphere that inspire each of us everyday with their writings! we all know that brilliant bloggers spend so much of their precious time crafting the perfect posts. so  i thought we'd give our fave wordsmiths a little break: i sent each nicey a page full of fill-in-the-blanks questions { my words in blue } ...  & they filled them in with their insights { their words in grey/gray! } . hope you'll enjoy fill-in-the-blanks with today's brilliant blogger: the inspiring melissa blake of *so about what i said*

Hello, friends!

I'm Melissa. I am a writer, columnist and blogger.

I blog about my physical disability, art, style, shopping and photography over here: So about what I said 

{You might be surprised to hear that I can be shy at times.}

Beyond blogging, my  perfect day would be a sunny day, with my family, eating, talking, about Frasier, listening to Taylor Swift, playing Yahtzee.


I'm short (really short!) with natural red hair + green eyes.

Here's my favourite photo of myself.

I love this photo because I'm smiling, which I love to do.

I just finished a newspaper column and just started an article for ShelterPop. I'm in the middle of always working on my blog.

I love making cookies with my mom & writing lyrics.


My favorite shows make me smile & my cats make me happy and calm.
A word I love to use is apparently.

I LOVE blogging!

The community and the fun of it amaze me!

I began blogging to tell my story and now I blog to share the gems I love

It amazes about blogging that so many lovely people read what I write!

 
My 3 tips to a great blog would be: 

Consistency 

being friendly
& being honest

 

Gosh! It's challenging blogging when there's too much to post and not enough time.
But fear not, I just try to go at my own pace.

One of my favorite blog post series I've ever written are these ones on my future husband .

I  like how the story is evolving.

I  always love reading other blogs.

I love the Cupcakes and Cashmere blog because it's very well-rounded.

and I love The Musings of a Wannabe Star  blog because it's real and honest.

and of course A Diary of Lovely  blog is amazing because it's beautiful.

One thing I wish I had learned sooner in bloggyville is that it takes awhile to build an audience.

and don't worry: if not everyone likes you then they don't matter anyway.
My favourite part of blogging is the community.

However, I could do without the mean girl mentality.

Something awesome happening on my blog these days is my branching out on the topics I cover. Check it out here.

melissa blake

blog | twitter | her psychology today blog |   glamour

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yay!

thanks so much, melissa,  for your inspiring words!

i'm a great fan of melissa's wonderful openness, articulate writing, and motivating ideas, so it's a real pleasure to have you here today, nicey.

be sure to visit her around the web... she's such an amazing wonderwoman!

& please leave her a hello here, too!

happy blogging, nicies!

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a gorgeous giveaway with jack & tina fussell

inspired.

and inspiring. 

that's how i think of tina and jack fussell, and the amazing handmade life they've crafted for their family.

just a glimpse into their artistically-forward world on their popular and inspiring blog: traveling mama, and i was fast smitten with tales of this beautiful couple and their children traveling & adventuring abroad as a creative family. 

it's an inspiring pairing indeed: tina's love of handmade: { be sure to visit her gorgeous handmade paper goods shop, Handmade by traveling mama } & jack's love of photography { see his fabulous gallery-of-a-shop, flying house studios } 

and beyond my obvious appreciation for their talent, wit, and enthusiasm for creative family living, i am so tremendously inspired by jack & tina's excitement for life, for being active parts of their communities, wherever they live, and taking the paths less traveled in life and inspiring each of us to do the same.

{ oh ... and did i mention what a gosh-darn CUTE couple they are?! :) 

love this photo of tina & jack by Brittany Ayoub! }  

it's been a pleasure working with tina thru my *hire a cheerleader* consulting program, and i can fully attest to, and i just plain love, that what this wondercouple does is meaningful, thoughtful, genuine and personal: in life, work & play. i find their honest, open and helpful words & ways so refreshing.

inspired & inspiring indeed!

thanks for connecting to each of us in such beautiful, sincere ways, tina & jack. 

thanks for showing us the importance of real connections in our world.

i think we're all better folks for it.

so ... i hope you'll read on to see how YOU can win a shopping spree 

to their lovely lovely inspired shops!

jack + tina fussell

traveling mama shop | traveling mama blog | flying house studios shop |

   facebook | twitter

gorgeous!

and now... one lucky rikrak studio reader will WIN 

----> a $30 gift certificate to spend at 

*flying house photography studios*

OR 
the *handmade by traveling mama* shop! <-----

1. visit the lovely traveling mama shop.

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

=   1 entry

2. visit the wonderful flying house studios shop.

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

=   1 entry

3. leave a comment on the traveling mama blog so tina can get to know you better!

...  & tell us.

=   1 entry

4.  join tina's email subscription located on the right hand column of her blog.

... & tell us. 

= 1 entry

5. become a fan of tina's on facebook

...  & tell us.

=   1 entry

6. follow BOTH tina { she's @tinafussell } AND the rikrak shop (that's me! @therikrakshop)  on twitter

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

7.  follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

8. share something that's inspiring YOU lately!

= 1 entry

9. 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

10. blog about this giveaway

... come back and tell us.

= 1 entry

11. 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! }

12. :: 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 11 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 tina & jack  giveaway will be chosen on wednesday october 27th @ 11pm 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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have an inspiring day, nicies!

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the 2010 rikrak HOLIDAY collection launch!

woohoo!

it's an exciting day ... the official launch of my rikrak 2010 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!

hope you'll come visit my rikrak etsy shop 

throughout the day to see all the new styles!

let's start celebrating!

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

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with thanks to etsy + lil fish studios!

happy friday, nicies!

fun news:  my latest etsy blog article is up!

check out lil fish studios' gorgeous autumny vintage dough bowl collection!

so i'd be superdooper thankful if you had a sec to head on over to etsy and leave lisa &  i  a cheer if you can in the comments!

thanks so much, nicies!

and yay to gorgeous harvesty, art-inspired-by-nature warmth!

what do you collect? i'd love to hear!

ps: for extra fun: don't forget to ENTER the 3 fun giveaways happening this week here on the rikrak studio: 


::: the Spa Goddess $30 aromatherapy gift certificate giveaway ends TODAY!


+


::: OR WIN the *i love my sponsors* $25 shopping spree giveaway!

+ 

::: OR WIN the tickled paisley wristlet & key fob giveaway!


+ 


::: AND... have a glorious weekend, nicies! :::

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a giveaway & relaunch with tickled paisley

maybe it's something in the crisp autumn air, but i just love this season as a great time of renewal. 

a time to reboot.

re-evaluate.

relaunch ourselves and our ideas.

i've been so inspired with the revamp story of susan from the gorgeous one of a kind accessories shop,  tickled paisley. after some time away from creating, tickled paisley and i started working together thru my *hire a cheerleader* consulting program. it's amazing to see her recent shop relaunch, filled with beautiful, expertly made handbags, wallets, wristlets and more. using gorgeous fabrics and with a great eye to detail, i'm so impressed with how susan focused her goals of what she wanted to create, envisioned how she wanted to reinvent her shop, and worked diligently to create a gorgeous new shop, and a collection of works that are flying off the shelves!  yay to relaunching!

inspiring!

isn't it true... we can make what we want of our lives and our selves!

here's to renewal!

so read on to see how you can WIN some tickled paisley goodies for yourself!

tickled paisley

shop |  blog | facebook

and now... one lucky rikrak studio reader will WIN

a matching zippered wristlet & key fob!

tickled paisley writes about the prize:
Pleated zippered wristlet and matching key fob
Fabric-  Joel Dewberry Deer Valley
Measures 8"w x 5"h x 2" d
key fob - corduroy wristlet with Joel Dewberry fabric

1. visit the lovely tickled paisley shop.

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

=   1 entry

2. heart/fave the tickled paisley shop on etsy. 

...  & tell us.

=   1 entry

3. follow susan's blog. 

...  & tell us.

=   1 entry

4. become a fan of the tickled paisley facebook page.

...  & tell us.

=   1 entry

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

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

6.  follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

7. share something you're relaunching in your life!

= 1 entry

8. 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

9. blog 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! ::

..........................................

:: 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) using random.org, 1 winner of the tickled paisley giveaway will be chosen on friday october 22nd @ 11pm 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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it's a great day to reinvent ourselves, nicies!

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