new items in the shop & linked loved.

First off, I'm super stoked to let you folks know about the Winnipeg Etsy Street Team's 2nd ever Handmade & Vintage Sale! 

Details

Date : Saturday May 4th, 2013
Location : R.A. Steen Community Centre, 980 Palmerston Avenue (at Ruby), Winnipeg
Run time : 11am to 4 pm

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As I am working on stock for the sale, I haven't set aside heaps of time to blog, eep. Here's some rad things new to the shop :

Premade bowtie in traditional plaid available here

Self-tie bow tie in red and black gingham available here

I've noticed half my bowtie buyers wish to own pre-made bowties while the other half dig the traditional self-tie bowties. I'll be making a batch of clip-on bowties as well. What patterns would you like to see?

Links loved as of late.
+ Packaging inspiration : here
define your style. give your recipient that extra somethin\-somethin'. It feels nice to receive mail that's not only a lovely handmade good, but wrapped super cool. You need not raid Michael's (unless you want to), why not recycle old dictionary pages or stop by your local thrift store?
+ DIY medallion tutorial : here
Why is this so awesome? Why aren't you making this right now? Maybe you're not a fan of Valentine's Day. That's cool. Replace that ticker with something else that floats your boat. A cupcake cutout, a vintage button, a severed goat's head, perchance?
+ Etsy's 'Quit Your Day Job' series : latest post here
I totally eat up this series. It's inspirational, it's logical, and it's stuffed with quips from folks you'd swear came straight out of yer noggin.  Don't ever think this can't be you.