Holiday Sale

Holiday sale at Meadow + Mark! Monday only. Use the coupon code MONDAYS, and save 15% off your order.

And a little reminder that you can still save 10% off your order at infusion by using the coupon code 10FRIDAY.

Both sales end on Monday at midnight pacific time (or until I remember to deactivate).

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thanks for being awesome

I am feeling pretty thankful these days. I could probably go on for pages about all the things I am thankful for, but I won’t bore you with all of that right now. I do however, want to say thank you to all of you – my supportive customers and blog readers, commenters, emailers. I really have felt so supported, all along the way, from almost the day I opened my shop when a stranger, and fellow etsy seller, sent me a conversation to compliment my photos, offer advice if I needed, and wish me luck (really!). It was like the door was wide open and I was being welcomed in.

There have been the usual concerns over the last few months, that come with having left a job which provided a steady, stable, rather predictable income while simultaneously jumping right into buying a house in need of repair; but things just seem to keep getting better. My business is still small, but it is growing, and I am being pushed to grow with it. I am thankful for this, too.

The last few months have been a big huge reminder of how important and rewarding it is to follow your heart, go with your gut, and be true to your instincts. Not to say this will guarantee that everything is perfect and peachy all the time, but in the big picture way, life is pretty amazing when you are an active, dynamic participant.

And hey, you know what? This is sort of off the subject, but today is the winter solstice, which means it’s the shortest day of the year. And you know what that means… that the days will start to get longer. I am thankful for that too.

It’s been a busy couple of weeks. All the remaining orders, that were promised for pre-Christmas delivery, have now shipped. It was a pretty nice feeling to send everything off and only afterward did I realize how tired I was. I wished I had gotten a photo of me standing next to that pile, because it was definitely taller than me! After dropping everything off at the PO, we did some thrifting, went for a walk on the river and then out for a glass of wine and a gluten free pizza (which, by the way, was awesome).

Oh, and I had a fairly freaky accident with my rotary cutter yesterday, but my finger is still attached and seems to be healing really well… and needless to say, I am definitely definitely thankful for that too.

So, what I really just want to say here is THANKS everyone. You are really, so very awesome.

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Holiday Deadline

Tomorrow, Monday December 15, is the last day to order “made-to-order” items if needed by December 25. This applies to US orders. We are already past our deadline for international holiday deliveries.

However, if you waited too long, worry not, as I will be offering some “ready-to-ship” items over the next few days.

Do let us know if you have any questions. Thank you everyone, for all your wonderful orders!

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Tis the Season…

As the holidays approach, many people will be buying gift wrap, bows, ribbons, cards, etc. I thought I would offer a bit of encouragement to get creative and, rather than create more waste, let’s make less… while having fun AND saving money too. It doesn’t get much better than that!!

This is wrapped with re-used brown paper from a package that came in the mail this week. I think brown paper has such a nice, clean, neutral feel and is complemented well by almost any embellishment. In this case some jute twine, a small piece of cardstock paper, a small scrap of fabric and some thread.

It’s super simple! Get out your fabric scraps and choose some you find most attractive. Cut them into squares or rectangles, or what ever shape you like and zigzag stitch them to your paper. I used recycled cardstock here, but anything with a bit of weight will work, even the backs of cut up pieces of cereal boxes, old photos destined for the trash, magazine covers, or what ever you can think of.

Punch a hole in your card and tie around your package with jute or hemp twine, cotton string, old ribbon from your used wrapping paper supply stash, strips of selvage… and it is ready to give! I have had so many comments and thank yous for these simple, thoughtful cards.

I will be posting new ideas throughout the next few weeks. Let’s make this the season to make less trash and have more creative fun! I would LOVE to hear any of your ideas too.

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